Exit The Hobo
A 1966 Britt Iowa hobo convention reflects on the dwindling number of hoboes estimated at around 300. Elders recall former crowds and harsher times, noting welfare, jobs, and evolving lifestyles replace the traditional hobo, while the aristocratic wanderers fade from the scene.
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Britt
Iowa
Pennsylvania Kid
Knight of the Road
Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle Teaches Letter Substitution
Daily cryptoquote explains letter substitution with a sample cipher. It shows how A stands for L and X for O and provides hints and a completed quotation from Confucius as yesterday’s example.
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Confucius
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Courtroom Joke Argued Arm Involvement Leads to Sentencing
A lawyer argues a man did not break into a house but merely reached through a window with his arm. The judge sentences the arm to one year, and the defendant leaves, arm detached, with a cork arm removed by the lawyer. Also a quip about tennis contempt and radio banter.
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Family Struggles
Abigail Van Buren presents readers’ dilemmas about mother-in-law tensions, coercive requests from a 16-year-old daughter, and a widowed sisters situation. Abby counsels addressing boundaries, clear communication, and taking responsibility for one's own actions in these domestic conflicts.
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Norwalk Notes highlight school start date and local events
Summer winds down with Sept. 6 as the school opening date. Found items for Camp Conger reported at the county extension office. Norwalk suffered heavy rain with Mayor Finch busy mopping up in his basement. Shoestring Players consider Sound of Music after Molly Brown success. Warren L. Hainline trained aboard USS Norfolk and prepares for UNITAS cruise. Two Norwalk men earn GMI mechanical engineering degrees. others receive ten year graduate keys. Richard and Mary Zimmerman's family expands with a son Errol Bernard. Collier family visits from Santa Barbara. Fanny Farmer picnic at Memorial Lake Park precedes a Garden Club garden tour from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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New Departure-Hyatt
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Richard Mink
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Fanny Farmer
Memorial Lake Park
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