Kroll Wins World Title With 50 000 May Contract
Ted Kroll claimed the World title at Tom O'Shanter amid a $50,000 prize and another $50,000 for 50 to 100 exhibitions next year. He said money matters most after narrowly missing National Open and PGA crowns. The event drew 61,000 spectators as Kroll posted a final 66 to total 273.
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Middlecoff
Burke
Ted Kroll
George S. May
Tom O’shanter
Kroll
Tam
Cary Middlecoff
Jack Burke
PGA
May
Central
South America
Canada
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Mexico
Bing Crosby
der Binge
Ted
New Hartford
Italy
France
Ben Hogan
Fred Hawkins
Reading Habit as Shelter from Life’s Mirth and Mirth
Quote attributed to W Somerset Maugham on reading forming a refuge from life’s miseries. The aphorism frames literacy as mental shelter.
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Somerset Maugham
New Daughter In Law Praises Kind Mother In Law
A bride praises her mother in law for privacy and support, noting the elder woman offers space, quiet companionship, and occasional help. The letter urges less possessiveness and more respect for a couple’s independent married life.
The Psychology of Shopping in Modern Supermarkets
A survey describes supermarket layouts and color cues that drive purchases. It notes diagonal aisles, warm meat cases, and color schemes like turquoise yellow and pink aimed at women. It explains how checkout bottlenecks and automatic cash registers speed transactions and cut errors.
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Verne R. Lane
Texas
Teens write in seeking dating guidance and coping tips
A teen asks Anne Hirst about rejecting a persistent boy while two others show interest. The advice discourages serious dating, urges avoiding solitary time with the third boy, and recommends snaring dates as they come. The column notes readers may share solutions.
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Anne Hirst
How Lasermarkets Tran Your Dollars
An analysis of supermarket profit aims shows retailers rely on impulse buys to lift margins. With only about one percent net profit, stores push high profit non foods like candy and spices. Shoppers drift through self serve aisles in a trance triggering unplanned purchases.
Caught Red Handed Mystery Reopens 1954 Germany Case
In a 1954 Germany murder sequence a man named Ronald Chesney was found dead shortly after his wife and mother were killed. A passport allegedly placed him abroad at the time, but skin fragments under Chesney’s fingernails suggest he may have been present, raising questions about who was truly responsible.
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Ronald Chesney
Germany
Rickrack Jewelry Pattern 605 Offered for 25 Cents
Pattern 605 teaches easy to make rickrack jewelry using pearls for bazaars and gifts. Send 25 cents to Laura Wheeler at 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ontario with pattern number name and address. Gift of two patterns included and many other designs available by mail.
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Laura Wheeler
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Laura
Locard study on washed hands reveals blood residue
In a 1956 issue a criminologist Locard from Lyon University is cited for examining a murder suspect who had washed his hands and found blood in the skin pores. The article notes caution with used cars and their hidden defects.
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Locard
Lyon University
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