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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
3
A traveler on a train comments that life will be hard facing old friends after "TV just got out of prison this morning." Another passenger on the car replies with sympathy as they discuss a man just back from the state legislature and adjusting to life outside.
A lighthearted quip turns sour as a local couple's marriage strain is blamed on excessive evenings out. The exchange captures small town gossip surrounding Jones and his wife.
In a terse exchange Mabelle asks what laconic means and Mabel replies she does not know. To be certain she slaps him, giving a blunt response to a vague remark.
Holland Michigan hosts Tulip Time May 14 through 17 featuring klompen dancers street scrubbing and mass tulip plantings. The festival marks the 100th anniversary of Dutch settlement with new centennial plans including essays and pageantry.
An editorial argues to end umpire batting and insults from managers and players. It credits umpires for honesty over 40 years and praises calm, sharp calls by Billy Southworth and Eddie Dyer while noting the Cardinals’ aggressiveness is on the field, not at umpires. The piece cites Ted Williams and Walter Johnson as examples of restraint. It also contrasts football’s roughness with baseball’s need for fair play and concludes umpire decisions should stand.
National Hospital Day on May 12 honors veterans bearing scars of war. Hospitals in the U S and Canada plan open houses tours exhibits and programs under the Visit a Vet theme. Since 1921 Florence Nightingale’s birthday is remembered with calls for more hospital beds and care amid postwar personnel and material shortages.
Pushing a child in a carriage is not a substitute for a real nap. Turn saucepan handles away from children. Leave space between ironing shirts in warm damp weather. Store stove felt hats dry and aired, covered with paper to prevent dampness.
The decorator advises curtain lengths to reach the sill or cover the apron to the floor and just touch. Avoid intermediate lengths. Gauge for shrinkage and ensure windows look well dressed.
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