Kansas Turnpike Revenue Rises but Profit Still Elusive
Editorial notes July gross receipts beat June by five hundred dollars and July net rose to 396,057, up 90,000 from last year while monthly interest costs reach 438,660. Officials expect August to break records as traffic climbs with Labor Day. Readying new river link at Kansas City aims to push turnpike toward profitability and away from a wheat-field dead end.
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Boys And Dirt in the Home
A humorous column cites British physician Dr. Harvey Flack on boys and cleanliness. It argues that boys resist washing because a natural greasy skin layer protects health, urging mothers not to scold when a child stays dirty for health reasons.
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Harvey Flack
Weather and Society Refrains From This And That
The column blends weather notes with sharp social quips about Jordan and Hussein, noting sporadic showers and rain patterns. It mocks Soviet prowess, praises the McClellan committee, and comments on daily life from school mornings to driving habits. It quips on air conditioning and summer hobbies.
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Jordan
Hussein
Dear Dr Molner: Managing a Child's Mealtime Fuss
A concerned reader asks how to handle a grandson who resists eating at dinner. Dr Molner urges patience, avoids power battles, and recommends offering food without pressure while not rewarding with snacks between meals. Eating patterns should be adult-led, calm, and consistent to prevent meal-time squabbles.
Local notes from Princeton and area events
Auld Lang Syne Ralph Waney to nremoved tonsils. A. J. Puterbaugh displays a huge mushroom at The Herald window. Swords Young Price Spenny drive to Garnett for Odd Fellows meeting. Jay Weaver near Norwood loses a horse to lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail. Domestic science room work at Washington School nears completion. Wilbur Gilliland travels to Saling for brick plant work.
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H. C. Price
Guy Spenny
Garnett
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Prayer for Today Witness Spirit in Daily Life
A devotional prayer asks for willingness to be a witness for God in church home work and daily life. It cites Luke 24 48 and closes with Amen, reflecting a faithful petition for steadfast witness modeled on Our Father.
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Ottawa Herald subscription rates and details
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade and non trade areas. In area by mail one month .85 three months 2 six months 3.75 one year 7. Outside trade area by mail one month 1 three months 3 six months 5.50 one year 19.
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Arly
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Recovery Signals Bright Signs For 1949 Economy
New York says recovery is visible across industry and consumer sectors. Industrial output dips less than usual, unemployment remains high but incomes hold due to wages and benefits. Home building revives, government spending rises, while credit tightens later.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Pickles Now Instead Of Popcorn in New York Theaters
New York AP report notes Pickles replace popcorn as a lobby lure in some city cinemas. It lists varied curiosities from religious affiliations to radar research, sea lions, golfing versus bowling, and other odds and ends reflecting public tastes and curiosities of the era.
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