One Price Merchandising Looms In American Retail
Editorial argues a major electronics maker will drop minimum retail pricing for many products in favor of suggested prices. It says fair trade is impractical, anticipates upheaval in retailing akin to the rise of chain stores, but notes adaptation will preserve jobs in selling, service, and accounting while reducing markups. New methods may alter profits, not wages, and only rigid traditionalists oppose changes.
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Fortune Magazine
Junior
Freud
THIS AND THAT A Growing Country
A miscellany piece reflecting on aging and memories cites a college girl’s letter, a botched job application response, and a Navy sea trial mishap aboard the Forrestal. It notes scents of drugstores past, school discipline, and rush week fashion. The column hints at broader questions of progress and responsibility.
After All Women Have To Work Too Hard
A columnist notes the demanding daily routine of a mother caring for a baby from 6 a.m. to night, including feeding, bathing, pottying, dressing, and constant attention. The piece argues motherhood is honorable but stresses women shoulder heavy work, often without sleep, while loving their role.
New Service Station Under Construction South of Town
Fred Taylor begins building a service station at the grade separation south of town while remodeling on the Nelson building for Montgomery Ward started yesterday. Ottawa University opened its 41st session today as O U students prepare to register for the fall term next week.
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Fred Taylor
Nelson
Montgomery Ward
Ottawa University
108 More Days Until Santa Arrives Again
A New York feature previews the 1954 holiday season with 108 days until Christmas. The Toy Guidance Council reports 600新 toys, from $1 to $3,000, plus trends toward realism, science, DIY kits, and TV tie ins.
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Santa Claus
New York
Mel Freud
Toy Guidance Council
Junior
Freud
Arthur Godfrey Ukeleles
Gene Aviry
Leaves Country Under Deportation Order
55 year old Nicolo Im pastato once linked to Kansas City narcotics handling left the United States for Mexico crossing into Nuevo Laredo last Monday. He was two days before the voluntary departure deadline and would have faced deportation to Sicily if not. Im pastato had pleaded guilty in 1942 to illegal possession and concealment of narcotics.
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Washington
Nicole Impastato
Kansas City
United States
Mexico
Immigration Service
Nuevo Laredo
Sicily
Impastato
Poor Pupils Usually Mean Poor Teacher
A college freshman Janet B. asks Dr Crane for study tips and money-saving motivation. The piece argues many college professors lack personal community ties and fail to engage students, fueling nostalgia and disengagement. It cites Dewey, Hunter, and the need for teachers to be energetic, idea sellers, not mere purveyors of dry text.
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Janet B
P.T. A
Sahara
Dryden Press
Walter S. Hunter
American Psychological Institute
John Dewey
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Rover
The
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Subscription Rates by Mail for Different Durations
Rates shown for one month three months six months and one year for subscriptions by mail. Mentions subscriptions outside the area and the different terms offered.
Edgerton Social Notes Include Births and Recoveries
Leon Roberts returns home from a Kansas City hospital after an appendectomy and recovers satisfactorily. A granddaughter arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitla Jr in Ganado Arizona. Betty Alice McTaggart hosts a freshman slumber party. Funeral, hospital, and local lifestyle mentions highlight a compact Edgerton community update.
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Leon Roberts
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kansas City
Carrie Hastings
Carolyn
Larry Roberts
City
Lottie Murphy
Leonard
Lillian Pearce
Michael Roach
H. E. Baker
Topeka
Cora Ann Hunter
Brainerd
Minn
Russell Whitla
Russell Whitla, Jr
Ganado
Arizona
Rhoda Jackson
Robin
Betty Alice McTaggart
Ernest Jackson
Edward Frakes
Olathe
Bob Brooksher
Ft. Leavenworth
J. O. Larrick
Edgerton
Workshop Patterns by Ruth Wyeth Spears
The article describes a modern trundle bed style for three boys sharing a room, detailing twin beds with standard springs and mattresses, a hand-saw cutting pattern, and a mail-order pattern 438 for 25 cents from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept New York. It also covers local society notes including reinstatement votes, upcoming meetings, and social visits.
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Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept
Bedford Hills
New York
Edgerton Religious Census Planned and Evangelistic Meetings
Methodist and Presbyterian representatives agreed last Tuesday to hold a religious census in Edgerton on Sunday afternoon September 25. Census takers will come from Edgerton churches Captains' Creek and Antioch. Evangelistic meetings run October 5 to 16 with Dr A T Tomashany Kansas synod evangelist preaching at Edgerton Methodist Church. Also notes visits from Olathe couple Mr and Mrs C E Frakes to daughter Mrs Max Campbell. Edgerton Grange met September 1 with Worthy Master Co F Gillespie in chair.
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Edgerton
Creek
Antioch
A. T. Tomashany
Synod
Kansas
Edgerton Methodist Church
C. E. Frakes
Olathe
Max Campbell
Campbell
Edgerton Grange
Worthy
F. Gillespie
How To Make A Graham Cracker Cheesecake Crust
A Graham cracker crust works well as the base for a cheesecake. Crush 14 crackers to fine crumbs to yield one cup. Mix with a quarter cup melted butter and two tablespoons sugar. Press evenly into a 9 inch springform pan and chill before adding the cheese filling and baking.
Indiana Farmland Prices Hit High Average At $190 An Acre
Indiana farm land prices rose to an average near $190 per acre, up from about $179 a year earlier, according to Purdue University economist J. H. Atkinson.
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Indiana
Purdue University
J. H. Atkinson
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