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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
2
Jane and Fred, a blind writer, host a dinner with a child and discuss love, sacrifice, and resilience. Jane recalls wartime romance and Fred's injury in Okinawa, dictating his work to a nurse before losing his sight. She cherishes their enduring bond and youthful regard.
The article reviews stars seen in Cecil B. DeMille’s Son of Samson and Delilah with Edith Head costumes and desert sets. It notes Dan Seymour’s Hollywood access, Jane Wyatt’s son Christopher, and radio fund drives aiding polio with Horace Heidt and Ralph Edwards. It mentions Helen Hayes and Don Ameche coordinating Christmas with family across moves.
In Dexter Al Slater runs for state representative from the 31st Belknap district against Tyler Jenkins. He pursues a highway plan to route a new state road through Dexter, persuading highway commissioner Higgins by lunches and theater tickets. A month before the election a paper story crediting Slater surfaces, boosting his campaign.
A late announcement by Tyler at the capitol promised local labor for a road through Dexter but was overshadowed when the state scrapped the project due to adverse business conditions. Al hurried to the capitol, vanished from the campaign, and a capitol paper circulated in Dexter days before the election.
The article centers on Commissioner Higgins and Al Slater with Slater credited for ensuring a road would pass through Dexter. Dexter voters then elected Slater to fill the expired term of Tyler Jenkins. Slater jokes about the ruse and questions what Jenkins would think of his tactics.
A scanned newspaper crossword with numbered across and down clues spanning general knowledge and wordplay. Includes hints for flavors color shapes and letters with many partial phrases and OCR quirks.
Notre Dame crushed Navy 40 to 0 and Army defeated Fordham 85 to 0 in recent action. The writer ponders which top team, Notre Dame or Army, would prevail in a clash, noting powerful backfields lines and coaching, with comments on schedules and future matchups.
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