Double In Price A Ring Costs Two Whistles
A young man in a jewelry store seeks an engagement ring. The clerk quotes a $100,000 diamond, and the buyer, astonished, points to another ring. The jeweler explains it simply costs two whistles.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
3
World Peace Chapel in United Nations Home
A non denominational chapel is proposed within the new UN home to unite all faiths. The room would house a cathedral mosque synagogue temple and parish chapel where diverse peoples may pray separately yet find common guidance for peace and brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Two young talents form an unlikely duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
More than two years into their partnership the singer and comedian are top entertainers. They move smoothly from night clubs to radio and films and have just finished the Paramount picture My Friend Irma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
NBC
Paramount
Irma
Martin
Jane
Jerry
Pattern No 8443 for Sew Rite Perforated Copy
Pattern No 8443 offers sizes 36 38 42 46 48 50 52 with 4% yards of 39 inch fabric. Order now for 25 cents and receive the Spring and Summer FASHION book containing 64 pages of styles and easy to make frocks with a free pattern printed inside.
The Fiction Corner Henry Spafford Faces Firing For Bragging
A narrator recounts Henry Spafford's boastful vanity at the Jason Reid Steamship Company and the eventual firing by Old Man Reid. The piece explores tangled loyalty to Madge and a mix of scorn and pity as Henry loses his job and faces humiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spafford
Madge
Spafford’s
Henry
New York
Jason Reid Steamship Company
Philadelphia
Jay
Spafford
Betty
Reid
Dinner Table Deal Rescues Henry From Hard Times
The narrator recalls asking Hal Wheaton to lunch and learns Henry faces hardship. A colleague suggests help from Bob Taylor of Taylor Lines, and soon Henry lands a better job offer. Henry accepts the new position, while Betty shows a restrained amusement at the unfolding events. The scene ends with the narrator irritated by Henry’s arrogance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Wheaton
Henry
Hal
Madge
Bob Taylor
Taylor Lines
Bob
Betty
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Puzzle asks for across and down clues with solutions listed in next issue. It includes numerous definitions from Low to Coniferous tree and ends with Answer to Puzzle Number 4. The grid likely contains themed entries and references such as Ship, River, and myth.
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D. Yee
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Yancey Laboratories, Inc
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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