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A tabloid style summary details Tommy Manville's marriages and alimony style payouts to nine former wives, names several exes with durations and sums, and notes his claim of genuine love with Pat Gaston. The item blends celebrity anecdotes, ongoing showbiz chatter, and brief notes on entertainment figures and events.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Texas
Tommy
Pat Gaston
Patricia
Gaston
Pat
Aunt Het Advice On Separate Bedrooms
When tired and grouchy couples argue, Jim and Het recommend separate bedrooms as a practical solution to reduce quarrels and preserve harmony.
Thoughtful verses on praise and mercy in ancient and modern voices
The lines juxtapose prophetic declaration and lyric verse. Taaiah 24 14 proclaims voices praising the Lord while Longfellow depicts slayers sent by God to move hearts toward Heaven through sadness and mirth, blending scripture with poetry.
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Earth
Longfellow
Parching Curse Broken Brings Eden Dream to Plains
Roaming notes report the Great Plains revive after five years of drought as rains ease, spreading hope from Kansas to the Rockies. Editors laud the turn of fortunes for farmers and industry, while warning drought-caused water depletion and home damage. A Lawrence hotel cites frontier rules to curb unruly guests as moisture returns.
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Manhattan
Kan
Veen
Great Plains
Rockies
Texas
Border
E. T. Lowther
the Emporial Gazette
Arthur F. Duncan
The
Kansas City Star
Clyde M. Reed Jr
Parsons Sun
Kansas
Midwest
Southwest
Kansas City
Lawrence
Quote from Johnny Pesky on managerial greatness and government spending
The piece quotes Johnny Pesky comparing managerial traits to Joe McCarthy Joe Cronin Bucky Harris and Steve ONeill while joking about government spending and penalties. It parodies a political stance suggesting taxpayers bear no cost and praises strong leadership in baseball and public life.
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Joe McCarthy
Joe Cronin
Bucky Harris
Steve O'Neill
Johnny Pesky
Red Sox
Birmingham
Asia
Secret steel method guarded for sixty years in England
England guarded the secret of casting crucible steel, a process found by an English watchmaker around 1740, for six decades.
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England
Oswald Jacoby South Had Close Problem
South faced a tight chesslike bridge deal after a partner’s single raise. Neither a pass nor a bid could be faulted and South chose to bid. North’s jump to four spades was deemed correct, with the defense guiding the cards as West opened clubs and East’s king secured a trick, East returning the eight of diamonds, South remaining.
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South
North
West
East
You Do Not Like Being Told What Is Best For You
Ward Wiggam argues against advice that implies others know what is best. He notes resentment when advice questions a person’s own judgment. The piece cites psychology professor Floyd L. Ruch about intelligence versus personality in success and urges compromise between ideals and practical achievement.
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Floyd L. Ruch
West errs in ruff leads over diamond suit endgame
Play-by-play of a bridge hand shows West miscounting South's distribution and choosing a diamond ruff. East, following, causes declarer to gain by pulling trumps, while West's diamond continuation is criticized as poor logic and timing given South's probable four spades four hearts three diamonds two clubs.
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East
West
South
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