Hair Breadth and Modern Man Gags
A string of short jokes about heaven doors a taxi driver and a wealthy father a deaf grandfather and prayers a dog and leftovers a mortgaged car on credit. The humor centers on misunderstandings and social quirks.
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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1961
Page
6
Baker Family Returns Home From Pocatello Visit
Oxford news notes William Baker and daughter with husband Gordon Albrecht and son Robert arrived home Sunday after wintering in Pocatello. They visited Clifton locals, dined with Jack Choules, and saw Henry Hatch before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William “Baker
Distribution costs and union welfare fund impact on modern logistics
The piece argues that production gains outpace distribution advances and union rules raise costs. It cites Jimmy Hoffa and Teamsters contracts forcing $5 per loaded trailer into a welfare fund, hindering progress. It notes bread delivery costs exceed 25 percent of price and calls for labor to be subject to anti trust laws to prevent artificial price suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gc. W. Harder
Midwest
Jimmy Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Fiat
Union Welfare Fund
Natonal Federation of Independent Business
Stevens Henager Course Boosts High School Grads
A high school graduate reports landing well paid secretarial roles after completing a Stevens Henager course. The program offers free placement assistance and pay as you rearm terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junb High School
Stevens Henager College
Nancy Taylor
Stevens Henager
Fim
Salt Lake City
Mary Austin N Usb
Uncle Dan on clocks in Washington and bells
In a humorous letter, Uncle Dan muses on clocks at the National Bureau of Standards erring by a 50th of a second in 24 hours. He jokes Congress may spend 150000 to fix them after accountability hearings and suggests bells and sunup to sundown timekeeping as fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
Congress
Ed Doolittle
Clem Webster
Capitol
Clem
Bell System
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Jest and Fun in a World of Charming Misadventures
A globetrotting tale includes a South American visit with jokes about bull fighting and a comic beauty scam. A floorwalker quits to become a police officer who muses the customer is always wrong.
1961 Crusade urges family cancer checkups nationwide
The April Crusade of the American Cancer Society repeats its call to protect families with regular checkups. The message emphasizes early detection and medical care as the best defense against cancer.
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Kerry
Washington and
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Cc. Wilson Harder
Stuart Chase
Consignee
Hoffa
Mary Austin Nephi
Utah
Dan
Doolie
Dear Mister
Jame
Senorita
Ava Gardner
American Cancer Society
Ily
Kraft
Macaroni
Chevron Poultry House
Wayne S. Evans
Chevy
Chevrolet
Lert
CL Iaewns sacamenUe
Nanan Gaesese
Essseneereeseesenens
Shaparen Sas
South State
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