Beeman’s Slow Pollination Sparks Unlikely Match
A beeman reflects on a quiet Oakknoll encounter with Emmy and Fuller Lamson who has bought the Hall place to raise horses. Emmy’s kindness masks loneliness as Lamson’s presence tests bonds while bees and the kitchen heat frame a wary, evolving tension.
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Oakknoll Ranch
Emmy
Ello
Bill
Fuller Lamson
Hall
Sierra Foothills
Redlands
Farland
Lamson
Fuller Laungon
Launson
Laungon
Slow and Careful by John Scott Douglas
A male narrator recalls bee work and farm life after the war, balancing labor with family. He returns to find tensions with Lamson, discovers Emmy’s loneliness, and defends his decade‑long marriage as he contemplates future work.
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John Scott Douglas
You Cant Run Away From Crises Says Psychologist
A speaker warns against escaping inner conflict and lists 13 mind routes such as regression, extraversion, rationalization, repression, dissociation, conversion, displacement, projection, identification, compensation, and finally sublimation as the only wholly recommended path to channel conflict into a useful outlet.
Soybeans Help Offset High Food Costs for Protein
Nutritionists urge homemakers to include soybeans and other plant proteins to balance protein needs amid rising meat and dairy prices. Soybeans offer high quality protein with iron, calcium, phosphorus, B vitamins, and vitamin C in sprouts. fresh beans supply B vitamins and vitamin A.
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Extension Service
Blizzard of 1888 remembered by Arctic era veteran
Elmer Twitchell, charter member of the Society for Perpetuating the Blizzard of 1888, recounts the historic storm. He recalls people buried in drifts, a shovel sent for from 50 yards away, and a roof and chimney scavenged from far-off locations with ice lasting into summer.
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Elmer Twitchell
The
Society For
Elmer
Wartime quip recalls Floogie Bird gag by Benchley
President Truman's quote about a wooden bird with a label I fly backwards is cited as a memory of a gag called the Fataluva bird once attributed to Bob Benchley. The remark frames the past as a toy and a ready-made joke.
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President Truman
Bob Benchley
Special Delivery Letter to Uncle Sam Questions Leadership
A writer questions U S leadership and policy amid Cold War tensions. The letter mocks American figures and criticizes Stalins supporters while urging smarter action and stronger resolve. The piece cites a communist statement and notes Britain's loan expenditure.
Large catering buyer finds surplus meat from obscure butcher
A buyer discovers an abundance of steaks in a small town butcher shop window. He buys 60 pounds and asks delivery to a specified address, only to learn delivery is impossible because the buyer has no wagon and the butcher lacks a horse.
Witton Leckaye’s push for discipline in acting
The actor manager Witton Leckaye argues most aspirants fail due to lack of study and hard work. He orders a minor stage change telling Henderson to enter from the right, prompting the line that this proves the need for greater effort.
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Bill
Emmy
Witton Leckaye
Henderson
Scott
Easy Method to Build Poultry or Play House Pattern
A self contained backyard building method shows units 4 by 8 or 8 by 12 feet with asbestos cement board exterior to save lumber. Includes lumber patterns for angles and step by step assembly. Send 50 cents for Pattern No. 32 to East Built Pattern Co Pleasantville N.Y.
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East Bullt Pattern Co
Dept. W. Pleasantville
Embarrassing Slip by Fisherman Over Lengthy Fish
A fisherman recounts catching a fish he claims was unusually long while a friend’s smile signals a missing word in his tale. The moment highlights how a single omission can alter a supposed feat.
Something Worse Terry Storms Out of Card Game
Terry slammed down his cards and left the game in a huff. A fellow player sneers that they hate to play with a pad loser while another admits it is unpleasant but better than playing with a food winner.
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Bill
Emmy
Terry
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Tony Paster
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Little Jeff
Donald Duck
Joe Stalin
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
United States
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Great Britain
Greer Uh
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Weite
Wire
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Ph. Corporation City
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Sioux City
Mayfair
Duncan Hince
Personal Management
Bill” Wachter
Plain OF Core
Sano
Fleming-Hall Tobacco CO. Inc
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