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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1941
Page
13
A mother vents at a teacher over a written excuse for her son’s absence after a severe snowstorm. She composes a humorous but pointed reply framing her son’s leg length and the snow depth, addressing Miss Kitty and signed by Mrs. Franklin Sylvester John son, with quirky asides about Moseby as a lawyer.
SPEAKING OF SPORTS By Robert McShane discusses Lou Nova, a young California heavyweight, set to challenge champion Joe Louis. The article analyzes Louis's form, Nova's speed and resilience, and the possibility that this could be Louis's last title bout, with training discipline and strategy as key factors.
A crochet pattern describes making a versatile pineapple designed scarf in fine cotton. Includes notes on sizes, matching the related doily, pattern numbers, required materials, and a request to send 15 cents with an order form to the Sequing Circle Needlecraft.
The 1940 census reports new land area figures with major gains for Texas, Maine, Missouri, and Oregon and notable deductions from New Mexico, Minnesota, Florida, Idaho, and Wisconsin. The revisions are described as the first land remeasurement since 1482.
A terse aphorism recalls John Ruskin about perception. It suggests those seeking flaw will notice flaws while those seeking virtue will see virtue.
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