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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
7
William G. Durant, twice head of General Motors, now 77, visited a Wall Street firm seeking new capital for motor finance. Colleague reports a possible deal to merge companies and regain influence in auto finance, recalling his past leadership and bold market moves.
A humorous exchange shows an applicant bragging he wins football pools for five hours at a time while an employer seeks a smart worker for office hours. The wit contrasts casual success with formal expectations in a brief gag from the Vancouver Province.
A brief humorous exchange from the El Paso World News features a teacher and pupil debating bones in the body. The pupil claims breakfast fish affected his memory, prompting the joke about yesterday’s instruction.
A whimsical column riffs on pedestrians and luck with proverbs and puns. A funeral quip notes a pedestrian dying of old age while a town doctor is humorously linked to fishing and a weigh scale mishap involving a newborn. The piece ends with a jokey misweighing moment.
Quote by R L Stevenson on inner calm amid turmoil. It likens steady minds to clocks keeping pace during a thunder storm, unaffected by external fear or disturbance. The remark emphasizes resilience and composure shaping personal progress regardless of chaos.
An American doctor sailed a small junk from China across the Pacific in 85 days. He faced fog that hindered observations and whales threatening the craft. The voyage recalls historical use of junks by Yankee and British sailors and underscores the seaworthy design of these riverside boats.
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