Veterans population trends and historical questions in brief
The text notes 22 291 000 veterans in civil life as of April 1956, up from 21 695 000 a year earlier, with World War II and World War I veterans declining by 32 000 and 85 000 respectively since April 1955. It cites Adams to the flagact of 1818 for adding a star on state admission. It contrasts Articles of Confederation with the Constitution as a shift from a union of states to a united nation. It mentions a Columbus statue at Union Station. It quotes Article 1 in the Articles of Confederation declaring "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be 'the United States of America'." It includes a sermon on sainthood drawn from Paul in Rome, urging Christians to strive for saintliness amid daily life.
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Washington
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Rome
Paul
Remembering a rural childhood on the farm in California
Paul Morgan of Los Angeles recalls nearly fifty years ago as a boy on the farm. He details daily chores including wood chopping shoveling snow cleaning the chicken house and transporting eggs to the country store. He contrasts rough farm life with later reflections on oranges and old-time games by the fireplace.
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Paul Morgan
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Ned
Community Press
Servize
Box
Frankfort
TV Beware: Poor Quality Sky Shows Open the Nbc Lineup
The column criticizes NBC broadcasts for low quality production and dull dialogue. It mocks parade of acts like Gillarsieeve and Willard Waterman while praising Andy Griffith in Broadway’s No Time for Sergeants and noting Capitol’s Carmen parody. It also mentions Dean Martin’s record Standing On the Carpet and its flip side Watching the World Go By.
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NBC
Vita
Poreoekmoricn Gillarsieeve
Willard Waterman
Casanova
Waterman
Capitol
Andy Griffith
Andy
Carmen
Dean Martin
Corpet
Dodgers Clinch National League Title Early In 1955 Season
Brooklyn Domination opens with 10 straight wins and 21 of 23 games, clinching the NL title on September 8 as Milwaukee finishes second. Yankees wait for AL pennant as attendance totals rise across both leagues. West Virginia nicknamed the Panhandle State due to its long shape.
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