Chubby Bankers and Lunch Slogans Parade in Essay
In a humorous critique by Erma Bombeck the piece satirizes bankers long seen as conservative. It lampoons First National State and its staff, portraying them as lunch driven and focused on meals over mortgages, with a playful sting at banking culture.
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Erma Bombeck
First National State
New Jersey
Autograph memory of a gum card era and childhood heroes
A mother recalls her son’s decade of Bubblicious gum cards and autographs. She reflects on the ritual of saving money, exchanging repeats, sending requests with 3 by 5 cards, and the joy of a signed memory that defined a boyhood. She laments how celebrities sometimes refuse autographs yet notes the value of those fleeting moments.
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Maier Langue Mamba Siapere Ram
Spees Chewing Gum Co
Fleer Corp
Johnny Unitas
Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul-jabbar
Tom
Dick van Arsdale
Kern County lakes to be stocked with rainbow trout
Kern County water bodies including Alder Creek Bone Creek Cedar Creek Kern River sections and Nobe Young Creek will be restocked this week with catchable-size rainbow trout from Department of Fish and Game hatcheries, weather and road conditions permitting.
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Kern County
Department of Fish and Game
Kern
Alder Creek
Bone Creek
Cedar Creek
Kern River
Democrat
Lake Isabella
Nobe Young Creek
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