Silver Lake cottage memories after a Michigan respite
The writer recalls a two week stay at a Silver Lake cottage near Mears Michigan with friends and family from home. Fishing included bluegill perch rock bass and a 1.75 pound bullhead. Meals featured gas stove and electric plate as gas ran out. Travel includes Pentwater Hart Epworth Heights Cedar Point and a chaotic return home via Indiana Michigan and Kentland.
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Mears
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Chicago
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Legion Club
Hart
Marine Dining Room
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Jenny Wren
Cedar Point
Big Lake
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Floradale
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Worry Clinic Acne Is Not a Mountain Not a Personality Mountain
Dr. George W Crane advises teens acne is not a venereal disease and offers practical steps. He recommends diet changes, non irritant soap, steaming, blackhead remover, cold water and compliments to shift focus. He notes pimples often fade with age and invites readers to request his bulletin for more guidance.
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Psychology & Medicine of
Dangerous Precedent for Supreme Court Appointments
The piece argues that appointing Attorney General Tom Clark to the Supreme Court sets a risky path of political promotions. It notes past attorney generals elevated to the Court, warns of loyalty shaping choices, and questions the impact on the Republic while adding an odd closing remark about a treaty to protect whales involving Soviet Russia.
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Tom Clark
Truman
United States Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Harlan F. Stone
Coolidge
The
Republic
United States
Soviet Russia
Cop Kills Wife Lover and Himself
A sensational headline notes a husband police officer killed his wife and her alleged lover before taking his own life. Investigators probe motive and timeline while neighbors recall marital strain and rumors.
Republicans push for early adjournment of Congress
Republicans in Congress seek to extend adjournment time while Democrats with the majority favor staying to pass must legislation. The 1946 act set July 31 as a hard deadline except war or emergency. Critics warn deadlines harm proper consideration and may trigger questions about post deadline acts.
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Congress
Joe Martin
House
Columbus Speech Promised at Banquet That Never Came
The article recalls Columbus planning a reception speech during the voyage that did not occur amid a commentary on inflation era America where residents in Washington are described as 101 percent and rated at 105 percent.
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Christopher Columbus
Washington
Peter Piper’s Popularity and a Tongue Twister Tale
The piece notes Peter Piper's enduring fame from the nursery book Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation. It cites the Society of American Antiquarians. explains why Peter Piper endures while others fade. argues plausibility of the pretend activity helps memory. and suggests future generations will keep liking Peter Piper as long as the tale remains plausibly about picking peppers.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Peter Piper
Society of American Antiquarians
England
Webster’s Dictionary
Intiaibens
Doctor Removes Appendix In Colorado
A Colorado doctor performed an appendectomy on himself, a bold medical stunt that drew attention to surgical skill and self-reliance. The anecdote contrasted with fashion notes from Paris where designers delayed their new styles, affecting early adopters less than domestic routines.
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Paris
Attlee Faces Churchill Clash as Britain Heads for Election
Britain’s socialist government grapples with economic strain and growing opposition led by Winston Churchill. The crisis includes a possible rail strike, Lords delays on iron and steel nationalization, and the threat of a no confidence vote before a general election. A Red Dollar note from China and a light poem aside close the page.
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Britain
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Labor Party
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
House of Lords
The Veep John N. Garner and Alben Barkley In Focus
The article contrasts former Vice President John N. Garner’s quiet post Washington life with Alben Barkley’s active social role at 71. Barkley embraces public appearances, festivals, and honorary duties, while Garner remains more reserved in Texas after leaving the Senate.
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United States
Senate
John N
Cactus Jack
National Party
Can’t Eat Eaters Upset Household Menu Patience
A columnist laments the nuisance of "can't eaters" who claim doctors orders or intolerance to exclude foods. The housekeeper must craft menus around such complaints while budget limits clash with unpopular items and substitutions. The piece notes the frustration when substitutes are rejected in favor of foods they allegedly cannot eat, only to be accepted again.
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Christopher Billopp
South Korean Officials Targeted Over Multiple Wives
Public anger in South Korea grows as women demand the ouster of officials with second and third wives. The piece recalls an Arab Cairo anecdote about harems, illustrating doubts about officials with multiple spouses and their honesty amid social pressures and economic strain from family needs.
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New York World-Telegram
Cairo
Abdul
Persistent Cold War Quarrel Reexamined as Cold War Debate
Analysts revisit the idea of a cold war stance amid ongoing tensions. The remark highlights a strategic posture debate and how factions view confrontation versus diplomacy on geopolitical fronts.
Education Aid Seen Defeated in Washington Debate
In Washington a week after Cardinal Srelman’s clash with Mrs. Roosevelt, politicians concede defeat on federal aid to education. House opposition remains sharp, Senate hopes for compromise fade, and party leaders pressure Governor Dewey’s appointee Dulles. The fight reshapes rallying for women voters and tolerance amid regional tensions.
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Washington, D. C
Cardinal Srelman
House
Senate
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
New York
Readers urge details on shallow draft Crab Orchard lake boat
HAL J. SNOW outlines the proposed 60 foot side wheeler for Crab Orchard lake with a diesel powered air driven propulsion system. He notes 11 inch draft loaded with 100 adults and a small rental craft for six to twelve people. He argues safety economy and long term investment to make the lake a recreational center.
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Free Press
Cecil Davis
Crab Orchard Lake
Hal J. Snow
RFD
Carbondale
Ill
Capitalism's Ways Assailed
A letter tracing liberty from the American Revolution to modern society argues that while liberty is sacred, law limits bigotry and vice. It criticizes advertising for promoting tobacco and alcohol, links them to social ills, and claims economic systems push people toward crime and despair under capitalism. Albert H. Hale signs from 700 S. University Ave.
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Keelley
Albert H. Hale
S. University Ave
Carbondale, Ill
Gloom and Hope Mark Democrats as New York Races Open
Democrats brace for New York battles with Mayor O'Dwyer and Senator Wagner in play while Governor Lehman weighs a Senate nomination. The party voices cautious optimism despite early gloom and internal strains.
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New York
O’dwyer
Wagner
Lehman
Roosevelt
Senate
Cathedral to have art in Brazzaville church
Fr. R. Lecomte says Brazzaville's new cathedral under construction will fuse African art with Christian liturgy. A tom tom, long used by Bantus for communication and rhythm, will become a sacred instrument in the rites. Wrought iron will raise the tribune and choir.
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Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
R. Lecomte
Getting School Clothes Ready for August September
A mother reflects on the August shift to school prep describing shorter days, concerns for child safety during after school rides, and the impending task of outfitting a girl for first grade and a boy for fall. She weighs making dresses versus buying, notes shoe trends, and envisions yard goods and the joy of dressing children.
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Roy
New Russian Books Rare in Los Angeles Finds
Dimitry Krassovsky of UCLA library notes Russian publications may not be exported from Russia making new titles scarce. He says complete bibliographies are hard to obtain and finding fresh Russian books is hit or miss. Propaganda pamphlets are the one plentiful category.
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Dimitry Krassovsky
University of California At Los Angeles Library
Russia
Assyrian Temple Style Adorns African Biblical Panels
An old blacksmith from the M Beti tribe plans interior work in a form unknown in modern times andFound only in Assyrian temples. Huge ceramic panels will depict Biblical scenes designed exclusively from African themes.
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Assrian
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