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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1950
Page
17
Word lore traces how handkerchief, kerchief, and neckerchief evolved from head covering terms. Pronunciations drift from HAYrem to HEHRum, with hearth once heard as hurth now dialectal. The piece surveys forerunners like harbinger and notes shifts in standard American usage.
The Statistical Institute reports higher male deaths than female in Italy. In 1948, 247,469 males died versus 238,060 females. In the first nine months of 1949, male deaths reached 183,180 while female deaths were 177,611.
Acting City Manager Elwin Alder says residents flood letters of protest over square dance callers. Alder orders the callers to tune their microphones down to quiet the noise and appease neighbors.
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