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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1960
Page
5
The writer shares humorous snippets from a Saturday page column about a demanding editor, lawn woes with gas-line repairs, spring yard work excuses, and a discussion from a Conference on Aging about possible life span extensions. The note ends with an editor’s prompt for more chatter.
A busy week opening with a trade sending Shorty Snorter to Oberlin in exchange for Woodchopper Ted Wood. The deal aims to curb Snorter's cigaret mooching while Sage the coffee moocher meets a new partner. A later bundle includes Einstein the car dodging cat and Russ Davies with his prognosticating parakeet Candy.
A humorous account details a messy day of yard work starting with a lawn roller mishap and a dying plum tree. The narrator battles thorny bushes, sheds blood and caps, and finally recovers a pile of debris to haul away, while weaving in a comical about town trading plot and a school poetry moment.
South dealer in a contract bridge hand with North-South vulnerable. East holds AQIJ105 and 874. South showcases K9 and T52 with AT am AKQ943 in a complex layout. The auction and play hinge on the long suits and key honors.
A 16 month old Toy French Poodle named J. C. Diamond Jim, belonging to J. Stokes Smith of Orlando and handled by Wayne Miller, was stolen from the Chicago International Dog Show on April 9-10 and recovered after a mysterious call from a man who gave only the name Jim Poodle. The incident parallels grooming and security concerns at multiple dog events while broader dog industry statistics and local notices accompany the tale.
Dayton Chronicle notes tremors felt across Ohio possibly tied to high speed, high altitude aircraft tests from Wright Patterson. Ohio House approves federal economic security bill guaranteeing a $40 monthly pension. Two youths fined 4.75 each for tulip theft, taking two flowers apiece.
A New York City woman, Sarah Wheeler, widowed seven years ago in Costa Rica, chose independence over returning to the United States. She supported herself by editing English, teaching private lessons, and writing a newspaper insert, plans to perhaps start a retirement colony for elder Americans in Costa Rica.
The travelers meet Abdul in Syria and visit his cousin's farm near Damascus where a Bedouin host packs bedding into the car with a duck as a parting gift. The farmer laments drought and debt while showing irrigation, pistachios, olives, and livestock.
Young Elyria Jottings notes EHSA Cappella Choir with 90 choristers led by J Martin Beck leaving Friday noon for Findlay to sing in a mass chorus and also perform solos. The piece covers spring sports fervor and school activities including Red and White basketball, senior countdown, and school newspaper awards at Kent.
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