Weird and Wacky Safety Stunts Highlight Odd Year
National Safety Council spotlights bizarre incidents ranging from dogs driving cars to houses crushing people and a child tangle in a toilet seat. Recipes for misfortune unfold across Indianapolis, Knoxville, Newport, Mt. Clemens, Chicago, and beyond, with oddities and mishaps driving home safety reminders.
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Outer Space
Earth
National Safety Council
William Zaring
Indianapolis
Zaring
S. H. Burden
Knoxville
Tenn
Burden
Robert Gloden
Newport
Bob
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Harold Dukes
Copa! Firemen
Marine
Fire Department
Minn
Henry
Peter F. Mack Jr
Tilinvis
Scene About Town and Country From a Wildlife Widow
Don Miller’s Scene About Town column is replaced by a country life note from Dawn Miller. The piece humorously contrasts city journalism with rural routines on Whitney Road, highlighting family moments, neighborly acts by Girl Scout Donna Willson, Christmas preparations, Santa visits, and the writer’s reflections on a quiet, secure country life.
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Don Miller
Mrs. Miller
Don
Bumny
Yuma
Whitney Rd
Ralx
Dawn
Jimmy
Jim
Ami
Greta Adinolfi
Marty
Donna Willson
Avalon Dr
Eaton Estates
Eaton Intermediate
All About Pictures Shoot For 'Stars' For Holiday Photo
A Christmas article notes the era’s camera interest in sky subjects and urges balance between gifts and meaning. It recalls a Loyola College Jesuit professor, Rev. John P. Delaney, photographing the North Star with a long exposure and discusses advances in astronomy gear versus simple, timeless sky pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Delaney
S.J
Loyola
Octogenarian editor launches a new magazine venture
Henry L Freking of Quakertown Pa an 80 plus year old former newspaper ad seller begins a monthly senior citizens magazine after a year of planning and a successful pilot issue. He aims for quality content and ad support and plans a steady expansion within a year as interest from advertisers grows.
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Tve
Henry L. Freking
Quakertown
Freking
Oldsters
Tol A
Sbck
IOS
England
Lillian Russell
Hoyle Card Game Puzzles On Bug High Hands And Cribbage
In Stud Poker the Joker used as the Bug ranks as an Ace when not completing a flush or straight, so a Bug-high hand beats a Queen high hand. In Bolivia you must meet the minimum point count even if you take from the discard. A Cribbage 29 hand is 1 in 3,248,700. Send questions to the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.
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Leroy Thomas
Malibu
Calif
Port Hueneme Naval Base
Chicago
April Marie Owens
Marathon
Tex
Jack Laurie
Joe Palacio
Ft. Huachuca
Shirley Wilde
Santa
Donna
Dent
Doe
Dad
Bolivia
M. W
The
Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers
Lexington Ave
New York
Santa Claus
Bess
Rey
ITV
Freking
Mr. Claus
Chip from the Woodpile letter to Santa about TV ads
TED WOOD presents a humorous Christmas riff in which a writer addresses Santa Claus after decades, mocking shopping wishes and advertising obsessions. The piece riffs on televisions, commercials, and consumer absurdities, with self deprecating lines about pens, margarine, perfumed gifts, and a wish list that remains unreachable.
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Richard
Robert Galloway
Charlotte
N. C
Robert
Rachard
Frazzie Brozeman
Detroit
Floyd
Gene Wilkins
Little Rock
Ark
Three Rivers
Tommy Kline
Tommy
Des Moines
George McCurdy
Safety Always
Chuck Zordel
Main St
Chuck
Aspen
Colo
Paul Jones
Indiana
Jones
Clarita Miller
Country
Aziz
Joe Cowder
Diane
Cowden
Sandy
Ely Park
Daddy
Joe
Ants
Merry Old England
Toe Boddy
Elyria
Walter Bullock
Oberlin
Idlewild
Boddy
Walter
James
Beechwood
Jo Ann Finnes
Tom Brundrett
Lorain
City Hall
George Carrick
Ed Smith
Fire Dept
Eilis Meschke
Thelma “Mom” Meschke
Mfiom
Memorial Hospital
Jerry Carmen
Miller
By Norris Harkness
Baltimore
Father Delamtal
Mooney
North Star
Jules Vern
Vir
Pam
Pha Reich Nutan Teoile Anectave
By Robert Peterson
Hoyle
By David Crone
By Ted Wood
Paris
Woodchopper
Hley
Woodshopper
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