Chips From The Woodpile satire on world troubles and local politics
Ted Wood mocks global strife and domestic concerns with playful verse and pop culture jabs. He riffs on color wars in Africa and Cuba, Nixon era figures, boxing and wrestling, nuclear disarmament debates, and a humorous take on Mayor Dunn and local appointments.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Beatnik
Ike
Mr. K
Oscar G. Dunn
Elee
Elyria
Emanuel Weingarten
Dunn
Steve
Jack
Manny
Elvis
Yeoasir
Rassling
Advertisements reveal quirky claims about cigarettes and health
A jumble of slogans touts various cigarette brands citing filters taste and tar claims while mixing odd imagery and fragmented phrases about family items and health. The piece reads like a collage of ad copy with partial lines and nonspecific product references.
1950s Brought All Of These Dresses And Predictions
A columnist recalls a sports pick contest among 15 readers with Jim Ketchum leading in eight regional tournaments and selecting Toledo Scott as the AA winner. The piece also covers Patsy Awards for animal stars and upcoming Channel 5 telecast.
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Marbles
Jim Ketchum
Velvet
Ketchum
Dayton Roosevelt
Frazenburg
Cincinnati
Middletown
Canton
Northwestern Ketchum
Toledo Scott
Toledo
Elyria
Jeach
Bob Daniels
Art Hudnutt
Don Moore
Dave Colwell
Don Young
Yours Truly
John Crave
Joe Cowden
John Moore
Dorothy Funk
Jack Brandt
Don Miller
Grace Tulk
John Verbeck
Elyria paper veteran J. Clare George to retire this week
A tribute notes J Clare George longtime C T editor as he leaves daily journalism. The page includes memories of his career and reflects on changes in the field and the Elyria community. The item mentions local TV, Hungarian programs and a staff birthday and anniversary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clare George
C-T
Eas
Susie Tedeschi
Ed Detitove
William Gehrke Sr
W. N. Bates
Wait Meyers
James Seres
Jim
Elyria Youth Council brings Big Wilson to town for May event
Elyria youths host a pre sale event headlined by Big Wilson of Cleveland's KYW on May 7 with tickets limited to high school students. The piece recalls a 2 year ago concert and notes ticketing and lodging issues, plus local school community activities and a discussion on loyalty affidavits for college loans under the National Defense Education Act.
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Elyrians
Big Wilson
Cleveland
Kyw
Elyria
Congress
Mental journeys mix with murder trial reflections
The writer muses on a planned Mississippi Valley trip with Don Sotherden while recounting the Madeline Mae Duncan murder trial. He compares courtroom testimony, delinquents, and moral questions, weaving in royal wedding mentions and reactions to loyalty oath debates in higher education.
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Man Miller
Don Sotherden
Mrs. S
Mississippi Valley
Deep South
Rail merger forces dog to change 12 year habit
In Victoria Virginia a merger of the Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railways disrupted a longtime pet dog's routine. The dog used to lie between the tracks near a stopping point for fast freights, but crews changed and trains no longer stopped there. An N W general superintendent was contacted after a fast freight passed at about 50 miles per hour, nearly tipping the dog. The dog was eventually secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
UPD
Norfolk and Western and
Virginian Railways
N&w
Clement
Psychic bids in contract bridge explained by Dorothy Sims
A newspaper note explains a psychic bid in contract bridge. Dorothy Sims used the term nearly 30 years ago to signal opponents to misjudge strength and force weak bids. Her quip when making such a bid was I am psychic.
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G. D
Dorothy Sims
Speden
Sitll
Governor Loveless jokes about facial paralysis illness
Des Moines reports Governor Herschel Loveless suffered a temporary facial paralysis from a viral infection. He joked about looking squinted and told the audience a Republican bug had caught him, describing the illness as giving him a one sided speech.
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Des Moines
UPL
Herschel C. Loveless
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