Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf column snippet
Notes from a humorous column with anecdotes about gossip and observers. Leesburg resident Monroe Bush Jr. recalls sharp parish remarks about knitting and tangled yarns. Swiss coworker asks about chess and Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington.
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Bennett Cerf
Monroe Bush, Jr
Leesburg
Virginia
David Kritchevsky
Zurch
Switzerland
Benny Goodman
Duke Ellington
Ted Davis
Indian Walk Shoe Company
Mohicans
N. Sulzberger
Doe Billhouse
Former Legislator Campbell Dies in Cleveland
Leslie G Campbell former Ohio state representative and two term GOP nominee for a third term died of a heart attack at 62 in Cleveland. The Cuyahoga County Republican Executive Committee announced a special session this week to choose Campbell's successor on the party slate.
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Cleveland
Leslie G. Campbell
Ohio
House of Representatives
Cuyahoga County
Republican Executive Committee
Campbell
South Amherst Community Birthday Celebrations Highlight Weekend
Joyce Koblitz and Ben S. Wilmott were honored at separate family gatherings in South Amherst with bunco, two course lunches, and gifts. A Protestant Youth group hosted a corn roast at the Garfield Harris home with 25 youths and several ministers in attendance. The Old School Mates club plans a Sunday town hall picnic and tureen supper, while families from Indianapolis Cleveland Massillon Lorain join the birthday tribute to Wilmott.
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South Amherst
Joyce Koblitz
Carol Moser
Ruth Emily Fluckiger
Ruth
Nancy Palmer
Sandra Ruth
Donna Flowers
Sandra Powers
Janet Nicols
Garfield Harris
R. Brendenberg
Dale Riggs
J. H. Bollens
Elmer Harris
Louis Lieb
Ben S. Willmot
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Ind
Massillon
Lorain
Silas
Diantha Gibson Labor Day Reunion at Wakeman Park
The Diantha Gibson reunion gathered at Wakeman roadside park on Labor Day with a noon basket dinner for 70 members. Attendees hailed from Akron New London Galion Clarksfield Wakeman Elyria and South Amherst and followed a social hour.
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Diantha Gibson
Wakeman
Akron
New London
Galion
Clarksfield
Elyria
South Amherst
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Olga Golaevski
Oberlin
Plowing Champion Wilson Aims Third Straight Title
Urbana reports Dean Wilson a two time national plowing winner from Champaign County eyes a historic three peat at the 1950 contour plowing championships near Urbana September 12 13. He plans to out plow about 40 rivals from 18 states by adjusting his plow and plowing slowly to finish before time.
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Urbana
Dean Wilson
Wilson
Iowa
Here
Champaign County
Farmer
Gardner donor Alice Harasamowicz contributes blood
In Gardner Massachusetts Miss Alice Harasamowicz a leading blood bank donor is described as blind and noted for her generous contribution of a pint of blood to the community drive through the local hospital program.
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Gardner, Mass
Gardner
Alice Harasamowicz
Harasamowicz
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