Cruise to Nowhere Dreams and Local Job Blues
Jane Weston, a young woman in a city office, endures a dull temp job and endless calls at the Central Employment Bureau. After news of the magazine’s suspension, she hunts agencies with roommate Alice, imagining distant voyages and a Sardine Prince, while Dickie and Jerry hover as coworkers in a city weaving between work, romance, and longing.
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Alice
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United States
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Van Wert Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
County News reports Mrs. John Rowland and Isaac Hart ley along with Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Rowland of Ohio City visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and daughter Lois. Tom Rauch and son Hugh helped with butchering. Gordon Smith called in Van Wert. Jessie Williams visited her mother Mina Jones. Dillon Miller and daughter Carol moved to the Marion Flohra property on East Crawford Street. W H Ries worked at the Bagley coal yard this week.
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Isaac Hartley
Carlton Rowland
Ohio City
Frank Smith
Lois
Tom Rauch
Hugh
Glen Rauch
Gordon Smith
van Wert
Jessie Williams
Mina Jones
Dillon Miller
Carol
Marion Flohra
East Crawford Street
Local Family News and Community Notes
Mr and Mrs Arnold Schaadt and daughter visited the ailing Mrs Schaadt in Paulding. Henry and Arnold Etzler called on their sister Mrs Leo Dowler. Convoy school closed due to icy roads and cold weather. Leo Dowler helped cut wood with his brother Steve Friday. Leo Dowler and his wife visited Sunday with her parents. Mr Etzler has been on the sick list for weeks. Wilson Brumback traveled to the community on business Tuesday. Many residents attended the Dixon sale Tuesday. Dewey Plumley delivered cattle to Fort Wayne Wednesday for W P Freck. L P Dowler conducted a business call in Van Wert Wednesday.
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Paulding
Henry
Arnold Etzler
Leo Dowler
Steve
Mr. Etzler
Wilson Brumback
Dixon
Dewey Plumley
Ft. Wayne
W. P. Freck
L. P. Dowler
van Wert
Van Taylor Improves After Illness
Van Taylor who has been ill continues to improve. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Myers spent Fri.
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van Taylor
Mike Myers
Thomas Myers
Neighborhood Socials and Local Sales Report
Daily notes record visits from Mrs Minnie and Cale Phillips and guests of Mrs Hafferly. Fires on Alec Dotson house were quickly controlled with neighbor aid. Ice makes roads nearly impassable and several locals visit relatives in York and Toledo. Upcoming sales include John Ferguson on Feb 11 and J Lane on Feb 14.
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Minnie
Cale Phillips
Alec Dotson
Hafferly
George Good
York Township
Charles Albright
Bessie Rank
Toledo
Helen
Thomas Myers
Roy Kreischer
Neptalie
John Ferguson
J. Lane
Esther Davis
J. Davis
Local Visits and Snowbound Week in Center Ridge
Center Ridge residents shared visits with relatives in Delphos Michigan and Van Wert while Ridge school closed due to icy roads. Ed Knittle and son and John Duvall were seen in Middle Point and Van Wert, as Floyd Morris and family stayed with Crist Kunnrad’s household. Telegrams note continued family calls and regional travel amid winter conditions.
Scholar irked by babbling trend in rhyme
Dr Frank W Chandler of the University of Cincinnati criticizes modern poets for sacrificing communication to expression in a paper to the Modern Language Association. He calls the trend childish and likens it to infantile speech that begins with babbling and ends in a little language. He asks how soon they will revert to the screaming time and who will heed them.
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Frank W. Chandler
University of Cincinnati
Chandler
Modern Language Association of America
Interest Doubles Principal in Arkansas City Bond Deal
Arkansas City will pay 36000 to settle a 12000 debt contracted in 1996. Services of three attorneys were paid four years ago via a 10-year bond issue at 6 percent, refunded twice, extending interest to twice the principal.
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Arkansas City
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Stefaen and Pryor Families Visit Weekend Evening
Elizabeth Stefaen spent Saturday afternoon with her parents Mr and Mrs W E Stefaen. Bert Pryor and wife are visiting for a few weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Darel Pryor.
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W. E. Stefaen
Bert Pryor
Darel Pryor
Dairyman Faces Slow Death for Torturing Cows
Vienna reports Franz Sommer a 38 year old Swiss laborer faces possible gallows if damages exceed 250 shillings for twisting tails of 15 cows until bones broke. The law could permit hangman execution using a rope twist and jerks by assistants.
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Vienna
Franz Sommer
Sommer
Watchdog Tops Fire Firefighters. Mill Destroyed at Lakeside
In Lakeside Missouri C M Harr reported a good watchdog and no flour mill today but neighbors found a fire in his $10,000 mill. They rushed to Harr’s home to use the only telephone in the area to summon Webb City fire fighters. Harr was away and his dog protected the residence as the mill was destroyed.
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Lakeside
C. M. Harr
Harr
Webb City
Thieves Target 1936 License Tags in Stockton Attempt
Stockton authorities probe mass registration fraud as professional thieves seek thousands of fake car registrations to secure 1936 license tags for future thefts. Clerks audit applicants across offices amid tightened procedures.
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Cal
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