Editorial notes on Shakespeare clubs and memory
The Washington Evening Journal comments on language and arts praising Shakespeare while recounting a Washington Coffee Club trip to Monroe Wisconsin. It questions memory in the US population and critiques boxing politics surrounding Muhammad Ali with defense of his title from the New York State Athletic Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Coffee Club
Coffee Club
Monroe
Wisconsin
New York
Washington, Town
New York State Athletic Commission
WBA
Clay
Shakespeare’s Four Hundredth Birthday Sparks Anniversary Buzz
The 1964 quatriennial marks Shakespeare’s 400th birth with Life magazine’s lavish 50 page feature on his London world and Richard Burton’s Hamlet. The issue also surveys who wrote Shakespeare’s plays amid 200 years of authorship controversy concluding the name is of little consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
Life Magazine
Shakespeare
London
Richard Burton
Hamlet
New York
Francis Bacon
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Oblique musings mix death burns and a cigarette flavor
A reflective column contrasts grim murder and burn injuries with the high cost of modern life. It notes birthdays observed across generations and adds a quip about a Swedish inventor patenting a whiskey flavor for cigarettes, hinting at industry troubles.
The Guilt of Germany In 1964 Eyes on Auschwitz Trial
An editor and observer reflect on German guilt after Dachau and Auschwitz. Seventeen years of postwar reconstruction, the Auschwitz trial's impact on German youth, and the challenge of facing Nazi horrors without angering future generations. The piece notes the contrast between older denial and a hopeful, younger generation seeking honesty and conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brousebad
Munich
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Frankfurt
Auschwitz
Anne Frank
Germany
Deputy
Rolf Hochhuth
Pope Pius
Hitler
Christ
North Cape
Gibraltar
Young
General Features Corp
Visit with Hale kinsperson and scrap book notes
A reader recalls a Saturday visit from Hugh Hale of Royal near Spencer and his genealogy work on the Hale family since 1606. The piece also recounts Don Ross of Des Moines sending in a new scrap book installment and a humorous Milwaukee Gear Co. Digest letter about illiterate salesmen. A stray white cat named Whitey is described, with its meals and antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hale
Royal
Spencer
Hale
England
Don Ross
Des Moines
West hand analysis in a high level bridge play story
Terence Reese recounts a team event where West opened and opponents reached three notrump. A spade lead and defense by West showed how the killing line using king of diamonds could defeat declarer. The hand ends with three notrump making and a washout at another table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West North
Terence Reese
Reese
Declarer
West
South
King Featy
Anther
Ares Syndicate, Inc
St Marys Communion Class to Receive First Holy Mass
On Sunday May 3 the second grade boys and girls of St Marys church Kiota will receive their first Holy Communion at the eight oclock mass celebrated by Father C S Kempker. A breakfast will follow at St Marys new hall for the class and their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Boyd Sanders Keota
C. S. Kempker
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World Boxing Association
Cassius
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Iowa
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Joe Palooka
BY Ham Fisher
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Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Eady
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Dachau
New York Times
Arthur Olsen
West Germany
Lisle Morehouse
California
Hugh
American Gear Mfrs. Assn
Milwaukee Gear Co
Gooch
Whitey
Cat
South Second Avenue
Juanita
Loeder
West Dealer
Asta Vos
Bakqieg
Joseph Adam
Nancy Beck
Karen Cady
JoLynn Duncan
Mary Lou Dann
Charles Fladin
Peter Flander
Kirby Fosdick
Robert Mills
Fred Peiffer
Paul Reed
Luann Sheets
Catherine
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