The Telephone Age Then and Now
An editorial on the evolution of communications from the telegraph to modern telephony. It notes Washington and General Telephone Company growth, millions of phones, hundreds of labs and scientists, and the dream of future, fully automated networks. It reflects on early experiences and hints at dramatic technological progress ahead.
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General Telephone Company
Washington System
United States
Canada
Europe
Latin America
General System
Thank You Notes and Holiday Quips From the Times
Foster Bagge recalls a letter from a cherished former teacher and urges readers to thank educators who shaped their lives. The column amid reflections and light humor notes holiday excess, a Berlin Wall gift idea, and a pig litter record near Sigourney. It ends with a cheeky aside about subscriptions sent to Russian officials and a U.S. base.
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Foster Bagge
Dear Doctor and Readers Chronicle 1958 silhouette
A collage of letters and jokes from various papers with a 1958 King Features copyright note. It includes humorous lines about polished men and a church benefit ticket question and answers to Dear Doctor medical queries on healing and varicose veins.
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Mrs. C. P
Mrs. P
King Features
Dear Doctor inquires on sinus drainage cancer risk
A reader asks if continuous sinus drainage can cause throat cancer and what symptoms to watch. The column replies that sinus drainage is common in winter, while throat cancer is rare, and notes a doctor can detect bleeding or a hard lump with a flashlight and tongue depressor.
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Mrs. G
Christmas Guests Fill Darold Jones Home
Local families share holiday dinners at the Darold Jones residence and various other homes in Washington Iowa including the Goble and Lord households. Community notices list attendees from multiple area families and churches.
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Ter
Darold Jones
Bryce Lord
Kermit Jenkins
Keith Lord
Mrs
A Thompson
Everette Miller
Washington
George Goble
Ted Goble
Brighton
Ed Goble
Columbus Junction
Bernard Pauly
Ft. Madison
Allen Lauderdale
Record-Holder Becker Triumphs in Masters’ Bridge Play
In a team match B Jay Becker set a record in the Masters’ Individual Championship. At one table West led clubs and South aimed for notrump, finding chances to survive two notrump games. Despite a thin third-hand bid, two notrump contracts succeeded with careful defense and favorable signals, allowing South to make three notrump.
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Jay Becker i
West
South
Fast
Declarer
King
East South West North
North
East
CBS TV Highlights Year End Crisis Panel
CBS to host a year end review and world events discussion before a live audience with Eric Sevareid Marvin Kalb Peter Kalischer Alexander Kendrick David Schoenbrun Daniel Schorr Blaine Littell Charles Kuralt Richard C Hottelet and Charles Collingwood as moderator at 9 pm CST The program precedes Real McCoys and The Handsome Salesman on ABC and NBC listings include Dr Kildare and Johnny shows.
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CBS
Hicaxo Council On Foreign Relations
Eric Sevareid
Marvin Kalb
Peter Kalischer
Alexander Kendrick
David Schoenbrun
Daniel Schorr
Blaine Littell
Charles Kuralt
Richard C. Hottelet
Charles Collingwood
Washington Iowa Newspaper Finance Rates And Staff List
The notice lists the Washington Iowa publication details including editors and management plus circulation rates. It names Shannen & Co Publishers Lh Shannen managing Pasience Dave R Mider business manager with Cowden editor Charles Morris news editor W J Shannon advertising manager Howard Hagen and shop foreman. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and entering as second class matter. The piece cites United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press and Iowa Daily Press Assn as affiliations with Audit Bureau of Circulations data and rural subscription rates for various regions and carriers.
TV Listings for Temple Teen Knife Incident and Sitcom Shares
A teen treated for knife wounds at Temple hospital clashes with Dr Kildare in a 7 30 p m CST drama. My Three Sons features Robbie breaking a promise over a school club bid at 8 p m CST. Hazel at 8 p m CST follows Dorothy s auction overbuying. Sing Along With Mitch at 9 p m CST highlights musical spots including Coney Island and a Caribbean setting in color.
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Dorothy Baxter
Whitney Blake
Mitch
NBC
Coney Island
Caribbean
Kalona man attends live stock nutrition course
Melvin C. Leiting of Kalona recently returned from Atlantic Iowa after two weeks of instruction in live stock nutrition and management. He is a representative for Walnut Grove Products Co. in Wellman West Chester Kalona and Keota communities.
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Seiting
Melvin C. Leiting
Kalona
Atlantic
Ila
Walnut Grove Products Co
Wellman
West Chester
Keota
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Santa Claus
Berlin Wall
Sigourney
Maryland
Abilene
Texas
Reporter-News
Washington, D.C
U.S. Air Force Base
Society
Burton
Wall Street Journal
Algona
Alabama
Doctor
Mrs. N. H
Mrs. HH
Dr. Fern
Professional Directory
Army
Navy
Air Force
G. F
Mrs. E
Arthurs
A. Thompson Ainsworth
Kenneth Arthur
Esther Arthur
Cot
Evening Journal
Iowa
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bidg
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
East Washington
Livingston, Day & Meeker
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
West Main St
George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
Ira Morrison
Marion Ave
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund PD. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
Lemmon Jewelry
DR. R
Eastland
Pasa
Tes Syndicate, Inc
United Press International
Real Me Coys
ABC
Kate
Kathy Nolin
Johnny
Ashington
Thom Css
Wash
Ington
Pepsi
Teema
Tria
Amed Coats
Warner's Bras, Girdles & Corseletts
Palooka
Magda
Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
Mevoy
Ando
Blondie
Chic Young
Nancy
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