Brady Paul McGugin dies in line of duty in Pennsylvania
The New Castle News reports the death of Brady Paul McGugin, a member of the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, killed during an attempted robbery on the highway. Ernest Moore, also wounded, and the assailants fled. The piece urges harsher crime penalties and swift punishment to deter killers.
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Lisle McGugin
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Brady Paul
Mr. Paul
Ernest Moore
Mr. Moore
Illinois
Parole Board
British Isles
Canada
Hoover
Crime Commission
Proofs By Edward Daniel Kramer
A poetic meditation on creation and fate. The speaker ponders seasonal cycles from winter to Antienna's harvest and the endless cycle of life and death. He questions the existence of God as he walks at twilight and senses tomorrow's dawn.
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Edward Daniel Kramer
Antienna
Pordunk Village Recalled in Josh Billings Style
A reflective portrait of Pordunk Village Pennsylvania recalling long gone residents and places. The narrator, born there, notes old landmarks the red tavern churchyard graves and neighbors like Roger the blacksmith Sue Dunham Parson Powell and Deakon Tucker. The piece blends nostalgia with a somber sense of change and memory.
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Josh Billings
Pordunk
Pennsylvania
Bizz
Reever
Laurie Watkins
Statens
Roger
Beth
Sune Dunham
Suet
Sue Dunham
Bok
Sue
Parson Powell
Crave
Deakon Tucker
Engar
Mollassis
Whale Ile
Bar Gope
Farnham
Dicker
Job Pierson
Job
Danters
Lige Turner
Dave Larkin
Thare
Old
Beverly
Harden
Yanneway
Ana
Ana Mata
Nantel Purdy
Skoolmaster
Porennk
Sollem
Daily Lessons in English Word Usage
A compact note on words often misused mispronounced misspelled and synonyms. The entry highlights benevolent as kindly charitable and urges daily vocabulary growth with a short quotation about benevolent Providence.
How Colleges Speed Up Filling Station Designs
A playful column notes that colleges churn out architects quickly for new filling stations. It recalls a friend who wins every argument by staying silent until opponents overreach, then capitalizes. A Philadelphia paper jokes that the Russian Soviet government has banned Christmas and Peace on Earth.
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Philadelphia
The
Quirky 1930s London Wit From Prominent Periodicals
An eclectic excerpt features forecasts and quips from English periodicals. It includes misanthropic prophecies about fashion and finance, jokey remarks on Washington, a two mile tunnel anecdote, a flirtatious exchange, and brief jokes about cigars golf and mottoes, reflecting light entertainment tone.
Wellman Eardley Bell Jr Reports on Local News
A Wellsman column notes Washington is dry, jokes about verification of rainfall in Iowa, plus local items. It lists S I Perrin injuring his arm while crank starting a car, Gayle Rhoades of Persia visiting Prudie Rhoades, and O E Culver teaching in Wisconsin during Christmas break. It also mentions H D MacGugin visiting Drs Read and Weidlein families, with the Weidlein brothers returning home after holidays.
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Wellman
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
S. I. Perrin
Gayle Rhoades
Prudie Rhoades
O. E. Culver
Daniels
Culver
Dalefield
Wis
Warmer Weather Seen Across Iowa After Snow Event
United States weather observer Charles D. Reed predicted warmer temperatures for Iowa with snow in the north. The forecast called for rising temperatures in the west and central regions tonight and tomorrow, with warmer air reaching the east and central areas on Saturday after a brief return to wintery conditions.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
United States Weather Observer
Reed
Charles City
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