The Force of Righteousness Is Beautiful and Powerful
An editorial urges restraint in labor strikes and condemns violence. It critiques government inaction on lawlessness during disputes, cites Congressman Halleck on deterrence, and notes public anger at defender agencies. It recalls Seventies and Will Rogers quips, ending with a health anecdote about neuresthenia and a Nebraska doctor’s spanking remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House of Representatives
Mr. Halleck
Nebraska
Lutheran Aid Meeting at Mrs Earl Smith Home
Merrimac June 12 Mrs Earl Smith hosted the Lutheran Ladies Aid in the church parlor on a Wednesday afternoon. The report notes multiple local visits and social calls among residents including the Amrines Baldosiers and Baldosier families, with various Sunday gatherings and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Aid
Earl Smith
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Lester Kientz
Ollie Belleville
Brainard
Minn
John Burger
Edith
Shreve Shelangoski
Mary Amrine
Dave
Max Baldosiers
John Baldosier
Lon Hyde
Chinese Language Largely Unchanged Over 2,000 Years
Dr Yen Chao of Yale told the Linguistic Society of America in Providence that Chinese retains a nearly identical character system from two millennia ago while English continues to evolve with new terms and usages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yen Chao
Yale University
Linguistic Society of America
Providence
R. I
Springtime woes and town cleanup urged here
Howard Hazen returns from vacation to find rain thwarting his house project while Grover Custer jokes about oversized potatoes near Charlie Schulty. The piece urges residents and businesses to clean up and paint up to promote the town’s reputation this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Custer
Charlie Schulty
Grover
Charlie
Painless Dentist Encounters Screaming Patient
A young colored girl overcomes fear to seek dental care. On first touch she screams. the dentist claims to be painless, while the patient replies she still feels pain. The exchange highlights a clash over comfort and pain in dental treatment.
New Coat of Paint at Coppock Church
Coppock residents note a fresh coat of interior paint and papering at the Coppock church this week plus a new roof installed last fall. Glen Hesser led the painting and siding work. A funeral for Charles Bidwell was held in Washington Thursday afternoon with many locals in attendance. Mr and Mrs Fred Duld and Frank Duld visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
G. F. Dold
Glen Hesser
Charles Bidwell
Washington
Fred Duld
Frank Duld
Definitions and Wit: a Dictionary of Quick Quips
A compact gloss of terms with biting definitions. Apology as groundwork for future offense, closefisted desire to retain prized goods, and deliberation as choosing the buttered bread. Imagination blends fact with fiction, while a lawyer masters legal circumvention.
Jokes and Qoutes from a Century Ago
A collage of anecdotes and quips about technology speed limits a singer's vocal ambitions political graft anecdotes lodge passwords and a humorous misnaming of public figures and presidents as a child shares a home lesson with his mother.
Not So Complimentary Farmer Aims a Joke on Employee
A farmer mocks his oldest employee Pat with a promised reward a fat pig. Old Timer recalls schoolyard taunts about shirt tails while a San Diego police officer quips to a driver about a missing speedometer on the ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
San Diego
Local residents visit and family events noted in Mt. Pleasant area
Edwin Leeper and others from Mt Pleasant Burlington and Washington appear in a sequence of visits and social events. Attendees include Harold and Joe Ricks Arlis Van Sant Eugene Stone L Arbogast and C Dill Mrs C Stone Mrs G C Hesser and families. A chalk talk by C Nicholson draws a large crowd at the Christian church. A rain Sunday night and Monday spurs canning and garden activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Leeper
Mt. Pleasant
Harold
Joe Ricks
Arlis van Sant
Eugene Stone
L. Arbogast
Burlington
C. Dill
Charles Stone
G. C. Hesser
G. F. Dold
H. D. Stevens
Larry
Glenn Stevens
John McMullen
Ella Merchant
John Bidwell
Edith Weidner
Washington
C. Nicholson
Christian Church
Howard Zilhman
Rock Island, Il
A. L. Zilhman
Duanne
Bud Neff
West Wood
Lassen County
Calif
Lester Neff
Charles Davison
J. E. Powell
Keota
Sherm Watson
Iowa City
Roy Davison
Watson
Oscillator device to locate metal nails in timber salvage
Officials of the Northeastern Timber Salvage administration tout a radio based locator named oscillator and amplifier that emits a howl when passing metal. The tone grows louder with larger metal pieces, promising removal of nails as a key benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeastern Timber Salvage Administration
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the Evening Journal
Home Daily Newspaper
North
Marion Avenue
Paca
Iowa
United Press
Washinton
Mee Daily Press Association
Deg Moimes
Owa
Des Moines
Will Rogers
Europe
Uncle Shylock
Reno
Dora Shuppy
Lester Hill
Carl Hill
Kenneth Criles
Arsenal
Glen Schafer
Rock Island
John Wieneke
Carl Baldosier
John Baldosiers
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Nick Kenny
Howard Hazen
Howard
Journal Office
Francis Scott Key
Los Angeles Times
Julius
Juniour
Vacuum
Vis
Canning
Universal
Bud’s Garage
Dodge & Plymouth Sales & Service
Dixie Dugan
By Mevoy
Striebel
Ando
Davisons
Wife
Delores Hess
Winfield
Evelyn Dold
Brown & Orr
Harry
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Harold W. Pierce
U. S. Golf Association
Fort Worth
Tex
Wood
Colonial Club
Denny Shute
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