Editorials on Jaycees race issue and TV reruns
A Washington Evening Journal column surveys the 1962 Ten Outstanding Young Men resolution urging Jaycees to end racial discrimination, noting southern clubs resisted. It then comments on summer TV reruns, praising older shows and video tape for future viewings, and jokes about Abby’s spaghetti guidance and reader debates.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Jaycees
The
United
Ates
Around a Long Time Newspaper Boys in Colonial America
Early American newspapers relied on boy deliverers long before the Revolution. Hugh Gaine advertised for short shifts in 1761 and 1772 requests appeared for honest lads to carry papers. John Campbell of the Boston News Letter used youths, crating carrier addresses that persisted for years and inspiring later lamplighters and couriers.
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Hugh Gaine
New York Mercury
John Campbell
Boston
Boston News Letter
Ben Franklin the first paperboy and a kite tale
A fragment recalls Ben Franklin starting as a newspaper boy in colonial times. He skipped delivering papers to play ball, his brother reclaimed the papers and joked he should fly a kite. The anecdote links early paperboys to evolving colonial and later American economies.
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Bob Macklin
Ben Franklin
Colonies
Ben
Jalopy Races in Columbus Junction Deliver Wild Night
The MVSC event drew thousands as cars jostled for position on a half mile dirt oval. Mark Mosier led No. 17 Buick from Washington, driving through crashes, spins, and track damage while fans cheered autographs after the main event.
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Lumbus Junction
Columbus Junction
Mississippi Valley Speedway Club
Mark Mosier
Washington
Warren Stewart
Stewart
MVSC
Washington County
West Liberty
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Moser
Mark
No. 17
Divorce as a public problem in society
Editor notes divorce affects society beyond private life. Experts cite consequences for children, finances, and marital prospects. Calls for education, legal measures, and potential waiting periods to reduce divorce rates and improve outcomes.
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Washington Evening Journal
Gwendolyn
Dolyn
States
South
Abby
Journal
Los Angeles
Boys of Colonial Times
Robert Macklin
Benjamin Franklin
Mercury
New ‘York Gazette
Weekly
Aring
Page Journal
Ers
Charles Dickens
New York
New York Rowdy Journal
United Stane
Charlie
John
John Lee
Chuck DeMeyer
al Samberg
Sne
Mosier
Bill Pollmeier
Barney Seibert
Ted Press International
Roosevelt
Northwestern University
Ernest Mowrer
Helena Lo
Mowrer
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ies
Burea
Gal
Sidney G.morton
American Medical Association
AMA
Raymond Hall
Cook County
Delaware
Louisiana
Vermont
Chuck Smith
Bob Hartley
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