Refreshing Optimism Of Herbert Hoover
The ex president Herbert Hoover warns against doom saying the nation has not fallen into moral degeneration. Speaking at the Iowa State Fair he urges remedies and stresses that moral stamina survives as he condemns laxity in government and society. He notes public self scrutiny as a sign of health. The McKinney Examiner reports.
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Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Willy Nilly
Iowa
Times
McKinney Examiner
Levi Garrett No One's Fool Claims Boost for Collin County Snuff
A snuff salesman in Farmersville declares Collin County sells more Levi Garrett snuff than any other county in the United States. The claim cites the tag Levi Garrett as nobody's fool, echoed by the McKinney Examiner.
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Farmersville
Collin County
United States
Levi Garrett
McKinney Examiner
Broadcaster Cannot Censor Political Scripts
The FCC ruled broadcasters may not censor political candidates scripts on libel grounds while renewing WDSU license. The decision stems from Alvin A. Cobb's complaint about denial of air time for scripts he would not alter.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
New Orleans
WDSU
Alvin A. Cobb
Cobb
Women in Marines Free From Dish Duty at Cherry Point
A Cherry Point Marine installation spokesman said women in the Marine Corps do not wash dishes. Men handle dishwashing with machines while women still perform food service and other kitchen chores. Recruits must pass a medical exam to be eligible for mess duty.
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Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Corps
Cherry Point Marine Installation
Fighting Service
Corps
The Spice of Life Quips and Quick Wit in Fragments
A collection of short, humorous vignettes and sayings. Dad and daughter discuss a suitor. A druggist uses a hiccup joke. A businessman questions a new employee. A country lad critiques city beauty. A humorous exchange on heredity and learning. A witness and a lawyer banter over hard liquor and business. A brief street corner barter yields a twist.
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Tufford
He Liked Not The Cut of Her Tongue
Lee Bronte of a Los Angeles beauty salon won a divorce from Seymour Bronte. He ordered his wife not to speak in public and limit home talk to yes or no. The decree gives Mrs Bronte custody of their dog Negra with visitation rights for the husband.
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Los Angeles
Lee Bronte
Seymour Bronte
Care of apples guidance from University of California
Berkley advice covers selecting apples for eating or baking and storage tips. Refrigerate mellow apples and keep firm apples at room temperature. One pound yields about three medium apples or three half cup servings of sauce.
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Berkley
Calif
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Service
Church Fund Drive Sparks Lights and Laughter
A church treasurer wired the pews to shock donors into standing for $1 000, then $500 and lower gifts, oversubscribing the goal. The joke ends with Widow Brown Banker Jones and two deacons being electrocuted.
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Brown
Jones
Peroxide blondes fight at the baseball game prompt joke
A reporter jokes about two peroxide blondes fighting at a ball game last night. An editor suggests a cheeky caption while a grammar lesson opens with a misspelled sentence on the blackboard. A student quips a playful fix about getting a boyfriend.
Girl seeks happiness from pearl necklace gift
A girl believes happiness hinges on a pearl necklace and hints to her six boy friends for a neck adornment but receives six cakes of soap instead. The tale unfolds as her birthday approaches and the unexpected gift arrives.
Classified ads and legal notice mix in early 1952 issue
A collage of wanting ads for bicycles ponies houses farms and services plus a divorce citation in Grayson County Texas. Listings include a 26 inch boys bicycle a Palomino pony two Farmall tractors a six room house a layaway jewelry offer and local business pitches. The legal notice cites Margie Zuver Peacock v William Curtis Peacock requiring appearance by January 14 1952 in Sherman district court for divorce on cruel treatment.
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W. M. Gates
Langford Nursery
Tom Bean
NEW Theatre
Trenton
Prince
Pontiac
O. A. Bennett
Route 2
F. M. Williams
Main Street
F., Co. Williams
J. R. Oliver
Manton Fain
Walter Ward
John Vestal
Bois d’Arc Creek
Orendif's
Orenduff Jewelry & & Gift Store
Bond Street
Main
Delfel Place
Lewis Whitworth
State of Texas
William Curtis Peacock
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Margie Zuver Peacock
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Brake
They Could Just Call Him Sonny
Mrs. Harold Gillette of Stroud’s Run gave birth to a son breaking a run of eleven daughters. Eldest daughter Wanda Lee is 15, youngest Sandra Marlene arrived in October 1950, completing the new family addition in Athens Ohio.
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Athens
Ohio
Harold Gillette
Stroud
Gillettes
Wanda Lee
Sandra Marlene
Girly calendars lose favor in unsettled times
A. Gordon Colson, president of an Illinois calendar firm, says demand shifts to religious and patriotic calendars as people seek faith amid troubling times. The comment appears in Cincinnati notes on today’s unsettled conditions and changing consumer tastes.
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Cincinnati
A. Gordon Colson
Illinois
How Lumber Is Measured in Board Foot Terms
An explanatory notice on lumber sizing explains that nominal dimensions differ from actual ones after drying and milling. A 1 inch nominal thickness becomes 25/32 inches, and 2x6 boards measure 1 5/8 inches by 5 5/8 inches, with 8 inch boards about 7 1/2 inches wide.
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Nina Rosa
T. W. Ayres & Son
THE
Whitewright
Biggs
Jackson
Blacks
Junior
O. K
Tom Barbee
Al6tf
Caro Maxey
Hannah Florists
Carrie Hamilton
Farley & Hill
Babcock Auto Store
Stephens & Bryant
Brunswick
C. J. Meador Hardware
Barbee
Orenduff
Sonny
Sun
Schodala
Decker
RATH
Chaffin
C.D.M
Griffin
Welch’s Grape Juice
Charmin
Food Mart
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