We Visit the Fair Sun Editor Shares Dallas Experience
The We Visit the Fair Sun editor and his wife recalled a Dallas Saturday on Press Day at the State Fair of Texas. They enjoyed front row seats to a Dean Martin Jerry Lewis show and watched SMU face Georgia Tech from the 40 yard line as about 85 000 students visited the midway. They contrasted past and present fair attendance and exhibits noting fewer shows and more consolidated district displays.
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Dallas
Texas
Fair Management
Georgia Tech
Mustangs
Sun Editor
Katy Railroad
Katy
Denison
Theodore Longley
Lynn Jenkins
Old Coliseum Fair Had Brief Rides And Simple Treats
The account recalls the old Coliseum fair lasting about an hour with simple amusements like a scenic railway. Rides cost a dime and hot dogs a nickel, all meat. Today many attend for shows or football, rarely the fair, though it is worth seeing in full over several days.
Rayburn mocks voters on Ike and Adlai opinions
In Stephenville Speaker Sam Rayburn says Eisenhower had no impression on thinking people. He labels editors and Rotary members as thinkers or not based on whom they support, contrasting Adlai and Ike with sharp, partisan humor.
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Stephenville
Sam Rayburn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai
Ike
Rotary Club
Truly A Service Center
Americans high living standard tied to oil use and progress. Oil Progress Week October 12 18 celebrates the petroleum industry and its service station operators who act as local travel bureaux and guides. They serve as a key American institution and community resource in towns across the nation.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce
Service station men keep locals and travelers informed
The passage notes that locals and travelers rely on the service station man for updates on highway construction detours washouts and shortcuts, with help from local and state police. It praises the oil industry for its active role and the service station staff as a pleasant contribution to American life.
Who Said That Franklin D Roosevelt in 1932
Twenty years ago a presidential candidate wrote that even a wisely led party can lose the will of the people and cease to be an instrument of party government. It is better for the state that the opposing party holds power. The speaker was Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1932 campaign.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Voting in US lags as Europe shows higher turnout
The St Louis Post-Dispatch contrasts US voting rates with Europe and West Germany, noting 1948 US turnout at 51% in the last half century with elections in Europe higher than 50%. It questions if US turnout will drop below 50% in November or match Japan. The piece recalls women nurses in 1776 Continental Army and pay for ten weeks.
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Italy
Great Britain
Sweden
France
Canada
Japan
Mr. Truman
West Germany
Europe
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Continental Army
Aristocrat Dream Chair Promises Living Room Paradise
Arlington's Aristocrat Dream Chair Co. showcases a multifunction chair with built in telephone radio clock barometer ash tray oak cabinet plant and concealed lighting. The chair includes a library space reading light three electrical outlets a 10 record player and a concealed desk with a Parker 51 pen. Owner Gerald Samoff calls it reasonable.
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Aristocrat Dream Chair Co
Randol Mill
Mr. Samoff
Democrats Plan New Type Drive
The Democratic national committee will launch a new fundraising drive on Wednesday. Thousands of volunteer solicitors will seek five contributions of $5 each toward the 1952 fund. The committee distributes 800,000 blue red booklets with five certificates to solicitors. Each $5 donor receives a certificate with a thank-you message from Governor Stevenson. The plan was developed by Beardsley Rumpe, the New York economist involved in the pay-as-you-earn tax withholding plan during World War II.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Stevenson
Beardsley Rump
New York
The Spice of Life and Club Night Laughs
A collection of light anecdotes from a club and office setting. Jokes range from a punny mailman to insomnia and dating misdirections. A Scot debates fare with a conductor after a splashy suitcase fall ends in comic calamity.
Woman Confused Over Bond Deal At Bank Call
A woman phoned her bank to arrange disposal of a thousand dollar bond. A clerk asked if the bond was for redemption or conversion. After a long pause she asked if she was speaking to the First National Bank or the First Baptist Church.
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First National Bank
First Baptist Church
Wife's Wardrobe Changes After Winnings Spark Talk
In a witty exchange a husband Dick jokes about giving his wife the money he won. She replies that she has worn decent clothes all her life and now plans to dress like other women, prompting playful commentary on money and style.
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Bill
Cautious Man Quotes Plain Facts About Painted Houses
A cautious traveler notes houses appear freshly painted only on their side, sticking to evident facts. An elderly man announces plans to remarry naming Lem Hawkins’ daughter as his chosen bride, despite age disparity and relatives’ objections.
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Lem Hawkins
Pants Hiding Spot Revealed in Comedic Exchange
In a playful exchange Sam asks Liz where his pants are and she points to a hanger in her bedroom closet behind dresses and an old bathrobe, turning a simple search into a humorous moment.
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Sam
Liz
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