Negro Teacher Hired by Mail Is Sent Home
Gloucester Massachusetts an Oregon man Warren McClure 34 hired by mail to teach at Babson School was paid 1000 for transportation and terminated after school officials learned he is Black City Councilor Manuel F Lewis called for a complete public investigation into the payment Supt L Munro Grandy said he did not know McClure was a Negro until he arrived in Gloucester McClure was hired at 4200 a year and spent a night at the Gloucester YMCA before returning to Eugene Oregon
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Gloucester
Mass
Oregon
Manuel F. Lewis
Warren McClure
Eugene
Ore
McClure
L. Munro Grandy
Massachusetts
Grandy
Babson School
Gloucester Ymca
Advertising proves value in Honea Path notice
A Honea Path man advertises in the Seneca Journal seeking a wife aged 24 to 35 who is reliable. He mentions a nice home, good income, no alcohol or tobacco use, and church membership, asking interested parties to contact Box 142 Honea Path.
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Seneca, S. C
Honea Path
Seneca Journal
A. c
Auto and Gas Taxes Hit New High
The IRS reports excise taxes for the 1956 fiscal year ending June 30 totalled 10.0 billion dollars with alcohol and gasoline leading receipts. Gasoline and automobile taxes rise on July 1 to fund highway programs, potentially pushing 1957 revenues to new records.
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Internal Revenue Service
General Fund
The
Treasury
Coffee from cherry pits fuels Navy coffee breakdown
Washington notes reveal sailors drink about 10 million pounds of coffee yearly. The Navy’s NSO explains the “coffee bean” is actually a cherry pit from shrubs grown in tropical regions. The blend uses Santos from Brazil, Colombian pits for flavor, and roasting and grinding reduce aroma and taste.
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Washington
Navy
NSO
America
Columbia
Teens Confused About Elvis as 18 Percent Struggle
A Youth Research Institute survey finds 18 percent of U S. teens have no idea who Elvis Presley is. Some misidentify him as a comic strip character or other public figures, while 71 percent know him and 11 percent admire him.
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New York
Elvis Presley
Youth Research Institute
50 000 Women in U S New Family Deserters
New York report on a growing class of wives who desert their families. Social workers note rising desertion as women gain economic parity with men. The study cites a ratio of one deserting wife for every twenty husbands and details the patterns of leaving and child custody.
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New York
Jacob T. Zukerman
National Desertion Bureau
It's the Law in City Ordinances
In Pasadena California a businessman may not be in his office alone with his woman secretary. In San Antonio Texas monkeys are forbidden to ride in buses. Rochester New York firemen on duty must wear neckties. Zion Illinois bans teaching pets to smoke cigars.
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Pasadena
Calif
San Antonio
Texas
Rochester
N. Y
Zion
One way to avoid losing your shirt
A concise saying suggests keeping sleeves rolled up to prevent shirt damage, implying practical preparation for work or labor. The remark uses a clothing metaphor to advise readiness and hands-on effort.
Jokes and quips mix in lighthearted city column
A column of humorous exchanges covers a dodge at a $50 000 suit with a government worker an alibi knot and alibi watch, a beauty pageant misunderstanding, a film star birthday remark and a civil service applicant quip about marriage and a sick friend.
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Civil Service
Diplomatic Corps
Hollywood Club Pitch Brings Fresh Writer and Critic
A young author at a Hollywood club meets a film critic after his first picture debuts. The writer asks for a verdict and the critic replies it was very refreshing. The exchange ends with the writer beaming at the praise.
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Hollywood
Punch Refill Sparks Teasing Exchange At Dance
A young woman scolds her escort Albert for repeatedly getting more punch. He nonchalantly replies that he does it for her, insisting there is no embarrassment in his behavior.
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Albert
Prisoner in Tent Prison Claims He Fought Hard in Watch Theft Case
A social worker visiting a penitentiary recalls asking a prisoner about his conviction. The inmate concedes he took a watch but asserts he fought the case with a good lawyer, leaving the rest unstated.
Did you really find it so refreshing author dialogue
A brief exchange features a narrator noting a refreshed feeling after waking. The other person confirms the scene with a striking line about becoming a new man upon waking.
And Clean the Windshield
A humorous scene features a proud owner of a tiny car ordering gas and oil at a filling station. He jokes about driving in, then asks if he should breathe into the tires, prompting the attendant to respond.
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Bliss
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