Former U S Treasurer Encourages Richland Whistling Contest
Mrs Georgia Neese Clark Gray, former U.S. treasurer, sponsors weekly whistling for cash in Richland Kansas. Children march Main Street each Saturday to win a silver dollar from her, with a secret judge choosing weekly winners and a grand August fair prize.
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Georgia Neese Clark Gray
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Truman
Richland Fair
Mrs. Gray Encourages Cheerful Practice Amid Whistling
Mrs Gray dismisses a disruptive boy and urges kids to keep practicing through the week. She expresses a love for the whistling sound and a preference for cheerfulness over gloom.
Exchange Club to Sponsor Seventh Annual Model Aviation Meet
The Winchester Exchange Club will sponsor its seventh annual Model Aviation Meet on August 1 at 1 p.m. at the Winchester Airport. Carl Haines chairs. Fred S. Ritch is contest director. Henry Bush and Courtney Bennington are assistant directors. William Fraula and Wally Hankin handle publicity. Entry blanks are at the Hobby Center. admission is free.
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Winchester Exchange Club
Winchester
Carl Haines
Fred S. Ritch
Henry Bush
Courtney Bennington
William Fraula
Wally Hankin
Hobby Center
Florida marble queen crowned by governor in 1956
Helen Kelley of Tallahassee, a 13 year old junior high student, was named the 1956 Marble Queen by Governor Collins at the National Marble Contest held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She has visited Winchester often with her uncle and aunt on Morgan Street.
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Florida
Helen Kelley
Tallahassee
Collins
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winchester
George Snider
Morgan Street
Grover Cleveland’s Civil War choice over enlistment
A family decision led Grover Cleveland to stay home at the Civil War start. Three unmarried Cleveland brothers faced duty, while their widowed mother and sisters needed support. Mrs. Cleveland cut three paper slips and placed them in a Bible. the shortest slip chose who would remain home. Grover Cleveland drew the short slip.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Kernstown Social Roundup Hosts and Visits
Local residents gather for weekend hospitality and contacts across Kernstown. Families from Baltimore Trenton Newport News Romney Hagers town and Front Royal visit kin, attend church events, and celebrate travel and recoveries.
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Kernstown
Charles Bursey
Baltimore
Clarence Williams
Charles Robinson
Dean
Trenton
N. J
Wayne Warren
E. Dean Adams
T. O. Snyder
Herman Ritter
Newport News
Grace Ritter
Briscoe Snapp
Stephen
Harry Funk
Woodstock
Carroll Campbell
Alice Campbell
Bennie Bruce
Front Royal
Bruce
Skepticism in Spiritual Life Finds Its Helpful Limit
Earl St. Douglas argues skepticism can aid religious life if approached with reverence and faith. He notes doubt is common among youth, often shaping stronger belief when examined carefully. ultimate truths require faith and careful questioning within a respectful spirit.
Spare Auto Wheel as Private Life Raft Advised
Boston readers are told their spare wheel can serve as a life raft for three or four people in an emergency. The Institute for Safer Living explains how to use it on beaches, including keeping it inflated and guiding the rescues with calm, then waiting for help.
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Boston
Institute For Safer Living
The
American Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Institute
Re-examining Faith's Role in Religious Knowledge
The passage argues that without the venture of faith, religious knowledge becomes impossible to attain. It emphasizes active inquiry and personal commitment as essential to understanding belief. The idea links epistemology to faith as a transformative process.
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