Word: postmistresses
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...poetess seeking a job as a postmistress complained that poetry does not pay in Brazil. "Poetry does not pay in any country," said the President sympathetically. A former Senator asked for a special permit to bring in a U.S. automobile. Said Café Filho: "A man of your political standing is well aware that Brazil is starving for dollars. I know you, and I am sure you'll be happy to give up a pleasure in order to help Brazil." The Senator departed with the virtuous air of a man who had just made a sacrifice for his country...
...Sent to the Senate the names of 272 nominees for postmasterships. Among them: Neva B. Quick, to be postmistress at Nichols...
...reactions shuttle from anger to pity for the benighted clergyman in McPherson who cautioned Postmistress Rozella Switzer that "we must be careful we're not called Communists...
...Postmistress Switzer, God bless...
...first calls went to a loyal McPherson alumna, Rozella Switzer, the town's Democratic postmistress. Rozella, a widow in her 40's, runs an efficient post office, smokes Pall Malls, drinks an occasional bourbon & coke, likes politics and people. She was curious about the African students and invited them over. Two nights later they sat comfortably around her living room, sipping coffee, browsing through her books, listening to her records-and talking...