Africa's Modern Africa Seen Through Changing Lifestyles
Washington report on Elsie May Grosevnor's safari through Africa chronicling shift from slavery and wars to governance, education and industry. She notes elective parliaments in northern Nigeria, new hospitals and schools, jeep transit, hydro plants, a burst of urban growth in Johannesburg, and ongoing traditional cultures.
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Washington
Africa
National Geographic Magazine
Elsie May Bell Grosevnor
Alexander Graham Bell
National Geographic Society
Gilbert Grosevnor
National Geographic
Grosevnors
Nigeria
Johannesburg
Sahara
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Bartholomew Dias
Grosevnor
Port Elizabeth
Mr. Bell
Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Hluhluwe
Midland Livestock Market Steady Despite No Sale Notice
The Midland market held steady across most classes with stocker calves up to 75 cents higher. Receipts reached 400 head as old shells declined. Note: no livestock auction at Midland Livestock Auction Co on Thursday November 26 1953 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
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Midland Livestock Auction Co
Notice in Probate of C G Morrison Estate
Independent Executrix Gladys E Morrison announces probate actions for the estate of C G Morrison Deceased in Brewster County Texas. Creditors must present claims by law and debtors settle with the Executrix at her Alpine Texas residence. Filing and settlement deadlines follow the court order dated October 13 1953 from Felix McGaughy County Judge.
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State OF Texas
Brewster
C. G. Morrison
Brewster County
Texas
Felix MccGaughy
Alpine
A. D
Gladys E. Morrison
Uranium’s Early Role Before the Atomic Era
The article notes uranium existed as a byproduct from radium and vanadium mines. It was used for coloring glass and pottery and even for artificial teeth, long before the atomic age.
Fort Davis News Roundup and Fort Davis Couple’s Wedding
Fort Davis members reelect council officers for a two year term. The day’s theme was Building Lasting Peace with prayers and a brief brotherhood discussion. A Fort Davis wedding was announced Miss Willie Fulen Boling wed Rev Harmon Darrell Springer in a Mt. Carmel Center ceremony. The couple’s bridal party returned to Fort Davis for the weekend.
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Joan Weaver
Maratha Jose
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Robert D. Lovell
World Service Centers
Fort Davis
A. N. Askire
Brotherhood of Man
S. M. Mims
First Methodist Church
Cecil S. Boling
Willie Fllen Boling
Harmon Darrell Springer
Mt. Carmel Center
Waco
Harmon
J. D. Springer
Yoder
Wyo
M. Wolfe
Carrol Glen
Bonnie Smith
Academy
Mt. Carmel
Center
Seventh Day
Spriger
Mount Carmel
Carlsbad Caverns
Yoder, Wye
Springer
Louisiana
Cecil Boling
Moulin Rouge Screened At Twin Peaks Drive In
The film Moulin Rouge from Pierre La Mure’s novel and shot in technicolor opens tonight at Twin Peaks Drive In for five days. Directed by John Huston it stars Jose Ferrer Zsa Zsa Gabor and features Colette Marchand in a daring love story with free admission.
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Pierre la Mure
John Huston
Jose Ferrer
Zsa-Zsa Gabor
Colette Marchand
Santa Fe Expands Freight Car Fleet To 84,898
The Santa Fe railroad added 21 miles of new freight cars last year and now operates 84,898 cars to move wheat, livestock, perishable foods, minerals, and merchandise. Many are new types like the MTC 3150 mechanical refrigerator car, built to serve shippers better. The fleet, funded by the company, does not raise local taxes.
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Santa Fe
America
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