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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1957

Page

11

Morgantown Merchants Brace for $2 Bills

Morgantown, West Virginia merchants brace for a flood of two dollar notes after Sterling Faucet Company paid its over 1000 employees with the bills as a test of money distribution and effect.

Morgantown W. Va Sterling Faucet Co

Brain Fire Destroys IBM Unit at Oakland Center

An IBM electronic brain at the Oakland Naval Supply Center caught fire and was destroyed after tying itself in knots. The blaze ruined one unit of the computing machine with no determined cause.

Oakland Calif Oakland Naval Supply Center

Across the World Puzzle Clues Brief

A cryptic style list of crossword clues with numbers and definitions. Entries include South American country Algeria city feminine term mine opening part in a play cement harden creates skies recedes cut of meat continent mineral spring begone coma critic wife of paris abstract being endorse angels falsifier decay Martinique island tool disregards cow’s conversation cotton fabric monster Japanese outcast.

Algeria Moscow Square Continent Critic Abstract Angels Decay Martinique Tool

Traffic cop directs with merry mitten in Christmas spirit

Stamford patrolman Edward J. Lenz began directing traffic wearing a white mitten bearing a Merry La Claus image on the palm and Christmas on the back. He hopes the festive gesture spreads seasonal cheer throughout the streets.

Stamford, Conn Edward J. Lenz

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