Winters Through History In Farmer's Almanac View
The piece compares past and present cold snaps noting dates from 1717 to 1999 and cites record lows in Rogers Pass Montana at 70 below and Verkhoyansk Siberia at 90 below. It argues that winters, whether old or modern, are cold in varying degrees with no single era claiming the coldest.
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Roo Sagendorph
U.S
United States
Rogers Pass
Montana
Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Hungary Reds Seek U S Loan Amid Revolt Turmoil
The Hungarian Red government reportedly asks the United States for a multi million dollar loan to prop up its economy after a revolt. The regime, allied with Russia, faces U S opposition for supporting slavery and eroding democratic rights while seeking aid in economic distress.
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U.S
Hungary
Russia
Red
Hungarian Revolutionary Party
Atlantic News-Telagraph Publication Details and Rates
Evening edition publisher Atlantic News Telegraph lists editors and offices in Atlantic Iowa. It notes press associations and subscription rates for in town, Cass county, and nationwide mail, with annual and short-term options and Canada rate.
Entertaining Troops In The Arctic Is Cold Business
Drew Pearson recounts a Christmas tour with Broadway entertainers to Goose Bay Labrador. The Arctic trip features frigid stages, early calls, gear failures, and costly cold hazards as General Knapp and Col. Armstrong discuss snow, sand, and fire risks while entertaining U S troops at isolated bases on a long northward flight toward Sondrestrom.
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Drew Pearson
Arctic
Sam
Goose Bay
Labrador
New York
Lisa Ferraday
Jumping Jacks
Ben Berge
Arlene Dahl
Hartford
Park Avenue
Air Force
Clara Cedrone
Maryland
Jim Knapp
Frobisher
General Knapp
William CC. Armstrong
Uncle Sam
Insance
Goose Bly
Armstrong
Sondestrom
Reenland
Ella Logan
Fintan’s
Rainbow
Pixie
Broadway
Damian Mitchell
Adolf Green
Hew
John Madenos
Siri
Migs Ferraday
Davis Strat
Greenland
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A brief poem about character and resilience. It reflects on selfishness, pride, and the need for bravery when facing life’s pains and faults. The speaker notes that life tests everyone and that we should aspire to wisdom and strength to scorn wrong. Copyright 1956 by Edgar A. Guest.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Bare Feet Prohibited on Escalator in North Hollywood
In North Hollywood California a department store posts a warning sign stating that people with bare feet are not allowed on the escalator. The note reflects a local fashion and consumer guidance tone for shoppers in the area.
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North Hollywood
Calif
California
Damages Awarded in Iowa Power and Light Case
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beatty of Hancock were awarded 3500 damages by a district court jury against Iowa Power and Light for five highline structures on their farm after appealing a 1500 award from a condemnation board. An unrelated Cheyenne classified note offers a great dane puppy and deer meat deal.
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AVOCA
Donald Beatty
Hancock
Iowa Power and Light Company
Beatty Farm
Cheyenne
Wyu
Atlantic city carries before 7 p m
Local note states deadlines for services in Atlantic residents. The instruction implies a cutoff time of seven in the evening for city deliveries or actions.
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Atlantic
Beware Old cures For Cramps Warns Doctor
Dr Herman N Bundesen warns readers against outdated cramp cures and quack remedies circulating for two centuries. He notes useless practices such as eel skin mole skin corked beds and shoe placement and urges consulting a doctor. He explains cramps may signal serious issues and offers safe relief tips like firm muscle pressure and ice for abdominal pains with caution for possible appendicitis.
Lookin Around by F. D. S features local names and events
The column recalls Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Emmons of Clinton who have not missed a home Iowa football game since 1912 and notes connections to Mrs. Cockshoot of Atlantic. It mentions Martin Larsen’s fall causing a broken arm and recalls his past farm accident. It also highlights a Lockheed plant holiday party for employees’ children with about 20 000 attendees and a grandfather asking about garlic in a humorous anecdote.
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Iowa
Richard A. Emmons
Clinton
News-Telegraph
Martin Larsen
Larsen
Bill Ford Jr
Lockheed
Marietta Ga
Marilyn
Pat Helligel
Cet
Taglt
Free Counseling Offered to High School Students
Des Moines area senior high students may receive vocational counseling from the Des Moines office of the Iowa State Employment Service. Manager Russell O. Anderson said the program has reached over 600 students in non Des Moines schools and aims to guide students not planning college into suitable work fields to reduce false starts and blind alley jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Employment Service
Russell O. Anderson
Anderson
Behrends Family Arrives for Holidays
Mr and Mrs Earl Behrends and their daughter from Long Beach California have arrived here to spend the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiota
Earl Behrends
Long Beach
Calif
Copper market steady hopes from veteran mining executive
New York the copper slowdown is expected to be shallow and brief says Louis Shattuck Cates Phelps Dodge chairman on his 75th birthday He notes Europe s crisis as the main risk and predicts rising copper demand as utilities expand lines and atomic power spreads, despite current mine cutbacks and lower European production.
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New York
Europe
Louis Shattuck Cates
Phelps Dodge
Cates
United States
Government reports small rise in living costs in November
The November cost index inched up by one tenth of a percent as the government noted higher living costs. Not spendable earnings of factory workers climbed to an all time high, offsetting a rise in retail prices. The text also references the Suez Canal and new peak utilities in a 1956 climb context, alongside a caution against driving after drinking.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
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Atlantic News
News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
F. D. Simpson
Congress
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Cass
U. S
Canada
Chishnos Chedr
Darland Company
East Side
West Side
LaVida Place
Herman N. Bundesen
M.D
Journal of the American Medical Association
S.W
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Strong Furnace & Sheet Metal Works
E. 3Rd St
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
Rian
Suez
Santa Claus
Methodist Church
Swanson’s
All Atlantic Cleaners
Reimer Laundry
Swanson’s Super Store
Van's
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