Operation Enterprise Young Carriers Reach Washington
Fifty enterprising newspaper carriers aged 14 to 18 from 48 cities spent a week on the Operation Enterprise adventure. They toured Annapolis, NASA Wallops Island, Pendleton Beach, and Washington landmarks, met Celebrezze and other leaders, and earned awards at the National Press Club. Michael Cullea and Richard Cooke won top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDWARD R. KENNEDY _ WASHINGTON
NEA
America
Enterprise
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Marine Corps Life
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Annapolis
NASA
Wallops Island
Telfair
Boyd Lewis
Edward W. Scripps III
Scripps- Howard Newspapers
Robert Krieger
Wallops Island Space Station
Harold FE. Wirth
Michael Cullea
The
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Richard Cooke
Lowell, Mass
Sun
Pendelion Beach
Williamsburg
Virginia
Marine Barracks
Henderson Hall
Enterprise Boys Remembered in Farewell Speech
AUSTIN Minn Herald notes Gunny Arthur J. McGowan USMC GSGT 20 years of service and discipline. In a farewell address he tells Enterprise Boys they leave as young men of enterprise. The group salutes as they mark the end of Operation Enterprise conducted on a nonprofit basis for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USMC
GYSGT
Arthur J. McGowan
Enterprise
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Operation Enterprise
Rainy Day Loan Ad Sparks Umbrella Borrowing Scheme
A Miami bank promotes borrowing on a rainy day with a sign reading borrow on a rainy day return on a sunny day. The ad sits above a rack of umbrellas customers may borrow during wet weather.
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Miami
Oldest Coins Not Round Hoe Money Displayed in London
London hosts Curio currencies exhibit with nearly 500 pieces spanning 5000 years. Highlights include Chinese bronze knife money, hoe money, and Mexico’s king's fifth gold bar dated 1746 valued near 1500 pounds. Pieces range from Siamese bullet money to Africa's king Manila copper bars. Malayan tree money of tin is rare and fragile.
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Spinks
Mexico
Spain
Manilla
Africa
Still Pave Rome Roads Old Way
Rome uses ancient road building techniques with uncemented granite or lava blocks set in sand and clay. Repairs lift blocks, add sand and clay, then repound. The paving wears well and has low upkeep but can trap spike heels making crossings hazardous.
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Rome
Dr Ohrn Dies in Oakland After Prolonged Service
Dr D Arnold T Ohrn 74 longtime general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance from 1948 to 1960 died Wednesday in Oakland California. He taught and led the Norwegian Baptist Theological Seminary at Oslo for 38 years shaping global Baptist work.
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DR. Ohrn
Oakland
Calif
D. Arnold T. Ohrn
Baptist World Alliance
Norwegian Baptist Theological Seminary
Oslo
Norway
Nose Out City Bootleggers in Suffolk
Suffolk police use two dogs to sniff corn squeezings as fast as a sirloin steak and raid a building suspected of illegal liquor. An officer jokes the dogs can smell liquor and other callers question the claim, prompting a deputy to quip about moving out of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Lawrence Butler
Sandy
Salesman Tries Scam. Burglar Suspect Caught
In Flint Michigan a man posing as a cigarette salesman targeted a deputy sheriff off duty. The broker offered six discounted packs from a car loaded with cigars, candy bars, and gum hidden under a blanket. He was held on suspicion of burglary and as a fugitive.
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Flint
Mich
Willie Reid
Nigeria Receiving 1st Chain Letters
Lagos police warn that chain letters labeled confidential are circulating by registered mail. Recipients are asked to send money to the top name, add their name to the bottom, and relay to three others with the promise of cash if their name leads the list.
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Africa
Lagos
Puppy Ad in Miami Beach Promotes Family Puppies
In Miami Beach Florida children raised a hand lettered sign outside their home advertising puppies for sale. The sign claimed the mother was a full blooded poodle and the father came from a good neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
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8Th Marine Regiment
Pendleton Beach
Navy
USS
Washington
White House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institution
Congress
National Press Club
Health, Education and Welfare
Celebrezze
Boys of Enterprise
Enterprise of Tomorrow
Tional
Navy League
Col
Donald Dickson
Leatherneck Magazine
Space
John
Caroline Kennedy
James Bertrand
Daily Town Talk
Alexandria, la
Betty Tilson
London
Schwinn
Raleigh
R & F Bike Shop
Margie Bell
Austin Daily Herald
Little Red Ridinghood
My Shadow
Tom Thumb
Teeny Tiny
Town Mouse
Wynken
Blynken
Nod
Henny Penny
Mother Lark
Mary
Lamb
the Little Black-Eyed Rebel
the Musicians of
Bremen
the Legend of the Palm Tree
Casey At the Bat
Rip van Winkle
the First Woodpecker
Sleeping Beauty
Boy In the Moon
Hansel and
Gretel
Mr. Vinegar
Peter and the Wolf
Clever Grethel
Old MacDonald
Peter Potter
Children’s Records
Austin
Minnesota
Nigeria
Europe
Puppy Ad
Waloktep Agency
Parcel Post
Sterling
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