World's Best Stamp Faker Retires Sealing Forgery Secrets Forever
Jean de Sperati, 71, famed for perfect stamp copies, retires in Aix-les-Bains. He handed over equipment and stamps, saying only a few remain for personal satisfaction, while critics note advances in detection and rising stamp values.
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Aix - Les - Bains
France
NEA
Jean de Sperati
de Sperati
Champs Elysees
Paris
British Philatelical Association
Community notices from LeRoy and surrounding towns
The column lists gatherings and travels of residents across LeRoy, Lime Springs, Owatonna, Austin, Northfield and beyond. It notes weddings, birthdays, baptisms, hospital stays, and visits to relatives in towns including Fairmont, Grand Meadow, Rochester, Albert Lea, and Minneapolis, with many names and intercity trips.
County projects bids close July 6 1955 Austin Minnesota
Sealed bids will be accepted until 10:06 AM July 6 1955 by C Tollefson County Auditor for the County at Austin Minnesota on behalf of the Commissioner of Highways for two projects Bridge SP0-531-01 and Gravel Base and Road Mixed Bituminous Surface Plans and specifications may be viewed at the Highway Department in St Paul or County Engineer in Austin, bids require plan requests on form 1227 with payment and a certified check or bond per the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota
C. Tollefson
State of
Ccck Ee
Turtle Creek
Mower County
Highway Department
University Avenue
St. Paul
Commissioner OF Highways
Vita Caps promise vigor and a money back guarantee
An advertisement touts Vita Caps as a vitamin and mineral formula to combat fatigue and aging. It claims readers of Reader's Digest dubbed it a wonder vitamin and promises money back if customers do not feel or look better after use. The ad notes a price of $2.79 and urges returning the empty package to obtain a refund.
Business Boom Talk Nourished by Confidence
A New York based report notes rising business confidence fueling a boom. Consumer spending offsets defense cuts while executives plan expanded capacity as GM unveils a 500 million expansion and steel and aluminum demand climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dexter Area Social Notes Highlight Visits and Weddings
Dexter residents and friends keep busy with travel and guests from International Falls Austin St Paul and Albert Lea. Mrs Elizabeth Larson and Earl Reed wedding announced in St Paul. Several OES members attended a Grand Meadow school of instruction.
Hearing on final account and distribution in Sharek estate
Probate court in Austin Minnesota sets July 19 1955 at 10 A M for hearing on final account and petition for distribution in the Andrew H Sharek estate. Notice to be published in the Austin Daily Herald and mailed as required. Judge Paul Kimball Jr. file 10889. attorneys Catherwood Hughes Alderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Minnesota
County of Mower
Andrew H. Sharek
Court House
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Paul Kimball, Jr
Catherwood
Hughes & Alderson
Local residents visit Henry De Boer and others in area
Mrs Lynn De Boer and family from Grand Meadow visited Henry De Boer on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Stahl from Austin visited Saturday evening. Franklin Stephenson and family called on Evenson in Austin Sunday evening. Mrs Clara Sande spent the weekend with Cato and Cora Trolen in Albert Lea. Mrs Landis daughter Mrs Samuel Bartholomew of St Paul visited over the weekend. Fanne Warren spent the weekend with Jess Coleman in Grand Meadow. Bert Myhre and Ralpy Myhre with children from St Paul left for a week in Arkansas. WSCS ice cream social planned for Saturday evening in the former shoe shop. Mrs Elmer Walterman hosted the Dexter Get-Acquainted Club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs R A Schiefelbein, Mrs David Love of St Paul Park, and Mrs Kenneth Coleman of Grand Meadow traveled to Sioux City for the wedding of Don Preston on Saturday. they dined with Raymond Milbrandt in Buffalo Center on the way home. Sunday they attended a banquet and program by the Associated Recera at Blooming Prairie and returned home that night. The Friendly Neighbor Club met at Iron Meinzer’s last Tuesday with Mrs W L O'Brian and Mrs James Cronin in charge of the program. Cronin served lunch with help from Merton Root. Plans for
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George Hunter
Martha Struwe
J. E. Peters
Alvin Rogers
Ginger
Alice Liddy
Spring Valley
Charles Christianson
Oscar Olson
Homer Bucknell
Lime Springs
G. A. Yeaves Grande
Olson
Illinois
Deer Creek
Bert Hanson
Glenn Hanson
Owatonna
Anneapolis
Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
Wesley Swedberg
The
Park
J. W. Johnson
Donald Davis
Lena Hendrickson
California
Reading
Ted Kem
LeRoy
Tim Gerdes
Elmer
Weary Gerdes
Belmont
Iowa
Dean Neuhring
Nora Springs
George Gerdes
Spillville
Ed Speer
Betty Moe
Lorraine Dick
Tn Fairmont
J. C. Berg
QG. A. Halver
Vincent Halligan
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Ella Marie Wilson
Sandra
Joan Orke
Burbank
Calif
Joice- Regan
E. Regan
Dorothy Karlen
Minneapolis
Edarlen
Walter Nelson
Mattie LaRock
Herman
Merle Lamon
C. W. Russell
Colwell
Remer
Minn
Howard Knight
Charlies Depard
Falls
A. D. Brown
Austin
W Brown
Marta
H. E. Albertson
Arles City
D. F. Boulett
Darvee Powers
Ester
Marcella Davis
Grand Meadow
Frank Spellman
Marcella
John Sperry
Arnold Stock
Northfield
Square Dance
Lyle
Violet Kekah Lodge No
M. E. Lappin
Riceville
Mervin Noble
Russell Noble
Jerry Betterath
Joe Wallace
Denver
A. E. Satre
O. C
William Mallory
B. J. Brownlow
Wausau
Wis
Bernard Brownlow
Robert
Fort Sheridan
Ill
K. R. Halling
O. C. Satre and Sons
Keister
Floyd Baker
R. G. Jarrad
Elmo Lake
Glen Hanson
Debra
Faribault
W. H. Hall
Columbiana
Ohio
Richard Noterman
Hall House
Pat Fleming
W. H. Murphy
Waterloo
L. M. Halling
W. A. Morrow
Ronald Wright
Jerry
Larson
W. G. Wells
Gordon Thomas
Lehich
Thomas
Lehigh
Harry Bown
Cleveland
Fred Mehring
VFW
Hubert Rauch
Elizabeth Horstman
Earl Easter
Charles Matthews
International Falls
Frances Kine
Karen George
Anna Albright
Ray Ramseth
St. Paul
Ramseth
Dexter Area
Frances King
Albert Rabine
George Monnier
King
Martin Boone
Boyden
Arthur Pater
John A. Olson
Albert Lea
Willis George
Orinoco
Dexter Oes
Bert Myhre
Lyman Richardson
Merton Root
Franklin Stephenson
Lewis Drake
Jacobsen Ward
Elizabeth Larson
Earl Reed
Paul
Dexter
Elmer Waterman
Sidney de Boer
Merton de Boer
Lynn de Boer
Henry de Boer
Fred Stahl
An Even Evenson
Clara Sande
Cato Trolen
Landis
Samual Bartholomew
Fanne Warren
Jess Coleman
Ralpy Myhre
Arkansas
WSCS
Saturn
Elmer Walterman
Dexter Get-Acquainted
R. A. Schiefelbein
David Love
St. Paul Park
Kenneth Coleman
Sioux City
Don Preston
Raymond Milbrandt
Buffalo Center
Associated Recera
Blooming Prairie
Friendly Neighbor Club
Iron Meinzer
W L. O'Brian
James Cronin
Therogram
Cronin
Probate hearing set for Merrill estate in Austin
In re estate of George Henry Merrill, final account and petition for settlement and distribution. Hearing ordered for July 20 1955 at 10 A M in the probate court room Austin Minnesota. Notice by publication in the Austin Daily Herald and by mailed notice as required. Paul Kimball Jr and Wallace C. Siffh attorneys for petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Minnesota
County of Mower—sa
George Henry Merrill
Court House
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Paul Kimball, Jr
Wallace C. Sifh
Order for Hearing on Petition for Descent of Land and Will
Probate Court in Austin Iowa orders hearing on J Wilmer Lee's petition to admit Patrick W Lee deceased's last Will to probate and determine land descent. Hearing set July 14 1955 at 10 a.m. in the Probate Court Room with notices by publication and mail.
Picnics in July Discussed at Meeting
Discussion covered picnics to be held in July. Mrs. W A Lucas, formerly of Dexter and now living with a daughter in Sawson City, is currently at the Olsen Rest Home in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lucas
Dexter
Sawson City
Olsen
Austin
Third grader crosses river by rowboat each morning
Eureka Montana reports that Roger Knott, a third grader living 25 miles south of Eureka on the Kootenai River east bank, must cross the river in a rowboat every morning to reach his school bus.
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Eureka
Mont
Roger Knott
Kootenai River
Estate of Mary E. Taylor hearing and claim limits
In Re Estate of Mary E. Taylor Decedent Irene E Taylor petitions for general administration. Hearing set for the 18th day of sota time limit four months for filing claims. Claims heard on October 17 1955 at 10:00 A M in the probate court room Austin Minnesota. Notice by publication. Dated June 14 1955 BAUDLER BAUDLER File No 10064.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Minnesota
County of Mower
Mary E. Taylor
Irene E. Taylor
Irene £. Taylor
Court House
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Paul Kimball, Jr
Baudler & Baudler
Notice to bidders for grading and surfacing project in Mower County
Sealed proposals for the Grading Subbase and Surfacing C P 362 8 A BR Me 14 0.256 miles of approaches to Brig 7148 between Le Ro and 63 miles North will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Mower County Minnesota at the Court House in Austin until 11 00 A M July 11 1958 then opened and read A 5 proposal guaranty of 5 percent by bidder’s bond or certified check to the Treasurer of Mower County Minnesota is required The county reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive defects L Tollefson County Auditor County of Mower Minnesota
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Board of County Commissioners
Mower County
Minnesota
Court House
City of
Austin
C. P
A. BR. Me
le Ro
C. Y
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Portugal
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LeRoy Lucille Meyers
Willard Johnson
Donald Aide
Maurice Carroll
Douglas
London
F. R. Meyers
Jacobson
Wildwood Park
Edward Natghton
Marshalltown
A. C. Bu
Donald McGillivary, Jr
Backus
A. Halver
Southeastern District Dental Society
T. H. 63
Racine
Orva
Holix Pharmacy
Water St
By Sam Dawson
Department of Commerce
General Motors
Commerce and Labor Departments
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Office of Defense Mobilization
Henry H. Heimann
National Assn. of Credit Men
Hwy
Catherwood, Hughes
Hovas
Getty
Colo
U.S
United States Rubber Company
U. S
East Bridge
Dial
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