Cruise to Alaska in a Baby's Bathtub Ends in Wash
Roy Berge, a 50 year old former prison guard, embarked at Edmonds in an 18 by 11 by 36 inch galvanized tub with a two‑horsepower outboard. A mechanical failure halted the voyage 12 miles from the start, forcing a return to Double Bluff and then Port Angeles. The 19 hour journey drew worldwide attention as Berge welded pontoons to the tub for buoyancy, drifting at under three miles per hour before giving up in Whidbey Island waters.
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Whidbey
Island
Wash
Roy ‘Bergo
Alaska
Coast Guard
Double Bluff
Port Angeles
Edmonds
Shore Island
Berge
Bergd
Four Lane Highway Plan For U S 67 Near San Angelo
State Highway Commission seeks 200 foot right of way from Tom Green and Runnels counties for a 21 mile four lane section of U S 67 from northeast of San Angelo to the Colorado River at Ballinger. Project includes bridges and surfacing with anticipated traffic. A separate note reports a car theft near Hartford briefly resolved as the vehicle was returned after being moved by a man who mistook it for his employer’s car.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Tom Green
Runnels
U.S. 61
San Angelo
Crownest Creek
Colorado River
Ballinger
U.S. 67
Car Service
Hartford
Conn
Manu
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief From Kidney Troubles
Nagging backache sleepless nights and fatigue are linked to reduced kidney function. Readers are urged to try Doan’s Pills, a mild diuretic used for over 50 years, claimed to ease discomfort from cold exposure and minor bladder irritations. The ad touts long-standing trust and widespread use.
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Doan
Benson Gets Eggs To Buy Ticket Home
An Omaha farm wife shipped 5,193 eggs to Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T Benson to pay for a one way ticket back to Salt Lake City. The 44 cases totaling 12 dozen and nine eggs would cover a 369.56 coach fare from Washington to Salt Lake City. She noted that in 1952 only 2,504 eggs would have paid for the ticket.
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Omaha
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Salt Lake City
Arthur Petersen
Benson
Washington
State Highways Are Renumbered Effectively
AUSTIN Oct 28 UP Texas ordered two state highways renumbered to match Oklahoma at the border. Texas 170 joining Oklahoma 33 in Hemphill County becomes 33, and Texas 137 joining Oklahoma 15 becomes 15. The changes affect Lipscomb Ochiltree Hansford Hutchinson Carson and Armstrong counties and take effect with the 1955 official Texas highway map.
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Austin
Texas
Oklahoma
Hemphill County
Tex
Follett
Lipscomb
Ochiltree
Hansford
Hutchinson
Carson
Armstrong
Gulf Oil Nine-Month Earnings Hit 116 Million
Gulf Oil Corp and Consolidated subsidiaries reported nine month earnings of 116,359,000 dollars in Pittsburgh on October 28. The figure shows a decline from 1953 and equates to 4.74 dollars per share based on 24,547,891 shares. Third quarter earnings stood at 38,417,000 dollars or 1.57 a share, down from 41,067,000 dollars or 1.67 a share.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Consolidated
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