Cedarapidian Owns Benton Lithographs in Office Gallery
Clement P. Wilson, president of Thomas Manufacturing Co., displays a complete 64 print set of Thomas Hart Benton lithographs in his Cedarapidian office, with some pieces also at his home. He began collecting Wood prints before Benton and notes values up to about 100 dollars per print. The Ozark subject Benton portraits dominate his collection, and Wilson also enjoys photography as a hobby.
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Cedarapidian
Thomas Hart Benton
Wilson
Benton
Truman Library
Independence
Thomas Manufacturing Co
Grant Wood
Ozarks
Kansas City
First St
O. P. Wilson
Formosa Tries to Tame Eastern Frontiers With Modern Progress
National Geographic notes Formosa with 10 million people on a leaf shaped island. A 190 mile highway links east and west coasts. New port at Hualien, power stations, factories, and forts rise as aboriginal head hunting ends and assimilation accelerates.
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Formosa
Maryland
Delaware
National Geographic Society
Hualien
Vivid Visitors Choose Favorites At Exhibit
Wilson observed and visitors typically select a favorite piece or person at the exhibit, highlighting personal attraction and individual choice.
Ryan changes name to Richard James O Mullyan
In Kenosha Wisconsin James Ryan 32 legally altered his name to Richard James O Mullyan in a court proceeding citing Irish heritage and personal preference.
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Kenosha, Wis
UPI
Ryan
James Ryan
Richard James O’mullyan
Dog license notices mailed to dogs in Carthage SD
Carthage city auditor Vergil Herron issued 1960 dog license notices addressed to dogs rather than their owners. A resident mailed payment for his dog with a paw print on the signature line, prompting the humorous misuse of the notices.
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Carthage, S.D
UPI
Carthage
Vergil Herron
Cambridge students offer poetry for lovesick collegians
In Cambridge England several students stage real life Cyrano to aid love longing with a campus poetry service. Customers pay 60 cents for a sonnet 30 for an ode and 3 cents a line for lampooned verse, turning romance into a small business venture.
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Poetic Justice
Cambridge
Engla
UPI
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China
Steve Brodie
Beacon Street
TV 9
Smulekoff
Smulekof
Smulekoff's
Magnavox TV
Magnavox
Magnapower
Service Department
St. SE
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