Raft ends voyage as it is towed to Pago Pago
American author William Willis completes the Pacific crossing aboard the Seven Little Sisters raft. After 6400 miles and months at sea, the raft is towed to Pago Pago by the Manua tele government vessel. Willis is welcomed by Gov. Richard Lowe with ceremony and honors including the title Captain of the High Seas.
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New York
Upolu
American
Tutuila
Fijis
Peru
American Samoas
Apia
Manua-tele
Rarotonga
Pago Pago
Manua Tele
American Samoa
Richard Barrett Lowe
Dean Smith
Binghamton
N.Y
Pago Pago Harbor
Lowe
Meekie
Dr. Smith
Gov. Lowe
High Seas
Roque Saldias
Sir George Nelson
Marconi Wireless
Honolulu
San Francisco
Seven Little Sisters
Samoa
Eft Inducted Into Maytag 25-Year Club
William A. Eft of 3000 Meadow Brook Drive SE was inducted into the Maytag 25 Year club at the company’s semi annual meeting. He joins 25 field managers on the rolls bringing total members to 409 representing over 12 150 years of service. Eft joined Maytag in January 1929 in Janesville Wisconsin a World War I veteran. Fred Maytag II presided presenting a certificate and lapel pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Eft
Meadowbrook Drive
Maytag
Eft
Janesville
Wis
Fred Maytag II
Mattoon Polio Benefit Ends In Third Local Victim
In Mattoon Illinois Cathy Sue Clemens aged four became the town s third polio victim this year following an all day benefit organized and promoted by Mrs G J Clemens for the polio fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Ill
G. J. Clemens
Polio Fund
Cathy Sue
LAFF A DAY: Feather Allergy Joke
A brief LAFF A DAY gag notes a humorous idea that someone may be allergic to feathers, presenting a lighthearted punchline about unexpected allergies and feather involvement.
Amana Freezer and other new products touted in AP wrap
New product news highlights Amana Refrigeration’s 25 cubic foot upright freezer with pull out shelf and ice cream compartment, two new room air conditioner lines for flush mounting, and added storage features. Also featured are Zenith and Beltone hearing aids, Ribbon wrapping aids from Rapid Ribbon, and General Bronze panorama sliding walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Products
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Amana
Iowa
Manual: Proper drying of scrubbing brushes
Readers advised to dry brushes with bristles downward to prevent rot and odor after use. The guidance emphasizes air drying and storage away from damp areas to extend brush life.
Turkeys Reach New All Time Record Worldwide
The article notes the United States leads global turkey production with an official estimate of 61,000,000 birds, a record. It credits Beltsville Small White as key to the popularity and year round consumption, mentioning smaller houses and ovens as drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turkey
National Geographic Society
North America
United States
Beltsville
Benjamin Franklin
Cortez
Spain
Europe
Public Open House At Cedar Rapids UCP Center
The United Cerebral Palsy center at 1201 Eighth Street NW will open to the public Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. UCP board members and clinic therapists will answer questions as visitors inspect the recently opened clinic funded by an Eastern Iowa telethon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Eighth Street
UCP
Anower
Iowa
Notice of Appointment Executrix in Iowa Estate
Georgia Richardson named executrix of Katharine Yates estate in Linn County Iowa. Court records require claim filing and prompt creditor payment. Filing and correspondence handled by attorney Thomas H. Tracey. Executrix appointed on November 9, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Oartie Katharine Yates
Georgia Richardson
Thomas H. Tracey
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William Willis
North American Newspaper Alliance
Wiliam Willis
Tau
Olosega
Ofu
San Martin
Callao
Tay
Eeekie
Michigan
Pacific
Willis
Presdwood
Cedar Rapids Lumber CO
McKinley Street
Phorie
Junior
Wilson Sporting Goods Co
Chicago
Rapid Ribbon Corporation
Croton-on-Hudson
Zenith Radio Corporation of
Beltone Hearing Aid Company
General Bronze Corp
Detroit
Tually
Pall Gobbler
CP Center
PA Ict
Cedar Rapiids
Washington, D. C
Walter M. Block
Glenn B. Hoye
Block
George W. Corner
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Corner
Leonard A. Scheele
U. S. Public Health Service
Cees AN
Allen Olde Cadillac Co
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