Wild Couple Survives 40 Days on Desert Island Wagada
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam returned to Los Angeles after 40 days and 40 nights on Wagada in the South Seas. The pair described the voyage as wild difficult and wonderful though bronzed and smiling as they spoke of theexperience.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Johnson
Shari Quam
South Seas
Wagada
Santa Monica
Calif
Suba
Johnson
Bruce
Shari
Erie Area Guests and Events Highlight Weekend
Local residents hosted and visited across Erie area towns including Pittsburg Chanute and Deer born Mich. Events featured birthday celebrations at Fisher and Gearhart households, CWF Christian Church meetings, and a salmon supper planning for March 20 plus School of World Outreach sessions starting Feb 11. A Pacific Coast couple recounted an island ordeal near Laos with food scarcity and wildlife hazards.
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John Gearhart
Charles Gearhart
Chanute
Charley Gearhart
Anna Winans
CWF
The
Christian Church
Ralph Watkins
School of World Outreach
Bill Harvey
Ava Ferguson
Richard Markland
Dean Stipp
4 H Club News Opens Meeting With Group Singing
Larry Taylor led a group sing at Fairfield school to open the meeting. Plans were made for 4H Club Days in March. A ceremony placed the purple seal on the club charter. Year pins and project material were distributed. Taylor gave a project talk and Gayla Heilman presented music appreciation. Recreation was led by Don Berthot and Ruby Feld. Shively and Smith families served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Taylor
Fairfield School
Taylor
Gayla Heilman
Don Berthot
Ruby Feld
Shively
Smith
Statue of Giant Gifted to Udorn Squadron
Pilots of the Super Jolly Green Giant Squadron at Udorn Thailand will display a nine foot statue of a jolly green giant donated by Sheppard Air Base. The statue will stand outside the Udorn officers club with a plaque noting the number of men the squadron has rescued during Southeast Asia missions.
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Wichita Falls
Sheppard Air Base
Udorn
Inventions and early industry facts from colonial to 19th century
The chafing dish steam table and coffee percolator were invented by Benjamin Thompson, who lived 1753 to 1814. In 1775 iron production in the American colonies represented one seventh of Western world output. In 1850 only twelve U S cities exceeded 8 000 residents. The micrometer screw caliper began production in 1867 by Browne and Sharpe.
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Benjamin Thompson
Browne and Sharpe
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By Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Erie
Violet Grove
Mary Hill
Walnut
James Hill
Yakima
Wash
Tom van Leeuwen
Ted Kyle
Kenneth Young
Floyd Rogers
Topeka
John Hurley
Wichita
Grant Lane
Nancy
Hoisington
Lyle Seymour
Bird City
Prentiss
Hollis Dunham
Manes Craighead
Emery
Car
Bartlesville
James Rowland
Craighead
Rowland
Virgil Sexton
Earl Johnson
Batesville
Ark
Baptist Church
Johnson's
Mrs. Johnson
Tribune
Chanute Tribune
Giant
Squadron
Thailand
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
United States
Loma Deluxe
N. Highland
Chanute, Kansas
Tray
White
Lisi Rose
Gerber
G.A
Suga
Swift
Lie
van Camp
T-Bone
Wieners
Food Center Open
South Santa Fe
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