Man in Tennessee Whips Inflation by Living Simply
Bert Garner, 71, lives in a two room cabin near Maryville, Tennessee, spending little and rising only 38 cents a year on utilities. He grows his own food, reads constantly, climbs mountains, and argues that a simple life avoids the rat race and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Maryville
Tenn
Bert Garner
Bert
Great Smoky Mountains
U. S
Woodchuck
Paradise
New York
Philadelphia
Humboldt Visitors Over Fourth of July Week
Humboldt residents hosted relatives and friends over the holiday weekend. Mr. and Mrs. O H Roush and Mr. and Mrs. John Morehead traveled to Clearlake Iowa to visit relatives. The Lassmans from Cherryvale stopped for dinner with the Lehman family before returning home. Dr. Joseph McGinity of Columbia Missouri and family were in town due to his mother Ella McGinitys illness. Harvey Weide and sons Phil and Steve of Iola joined the Jacksons for Sunday visits. James Robert Hamm and children returned to Kansas City after spending the holiday week with the Hamm family and attending a Fourth of July picnic at Robert Hamm’s home. Others visiting included Art Holmes Chanute and R W Blattner with Janice and Margaret. Mrs Lawrence Franklin of Kansas City spent July 4 with her parents the Weldons, joined by sister-in-law Mrs Ralph Franklin and her children from Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Ella McGinity
McGinity
University of Missouri
Harvey Weide
Phil
Steve
Iola
Arthur Jackson
James Robert Hamm
Kansas City
Humboldt
Hhis
Robert Hamm
Art Holmes
Chanute
R. W. Blattner
Janice
Margaret
Lawrence Franklin
Holland
Denmark
Naples
States
Henry Moore
Kenneth Killough
Walnut
C. T. Johnson
Pueblo
Steve Steinman
L. A. Wooster
Emporia
C. E. Yockey
Margaret Anderson
Springfield
St. Louis
Eugene Wooster
Katherine
Bobbie
Bartlesville
Kate Sanders
Humboldt Parley Plans July Watermelon Party at Lincoln Park
The Past Presidents Parley set a July 23 family watermelon party at Lincoln Park with a fried chicken lawn dinner at the Weldon home. Mrs P E Weldon presided, and a program of entertainment followed on the porch with colored films by Mr and Mrs Harvey Bogert from their vacation trip.
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Lincoln Park
P. E. Weldon
Parley
Weldon
Harvey Bogert
Kentucky
Minnesota
Canada
Bogert
Miller Wins AP Contest in Kansas City
Dodge City Globe writer K D L Miller wins the AP short feature contest among Kansas newspapers. His tale describes Glen Hale and a duck in a chimney resolved by a vacuum cleaner hose. Second prize: Hays Daily News owner billed $5 for a yard plow error. Third prize: Wichita Beacon police reporter's car theft timing. Denmark has a single chamber parliament.
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Kansas City
D. L. Miller
Dodge City Globe
Associated Press
Kansas
Bloom
Kas
Glen Hale
Gilbert
Cy) Rector
The
Wichita Beacon
Blackberry Year Brings Rich Harvest Along Erie Creeks
Wild blackberries flood Danville and Four Mile creeks with plentiful picking at 25 to 30 cents per quart. Early efforts promise a top 1957 crop quality, while local merchants showcase a modern showroom. Nearby residents and visitors, including families of Wooster Steinman Johnson Ashgraft and Craven, mingle at dinners and travels across Kansas Texas and Europe.
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Danville
Four Mile
Johnson & Son
L. A. Wooster
Steve Steinman
C. T. Johnson
Pueblo
Colo
Inez Ashgraft
Lorna Lee
T. E. Archer
Charles Steinman
Foster Babbs
Hinshaw
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Will McMullen
el Dorado
Glen Dietz
E. W. Grant
Verne Craven
Gene Craven
U. S. Army
Naples
Col. Craven
Paris
Belgium
Floods Costly in Missouri Area
Washington reports flood damage in seven Missouri counties estimated at 56 million dollars with credit needs of 43 million dollars. Senator Symington notes the agriculture department cannot extend the soil bank time limit but promises sympathy in supplying credit.
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Washington
Missouri
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Agriculture Department
Glass sided wagons study cargo shifts on British railways
British railways experiment with freight cars featuring glass sides to observe how cargo shifts in transit. The so called fishbowl wagons allow researchers to monitor load movement and stability during journeys across network routes.
Sentence Approved For Nickerson
Col John C Nickerson guided missile expert had his court martial sentence approved for misuse of secret defense information. Lt Gen Thomas F Hickey delivered a public reprimand and ordered the sentence to be executed with a $100 monthly fine for 15 months and a one year rank suspension. Nickerson admitted 15 charges and claimed he leaked data to certain key people.
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Atlanta
John C. Nickerson
3Rd Army
Thomas F. Hickey
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Department of the Army
Secretary of Defense
Charles E Wilson
West Point
Nickerson
Secretary Wilson's Missile Program Shift to Air Force
The order by Secretary Wilson assigns the bulk of the missiles program to the Air Force, consolidating control away from other services. This reorganization signals a streamlined command for development, testing, and deployment efforts under a single service. The move affects oversight, budgeting, and project timelines across the national defense landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Air Force
Wage Talks Begin With Rubber Workers in AKron
Wage talks are underway between the United Rubber Workers and the five largest rubber producers. The URW seeks substantial wage increases with no figures announced yet. Goodyear talks, starting in Cleveland a week earlier, will guide industry expectations as settlements could cancel the contract by July 22 if an agreement is reached. General Tire and Rubber and other firms also opened negotiations in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
United Rubber Workers
URW
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Cleveland
Rubber firms hold wage talks in Canton and Columbus
United States Rubber Co at Columbus works and Firestone Rubber Co in Canton discuss wage rates with B. F. Goodrich Co. as the other party. The talks focus solely on wage adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Rubber Co
Columbus
B. F. Goodrich Co
Canton
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
How Can I Make Durable Pot Holders
How to craft eight inch square holders from cretonne or remnants. Place between two squares a layer of asbestos or several thicknesses of flannel. Stitch around the edges for a heat resistant item.
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Eisenhower
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Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Kansas Highway Department
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Winwood Kline
Topeka
Hammer
Rotarians
Fred Hiller
Dave’ Evans
Lewis Drake
H. J. Bergeron
Baytown
Texas
Ozarks
E. S. Barnhart
Allen County Hospital
St Iola
Robert Roush
Hum
Miller
Bermuda
Justice
Reina del Pacifico
Liverpool
Erie & Vicinity
W. Main
N. Lincoln
General Tire & Rubber Co
Cincinnati
TN VA
Mainstreet Theatre
Grace Walker
RED Goose
Oxfords
John C. Roberts
E. Main
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