Windpipe Wonders Highlight 1850 Yorkpaper Oddities
A Washington Evening Star column describes the 1850 view of the human windpipe as a tube moving air to the lungs. It contrasts medical notes with Christmas ads of the era, noting frugal farming and home crafts, with a glimpse of yuletide commerce and a few gifts advertised in local papers.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Congress
Washington Evening Star
Franklin Pierce
J. H. Green
Kriss Kringle
Drop in ratings threatens TV's top quiz show
William Ewald notes Television's The 64 000 Question has driven huge popularity, sponsor sales, and cultural phrases but recent Trendex ratings show a steady decline after 26 airings. The program has boosted publicity and fame for Hal March and contestants while pushing ad revenue, yet viewership appears to be slipping from its peak.
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William Ewald
New York
UPW Television
Wally Cox
Imogene Coca
Red Buttons
Dragnet
Milton Berle
Hal March
Barbara Britton
Trendex
Gas station thieves use tow truck to escape mud
In Holland Michigan thieves who broke into a local gas station found their getaway hindered when their car bogged down in mud. Station staff helped by towing the vehicle out with the station's own tow truck.
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Holland, Mich
Here
Dinner Guests Visit in Wellington and Childress Homes
Numerous visits span Wellington and Childress with guests from Amarillo Dallas Memphis Lake Pauline and Athens. Notables include Airman Benton Trammell and Nettye Daw in Mahan home and Kelton Loyd Thomas in Dallas hospital.
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J. F. Michaels
Wellington
Frank West
Benton Trammell
Amarillo
A. L. Mahan
Mahan
Nettye Pearl Dawson
Childress
W. E. Rule
Billy Williams
L. B. Snider
Memphis
Myrtle Compton
James Henry Rule
George Gregory
Dallas
Eddie Trammell
Wilmer Rule
Lake Pauline
J. H. Clay
Athens
Fred Hall
Floyd Stephenson
Andrel Thomas
D. W. Keiley
Kelton Loyd Thomas
Veteran's Hospital
Calvin Casey
Par
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Denver
Colo
Edward J Keating
John Gilbert Graham
Keating
Paul Kow H
Charles S. Vigil
John J. Gibbons
7Th Street Stower
W. F. Seymour
Washington Daily Union
Women’s Dept. Club
Courthouse
W. A. “Shorty
Glenn
Pop
Nash
American Motors
Cline Nash Motor CO
Ave. C. Northwest
Disneyland
Abc-Tv
White
Timae Pat
SOF Nee
Cne
Archie Pearce
Tokyo
Japan
Tsukiko Akashi
Shoko Fukakusa
Canion Flat News
A. V. Mote
Jimmy Miller
Tommy
Wichita Falls
Mote
Miller
High Point
Carl Miller
Johnny
John Chapman
Hershel Parris
Kathy
Carey
Ben Purcell
B&b. J. Hassell
J. D. Hassell
Hassell
Bill Percell
Weldon Fromm
Matador
Fred Mitchell
Andrews
Vernon Johnson
Johnsons
Mitchell
Hargrave Laundry & Dry Cleaning
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