Optimism and memory span the era in scattered clippings
Writings from the Duncannon Record and Lincoln Times mix upbeat mood with economic talk and media jabs. References to unemployment aid and government bonds contrast with reflections on Arthur Godfrey and a humorous modernity note from Julius Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncannon Record
Canadnnon
Pennsylvania
Washington
Hoover
Lincoln Times
Lincbinton
North Carolina
Arthur Godfrey
Gemal
Séeason
Fred Hufle
Julius
Loné Fox
Godfrey
Massachusetts National Guard Announces July Camp Training
Guard units nationwide set 18 day drill at Camp Drum New York from July 10 to 24 with Massachusetts 26th Infantry Yankee HQ Detachment 272d Army and 182d Regiment Combat Team 86th Army Band and 101st Ordnance Company plus anti aircraft units at Cape Cod Camp Ellifleet. Major General Erickson notes 61 000 added personnel nationwide during the recruiting push and invites young men to join to gain months of armory training ahead of summer camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Massachusett
National Guard
26Th Infantry
Massachunard
86Th Army Band
101St Ordnance Company
Camp Drum
New York
Edgar C. Erickson
National Guard Bureau
Army
Air’ National Guard
Massachusetts National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Bomb Found In Downtown Fort Worth Hotel Restroom
Fort Worth police raced to a downtown hotel restroom after a bomb report. Officers found a device on the floor marked Insect repellent bomb and proceeded with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Savings Bonds Drive For Future Funds Says Soglow
A fragmented ad blurb urges investing in United States Savings Bonds for the future. It promotes educational benefits and gift value for birthdays and schools, claiming bonds accumulate as small contributions grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Firemen Run Four Alarms for Minor Blazes
Concord firemen from Central and West Concord stations answered four alarms last Wednesday for minor fires. An oil burner blaze at Middlesex Farm Cottage, the former home of the late Michael J. Ryan. another at the Kimball residence on Wilson Road where firefighters were diverted by a passing truck on fire. and a third at the Culkin residence on Bedford Street where only cellar trash burned and a litter of puppies was rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Central and
West Concord
Middlesex Farm
Michael J. Ryan
Kimball
Wilson Road
Culkins
Bedford Street
Rainskirt Becomes New Rainwear Accessory in New York
A Manhattan company Jence Lowry Creations at 1658 Broadway introduces a clear plastic wrap around skirt for women. The garment slips over everyday clothing and provides protection from rain while also resisting oil grease and common chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GALS
New York
Manhattan
Jence Lowry Creations
Broadway
Anniversary marks first federal vote by women in Australia
On December 16 1953 Australia celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first federal election in which women could vote. The text notes earlier suffrage in South Australia 1894 and Western Australia 1961, with New South Wales 1904, Tasmania 1906, Queensland 1907 and Victoria 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
New South Wales
Tasmania
Queensland
Victoria
Tuberculous Meningitis and Modern TB Treatment
This health column urges vigilance for tuberculous meningitis in children under six, noting earlier fatality but progress with streptomycin and isoniazid. It advises early doctor visits, family X rays, and periodic chest checks for all household members to reduce risk and safeguard child health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal Board of Health
Tuberculosis Committee
Broadway
Somerville
Mass
Texas Almanac Debuts as Lone Star Claim to Fame
Dallas report notes Texas once a sovereign nation and now unveils its own biennial almanac. The 1954 55 edition spans 671 pages from Aberdeen fragment to Zuniga, covering wide range of topics and facts about the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Mérning News
Aberdeen Fragdom
Zuniga
Lincoln youth discharged after three years in Marines
Robert Anthony Russes son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Russes of Concord Road was discharged after three years in the U S Marine Corps. He spent 13 months in Korea as a radio operator, enlisting in 1951, with duties at Parris Island Camp Pendleton and overseas service. A Concord High School graduate, he previously worked as floor manager for a Boston florist before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Robert Anthony Russes
Anthony Russes
Concord Road
U. S. Marine Corps
Korea
Parris Island
Camp Pendleton
Concord High School
Boston
Honor roll lists Goricora High School seniors and freshmen
Concord principal announces honor rosters with seniors Martha Basile Caroline Brooks Beverly Crowson Ann Darby Eléanor Denham Fay Loving Robert McWaler Carl Neon Margaret Packer Barbara Pereira Philip Funiohs Paty aoe pate Carolyn Br Leé Juait h fedverdsen Jean Saes Barbara Henrete Lester incor well igh Perrin Janet Reed Harold Smith Carothe Margaret Fetbes Dratheni Kevitt Gren er Harvey Paul Laéeme Saul Lord Richard Loring Paul Lyons Kenneth MacLure Janet Magoon Beatrice Nagle Carole Olson Alice Place Elizabeth Rice Douglas Sinclair Martha White Bruce Willard Nancy Woodruff Freshmen Joan Applegren Francis Arnold Dorothy Bower ing Thomas Caldwell Mary Clahane Huston Cockrill Nancy Duggan Carolyn Forbes Patricia Fulton Beth Googins Marilyn Hughes Sylvia Levinson Diane Little Elizabeth Ogilvie John Palmer Sandra Rice Emily Ridout Joan Lamour Linda Tyna Judith Whitman
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Concord
John F. Donovar
Goricora High Schhool
Fie
Honor Roth
Martha Basile
Caroline Brooks
Beverly Crowson
Ann Darby
Eléanor Denham
Fay Loving
Robert Mc Walér
Carl Neon
Margaret Packer
Barbara Pereira
Philip Funiohs
Paty
Aoe Pate
Carolyn Br Leé Juaith Fedverdsen
Jean Saes
Barbara
Henrete
Lester Incor
Ot Perrin
Janet Reed
Harold Smith
Carothe
Margaret Fétbes
Dratheni
Kévitt Grener Harvey
Paul Laééme
Saul Lord
Richard
Loring
Paul Lyons
Kenneth MacLure
Janet Magoon
Beatrice Nagle
Carole Olson
Alicé Place
Elizabeth Rice
Douglas Sinclair
Martha White
Bruce Willard
Nancy Woodruff
Joan Applegren
Francis Arnold
Dorothy Bowering
Thomas Caldwell
Mary Clahane
Huston Cockrill
Nancy Duggan
Carolyn Forbes
Patricia Fulton
Beth Googins
Marilyn Hughes
Sylvia Levinson
Diane Little
Elizabeth Ogilvie
John Palmer
Sandra Rice
Emily Ridout
Joan Lamour
Linda Tyna
Judith Whitman
Eisenhower salutes Boy Scouts on forty fourth anniversary
The White House issued a message to the Boy Scouts of America on the forty fourth anniversary of the movement. President Eisenhower lauded 21 million members and 3.3 million volunteers, urging unit leaders to receive special recognition and extending birthday greetings to Cub Scouts and Explorers for liberty and good citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Scouts of America
America
Hisenhower
White House
Washington
Boy Scouts of America
Liberty
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tanis 46th Anniversary Observed At Bedford Pair
Ner hE-ana Wirs at Tanis 38 Bedford quietly observed their 46th anniversary last Saturday. They were married in Concord and have lived here most of the time since. They have five daughters, three sory and 99 grandchildren. The text also notes Indonesia has only wet and dry seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Margaret Chase
Maine
New York
GOP
Wriier
Edith Noursé Rogers
Mass
Wortiall
Rogers
Hasbaid
Smith
Miller
Senate
Williams
Thompson
Davis
Ner
Ana Wirs
Tanis
Bedford
Céu Ple
Concord
Is Your Bike Ready for Spring Ride?
Readers share tips and quick checks to prepare bicycles for the warmer season. Useful steps cover tires, brakes, chain lubrication, and lights to ensure safe, efficient riding as days lengthen.
Gelatinized Valentine Salads From Tomato Juice and Cranberry
Unflavored gelatin forms heart shaped salads with tomato juice and cranberry color. The recipe blends milk and cream cheese for topping, uses sugar salt and Tabasco, and sets in a mold over a chilled slaw base. It yields cranberry relish and Valentine shaped aspic salads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valéntino
1953 Daily Newspaper Circulation Records Shattered
Editor and Publisher reports a nationwide dip in daily papers with a total rise in daily circulation to 52,472,286 net paid copies. End-year counts show 1,785 daily papers, up marginally from 1952, with morning papers leading the gain and overall daily circulation up 0.97 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ant P
Cone
United States
Mideadine
Oakeown
Ifcréase
Wettig
Totel
Tricks of her trade for cat care and kitchen tips
A fragmented piece offers advise on homemaking tasks such as handling cats and easier cooking. It mentions separating é¢e, scalding, butter, and using vinegar to banish odors from hands. The text is garbled but suggests practical domestic hints.
Reconstruction Aid in New Zealand Grant to Pusan Lumber
A New Zealand grant totaling $56,000 funds relief aid to Pusan in the context of the Green Reconstruction plan. The measure is described as a timber purchase or lumber allocation tied to the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
N.Z
Boa Iy
Foss Zealan Regs
Grean Reconstruction
Pusan
New Zealand
Newspaper Circulation Decline Reported Across Papers
Sunday circulations for 544 papers reveal 98 054 readers, marking a 26 decline from prior totals. Officials cite market shifts and digit access as contributing factors.
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Peet
Gram
Otymélling Breaikfast
Artec Independent— Review
Geo. B. Brown
Adam
Adaa
Eve
Earth
National Mortgage
Pais
Soglow
Radio Europe
THE
Five Town Weekly Enterprise
Pepressio
Indiana
Eae
Vince
Hes
Michigan
Darigér
IEEE
BOY Scouts
Indonesia
Island
Republic
Ile
Sptads
Anon
Alentiné
Agpic
Richard E. Carpenter
Mechartie Sr
Moilit
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