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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
13
In a frontier bank, Web faces the Lancey brothers as Herb and Harry rob the tellers. A hidden iron box explodes, Web wants one last moment of glory before the horsemen escape with sacks of cash and danger lingers.
Irby I. Penny, a Memphis candy store owner and mechanic, shows free full length movies and cartoons to neighborhood children from his house window. For five years he has hosted three shows weekly, after starting with five, to give youths a safe place with entertainment when few options existed.
A widow seeks VA acceptance of a family Bible entry as sufficient proof of her daughter's birth for death pension. A notarized Bible record noting printing year, any erasures, and dating the entry to birth time is advised. The Hoover Commission on fish and wildlife favors state and private responsibility, with TVA land controls and limited federal project land use. Outdoor film showings by local groups draw 250 to 300 youths. past year chicken pie consumption reached 150 million, expected 250 million this year.
Burlington Vermont Dr James Wadsworth animal pathologist warns bulls are the most savage domestic animals and cause nearly eight times as many farmer deaths as firearms. He urges staying near fences when crossing pastures and not running if a bull approaches, noting twisting a tree can provide an escape.
Corporal James J. Marshall of Harrington Avenue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marshall, joined the U S Marine Corps on December 3 1953 and serves with a jet crew in Iwic kuni Japan. He reports Marines in his crew helped build an orphanage for homeless children in Japan and hopes to hear from old friends. He plans to fly from Hanscom Air Base after returning to the United States.
George Burruss of Greely Colorado, 11 years old, captured the Class D skeet title by breaking 96 targets of 100. After the event he swapped the heavy shotgun for a cap pistol and played Davy Crockett. The report notes details from Doniphan Nebraska. The piece also mentions the Detroit Windsor tunnel as the world’s only underground link between two nations, built 25 years ago.
The inaugural Glidden tour started in 1905 to prove cars could rival horses and safety. Mrs John N Cueno, an early female driver, had a crash en route from New York to the White Mountains but later became a noted figure in vintage racing. The event, first sponsored by the American Automobile Association, resumes in modern form from Niagara Falls August 25 and ends in Montreal under Antique Automobile Club of America.
The passage notes that equally spaced pickets require the same number of lines whether on a mountain or level ground, implying the count depends on spacing rather than terrain. It states parallel lines at equal intervals demand identical quantities under all conditions, and instructs to count the stakes in the picture.
The adjournment of the 84th Congress left the farm price supports issue unsettled. Republicans previously argued that flexible supports would burden city food prices, while aiding farmers. The House favored 90 percent parity, the Senate stalled. Senator Johnston charged agricultural policy uses propaganda to divide urban and rural voters.
The speaker argues against Mr. Benson's econ omy rhetoric claiming it harms farmers who power the economy. He accuses Benson of political pandering while touring dust bowl sites and crop troubles. He warns subsidies for private industry and cites a Senate defeat on a Delaware River channel project for the United States Steel Corporation.
U S Treasury notes the $10 000 bill is uncommon with only 11 in circulation versus 678 of the $5 000. About $9.0 million in $10 000 notes circulate against $3.4 million in $5 000 notes. The $20 bill now dominates even as the $10 recedes, with $9.5 billion in $20s and $6.4 billion in $10s circulating.
About 114000 soldiers are completing grammar school education under the troop information and education program. Additionally 87000 pursue high school programs and 60000 take college and graduate school courses.
A retro recipe mixes pork and beans with tart apples and bacon. Partially cook bacon, drain, layer with beans in a casserole, sprinkle with apples and brown sugar, bake 375 F for 30 minutes. Serve hot with picnic sides like hot dogs, chips, fruit, chocolate cake, and cold drinks.
An unclear report from Ellingford Maine describes boys transforming a beaver into a vermin image and releasing a dog in a field. The beaver reportedly walked after the boys retrieved the animal and the dog, with the beaver dead from a broken neck.
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