100th anniversary of the telephone celebrated in quirky Fremont spree
A jovial Fremont reminiscence says Ma Bell marked the telephone’s 100th by ringing up friends in San Francisco Fremont and Wenatchee. The piece blends oddball anecdotes about a Duck Memorial Museum UFO-like items and a quirky local meeting on playground equipment funding with humor and local names like Jay Smith Cliff Cotterill Ann Lord Buffy and Ellen Cornish.
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Candle Lighters
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Backgammon runs in aristocratic circles with Mary Obolensky
UPI report follows Princess Mary Obolensky, descendent of a Russian exile family, as she builds a European backgammon circuit. The project mirrors her father Prince Alexis Obolensky’s U.S. backgammon revival, with partners Peter Taylor and Trilyp Mar Quan, and talks with Mark McCormack. Mary Nichols Monte Carlo life includes tours, events, and prize money while bridging society and business in a bid to grow the sport abroad.
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Prince Alexis Obolensky
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Jane Irby
New York
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