Mother's Day tribute brings 350 mothers together
In Lansford Pennsylvania stockman Dick Edwards hosts a living Mother's Day party for senior women. Started in 1939 with 15 guests, the annual event now gathers hundreds of mothers ages 70 to 94 for dinner entertainment and flowers. The 1955 edition promises surprises and a communal celebration.
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Leonard A
Unger
Lansford
Anytown
U.S.A
R. D. Edwards
Edwards
Pennsylvania
Lehighton
Here
American Legion Hall
Tagoma
Wash
Tanks Withstand Atomic Shock Wave At Yucca Flat Test
In a Yucca Flat Nevada test, about 3100 yards from the blast, a battery of Army tanks endured a massive atomic explosion. The three inch armor held. inside, lights glowed and dust filled the hulls as crews coughed, but officials said the tanks and men survived without injury.
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Elton ¢. Fay
Yucca Flat
Nev
Fircely
Judy Is Waiting for New Owner In Rochester
Judy the little Texas burro is at the Railway Express office in Rochester for five days after tags were eaten. The carrier and shippers in Laredo cannot confirm Judy’s destination, so she may be farmed out until a missing animal is found. The article also notes a Mothers Day party hosted by Bright Department Stores, highlighting community goodwill and the remark that women enjoy dressing up and attending such events.
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Rochester
N. Y
Judy
Texas
Railway Express
Cate
Laredo
Tex
Edwards
Bright
Lansford
Wehighton
Dick Edwards
Cooking Stove Using Sun Rays Invented in Beirut
Beir ut reports Dr Adnan Tarcaki has designed a cooking stove powered by sunlight. An Egyptian firm will produce 18 000 units annually to help impoverished Arab households. He notes fuel costs burden workers and sun shines eight to nine months yearly. Forests and coal scarcity push reliance on manure as fuel, harming soil fertility.
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Beirut
Lebaron
Adnan Tarcki
Dr. Tarcii
Woman Survives Stroke Like Dash To Board Bus
In Miami on Flagler Street a young woman raced to catch a bus, suddenly clutched her waist as if struck by a stroke, then discreetly stepped out of her underwear and hurried on to the bus. She reached the vehicle safely.
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Miami
Flagler Street
Grandmother Ponders Million Dollar Uranium Claim Offer
Mrs Jeanette V Martin of Farmington New Mexico says she and Army colonel Benjamin E Thurston plan a venture on Sabinosa area federal land with 500 claims of 20 acres each while Thurston, a 29 year Army veteran stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas, is a weekend prospector and partner in the deal The proposal centers on a block of uranium claims worth over a million dollars and began from a simple outing with a Geiger counter date details reflect an exploratory stage and a hopeful outlook for mining profits.
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Farmington
Num
Jeanette V. Martin
Sabinosa
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Camp Chaffee
Ark
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Firestone
Fractured incident leaves Mrs. Martin injured husband hurt
The report notes that Mrs. Martin’s husband suffered injuries to his head back and neck in a major project incident. Police and medical teams responded, detailing the injuries and the preliminary cause being linked to the ongoing work project.
Uranium Exchange and Local Windstorm Charity Item
In Salt Lake City the Uranium Exchange reports rapid stock sales since 1951 with 837,852,000 shares traded mainly through individual brokers. In Sherman Texas Mrs. Roy Good donated her late husband's clothing to a charity after a windstorm damaged their home. The gift was among several to aid storm victims.
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Salt Lake City
Utaha
Wall Street
Salt Lake
Sherman
Tex
Roy Good
Good Face
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