Birthdays Through Antiquity A Global Party Legend
Paupers would attend a rich birthday fete in ancient Rome as Plutarch notes. Yale professor Ralph Linton and Adelin trace the origins of birthdays from ancient record keeping to modern Kinderfeste in Germany, noting candles originate with Greeks and birthdays remain a yearly festive focal point across cultures.
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New Haven
Conn
Cleopatra
Marc Anthony
Plutarch
Ralph Linton
Yale
Adelin
Lintons
Germany
Artemis
Two Years Without Water Woman Not Thirsty in Nebraska
BRAINARD Neb at the start of the 104th year Barbara Plisek says she feels fine and has not tasted water since age 91. Her daughter Augusta Herms notes her diet consists of bread eggs and coffee one daughter is bedfast but Mrs Plisek remains in good memory and voice born in Czechoslovakia she came to the United States in 1894 after marrying Frank Plisek.
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Brainard, Neb
Barbara Plisek
August Herms
Czechoslovakia
Frank Plisek
Land Lubber Jeep Goes Amphibious At Last
TOLEDO Ohio The mighty little Jeep now serves as a seagoing fighter as the Army prepares an amphibious version. Ward M Canaday President of the Jeep makers says snorkel tubes let the vehicle run submerged in fresh or salt water with driver’s head above water. Engine and electrical systems are waterproofed and waterproofing steps are simplified for rapid amphibious readiness.
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Toledo
Ward M. Canaday
Jeep-makers
Canaday
Muzzle of Gun Forces Marine to Forget Password
An arriving replacement on a Korea hilltop outpost fails to recall the password for the night post. The sentry asks for "Jacob's" and the password "Jacob's ladder" is mentioned, but the Marine mutters a different name, yet still secures the billet.
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Korea
Thountain
Renee Mer
Roberts
New Industry Town Celebrates Good Luck
Arkadelphia Ark celebrate as Reynolds Metal Company plans a $30,000,000 plant near Gum Springs five miles from Arkadelphia. Production is slated to begin early 1953. Town reacts with wild celebrations and extra newspaper editions as nerves relax after long anxious months.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Reynolds Metal Company
Gum Springs
Sidney Iowa Rodeo Built Local Chuck Wagon Circuit
The Sidney rodeo near Sidney Iowa became a landmark event for a town of about 1500, unique for owning its own horse stock and offering more outdoor performances than any other rodeo. It helped launch Iowa's modern rodeo industry and grew under publisher J C Howe who fostered the event into a regional and national circuit.
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Sidney
Iowa
Rodeo Cowboys Association
PGA
J. C. Howe
Argus Printing Company
Lord Beaverbrook
American Legion
Howe
Windstorms Cause More Losses Than Tornadoes
Des Moines report notes windstorms cause far greater damage to farm out-buildings than tornadoes, with yearly costs in millions. Proper anchoring can protect barns and sheds. houses suffer less, but human carelessness increases small losses from wind.
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Des Moines
Jews Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Barnesboro Seeks New Industry For Growth
Barnesboro Pennsylvania, population 4000, launches a drive with the Civic Improvement Association and the Business Men's Association to attract a male‑employing factory. The effort cites contracts with firms in New York and Pittsburgh, contact with a locating service, and two potential sites with 600 dollars pledged toward construction.
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Barnesboro
Civic Improvement Association
Business Men's Association
Barneaboro
New York
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Barnesboro AS
Tourist Town Nahma Revived For Summer Trade
Nahma Michigan revived from near closure after Bay de Noc company bought the town and forest land. Workers repair 102 buildings, clear trails, and plan a hotel upgrade and a field archery range. A museum will occupy a red barn and fishing and Independence Day events are planned to attract visitors.
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Nahma
Mich
Bay de Noquet Company
Do Ae
Icanaba
Manistique
The
Playground Equipment Company
Big Bay de Noc
Tennessee towns fund new factories with revenue bonds
Elizabethton already landed a $7.8 million textile plant employing about 1,000 workers under a state law allowing towns to issue revenue bonds to build or acquire factory space for lease to manufacturers. Bonds are repaid from rental income, with no tax levy debt, but require a 75 percent referendum approval.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Elizabethton
Rural Area Has Jitters Until Python Is Found
MULBERRY Ark Two day jitters in a small town as a missing 22 foot carnival python escaped its cage. Residents locked up pets and joined a search until Buddy Kuykendall found the reptile in his barn. Carnival owner and aides recaptured it and returned it to the cage.
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Mulberry
Ark
Buddy Kuykendall
Gratitude Notes From Friends And Family
Clarence Clemmenson thanks friends for cards letters prayers and care during illness. Mr and Mrs Chris Norris express thanks for remembrances, calls cards wishes and gifts on their 40th wedding anniversary.
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Clarence Clemmenson
Chris Norris
Thanking friends for support during hospital stays
Mrs. Anton Christiansen thanks friends for letters cards flowers and blood donors from Holy Family hospital. M F Stillian thanks neighbors for cards gifts good wishes and help on the farm during a Veterans hospital stay in Des Moines.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Roochester
Chris Larson
Holy Family Hospital
Anton Christiansen
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
M. F. Stillian
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Adolph Spies
Times Office
Joe Swift
Bill Joyce
Fahnstock Subdivision
Mia
Elsie Larson
Pete James
Frank Smith
Osgood
H. A. Elsenbast
H. A .Elsenbast
Mr. Farmer
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Dolliver
Estherville
Graettinger Superior Aa Racaie Wallingford
eMac
Earl Tutile
Hone Graettinger
Fames Forceing Service
Hathervilla
Aigona Rendering Co
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OWA
Jimmy
E. B. Burg
Wallingford
Glenn Young
Spitz
Manchester
Skelly Service
Cooperative Grain and Product Co
East Tenth St
Spencer, Town
Gus R. Rath
Terry I. Anderson
RE. C. Biggs
Emmet Co. State Bank
Lows
Olene Jacobson
D._V. M. Veterinarian
Graettinger
B. E. Dappen
Ve Ian Telephone
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CAP
Nelson Palo
J. H. Walston
J. Emmett Martin Funeral Service
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Broadway Optometrist
BSE
Emmetsburg
KE. L. Johnson
Optometrist
Gardaton Hotel
C. A. Shiley
Stora Anglophone No. 180
Gouse Gracttinger
Grein Electric
Electrical Service
NORGE
Fairbanks Morse
Hamilton Hatchery
Bancroft
Towa
Donahue
C. R. Kitchen
North 6Th
Harrison Shop
Quinn
Graettinger Insurance Agency
Skow & Green
Albert Suss
Pittsburg
Square Deal Insurance Company
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Friendly Square
Kenneth Harding Insurance Agency
Estherville, Iowa
Grodland, Bortwit & Brown ‘Auctionesr
Na Directee
Grasttinger Times
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