Exhibit Shows Everyday Life in Early America
Smithsonian opens a new 180 by 55 foot hall in Washington displaying domestic paraphernalia, furnishings, and settings from early seaboard America to the industrial revolution. It uses narrative labels, diagrams, models, maps, and 52 designed cases to tell a history, with actual 17th century house interiors and 19th century schoolroom scenes. Interactive features include push button lighting and proximity-triggered tape narration to reduce museum fatigue.
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Washington
America
Smithsonian Institution
Seaboard America
Fatal Accidents Rise Again in 1956 Across U S
New statistics show about 95 000 lives lost to accidents in 1956 up from 1955 by roughly 2 000 and 5 000 versus 1954. Motor vehicle crashes alone accounted for about 40 000 deaths, a new high. Home accidents and public incidents contributed about 28 000 and 16 000 respectively with little change from the prior year.
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New York
United States
Occupational accidents tally includes vehicle incidents
The report notes about 14,000 occupational accidents with more than 3,000 involving motor vehicles, highlighting a sizable share tied to transportation work and mobility hazards.
Early Artist Painted Record of Old West
Washington 125 years ago a prolific American artist recorded the wild west among many Indian tribes painting portraits of eminent figures ceremonies dances villages and landscapes. George Catlin of Philadelphia, a former lawyer, traveled with army dragoons traders and explorers and often worked alone while maintaining friendly relations with the tribes.
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Washington
George Catlin
Philadelphia
Wyoming Valley
Distance No Matter To True Music Lover
CHICAGO In rural areas long distances matter little to music lovers. Humboldt County Little Symphony members travel 130 miles weekly to rehearsals, including housewives ministers teachers and retirees. Mountain residents near Asheville NC drive 30 miles for traditional mountain ballads. Colorado music teacher Lloyd Bader travels 60 000 miles yearly in a trailer to teach five towns and three rural areas.
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Chicago
California
Humboldt County Little Symphony
Asheville
N. C
Colorado
Lloyd Bader
Nickel announces ductile cast iron foundry product
In 1948 International Nickel announced a new ductile cast iron product. Unlike ordinary cast iron it is not brittle and can be bent or twisted. It is expected to become a major ferrous metal for engineering use and may rank third in tonnage among industrial metals in a few years.
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New York
International Nickel
Intercounty Drainage Board Minutes and April 1957 Sessions
The Joint Board of Supervisors of Palo Alto and Pocahontas Counties met in special session to approve levies on Drainage District No. 85 and to authorize transfers to pay warrants. The board also awarded a Portland Cement Concrete Pavement contract for Portland Cem. Project No. S-901 and approved bond and engineer actions. Regular sessions in April 1957 covered bid openings for a bridge contract in West Bend township, payroll and accounting actions, and setting extensions for drainage districts with revised levy plans.
Resolution of Levy on Drainage District No 1T 85
The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors meeting in Emmetsburg on April 5 1957 levies special assessments for Drainage District No 11 85 as confirmed December 1955. Assessments and 4 percent interest from April 5 1957 are due in cash. votes in favor by Bargman McConnell Cody High and Rickletts with no nays.
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Board of Supervisors
Palo Alto
Iowa
Court House
Emmetsburg
A. P. Rickless
Wm. H. Bargman
Wm. McConnell
Arthur Cody
Walter L. High
A. P. Rickletts
Emmetsburg Board Minutes Date April 8 1957
Pato Alto County Iowa Emmetsburg April 8 1957 board met in regular session with Wm McConnell Walter High Arthur Cody Wm Bargman A P Ricklefs presiding Members noted minutes from January February and March 1957 A motion carried appointing Fred Short as engineer on D D 50 to survey and report The board approved bonds of George Godden Justice of Peace Emmetburg township Motion carried and a resolution on contracts and other items was recommended
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State of Iowa
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Court House
A. P. Ricklefs
West Bend Township
J. & R. Construction Co
Harlan
Town
John Hyman and Sons
Hull Towr
Accence
Fawah
Rickless
County Fund Central Iowa Telephone Co
Hughes, H. P. Weed
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
McConnell
Edward Daas
Pikes Nest
Motton
Bargman
High
George Godden
Emmetsburg
Awalt Jergenus
West Bend
Aliee Yoch
R. W. Atler
Cody
Cady
Burgman
Fred Short
D. D
Pato Alto County
Wm. McConnell
Walter High
Arthur Cody
Wm. Bargman
Justice of Peace
Emmeraburg Township
Aronto
Palo
Graettinger business sponsors miss in graduation page
The Graettinger Times notes Witt's Place and Paul's Tavern were unintentionally omitted from last week's graduation sponsorship list for the publication.
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Witt
Paul
Graettinger Business
Theft reported of $565 corn stalk chopper near Osage
Authorities investigate the theft of a vehicle drawn corn stalk chopper bought two weeks earlier from the Albert Olson farm near Osage. The item is valued at 565 dollars and is a recently purchased farm implement.
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Albert Olson
Osage
Portable loss restored on Stuart farm finds owner
Four years after losing a billfold on the Harry Everson farm near Stuart, Larry Leisener recovers it when John Donnelly found the pocketbook last week.
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Larry Leisener
Harry Everson
Stuart
John Donnelly
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Cece
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Richard Court
Hugh Galbraith
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Herman
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Towa
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Lake Truster
Wag Grollers Society, Inc
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Gene Sworkton
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Curlew Telephone
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H. & O.tranafer
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Fanuary
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Tas
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Ceees
TASOC
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Warren Schmeling
O. J. Salisbury
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E.sceenee
Ross Clayton
Jorgen Paulsen
Frank Payton
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Clarence Westfall
Charles A. Burger
Herman Skogstram
Bert Sweeney
Mervin L. Thompson
Arthur Luckinhill
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