Lake Tanganyika Listed as World’s Longest Lake
A fragment describes Lake Tanganyika in Africa as potentially the longest lake, with references to its vast length and a canal route described as draining through the body wall, noting around 450 miles.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1953
Page
5
A fragment describes Lake Tanganyika in Africa as potentially the longest lake, with references to its vast length and a canal route described as draining through the body wall, noting around 450 miles.
Calendar notes show Gardenia Garden Club gathering Wednesday January 7 at 2 at Mrs C C Lewis home with Mrs Frank Rider co host. Circle No 3 of Christian Women's Fellowship meets Wednesday night January 7 at 7 80 at Mrs Jack Pritchetts home. Pat Cleburne chapter UDC hosts luncheon Thursday at 12 at Barlow Hotel honoring State President Mrs B H.
Society items list PTA meetings Friendship Club hosts garden clubs and church WSCS circles with dates in January. Announcements include a betrothal of Annie Marie Spicer to Ernest L Morton of Memphis and upcoming weddings. Woodmen Circle initiates new members and Circle No. 1 plans a February food sale.
Hollywood reports actress Debbie Reynolds and actress Peary King hospitalized with influenza during a USO entertainment tour in Korea. Actor Keenan Wynn is also affected as Walter Piddeon oversees the group in Tokyo. MGM and the USC entertainment unit confirm the situation as tour continues.
Bellom New Mexico couple Mr and Mrs Henry Sachs and their son Herman greet the arrival of their granddaughter Mia Shirley Easterling. Gibson Jr confirms the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles cs of Tangaty. Hospital notes list Pate Mitchell and others.
In Memphis a six year old girl named Linda Bites on her cheek by a pet dog New Year’s Day led Juvenile Court to place her under hospital care for rabies injections. Doctor Wadley increased daily shots from one to two over the next days to counter the bite risk, despite her parents belief prayer healed the wound.
Actress Garland flew from New York to help arrange funeral plans for her mother Mia Gilmore, 86, who died last Monday at a Dowdas Abcraft Company parking area. Private services will be held.
Archbishop Jee Francis A. McTaiyre departs Los Angeles for Rome in a brief church column noting the voyage and ecclesiastical duties ahead. The item records a travel departure by a high ranking cleric and hints at forthcoming assignments or meetings in Rome.
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