Making and Giving Pictures Is Pleasure
William Bostrom an 85 year old Milwaukee man makes and gifts embroidered pictures he frames himself. He took up cross stitch again after retirement, creating many pieces including a mantel scene of mallards, a doe with fawn, and flowers.
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Dutch Engineer Weds by Proxy for Honeymoon in Singapore
Henk Kremers, 26, a ship's engineer from the Netherlands, arrived in Singapore to spend his honeymoon alone. His bride, 25 year old Riet Hothuysen, remained in Arnhem, Holland, while their proxy wedding was performed in Durban, South Africa. They plan a real honeymoon later after he reunites with her following two years’ leave rules.
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Singapore
Henk Kremers
Mindy Carson Rises From Office Work to Broadway Song Career
Mindy Carson at 22 rises from candy factory office job to Broadway entertainment with Paul Whiteman's support. She tours coast to coast, headlines clubs, and eyes world travel while stressing self taught, versatile vocal skill and ballet beginnings in New York.
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Variety
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Washington, D. C
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Miami
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New Yorker
James H Schooligh
Press Gets Strangest Requests In The Mail
NEW YORK Let ters to publishers reveal odd orders from readers. A request for Behavior infants yielded Behavior Development in Infants instead. A man asked for United Nations Charter and received the deluxe edition. The Pleasures of Publishing notes other quirky swaps and misreads.
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New York
Columbia University Press
Columbia Press
French cyclist promotes world cycle tour to Saigon
Lionel Brans, 38, a French cycle maker, completed an 8000 mile eight month tour across 14 countries. He began in Paris on November 14 and aims for Saigon to showcase his machine and explore factory plans in the Near East and Asia. He survived two bandit ambushes on the Jugoslavian and Jordanian fronts and endured severe cold in Iran, hospitalizing briefly.
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Saigon
Lionel Brans
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Near East
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Jordan
Iran
French Rovers Paddle Into Wisconsin Aug 16
The four French Rovers from Paris paddling the Jaques Marquette route will enter Wisconsin at Green Bay on August 16, continuing toward New Orleans by Mississippi River. American welcome ceremonies featured Gov. G. Mennen Williams and Scout executive B. W. Ingli. The team face headwinds and heat as they maintain a 20 mile daily pace from Mackinac Island toward Marquette and beyond.
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Lake Michigan
Mich
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France
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Persmission
New York
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Menominee
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Archaeologists Examine Congo Terracotta Bust Near Leopoldville
A ten inch high terracotta statuette of a woman's bust with a tight knotted necklace and masklike eyes was found by a Dutch Catholic missionary about 13 feet below ground in the Lemba valley near Leopoldville. Natives link it to a Balbali tribal legend once said to inhabit the area.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Lemba
Belgium honors British frontier crossing monument
The Belgian ceremony marks the first crossing of the Belgian frontier by the British 21st Army Group which liberated much of Belgium. A monument near Hertin in southern Belgium was unveiled recently.
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Brussels
21St Army Group
Belgium
Hertain
La Crosse Post Office Receipts May Hit 600000 in 1949
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak expects La Crosse postal receipts to reach about 600000 in 1949, up from 539549.66 in 1948, with six months of 1949 running 47053.07 higher than the same period last year. First class status remains, with La Crosse in the top tier since 1944.
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la Crosse
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Dvorak
United States
Mrs Van Inspires With Quiet Courage And Faith
Dutch born practical nurse Mrs Van, 63, recalls a life of hardship and resilience from Holland to the United States. She cared for a young mother with gifts of flowers, faced poverty with her family, and later supported five children through war and hardship. Her faith remains steadfast as she believes the Lord will come to settle the world’s troubles.
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New York
Van
Harry Truman
Peat
Mrs. van
Pennsylvania
Mrs
Rural Teacher Institute Set at West Salem
The county's annual rural teachers institute will be held in West Salem on Friday September 9. Registration starts at 9 45 a m at West Salem High School. Four workshops cover reading social studies music and handwriting with a high school session. Local Wisconsin Education Association officers will be elected that day.
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West Salem
Hazel Leicht
West Salem High School
Wisconsin Education Association
Moscow Plans Courses for Propaganda Training
Moscow announces three month summer schools to train Communist party propagandists. About 25,000 people are expected to attend the courses aimed at preparing leaders and writers for ideological work.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Rheumatism Treatment Offer From Excelsior Springs Clinic
Excelsior Springs Missouri August 6 The Ball Clinic announces a free book on a specialized system for rheumatism and arthritis using mineral waters and baths. The book titled Rheumatism explains why drugs fail and how readers may achieve relief. No obligation for requesting the enlarged volume. Send to The Ball Clinic Dept 2111 Excelsior Springs Missouri today.
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