Dickens Early Years Spark Creative Drive at Wellington House
Charles Dickens attends Wellington House Academy then shifts from law work to journalism. He reads law in spare time, becomes a reporter, and finds joy when his fiction begins to appear. By 21 he earns recognition with stories leading to Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist. Editor notes offer free Uncle Ray leaflet.
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Charles Dickens
Wellington House
Oxford
Cambridge
Charles
Dickens
London
London Daily Chronicle
Pickwick Papers
Oliver Twist
Uncle Ray
Snow 6 Feet High Free Coffee Prank Tests Riverside Man
Riverside cafe owner Ralph Aberth vowed to offer free cups when snow piled six feet high. The storm arrived with a sunny day and blocked his door with a snow wall. Six friends drove 40 miles to Big Bear Mountain to haul in snow for the stunt, serving more than 200 cups.
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Riverside
Calif
Ralph Aberth
Big Bear Mountain
Gas Rates Reduced for Wisconsin Southern Gas Co.
The Public Service Commission announced a new rate to be used by Wisconsin Southern Gas Co reducing annual charges by 89 000 dollars. The company supplies natural gas in Burlington Delavan Elkhorn and Lake Geneva areas.
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Madison
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Southern Gas Co
Burlington
Delavan
Elkhorn
Lake Geneva
Grede Named Chairman of Case Board
William J. Grede a 62 year old Milwaukee industrialist and past NAM president was elected chairman of the board of the J I Case Co He will continue as president and chief executive officer He also chairs Grede Foundries Inc and has led Case machinery executive committee since 1956 Brown resigns as chairman to become special assistant to the president and John T Brown age 57 takes no stated reason for resignation prior to his Case roles
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John T. Brown
Brown
Case Company
Chain Belt Co
Milwaukee
Case
Whiskers and Wonders From a Christmas Mailbag
Santa owes much to the Tibetan yak for his whiskers and the reindeer. The piece surveys varied notes from daily life and history, including lamp-reading tips, White House anecdotes, odd laws, and curious curiosities from science to folklore.
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Santa
New York
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