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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1957
Page
11
The feature recounts sailors tales of mermaids with half fish bodies and tossing hair with golden combs, plus mermen who marry mortal maidens. Scientists urge imagination, noting sea cows resemble humans at a distance, while a contest asks readers to cut and color a mermaid picture for prizes.
Widespread rains aided firefighters in controlling a 3.50 acre forest fire in upstate New York. About 500 volunteers and 11 fire departments contained the blaze, termed the worst in 23 years, with showers expected to help extinguish remaining smoldering areas.
Hal Boyle forwards a column of curious facts and fanciful predictions from a eccentric mailbag. He notes Texas magnate Harry Rolnick foresees 2000 A.D. women in Hamburgs while recalling Peter Minuit’s Manhattan purchase and other tidbits on language, history, myths, and daily life.
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