91 year old widow returns to Mills College as student
Clara Edwards Paulding aged 91 audits American studies at Mills College in Oakland California. She earned a diploma there in 1873 and recalls pre Civil War history. Born in Bath New York she traveled with her missionary father to Texas and watched the Civil War unfold.
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Calif
Clara Edwards Paulding
Mills College
Edwards
Texas
San Francisco
California
Bath, N. Y
John Edwards
Princeton College and Theological School
Milk Air Freight Ordered By Rio Officer In Miami
A Rio de Janeiro based American officer requests twice weekly air shipments of a gallon of grade A pasteurized milk from Miami dairy. The arrangement shows wartime supply efficiency and cross Atlantic logistics.
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Miami
Fla
Rio de Janeiro
Centenarian Grate named GAR head in Atwater
John H. Grate, 101, of Atwater, Ohio, elected unanimously commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. He said it is the greatest honor and Atwater will host national headquarters, with GAR encampment delegates returning home after five days of meetings.
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Ind
U.P
John H. Grate
Grae
Atwater
Grand Army of the Republic
Gar
Ohio
Seattle
Wash
Hiram S. Gale
Grate
Wisconsin Teen Completes 1200 Mile Bicycle Trip to New York
Charles DeLarwell a 16 year old Green Bay high school senior biked from Green Bay Wisconsin to New York this summer for fun. He averaged about 70 miles daily on the 1200 mile trip riding the bike most of the way except for a train ride over mountains in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He returned home by train to Detroit then pedaled across Michigan and ferried back to Wisconsin.
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Green Bay
Wis
U.P
Chas. DeLarwell
New York
Charles
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Michigan
Wisconsins
Bell rings in Patton memorial at church
A church bell to honor Gen. George S. Patton will be placed at St. John's Episcopal Church in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Mrs. Patton gifted the bell, and a Troy New York girl reads the inscription as a memorial tribute.
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Troy
N. Y
George S. Patton
U.S. Third Army
Maureen Gillen Wins 1946 Baby Parade at Asbury Park
Maureen Gillen a two year old from Atlantic Highlands New Jersey won first prize a 1946 automobile in the 42nd annual baby parade at Asbury Park New Jersey More than 1000 children from 20 states paraded before a crowd of 100000 in the revival of the event since 1932 International status noted
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Maureen Gillen
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Asbury Park
International
Ford unveils long lasting enamel for new cars
Ford officials say their new enamel for automobiles will outwear the steel body. After years of experimentation they developed a “perfect” enamel using soybean oil modified glyceryl phthalate type resins designed to resist wear on the car’s surface.
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Dearborn
Mich
U.P
Ford Motor Co
Ready for Trouble Flying Forts fly Vienna to Utine route
Lt William Hutchins piloted a Flying Fortress from Vienna to Utine marking the first U S plane on the line since Yugoslav forces shot down two transports earlier this month. The ship will reportedly run daily carrying mail and freight.
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William Hutchins
Vienna
Utine
Italy
U. S
Shotgun Toter Waits Outside Springfield Hotel
Passersby phoned police when a man sat with a shotgun cradled in his arms in front of a Springfield hotel. He explained he planned to sell it to Jake Riseman across the street but grew tired of waiting and sat to rest.
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Springfield
Ill
Jake Riseman
Cures Hiccoughs But Police Block Costly Cure
In Tacoma Washington a man, Al fred F Frederico age 21, sped and weaved trying to cure his girlfriend’s hiccoughs. Police chased him and booked him for negligent driving after he admitted the stunt was to cure her hiccups.
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Tocoma
Wash
Tacoma
Alfred F. Frederico
Two-Story Doghouse Built for Pet in Idaho
In Twin Falls Idaho Rickey a Labrador Irish setter mix owned by Bill Watts has a two story four gabled doghouse Watts built the fancy shelter during his spare time for his pet.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Rickey
Bill Watts
Watts
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