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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Page
7
Kansas City profile of Frank O Taylor a retired truck gardener who at 89 dances at least 16 hours weekly. He travels among gay nineties gatherings adapts to new steps studies swing and jitterbug values health from constant dancing and urges husbands to dance with others wives feel free.
The American aircraft carrier Valley Forge 888 feet long became the longest ship to enter the Suez Canal. It was towed through the bend safely, with two admirals expressing relief as the 108 mile route to the Mediterranean was completed. Estimated fees totaled about 40000 dollars. Rear Adm. Henderson flew in to join Rear Adm. Martin and the carrier division five team aboard for a round the world cruise with two destroyers.
In Elizabethtown Tennessee a four year old parrot named Polly acted as chief exhibit and un official star witness in a suit filed by Raymond West against Robert L. Smith. West seeks to regain possession of the bird after it passed through several hands via Florida and local custodians. The court gave West custody and Smith expressed an odd attachment to the bird.
Ted Shane answers a blind job ad seeking a sober, reliable man to run a large firm's advertising department. He drafts a bold self assured letter, lands an interview with J Anthony Todd, and is offered full charge with no supervision after proving his plan for in house and retailer driven campaigns.
Decatur hosts state 4-H camping conference January 28 29 at Hotel Orlando with nearly 100 camp leaders and directors from four districts expected. Workshops plan program details food finances fundraising equipment and exhibits. Dean H P Rusk may address the dinner meeting on the status of the state camping program and Thelma Patterson will speak at the noon luncheon on camp philosophy.
A Tinots program worker assists with camp development as 40 000 weed seeds are counted per square foot of soil, highlighting a significant weed seed density for environmental planning and camping activities.
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