Edge of Night keeps suspense despite farce notes
Lyn Connolly critiques Edge of Night noting its daily half hour format holds a sizable audience but relies on implausible plots such as a millionaire's daughter spying on her father. The piece questions male soap writer dominance while praising the show’s entertainment value. It also reviews Capitol records and hi fi albums by Gordon Jenkins and Nat King Cole.
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Lyn Connelly
Harry Lane
Platter Chatter
Capitol
Goerdon Jenkins
Manhattan Towers
Moon Over
Miami
Cherie
Simon Legre
Nat King Cole
Caravan
Remembering a Michigan bear encounter and school days
A reminiscence from Arthur Barnard of Wyandotte Michigan recalls walking two miles to a lakeside school near Long Lake north of Alpena. They faced a mother bear with cubs, each wielding a club until the bear was killed after about ten minutes. Later the family moved closer to another school with a paid teacher, and Barnard recalls pennies and monthly pay for firekeeping duties. He asks readers to send contributions to The Old Timer in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Arthur Barnard
Wyandotte
Michigan
Long Lake
Alpena
Frankferi
Kentucky
Insurance Study Reveals Strong Growth in South and West
The Institute of Life Insurance reports life policy benefits rising faster in the South and West than nationwide. 1955 payments were 60 percent higher than 1950. death benefits in the region rose about 175 percent since 1940, versus 107 percent elsewhere, tied to population and industry shifts.
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New York
Institute of Life Insurance Reports
Institute
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific States
East
South Central
South Atlantic
Southwest
Southeast
1956 Turkey Crop Sets Record for Production
Minneapolis reports that the 1956 turkey crop topped 76 million birds, about 1.75 per U.S. family. Growth stems from new varieties, lower labor needs, improved mortality, year round marketing, and strong profits following 1955’s 65 million crop.
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Turkey
Minneapolis
United States
U.S
Bureau
Music Is Vital Part Of American Life
Chicago report declares a golden age of musical activity in schools industries and homes. New teaching methods and tech advances ease learning and reduce costs turning music into social activity. The American Music Conference estimates over one in six Americans play an instrument. The latest figure is 27 650 000 up from 14 300 000 in 1936.
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Chicago
America
American Music Conference
United States
Factory Worker Safer On The Job Than At Home
New York report shows manufacturing lost time injuries dropped from 24.2 per million man hours in 1926 to 11.9 in the second quarter of 1956. The earlier rate covered under 10 million workers, while the 1956 figure spans nearly 17 million employees.
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New York
U.S
Folding cartons eye appeal for seafood products
Chicago box makers introduce colorful seafood cartons designed to attract shoppers. Each box features vivid images of the product to aid identification and suggest it as an appetizing menu choice.
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Chicago
Suez Canal Dreamed By French Visionary De Lesseps
Washington recalls the Suez Canal tale as a French dreamer Ferdinand de Lesseps pursued a sea level waterway across the Isthmus of Suez. He enlisted diplomacy and engineering daring, with decades of digging from 1859 to 1869, challenging Napoleonic era estimates and proving sea level sameness at both ends.
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Washington
Suez ‘Canal
Ferdinand “de Lesseps
Mediterranean
Macaroni
de Lesseps
Egypt
Mahommed Said
Prince Said
Mohammed Said
Isthmus
Suez
Napoleon
Red Sea
Coffee as U.S. top import in 1955 by spending
The United States spent more on coffee than any other import in 1955, remaining the leading dollar value import. The piece notes global coffee culture with references to France, Arabia, Uganda, and Algeria, highlighting the drink’s customs and variations across regions.
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Washington
United States
Dillon
Arabia
Uganda
France
Nest Egg Grows Toward Quarter Trillion dollars
New York reports show life insurance and thrift savings approaching 250 billion dollars. Preliminary data from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board indicate over 240 billion in long term savings, rising about 13 billion yearly recently, fueling credit for business, homeowners, and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Yellow Springs Chooses Hamlet as Shakespeare Record
The Ohio town opened Hamlet in a festival and joined London’s Old Vic in presenting the entire Shakespeare canon in five years. Yellow Springs becomes the first American community to reach that milestone with the Antioch Shakespeare Festival.
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Yellow Springs
Antioch Shakespeare Festival
Yellow’ ‘Springs
London
Old Vic Theater
Crossbred Hen Sets World Egg Production Mark at Storrs
A crossbred hen owned by J. J. Warren of North Branford, Massachusetts, broke a world record at the University of Connecticut Storrs egg laying test by producing 20 eggs, surpassing 6 370 birds of test breeds.
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Storrs
Conn
University of Connecticut
J. J. Warren
North Braofield
Mass
Choctaw Social Notes From Maude Miller Chronicle
Mrs Mildred Williams and sons assisted Mrs Delphia Nicol of Allright with papering Tuesday afternoon. Visited relatives include Miss Beverly Whitkanack near Marshall with Paul and Linda Norton. Several families from Paris, Missouri, and nearby towns visited and hosted, with church and Missionary Society activities noted in Marshall and Casey areas.
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Mildred Williams
Richard
Joe
Roger
Delphia Nicol
Allright
Beverly Whitkanack
Marshall
Paul
Linda Norton
Wolley Williams
Paris
Velma
Darla
Hershel Cline
Russell
Kenneth Snearly
Missouri
Joe Williams
Woodford ‘Williams
John
Virgil DeVore
Greenup
Casey
Our Woman's Missionary Society
Lucy Chambers
Golda
Blizzard
Woman's Missionary Union
James Garner
Freedom
Walter
Helen Williams
Larry
Tony
Golda Blizzard
Wayne Blankenship
Alright
John Blizzard
Mrs Patsy Kibler and Pat Murphy Tie A Clarksville Marriage
Miss Patsy Kibler and Pat Murphy were married at the Clarksville Monday afternoon. Mrs Anderson and son visited Mr and Mrs D A White Sunday afternoon. Several locals attended gatherings including a W M A meeting in Marshall and visits to relatives this past week.
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Marshall
Lawrence Lovell
Newlin Gilbert
Jeanette Behner
Bloomington
Rhodochrosite Meaning Refers to Mineral And Mars Severity
The term rhodochrosite refers to a mineral. The phrase famous means headstrong rather than inflamed or a plant branch shows no relation to a sewer.
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Ed Aneto
Mrs, Harting
Hall Herald
Suez Canal
Ohio Town
Nation
Summerfield
House
Maude Miller
West Liberty
Roga Statesman
Miss Sue Harbor
Schwartz
Mrs. Chapman
Mrs
Wilbur Cartright
I Ae
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Division of Department
State Capitol
Springfield
Prairie of Abraham
Canada
Iran
Clark County
Court’House
Judges ‘of the Circuit
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Rita Judicial, District
John F. Spivey
Harry I. Hannah
Robert F. Cotton
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