Farm Bureau Winter Meeting and 4-H Awards Highlight
Farm Bureau and Farm Management Service hold annual winter meeting December 1 at Marshall Courthouse starting 10:00 a.m. Topics include 1955 Tax Code and Social Security. 1954 4-H Corn King Gerald Robinson leads with Rex Madlem second. 4-H Soybean King Richard Smith and others noted. Grain judge Truman Spittler praised. Soil sampling advice urged to speed lab results and field treatment timing. Farm Bureau membership up 1085 statewide. IA A attendees listed. Thanksgiving wishes added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau, Farm Management Service
Court House
Marshall
Gerald Robinson
Rex Madlem
Herman Thompson
Arthur Miller
Jack Shawver
Wilson Elevator
West Union
Richard Smith
Fort Necessity Battle Site Restored by National Park Service
The National Park Service says the Fort Necessity site, 11 miles east of Uniontown Pennsylvania, is being reconstructed to its 1754 appearance after Washington commanded 400 troops against French and Indian forces. The July 3 1754 fight ended with a surrender after a rain soaked siege and a July 4 capitulation.
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Washington
George Washington
National Park Service
Fort Necessity
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Great Meadows
Fort Duquesne
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cumberland
Many Universities Own Fly Airplanes
Colleges in eleven states own 111 airplanes and two schools Mississippi and Illinois own helicopters. The survey shows most are single engine planes carrying two to five passengers, with a few twin engine aircraft used for transport, training, aerial application, mapping and photogrammetry.
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Chicago
Aircraft Industries Association
University of Mississippi
University of Illinois
Territory of
Hawaii
Best Educated Age Thanks to GI Bill
Washington reports the GI Bill of Rights marked its 10th birthday in June and has produced the best educated generation in U.S. history. The Veterans Administration notes about 7.8 million World War II veterans used education or training, with 2.2 million attending colleges, 2.5 million below college level, 1.4 million in on the job programs, and 700,000 in farming related training. About 150,000 in below college level programs learned basic reading and writing.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
V.A
Ten Year City Tour For Cyclist Walker
New Orleans resident Ben Lloyd began a 1500 mile project ten years ago to walk every street in the city after starting on a bicycle. He carried a map notebook pencil and dictionary and finished with a final stroll down First Street, which he had saved for last.
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New Orleans
Ben Lloyd
Lloyd
First Street
Record Delivery Derailed by Hospital Row
DETROIT records show Dr. H. C. Walser claiming the 1964 mark for delivering the most babies in the shortest span excluding quads and quintuplets. The report notes two women attended together in the same hospital room, with Tom cited in the context.
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Detroit
H. C. Walser
Tom
Safest Drivers in Municipal Police Fleets Compared
A study compares accident rates among police fleets and city truck contracts. Municipal fleets show lower frequency than state fleets, while squad car drivers outperform other vehicle groups in the contest.
Indians in East United States by 8000 B C
Dr. Frederick R Matson of Pennsylvania State University states Indians inhabited the Eastern United States by at least 8000 B C, aligning with early Last Summer remains. He notes radio carbon dating helps determine ages, enabling study of ancient Near East and African sites without transporting soil.
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Atede State College
United States
Frederick R
Near East
Africa
Smallest Baby Grows Into Mighty Scrapper in New York
LARCHMONT N Y The world s smallest baby Richard D who weighed one pound at birth and entered an incubator almost eight years ago re entered a hospital game recently with head stitched after a sports injury He is now a sixth grader and keeps slim by playing football or baseball and by fighting Measles mumps and chicken pox helped keep him light while a doctor hailed him as a modern medical achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larchmont
N.Y
Richard D
Goo
Richard Spentsmontine
Wives of Co-Workers Meet by Accident in Birmingham
Two Birmingham News employees wives, both in the same department, met by accident after a car collision. Neither car was badly damaged. The women exchanged names and phone numbers to coordinate repairs and contacted husbands, who recognized the other from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Jack Burleson
Ithether Sutton
Marvin Sut
Birmingham ‘News Ee
Maddox Died in West York Area. Obituary Notice
Emma Maddox, 30n, of Hutsonville, and two daughters, Powell of Hutsonville. A friend and family receive condolences. Poem from a friend describes him as a faithful, understanding, loving person who valued friendship beyond creed, and notes only God can judge a true friend.
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Emma
West York
Powell
Hutsonville
KE Sead
Newbies
Alice Ogle 64 in Melrose Township obituary fragment
Alice Ogle died at age 64 after long residence in Walnut Prairie and Snyder. She was survived by her daughter and son in law and was remembered for exemplary living and steadfast friendship.
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William Ve
Temsen
Miller
Melrose Township
Walnut Prairie
Tee
Weighty Records In Burissville Land Book Delays
Deputy Town Clerk Eva C. Piche described the land record book as heavy, noting the volume’s weight and the effort required to move pages during a routine check. The brief item highlights the physical burden of handling archival records in Burissville, Rhode Island.
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Burrisville
R. I
Eva C. Piche
Fe Weed AG
Community Mourns Saintly Neighbor and Mother
The text extols a woman as an exemplary mother and citizen who faced suffering with faith hope and charity. It honors her gentle presence and her belief that she now rests beyond the sky, awaiting approval and reward from the Lord. It reflects on living for care of others and Divine companionship.
Little White Lie at Busy Bee Cafe
Octavia Brown scolds Miss White over a gray paint stain while a handsome young mixer operator comforts them. The woman hints at romance as Octavia daydreams about a future tied to a paving job and a gray house. The scene ends with rain smoothing the day.
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Octavia Brown
Claudette White
Busy Bee Cafe
Octavia
Miss White
Miss’ White
Miss, White
Miss Brown
Big Creek
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Bob) Hollens
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Gerald Jensen
June Norton
John van Freet
Ben Emrich
Dean Strohm
Joe Welsh
Lyman Crummins
Wayne Lucan
Don Maulding
Farm Bureau
Ernest Ohm
Bill Tingley
Robert Swartz
Arthur Welsh
Randall Lindley
Lawrence Martin
Bet Shell
Wisel
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U.S
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Alice Ogle
Ee Otter
Berita
Senate
Tariff Commission
Commission
Sc. Coee
Brady
Gentry
Texas
Dewey Short
R. Mo
Pat Sutton
D Tenn
Edward J. Hart
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Sutton
Hart
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Albert Gore
Tenn
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
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Little White Lie
James D. Sipprell
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