Women's YMCA Programs Grow From Small Beginnings
The Middletown YMCA recalls early limits on women and notes progress toward inclusive programs. From 1920s efforts to recruit women, facilities expanded from basement pools to full gym and swimming amenities. By 1963 women and girls totaled 1,184, with a planned regional campaign to expand membership to 2,400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
William Csellak
Ray Melampy
YWCA
Steven's Farm
Stubbs
Escapee Caught After Lorain Jail Break
Paul F. Shouter, 28, of Lorain, is returned to city jail five days after a jail break with fellow inmate John Willard, 18. They used a smuggled gun to escape from the Lorain jail Sunday night. Willard was recaptured two hours later. Shouter had faced assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Lorain, Ohio
Paul F. Shouter
Lorain
Shouster
38Th Street
Lorain Drive
John Willard
Willard
Stamps with a Single Known Specimen
A collection note states that among a group of stamps only one specimen is known to exist, highlighting its rarity and potential value for collectors.
Moscow Wagon Trip Delayed
A Richmond Virginia family of six the Gillises are delaying their wagon journey to Moscow due to a lame horse one mare needs rest and the family remains undeterred by the attention they attract in Warsaw Poland where a covered wagon trek is drawing interest from locals and reporters alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Moscow
Leon Gillises
Richmond
Gillis
Letter Arrives After Detour to Tacoma Mayor
A letter from Nuernberg Germany addressed to The burger meister Tacoma Wash reached Mayor Harold Tollefson after a detour. The post office sent it to a local brewery which forwarded it to the mayor.
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Tacoma
Wash
Nuernberg
Germany
Harold Tollefson
Burgermeister
Garbage truck in Cheshire bears bold satisfaction guarantee
A Cheshire garbage truck is decorated with a hand printed slogan promising satisfaction guaranteed or double your garbage back. The playful ad uses a bold line painted on the vehicle, catching attention as it rolls through town.
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Cheshire, Conn
Cheshire
White doctor and tech donate blood to save patient
In Royston Georgia a white surgeon William C Ford and technician Harry Smith donated O positive blood to a Negro patient Essie Mae McCurry during an operation after hospital couldn t find any donor. The patient recovered and left hospital Friday.
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Royston, Ga
William C. Ford
Harry Smith
G. M. Davis
Essie Mae McCurry
Davis
Ford
No Big Missiles In Cuba, Official Says
The United States is confident that no strategic missiles are stored in Cuba State Department Press Officer Robert J Mc Closkey said on Friday Short range surface to surface and surface to air missiles are in Cuba He added these pose no external security threat to Cuba neighbors and to any of Cuba's neighbors
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Cuba
Washington
United States
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Blaise Pascal Invented Early Adding Machine at Eighteen
French mathematician Blaise Pascal conceived and built an early adding machine when he was eighteen, marking a milestone in mechanical computation.
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Blaise Pascal
Two Boys Die in Abandoned Refrigerator
In Island Park New York an abandoned refrigerator in a garage trapped and suffocated brothers George Mayerhofer seven and Joseph five. Patrolman Robert Halvorsen described a strange feeling upon seeing the unit and authorities said the boys fought to escape as the door clicked shut.
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Island Park
N.Y
Robert Halvorsen
George Mayerhofer
Joseph
Great Kangaroos Dominate Australia’s Marsupials
The largest marsupials are the great kangaroos in Australia, noted for their size and distinct hopping gait. Researchers highlight their prominence among marsupial species in the continent.
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Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Young Men's Christian Association
Middletown
Ben Stubbs
North Ave
Benny
Civic Association
al Kiester
Walburg
Long, Phillips
Solomon
Monroe
Trenton
Franklin
the Federated Funeral
M.F.D.A
O.F.D.A
N.F.D.A
William E. Riggs
Montgomery Ward
Stevens Ave
John Randolph
WPFB
Dale Wright
Wright Guys
Craig Chapleau
Wards Soft Line
Wards
Siegler
Dohn’s
Dohn
Company
MR. Iverson
AGA
TLE
N. Broad
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