21st Birthday Legend in Leap Year Man Tom Marks
Florence Arnz profiles Tom Marks born 1872 in Peekskill New York who, though aged 84, celebrates a Feb 29 leap day birthday as if 21. He recounts a railroad career, telegraph romance with Fannie Mau, service as Prescott deputy sheriff, gunfight wounds, and long tenure as clerk of Pinal County Superior Court.
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Florence Arnz
Tom
Marks
Florence
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N.Y
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Fannie Mau
George
Arizona
Fannie
Prescott
Pinal County Superior
Crash Kills Driver in Massillon Collision
Dale S Finney, 57, of Alliance, died when the car he rode in collided with another on US 62 about eight miles northeast of Massillon.
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Massillon
Ohio
Dale S Finney
Alliance
VU S. 62
Here
Political Winds Bend Jittery Stock Market
The piece notes election uncertainties trigger jitters in business and stock trading. It argues stock prices react to political predictions, while overall business activity may stay high though confidence could shift. It cites historical swings after Coolidge Hoover Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower and warns future planning effects may lag.
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Sam Dawson
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Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Ohio Timber Stand Is Up Report Shows
Ohio has enough timber to build a five room frame house for every resident of Cleveland and Cincinnati, with growth adding 27,500 houses annually. The Ohio Forest Industries Committee cites 5.4 million acres of forest, 21 percent of land, supporting a billion dollar wood products industry. Most timber is in private hands of about 150,000 owners, while 395 tree farms cover 98,000 acres.
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Columbus
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio Forest Industries Committee
Chillicothe
Ohio Forest Facts
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Mead Corp
Farmer Income Off Eight Cents in 1955 Beef Markets
The Agriculture Department reports farmers received 62 cents of each dollar spent on beef in 1955, down from 70 cents in 1949. The gap, called the marketing margin, reflects increased costs for labor, supplies, and transportation in the marketing process since the war.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Fire kills seven children in Arkansas
Seven children died when a four room frame house burned seven miles south of Marianna Arkansas late last night. The pregnant mother Viola Edwards was critically burned. father Lonnie Edwards and two other children escaped. The dead include Willie 13 Patricia Ann 8 Lula Jean 6 Garland 4 Joseph and Josephine twins 2 and Terome 1. Edwards and two others survived. Cause of the fire under investigation.
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Lonnie Edwards
Willie
Patricia Ann
Lula Jean
Garland
Joseph
Josephine
Terome
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Eudora
Bill Seeks to Aid Accused Veterans in POW Claims
Rep. Ashley D Ohio introduces legislation to curb abuses by the foreign claims settlement commission over ex Korean War prisoners of war. The bill targets hardship benefit refusals on unverified claims of collaboration with captors and would require witnesses to appear for cross examination at commission hearings.
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Ashley
Ohio
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Brass Worried Over Air Crashes But Hesitant To Pinpoint Blame
Washington officials report a rash of military plane crashes since January with 28 airmen dead in seven accidents. They cite varied aircraft from a C47 to a B52, note no clear pattern, and warn revealing specifics could aid competitors.
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Air Force
Russia
Ellsworth Air Force Base
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Eglin Afb
Fla
Tracy
Calif
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Ohio
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School Driver Fined In Passing Incident
Cincinnati. Harry Williamson, 65, a school bus driver, was convicted by Justice of the Peace Richard H. Cockerill for passing a halted bus. Williamson was fined court costs but those costs were remitted. The incident involved a signal dispute with the halted bus driver who did not appear as a witness.
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Cincinnati
Justice of the Peace
Richard H. Cockerill
Cockerill
Harry Williamson
Williamson
Zemo Offers Quick Relief for Skin Rash Symptoms
Zemo, a doctor’s formula, relieves itching from surface skin rashes eczema prickly heat and athlete's foot. It stops scratching and aids faster healing and clearing. Buy extra Zemo for atubharnesses.
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Zemo
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