The Long 17 Foot Hot Dog Record and History
A retro feature traces hot dogs from 1904 beginnings in St. Louis to a 17 feet long record set in 1958. It notes national consumption, notable fans, and varied names and preparations across regions, ending with a light nod to Frankfurter culture and July parades.
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St. Louis
Baker
Ameri
Jayne Mansfield
Kathy Grant
Bing Crosby
Michigan
Tourist Money Are Soon Parted in Nevada 1958
The Nevada highway department estimated that 13 million tourists in 1958 spent about 440 million dollars in gambling halls and recreation spots. The average visitor stayed under two nights and spent 62.12 dollars for himself and his group, mostly at motels restaurants and bars rather than gambling casinos.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
State Highway Department
Department
Kennedy Falters Ohio Delegation Could Drift To Other Wagons
Columbus Ohio AP delegates weigh Kennedy support as he battles to hit 761 votes on first ballot at the Los Angeles convention. DiSalle Ohio favorite son claims signs of a quick nomination, while Porter and Miller command pledged support and Lausche’s 1956 gambit looms as a cautionary tale of a potential early boom for Stevenson.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Michael V. DiSalle
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Kennedy
DiSalle
Porter
Chicago
U. S
Frank J. Lausche
Stevenson
Policeman Higgins Sells Flags for Yard Arm Display
Police officer Robert Higgins a former Navy signalman in Long Island has been allowed to buy an alphabet flag set for his front lawn mast. In four years he has trained and enlisted 28 neighborhood youths into the Navy.
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Robert Higgins
U.S. Navy
Long Island
Higgins
Navy
Gamble Gets Bikini Back in Court Ruling
New York AP report details surrogate Joseph A. Cox ordering Katherine Benedict to return Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu’s personal items, mostly summer clothes, while noting the convertible car remained registered to her grandmother. Gamble eloped with Andre Porumbeanu amid familial opposition.
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New York
Benedict Porumbeanu
Joseph A. Cox
Katherine “Eddes Benedict
Gamble
Cincinnati Girl Fatally Struck by Car
Cincinnati police say three year old Deborah Sue Criswell ran from behind a parked car into the street and was hit by another automobile Friday night.
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Cincinnati
Deborah Sue Criswell
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Marlene Dietrich
Butchers’ Guild
Vienna
Queens
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Teresa Kay Davis
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Hopkins
Halsey
Central Ave
By Reed Smith
Ite Sans
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Albert S. Porter
Kkennedy
Lausche
Sen. Estes Keauver
Jerry D. Hammond
M.D
Roosevelt Ave
Barbara Park
Lemon-Monroe High School
Ohio State Univ
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Middletown
Federal Savings G Loan Assn
Maloe Federal
Reve
Yan Ria
EMMIT
Bikini
Mrs. Benedict
Retail Merchants Association—Division
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Keister
Thirkield