Career Dreams Often Shelved
HAL Boyle notes famous figures rarely pursue their first career dream. If Hitler painted landscapes or Churchill wrote novels, history might differ. Since 1953 Ed Murrow has asked celebrities what they initially wanted to be, revealing surprising alternatives and why letting go can lead to better paths.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Adolf Hitler
Harry S. Truman
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Annapolis
U.S
Winston Churchill
Mickey Spillane
Ed Murrow
Joe Louis
Uncle Sam
Louis
Armstrong
Imogene Coco
Groucho Marx
Billy Graham
Vaughn Monroe
Gloria Swanson
Janet Leigh
Archbishop Cushing
Boston
Liberace
Wally Cox
Sid Caesar
Albert Einstein
Debbie Reynolds
Adrian
Drew Pearson
Marilyn Monroe
Ladies Home Journal
Storied Weekend Visits Across Wisconsin Communities
Monticello Times notes numerous social visits and family gatherings across New Glarus Monroe Belleville Madison Payette Verona and Madison area. Families including Stauffer Ott Hoesly Saunders Voegeli Voegeli Wilde Legler Brink Stauffacher Holcomber Elmer and Tyson are mentioned visiting relatives and attending events such as Shrine ceremonies memorial services and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Stauffer
Alvin Ott
Joshua Hoesly
New Glarus
Madison
Eugene Saunders
Thomas Saunders
Donald
Kay Ann
Ed Saunders
Monroe
Jacob Voegeli
Ray T. Silver
Kenneth Skrene
Sun Prairie
M. C. Davidson
John Voegeli Jr
John Voegeli Sr
Lena Rindy
Paynette
J. J. Voegeli
Voegeli
Carl Wilde
Belleville
Jack Hoskins
Douglas
Jean Ann
Madis
Julia Legler
Robert Holcomber
Robert Wilde
Lydia Voegels
Walter Brink
Verona
Victor Babler
Michael
Knox Tyson
Houston
Tex
Royal Voegeli
Mark
Caribbean Sea Records Equal Average Temperature
The Caribbean Sea is claimed to have the world’s most equal climate with an average temperature of 80 degrees. Seasonal variation between summer and winter is only about 6 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean Sea
Miss Mississippi Battleship Sold for Scrap at Newport News
The 32,000 ton USS Mississippi nicknamed Missy was sold for scrap to Bethlehem Steel for 1,660,764 dollars after a career spanning World Wars I and II and postwar missile testing. Commissioned in 1917 at Newport News, she saw action from North Atlantic convoy duty to Kwajalein, Kiska, and Okinawa before retiring in 1944 and serving in guided missile work for nine years.
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Newport News
Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Corp
5Th Naval District
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
North Atlantic
Germany
Kiska
Alaska
Kwajalein
Navy
Philippines
Okinawa
Missy
Dixie
Adm
William
Bull) Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Synod Buys Moon Beach Resort in Manitowoc
The North Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church has purchased Moon Beach resort, located west of Eagle River, expanding its property holdings in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod Buys
Manitowoc
Moon Beach Resort
Eagle River
North Wisconsin Synod
Evanceliral Arid Reformed Church
Pound at Risk as Gold and Dollar Reserves Decline
London reports a sharp fall in sterling reserves by 279 million dollars last month, dropping to 1.965 billion. Chancellor Harold Macmillan outlines emergency steps to support the pound, including US and Canada loan payment waivers, IMF dollar purchases, and tax and fuel duty changes.
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London
United States
Canada
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
Macmillan
Britain
Eisenhower
Congress
International Monetary Fund
Egypt
Suez Canal
Iraq
Syria
Imaginative Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas
A diverging guide to wrapping gifts with themed designs for kids and girls. It suggests using plain and designed papers, ribbons, tape, and props like tiny ornaments to create animated presents. Includes examples of a clown package and a girl or boy themed wrap with fabric accents and three dimensional decorations.
Seventeen County TB Cases Noted in 1956
The Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association reports 17 new TB cases in Green County in 1956 with six in advanced stage. Ten county residents were treated in state TB hospitals. statewide totals: 1597 new cases, 828 advanced, 3498 hospitalizations. sale of Christmas seals continues this month to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Green County
Wisconsin
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Monticello
Times
B. R. Oestreich
Donald F. Young
Treasury
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Carson
7Th Street
Roger Bros
Ladies Hamilton
Harriet Corson
Col
F. L. Buchschacher
Harriet Carson
The
First National Bank
First National Bank of
Monroe, Wis
Reger and Johnson
Monroe Square
Monroe Music Store
County Court of
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Col. F. L. Buchschacher
New York City
Nordquist Music Studio
Eagles’ Club
16Th Avenue
Thorp
Grandpa
Junior
17Th Ave
Tor
Americas
Qiettalri
Pontiac
Highway
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