Boy Scout Does Not Apply Here Big Snow Job Hurdles
Boyle column describes Ted Bakken firing a Colorado Department of Highways howitzer to trigger avalanches for road clearance. He tests areas like Bethold Pass with targets set by Pat Murray and Miloy, firing ten shells in one hour with mixed results, keeping highways open and motorists safer.
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Denver
Ted Bakken
America
Ted
Colorado Department of Highways
Colorado
Mountain Pass
Mother Nature
Dist
George Miles
Toorant
Miloy
Bethoad Pass
Continental Divide
Pat Murray
Pat
Young Bakken
National Guard
Spees
Miles
Stamp Errors Spark Secret Mirror Image Value
Harmer expects to profit from a rare mirrored stamp error valued around 16 000 dollars. A Mount Leba stamp maker created a five cent stamp with an image printed backward, revealing a rare defective print when held to a mirror. A Petersville postmaster signed initials on a water proof fee letter, and his name remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmer
Mount Lebaait
AAA
Petersville
Confederate Stamp In Its Glory Auction Looms In New York
Confederate stamps captivate collectors as Bernard Harmer promotes the Caspary stamp trove. The vast 50 year collection, valued potentially at three million dollars, will be sold in pieces starting March 3 to avoid market impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Edson Washington
South
Bernard Harmer
Harmer
Alfred H. Caspary
New York
Caspary
Five Killed as KC97 Crashes Near Palm Beach
A Boeing KC97 Stratofreighter crashed and burned near Palm Beach Air Force Base killing all five crewmen. Eyewitnesses described a flames engulfing the fuselage as it landed, with the plane skidding and tipping over near Belvedere Road. The 1740th Air Transport Squadron unit at the base operated the aircraft on a routine flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beach Air Force Base
Belvedere Rd
Air Base Information Office
History of birthdays and anniversaries in brief
A compact reminiscence lists notable birth dates and anniversaries from 1732 to 1955, noting figures such as George Washington born 1739 in Westmoreland County Virginia, James Russell Lowell born 1819 in Cambridge Massachusetts, and many others. It also mentions Today in History events, birthdays, and a short Horoscope section.
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Teddy
George Washington
Westmoreland County
Mount Vernon
John
Skinner
Baltimore
Calvert Co
James Russell Lowell
New England
Cambridge
Mass
Frank L. Stanton
Georgia
Lake Rose
Charleston
S.C
Fanany Ward
St. Louis
Edna St. Vincent Millay Fomore Pastors
Maine
Spain
Florida
United States
Pittsburgh
Republican Party
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Washington
Greenback Labor Party
Toledo
Frank W. Woolworth
Utica
N. Y
Thean Tanabe
Hoover
MacArthur
Philippines
Australia
U. S
U. N. Korea
Eisenhower
Congress
Louis P. Lochner
Fairhaven
N. J
A. P
Local Happenings Include Sewing Class and Talks
Emmitsburg residents spend weekends with relatives as the Homemakers Club prepares an adult sewing course to begin soon at the high school with public registration via Mrs. Kenneth Wagaman. A Cumberland Valley Alliance Française meeting featured Margaret Flinton of St. Joseph College discussing French peasant women. Rev. Dr. Gommar de Pauw of Mount St. Marys Seminary to speak March 11. Farm Bureau group hosts seven families at the Baumgardner home with new member Raymond Keilholtz welcomed. guests included Harry Zentz and Mr. Ecker. A poem and recitations added local evening eloquence.
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Emmitsburg
Joseph Gelwicks
Kernan’s Hospital
Earle Gelwicks
Walter Topper
Susan
Ferndale
Ray Topper
Homemakers’ Club
Kenneth Wagaman
Margaret Flinton
St. Joseph College
Cumberland Valley
Alliance Francaise
de Pauw
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Farm Bureau Planning
John Baumgardner
Harry Zentz
Frederick
Eckerfield
New Windsor
Ecker
Raymond Keilholtz
Carol Emrich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boyle
George
Livingston
Ala
Palm Beach
Martinsburg
W. Va
Fred A. Hartley
New Jersey
Har
Eee O A. Peter Hurd
New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Donalds. Russell
University of South Carolina
Lafayette Springs
Miss
James Lawrence Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Seagoville
Tex
St. Valentine
Martha Baumgardner
George Martin
Glenn Springer
James R. Kelly
Francis R. Kelly
Regina Orndorff Kelly
U. S. Navy
U.S. Naval
Norfolk
Eugene Roxsenstee
St. Joseph's High School
PTA
Herbert W. Roger
Vigilant Hase Company
Eugene Kraemer
Tohn Canted Seotheon
Hollinger
Maryland State Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Flaming Arrow Patrol
R James Fitzgerald
Russia
New Delhi
India
Sarvapalli Radharkrishnan
Europe
Africa
Moscow
Red China
Indonesia
Japan
Plymouth
Sth
Grady Gard
Piuz Life Insurance
Lemes
Lee
East Patrick ST
Ground Fleer
Mesumnemt
YES
Ah Serrpendion Teave
W. Patrick St
N. Market St
Robert E. Woon
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Allstate Insurance Company
Coonwenty
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Allstate
Mlstate
Alistate
Jack T
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