Britains Comet III completes first nonstop Atlantic jet flight
The Comet III flew from Montreal to London in just over six hours, setting history as the first nonstop jet airliner crossing the Atlantic. Britain rushed ahead with earlier models, but American firms are rapidly dominating with more rugged development and growing orders as speeds approach 500 miles per hour.
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London
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This and That Irritates the Times and Tone
A light column satire on dating in 1956 turning to 1957, with jests about mistletoe, self starters, and a dull neighbor. It riffs on mislaid travel checks, a hotel scare, and a whimsical take on Bob Hope misfortune and a bedside breakfast gadget for women.
After All Birthday Brightens This Column
The writer reflects on aging and birthdays, noting the inevitability of growing older and the desire to acknowledge one’s own birthday while humorously recounting methods of tracking dates. He admits to aging’s inevitability, reminders from hair changes and memory, and the choice to face aging bravely as years pass.
Ottawa Chronicle Past Notables And Local News Clippings
Auld Lang Syne recalls A S Hill near Ottawa with two horses. Glen Ringworth and family welcomed Ottawa’s first New Year baby. influenza lingered as W W Elliott visited Kansas City. Eight smallpox cases reported countywide. Anti vaccination meeting drew 150 attendees at the court house. Dr Dawson Gilley reportedly got lost in Texas hills. Williamsburg exchange sold to Bell Telephone. J W Goddard moved into new King Street home.
Television News Needs Better Presentation Says Cronkite
HAL BOYLE reports Walter Cronkite, veteran CBS newsman, says TV news struggles between solid information and entertainment. He notes the audience prefers serious news, cites 27 staff for a 15 minute show, and foresees more local bureaus via coaxial cable to improve coverage.
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Walter Cronkite
Cronkite
CBS
Resents Her Place In Car by Dr George W Crane
Nora M a 37 year old daughter in law confesses jealousy of her mother in law and of her husband giving lifts to other women. Dr Crane links jealousy to sexual adjustment and suggests education and counseling as remedies, noting marital harmony reduces divorce risk. He recounts advising Nora and husband and promotes his booklet and charts.
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Dr. Crane
Nora
Aera
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Cronkite Advice for Aspiring TV News Analysts
Cronkite emphasizes real news background over a golden voice. He notes the value of working as a reporter, preferably with a press association, and loving the product to tell people what is really happening. He cites experience as a war correspondent covering Normandy and Holland with U.S. paratroops as foundational.
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Normandy
Holland
U.S
Cronkite
Rhode Island TV Ownership Leads National Trend in 1954
A 1954 survey shows 89 percent of Rhode Island families own television sets versus a nationwide average of 58 percent. The report also notes savings bonds as an investment option.
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Rhode Island
Television listings for Tuesday on Channel 9 ABC
Channel 9 ABC schedules a block of shows from 5:00 to 10:06 including The Early Show Romper Room Love Story Robert Q Lewis House Party and People of Note plus a Today News Movie hour. The listings also show numeric codes 7330 8300 9100 9330 10330.
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Buckskin
Billy Buckskin
Billy
Three Star
Newe News In News Kanaad
Dinah Shore
Phil Silvera
Martha
Gar Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Ernie Kovacs
Wonderland
Norla Pandit
Kitchen Klub
World Report
Big Payott
Btory Theatre
Academy Movie Theater
Three Star News
Patt! Page Gs4d Brave Eagle Disneyland Patt! Page Brave Eagle
Radio Schedule Fragment from 1950s Kansas City Stations
A fragment shows a Tuesday program lineup with KTJO KMBC WERk of Evening and Router notes. It lists various shows including Dragnet Nite Life and Capitol Fights with times and stations KMBC WDAF and KTJO indicating a lively local radio schedule.
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WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Roger Fredrikson
Riet Sinhap
Muaia
Remc B
Nn Mirror
Wdaf—Radio Theater
Assignments For Catholic Pastors ATCHISON
The Rt Rev Cuthbert McDonald announces changes in Catholic pastor assignments. Rev Anthony Reilman moves from St Benedicts College to St Benedicts Church Atchison, Amrose Keating moves to St Johns Burlington Town, Rev Callistus Kramer ill, Rev Augustine Rottering to St Patricks south of Atchison replacing ill Rev Cyprian Nordhus, Rev Walter Vollmar moves to Bendena, Rev Benedict Kaplan retires. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry is noted for opening Japan to trade.
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St. Benedict's Abbey
Anthony Reilman
St. Benedict’s College
St. Benedict’s Church
Ambrose Keating
St. John’s
Burlington
Town
Callistus Kramer
Augustine Rottering
St. Benedict's
Bendena
Kas
St. Patrick's
Cyprian Nordhus
Walter Vollmar
Benedict Kaplan
St. Joseph’s Home For the
St. Charles
Subscription price list from postal mail offer
A fragmented catalog of subscription terms shows various mail options and prices for different durations. Lines mention By Mail one month three months six months and one year with numeric figures and garbled names, indicating a periodical offers pricing segment.
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Jay
Bnedaker
Don Huly
Don Shipman
Noward ‘Hoadley
People 60 to 80 Apply For Old Line Life Insurance
Kansas City readers under 80 can still apply for a $1,000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses without burdening family. The process is mail-only with no obligation and no follow-up calls.
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Kansas City
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Father of the American Steam Navy Title Mention
The phrase 1853 54 is cited as an epithet for the person regarded as the Father of the American Steam Navy, noting a historical attribution to early steam propulsion in U S naval development.
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American Steam Navy
Engagement Noted for Richmond Couple Velma Darlene Ross
Richmond area life notes report the engagement of Velma Darlene Johnston to Marvin E. Ross, with no wedding date set. Fires burned in Hepple Platt pastures and Perkins hay meadow, but volunteers contained the blaze. Community visits include Emporia residents Lester Griffith Isla and others calling on Lor en Snider.
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Will J. Johnston
Richmond
Marvel Darlene
Marvin E. Ross
Walter Ross
Parker, Kas
Hepple and
Platt
Perkins Hay Meadow
Lester Griffith
Isla
Emporia
Loren Snider
Grettie Rebstock
Blanche Perkins
Mabel Chandler
C. E. Rumford
Frances Rumford
Ottawa
Leo Peine
Clarence Gaults
Leonard Weber
Westphalia
Ray Atchison
Overbrook
Gannett
Prayer for Today From the Upper Room
The text quotes a daily prayer and biblical verse urging persistent prayer. It mentions the Virgil Smiths Abe Severns and Miss Blanche Perkins returning from vacation in Clay Center. Richmond H D A executive committee members Cecile Vining John Craycraft Fred Kuiken Maurice Ponton are noted as meeting at Mrs Loren Sniders. Charles Careys hospital visit referenced with Junction City trip.
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Virgil Smiths
Abe Severns
Blanche Perkins
Clay Center
Mmes
Cecil Vining
John Craycraft, Sr
Fred Kuiken
Maurice Ponton
Richmond H. D. A
Loren Sniders
Albert Spring
Buck
Adams
Junction City
Charles Careys
Boy Hero Saves Four Fellow Skaters on Thin Ice
In St. Joseph Missouri 11 year old Sonny Gold helped four skaters who broke through ice on a farm pond. He fetched rope and a ladder, reentered the ice and rescued each person while adults watched. Patrolmen said only someone light like Sonny could risk the thin ice. Sonny credited Boy Scout training for the daring act.
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ST. Joseph
Sonny Golden
Sonny
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