Grandmothers Club convention highlights 99 year old Mme Renier
The Grandmothers Club of America hosting its annual convention in Los Angeles features 99-year-old Madame Marie Renier of Kankakee Indiana as its standout. She speaks only French and remains active with family, drinks wine, and plays games late at night. Her extensive Renier Le Coq clan gathers every July 14 with descendants in multiple languages.
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Grandmothers Club of America
Marie Renier
Kankakee
Mme. Renier
Alice Jeffrey
Zoe Sharkey
Flora van Sleet
South Bend
Ind
Mme
Renier
le Coq
Sputnik style novelty ad fuels backyard space dreams
A Memphis classified notice pitches a “one slightly used Sputnik” for purchase with radio, temperature control and aluminum finish. The quirky ad invites households to launch the prestige builder and be first in the neighborhood. George Rickman, 71, celebrated his golden wedding by swimming the Alcatraz to San Francisco mile-and-a-half in rain.
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Memphis
Sputnik
George San Francisco
George Rickman
Rickman
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Ex-State Treasurer Gus Johnson Dies at 77 in Sacramento
Charles G. Gus Johnson former state treasurer died at Sutter General Hospital after a brief illness aged 77. He resigned November 1 after 34 years in office amid a legislative inquiry accusing him of failing to repay about 101 500 in loans and improper use of office for campaign work and mining ventures. No charges were filed. Johnson began service in 1913 and was elected treasurer in 1922, serving eight terms.
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Sacramento
Charles G
Gus) Johnson
Sutter
General Hospital
Johnson
Texans Return to Muddy Homes After West Texas Floods
Hundreds of West Texas residents returned to their flooded, mud-covered houses as waters receded after the heaviest rains in 25 years. Flooding along Elm Creek and the Texas rivers inundated Ballinger, Cross Plains, and Eastland with up to 11 inches of rain. Communications were cut, rail service disrupted, and about 50 blocks submerged in Ballinger while rescue and civil defense efforts continued.
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West Texas
East Texas
Beaumont
Gulf of Mexico
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Aeen
Ballinger
Keys
Eastland
Cross Plains
Turkey Creek
Triangle
San Angelo
Abi- Jene
Brownwood
Texas
Cisco
Colorado River
Secretary Mitchell Sees Need for Skilled Labor
Secretary of Labor Mitchell warned at a Lehigh University convocation that the United States will face a growing shortage of skilled craftsmen in the next decade unless more young workers enter skilled trades. He noted 1956 skilled labor stood at 84 million, unchanged since 1951, underscoring the urgency of training.
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Bethlehem
UPI
Mitchell
Lehigh University
U.S
Huntington Hotel Reach of a Block Long
An ad for the Huntington Hotel at 1790 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach promotes rooms with private baths new carpeting writing desk telephone daily meals and amenities. It highlights ocean views from boulevard to sea with meals priced per person and dining room service for outside patrons.
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E. Ocean Blvd
Long
Leach
Desha
Atenizs
Virginia
Be Wide Awake to Classified Ads Strategy
A vintage plea urging readers to use classified ads to attract renters workers and buyers. The note promotes dialing HE 2595 as the easy route for placing ads in the local paper. It emphasizes practical outreach through inexpensive listings.
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