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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1956
Page
11
New York markets closed with mixed results as several heavyweights posted gains while others slipped. Notable movers included DuPont, Amoco, General Electric, and Ford Motor, with tech and chemical firms showing varied activity amid shifting investor sentiment.
Ed mund Lewandowski, a Milwaukee artist, may create a large mosaic mural for a local firm cafeteria using thousands of half inch square pieces of Italian glass. The 200 color work would celebrate the company’s progress since 1906. Lewandowski has left for Italy to arrange studio space and glass fabrication and will hire 20 to 30 artisans. He plans another trip this summer to supervise details. The mosaic would span areas 10 by 40 feet, another 10 by 13 columns 3 feet by 10 feet high, all embedded in mortar and washed free of paper backing.
In the Summer National Championships in New York, the Masters Team of Four saw Charles Solomon of Philadelphia and Lee Hazen of New York reach a dramatic finale. Hazen, defending champion, navigated a tense hand to clinch the contract in diamonds, using precision timing to exhaust opponents and force a dummy heart exit, securing the overtrick potential and sealing the win.
The item envisions DIY hobbyists building small aircraft stored in garages or carried on station wagons. It notes a rollercoaster mental outlook for the day with early gains, later doubt, and a late trend shift. It recalls Louis Bleriot's July 25, 1909 Channel crossing as world news innovator milestone.
A compact zodiac advisory lists Aries through Pisces with brief notes on social luck, work posture, and mood. The text warns Aries to pursue favorable contacts, Taurus to stay busy, and Pisces to avoid joint efforts, concluding with a 1956 Field Enterprises imprint.
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