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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
5
T. C. Holly of Lewisburg Tennessee reports his clever cat trapped in the farm pumphouse for two days then triggered the pump switch, cutting off the water to the house as if signaling the confinement.
A man reported discovering a large 70-pound cast of a dinosaur footprint under bushes at his home. No missing footprint was reported. The note also recalls Benjamin Franklin mapping the Gulf Stream in 1752 and mentions a modern plane capable of 544 miles in 12 seconds.
The Rab island cathedrals campanile, a 25 meter tower from the 12th century, has tilted about 16 centimeters from perpendicular due to ground settling. Separately in Salt Lake City a trophy hunter stole a dairy display cow head weighing 300 pounds prompting police involvement.
Lena Hoskins, a grandmother who quit school at 15, finished her studies at Chelsea High School and received her diploma with the 1957 graduating class in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Weather in the Ypsilanti area caused only light crop damage. Wheat arrivals are steady but lighter in grade. corn growth slowed in spots. Alfred Morton farm reports 20 percent soybean damage. Haying was delayed and quality may be lower. winds and rains spared most area fields.
School officials in Herrin Illinois report termites reappeared at Lincoln School after last year’s incident. An exterminating company has been hired this time to control the infestation and protect learning spaces.
In Jersey City, outgoing Mayor Bernard J. Berry named himself as the most suitable successor, stating that he would carry on the policies of his administration when asked who could best continue his work.
Detective Cpl. Ben Massey rushed to police headquarters with a confessed murderer in his car and parked along a yellow curb at the garage. The killer awaits execution while Massey pays a $3 parking violation fine.
Hoover Ball Bearing Co. plant in Ann Arbor is under construction between the New York Central railroad and state street with Haven Bush of Grand Rapids doing the steel frame. The $1 million facility covers 151,800 square feet and should finish by December. Julie 10th notes groundwork started two weeks earlier and rain did not slow progress. The facility will use the New York Central System for shipments. Lloyd Jones shares free ice cream after his freezer broke, becoming neighborhood favorite.
A disrupted report mentions a baby diploma for Geneva Nebraska and a student from Rochester who missed graduation due to a baby. It notes Mount Aconcagua as a high peak in the Western Hemisphere, with altitude over twenty three thousand feet. The piece also oddly references citrus juice in sauces and lemon flavor.
A fragment notes a 30-pound snapping turtle said to be only a few years old, linked to a joke about Napoleon’s exile. The text mentions Ronald Green, Nantucket Island, Mass, and a population of 3,500 with 4,100 bicycles on the island.
In North Leeds Maine, young Bobby Clark arrived at school with a huge bouquet of lilacs in white blue green red and yellow. The unusual colors came from Bobby mixing his mother’s vegetable cake coloring into the petals.
A six man Voice of America team covered the four day Jazz Festival in Newport Rhode Island for transmission to Iron Curtain nations as an example of American music.
The Agriculture Department's Commodity Exchange Authority reports wheat futures volume at 4.9 billion bushels, surpassing soybeans at 4% billion. The shift in lead is linked to a change in government export policies.
One look and ride show Chevrolet as the better buy with fine finishing touches and smooth performance. Body by Fisher offers sturdy construction and a substantial feel in its price class. The ad promises superior engine response and highway smoothness, urging readers to see a Chevrolet at their dealer now.
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