Brookside Schoolhouse Gift to Longtime Teacher
In Brookside Maryland the Prince George school board closed the one room Brookside school last June and decided to give the building to Mrs Frank Burroughs a white haired teacher who taught there for 21 years She and her nine pupils once carried water swept floors and hauled wood for the stove and had no water electricity or janitor During transfers she reportedly said she would never forget the little school and the board agreed to let her keep the building as an officer note
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Groom
Prince George
Brookside
Washington
Frank Burroughe
Hseemns
Burroughs
Waning Sheep Is 10 Year Dream Stays Realized
Mrs Ammie E Wigan of Plano Texas owns Joan Crawford the champion Hampshire ewe winning at the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago. She traveled 1300 miles by truck and spent ten years pursuing the goal in a colorful show scene with her mining entrepreneur husband Dudley Wilson. She has also won champion prizes at other fairs this season.
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Plano
Tex
Ammie E. Wigan
Ewe ‘Lamb
Chicago
Joan
Crawford
Hampshire
Mike Wilson
Tnm
Dudley
Ms Wilson
Ys Wilson
Stack Yards
Ajaze-tair
Edgemont Uranium Ore Buying Station Opens in Black Hills
Miners in the Black Hills report the Edgemont ore buying depot is open with business described as pretty good. About 200 tons of uranium ore from Trail Creek area delivered to the Edgemont Mining Co station, with payments based on uranium oxide assay and samples sent to the Atomic Energy Commission in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Edgemont
S. D
Atlas
Edgemont Mining Company
Gorey
Charles L. Bruner
Uuer
Black Hills
Atomic Energy Commission
Trunk Purchase Reveals Hidden Treasure in Nova Scotia Auction
Pictou Nova Scotia Mel MacDonald bought an old steel trunk at auction for 37 dollars. The locked trunk contained vast jewelry including two diamond rings eight gold rings and strings of pearls along with watches coins and antique pieces. He opened it later and found gem studded brooches and a small hoard of US coins and Canadian currency.
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Pictou
Mel MacDonald
MacDonald
United” States
Christmas Tree Origins Cited by Antiquarians
A brief note discusses the Christmas tree as a Germanic tradition, acknowledging antiquarians who claim origins in ancient Egypt while others dispute this lineage and offer alternative histories.
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Egypt
County Agents Report Long Year Of Extension Work
The Cheyenne County annual end of year report by agents Ivan Siljegren and Violet Shepherd details extensive extension activity. They logged hundreds of farm visits, office and field days, numerous meetings, tours, and public programs with thousands of participants and widespread outreach through bulletins, articles, and radio talks.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Siljegren
Violet Shepherd
Miss Shepherd
Dora Huestle
Liljegren
Farm Production Expenses May Run Higher In 1953
The U S Department of Agriculture says 1953 production costs likely rise from 1952 as prices for farm commodities ease slightly. Wages fall short of offsetting higher power, machinery, materials, and fertilizer costs while supplies of machinery and pesticides remain ample.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Scottsbluff Man Named Miller Staff Member
Nebraska fourth district representative A L Miller announced Scottsbluff resident Kimon T Karabatsos would join his staff as administrative assistant, start January 20, and arrive in Washington for President elect Eisenhower's inauguration. Karabatsos, then with the Star-Herald, will handle department contacts hearings newsletters and office duties. He expressed happiness for the appointment and praised Miller's diligence for constituents and the state. He also voiced hope for a Korea settlement to bring world peace, noting his generation has not known lasting peace due to ongoing conflicts.
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A. L. Miller
Nebraska
Kimon T. Karabatsos
Scottsbluff
Miller
Karabatsos
Star-Herald
Washington
Presley
Eisenhower
Kimball
Korea
Unclear Quote Regarding Ongoing Losses Stated
A speaker notes continued life losses and destruction of billions in property since the early 1930s, highlighting ongoing severe impact and long duration of harm. The remark emphasizes scale and persistent threat without naming individuals or places.
Soap Industry Developments Target Cold Water Washing
New detergents that wash clothes in cold water and remove stains without extra bleaching are predicted soon. They aim to make fabrics moth proof and mildew proof, reflecting upcoming advances in the soap industry.
Fresh News Bits Sprinkle The Evening Pages
A quirky New England tale features a 35 mph patrol forming amid 100 mph club chaos, a Grim Reaper joke about fast drivers, and an English bachelor who finds romance in an old folks home at 78. Other notes joke about actors, a misfire during filming injuring extras, and a North Dakota cat’s surprising 28 mile journey home.
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New England
Guess
The
Grim Reaper
Bluebirds meet at Eileen Herbold Schiemer home
A Bluebirds group convened at Eileen Herbold Schiemer’s home on Tuesday January 6. Members elected officers, played games, and shared lunch with host Eileen. Beatrice Ann Henney attended.
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Eileen Herboldshiemer
Eileen
Indian Coinage History Begins With First Rupee Strike
The article notes that modern Indian coinage dates to 1757 and that the first rupee was struck in Calcutta on August 29 of that year. It highlights the start of a long monetary tradition and ties the date to a key minting event.
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Calcutta
Oil Pipeline Map Across Middle East Depicts Transit Lines
A historical map shows oil movement routes crossing Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel with beaded black lines marking pipelines from wells to the sea, illustrating transport arteries in the region.
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Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Israel
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United Nations
Kuzma B. Kiselev
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Czechoslovakia
Andrei Gromyko
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Stanislaw Skrzesczewski
Poland
A. M. Baranovsky
Ukraine
New York
Strictly Fresh
London
North Dakota
Beatrice Ann Henney
Telegraph
Combie Sones
Mary Manning
Fairmont
Kolzow Office Supply & Equipment Co
Illinois Dial
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