Boy Keeps Snakes at Home in Odd Pet Hobby
Richard Bates, 12, keeps a boa constrictor, king snake, and yellow Mexican gal snake on a lamp shade, plus turtles and other reptiles. His mother, Mrs Jarzemba, forbids poisonous snakes though he hopes to own a baby cobra someday. The reptiles are fed with ducks, mice, and rabbits as Bates quarters the collection and dreams of a Florida reptile garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bates
Chronicle- Telegram
Itas
Steve Jarzemba
Fifth St
Yong Richard
Franklin Seine
Archni
Boa
Florida
Georna
Tarzan
Henry VIII
Richard
Hex
Bates
Florda
Ross Allen
Silver Springs
Fuchard
Gene Eduanison Avon
Stance
Jarzemba
Bombardment in the Skies Aboard A Weekend Flyover
Don Brown recalls a spring 1952 misadventure from Columba to Jefferson Ohio when a routine flight became a ice pellet hailstorm. Despite engine trouble and near an emergency landing, the Cessna 140 survived with minor damage after navigating a wire-guarded strip. The tale underscores weather surprises and pilot caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Jefferson
Ohio
Bex
Book Nook tale of Dawson City era and Klondike life
Laura Beatree Bertron’s biography of Dawson City life in its Klondike heyday is reviewed, noting the passing of an era and warmth in its portrait of a bustling frontier city. Robert W Service wrote the preface, while A B Matthiessen’s The Singing and the Gold is also cited as an adventure love story set in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Beatree Bertron
Klondike
Robert W Service
Bertron
Dawson City
Purse Found Man Rewards by Buying Coffee
A purse containing 2400 dollars in cash and a 300 dollar check was found. The finder, Gene Trai, located the owner and was given coffee as a reward for returning the belongings.
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Dumbar W
Gene Trai
Gene
Boucle Yarn Making a Comeback in Men’s Spring Coats
Curly boucle yarns reappear in spring men’s sport coats and select suits. Woven into wool fabrics, the black-on-background patterns include overplaids and vertical or horizontal splashes. The “action back” and bellows pleat details were showcased by retailers at a Los Angeles convention, with dark gray and bronze tweeds common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Edinburgh
New York
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Los Angeles
Per Smuts
Proposed Certified Mail Service Discussed by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield outlines a plan for a new certified mail option to reduce costs and speed delivery, potentially handling 25 million letters annually. Public comments are invited for 30 days, with a 65 cent fee for certificate of mailing and delivery receipt, plus standard first class postage. Special delivery may apply if extra charges are paid.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Post Office Department
Cerrifed Mail
Summerfeld
Summerfield
Arthur E Summerfeld
United States Mail
Scott Catalgues
Mayflower of New England blooms in April garden
Garden notes describe the trailing arbutus and its April bloom in Elywood, its status as a cherished garden flower once common to Pilgrim scenes, and caution against picking. It covers registry history, early stamps, and postal fees, then shifts to Claytonia Virginia blooms in March and local tree planting ideas. It mentions the Solomon’s Seal and False Solomon’s Seal along Elyma’s riverbank, plus a Yellow-rumped Warbler sighting and Dendroica coronata details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elywood
New England
Plymouth
England
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Don Miller
Henry VII
King
Henry
Taesan
Ben
By Mike Rubin
Don Brown
Columba Way
Don
Col
Sur
Ania
Ana Deni
Mars Savage
Cho Aviation
Basht
Cit Ampom Commission
Western Reserve
Mark Down
Columbus
Amman
Edu Corp
Lockheed
Cleveland Lakefront
Imsiai
Archeid
Burbank
Calif
United Press
A. B Matthessen
Doubleday
Ed Watson
Tuler
Chatham Bend
Savannah
Cuppa
Canfes
Andrew Mason
New
Certified
Jack Elton
J. B. Thomar
Edward H Scanlon
Cleveland Electric Tuminating Company
Chbt
Wade Park
Waner
City of
Elyma
Civ
Complete Stamp Collectors
Loomis Hobby Dept
Middle Ave
Elyria
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