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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1954
Page
13
A forthcoming high wing single engine fiberglass aircraft near Pittsburg, Pa, showcases a four passenger plus cargo capacity with a cruising speed over 140 mph. Construction uses molded fuselage halves, plastic skin, and extensive internal bracing, with trial flights expected soon at Taylorcraft field.
Christmas tree farmers in the United States and Canada anticipate harvesting about 21 million trees for December 25. The G. R. Kirk Company, based in Tacoma, plans to cut and ship roughly 4.5 million trees, using boxcars to move stock to farms across Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Kirk is described as the country's largest producer with 1,000 acres in the region and 30,000 acres in British Columbia, plus leases many more acres in the Midwest and eastern Canada. The Pacific Northwest holdings predominantly grow Douglas fir and Leuch pine varieties.
Former inmates describe chest tattooing during confinement and raise questions about reform programs. Officials consider stricter rules as guards report varying practices in the reform system.
The writer muses on the heated campaign season and its effects both at home and for foreign observers. Despite vigorous battles, post election behavior shows rivals often shake hands and vow cooperation. The piece notes varying congressional support for Eisenhower, mentions Lausche, Dunn, and Sheriff Carl, and looks ahead to spring primaries and fall campaigning.
In Stanton Kentucky sisters Emma Dawson and Amanda Allen DeHart live about a quarter mile apart on opposite sides of a ridge. Their dog Sprit delivers notes between them, spending nights at Mrs. Dawson’s and crossing the sandstone ridge via a hole in the rock to Amanda’s cabin. The sisters have trained a second dog to repeat the system.
The author argues there are two kinds of people spendthrifts and the stingy, acknowledging they belong to the former. They reflect on economizing while noting wealth is relative, recalling hard times with four children and temptations like costly outfits and sentimental keepsakes, concluding money spent on others often truly stays with you.
Britain unveils calypso a four pack cross between bridge and canasta. Created by R W Willis and Kenneth Konstam the game plays four players in teams of two with personal trump suits aiming to build a calypso from tricks for 500 point bonus. Konstam and team members expect appeal to bridge players seeking easier play and quicker scoring.
Two men, Gerald Mielke and M. James Homan, explored a bluffs hole along the Mississippi River near Beulah Falls in October 1953. They discovered a mile-long underground river with rooms and waterfalls, claiming it will be the only cave in town accessible by boat once opened to the public.
A crowded Lorain scene describes two Puerto Rican men at the Admitting Office in St. Joseph Hospital. One tall thin man and a stout fat man gossip and exchange words about care, insurance, and an operation while a reporter faces misfortune and a spell of voodoo touches the story. A national cartoon image of a tiny pushed railroad car in Lorain’s Broadway crossing adds local quirk.
New Yorks underground arteries are lined with clay tile totaling 9.049 million feet of surface, with 440000 square feet added to cover the new third Lincoln Tunnel tube due in three years. The Tile Council of America notes tile surfaces include the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel Queens Midtown Holland and Lincoln tubes.
In Damariscotta Maine an amateur radio operator named Watson was in his car when a high wind iced a tree and knocked down power lines. A deputy, who arrived after the line to Watson’s car was cut off, found him exhausted but alive, saved by the radio contact and timely help.
Folklore professor Dr Mac ward Leach of the University of California San Angeles notes popular superstitions persist in modern times. He cites beliefs such as protective talismans in car cabs, whiskey curing colds, a card game superstition about a fiery bridge, and ways to store foods to ward off illness.
Hollywood tale reveals Carol Faylen, known as Carol Hughes, and actor Frank Faylen maintained a long running ruse claiming she was his sister while she played ingenue roles at Warner, Universal, and Republic. Their daughter, now 25, was presented as a sibling during visits. The deception persisted until Faylen left to freelance.
Toledo officers recount a string of bizarre incidents from a restaurant porter posing as a musician to a drunk drifting across the Ottawa River toward Michigan with a stolen ring and a mysterious “Pelluted Pirate of Point Place” case. The report highlights odd crime scenes, improvised thefts, and improbable defenses explored by local probation authorities.
In Vermont Montpelier a report notes only a small share of the commercial forest area is publicly owned. The state marks about 000 acres as state forests and forest parks with recreational use designated in Green Mountain National Forest nearby.
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