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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1951
Page
2
Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died at age 49 from wounds inflicted by an assassin. His death ends a tumultuous era in U.S. history and prompts national mourning and reflection on his short tenure in office.
A seven month old turtle named Bill travels four hours by air and eighteen hours by car but ends up safe with a Tacoma owner after a letter reaches police. In Maryland, Prince Georges County approves a 1.2 million bond for road work including a dual highway on Rhode Island Ave between Branchville and Beltsville.
Navy unveils two supersonic and transonic wind tunnels at the Naval Postgraduate School aero nautical lab in Annapolis. Officers and scientists watched air speeds approaching 3000 mph through a 4 inch test section as mirrors in a steel cone reveal flow patterns. The prototypes cost about 150000 dollars and will support high speed aeronautical studies and missile research.
Advance Hollywood lists a 30 item movie quiz with clues to famous stars. Hints cover women from Maureen O'Sullivan to Greta Garbo and others, plus men noted as pilots and crooners, culminating in an array of iconic names and character clues.
A list of actors and ages appears alongside a note explaining the old custom where girls gained a husband’s permission before marriage. The term apineter allegedly derives from this practice involving brides and their suitors. The names include Myrna Loy Ava Gardner Margaret O'Brien and others with various ages cited.
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