Pentagon Under Raven Rock Carved for A-Bomb Defense
Army engineers tunnel into Raven Rock Mountain to create a stand by communications center for defense officials if the Pentagon is bombed. The Camp Ritchie project near the Maryland border may include 3,000,000 square feet of office space and living quarters, with 20 secret reporting points for Pentagon staff.
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Washington
Raven Rock Mountain
Pentagon
Camp Ritchie
Department of Defense
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Blue Ridge Summit
Governor Proclaims Farm Safety Week in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers signed a proclamation on July 6 designating the week of July 22 as Farm and Ranch Safety Week in Texas. The drive, led by J. Walter Hammond of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, urges rural residents to adopt safe practices to reduce farm and home accidents and associated economic burdens.
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College Station
Allan Shivers
Texas
Harry S. Truman
Shivers
State Farm and Ranch Safety Committee
J. Walter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Shades of Gray Ree Put in Blue Uniform
Miss Minnie Powell displayed a tintype of her Confederate general ancestor when a Chicago tinting firm colored the image blue. The firm misread the era and placed the Union uniform on the portrait, revealing a history mix up from an Illinois enlargement 25 years ago.
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Ree
Brownsville
Minnie Powell
Illinois
World's fattest man faces daily struggles on farm
Robert Earl Hughes of Fishhook Illinois weighs about 800 pounds and cannot fit in a car or standard furniture. He relies on family help to weigh him on store scales and uses reinforced furniture and custom clothing. Movement, travel, and living spaces pose ongoing challenges due to his extreme size.
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Fishhook
Ill
Robert Earl Hughes
Illinois
Robert
Tim Bradley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sheriff’s Sale for Whitesboro Tax Lien No 58790
Grayson County sheriff announces a public auction on August 7 1951 of Lots 43 and 44 Block A Town Company Addition Whitesboro to satisfy a 1951 delinquent tax judgment of 439.50 plus costs and interest. Proceeds apply to the lien and costs with redemption rights reserved.
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
Whitesboro
Texas
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
J. F. Casey
G. W. Blanton
H. C. McElroy
Uty
Kerman
Oversized youth weighed in rare weight bracket
A young man named Robert Hughes lives with his father Abraham and brothers Guy and Don. He grew to 800 pounds, quit school in the seventh grade, and attributes past illnesses to growth disruption. Doctors call his weight extremely rare and note heavier cases exist in medical histories. The text also mentions the long standing Secret Chinese Hung Society.
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Robert
Abraham Guy Hughes
Guy
Don
American Medical Association
Be Wise Be Happy and Healthy Warns on Caution and Death
A cautionary verse extols health and safety practices urging slow steady living for long life. It warns against folly and danger especially to sight and balance. An author unknown admonishes wise living and ends with a blunt line about aging and trust in a parent.
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Ghof Mmave
Frigidaire de Luxe
Johnson
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
DenIson
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
OUR
Community Public Service Company
Your Friendly Electric Company
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