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Edith Higgins

The photograph above had the name Edith Higgins written on the back. We have no idea when or where it was taken or who Edith Higgins is, but we would like to return the photograph to her relatives. It was purchased at a flea market in Ottwell, Indiana, January 15th, 2005. If you can help locate relatives of Edith, please contact us.

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From Vikki Ayres

Things are a lot different now than they were 60 years ago. But, if I recall correctly, if there was even one shot fired at our troops from any location, the artillery and Air Force was called in, and the area was almost devastated, but it saved a lot of American lives. Case in point, at Salerno, Sept. 1943, the Nazi's holed up in a village (Battapaglia) just about two miles in from the beach head. We suffered a lot of casualties until the Navy was called in with 16" and 12" shells. I believe Bob (Ex Pow) was also in this area.

Yours in peace,

Bernie

As I watch the current Presidential race I am struck by the obvious similarities to another such race over 140 years ago. As the presidential race of 1864 drew near President Abraham Lincoln, stuck in a bloody civil war, had serious doubts about his reelection chances. On a daily basis the war casualties came in and the newspapers attacked his administration and his thoughtless war. After three years of bloody war in which over 300,000 soldiers had been killed the general feeling was Lincoln would not be reelected, yet he stayed the course.

• Isaac Newton is known for his numerous discoveries and inventions. However, you might be surprised to know that he also invented the doggie door. It actually started out as a cat door when he grew weary of hearing his cat scratch at the door to be let in.

• Women are responsible for inventing solar panels, windshield wipers, Kevlar (the material

  in bulletproof vests), the circular saw, the gas heating furnace and the fire escape.

• The code name used for the microwave while it was in its testing phase was “Speedy Weenie.”