MARY MAURINE O'NEAL Was born on Wednesday, July 29, 1914

The Year's TOP Story Germany declares war on Russia, France and Belgium News of the Month Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. New York Stock Exchange closes because of European War. Prohibition goes into effect in West Virginia. People Who Share your BIRTHDAY: People Your Age: 1869 Booth Tarkington, author Joe DiMaggio 1887 Sigmund Romberg, Composer Kirk Douglas 1892 William Powell, actor Thor Heyerdahl 1905 Dag Hammarskjold, UN Secretary Gen. Jane Wyman 1908 Edgar Kaiser, Industrialist 1930 Paul Taylor, Choreographer, dancer ...and the WINNER is... Tunes of the Times: BEST: Movie Tess of the Storm Country The Aba Daba Honeymoon ... By the Beautiful Sea Actor Harold Lockwood When YouWore a Tulip.. Missouri Waltz... Actress Mary Pickford Love's Own Sweet Song.. Twelfth Street Rag.. Poem Trees by J. Kilmer Play a Simple Melody... St Louis Blues.. Book Tarzan of the Apes by Burroghs Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral World Series Boston over Phili Boxing (Heavyweight) Jack Johnson Kentucky Derby Old Rosebud J McCabe up Life in the U.S.A. - 1914 Population - 99,111,000 Avg. Income - $518 PRICES: 3 Br. Home $2,575 New Ford $490 Eggs,1 doz. $.35 Bread,1 lb. $.06 Milk,1 gal. $.35  Famous Firsts: 1st natl. Mother's Day proclaimed by Wilson.. Goddard got 1st US patent for multistage rocket.. Natl.4-H Club founded.. Chicago's Wrigley Field, & Panama Canal opened  Inventions: teletype machine.. Edison's alkaline storage batteries.. Decker's electric drill, FUN Facts & More Hal Roach Studios produced its first silent film ...George M. Cohan in HELLO BROADWAY... Fashion was collarless V-necks dubbed "pneumonia blouses ...Waltz & two-step popular Claude Smith from Iowa 1st sold packaged popcorn,(sold 75,000 lbs. in 1st year)... Umbrella girl appeared on boxes of Morton Salt... Vernon and Irene Castle danced the fox trot in the musical.. CENTURY GIRL "Thanks to Carolyn & Bill Darnell"

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