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Hammer-Grider - Bowling Green Daily News

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 10:53 AM PDT

Bowling Green Daily News

Hammer-Grider Bowling Green Daily News Bell ringers were Brenda Foster and Jayne Martin. Bethany Gearlds, cousin of the bride, was the vocalist. Matron of honor was Laura Inabnitt. The bridesmaids were Mary Graves, Samantha Willhite, Laura Roper, Elizabeth Ferrell, Lacey Murley and Caylan ...

Slideshow: Celebrations marked the centenary of Doncaster Plant Works - Doncaster Today

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:03 AM PDT

Doncaster Today

Slideshow: Celebrations marked the centenary of Doncaster Plant Works Doncaster Today ... had been greatly reduced by the development of railways. The decision of the directors to build the Works at Doncaster naturally gave great satisfaction to the local authorities and townspeople; celebrations were organised and peals of bells were ... and more »

Slideshow: Celebrations marked the centenary of Doncaster Plant Works - The Star

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:02 AM PDT

The Star

Slideshow: Celebrations marked the centenary of Doncaster Plant Works The Star ... had been greatly reduced by the development of railways. The decision of the directors to build the Works at Doncaster naturally gave great satisfaction to the local authorities and townspeople; celebrations were organised and peals of bells were ... and more »

VJ Day celebration in downtown Omaha - Omaha World-Herald

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Omaha World-Herald

VJ Day celebration in downtown Omaha Omaha World-Herald Ellie Stokes, just 5, was skipping rope in front of her family's farmhouse near Earling, Iowa, when she heard church bells ringing. Neighbors and some local seminary students had joined her father and grandfather in the fields. They came running home ...

Griggs: Richmond 'went wild with joy' at end of World War II - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 07:39 PM PDT

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Griggs: Richmond 'went wild with joy' at end of World War II Richmond Times-Dispatch Firemen, when they were not responding to false alarms from their station at 900 E. Broad St., contributed to the excitement by ringing the bells and sounding the sirens on their fire engines. Things did get a little out of control. The newspaper ...

Amazing Jerusalem: Places to visit in the land of many faiths - India Today

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 07:18 PM PDT

India Today

Amazing Jerusalem: Places to visit in the land of many faiths India Today On the very first day of our stay, the ancient stones seemed to speak to us even as we heard the sonorous call of the muezzin weaving around the peal of church bells and seemingly modern Jews strode around with traditional skull caps called 'kipa ... and more »

Chris Rosenblum: Remembering when the guns of war fell silent on VJ day - Centre Daily Times

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 03:34 PM PDT

Chris Rosenblum: Remembering when the guns of war fell silent on VJ day Centre Daily Times “Someone broke out a bugle in the business district and played discordant brassy notes with nothing more in mind than noise.” From coast to coast, people rejoiced with similar abandon. No more War ... “The air raid sirens sounded first. Then automobile ...