May Flowers Bring May Memories

Enjoy another installment where we explore May’s of the past.

We Want A Child Film Listing, The Daily News (Los Angeles, California), May 7, 1954

Never heard of this one before, but this film seems interesting. This Danish film from 1954, touches on abortion, adultery, pregnancy, and infertility. Has anyone out there seen it? Leave a comment and let us know more about it.

Special Day for Mother’s Day or Graduation, The Corvallis Gazette (Corvallis, Oregon), May 6, 1949

Save the diamonds for the fiancé’ or wife, mother deserves the best zircon there is! I jest, but I think zircon have prettier colors than diamonds.

Johnny Guitar Film Listings, The Daily News (Los Angeles, California), May 7, 1954

Folks in 1954 didn’t know what to do with this movie. Some ignored it, some laughed at when they saw it. It was certainly different, for the age of the Western film anyway. Audiences today tend to enjoy it. Check it out! It’s in the National Film Registry for good reason.

Chelsea Heights, The Sunday Gazette (Atlantic City, New Jersey), May 20, 1923

Seems like this is a good deal. I wonder what these houses sell for now.

Apollo 10 20th Manned U.S. Craft, The Troy Record (Troy, New York), May 19, 1969

Thomas Patton Stafford (1930-), John Watts Young (1930-2018), and Eugene Andrew Cernan (1934-2017) were the crew of this space voyage, only a few days short of the historic moon landing of Apollo 11.

Raisin Day Twin Girls, The Fresno Morning Republican (Fresno, California), May 7, 1923

Lucille and Alice Tompkins were born April 26, 1923 in Fresno, Fresno County, California to James Ellison (1878-1938) and Susanna (Hofstetter) (1881-1939) Tompkins. Lucille married Thomas L. Kingsland in 1961. She died in California 1998 at the the age of 75 and is buried in California. Alice was married to James Aird Torrance Sr.. She died in 1984 at the age of 60 and is buried in California.

Have Your Panama Cleaned and Blocked, The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), May 12, 1918

P.S.A.- Please remember to take care of your Panama hats. This is important to look dapper.

During our genealogical research, CMS Research & Genealogy comes across many stories that have nothing to do with our current project. We have tons of them and will be sharing them all with you on this blog. All the more reason to come back and visit us again!

May 15, 2023

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