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Franklin bifocals Thursday, October 30, 2014

President John Adams      Second President John Adams
[1735 - John Adams, Second President, born in Braintree, Massachusetts]

Richard Sheridan    Playwright Richard Sheridan
[1751 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright, born in Dublin]

Politician Jose M. Gallegos
[1815 - Jose Manuel Gallegos, Congressional rep.,
born in Abiquiu, Nuevo Mexico]

Painter Alfred Sisley    Impressionist Painter Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley's Pont Villeneuve
[1839 - Alfred Sisley, impressionist painter, born in Paris]

Fleet Admiral William Halsey    Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
[1882 - William 'Bull' (Frederick) Halsey, Jr., WW-II U.S. Naval Admiral born in Elizabeth, New Jersey]

Ezra Pound    Poet Ezra Pound    Poet Ezra Pound    Poet Ezra Pound
[1885 - Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, poet, born in Hailey, Idaho]

Bodybuilder Charles Atlas    Bodybuilder Charles Atlas
[1893 - Charles Atlas (Angelo Siciliano), body builder, born in Calabria, Italy]

Actress Ruth Gordon    Emmy and Academy Award-winning Actress Ruth Gordon
[1896 - Ruth Gordon (Jones), Emmy and Academy Award-winning actress, born in
Quincy, Massachusetts]

Journalist Fred Friendly    Producer Fred Friendly
[1915 - Fred Friendly(Wachenheimer), broadcast journalist, producer,
born in New York City]

Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his desk
[1952 - Dr. Albert Schweitzer wins the Nobel Peace Prize]

George C. Marshall
[1953 - General George C. Marshall wins Nobel Peace Prize]

Ebbets Field
[1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers management sells Ebbets Field to a real estate development group]


Recipe for Jewish Toast Points

Mix half-pound of unsalted butter with quarter-cup of bitter herbs
Heat and spread unevenly over blackened toast (unleavened)
Garnish with sprigs of poison ivy
Cut into small pieces
Serve on a bed of nails

Serves: No one


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