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A2 | Sunday, July 25, 2021 | yourconroenews.com |The Courier TODAY TODAY IN HISTORY TRENDING On July 25, 2000, a from the Andrea Doria, Garden honors Hemingway Short Story New York-bound Air five from the Stockholm — Competition. Madison France Concorde crashed were killed. (The Andrea unknown soldiers Bakalar’s “So This Is How outside Paris shortly after Doria capsized and sank The Tomb of the Un- We Go” bested 784 other takeoff, killing all 109 the following morning.) known Soldier at Arlington American and internation- people on board and four In 1961, in a televised Cemetery honors those al entries. people on the ground; it address on the Berlin U.S. military killed in com- Lorian Hemingway, was the first-ever crash of Crisis, President John F. bat and not identified, and Ernest Hemingway’s au- the supersonic jet. Kennedy announced a several gardens have thor granddaughter and In 1866, Ulysses S. series of steps aimed at sprung up across the coun- founder of the literary Grant was named General bolstering the military in try to honor it, including competition, said Bakalar’s of the Army of the United the face of Soviet de- one in Tomball. story impressed the judges States, the first officer to mands that Western pow- Rhonda Harshbarger, for its ability to combine hold the rank. ers withdraw from the regent of the San Jacinto universally human emo- In 1898, the United German city’s western Chapter of the National tions about loss with a States invaded Puerto sector. Society of the Daughters of finessed gallows humor. Rico during the Spanish- In 1972, the notorious the American Revolution, Hemingway Days con- American War. Tuskegee syphilis experi- said the garden, placed at tinues through Sunday In 1943, Benito Mussoli- ment came to light as The Matheson Park, 1240 Ul- with events including an ni was dismissed as pre- Associated Press reported rich Road, is part of a offbeat “Running of the mier of Italy by King Vic- that for the previous four national initiative started Bulls” spoof, a literary tor Emmanuel III, and decades, the U.S. Public to celebrate the tomb’s walking tour and the Key placed under arrest. Health Service, in con- 100th anniversary this West Marlin Tournament. (However, Mussolini was junction with the Tuske- November. While living in Key later rescued by the Nazis, gee Institute in Alabama, “The importance of the West, Hemingway penned and re-asserted his au- had been allowing poor, unknown soldier is that it Submitted by Marie Underdown classics including “For thority.) rural Black male patients honors and commemorat- Pet of the Week Whom the Bell Tolls” and In 1946, the United with syphilis to go without es all of our soldiers who “To Have and Have Not.” States detonated an atom- treatment, even allowing died in combat to preserve Meet Splash, a 3-month-old boy who, along with Associated Press ic bomb near Bikini Atoll them to die, as a way of our way of life,” Harsh- brother Smudge and sisters Splotch and Sable, are in the Pacific in the first studying the disease. barger said. “This initiative looking for forever homes. All are current on all Cocaine disguised underwater test of the In 1975, the musical “A they put out was asking shots, FIV/FeLuk negative, on flea control and device. Chorus Line” opened on communities and individu- heartworm preventative, and are either neutered or as cake is seized In 1952, Puerto Rico Broadway at the Shubert als to plant a ‘never forget spayed. If you are interested in adopting, visit ANew York man and a became a self-governing Theatre, beginning a run garden’ in honor of the www.spcaofmc.ngo and click on the green arrow at Maine woman are facing commonwealth of the of 6,137 performances. veterans and the 100th the top of the page to fill out an application. charges over cocaine dis- United States. In 1994, Israeli Prime anniversary.” guised as a cake that was In 1956, the Italian liner Minister Yitzhak Rabin Harshbarger said her were placed on the first ed men resembling the seized from their vehicle, SS Andrea Doria collided and Jordan’s King Hussein group was excited to get casket to go into the Tomb late writer competed in the Maine Drug Enforce- with the Swedish pas- signed a declaration at the the garden planted, and of the Unknown Soldier the first of two preliminary ment Agency said. senger ship Stockholm off White House ending their thought Tomball was the from World War I. rounds at Sloppy Joe’s Bar. Acting on a tip, police the New England coast countries’ 46-year-old perfect place since that’s “There were four cas- The contest’s second pre- stopped the car on In- late at night and began formal state of war. where their group’s chap- kets, and Sgt. Edward liminary round is set for terstate 295 in Gardiner on sinking; 51 people — 46 Associated Press ter was founded and got Younger had to choose Friday and the 2021 win- Tuesday, and a drug-sniff- approval from the city. one, so he placed a splay ner was to be chosen Sat- ing dog found 4 pounds of They first started planning of white roses on one of urday night. cocaine worth $200,000 TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS the garden last September, the four at random,” she The three-night contest on the street, the MDEA with some slowdown said. “The white rose is to is a cornerstone of the said. Also seized was Folk-pop singer-mu- Brown is 56. Actor Matt caused by the COVID-19 honor all who served and island’s Hemingway Days $1,900 in cash. sician Bruce Woodley LeBlanc is 54. Actor Wen- pandemic and the ice sacrificed in times of war. festival, staged around the About 2 pounds of the (The Seekers) is 79. Rock dy Raquel Robinson is 54. storm last February. Red roses signify courage literary legend’s July 21 cocaine was disguised as a musician Jim McCarty Rock musician Paavo “We planned on plant- and love. We thought that birthday to salute his writ- marble cake with coffee (The Yardbirds) is 78. Lotjonen (PAH’-woh ing in February, and of would be appropriate.” ing talent, legacy and grounds used to cover up Rock musician Verdine LAHT’-joh-nehn) (Apoca- course the freeze delayed Paul Wedding adventurous life. Heming- the scent, officials said. White (Earth, Wind & lyptica) is 53. Actor D.B. that, and then it was diffi- way lived and wrote on the The two were released Fire) is 70. Singer-mu- Woodside is 52. Actor cult to get plants at all, so Hemingway subtropical island for most on bail and were expected sician Jem Finer (The Miriam Shor is 50. Actor we finally got some plants of the 1930s. in court on Wednesday. It Pogues) is 66. Model-actor David Denman is 48. Ac- and got it all in probably in contest returns Thursday night’s en- was unknown if they had a Iman is 66. Cartoonist Ray tor Jay R. Ferguson is 47. late March,” she said. KEY WEST, Fla. — The trants paraded across lawyer. Billingsley (“Curtis”) is 64. Actor James Lafferty is 36. “Then, we planned the 40th edition of an Ernest Sloppy Joe’s stage before a Agents believe the drugs Rock musician Thurston Actor Shantel VanSanten dedication and that got Hemingway look-alike judging panel of former were to be distributed in Moore (Sonic Youth) is 63. is 36. Actor Michael Welch pushed back because of contest opened Thursday winners including Joe Kennebec and Somerset Celebrity chef/TV person- is 34. Actor Linsey God- the rain, but we finally got night at an iconic Key West Maxey, a retired Tennessee counties. The MDEA was ality Geoffrey Zakarian is frey is 33. Classical singer it done.” bar once frequented by banker who won the last assisted in the investiga- 62. Actor-singer Bobbie Faryl Smith is 26. Actor The garden has white the author, marking the contest, staged in 2019. tion by the Winslow Police Eakes is 60. Actor Kather- Mason Cook is 21. Actor and red roses planted return of a contest can- Late Wednesday, a Department, Maine State ine Kelly Lang is 60. Actor Meg Donnelly (TV: “Amer- along with blue flowers, celed last year amid the woman from Somerville, Police and Homeland Illeana Douglas is 56. ican Housewife”) is 20. she said. The white roses coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts, was named Security Investigations. Country singer Marty Actor Pierce Gagnon is 16. are significant, as they Some 70 stocky, beard- the winner of the Lorian Associated Press LOCAL ALMANAC TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Conroe through 4 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE High/low ...................................... 95°/71° 97° 98° 96° 95° 95° 94° 94° Normal high/low ......................... 96°/75° Record high ........................ 104° in 1934 73° 74° 75° 73° 73° 74° 74° Record low ............................ 62° in 2019 Partly sunny, a A thunderstorm PRECIPITATION Mostly sunny and Warm; a t-storm in A t-storm in the area Mostly sunny and hot Partly sunny t-storm around in the possible in the 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00" very warm spots in the afternoon in the afternoon Month to date ................................... 3.72" p.m. afternoon Normal month to date ...................... 2.69" Year to date .................................... 31.07" REGIONAL FORECAST REGIONAL CITIES Normal year to date ........................ 27.91" Today Mon. Today Mon. Longview Monroe Fort Worth Dallas City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 96/73 97/77 CONDITIONS TODAY 100/75 100/77 Alexandria 98/78/t 96/78/t Lafayette 94/77/pc 92/76/t Austin 96/70/pc 97/71/s Lake Charles 95/77/pc 93/78/t UV INDEX AND REAL FEEL TEMPERATURE Stephenville Tyler Shreveport 99/76 Beaumont 95/75/s 95/77/t Longview 96/73/s 97/75/t 100/71 96/75 Brenham 97/73/pc 98/74/s Lufkin 98/74/s

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