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August 12, 1955
St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
100-year-old Mary Williams of Montclair, N.J., with her 71-year-old daughter Susan Chavers, 65-year-old son Joseph, and 49-year-old physician Dr. Arthur C. Thermhilt, boards a Pan Am plane for Bermuda, fulfilling a 1931 promise for her first flight at 100.
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FIRST HUNDRED HARDEST: - Two hundred ninety-five years are represented in the ages of the four persons shown above. Mrs. Mary Williams of 15 Irving st. Montclair, N. J. who attained her 100th birthday in April: her daughter, Mrs Susan Chavers, 71: her son, Joseph, 65: and her personal physician, Dr. Arthur C Thermhilt, 49 (left to right), all of Montclair, prepared to board a Pan Am World Airways clipper recently for Bermuda. When Mrs Williams last visited Bermuda in 1931, her children promised Mom her first airplane trip back at the age of 100. (Newspress Photo)
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Centenarian
Family Promise
Airplane Trip
Bermuda
Longevity
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Mary Williams
Mrs Susan Chavers
Joseph
Dr. Arthur C Thermhilt
Where did it happen?
Montclair, N. J.; Bermuda
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Mary Williams
Mrs Susan Chavers
Joseph
Dr. Arthur C Thermhilt
Location
Montclair, N. J.; Bermuda
Event Date
April; Recently; 1931
Story Details
Mrs. Mary Williams turns 100 in April and boards a Pan Am clipper for Bermuda with her daughter Mrs. Susan Chavers (71), son Joseph (65), and physician Dr. Arthur C. Thermhilt (49), fulfilling a 1931 promise from her children for her first airplane trip at age 100.