User:Papated

Papated (talk) 06:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)I have surfed my way around Wikipedia and have seen a couple of articles of interest and know there are many more to be discovered.

I noted the listing of "Noted People of Newport Rhode Island" and was disappointed to see that Benjamin F. Husten was not listed. Ben and Harold Lyons obtained the patent(2699503)for the world's first atomic clock(1955). He traveled the world in an attempt to make the atomic clock a world time standard. Much like his highschool classmate Van Johnson, Ben came from a single-parent home in Newport. At age 12 he ran a paper route and built & sold radios. This was to aid his mother in keeping up with the bills. He was a book-worm of sorts.
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I noted in Van Johnson's bio that it did not list his high school's name. "Rogers High School", Newport, Rhode Island. The remarks of his early years did not mention he was well liked by his classmates and he worked to help support himself. My mother, Alice Husten, was a friend and classmate. She always spoke highly of Mr. Johnson. In her yearbook, Mr. Johnson wrote " Al, when you make it big, as I know you will, remember us little people." I have always had great respect for the man, thanks to my mother's stories. I have always enjoyed his movies and thought of him as the best actor of his time. I have no respect for the people that write ugly rumors. What do they hope to gain? Mr Johnson gave us many memorable performance as an actor. Papated (talk) 06:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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