Rice Stuck in Ear Delays Honeymoon
A grain of rice lodged in the groom’s ear delayed the New Orleans couple’s honeymoon after their February wedding. Seaman Tilley Shaw and 16 year old Irene Férrier left a justice of the peace home in St Bernard Parish. grain removed after emergency treatment but they missed their honeymoon train. Shaw vowed to drive out in a car to continue their trip.
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New Orleans
Tilley Shaw
Irene Férrier
Justice of the Peace
St. Bernard Parish
Shaw
Nationalists plan Tientsin incidents after raid on Tsingtao
Chinese Nationalists vow to follow up the Tsingtao raid with actions at Tientsin as American ships Pioneer Dale and Flying Clipper were machinegunned during Monday’s attack. Air force statements warn that ships entering blockaded areas risk air incidents, while officials discuss possible US ship guidance from the State Department.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tsingtao
North China
Tientsin
Dale
Air Force
Associated Press
Chusan
Chushan
State Department
Red China
Shanghai
Electra Voters Decide Parking Meters
Electra voters approved keeping parking meters in the downtown district by a 453 to 200 vote. About 200 meters were installed six months ago on a trial basis after a city election held Saturday on the question of retention.
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Electra
fDlectra
Heliport Dedicated In San Francisco
The West's first public heliport in San Francisco at the Ferry Building was dedicated on February 28 as six helicopters arrived amid an air raid siren. H A Hook of the Civil Aeronautics Administration spoke, with Stanley Hiller Jr. among the first to land. The facility was created by Hiller Helicopters, the chamber of commerce, and Harbor Commissioners.
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San Francisco
West
H. A. Hook
Airports Division
Civil Aeronautics Administration
New York
Stanley Hiller Jr
Hiller Helicopters
Hiller
Chamber of Commerce
Board of State Harbor Commissioners
Bay
Market Street
Coleman County Tot Dies in Car Collision
Santa Anna reports a two car crash within the city left nine month old Sharon Kaye Templin dead and her parents Robert and Mrs. Templin plus brother Ronald Lewis injured. Four others in the second car faced medical care including Afrain Mata and Maria Anita Cabaror both 21 and 41 respectively. It’s Coleman County’s first fatal accident this year.
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Santa Anna
Sharon Kaye Templin
Robert Templin
Ronald Lewis
Afrain Mata
Maria Anita Cabaror
San Antonio
Coleman County
Yummy Yummy The Average American Ate 156 Pounds
The report notes that in 1948 the average American consumed about 156 pounds of meat. This reflects postwar dietary trends and rising meat availability across the nation.
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Lydia E Pinkham
Grant Smelter
Denver
Colo
D. E. Noble
Pacific Far East Lines
Okeh
L. East
Detroit
White
MODEL
America
JEWEL
Detroit Jewel
American Society of Industrial Engineers
Moe White
Oreacual
White's
Pardner
FORIA
Gassrange
White’s
Fello
Congress
Nucoa
Nucva
Texans
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