April Inside and Out A Month of Jests and History
Editor Joy Stilley surveys April from lighthearted jokes to serious milestones. The piece traces origins of the name, literary references, wartime dates tied to April, notable births and events, and observances including tax day on April 15. It notes birthstones, flowers, and special days from Pan American to American Comedy Week.
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Robert Browning
England
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Meek
Bugs Bunny
Sylvester
MR. Abernathy
Ralph Helmdoh
By Jones and Ridgeway
Beetle Bailey
Mor Walker
Barney Google
Snuffy
Fred Lasswell
Little Henry
Whai Forp
V. T. Hamlin
By Cal Anderson
Kabat
Mert Wokker
Dk Browne
Trixie
Pril
Joy Stilley
Associated Press
Sir William Watson
T.S. Eliot
Aperire
Concord
Lexington
Fort Sumpter
Spain
America
Congress
Germany
George Washington
Paul Revere
Washington
U.S
Abraham Lincoln
United Nations
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Buchanan
Ulysses S. Grant
Washington Irving
Booker T. Washington
John Pierpont Morgan
Adolf Hitler
John James Audubon
Samuel F. B. Morse
Guglielmo Marconi
Charles Evans Hughes
Hans Christian Anderson
el Greco
Benjamin Disraeli
Charlemagne
Marcus Aurelius Antonius
Isabella I of Spain
Ktrk TV
Farmer Brown
U.S.D.A
B. F. Presswood
Nellie Ocona Hlands
E.C. Wagner
D. J. Wilson Baytown J. &. Prenctt
Charles Penn Baytown
Sofai Siole Baywoun
Linda Atkins
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Sallie Hampton Baytown
Jaontodebe Garza
We Spranta
Ade
Maryland Club Lysol
DIXIE
Valencia
Birds Eye
Sens Wee
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