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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
3
A Wisconsin professor Dr. Colbert spearheads citizenship classes to mobilize democratic participation. Plans include local groups, school officials, and business leaders meeting to train young men for May 21 inductions, swearing to uphold the U.S. Constitution and Wisconsin state laws.
Chemists from the US Department of Agriculture and North Carolina experiment station challenge belief that southern cucumbers require heavy salting. They report brine strength, not location, governs pickle quality. Production expands to Virginia, Texas, and other states with proper brining. Cucumbers yield 60 to 133 bushels per acre in the South, contributing to a national summer pickle demand of about 6 million bushels.
Feature on Viking dragon motifs used in early Norwegian wooden churches and stave churches. Notes how dragon heads, capitals, and door frames signaled pagan artistry within Christian church construction. Describes prominent examples like Fantoft and Fortun, mentions preservation efforts and historical context of stave church carvings.
A Chicago policeman, Albert Rickert, chased five car thieves on a September afternoon in 1971. After a high speed pursuit through city streets and a prairie crash, Rickert was severely injured but captured two crooks, one of whom was later killed. the other died days later in hospital.
The article notes how a historic street name tied to kings in London faded into the derisive nickname Rotten Row. It mentions Scotland Yard as the famed police HQ and traces the linguistic shift from a regal term to a pejorative moniker through urban lore and pronunciation.
Sewing Circle announces patterns No 178 and No 179 with detailed designs for aprons, frocks, and bonnets. Includes sizes 1 to 4 years and adult options with yardage and trimming notes. Orders directed to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept, Chicago.
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