Yanks Introduce Popcorn to British Life in London
London columns celebrate an American trio led by Doug Fairbanks Jr and Howard Netterville, seeding clouds with popcorn to flood Britain with a new taste. The piece notes popcorn’s rise from near unknown to everyday snack, shaping social scenes from bars to private parties in the island kingdom.
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London
Europe
Dougl Fairbanks, Jr
Blevins Davis
Broadwaoducer
Harry Sman
Howard Netterville
Memphis
New Orleans
Popcorn
England
Island Kingdom
Fairbanks
Popcorn craze crosses borders with British market eyes
R T j Cole reports a fire in Spain sparked by a bottle used as a magnifier by water technicians, while Persuaded by education and patience, Netterville and a trio push popcorn into more than 400 cinemas in Britain. They plan worldwide rollout beyond the Iron Curtain.
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Dantine
Spain
Conway, Ark
Pims Popcorn Develops New Candy Bar Named Popper Bar
American inventors Fairbanks Davis and Netterville plan U S patent and company to manufacture a pressed popcorn caramel bar called the Popper Bar. The phrase carrying corn to Newcastle applies to their venture.
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Pims
U. S
Newcastle
Essrs
Fairbanks
Davis
Netterville
Mirror Talks Back by Edgar A Guest
A reflective verse in which the poet asks readers to confront their daily image in the mirror. It ponders self judgment and consistency of character, urging honesty about one’s own manners as seen in the face that looks back each morning.
Meditations for Lent by Dr. J. Carter Swaim
The Lent meditations reflect on joy through suffering and faith, citing Romans Colossians and Peter to urge enduring trials as a path to spiritual growth. Samuel Rutherford’s prison writings are cited to emphasize shared cross and heavenly fruit, with note on Dr. Swaim leading the National Council of Churches English Bible department and NEA Service distribution.
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Samuel Rutherford
Christ’s Cross
Dr. Swaim
Department of English Bible
The
National Council of
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