Mixed trivia Q and A from a historical quiz page
A collage of Q and A items covers topics from land status for Cherokee bloodlines and Dutch sea defences to a Don Gillis pun titled Symphony No 5 1 2 and a patch for cross eyed children. It also notes Norway Constitution Day May 17 and quotes Sing Sing warden Lawes on capital punishment, plus a Brazilian stamp with Il Guarany and coconuts growing where palms flourish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Congress
Netherlands
N.C
Don Gillis
C. IL. A
Better Vision Institute
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Haakon VI
Eidsvold
Warden Lawes
Sing Sing
Lewis E. Lawes
W. le A
Brazil
Carlos Gomes
Palm cultivation spreads tropical palms worldwide
The text discusses widespread palm cultivation from Pacific regions to the Americas and Asia, noting coconuts and date palms grow in Flow Indonesia and Ceylon, with extensive plantings near the equator. It references biblical lines about striking with a palm and locates palm growth along coastal islands and warm zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
United States
Asia
Flow
Indonesia
Palm Beach
Notland
Equator
Jésus
Ceylon
St. Matthew
St. Marie
Janes
National Sewing Contest winner at Waldorf luncheon
Mrs. R. D. Griffith and seven other national sewing contest winners gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for a luncheon to kick off a three day entertainment program. Griffith, the third National winner, wore a size 4 broadcloth dress with a sun slip and embroidered bodice featuring a spider web and tiny spider. The dress included a red broadcloth cape, a clown head applique, and a hemline trimmed with ruching. She designed the frock herself days before the trip, drawing praise from attendees and Grace Turner, Win Nathanson and Son official, noting the large number of entries in her division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Braden
Gazette
New York
R. D. Griffith
Waldorf-Astoria
Mrs. Griffith
Air Vision
Czech Spy Gets Five Years In Reich Court
MERNBERG Germany June 10 Josef Peller Czech national sentenced to five years in prison for spying for Czechoslovakia. He admitted to the U S High Commission Court that he gathered information on U S military installations in Germany on orders of Czech intelligence. Theater for Paint Your Wagon, a musical about the California gold rush of 1853, was noted in commentary on the curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
Josef Peller
Czechoslovakia
Peller
U. S. High Commission
U.S
Gimany
California
Batley’s long university sports and oddly phrased advice
Batley majored in management and minored in economics at the university. For three years he was a member of the varsity football squad. Doctors urge removing ribbers and galoshes indoors because leather soles on shoes cannot ventilate feet properly if hampered by impermeable foot coverings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batley
Economics
The
University
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