One-Way Streets Unclogging Congested Traffic Arteries
One way streets gain popularity to cut urban congestion. Chicago plans to convert two downtown blocks to one way with more streets later. Newark and Los Angeles report improved flow and business impact, while Fresno finds higher property values and broad merchant support.
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American Public Works Association
Chicago
Majoir
Loop Area
Newark
N.J
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Downtown Businessmen’s Association
Fresno
Cal
Popularity of Eating Peas With Knife Through History
Historical norms show peas eaten with a knife once default. Early forks appeared in Italy in the 1100s, sparked by a noblewoman who used a tiny fork to cut food. By the 1600s English dandies faced ridicule for daintiness, but forks spread in European courts as mass production lowered cost.
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Emily Post
Italy
England
Soldier Snaker A Hobbyist’s Korea Reptile Find For Smithsonian
American soldiers in Korea aid natural history with a reptile collection sent to the Smithsonian by Corp. William E. Old Jr. of Norfolk Virginia. He found native reptiles in a bombed schoolhouse preserved in alcohol and labeled by species. The set likely formed under a local teacher’s guidance. Old also forwarded more specimens from Korea. Plant virus diseases cause crop losses running into millions, including mosaic diseases and yellows. Some viruses produce harmless or even decorative effects such as tulip break and abutilon mosaic.
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Korea
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Corp
William E. Old, Jr
Norfolk
Old
County Agent Says Details on November 13 Election
The Caroline County election for the County Agent board enthusiasts lists Wm. Eneerman and C. J. Kern as nominees to replace the late T. Clayton Roe. Voters from owners lessees renters or tenants may cast ballots November 13 1951 at Denton Hobbs and Jarman Feed Store Greensboro and Caroline Supply Store Preston. The piece also covers rat control advice sanitation ratproofing and a new University of Maryland fact sheet on hog production with ladino clover and corn systems.
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Caroline County
Wm. Eneerman
C. J. Kern
Denton
H. H. Reick
Prestyn
W. S. Carroll
Ridgely
Christian Nagel
Federalsburg
Hl. K. Shults
Marydel
Nf. K. Reick
H. K. Shults
State Soil Conservation Committee
Carroll
Nagel
Roe
Hobbs and Jarman
Greensboro
Caroline
Preston
Engerman
Kern
T. L. Bissell
University of Maryland Extension
Symons Hall
University of Maryland, College Park
A. V. Krewatch
Uni
Bulletin Room
University of Maryland
College Park
Maryland
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Ewspaperarchive
T. Clayton Roe
Versity of
Mr. Krewatch
Rural Service Man
University of Maryland Fextension Service
Coastal Plains
A. O. Kuhn
Department of Agronomy
M. N. Kerr
Department of
Animal Husbandry
Amon
Tim Holt
Charles McGraw
Jeanne Crain
Web
Robert Mitchum
Jane Russell
Inside
Fearins
Amoco Service
William L. Fearins
Denton, Md
Gale Electric Company
Betty Grable
MacDonald
Arey
Rory Calhoun
Eddie Albert
Fred Clark
Lois Andrews
Randolph Scott
Western Union
Techinicolor
Lewis Cattow
Julian Lesser
RKO Radio
Teco
McGilll
Stockwell
GHILL
Leon Ames
Bob Steele
Universal-International
Joyce Holden Charles Drake
France
Edward L. Alperson
George Hontgomer
Paula Corday
Edward L Alperson
Twentieth Century Fox
Thurs, & Fri
Nfs
Beluvere Glp
Tipo
Congoleum
Hassocks
Juvenille Furniture
William Andrew
G R. Kelly
Sien
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