Daylight Time Confusion Quiz Explains DST Basics
A 1940s AP briefing outlines what Daylight Saving Time is and when it starts and ends. It details varying dates across states, highlights Kentucky and Butte Montana as long and short periods, and notes widespread confusion among many states including Illinois and Iowa.
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New York
District of Columbia
East
Middle West
Butte
Mont
Montana
Kentucky
Lexington
Frankfort
Iowa
Davenport
Illinois
Mississippi River
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Missouri
Ohio
West Virginia
Minnesota
Alabama
Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
California
Nevada
Indiana
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Television Programs Monday Listings
Channel guide lists WFMY Greensboro and Winston Salem programs including Father Knows Best and Capt Kangaroo with theater and devotion slots. Notable times include 6:15 Capt. Kangaroo and 9:00 Devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Danny Thomas
Winston-Salem
Welle Fergo
Peter Guno
Theater
Arthur Murray
Cok
Channel
Kangaroo
First bridge across the Arkan sas River completed in 1873
The note records the completion of the first bridge across the Arkansas River at Little Rock in 1873 and mentions the survival of one of the Seven Wonders, the Pyramids of Egypt.
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Arkansas River
Little Rock
Pyramids of
Egypt
Herter Formally Nominated To Be Secretary Of State
President Eisenhower nominates Christian A. Herter 64 undersecretary to succeed ill John Foster Dulles. He will face the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday with expected swift approval. Herter to lead U S talks in Paris April 29 and Geneva May 11 aiming to ease East West tensions. Eisenhower to return from vacation Tuesday afternoon.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Herter
John Foster Dulles
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Paris
Geneva
Washington
Advertising trends and oddities from a bygone era
A collage of notes on advertising targeting women and girls, odd editorials, a Greta Garbo autography prompt, windfall oil lands payments in Alberta, jokes about office life, and quick economy notes on electric cars and height genetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scituate
Greta Garbo
Alberta
Jones
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Varied British Reaction To Herter Appointment
London editors split over Chris A. Herter as secretary of state with critics mocking his health while hopeful outlets praise his record. Paris and Seoul press greet the appointment while London papers note Dulles' strong policy role and question Herter's authority.
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London
Britain
Christian A. Herter
Labor Party
Herter
Daily Herald
Eisenhower
Paris
Formosa
Korea
America
Sunday Times
London Observer
John Foster Dulles
Graham rests at beach during Sydney crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham rests at a vacation beach 25 miles north of Sydney after a strenuous opening week in his Sydney crusade. He plans another meeting at the Sydney Showground Tuesday night as organizers say the first week has broken attendance records for similar missions in England and the United States.
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Sydney
Australia
Billy Graham
Sydney Showground
Graham
England
United States
Castro Calls for Broad Employment Before Cuba Votes
Castro says Cu ban people seek jobs before free elections and hopes to hold them soon. He warns real democracy requires tackling hunger and corruption, and cites a two hour Capitol talk with Vice President Nixon as friendly. He sets no fixed date, saying elections depend on conditions.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
National Press Club
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol
Thomasville Man Charged with Drunken Driving and Arrest Resisting
Alvin Hiatt, 20, of Route 4 Thomasville, released after posting $650 bond. He faces drunken driving, resisting arrest and improper muffler charges from a 1:35 a.m. arrest by the highway patrol. Trial set for May 1 in Thomasville Recorder's Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Alvin Hiatt
Hiatt
Highway Patrol
Ohio Man Held For Hit Run In Hillsboro Incident
A Columbus man, Claude McGuire, 37, was arrested Saturday and held in Thomasville city jail as investigators probe a Hillsboro hit and run. He faces charges and the investigation continues.
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Thomasville
Columbus
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
AL Capone
Narrated BY
Walter Winchell
Robert Stack
Neville Brand
Keenan Wynn
Dodge
Plymouth
Horace G.ilderton
S. Main St
Jay Wood
RCA Victor
Dumont
Admiral
TV 9
North Main ST
Charlotte
WSO
Malone Rootes
County Fair
Mickey Moni
Wells Fargo
Mr. Guna
General Tires
Hughes Tire Service, Inc
Suggess
North Main
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Dr. Malone
Roots Truth Or Conowav
Uncle Looney
Wunc-Tv
Chapel Hill
Liseee
Jack Paar
Procter & Gamble
Lord Macaulay
Samuel Johnson
Frederick C. Othman
Mccarey
Pate
Deluxe Next
Archdale Drive-In
William Wyler
Ery
Rial
Red Mountain
Henry Fonda
THE
TIN Star
Leslie Caron
Louis Jourvan
Maurice Chevalier
Eva Gabor
DWCK
Ngvelle Road
Gigi
Firestone Stores
Jayne Mansfield
Kenneth Moore
Fractured Jaw
SC Laundry and
NEW Service Laundry
Centennial Ave
K & W Cafeteria
Oafeteria
E. High ST
Squad Presents
Mammoth
Congress of Clowns
Taree Ie
Cee
Aoe
Welly
Campo
Maggie Lawrence
Agellonte
Television Sales & Service
N. Main ST
Wiomark-Fonpa
Uinn- Malone
Michaels
Cas Mongee
Center Theatre
Walact Ford
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