Wedding boom from Korea War boosts bridal trade nationwide
The bridal march leads the hit parade as Korea War boosts wedding outfits and gifts. Jewelry stores report brisk engagement and wedding ring sales, diamond and pearl prices rise, and silverware demand soars. War fears spur earlier marriages and larger households, with August expected to be a peak for furniture sales.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Jewelers Association
W. Waters Scwab
J. R. Wood & Sons
Korea
Alexander FE. Arnstein
Arnstein Brothers & Co
Sea of Japan
David Goldstone
Imperial Pearls, Inc
E. Co. Stevens
International Silver Co
Stevens
Kenneth I. van Cott
Willing Stamps For News Of Pat In Swindle Tale
Hartford stamp importer Louis Fladger receives a plea from Louise Gimenes in Mombasa Kenya to locate James O Wilson known as Jimmy. Louise and Jimmy met in Casablanca and endured wartime letters then lost contact after hospital and mail issues. She offers stamps in exchange for the truth about his status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Louis Fladger
Mombasa
Kenya
British East Africa
Louise Gimenes
Barclay’s Bank
Hartford
James O. Wilson
Jimmy
Louise
Casablanca
Tunisia
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Fr. Bragg
Mr. Fladger
Koreans Use Black Faces to Fool Negro Troops
An account from the U S 24th Infantry in Korea describes six North Korean guerrillas using black-face to slip past American Negro soldiers. Prisoners were not taken. attacks continued near the village they infiltrated. Two guerrillas and a partisan woman were captured, one being a frail 16 year old boy.
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Stan Swinton
U. S. 24Th Infantry Regiment
Korea
Horace Konaho
West 79Th St
Los Angeles
24Th Regiment
Italy
Cpl
David Brown, Jr
Bayou St. Houston
Tex
Pfe
Joseph Holmes
Park Ave
Jamestown
N. Y
Lavon Smith
Bob Harrison Sr
Austin
Elderly Miner Kills Woman Then Shoots Self in Hazleton Taproom
In Hazleton a 60 year old former coal miner Andrew Harvilla shot 33 year old Helen Bronsavage in Beltz cafe and then killed himself. Police Chief Carl Meiss said Bronsavage had been acquitted of a prior murder charge and had been seen with Harvilla in recent months.
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Hazelton
Hazleton
Carl Meiss
Meiss
Andrew Harvilla
Treckow
Beltz
Helen Bronsavage
Harvilla
Bronsavage
South Atlantic States Due For Normal Weather
The Associated Press reports warm, humid conditions expected across most of the nation with a long range forecast predicting above normal temperatures for 30 days. Near normal in the South Atlantic states, cooler in parts of the Pacific Northwest, and unsettled weather in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Gulf regions with hail in Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Washington
Midwest
Glasgow
Mont
Montana
British Columbia
Alberta
South Atlantic States
Pacific Northwest
Wisconsin
Michigan
Gulf States
Milwaukee
Call For Bids On New Lexington Yadkin Link
Raleigh August 16 The highway commission has called for bids on grading and structural work for the second half of the four lane highway between Lexington and the Yadkin river on U S 29 70 This project is among the commissions critical list of primary road projects funded by Governor Scott from surplus highway funds Also offered to contractors is the Shelby by pass on U S 74 in Cleveland county.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
Lexington
Yadkin River
Scott
Shelby
U.S. 74
Cleveland County
Budget commission tours western North Carolina institutions
The advisory budget commission tours Western North Carolina institutions including Appalachian Teachers College Boone and Western North Carolina Teachers College Cullowhee. The group also surveys state education and correctional facilities, hospitals, and economic resources as part of fiscal planning.
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Capitol Square
Advisory Budget Commission
Wilmington
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
Appalachian Teachers College
Boone
Western
North Carolina Teachers College
Cullowhee
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Wrightsville
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Mount Mitchell
America
Grandfather Mountain
Great Smokies
General Assembly
North Carolina
General Fund
Federal Reserve Board
Boston
Dallas
Richmond
Atlanta
National Capital
Washington
Scott
Eight Year Old Deaf Mute Killed By Train
In Birmingham Alabama Frances Devine an eight year old deaf mute was struck and killed by a Seaboard Air Line train while returning home from an errand for her parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Devine Train crew stated they could not stop in time Her five year old brother was killed by a freight train years earlier
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Birmingham
Ala
Frances Devine
Boy explains we spray flowers to keep them fresh
In State College a five year old visited his day school with a bouquet. When asked if his mother picked the flowers, he learned that dewdrops are moisture, and a teacher notes the flowers are sprayed to stay fresh.
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State College
Thieves Strike Buffalo Bakery Warehouse Steal Sugar
In Buffalo on August 16 thieves entered a bakery warehouse and stole a ton of sugar, leaving no other items taken. The incident remains under investigation by local police.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Water Improvements bids sought by High Point mayoral office
The City of High Point invites sealed proposals by 2:00 PM September 1 1950 for materials and construction of water improvements including 16 and 12 inch cast iron pipes 6 and 8 inch lines valves hydrants and manholes through 350 cubic yards rock excavation. Proposals require 5 percent certified check and performance bond. bids opened at City Manager’s Office.
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High Point
N. C
C. I
N.C
North Carolina
Associated General Contractors
General Assembly of
City OF High Point
W. F. Bailey
T. FE. Hinson
J. L. Perkins
Wm. Fo Freeman Engineers, Inc
High Tomt
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Taegu
Todays Business Mirror
U. S. Army
Armored School
Ft. Knox
Jour Boarding House
Wawbaw
Lake
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JZZZ
Hawkshaw
Lexington-Yadkin
By Lynn Nisbet
Paul Green
Rock Creek Park
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
North America
Green
Lost Colony
Old Fort Raleigh
Manteo
Duplin
State Board of Health
Health Department
Charles Parker
L. Y
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