British factory girl Ada Fishburn returns home from U S tour
Ada Fishburn a 24 year old British factory worker and the first British girl to visit America for an exchange program returns to England with memories of Manhattan the Empire State Building and New York clubs. She says she is not sophisticated and valued the American grasp of daily life while noting higher pay but higher costs at home.
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Nor’ Bergen
N. J
America
Ada Fishburn
Ada
Queen Elizabeth
Durham
Ronnie Lancaster
Manhattan
London
Empire State Building
New York
Fifth Avenue
England
Walter Simpson
Duro Test Corp
Cinderella
Tar Heel Gardener Tar Heel Gardener
Transplanted trees need pruning if no new growth appears and late budders like crepemyrtle pecan and vitex require patience. Anchor trunks shield sun exposed bark keep soil cultivated water plants with mulch for first year or two to aid root growth and survival.
Asheboro Boy Serves Aboard Missouri In Caribbean Exercises
Curtis Morgan an electrician's mate third class USNR son of George R. Morgan of 300 South McCrary Street Asheboro participates in Atlantic fleet exercises aboard the U S S Missouri the fleet flagship. A separate notice forecloses land in High Point Guilford County with sale set for April 22 1949 at 11 30 A M the land estimated 1.70 acres with 10 percent cash deposit and sale subject to unpaid taxes and assessments.
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Asheboro
Curtis Morgan
USNR
George R. Morgan
South McCrary Street
Caribbean
Missouri
Roxie Cox Miller
Forest Miller
Thos. W. Sprinkle
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
West Green
South Main Streets
High Point
High Point, Asheboro and Randleman Railroad
High Point, Asheboro and Randleman
Sprinkle & Coffield
Early 20th Century Figures Quiz Answers
Answers include an actress born in 1873 Cobourg who starred with Chaplin and died 1934, the 19th Amendment granting women suffrage, Cecil Rhodes as British imperialist, the Treaty of Paris ending a major war, and a Pony Express rider who became a U S Army scout who fought Sioux and Cheyenne.
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Cecil John Rhodes
Cobourg
Canada
Lillian Russell
New York
Tillie
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Beverly Hills
Cal
Iowa
Pony Express
United States Army
South Africa
Diamond Fields
Great Britain
Joshua
Notable English artists celebrated on this date
E Power Biggs the organist William Walton the composer Howard Lindsay the playwright Warner Baxter and Dennis O Keefe the actors are honored with cakes and candles on this date.
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E. Power Biggs
William Walton
Howard Lindsay
Warner Baxter
Dennis O'Keefe
Key historical events on this day
On this date 1638 the first Swedish settlement in America began on the Delaware River. In 1790 John Tyler the 10th U.S. president was born. In 1918 Ferdinand Foch became commander in chief of Allied forces in France. In 1989 the Spanish Civil War ended. In 1942 Britain offered India dominion status after World War II. Indian leaders rejected the offer.
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America
Delaware River
John Tyler
United States
Ferdinand Foch
France
Great Britain
Recondite definition noted for language context
The term recondite is defined as hidden from sight or difficult to understand, arising from Latin reconditus. It signals abstruse scholarship and deep scholarly texture in language.
Cody the Famous Wild West Showman Dies in Denver
The article profiles William Frederick Cody known as Buffalo Bill. It notes he killed the Cheyenne chief Yellow Hand in single combat, organized the Wild West show in 1883, and made personal appearances in the United States and Europe before dying in Denver on January 10, 1917.
Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule
Quote attributed to Quintus Curtius Rufus states that enduring things require reasoned governance and restraint. The line frames a caution about impulse over principle, underscoring rational authority as the measure of permanence.
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Quintus Curtius Rufus
Your Future Guidance For Business And Character
The reading suggests postponing pending business matters for the time being to accomplish more later. It notes quiet self confident poise will help and advises forging ahead in business and important affairs. It mentions a birthday child will likely be industrious persevering honest good natured and clever.
Poster Firms Challenge North Carolina Sign Regulations
Eight Tar Heel poster firms appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court against a 1941 state highway rule banning signs within 50 feet of centerlines and 300 feet of intersections. They claim the regulation is discriminatory and confiscates property rights. The court earlier vacated a restraining order, citing lack of jurisdiction.
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Raleigh
Mar
The
Highway Commission
Bids Opened for 15 Highway Projects Across 11 Counties
Raleigh reports bids totaling 1,938,000 will be opened today by the state highway commission for 85.3 miles of road in 11 counties. The commission will meet tomorrow to consider the bids. The item also notes a regional industrial concern that operated its own private planes, logging over 1,000 hours in 1948 and flying 191,318 miles in 660 flights.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Goodrich Plant in Akron Cited in Trial Speech
Akron March 29 The B F Goodrich Company is cited in a high profile courtroom dispute as the trial resumes. A spokesman for the defense argues the firm bears no undue responsibility while the prosecution frames the matter as a corporate accountability case.
Short Careers for Acrobat Types in Historical Acts
The average span of an acrobat’s career varies by specialty, about twenty years for hand-balancing performers and roughly five years for tumblers due to the strenuous nature of their acts.
Liver May Aid Army Navy Diet Says Unidentified Liver Substance
Associated Press notes liver may protect humans under stress similar to rats. Dr. B H Ershoff reports whole liver contains an unidentified anti stress factor aiding growth and survival under cold, thyroid, malaria drug, and toxin challenges. Human proof awaited.
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Rennie Taylor
Associated Press
Science
Los Angeles
Navy
B. H. Ershoff
Emory W. Thurston Laboratories
Ershoff
Asheville Druggist Elected to Retail Federation
John A. Goode of Goode's drug store in Asheville North Carolina was elected to the executive committee of the American Retail Federation at its Washington meeting. The federation includes 19 national and 33 state retail associations. The report notes there are about three billion bees in the United States.
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Washington
Asheville
N. C
John A. Goode
American Retail Federation
Goode
Goode's Drug Store
The
United States
Real Relief For Stomach Distress From SSS Tonic
An advertising boast claims SSS Tonic relieves stomach distress and acid indigestion by toning the stomach to release digestive juices. The copy asserts time tested doctors approval, broad consumer success, and urges purchase from any drug store to improve appetite and blood strength.
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Ty Hal Boyle
Matthew J. McFadden
Center Avenue
Maple Shade
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
Orkin
Palen
Meet Ae Et & Insurance Co
E. Washington ST
John H. Harris
N. Y. State College
Happy
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Supreme Court
Bill Board
Wake Superior Court
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
Commission
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Company
Spirin
St.Joseph Aspirin
NEW & St.joseph
Food, Drug
Barton Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Lincoln Cosmopolitan
N. Main ST
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