EasterAround the World Brightens Faith and Fashion
Across the globe Easter inspires pageantry, parades, bonfires, and televised sunrise services. In the United States families seek new finery and bonnet fashion while nations from Mexico to Norway mark the holiday with dances, crafts, and festive foods.
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United States
America
Mexico
Spain
Denmark
British Isles
Paris
Rome
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Italy
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Illinois
Oberammergau
France
The
Netherlands
England
Disgusted Driver Kicks Truck 300 Yards
Wally Howson, angered by a truck with a locked rear brake, kicked the vehicle 300 yards. He worked on it briefly, then kicked the wheel again, sending the truck rolling downhill 300 yards and wedging it between a utility pole and a railroad overpass wall.
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Toronto
Ont
Wally Howson
Howson
Gasoline Prices to Jump 40 Percent in Argentina
Gasoline prices will rise 40 percent across Argentina by government order effective at midnight Monday. The move targets fuel costs nationwide, with impact on transport and consumer expenses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
New Mexican Luxury Tax Affects Auto Prices
A new Mexico City luxury tax becomes effective this week and will raise several car prices by about $635, with estimates released today.
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Mexico City
Care and ironing tips for blouse preservation
After ironing a blouse, hang it with shoulders well supported. Fasten at least the top button to prevent sagging and maintain shape.
New Ranges Run Your Kitchen
New gas and electric ranges boast hands free cooking while you shop and dine. Automatic ignition timers kitchens offer dishwashers integrated into the stove plus sterilizing hot water rinses. Mixed fuel ranges add electric spits and electronic eyes for still safer, broader cooking options. Decentralized inset ovens and configurable counters place controls at waist level for easy operation.
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Kay Sherwood
NEA
Candlelight Dinner Honors Bride-to-Be Lucille Clark
A candlelight dinner at the Optimist Club House honored Miss Lucille Clark, bride elect, by Mary Lee, Betty Brown and Mrs. George W. Gillie. Hosts greeted her with a carnation corsage and 15 couples attended a green motif dinner. The couple plans to wed Herman Crawford on April 19 at the First Baptist Church.
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Optimist Club
Lucille Clark
Mary Lee
Betty Brown
George W. Gillie
Miss Clark
Herman Crawford
First Baptist Church
Lobster haul in New Caledonia using dead squid bait
A local method in New Caledonia uses dead squid tied to poles to attract lobsters at low tide. Divers wearing goggles and gloves harvest the frightened lobsters after the sighting.
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New Caledonia
Malaya Trade Surpasses UK Direct U S Export Power
Tin and rubber from Malaya have brought Britain more U S dollars in recent years than the United Kingdom's direct trade with America, underscoring Malaya's pivotal role in Britain's postwar earnings and exchange.
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Malaya
U. S
United Kingdom
America
Ed Aldridge Turns 79 With Mile Swim in Milwaukee
Ed Aldridge a former bicycle racer and distance swimmer celebrated his 79th birthday by swimming a mile in a Milwaukee club pool. The item notes Francis Burt from South Carolina was Nebraska’s first territorial governor.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ed Aldridge
Nebraska
Francis Burt
South Carolina
Mau Mau Terrorists Strike Near Nyeri Killing 12
Reports from Nyeri indicate a Mau Mau assault on a Kenyan village near Nyeri left at least 12 pro-British home guards dead. The attack came roughly a day after a massacre of about 150 loyal natives near Nairobi, amid ongoing violence attributed to the Mau Mau uprising.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Nyeri
Nairobi
Chinga
Safe storage tips for gravies and stocks
Gravies and meat stocks spoil quickly. Put them in covered containers near the freezing unit of your refrigerator. Use within a few days.
Miss Carolyn VonCannon Betrothed to Gordon Farmer Jr
Mr and Mrs J B VonCannon announce the engagement of their elder daughter Carolyn Martitia to Gordon Jackson Farmer Jr son of Mr and Mrs Gordon J Farmer of Burlington. The wedding is planned for May 24 at Main Street Methodist Church High Point. Carolyn is a technical assistant in engineering at Western Electric in Ilington and a Wake Forest College math graduate. Mr Farmer is a member of the United States Coast Guard.
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J. B. VonCannon
501
Fourth Street
Carolyn Martitia
Gordon Jackson Farmer, Jr
Gordon J. Farmer
Burlington
Main Street Methodist Church
High Point
Miss von Cannon
Western Electric
Ilington
High Point High School
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High Point College
Wake Forest College
Mr. Farmer
United States Coast Guard
Fire alarm box fails. passerby calls in
In Milwaukee an automatic fire alarm box malfunctioned on Friday and did not activate. A passerby had to report the fire by telephone to alert the fire department.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Local Man Graduates From Burlington High School
Ellis Island, New York. He was duated from Burlington High School. Before entering the service he attended Elon College.
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Ellis Island
New York
Burlington High School
Elon College
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