Best Known U.N. Bootblack Keeps Shine Board Busy
Jimmy Rinaldi, 16 years at the United Nations bootstand, greets delegates in 30 languages. He shines 60 shoes daily at 25 cents each, judging world events by trade and peace. He recalls Trygve Lie, Frederick Boland, and Ralph Bunche visiting, while noting equal votes for all nations and hopes for disarmament progress.
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United Nations
N.Y
Jimmy Rinaldi
U.N
Jimmy
Tom, Dick
Harry
Trygve Lie
Frederick Boland
General Assembly
Ralph Bunche
Shining Job at U N Jimmy Rinaldi Shines Boots For Haiti Staff
Jimmy Rinaldi a 16 year veteran bootblack at the United Nations in New York brazenly jokes about his multilingual call to action and his trade amid Cuban crisis jitters. He enjoys world geography fishing and notes footwear trends among diplomats while serving patrons from Spain Africa and Italy.
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Jimmy Rinaldi
United Nations
New York
Max Mangones
Haiti
U.N. Secretariat
Jimmy
Florida Keys To Welcome Purple Martins With Free Homes
The Florida Keys seek new residents by building free houses for purple martins to attract them. Migratory birds pass overhead from Brazil in annual northward flights but lack nesting sites. Plans call for bird houses near every home on Big Pine Key to combat mosquitoes.
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Big Pine
Fla
Florida Keys
Keys
Brazil
Big Pine Key
No-cost Hearing Check Offered by Beltone Specialist
If your hearing has been bothering you, a Beltone trained hearing specialist can provide a no-cost hearing check. The offer emphasizes professional evaluation and potential next steps for hearing improvements.
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Beltone
Some Landmarks Of Seasonal Change By HAL BOYLE
New York AP essay outlines winter indicators from frosted windows to frozen ponds and animal behavior. It blends humorous vignettes about family talk and ads for snow gear with observations of barns hay and the scent of cattle. The piece notes how attitudes toward winter vary and how daily routines reveal the season’s arrival.
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New York
Prisoner note found in car license plate slip in Maryland
A man in Baltimore bought license plates and found a note inside reading Help Im being held prisoner Authorities say Maryland auto tags are produced by convict labor prompting safety and labor questions
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Baltimore
Maryland
Doan's Pills Offer Bladder Relief And Pain Help
Ad promotes Doan's Pills claiming three actions: soothing bladder irritations, fast relief from backache headaches and muscular pains, and mild diuretic effect to increase kidney output. Urges purchase of large size for ongoing relief.
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Doan
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