Azalea Festival Frames Wilmington As Flower Pride
Hal Boyle notes Wilmington hosts a four day azalea festival drawing 100 000 nature lovers to see 11 million azalea plants peak bloom. The event features parades concerts a golf tournament and a Hollywood queen while symbolizing North Carolina heritage and local soil pride rooted in 300 years of history.
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George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
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Hollywood
Italians Emigrate in Search of Work Across Western Europe
In Milan an emigration center reports 240000 Italian workers left 1946 to 1951 for jobs in France Belgium England Switzerland the Netherlands Luxembourg and Sweden. Passarelli with eight children seeks farm work in France while the center provides lodging and tests skills for destination countries.
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Michele Passarelli
Girolamo Omedeo Zorino
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Belgium
England
Switzerland
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Sweden
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Trial Of Second-Team Reds Nearing An End
In Baltimore six alleged second level Communists face final arguments as Judge W. Calvin Chesnut prepared to instruct a nine juror panel after closing statements by prosecutors and defense counsel. Defendants include Philip Frankfeld Dorothy Rose Blumberg Leroy H. Wood George A Meyers and Maurice L. Braverman.
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W. Calvin, Chesnut
Philip Frankfeld
Dorothy Rose Blumberg
Leroy H. Wood
George A. Meyers
Maurice L. Braverman
Dirksen Backs Taft as Indiana GOP weighs options
In Indianapolis Indiana Senator Dirksen urged support for Taft at the national convention while Indiana Republicans privately consider Dirksen as a second choice if Taft cannot win. Indiana delegates are to be chosen July 4 and Dirksen spoke at the Columbia club beefsteak dinner praising Taft’s character and resolve.
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Two Killed in Offutt AFB B-25 Crash
A B-25 bomber crashed during approach at Offutt Air Force Base Omaha Nebraska killing two crew members and injuring three all five aboard were military personnel stationed at Offutt one listed in serious condition.
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Offutt Air Force Base
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Man rescues car driver from flooded ditch
In Havre Montana George Lapas avoided a flooded road pond by driving into the ditch. He escaped the six foot deep water and swam to shore, narrowly avoiding danger.
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Facts from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Q and A
Readers submit questions to the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau seeking concise factual answers. Topics cover biographies of Lincoln, archipelago counts, dog training centers, planetary names, fish behavior, corsage origins, UN skyscrapers, sweetness scales, biblical animal symbolism, labor publications, eggplant classification, snake fangs, Pilatus mountain origins, aviation fatalities, wheelbarrow invention, and the rule of thumb.
Readable Q A Quiz Q A and Almanac promo text
A pasted QA and publicity snippet asks about adoptive child counts and a novelist, answering 50 000 yearly adoptions and Samuel Butler as the sole posthumously published author. It includes an almanac promo urging 25 cent coupon to Uncle Sam's Almanac 1952 with address fields.
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1952 edition review
A private publication assembled from governmental sources is praised as the best almanac of its kind. It is described as a compact source of essential facts and figures with prompt postal delivery and a price of 25 cents postpaid.
Poor Counties Studied Again
Forest and Florence Counties, the state's two smallest and poorest, are examined for forced consolidation to lower local government costs and reduce state aid. Officials see feasibility but no sponsor yet. current emergency relief funds for the counties total about 150000 dollars annually.
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George M. Keith
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Walter S. Goodland
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Three Whites Jailed For Causing Wreck
In Deland Florida three white men were jailed after a coroner's inquest found evidence that a car driven by Ronald Smith 21 Deland ran a Negroes car off the road before crashing into a tree four Negroes were killed Smith was charged with culpable negligence while intoxicated Donald Harper 23 Palatka and Charles Monk 18 Forest Mississippi were charged as accessories they denied involvement
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Ronald Smith
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Donald Harper
Palatka
Charles Monk
Forest, Miss
Mother commits to mental hospital after arson attempt
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin a woman Emma May Blake was committed to Winnebago State Hospital for observation after allegedly tying her 4 year old son Daniel to a bed and setting fire to a farmhouse a garage and an automobile on February 6 The fire rescue was performed by her husband Charles and two men who pulled Mrs Blake from the burning home She faces charges of attempted murder and three counts of arson and was ordered committed by Circuit Judge L J Fellenz on February 23
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Winnebago State Hospital
Eugene McEssy
Daniel
Rummage Sale Planned by Onalaska Eastern Star Members
Onalaska Wisconsin officials note a rummage sale and coffee hosted by the Onalaska chapter of the Eastern Star on election day Tuesday. Serving begins at 9 a.m. A luncheon is scheduled for 11 30 a.m.
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Elephants Trained in Congo School Run by Belgian Government
Paid advertisement states the Belgian government runs a school for elephants in the Congo where the animals are trained and then sold or hired out.
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The
Congo
Cortisone Reverses Masculinizing Signs in Children
Dr Lawson Wilkins reports cortisone helped 17 children with masculinizing effects from enlarged adrenal glands at Johns Hopkins. Girls gained feminine contours as male traits faded, and boys showed reduced early masculinization. ongoing treatment needed to maintain results.
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Johns Hopkins
Lawson Wilkins
The
American Cancer
Women to Drive Street Cars in Ceylon City
Ceylon plans to employ women as street car conductors citing superior courtesy to passengers and a more polite public demeanor. This move aims to improve rider experience and service perception.
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