Smuggler Fined Over Steamroller Exports to Belgium
John McKenna, famed for doing things large, was fined 8820 for smuggling steamrollers out of Britain. He exported scrap metal, a scarce commodity, by shipping old steamrollers as working machines bound for Belgian roads. A Ghent junk yard sighting led British visitors in Belgium to report the relic to Parliament.
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London
John McKenna
Britain
McKennan
Belgium
Ghent
Tactful Exit Cue For Date Goodnight
A father considers a gentle signal for his daughter's boyfriend to leave. He might casually wander through the room with a breakfast food box as a subtle close to the visit.
Dr Dickerson Honored With National 4 H Alumni Award
Dr Russell B Dickerson associate dean and director of resident instruction at Penn State College of Agriculture was named one of eight winners of National 4 H Alumni Recognition Awards in Chicago. He received a 10 K gold key at the 34th National 4 H Club Congress for exemplary youth leadership.
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Russell B Dickerson
College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Chicago
Dickerson
Sussex
N. J
Penn State
East Greenville
Rutgers
Spring Mills
The
Grange
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
American Yorkshire Club
Watermelon Patch Rumor Sparks Early Harvest in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina a rumor spread that farmer H. H. Brazzell would plow his seven acre watermelon patch, and over 1,000 melons were taken before he could respond.
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Columbia
H. H. Brazzell
Brazzell
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Savannah
Atlanta
Atta
National
SAF
Dr. Dickerson
Costey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
George M. Leader
Gerald A. Gleeson
Secretary of Revenue
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