May Peak in Pennsylvania Egg Output Sets Records
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania May egg production reached 359 million, a near four percent rise from 1953, placing the state second in the nation behind Iowa. The May layer count averaged 19.429 million, a record for the month, while January through May production totaled 1.83 billion eggs. Prices for eggs on May 15 averaged 39 cents per dozen, the lowest since June 1950, with feed costs rising and ratios near record lows.
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Iowa
Synthetic furs imitate real pelts in West Germany
In Krefeld, Germany, a firm produces furs from perlon, the German nylon equivalent. The synthetic skins are claimed to be hard to distinguish from real furs while offering much lower prices.
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Krefeld
Germany
Woody Woodpecker Stifled by Hollywood Censors Says Lantz
Hollywood cartoon producer Walter Lantz discusses heavy censorship on Woody Woodpecker. He notes restrictions on kissing humans, romantic scenes, dialects, and even cow milking, with international approvals needed for foreign sequences and Winnie Woodpecker replacing romantic roles.
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Ava Gardner
Hedy Lamarr
Lantz
England
Winnie Woodpecker
Cooperative Vacation Brings Families Together at Beach
In a new housing development three families with young children created a cooperative vacation. They shared a big seaside house to care for kids, cook meals, and split costs. The plan yielded close ties and lighter personal burdens, with savings vs solo trips and a workable social model despite some hiccups.
Viewer's Own Image Led To Term
CHICAGO The term pupil comes from Latin pu pilla meaning doll or girl. It is said to describe the eye’s tiny doll-like image seen by the beholder. Canada TV sales rise Ottawa Canadian manufacturers sold 366,496 television sets in 1953, over twenty times 1952, with the average price down to 406 per set.
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Pupa
Ottawa
Homeownership gaps widen since 1940 in the United States
National data show 41 percent of nonfarm families owned homes in 1940 versus 54 percent today. The figures highlight a rising homeownership rate across the country with growth observed in recent decades.
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New York
United States
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