Symbol of Easter Cross Religion Taken Before Christian Era
Long account traces the cross as a symbol of Easter and Christianity, noting its pre Christian roots and many forms from Latin and Greek crosses to Tau and Jerusalem crosses. It details ancient use in execution, mystic, and memorial contexts, with public display in Constantine era and church architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuiere
Ark
St. Andrews
Lorraine
Constantine
Cha
Nursey School Plan Aims High for Early Education
A 1946 commission of the American Association of School Administrators urges a $5 billion expansion of early childhood education from before age six to after sixty. The report, The Expanding Role of Education, argues nursery schools should be foundational, with attendance voluntary and public funding accessible to all families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WNNS
American Association of School Administrators
NYEE
Elazald C. Hyint
Chicago Schouls Mod ‘Association
Dialemiun
Commission of 10
Paris makes male babysitters a paid bureau novelty
In Paris the Catholic Institute runs a babysitter bureau for college students to earn money. A social service student Jeanne Dumas manages it with male sitters earning 30 francs an hour weekdays and 40 francs weekends. One male student, Fleuri Una Roche, joked about tasting milk he was supposed to bottle. He was reprimanded for drinking it.
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Hoxane Pollock
Paris
WNNS
Varis
America
Catholic Institute
Jeanne Dumas
Social Ser
Bureau
Fleuri Una Roche
Bottias
Mule
Dunins
France
Absent-minded wife reports smoke as roast burns in oven
In Carbondale Illinois a housewife phoned the fire department after discovering smoke filling her home. Firefighters found a roast burning in the oven causing the alarm.
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Carbondale
Mie
Girl Flyer Aims Round World Record Flight This Summer
Dianna Converse Cyrus a 25 year old Santa Paula California widow plans an official round the world flight this summer. She will use an A 26 bomber named The Huntress and set a route with two barographs to log landings takeoffs and times. The journey will cover Barbanis Miami Brazil Natal South Africa Aden Arabia Calcutta Manila Guam Wake and Honolulu and may include Honolulu before departure. Cyrus hopes official timing and recording arrangements will be ready by July and compares her goal to Odoms 73 hour 5 minute attempt though not official. She flew since 1942 and aims to gain pilots experience before the trans Pacific legs.
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Los Angeles
Dianna Converse Cyrus
Santa Paula
Calif
NAA
FAL
International Aeronautical Association
Cyrus
England
France
Wup
Bhi Odem
Burbank
Calli
NLASA
Burbank - Lo
Odom
Barbanis
Miami
Be Sure I Get Them AH Pay 15 Cents No More
A feature in the American Weekly Parade urges readers to secure the AH Pay 15 Cents policy with no further charges. The item emphasizes value and timely delivery of the comic weekly and picture magazine content, highlighting cost clarity for subscribers.
Preparing City Plots For Early Spring Garden Work
Extension Service advises Freedom gardeners to secure and ready garden plots for sowing early vegetables. Clear weeds, plow and harrow vacant lots, ensure six hours of daily sun, and improve drainage. Soil quality matters. deep sandy loam yields better results, though heavy city soil is possible with extra work.
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Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Freedom
Quan
U S Department of Agriculture unveils dream kitchen design
A new affordable kitchen concept, described as labor saving and woman friendly, is shown in Washington under Lenore Sater. The U shaped layout minimizes movement, concentrates workflow, and includes three main appliances with ample counter and storage, suitable for farm homes and other residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Lenore Sater
Bureau of Home Nutrition and Home Economics
Miain
Washington
Sinng
Petrhyterator
Rene Jet
Tase Reneh
Ony Mather
Old Battleships Headed for Scrap to Feed U S Furnaces
Newark dispatch says three 88 000 ton battleships the New Mexico Idaho and Wyoming are being cut up by Lipsett Inc to provide steel for U S blast furnaces. Commissioned in 1918 and 1919 they did not see World War I service but contributed in the last war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Idaho
Wyoming
New York
Lipsett, Inc
Fieht
U. S
Newark
N. J
Pantry Hunt in Germany by Military Government
Military Government inspectors search German pantries to inventory food and supplies amid local village disruption. In Westphalia inspectors faced warnings from farmers and housewives as bells rang and preparations for inspections drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Winns
Westphalia
Bes
Golemn
British Health Insurance Plan Starts July Fifth
The article reports Britain's July fifth start date for a family health insurance plan requiring weekly payments of 75 cents to $1.20. It details doctor participation, patient costs, and the shift toward paid government care with doctors sometimes billing patients directly. It notes doctors’ concerns about fewer home visits and potential limits on doctors seeing patients not in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
WMS
Isr
British Medical Association
Tme
Britain
Sweet Tooth Is Expensive
Americans bought 6 percent more candy in 1947 than 1946 but paid 37 percent more. Census figures done with the National Confectioners Association show total candy sales reaching 930 million in 1947 from 687 million in 1946, with bars making up the largest share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wns
Bureau of the Census
National Confectioners Association
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Valhalla
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