Trivial Quiz Answers From Old Newspaper Ask List
A reader quiz asks 20 questions with answers: 1 Methodist and Baptist. 2 The moon. 3 Henna leaves. 4 Warren G. Harding in 1923. 5 The beaver. 6 Amber. 7 The emerald. 8 Paul Waner. 9 Benjamin Franklin. 10 The Amazon. 11 Four times as large. 12 George I. 13 An infinitive with words between verb and preposition. 14 Measurement of time. 15 Three inches. 16 Flyweight to heavy. 17 India. 18 Indian. 19 Fibrinogen. 20 Rio de Janeiro.
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Claybon case pleas for public support and extradition action
In a plea for justice, supporters urge protests to Governor Dewey to vacate extradition papers in the George Claybon case. The text cites testimonies, alleged deals, and a push to keep Claybon from returning to Georgia, with fundraising and committee details and mentions of a 1938 Brass Rail episode.
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E. B. Lewis
Grady Stevens
Carrie Stevens
Georgia
George Claybon
Claybon
Thomas E. Dewey
East Harlem
99Th St
Nyc
Noted Figures Honor Dr Wright at Harlem Dinner
Walter White and NAACP leaders joined Mayor Impellitteri and medical figures in honoring Dr. Wright. The tribute cited the Church State issue, with officials predicting wider religious instruction and expanded released-time programs across states and cities.
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Wright
Walter White
NAACP
Vincent Impellitteri
Henry W. Cave
American College of Surgeons
Ralph J. Bunche
Elmer A. Carter
New York State Commission Against Discrimination
Arthur B. Spingarn
W. Montague Cobb
Howard Medical College
Robert H.kennedy
ACS
Marcus D. Kogel
New York City
William H. Hastie
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Channing Hu, Tobias
Phelps- Stokes Fund
George Packer Berry
Harvard Medical College
Committee On Released Time
George A. Timone
Manhattan Board of Education
Andrew G. Clauson, Jr
New York Board of Education
Board of Education
Clauson
Carver-Washington Americanism Commission Plan
The text outlines aims to advance American ideals among Black Americans, reduce poverty, foster pride in community projects, and promote dignity and opportunity. It promotes half dollar souvenirs at two dollars each, urging mail orders to the Carver-Washington Americanism Commission at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia.
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Carver-Washington Americanism Commission
Booker Washington Birthplace
Virginia
Old-Timer Wails Over Pants Tax and Public School Debate
An outspoken letter from James R. Harris of Chicago ridicules taxation on clothing and calls for self-willed dress styles. He condemns public schools aiding secular education and criticizes government pressure on family attire, arguing for parental choice and religious teaching outside schools.
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Kenneth W. Greenwalt
Brooklyn
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