Hotelman flies Confederate flag in English hotel
John Ridley 45 runs the Southern Hotel in South Manchester England. He displays Confederate and Lone Star flags in the lobby and dining room. Ridley, a self-described English cowboy, says he favors the South and Southwest and ran a Quick-Draw Club in Blackpool. He recalls wartime Italy and meeting American soldiers and WACs during a birthday celebration. He jokes about welcoming future American Southerners.
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Texas
John Ridley
Southern Hotel
Southwest
South
Manchester
Southern
Ridley
Blackpool
Pardner
Italy
Caserta
Eddy Gilmore
Kingston St Vincent’s Oldest Botanical Garden 1765
The oldest botanical garden in the western hemisphere was established at Kingston on the island of St Vincent in 1765.
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Kingston
West Indian Island of
St. Vincent
Poland's dolls to use nonflammable materials for U.S. market
Jan Ziemski of the Polish Coopexim Foreign Trade Trust says U.S. shipments of dolls have continued for 12 years with no complaints until last year. The Ministry of Chemical Industry now provides non combustible synthetics for doll faces and hair and samples have been sent to New York for inspection.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
U.S
Jan Ziemski
Coopexim Foreign Trade Trust
Ministry of Chemical Industry
Cooperative Toy Workshops
New York
Best-Dressed List of Men Includes LBJ
President Johnson, Gov. George Romney, and Mayor John Lindsay named among best dressed in 1960s style. Jackie Gleason chosen for television. Other selections include the Duke of Windsor, George Sanders, Dean Martin, and business leaders from Wilmington and New York.
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New York
Johnson
George Romeney
Michigan
John V. Lindsay
International Society
George Sanders
Dean Martin
O. Wayne
Rollins
Wilmington
Del
Roblins, Inc
Leonard Gardiner
British Industries, Inc
Religious Institution Wealth Totals in United States
A new Philosophical Library publication estimates total religious wealth at 79.5 billion dollars. Jewish holdings are listed at seven billion, Protestant at twenty eight billion, and Roman Catholic at forty four and a half billion.
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New York
United States
Philosophical Library
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Snuffy Smith
Lorna Sune
Miz Snif
Waldo
Nancy
Beetle Bailey
Ser
Baths Keere
Winthrop
Blondie
Jackson Twins
Posie
Lascoli
Jill
Mrs. Kelly
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