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...clock one morning last week, just before he was going out to milk his cows, John Bonifas, a chicken farmer of Issaquah, Wash., heard a knock on his door. He opened it and there stood a dishevelled child wrapped in a dirty white blanket...
...down a decision which may make history. First it authorized General Electric to collect from the defendants "such damages as may have been caused by the past sale of the Japanese lamps in this country in violation of the patent." Then it directed General Electric to apply for a blanket injunction prohibiting the defendants from ever again selling such Japanese lamps in the U. S. But only about one-fourth of the 48 million Japanese bulbs imported last year would have been affected by the court's ruling...
...high spot of the meet for Harvard fans was the 200-meter dash, in which Eddie Calvin led four Harvard men to the tape for a blanket win. Bob Playfair, star distance runner, threatened the existing record in the 3000-meter race, but his bid fell short of breaking it, as he hit the tape a few yards ahead of Charlie Woodard...
...Relief agencies contribute to these people . . . where blanket rules permit. . . . Ignorance and stubborn reserve frequently cause the most needy families to refuse medical aid or food to satisfy their want. Cases have been reported in which blankets and like articles, sorely needed by the sufferers, have been sold as soon as they were received from relief agencies...
...been "brown-haired," "red-haired," "light-haired," "dark." She has worn a "blanket," "black lace step-ins," "dancing tights," "panties," "white nightgown" or "nothing." New York wives have not shrunk-most of them have laughed out loud...