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Typical of those busily sprouting bulbs into a big business is Tony Cefalu (pronounced sefi-allo), 50, a roly-poly, Sicilian-born ex-tavernkeeper. Like most of the others, Tony is growing the Croft, a white, sturdy, strong-stemmed Easter lily that multiplies at the rate of 150 bulbs from one bulb a season, will grow 20,000 to the acre. Although now well on his way to becoming the Lily King of the North west, Tony almost muffed his chance at the throne...
Archie McConnell, Adams House janitor, found the storm "of gale proportions," but not much heavier than the average "north or south-easter." The only damage was several broken windows in the Randolph section. Accounting for the fact that the hurricane did not reach the proportions of the 1938 tempest, when traffic was halted for several days, McConnell declared sagely that "it went...
...Hyde Park the President usually attends service at St. James's Episcopal* Church, of which he has been senior warden since 1928. But the special ramp and awning (put up at Presidential expense) at a side door of St. Thomas' in Washington has not been used since Easter 1941. This is not entirely a matter of Presidential choice. The Secret Service sensibly holds that the President's life might be endangered if, during war, he were to appear regularly at a set time in any public place...
Selective Service's Lieut. Colonel H. Cliff Hatcher, who received Barbara's letter "for action," made prompt reply: "We have contacted the local board and advised them to delay the induction of your father until Monday, April 10, and we hope that you have a very happy Easter and your little sister will have a very happy birthday...
Under Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr. arrived in London last week, settled into a pastel suite (with a blue telephone) at Claridge's, spent the Easter weekend with Winston Churchill...