Word: suburb
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...ancient & honorable firm of Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., No. 1 U. S. saw-makers, jubilantly prepared to celebrate its 100th birthday this week. In its big 65-acre, 66-building plant on the banks of the Delaware River in the Philadelphia suburb of Tacony, 2,000 penknives had been grinding-mementos-to-be for the company's employes. Ready for presentation to employees who had served the firm from 20 to 70 years apiece were 539 special service pins. It was to be a wonderful three-day holiday with games, entertainment, concerts, etc. for Disston workers, their families, friends...
...poor men of Europe is Albania's ex-King Zog, who has trouble getting up his rent (TIME, April 8). Last week ex-King Zog, who now lives in a suburb of Paris, had money trouble with another exile. One Arthur Horowitz, ex-Viennese ex-furrier, sued him for $100,000, which, ex-Furrier Horowitz claimed, the ex-King had spent on furs for ex-Queen Geraldine and three ex-Princesses, his sisters. Ex-King Zog replied through his lawyers that he felt under no obligation to pay, since his ex-friends, the Italians, had taken the furs along...
...Special editions of Government-controlled newspapers had shown the contrast between Spain of a year ago and Spain of today. Brother-in-law Serrano, who is also Minister of Government (interior), had inaugurated a public-works program calling for the erection of 700 workingmen's homes in the suburb of Usera. Just announced were a new air service treaty with Italy and a trade pact with Japan...
GOLGOTHA, Apr. 9, A.D. 30.-This bleak suburb of Jerusalem, scene of the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth last Friday, became the center of excited interest today. . . . Hordes of spectators, many of whom were present at the death of him who claimed to be the Jews' Messiah, roved curiously over Calvary Hill. They had come to view the wreckage left by the disastrous earthquakethat accompanied the prophet's last hours...
Alhambra, a Los Angeles suburb, is an ordinary U. S. town. Girl students in its high school, like those in many another, have to attend gymnasium classes and afterwards take a shower bath. Two months ago Alhambra's high-school girls moved into a new building, where they had to undress and shower in a big common shower room. This seemed all right to most of them. But not to tall, moon-faced Joan Aveline Lawrence, 16. After one horrid ordeal, Joan refused to shower again in public even if they flunked...