MARY BRASWELL: Looking Back, April 20, 2014
Mary Braswell
Each week Albany Herald researcher Mary Braswell looks for interesting events, places and people from the past. You can contact her at (229) 888-9371 or [email protected].
Cities along the Flint River flooded and roads as well as bridges in Southwest Georgia saw millions of dollars in damage, thanks to March’s 13.58 inches of rain. See what else was making the news in April 1948.
— As a major sponsor, The Albany Herald was making plans for the largest marble tournament ever held in Southwest Georgia. It was expected that kids from 20 counties would participate. One planned prize included an all-expense-paid trip to Greensboro, N.C. to compete with other regional champions and a chance to go to the National Marbler Tournament in Wildwood, N.J.
— The U.S. Public Health Service began spraying the interior walls, ceilings, floors, porches and outhouses of rural homes with DDT to control malaria mosquitoes and house flies. The service was free.
Which of the following made its commercial debut in 1948?
a) cat litter
b) Slinky
c) Playboy Magazine
d) Dr. Seuss
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