239. Apr. 15, 1949. Earthquake shakes Pacific Northwest. The Fallas of Valencia [St. Joseph's Day celebrated in Spain]. Canadian ice spectacle [Montreal Ice Carnival]. Two strikes on DiMaggio [sidelined by recurrence of heel injury]. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. makes an appeal for CARE.
© 15Apr49; MP4298.
240. Apr. 19, 1949. Easter across the nation. Puerto Rico gets a trade school. Fliers set new endurance record [for continuous flying]. Bus training [given English bus drivers]. Toronto takes third Stanley cup straight.
© 19Apr49; MP4299.
241. Apr. 22, 1949. Ukraine refugees riot against Reds. Texas City rebuilds [after explosion of two years ago]. President spurs U.S. bond drive. Egyptian exposition. Aerial hot rods. Roller derby.
© 22Apr49; MP4300.
242. Apr. 26, 1949. Chinese Reds shell British warships. New streamliner [train built in America to be sent to Spain]. Revelry unconfined [costume ball of art students in New York]. Hero's reward [96 painters paint Okinawa veteran's home in 2-1/2 minutes]. Window ledgerdemain [Betty and Benny Fox]. How not to drive. Olympia wins Wood Memorial [Jamaica].
© 26Apr49; MP4301.
243. Apr. 29, 1949. The cold war thaws out? [Russia makes overtures for abatement of cold war]. Valley of the kings [excavation of tombs of ancient kings of Egypt]. It's springtime [in Holland]. Steve Belloise wins [middleweight bout with Jean Stock].
© 29Apr49; MP4302.