Manchester Central Library opens in 1934 with grand circular design
A detailed account of the Manchester Central Library opened in 1934 designed by E Viner Harris London. The feature describes the circular exterior, the Great Hall, four tier Book Stack, varied rooms, and the Shakespeare Hall memory window funded by Mrs. Leo Grindon. It highlights capacity, shelving, and services for readers and researchers.
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Manchester Central Library
Globe
Bdr. E. Viner
Harris
F. LB. A
London
King George V
Rena
St. Peter's Square
Lavardorie
Corporation
Sigssepenro Eiall
St. Peters Square
Shakespeare Hall
England
Leo Grindon
R. Anning Bell
R. A
Duchy of Lancaster
Manchester
York
House of Lancaster
Henry V
Margaret of Anjou
Edward of Woodstock
John of Gaunt
Poilesingall Meadlingy
Windom
Principe
Wensee Beales
Lange
Charles Nowell
Allan F. Jones
Commercial Library
Pygmy Tribes Venture From Forests To View Allied Troops
Australian dispatch describes pygmies approaching Allied soldiers in Dutch New Guinea. About a dozen small men, under four feet six inches, walk barefoot and speak a simple language as they observe the well armed Australians in a rain forest frontier setting.
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Adelaide
Australis
Dutch New Guinea
John Loughlin
Grande Prairie to Run Veterans Rehabilitation School
The former Canadian army basic training centre at Grande Prairie will be operated by Alberta as a veterans rehabilitation and vocational training school, located about 310 miles northwest of Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Grande Prairie
Here
The
Alberta Gove:ens
Veterans’ Rehabilitation and
Live Stock Feed Grain Increase Reported in Canada
The excerpt notes a large rise in feed grain use for stock and poultry in Canada, with estimates for 1982 showing about 4.5 billion leashes of wheat and 1.4 billion of barley used for cattle, and the total forage demand indicating a significant year over year expansion in feeding. It cites Canadian farmers and officials as sources for the preliminary and annual estimates, highlighting uncertainty in crop year projections for 1902-13 and potential shifts in wheat and barley allocations to animals.
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Ferd Graye
Cemada
Simor
Hems
Brad Jimemeasrd
Plastic surgeons test tattooing at Duke Hospital in Durham
Dr. Kenneth J. Pickerell at Duke University Medical Center trials tattooing to improve the complexion of facial skin grafts. The method aims to add natural facial color to grafted skin using tattoo ink on pale skin from donor areas.
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Durham N.C
Duke Hospital
Kenneth J. Pickerell
Duke University
Tirana
Sticking Drawer Care Advice From Humid Summer
The notice explains how humidity swells a bureau drawer and offers remedies. Dry out the wood, run a low wattage light to gently warm it, coat all sides with shellac or quick drying varnish, and rub paraffin in grooves to reduce moisture absorption.
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Aly
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Lalives Overseas
B. Alhen
Vethole
Mtathves
Tenty
Freedosa
Massey-Horns
Massey-Harris Company Limited
ARTON
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