Nut of Brazil demands 1000 pounds to crack
A quirky note from the Detroit News in 1946 mentions a Brazilian nut famed for its extreme hardness requiring a pres sire of 1000 pounds to break. The item evokes comparisons to a large melon in its Gale resemblance.
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Post Office Clerks Convention Plans At Harlingen
Plans are set for the twenty first annual United National Association of Post office Clerks convention in Harlingen July 3 4 5 with participation by the Clerks Rural Letter Carriers and Postal Supervisors reports from state officers and the 1927 Memphis convention will be heard a fish fry at Point Isabel a rural carriers supervisors barbecue and a tour of the Magic Valley follow. Officers of the Texas branch include W C Lipfori C F E Darnell N Shuford and T D Kimbrough.
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SAILING FOR HOME Fliers Start Return Journey on President Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart Louis Gordon and Wilmer Stutz, all trans Atlantic fliers, boarded the liner President Roosevelt at Southampton for their voyage home to the United States. The departure marks the end of their crossing.
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Nominees, clashes mark National Convention events
At the convention in Springfield intense enthusiasm greeted nominees Alfred E. Smith Walter F. George and William A Ayres amid a parade and several fistfights. Disputes over Prohibition and farm relief dominated platform talks as Smith allies urged unity while rival factions pressed for dry planks.
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