Fenland lands win against sea via strong 64 mile wall
Lincolnshire farmers Joe Ward Alec Hay and George Thompson risked £50 000 to reclaim 1500 acres from the North Sea. A 64 mile sea wall of Washmud holds back the tide and a new grazing area with 1200 sheep and 600 cattle awaits crops to be sown in 1951. Dutch soil expert Dr C J Zuur endorses the project and plans for further reclamation begin by Mr BE G Taverner. Meanwhile London merchants revive an old election day custom in Garlickhythe with wine porters sweeping the streets.
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England
Lincolnshire
Joe Ward
Alec Hay
George Thompson
Cc. J. Zuur
Holland
Ward
Hayard Thompson
BE. G. Taverner
Spalding
Taverner
Britain
London
St. James’ Church
Garlickhythe
Dingo Inspires Welsh Pet Narrative From Britain Cottage
A Welsh dog owner Clifford Hubbard keeps a dingo named Dingy Pooh as a pet high in a Plymimmon cottage. The author notes the dingo’s odd diet of pancakes cereals and woolly underwear while praising her for balance brains and a sweet disposition.
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Britain
Dingy Pooh
Clifford Hubbard
Plymimmon
Cab Ride of Thomas Keeling to Rome
London civil engineer Thomas Keeling hired Les Wightman to drive him to Rome. They crossed by boat from England, reaching their destination in 18 days. Wightman recalled a smooth trip with two broken valve springs and a puncture near Milan. The fare totaled £218.
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Thomas Keeling
London
Rome
Les Wightman
English Channel
Wightman
Milan
French actors juggle dual film work across Europe
Jacques Sernas pursues two productions across Italy and England while training at Pinewood for The Falcon and starring in The Sky is Red in Rome. Edward Chapman shot in dual roles across The Spider and the Fly at Pinewood and Madeleine in Glasgow, adapting to different sets and eras.
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Jacques Sernas
Pinewood Studios
Jacques
Rome
Italy
England
Edward Chapman
Glasgow
Eric Portman
Guy Rolfe
Naida Gray
Paris
Paris Surete Set In the 1914 Era, But Madeleine, Starring Ann Todd
Ivan Esny
Nadia Gray
Guy Hofle
the Spider and the Fly
Suitor Receives 500 Letters From Plump Widowed Bride Seekers
In Hampstead northwest of London, Philip Edwards aged 54 says he may have found the right wife after receiving 500 letters from women answering his ad seeking a marriage. He notes the candidate is a widow with a 10 year old daughter who weighs about 17 stone.
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Hampstead
London
Philip Edwards
Cottage weaver sustains world clientele from Norfolk village
A. J. Jarvis of Trowse near Norwich operates a cottage loom weaving fine wool cloth daily for Savile Row and other exclusive centers overseas. He works 12 to 14 hours a day producing 5000 yards yearly of suit lengths and scarves in a simple home workshop despite a damaged wall.
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A. J. Jarvis
Lavenham
Savile Row
London
T Trowse
Norwich
Jarvis
Tea pot Williams Responds Churchill Wish With Cigar Gift
Leysbourne Gloucestershire broadcaster Wilfred Pickles asks a TB year old Cotswold character known as Tea pot Williams who he would like to be He replies Winston Churchill could have a cigar then He has received numerous cigar gifts from admirers.
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Leysbourne
Campden
Gloucestershire
Williams
Wilfred Pickles
Winston Churchill
Trunk Line Was Failure Prize Feud Ends With Suit
In March 1948 Mr and Mrs George King of Oxnard California won a radio quiz prize but did not receive the promised elephant. The couple were given peanuts a new suit and a circus ticket instead and Mr King sued the radio station for 1000 damages for non delivery of the prize.
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George King
Oxnard
California
Anh
King
Mr. King
Re Rid Station
Sailors Honor Retired Navy Captain Buried in Valparaiso
In Valparaiso last week an honor guard fired a volley over the grave for a retired Navy captain. A bystander named Ernesto Rodriguez was killed when a rifle in the firing squad discharged live ammunition during the salute.
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Valvaraiso
Ernesto Rodriguez
Rector Leads Village Over Water Supply Fight
In Bere Ferrers Devon the rector, while preparing to christen a girl, found tadpoles in the church font. He now leads villagers demanding a better water supply for the parish amid local concerns.
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T ‘Bere Ferrers
South
Devon
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