HammerfestClaimedAsEurope's Most Northern Town
Northern town Hammerfest on Kvala island near Norway is noted as the bost northern town of Europe with latitude around 70 40 north. The city, though far north, remains prosperous with thousands living there and a harbor that stays ice free due to Gulf Stream and North Atlantic drift currents and mild westerly winds.
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Hammerfest
Kvala
Norway
Europe
Point Barrow
Alaska
North Atlantic
Alligator Hunter's Right Hand Woman in Florida
In Tallahassee Celeste Roess, 30s mother of four, works with Ross Allen as his right hand for capturing alligators in north Florida swamps. They stalk in canoes at dusk, lure with a baby gator, lasso with a rope, and haul the reptile ashore to restrain jaws or ship specimens to Silver Springs. Roess began as a lab assistant and now handles snake venom processing and broader reptile work.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Celeste Roess
Ross Allen
Florida Reptile Authority
Florida
Mrs.Roess
Mr. Allen
aAlle
Silver Springs
Central
British Health Programs Mocked by Satirical Forms
London reports wide ribbing of the national health service and Aneurin Bevan as humorous forms circulate. A satire asks readers to apply for a permit to be ill and questions marital status and timing, with procedures for death before approval.
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London
National Health Service
Aneurin Bevan
England
Bevan
Women in the Workforce Reveals Shifts in 1947 Data
A Labor Department handbook reports about 29.8 percent of working age women drew a pay envelope in 1947 and 27.6 percent of all workers were women. It notes 6.5 million families had a woman head in 1946 and analyzes laws, civil status, and earnings trends.
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Washington
D. C
Women’s Bureau
Labor Department
Bureau
Alaska Railroad Manager Praises Canton Cantwell Section Crew
Washington report quotes Col. J. P. Johnson saying a lady section gang on the Alaska Railroad has the best-kept section along the line. The Cantwell crew, about halfway between Anchorage and Fairbanks, is described as rugged country and highly efficient.
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Washington
J. P. Johnson
Alaska Railroad
Cantwell
Anchorage
Fair
Bloodhounds Face Extinction as Breed Declines in Britain
Report from Great Britain notes only 30 adult bloodhounds are registered with the English Kennel Club. The breed traces to the Talbot hound from Norman times and is famed for tracking criminals. Bloodhounds are generally docile unless trained to hunt, with legends on the origin of their name and training methods.
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London
Great Britain
English Kennel Club
English Channel
National Geographic Society
Fancied Sea Serpent Identified as Elephant Seal
MONTEREY CALIF Bobo the sea serpent seen near Monterey bay boats proved to be an elephant seal. Hopkins marine station attaches identified the 17% feet long creature washed up near Fort Ord. Cause of death unknown. Scientists note elephant seals have a trunk like feature and long teeth and barnacled faces. Once common in northern California waters.
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Monterey
Calif
Bobo
Monterey -Bay
Hopkins Marine Station
Fort Ord
California
Sedan Once Used by Hitler Found in Syracuse Garage
A black bullet proof convertible sedan used by Adolf Hitler was located in a Syracuse garage left by two American promoters of exhibitions raising funds for French war orphans. Police traced the car after a law firm request. The vehicle was originally seized by German authorities at Berchtesgaden.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Adolf Hitler
Gpe
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Giant tin plate can towers over Pittsburgh mills
A reported idea imagines a can built from a year’s output of tin plate by U S steel mills. It would stand about 14 percent of a mile high and be large enough in diameter to enclose the city of Pittsburgh.
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United States Steel Mills
Pittsburgh
Floor repair advice for basement dancing space
The floor has a quarter inch powder and pin holes. Do not lay tile now to save cost. Treat the floor and install asphalt tile when possible. In the interim paint with a rubber-based coating for comfort underfoot.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Doan
Doans
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America
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U. S
Clabber
Caampion
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