Licorice Supply Tied to Candy and Tobacco Uses Across U S
U S imports exceed 40 million pounds of licorice root annually to satisfy juvenile tastes and tobacco product needs. Iraq and Turkey supply most of the root with Italy Syria and Russia balancing the rest. Most extract goes to tobacco treatment, over 90 percent. candy use is substantial but secondary.
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Washington
United States
America
Europe
Asia Minor
Iraq
Turkey
Italy
Syria
Russia
Spain
California
Louisiana
Greece
Arts Minor
Egypt
China
Massachusetts College of Phagsicacy
Boston
England
Coeds Work Despite Summer Plans at Santa Barbara College
A survey by Dr. Helen E. Sweet shows about 75 percent of sophomore women at Santa Barbara College will work this summer, pursuing jobs from orchestras to park dining. Only 5 to 10 percent plan a lazy vacation, with others continuing education or helping at home. some will marry, and many will save for inflation and small treats.
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Santa Barbara
Coed
Santa Barbara College
University of California
Helen E. Sweet
Europe
Acapulco
Eleven-Year-Old Fined For Bus Ride Mischief
An 11 year old boy borrowed a double decker bus in Store-On-Trent England and drove three miles with his small brother. He smashed a tree collided with a gas lamp demolished a traffic light and was fined seven dollars.
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On-Trent
Eng
Small Boy Says He Burned Up Bogus Intruder in Barn Tale
Bloomington Indiana reports a farmer told his 5 year old son a bogey man hid in the barn to keep him away. Hours later the boy declared there was no intruder because he had burned him up. This amusing tale from a rural setting ends with a child’s confident explanation and a barn mischief.
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Bloomington
Ind
Planning school lunches for a nutritious back to school season
The piece urges homemakers to plan ahead for nutritious appealing school lunches. It lists protein rich fillings vegetables and fruits and bread options. It also gives practical tips on packing methods equipment and timing to ensure lunches are eaten and not wasted.
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Rhode Island
Washington Zoo Receives Rare Rattlesnakes for Display
Washington Zoo takes delivery of two rare rattlesnakes from Isla Tortuga in Mexico. The collector Lewis Wayne Walker, aided by National Geographic Society, endured shipwreck and accidents before shipping the specimens to Dr William M Mann of the Smithsonian. The snakes, Crotalus Tortugensis, measure up to two feet and sit in the reptile house as researchers note their bulging eyes and dusty gray color. The species, among about 30 varieties, are pit vipers found from Canada to Uruguay.
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Lewis Wayne Walker
National Geographic Society
William M Mann
Smithsonian Institution
National Zoological Park
Mann
California Academy of Sciences
Isla Tortuga
Santa Rosalia
Baja California
Gulf
Canada
Uruguay
Americas
Tubs of Water Grow Trees in Collection
Dr Lyman Smith, Smithsonian botanist, led a 3.5 month expedition to Brazil sponsored by the Smithsonian Rockefeller Foundation and Brazil’s malaria service. He cataloged epiphytic tank plants in tree pools that breed malaria mosquitoes, noting about 550 Brazil species and around 2,000 total in the Americas, with leaves forming water basins on rough bark trees.
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Nian Institution
Brazil
Lyman Smith
Smithsonian
Smith
Rockefeller Foundation
Servicio National de Malaria
North
South America
Auto fatalities rise in first half of 1952 totals
National Safety Council reports 16,820 auto deaths in six months of 1952, up 3 percent from 1951. June deaths fell 2 percent to 3,010 from 3,070 last year. Five months show 7 percent more travel and 4 percent more deaths, with the miles-death rate down to 6.7, a five month all time low. </analysis>
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Town Civil Defense to Build 10 Foot Spotter Tower
Civil Defense director Wilfred F. Tetreault announced a 10 foot spotter tower to be built on town property at Min Turn Farm within a month. The project aims to improve weather protection for observers and bolster volunteers as Gordon L. Fleming questions state aid and contemplates remaining as corps chief.
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Ground Observers Corps
Minturn Farm
Wilfred F. Tetreault
C.D
Gordon L. Fleming
Observers Corps
Fleming
Bristol
The
Observer Corps
Broken Mirror Belief Tied to Ancient Quirk and Roman Theory
The tale links superstition about broken mirrors to prehistoric views of reflections as an other self and a Roman life cycle belief that luck lasts seven years. Experts note early mirrors fueled magic reasoning and fear of harming the reflected self. A remedy suggests pounding shards to erase seven bad years.
Witches Ride Imported Brooms Amid U S Supply Dip
The article notes rising imports of broomcorn and broom production decline after World War II. It cites a drop in American broomcorn crops to about 25 900 tons and describes consumer shifts to plastic brushes and mechanical sweepers.
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America
U.S
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Illinois
Bristol Girl Scout Cathie Brelsford Takes New Post
Cathie Brelsford, after earning a B S in education and honors, moves to New Britain to lead program planning for the local Girl Scout council. She has long served in Bristol troops and camps and will supervise staff including a clerk and Executive Director Irene Sofield with a starting salary matching teaching pay.
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New Britain
Community Chest
Cathie
Mystical Rose
St. Mary’s Church
Columbine and Marigold
Camp Hoffman
Bristol Girl Scout Council
Bristol
R.I.C E
St. Mary’s School
St. Xavier’s Academy
Providence
Lenox
Mass
First Bristol Troop Plans Fortieth Anniversary Event
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts will open the Bristol County Leaders Fall Roundtable at Guneras House High Street tonight. New recruits join in coming weeks but membership stays at 40 to mark the 40 years since the troop’s organization. Scoutmaster Fish announces patrol leaders assistants and staff appointments for the year and committee personnel for the Fortieth Anniversary celebration will be named next Monday.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts
Bristol County
Guneras
High Street
Fish
Colorful new refrigerators hit the market
A batch of new refrigerators features interior surfaces painted blue and door handles offered in ten colors. The design aims to match diverse kitchen color schemes and boost style variety.
Hawaii Snakes Rare as World Book Encyclopedia Notes
World Book Encyclopedia states no snakes inhabit Hawaii, marking the Pacific paradise as a unique exception where reptiles do not thrive despite tropical climates.
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Hawaii
Pacific
Helicopter Units Form in Army for Hard Terrain Transport
By late 1950 the Army announced organizing helicopter transport companies. Each unit attaches 23 machines to move men, equipment and supplies across bridgeless rivers, over mountains, and through jungles or swamps where trucks cannot go. Helicopters had begun diverse roles including firefighting and survey work beyond combat use.
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America
Emblem Club Officers Named and Plans for 1952 Charter
Bristol County Elks wives and relatives form the Emblem Club. Recording Secretary Helen Sadder and others are listed as officers for one to three year terms. A charter petition was initiated August 27. Plans call for the club installation Saturday evening October 25, 1952 at the Warren Hotel.
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Nolly
Helen Sadder
Alice Squillante
Arline Goes
Elizabeth Squatrito
Blanche McWilliams
Mary Cabral
Marshall
Irene DeFelice
Irene Power
Josephine Novach
Louise Caldwell
Alice Murphy
Ethel Danesi
Grace McManus
Bristol County Elks Club
Elks Club
Elk’s Club
Warren Hotel
The
Elks’ Wives
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U. S
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Ing
Kappa Delta Pi
Ameri
Tise News
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Chevrolet
Asselin Chevrolet Co
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