Ventilated Couch Aims to End Insomnia Says Scientist
The article describes an inventor from the University of Washington proposing a ventilated couch that uses a pneumatic mattress and air flow to regulate warmth. The device, connected to a basement air pump, promises to reduce tossing and turning by delivering cool or warm air to the sleeper.
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Frederick
Kirsten
University of Washington
Sician
Kirf
Rirsten
Native Sona of Bruce tank on the Dufferin car coach
The group plans to place the old coach on display in a Fort Langley museum setting. Built in the Sap Framed era, the coach faced storage and wear issues after wartime use. Communities enjoyed joyrides but wear on streets increased admiration for the historic vehicle.
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Sona
Bruce
Dufferin
Fort Langley
Cariboo Road
Lady Dufferin
Soldier's Sweetheart Marries Soldier’s Father
A fragmented wartime note reveals a sweetheart announcing she married the soldier’s father. The torn text shows a private reply saying the mother wishes luck and signs as Your mother. The copy provides little surrounding context or names.
Man and estranged wife in Scranton case linked to Towson parking lot
Police say Elmer C. Gregor pressured his wife Edith to join him near Scranton, then to a Towson parking lot where a 1940 sedan has sat for two weeks. Gregor has sent $15 weekly for wife and daughter amid seven months of separation.
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Police
Edith - Mye
Scranton
Towson
Jem’ Oscar’ M. Grimes
Gregor Bei
Greg
Elmer C.gregor
Gregor
Army Seizes Property of Three Japanese Secret Societies
General MacArthur announces impounding of property and records of three vicious groups in SB Japan. The Polit. Association of SB Japan, Ahieena Rulence Association, and the Imperial Rule Assistance Political Society are named in the seizure.
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MacArthur
Polit. Association of
SB Japan
Ahieena Rulence Association
Imperial Rule Assistance Political Society
Price controls spark OPA actions on house trailers
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration has halted certain house trailers amid price control enforcement. The official order lists specific trailers as discontinued and under ceilings, reflecting tightened oversight of pricing in the industry.
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Washington
OPA
Concord drives half way in 1947 Community Fund appeal
Concord division of the Greater Boston Community Fund reports reaching the half way mark in the 1947 campaign aimed at $31,000. The drive ends Wednesday and speakers note that funds support Boston and nearby communities’ hospitals and welfare agencies, including Wayland and Wellesley groups.
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Greater-Boston
Goa
Boston
Red Feather Charities
Henry A. Laughlin
Robert Walker
West Concord
Massachusetts Reformatory
Reformatory
Wayland Boys Club
Wellesley Family Welfare Association
Winthrop
Lee
Concord Division
Mr. Lee
United States
Wellesley
Chest
Boston Fund
Cohcord
Greater Boston
Yate
Creative Leftover Recipes For Sunday Dinner Experts
The A and P Service for Home Makers offers practical ways to reuse yesterday’s leftovers. Suggestions include turkey chicken or veal tetrazzini with a creamy celery sauce and parmesan topping baked until golden, plus curry options and beef enlits with white sauce. Leftover string beans and corn can be heated with evaporated milk for a simple side.
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A& P
White House
Police officer paid for ripped pants after chase
Indianapolis safety council awards Patrolman Harold Bucy 25 for damages incurred while pursuing a speeding motorist on a motorcycle. He reportedly tore his pants when he had to brake suddenly during the pursuit.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Safety Council
Harold Bucy
Bucy
Community fund drives in Greater Boston face rising campaigns
Mr. Lee notes all communities maintain giving despite multiple capital campaigns. He cites eight campaigns underway in Greater Boston funding badly needed activities and urges continued private contributions to sustain civic needs.
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Lee
Greater
Boston
Bedford Lecturer’s Match Won by Thomas Johnson
Guests from Billerica Carlisle Lexington and Bedford attended the event. Mrs Rowena Dickerson of Great Road returned from Mount Vernon New York after visiting her daughter Mrs Frank Karl. Rev Dan Huntington Fenn director of the department of ministery of the American Unitarian association spoke at the First Parish Unitarian church Sunday morning.
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Thomas. Johnson
Lois Comely
Billerica
Carlisle
Lexington
Bedford
Rowena Dickerson
Great
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Frank Karl
Dan Huntington Fenn
Department of Ministery
The
American Unitarian Association
Wass
First Parish Unitarian Church
Miss Cora Powell Weds Carl Devine in Northboro
Miss Cora Mae Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Powell of Linden Street West Berlin married Carl B Devine son of Mrs Agnes Devine of 208 Main Street Northboro on a Saturday morning at Northboro. Rev Father Morrissey presided with attendants Mrs Carroll Johnson maid of honor and John F Devine best man. The bride wore a forest green suit trimmed with black braid and jet and carried a white orchid. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home in West Berlin before the couple left on an airplane trip to New York Miami and Havana. The bride is a sales representative for Tazel Cormier of Parker Street Boston and Mr Devine owns C B Devine Company wholesalers of Northboro.
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Cora Mae Powell
Charles W. Powell
Linden Street
West Berlin
Carl B. Devine
Agnes Devine
Main Street
Northboro
Morrissey
Carroll Johnson
John F. Devine
New York
Miami
Havana
Tazel Cormier Pla
Parker iSike Boston
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C. B. Dévine Company
Peace Dale Residents Push for Traffic Light
Peace Dale resident William H Tully reports witnessing 42 automobile accidents in 18 years at his corner and says the town should install a traffic light to improve safety. Neighbors agree the intersection is hazardous and urge action.
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Peace Dale
R. L
William H Tully
Tully
HINTON ADDRESSES U N defense spending and war risk
Mir Hinton discusses U S defense posture and the costs of demobilization urging wiser peacetime spending. He cites Army aviation outlays from 1944 to 1946 and warns against repeating postwar underfunding and delayed modernization. He questions threat levels and stresses research and adaptive budgeting for UN missions.
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Mir Hinton
United Nations
DR. Lutz
Army
Navy
MR. Hinton
France
Hitler
Hinton
America
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