Quiz questions riff on postwar topics and world figures
A quirky quiz page lists questions on sugar allocations for 1947 versus 1946, Viceroy Wavell, Venus de Milo, draft law imprisonments, Daylight Saving Time, Chinese prized gems, lend lease claims against Soviet Russia, Czechoslovak provisional president in London, Paul R. Hawley’s agency, and a correction about Salonika at the Dardanelles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Qi
Sos
Wavell
India
Venus de Milo
U. S
Soviet Russia
London
Paul R. Hawley
Chautauqua Co. Schools Closed as Flu Spreads
An influenza outbreak prompts school closures in Westfield Silver Creek and nearby districts. Absentee rates reach 30 to 35 percent, with officials ordering a week off and a return date set for next Monday. In Dunkirk, absences rise in both schools and factories amid the illness. Nearby, a rescue effort saves a man who fell through thin ice while attempting to save two dogs in Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Shautauqua County
Westfield
Silver
Géloron
Josedl
Clair H. Culver
Holland Root
Rood
Erie
Thin Bay
William Hanks
Chesinuth Street
Hanks
Barbara Hanks
Roller skating craze grips eastern colleges and town
Twenty years ago the roller skating fad spreads through eastern colleges and reaches the town with street scenes and high school students roller skating to school. Edgar W. Moore, longtime local figure, dies at Spring Creek. A Raymond Mig Co power engine flywheel piece shoots through the roof at the plant but injures no one. Charles Selse decorates Ross Grocery on West Main with new stock and fixtures. A private golf course is planned on the Dingle farm between Union City, with about 100000 dollars invested by Louis D. Shreve. Corry experiences night like an eclipse with darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Colleges
Thas -hib-Corry
Coubtless
Sind
Charles Selse
Ross Grocery
West Main Street
Dingle Farm
Union City
Lonn D. Shreve
Gray hair and aging myths in Pennsylvania medical note
A health bulletin discusses gray hair causes and aging, noting melanin loss leading to gray or white hair, earlier graying in men, hereditary factors, and no proven cure. It advises hair dye for cosmetic change and debunks rapid graying claims while observing a stormy afternoon with street lights and district lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pather
Williams
Allen
Macedonia Border Trouble Centers on Macedonian Question
The article argues that Macedonia lacks clear borders and a distinct nation, complicating policy toward Greece. It notes mixed ethnic groups including Serbs, Greeks, Bulgars, Shq, and Turks, with four Orthodox churches. The region’s strategic value centers on Salonika and the Vardar corridor pivotal in Balkan history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Greece
Albanta
Mediterranean
Aegean Sea
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Salonika
Vardar
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Dardanelles
Chautauqua CO
Saved Erie Man
Bay
Spring Creek
Edgar W.moore
Raymond Mig. Co
Elf
Corry
Pennsylvania
Rufener
Worth Street
Phillips
Tr New Reduced
Priveat
Bracken-Keating Company
Morticians
Golden Rule Foundation
Shamburg’s News & Sports Store
New York
ST. Louis
Chicago
Boston
New Orleans
Rochester
Los Angeles
Buffalo
Albany
Greyhound Terminal
Center St
Dial
West Ridge
Concordia-Gallia
Willow
Topp
Corry's Smart Women's Shop
North Center Street
Minnesota
Minnesota” Paints
Galen
Lanston
Cantar Street
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