Needle Artist Finds Mother Tops Demand
London residents keep tattoo demand high after the war ends. George Burchett, a 73 year old tattooist on Waterloo Road, reports steady business with designs including mothers, maps, and patriotic leaves for Canadians and Australians. He recalls fixing a customer with the word father. Americans favored more erotic tats and sailors had port names tattooed on their legs.
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London
George Burchet
Waterloo Road
George
U.S
Burchett Workshop
Winston
U S Readers At Bubble Gum Age
University of Pittsburgh professor Dr. Gerald A Yoakam says U S reading habits are at a bubble gum level with materials aimed at sixth graders. He cites World War III army instructions at fourth grade level and notes readers prefer simple text across magazines and topics.
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Pittsburgh
Gerald A. Yoakam
University of Pittsburgh
America
Yoakam
Thorndge
Famous Old Coach Finds Haven in Fort Langley Museum
In New Westminster British Columbia Post 49 of the Native Sons will house the famed 1876 Dufferin coach in a Fort Langley museum. Built for Lord and Lady Dufferin on the Cariboo Road, the coach endured years of rough storage and wartime joyrides, snagging a place in regional history despite its advance age.
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New Westminster
B. C
Native Sons of
British Columbia
Fort Langley
San Francisco
Cariboo
Lord and Lady Dufferin
Geologists In Ohio Look For Lucky Stones
Ohio geologists search for white pebbles known as lucky stones in the Sharon Conglomerate this summer. They seek quartz for Ohio silica brick production, needed to line blast furnaces and other hot areas. Local silica supplies are shrinking, forcing import from as far as the Arkansas Ozarks while geologists drill for better sources.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Sharon Conglomerate
Arkansas Ozarks
Sharon Conglomerate Quartz Yield and Industry Interest
The Sharon Conglomerate could boost supply if quartz is extracted in quantity. A $2,000,000 annual yield of materials is projected, with implications for inpert glass and moulding sand, water, and gas.
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Cate
Lucky Stenea
Sharon
Blind Poet's Book Sent To Blind Veterans
Hadley Massachusetts United Press reports poet Clarence Hawkes who has been blind since age ten inspires sightless veterans of World Wars I and II. The American Legion post votes to furnish free copies of Hawkes' book Hitting the Dark Trail to 1500 blind World War II veterans.
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Hadley
Mass
American Legion Post
Clarence Hawkes
Mawher the Blind Lecturer and Author Biography
Mawher, a World War I veteran blinded, lost a leg but educated himself by 20 and became a lecturer. He studied at Perkins and wrote poetry and books, publishing 53 works with help from Eugene Brieux on a Braille autobiography. He notes paying taxes in Argentina and holds a strong view on income limits.
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Op ‘Altos
Hawkes
Perkins Institution For the
Eugene Brieux
France
Restaurant omits checks on Friday in Boston
In a Boston area restaurant, to honor Sabbath dietary laws, no money is exchanged on Friday nights. Non Jewish waitresses serve customers while funds are not transmitted, allowing patrons to receive food without cash handling.
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Boston
Mosten
Permien
Veo and Co Researchers Probe Museum Insect Collection
In a recent exhibit pivot, researchers Veo and Co study the museum’s insect collection to assess preservation methods and identify rare species. The project aims to enhance cataloging and public understanding of entomology.
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