Sicilians Haven't Heard That Horses Are On The Way Out
Palermo correspondent John P. McKnight notes Sicily’s reliance on horses and carts despite motorization. He describes busy streets crowded with horse drawn wagons, carts and cabs, and the stubborn pace of change in Palermo with cabbies like Mariano Nenne signaling a drop in business due to fodder costs and fewer tourists.
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John P. McKnight
Palermo
Sicily
Messina
Palermitans
Mariano Nenne
Prewar visitors soften Nenne’s scarred face in memory
A fragment recalls fat-pursed visitors of prewar days softening Nenne’s scarred, sad visage as memories mingle with loss. The line hints at social clash and personal sorrow in a fragile past.
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Nenne
Navy Adds Iced Foods To Overseas Menu
The Navy experiments with frozen foods to improve shipboard and overseas fare. Small portions reach hospitals abroad due to thawing and spoilage in tropical climates. A canvas covered cork lined bag, holding 200 pounds, pre cooled for two days at ten degrees below zero, is used to transfer shipments efficiently to ships or island bases.
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Navy
Oakland, Cal
Funeral Rites Held For William Boone
William L. Boone, seventy four, died in Jacksonville after a long illness. Last rites were held at Greenwood at his brother Charles Boone’s home with Rev. W A Burns officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Baptist cemetery. Surviving: three sons W C, C R, Edward. three daughters Mrs H W Clangman, Monticello. Mrs Sarah Johannes. Miss Martha Boone, Jacksonville. brother Charles Boone of Greenwood. Pallbearers listed.
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Marianna
William L. Boone
Jacksonville
Florida
Greenwood
Charles Boone
W. A. Burns
Greenwood Baptist Cemetery
Neal Funeral Home
W. C
C. R
Ft. Pierce
Edward
H. W. Clangman
Monticello
Arkansas
Sarah Johannes
Martha Boone
Herman Stapleton
Louis Smith J. B. Dickson
C. L. Boone
Arthur Pender
C. L. Watford
Start Of Summer School At Do Than High
Principal T G Vaughn announced summer school at Do Than High School begins Monday June 2 at 8 am. Students can earn up to one and a half credits across two semesters with $10 per subject per semester. First session June 2 to July 11, second session July 14 onward. Instructors include Mrs Irene Lisenby and Miss Flo Fraley.
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Dothan High School
T. G. Vaughn
Vaughn
Irene Lisenby
Flo Fraley
New Comet Seen Near Bloemfontein in South Africa
Dr J S Paraskevopoulou director at Mazelspoort Harvard Observatory said staffer M J Bester discovered a new comet with a tail about four degrees long. The tail spans roughly the distance between two bright Southern Cross stars. January 1947 farm market cash receipts rose nearly 40 percent from January 1946.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
J. S. Paraskévopoulou
Boyden
Harvard Observatory
Mazelspoort
Bbloemfontein
M. J. Bester
Croas
Fridge Procedure Limits Temperature Rise After Removal
A fragment notes a rule that rooms will permit only a one degree rise per hour after being removed from the refrigerator. The text suggests a guidance or safety standard for handling cooled storage items. Further details are unclear due to truncated content.
New-Style Settlers Fly To Homesteads
Cody Wyoming reports homesteaders again move into northern Shoshone project lands with planes and cars replacing horse travel. Veteran Donald C. Dye of Worland used his private plane to scout his unit and now commutes by air from Worland to his 80 acre homestead area among 7,720 irrigable acres opened to WWII veterans.
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Cody
Wyo
Wyoming
Homestead
Donald C. Dye
Worland
Heart Mountain
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