Raw Sea Foods Proposed For Air Age Diet
United Press reports Army Air Transport Command survival expert Sgt. Robert Weaver proposes a 13 course meal of raw salt water species and jungle edibles to illustrate pilots’ survival training and potential easing of world food shortages. He cites armadillo sandsharks sea purslane sea pipes and other items as edible and nutritious while noting most animals and plants are consumable if not poisonous or bitter. Weaver recalls recovery work in Burma and says pilots should be trained to find edible food if forced down in remote areas.
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Robert Weaver
Army Air Transport Command
Weaver
Arctic
Burma
Florida
Growing Volcano Paricutin Reaches Over Two Thousand Feet
Paricutin, the Mexican volcano born in a corn field less than four years ago, rises over 2,000 feet and continues to grow. Lava flows have buried towns more than four miles distant, reshaping the landscape as observers monitor its rise.
Venus Earth Twin Compared in Size and Proximity
The article explains Venus as Earth's twin, noting it comes closer than any other planet and is nearly the same size as Earth. It highlights the close orbital proximity and the near equality in diameter between the two worlds.
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Venus
Earth
Boom In Baby Business Forces Hospital Expansion
Altoona Hospital, a 167 bed facility, embarked on an expansion after a baby boom. In the first 15 days of August the hospital logged 77 births, with preceding months also breaking records. Superintendent Robert L. Gill said space shortages have even sent some mothers home early to accommodate new arrivals, prompting a plan for 100 new beds and three delivery rooms.
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Altoona, Pa
Altoona Hospital
Robert L. Gill
Chemists Fuel Chicago Industry Growth Says Survey
More than 500 of Chicago's 11,000 industrial firms employ chemists and chemical research drives packing industry development. The Chicago section of the American Chemical Society released the survey noting chemical research for four major oil companies is conducted in the city.
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Chicago
American Chemical Society
Page Miss Telephone That’s Her Real Name
Columbus report notes a woman named Telephone may be living with no other details. Ohio Bell official C A Swoyer seeks anyone knowing her. The piece recounts the first Ohio telephone call on Aug 30 1877 between Joan Daugherty and Peter Hayden about a girl named Telephone.
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Columbus
C. A. Swoyer
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Swoyer
Ohio
Joan Daugherty
Logan
Peter Hayden
Sweyer
Lightning enriches soil with nitric acid annually
Lightning adds about 100 million tons of nitric acid to Earth each year. Bolts draw it from the air and it precipitates in rain, providing more soil-building nitrogen than all the world’s fertilizer plants combined.
Huntsville Interview Questions Byrnes Handling of Foreign Relations
An Huntsville reporter cites James E. Folsom questioning Secretary of State James F. Byrnes handling of the nation s foreign relations. The interview highlights Byrnes as a potential governor candidate and criticizes current administration choices.
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Ala
Gig
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Folsom
Ageinat
James F
Byrnes
Huntsville Aioe
Alabame
Rushed OCR Fragments Spark Political Call for Resignations
Fragmentary text shows advisers urged to resign at once. Mentions Folsom and a reference to Puerto Rico with a 3 400 square miles figure. Unclear context and incomplete names.
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Teaek
Miss Lillie Byrd Dies At Ozark Funeral
Miss Lillie Rossie Byrd, fifty, of Ozark route, died Tuesday night in an Enterprise hospital. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Grove Church with Rev. J. B. Johnson officiating, burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are her mother Mrs. Emma Byrd, Ozark route. two sisters Mrs. Clarence Delaney and Mrs. Lena Grimes. five brothers Ed Alph Hobart Dewey and Grady Byrd, all of Ozark route. plus several nieces and nephews.
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Lillie Rossie Byrd
Enterprise
Pleasant Grove Church
J. B. Johnson
Holman Funeral Home
Emma Byrd
Clarence Delaney
Lena Grimes
Alph
Hobart
Dewey
Grady Byrd
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