Pedestrian Lanes and Westward Driving Observations
Personal Observations from Los Angeles June 16 1949 recounts city pedestrian lanes and right of way, mixed driving across Illinois Iowa Nebraska Colorado Utah and Nevada, and grueling desert crossing to Los Angeles. The writer notes traffic signal rules, road marking inconsistencies, and a planned flight to San Francisco then Honolulu.
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England's gleaning bell fixed gleaning hours
Britannica notes an old English custom used the gleaning bell to mark start and end times for gleaning. It also records that medieval butchers could not sell meat by candlelight as a cheque against cheating.
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England
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Estates filed for two sisters with shared heirs
Petitions for letters of administration filed for Minnie Longfield of Forest Park and Hulda Kline of Cicero. In both cases no wills exist and Amanda Rojahn, Clarence, Ralph, Albert, and Jeannette Plaschke are named as heirs. Attorney John J. Devery filed the petitions. A purse snatching in Chicago left Gary Skill without a purse after a Garfield joint transfer. Tibetans reportedly drink about 30 to 50 cups of tea daily on average.
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John W. Tauchen
Minnie Longfield
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Pastoral Tribe Buries Body by Stones Near Red Sea
Britannica records describe a pastoral tribe by the Red Sea burying a body by stoning until buried, a ritual noted in the encyclopedia's account of ancient practices.
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Red Sea
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Prize Winner Mrs George Kolley Featured in July Better Homes
Mrs George Kolley of 7221 Madison has been named to the Cook's Round Table for July and awarded a $3 prize by Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Her Cottage Cheese Potato Salad recipe is in the July issue. The piece notes that 4 to 8 percent of the population is left handed.
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George Kolley
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Cook's Round Table
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine
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Hetter Homes & Gardens
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