Buckingham Palace Maintains Special Court Post Office
Basil Fuller notes the Buckingham Palace Court Post Office handles King George VI’s vast daily mail with over 20 workers, rising to 30 at busy times, and uses a special postmark only for telegrams. The new postmaster is J Burt after 39 years in the service.
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King George's
Basil Fuller
Ottawa Journal
T. E. Ridout
Buckingham Palace
Georges
Court
Num
Royal Post Office
J Burt
United Kingdom
Britain
Germany
France
Edward VIII
George VII
George the Good
George
Court Post Office
King
Sis
Tom
Elizabeth
Buck House
Palace
London
St. James’ Palace
Windsor Castle
Sandringham House
Balmoral
Interesting Hints From Daily Life And Nature
Items note fine rug knots needing magnification, a tornado’s cork ejection due to pressure, wood prints as tree fingerprints, Yucca brushes used by Pueblo Indians on pottery, weighs for items built from coal, and water evaporation versus Niagara Falls. Neptune remains invisible to the naked eye but visible via telescope.
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C. L. Forsling
New Mexico
Neptune
No Benefit To Them Forty Hour Week
In the New Zealand campaign housewives argued that shorter hours and higher wages for workers do not help them since they still perform all housework and cooking daily. The debate centers on balancing worker hours across industries and the hours of the housewife to prevent class tensions in the future.
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Labor Ministry
New Zealand
Lethbridge Herald
Final Exams Cramming For Finals Joke
Two little girls discuss families and a grandmother who reads the Bible a lot. The punch line notes she is cramming for her finals.
Baltimore vice squad raid nets two bookmaking arrests
Police Lieut. Alexander Emerson led a raid on a Baltimore barber shop arresting two men on bookmaking charges. While patrons were served, Emerson went upstairs to seize a second suspect before returning to detain the barber.
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Alexander Emerson
Baltimore
Emerson
Quality Pork Trade Outlook Between Canada Denmark and Britain
W P Watson of Ontario says Britain will support both Canada and Denmark in selling pork products. He notes Danes will reenter the British market with Canadian bacon once grain supplies improve, and predicts price competition will hinge on quality. He spoke at Stratford after returning from Europe.
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Canada
Denmark
W. P. Watson
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Dominion-Provincial Talks Outline 1947 Food Targets
Delegates at the Dominion-Provincial conference laid out 1947 Canada food production goals to boost livestock and dairy output. Key proposals include an acre payment for barley seeds and extended freight assistance, with barley and oats acreages rising to 8 million and 14.31 million respectively. Wheat and rye areas were adjusted, while butter and milk targets were set for 1947 and eggs and poultry plans outlined.
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Canada
Prairie Province
Gardiner
Martime
British Columbia
John Wesson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Agricultural Supplies Board
Gay Stitchery Cross Stitch Pattern Sale
Simple kitchen linen craft prompts children to embroider fruit motifs in cross stitch. Pattern 7301 transfers seven motifs averaging four by eight inches. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Bell XS-1 Rockets Through First Flight at Muroc
The Bell XS-1 became the first rocket plane to fly, lifting from a B-29 at Muroc Army Air Base. Pilot Chalmers Goodlin kept the craft near 550 mph during a 19 minute test as engineers watched its climbs and banked spirals. The aircraft, designed for speeds up to 1700 mph, aims to breach the sound barrier in future flights.
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Los Angeles
Army
Muroc Army Air Base
Chalmers “Slick” Goodlin
Greensburg
Goodlin
Unfinished Overture Sparks Gaffe at Village Orchestra
The village orchestra completes a rehearsal as the composer conductor thanks them for a true interpretation. A trombone player quips that two pages remain, highlighting a humorous miscue in the scene.
Atlas silk moth Reveals Giant Wings Across Inches
A historical note describes the Atlas silk moth as the giant of its species with wings spanning 12 inches. The article highlights its size and distinctive features.
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Atlas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
St. Louis Star-Times
The
Financial Post
Honduras
Dominion-Provincial
Anglican Sisterhood
Lord Halifax
Garrowby Hall
York
Yorkshire
Earl of Halifax
U.S
Hickleton Hall
Lord and Lady Halifax
Lord
Lady Halifax
India
Alice Brooks
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