World Happenings Briefly Told
A Salis bury couple received a wedding gift of a weekly potato ration of three pounds. Milni kiel, 43, named Polish ambassador to Canada, has no party ties. Czechoslovakia seeks US radioactive isotopes for medical use. Korea welcomed the UN Commission with a 75 000 person rally in Seoul. Fort Mountbatten to leave as India governor general in mid June. A grimy 1820 painting bought for pounds sold in London for 3570 pounds as a Pieter de Hooch. Postal Workers' Brotherhood backs Civil Service Federation for higher pay. Lady Elizabeth Clyde, 29, fined 235 pounds for currency rule evasion in France last summer.
Farm Account Book Available for Farmers
A new Farm Account Book is available at all post offices. It provides complete forms for farm receipts and expenses and is designed to simplify record keeping. Each form aligns with income tax return items to help claim deductions and exemptions. A free copy is offered to every farmer at the local post office.
Selected Recipes for Muffins
Sift flour with baking powder and salt then sugar and corn meal. Beat eggs with milk and add to dry mix with melted shortening. Stir just until dampened. Bake in greased muffin pans at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes yields 18 large muffins.
Chocolate cake recipe with frosting and substitutions
Sift flour with salt and soda. Stir in boiling water and melted chocolate. Cream shortening and sugar light. Add eggs, then chocolate mix and flour alternately with milk. Add vanilla. Bake two 9 inch pans 380 F 30 minutes. Frost between and top. Substitutions: corn syrup or honey for half sugar.
Heavy Loads Move 60-Ton Trucks on Alaska Highway
EDMONTON Alaska Highway carries the 10 heaviest Canadian trucks between Whitehorse YT and Dawson Creek BC. A 7000 ton refinery is being moved from Whitehorse to Leduc near Edmonton by Imperial Oil, costing about 7 million dollars. Project employs 270 workers with 60 percent dismantling at Whitehorse and 35 rail carloads moved to Edmonton site.
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Edmonton
Canada
Alaska
Whitehorse
Y.T
Dawson Creek
Britisholumbia
United States Army
Leduc
Imperial Oil Company
Mahomet
Los Angeles
Teslin Lake
Ducks Organize Eight Hour Shifts on Riverside Pond
In Riverside Ontario a flock of ducks works in eight hour shifts to keep a 15 foot square pond unfrozen. Eight to twelve ducks swim in open water to prevent ice formation on the water filled ditch opposite a seed grain company. The method keeps the pond moving and disrupts ice buildup while neighboring ponds ice over.
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Riverside
Ont
Windsor
Riverside Drive
Space travel problem: returning safely from the Moon
Dr. J. A. Campbell of the University of Alberta argues the main hurdle is returning a rocket to Earth. He notes seven miles per second needed to escape Earth orbit and that V-2 speeds were far slower. He also questions how a Moon mission could communicate on return.
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Toronto
J. A. Campbell
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Moon
Mars
Earth
U.S. Army
U.K. Firm Lands $20 Million Tractor Order for U.S.A.
A British company received a $20 million export order for agricultural tractors destined for the United States. The first shipment has been sent this month and ongoing deliveries will continue weekly at $500,000 until the total is fulfilled.
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United Kingdom
U.S.A
Britain
Princess Elizabeth Declines Travel in 1948 Visit Plans
The Daily Graphic reports Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will decline all official invitations to visit the British Commonwealth and the United States during 1948. The report offers no source for the information. Also noted are V-2 rockets traveling over 3,600 miles per hour.
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London
The
Daily Graphic
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
British Commonwealth
United States
Vitamin C sources beyond citrus in common vegetables
Health News notes Canadians overlook vitamin C in everyday foods. Potatoes, turnips, and cabbage supply significant amounts when properly prepared, with 3 pounds of these vegetables yielding over half an adult's daily need. Overcooking reduces vitamin C. cook with skins on and avoid mashing.
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Health News
The
Health League of Canada
Proper methods for preserving vitamin C in vegetables
The passage advises eating vegetables raw or cooked with minimal water for limited times. It notes turnips should be cooked 20 to 30 minutes to preserve vitamin C. Boil water first, not cold, to retain more vitamin C, and pressure cooking preserves even more.
Haitian ruler Henri Christophe created two noble titles
Henri Christophe, a former enslaved man who led Haiti, established a self styled noble class naming the Count of Lemonade and the Duke of Marmalade as two titled members of his regime from 1811 to 1820.
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Henri Chistophe
Haiti
Lemonade
Duke of
Marmalade
Crossword puzzle clues full of varied terms
A long list of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical sections. Includes references to poets, animals, minerals, body parts, letters, and common nouns with numbers and symbols interspersed. The puzzle invites solvers to fill in the grid using the supplied hints and theme connections.
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Salinbury
England
Jan Milnikiel
Milnikiel
Korea
United Nations Commission
Seoul
Fort Mountbatten
India
Government House
Pieter de Hooch
Postal Workers’ Brotherhood
Civil Service Federation
Elizabeth Clyde
Duke of Wellington
France
Norway
Burlington
Firehall
Women’s Committee
B. Nault
Ducks
BY William Ferguson
Ad Hamed
Fyld
Amer
Elmer
SAF
Japan
Vermont
LITTLE_ REGGIE
Margarita
Reggie
Leai
Central Park
Islington
Marilyn Buschlen
Celebes
Foroe Islands
New Guinea
Faroe Islands
Priscilla
Red Riding Hood
Him
al Vermeer
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