Head of a Family Finds Hope in Neighborhood Help
Jonathan, a small town drugstore owner, wrestles with loneliness after Allie May's death. A young couple seeking housing meets him at his stoop, and he offers his attic and his little white house for rent to help them start life together. He realizes his own plan to stay, cherishing memories while embracing a new family future.
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Qnathan Keli
Allie May
Lyle Browning
Jonathan
Jen
Camden
Jennie
Grandfather MacDougal
Allie
Jenny
Alice
Alice May
White House
Pattern 4713 Dress Pattern Details and Ordering
Classic pattern 4713 features squared-off lower armhole deep cuffs and soft skirt pleats. Too long to summarize.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
British Hardtack Navy Ration of Cocoa and Milk
British hardtack or iron rations include an eight ounce cake made from cocoa cocoa butter milk proteins and sugar. The cake is described as enough to keep a soldier alive for 48 hours.
Fire safety rules for hotel fires on North American Continent
Fire officials urge strict hotel fire procedures to reduce deaths from smoke and gas. Read room notices, identify escape stairs, test doors for heat, close transoms, block gaps with wet towels or bedding, sit by a window and await rescue once smoke-free.
Novelty Coffer Cake And Meat Pie Recipe Duo
A print recipe segment provides two dishes: a novelty coffer cake with cinnamon milk drizzle baked at 350 F, 25 minutes, then 20 more. and a beef tomato casserole with onion and fat fry, browned beef, seasoned with salt pepper and paprika, baked 400 F for 30 minutes, serves six.
Radio wave cooking gains FCC authorization for 2450 megacycles
A US company urged the FCC to set aside a 2450 megacycle band for radiarange cooking and industrial uses. The commission approved the frequency for electronic heating devices, with potential use in grilling sausages in seconds and baking biscuits, while noting interference risks to broadcasting and emergency police calls.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
F.C.C
Record expect 1947 building boom forecast
Washington officials project record construction in 1947 with nearly 22 billion dollars in building activity across all sectors. Private industry is set to perform around 80 percent of total construction, about 15 billion dollars this year.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Nine year old Mary Jane Hatton saves friend on Napanee river
Mary Jane Hatton, nine, saved her friend Donna Asselstine, 11, when the Napanee river ice broke during their slide. Mary Jane stretched across the ice using her toes and ski poles to reach and pull Donna to safety as both girls clung to the rim.
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Napanee River
Mary Jane Hatton
Mary Jane
Donna Asselstine
Napanee
Ont
Worms warn humanity to turn on worms in warning
Dr Norman R Stoll of the Rockefeller Institute warned that this wormy world must turn on the worm as parasites may grow, noting about one in six Americans harbor garbage worms and the world population could reach 3 3 billion by century end.
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Boston
Norman R. Stoll
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
American Society of Parasitologists
Red Velvet Worn Only by Henry II’s Wife in Early France
In early France rules restricted red velvet to the king’s consort, with only the wife of Henry II permitted to wear the fabric. The custom highlights court etiquette and royal prerogatives surrounding attire.
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France
Henry II
Women Parachutists Fought Germans and Were Executed
The first full account of three British women paratroopers killed by a German SS firing squad at Ravensbrück outlines their missions in France. Violette Szabo Lilian Rolfe and Denise Bloch known as Danielle Williams were among 40 prisoners on the same transport from Fresnes. Szabo aided British officers with water, Rolfe operated a wireless, and all three endured hard labor before their execution.
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Hamburg
Germany
France
Ravensbruck
Violette Szabo
Lilian Rolfe
Rio
Hair Trade Revived as War Cuts Supply
Before the war a Chinese peasant sold a year’s cuttings of hair for rice. In New York the hair brought about $3 a pound. Shantung hair, vital for wigs and nets, was missed during the war. Officials announced the industry’s revival with about $2,000,000 worth already shipped to America at a high of $10 per pound.
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New York
Shantung
America
New York Times
London Zoo Restocks After War Damage
London Zoo in Regent’s Park restocks depleted cages and repairs war damage. Several animal collections have arrived to replace those that died since 1939.
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London
Regents Park
Son of Italian dictator Romano Mussolini shuns balcony roar
Romano Mussolini, son of the late dictator, is described as a music loving and capable pianist and accordionist. Unlike his father, he has not shown interest in making balcony appearances to address crowds despite the famous brow and strong chin.
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Duce
Romano Mussolini
Romano
Il Duce
Production of French Automobiles Increases
Paris reports rising French passenger car output month by month though citizens face slim chances of obtaining a new auto. A Ministry of National Economy spokesman says 80 percent of production remains for export with a goal to reach 3000 cars monthly by year end and 4000 monthly in 1948.
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Paris
French Ministry of National Economy
France
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