World Happenings Briefly Told
An Amazon blue fronted parrot in London speaks French and English. Canada’s wartime aid to Britain totals 3 537 000 000 dollars in cash goods and debt cancellation. Airline safety talks to be held in Nice on September 1. US feeding over 100000 Bavarian children daily. Over 45000 Polish Underground members surrender under amnesty. Rice shortage in India to continue through 1947 with reduced exports. Five dead and seven injured in village Rabayna Egypt after debt dispute. Field Marshal Sir Cyril Devreell dies at 72 in Hampshire. Digby Bull, 31, canvasses 980 square miles in Western Australia by air with wife as navigator.
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Digby Bull
Western Australia
Tourists Upset By British Coffee Methods
London reports the government admitting Britons fail to brew coffee to foreign tastes. Dr Edith Summerskill notes overseas visitors dislike local coffee and cites the ABC of Cooking four methods including the warm jug method. She urges cooks to improve brewing for growing American tourist arrivals.
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London
Edith Summerskill
Food Ministry
House of Commons
Tom Driberg
Labor
Summerskill
ABC of Cooking
Helpful Hints To Sheep Shearers
Practical guidance from the National Sheep Committee on improving fleece yield by clean shearing practices. Instructions cover floor cleanliness, slatted pens, separating clippings, handling fleece flesh side down, removing dirty sections, packing fleece pieces separately, and tying with paper twine to avoid damage.
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National Sheep Committee
Largest Slate Mine in Merionethshire Reaches 135 Years
The largest slate mine in the world, located in Merionethshire Wales, has operated for 135 years. Its blue grey slates are distributed to markets around the world.
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Merionethshire
Wales
Crossword Puzzle Word List Clues Overview
A scrambled crossword puzzle clue set lists horizontal and vertical entries with diverse hints. It includes chemical symbol, languages, mythic figures, geographic terms, animals, plants, and directions. The page appears as a dense puzzle key with many cross-referenced items and partial phrases.
President Truman urges pilgrimage to overseas WWII graves
President Truman proposes that next of kin be allowed to visit overseas graves of U S soldiers. He notes some may prefer home burial but believes government should enable a pilgrimage to permanent overseas cemeteries and observe the dignity given to the fallen. He cites care for WWI cemeteries as a model.
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Truman
Washington
United States
Historical fairs and colonial agricultural displays
The piece notes that modern American agricultural fairs trace to colonial times with farmers showcasing products in market towns for sale. It lists principal Indian exports such as jute cotton hides skins mica manganese tea and oil seeds.
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America
Cooking tips for preserving food value in meals
The article advises careful cooking methods to retain nutrients in raw foods. It warns not to soak vegetables, pare thinly and cook promptly, pare fruit just before eating, cook vegetables quickly, avoid overcooking, and steam rather than boil.
Ghost Haunting at Penknet Castle Prompts Investigation
The Society for the Recording of Abnormal Happenings will examine reports from Penknet Castle in Penaitland East Lothian Scotland about the ghost of a "perfect gentleman." Mrs Holbourn describes heavy footsteps and dragging sounds that grew playful before ceasing when her husband called out.
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Pencaitland
East Lothian
Scotland
Society For the Recording
Penknet Castle
John
John Cockburn
Cooking Vegetables To Retain Nutrients And Flavor
Practical tips for vegetables: steam or just cover with minimal water, save cooking water for sauces, avoid adding soda, cook only the right amounts to prevent waste, and minimize reheating to preserve vitamins and flavor. Spinach needs little water beyond its surface moisture.
Brown sugar storage tip to keep softness
Advice to transfer brown sugar from paper to a tightly closed jar immediately after opening to prevent air exposure from drying it out and hardening.
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Canada
Britain
Jeading Commercial Airlines
Nice
French Riviera
Dena
India
Rabayna
Upper
Egypt
Sir Cyril John Deverell
Lymington
Hants
England
Samuel Merlin
Hebrew Committee of National Lberation
United Nations
Flushing Meadows
N.Y
Europe
Palestine
Holy Land
Hawaii
Vermont
Little Reggie
Tairel
Margarita
Gee
Peggy
Bor
Ess
Tleen
Elloweez
Kay
By Chuck Thurston
S&f Defense
Wan
Golly
Les Carroll
Ireland
N. E
West Indies
Plan Fears
Erick Lowe
Tetlurium
Dwestern
Gulf of California
Maine
Wealth Presents
Ghost
Sidney George Chambers
Marian Rusnak
St. Catharines
Ont
Court of Appeal
Toronto
Chambers
Rusnak
Ken Viilheelm
California
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