Happenings From Canada United Kingdom and Germany
News brief roundup covers Britain exempting underground coal miners from military service for five years. Export Import Bank in Washington caps new lending for emergencies. Manitoba cooperatives face a five percent corporate tax. Canada to spend about 400000 on tourist advertising. Adolf Hitler platinum treasure found by Allied officials in a German bank. Soviet para chutist Romanyuk reportedly makes strato sphere jump. Calf clubs urged to exhibit at Toronto Royal Fair at Canadian Council convention.
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Actress Lamour Loses $1100 Cigarette Case at Cafe
Hollywood report says film actress Dorothy Lamour misplaced a cigarette case valued at $1100 during a party hosted by producer Walter Wanger. The trinket features 50 rubies and 30 diamonds. Pierre Renoir, noted French painter, is mentioned as having first painted on porcelain.
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RCAF Receives First Sikorsky Helicopter
Air Force Headquarters announced the first of three Sikorsky sky helicopters ordered by the RCAF arrived at Rockcliffe. The second and third will follow, with deliveries due in August. The craft, similar to the Belgian liner crash rescue helicopter, will be flown by an RCAF pilot from Sikorsky in Bridgeport.
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White Man's Life Changes Indians in Norway House
Dr. Frank Tisdale of Toronto told a joint senate and house of commons committee that Indians around Norway House are shrinking in stature due to adopting white dietary habits. Records from Hudson Bay show smaller clothing purchases as the community shifts from hunting to store bought foods, with 85 percent of meals consisting of white flour, sugar, and lard.
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How Chinese Eat Their Porridge
A Scots visitor in Soho samples a Chinese restaurant experience with real porridge served with chopsticks. He struggles then yields to a spoon while noting London diners adapt porridge with milk and sugar. The piece humorously contrasts locals and foreigners and references Glasgow.
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Glasgow Herald
Bulletin boards for kids art hangings
Good idea for youngsters to display pin up art on bulletin boards made of soft wood. Thumb tacking protects wallpaper and painted walls from visible marks.
Crossword Puzzle Scrambles and Clues Listed
A fragment list of crossword entries and clues spans numerous topics from animals and materials to Roman terms and chemical symbols. It includes hints like a river island and a purple flowered shrub, with scattered numbers and foreign language fragments.
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Palace Unearthed at Tepe Hissar Dating 4000 Years
Archaeologists report a prehistoric palace uncovered at Tepe Hissar in Persia, dating to more than four millennia ago. The discovery highlights early urban centers and indicates advanced architectural planning in ancient Persia.
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Tepe Hissar
Persia
Kids Take Cats In Kirkland Lake Ransom Incident
Tech Township police seek youths suspected of cat kidnapping in Kirkland Lake. A resident reported paying $1 ransom for her returned cat, and another feline has since gone missing amid the pattern.
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Kirkland Lake
Tech Township
W. Walli
Apple Pie Names Through English History
The piece notes that apple pies were once called apple sticklin apple twel in and apple hogan by old English housewives. It claims pies were baked over 600 years ago exactly as today and asserts that apple pie remains the prince of pies when properly made.
Rutgers Freshmen Favor Journalism Over Cooking
Survey of 378 Rutgers University New Jersey College for Women freshmen shows 21 percent prefer journalism as what's cooking, while 9 percent choose home economics. The study highlights evolving career interests among new students in Newark, New Jersey.
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Rutgers University New Jersey College For
Shoe sizes shift over generations among women
The passage notes that women tend to have larger feet than their mothers and grandmothers. It cites a change from size two and a half being common about 40 years ago to an average today of size five, reflecting evolving footwear standards.
Descendants of the Rose Family and Floral Variety
The rose has significantly shaped global floriculture. Many popular flowers trace their origins to the rose family and have formed distinct lineages.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Ad Promotes Kidney Health
An old advertisement claims backaches arise from lazy kidney action and excess poisons. It promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as time tested and safe, urging readers to demand the blue box with a red band, sold everywhere.
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