Twins Born 290 Miles Apart Stir Medical Debate
A 28 year old wife gave birth to twins at different times and locations, with a 290 mile gap between deliveries. Doctors cite weight differences as a delay factor, while historic cases note gaps of days or months in various regions.
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Abe
Strasbourg
Bernard Schnees
Gaugster
HS P
Deborah
On Schnees
Delaware
Douglas
Scotland
Scarpay
Invernesshire
Harris
Tarbert
Stornoway
Bay Route Imports Rise in 1956 Trade Findings
The Bay Route study shows 1956 imports rising with six major commodity groups driving most tonnage. UK goods dominated aside from Belgium window glass and a miscellaneous category including hardware and textiles. A favorable 1957 outlook cites low value per unit weight items and closer rail access from Churchill.
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Belgium
United Kingdom
Bay
Churchill
Manitoba
Arctic Wings Ltd
Hansen
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Fight Muscular Dystrophy Canvass Drives Donations Canada
The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada launches a fund drive with hundreds of volunteers visiting homes from November 5 to 10 to gather contributions. Donations are tax deductible and help fund research into the disease.
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Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
Rubber arrives in Europe after centuries of use
It notes that three centuries passed from initial in use by South American Indians to its commercial availability in Europe, marking the delay between discovery and widespread industry.
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Europe
Bedside stand pattern offered with home-made option
A terraced bedside stand design places a lamp at an ideal height while preserving space beside and beneath the bed. Suitable for amateur carpenters, pattern 302 can be mailed for 35 cents. It is part of a five-pattern Bedroom Packet priced at $1.50.
Needle craft book offers stunning designs for home and self
Our readers are invited to order dozens of easy fascin ating designs from Anne Adams Pattern Dept. P.P.L. 60 Front Street Toronto. Send 25 cents for a copy and write clearly your Name Address and Pattern Number.
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Alice Brooks
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Chair pattern saves work for hobby woodworkers
Designed for comfort this chair uses a single 111 inch wide board for arms back legs and front legs. Patterns show upholstery webbing cushions and covers. Order patterns for 35 cents each from Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. Vancouver BC.
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Department P.P.L
West
5Th Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
World wood production nears one billion tons annually
Global wood output approaches one billion tons each year, reflecting large scale forestry and industrial demand across major producing regions. Strong growth persists in several countries as demand drives expansion in timber and pulp sectors.
Meteorites Often Burn Up Before Reaching Earth
Most meteorites burn out in the atmosphere and never reach the earth. A small portion survive as meteorites, but only a tiny fraction succeed in arriving intact to be collected and studied by scientists.
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Earth
Bargain Rhine Castles Open to Purchasers and Renters
West Germany flood of affordable Rhine castles draws buyers and renters as nobility sell off. Properties range from 25 room Oberwesel fortress at 25 a month to Summersdorf castle rent at 150 a month including moat and ghostly lore. Government studies push preservation as many remain draughty and costly to maintain.
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Pease
Rhine
Oberwesel
West Germany
Baron Lichtenberg
Bottwartal
Association For the Preservation of
Germany
East Germany
Duke of Kulmbach
Upper
Franconia
Wuerzburg
Henry M. Rodney
Sommersdorf
Ansbach
Baroness von Crailsheim
Railway baby bottle tradition leads to help on trail
A Milwaukee Road Union Pacific Challenger train carried two broken baby bottles aboard. A conductor recovered a bottle from a newspaper message tossed from the train at Elgin, then relayed details to Savanna where dispatcher Ruff provided a bottle and a quart of milk to a distressed mother.
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Oince
Union Pacific
Elgin
Savanna
Ill
Weekly Bible Comment on the Gospels
A reflective piece arguing the four Gospels of Matthew Mark and Luke present distinct yet cohesive portraits of Jesus. It warns against overemphasizing the biographical frame and lauds the restraint and clarity of gospel narratives in conveying the essential truth and glory of Christ.
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Matthew
Mare
Luke
Gall
Christ
Jesus
Venus mistaken for flying saucer over Lake Michigan
Milwaukee readers report a bright object over Lake Michigan that sparked saucer talk. The Milwaukee Journal notes the event was the planet Venus, about 43 million miles from Earth, misidentified by observers and a merchant ship crew during WWII logs.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Venus
Earth
The
Milwaukee Journal
Navy
Planet
Meat Type Share Of Hogs Rises In Market
Nearly twenty percent of American hogs marketed last year were classified as meat type, up from about ten percent in 1954. The shift indicates growing demand for meat type hogs and potential price implications for producers and processors.
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Equator
the Pattern Shop
Jfashions
Sizks
Household Arts Department
By Nices
Reeks
Railway
Weekly Bible Comment
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Ivernia
England
France
Sylvania
Scythia
Ascania
Saxonia
Havre
Southampton
Greensiverpool
London
Tilbury
Liverpool
Colls
Greenock
Quebec
Cobh
New York
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Cunard
Verna
Rolston
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