World Happenings Briefly Told From 1947 News Clips
A collage of brief items: 2000 British seamen deserted in Australian ports versus 1000 last year. Duchess of Kent buys gifts for her children. Netherlands to adopt jet fighters replacing Spitfires. home-built jet craft sets 98 mph record in Hertford. a misrouted package reached Turvey with note about the ride to Turkey. Marseille raid nets counterfeit US bills worth 2.234 billion. Canada denies waiving Greece debt claims. UK troops to withdraw from Japan to save dollars. German demonstrators disrupt a fashion show in Wernigerode. rose perfume Attar valuable to Bulgaria’s rose oil trade managed by banks.
Climbing Ladders Stirs Debate On Male Role
Boston safety experts at the 26th annual Massachusetts Safety Conference urge using women for ladder work at home citing risk. They warn every fifth man injures himself climbing ladders while women suffer fewer injuries due to carefulness and agility.
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Boston
Massachusettes
Galileo and the telescope origins
The article notes Galileo did not invent the telescope but popularized its astronomical use and improved it. It credits Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lens maker, with making the first telescope, reportedly inspired by a toy from an unknown boy apprentice.
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Galileo
Hans Lippershey
Saying a man is worth his weight in gold origin
A proverb tracing its origin to a report that King Solomon was paid annually in gold for ruling Jerusalem. The claim links value to a ruler’s compensation, suggesting the phrase reflects ancient tribute rather than a modern idiom.
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Solomon
Jerusalem
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Grid Fragments Shared
A scrambled crossword item shows numerous clues across horizontal and vertical entries with partial word fragments and stray numeral hints. The list includes references to rulers, chemistry, languages, mythic terms, and geographic items, indicating a mixed puzzle page with scattered clues and a grid.
Pasteurization Linked to Decline in Canada Milk Outbreaks
A historic review shows 26 major milk borne epidemics in Canada from 1920 to 1945 causing 702 deaths mainly from typhoid and related diseases. Ontario's compulsory pasteurization coincides with no serious outbreaks, while other provinces report 12 outbreaks after 1938.
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Canada
Ontario
Good Driver Never Abuses Use Of Horn
The piece discusses the intelligent use of the auto horn as a signal of restraint and contrasts it with horn abuse used to force way through traffic. It notes that horn abuse at stop lights is common, poorly deterred, and a traffic violation police must address for public safety.
How Washingtons White House Got Its Name
An article recounts that Pierre L'Enfant envisioned the capital, the British burned the Capitol and the White House in 1814, and the White House name arose from paint used to cover fire damage. It notes Washington as a symmetrical city and the residence as a lasting symbol of the capital.
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Washington’s
White House
Washington
Pierre L'Enfant
Capitol
Man Finds $100 Watt Light Ever Since Team Insulated
Basil Rust in Hagerstown Indiana discovered a 100 watt bulb burning in his attic ceiling for three years after workers insulated his house. The bulb explained why his electric bills were so high and he finally saw the light.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Basil Rust
Splendid Method For Driving Lesson Home
Buffalo officials demonstrated stopping distances for cars at 20 and 30 mph before 1,200 Burgard Vocational High School students. A three gun bumper system marked driver cues from brake press to full stop, leaving pavement markers. Distances measured 47 ft 7 in at 20 mph and 73 ft 5 in at 30 mph.
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Buffalo
Burgard Vocational High School
Queer postal system in Australia uses message sticks
Some Australian natives use an unusual postal method where mail men carry a notch coded message stick in a net bag to convey messages. This native system relies on carved notches to indicate content and destination.
Birth of Octuplets Reported in China
Shanghai report cites Chang Shu Ping of Ishing tax bureau saying his niece Mrs. Chang Ping Wei gave birth to eight boys July 5. Seven survived, mother and children reportedly sound. births occurred in Yang Pang Chen near Tientsin under Communist authority with special family rations. Previously, septuplets were reported from Tientsin with four nurses provided.
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Shanghai
Chang Shu Ping
Ishing
Chang
Shuh
Chang Ping Wei
Yang Pang Chen
Tientsin
Paul Brown and Coaches Highlight College Grid Links
Notable figures Paul Brown of Ohio State and Marty Brill of Loyola ULA are connected to debates over strategic football coaching alignments with Texas U and New York U. Marvin Stevens and John Barnhill of Tennessee are cited in related discussions.
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Paul Brown
Ohio State
Bible
Texas U
Marty Brill
Loyola U. of
Los Angeles
Marvin Stevens
New York U
John Barnhill Tenessee
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Prince Edward
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London
United Kingdom
Japan
Wernigerode
Germany
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Bulgaria
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Toronto
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Joslin
Kay Clews
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Auckland
New Zealand
Vancouver
San Francisco
Epirit
Spenser
Ana
Guido
Reed
Dominican Republic
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Anney
Eileen
Frank Colola
New York City
Marie de Santos
Colola
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Little Reggie
Margarita
Bird House
Peggy
Eloise
Chuck Thurston
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Carlyle
Keust
China
Conowica
Bayer
Rercrsox
Scotland
Wales
O.X
Mary Wam Bari
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