Dutch Immigrants Running Big Industry In California
Paramount and surrounding towns host a dense Dutch immigrant dairy community. The industry uses intensified feeding to produce about 10.5 million gallons monthly, generating 41 million dollars yearly as they ship copra based cattle feed from nearby plants. Many families arrive after World War II, totaling over 20,000, quickly adopting American life and joining large dairies with 100 cows per operation.
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Philippines
San Pedro
Paramount
Artesia
Clearwater
Bellflower
Norwalk
Charles Koopmans
Holland
English Girl Making Good As Blacksmith
A London couple defies traditional gender roles with Jean McGowan 24 becoming a skilled blacksmith in Kensal Road Paddington. She proves adept at lighter tasks while husband Dick handles heavy work and they run an art metal and antique copy blacksmith shop.
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London
Kensal Road
Paddington
Jean McGowan
Jean
Dick McGowan
Ealing
Awa
McGowans
Art Metal and General
Must Have Stand-In With Lady Luck
William White of Toronto, visiting Kawartha Lakes, won a new car in a Lindsay Kinsmen Club raffle to aid welfare. After a July accident west of Lindsay left his car destroyed and him hospitalized, he recovered and was later awarded the prize amid the carnival events.
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Lindsay
William White
Toronto
Kawartha Lakes
White
Lindsay Kinsmen Club
Has Good Reason For Starting Afresh
Oakville Ontario 81 year old manufacturer James R Kendall plans to reestablish his leather factory destroyed by fire He refused to retire citing 30 workers and their families depend on him He says he does not feel 81 years old and will start anew.
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Oakville
Ont
James R. Kendall
Conditions too much for cafe owner in Vancouver
Bert Laney closed his cafe due to 480 percent rent rise an 11 percent business tax higher supply costs and his inability or lack of desire to raise prices to cover operating costs.
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Vancouver
Bert Laney
Smile of the Week Revelry Turns to Warning
A home encounter unfolds as a father questions a suitor about intentions. The suitor aims to become part of the family but the father bluntly rejects the idea of “adding” and declares the only option is to subtract.
New Look Idea For Men Has One Merit
A Paris dispatch notes a new men clothes idea featuring a vivid vest contrast with coat and pants. Colors proposed include scarlet cinnamon lavender pearl gray and bright yellow though critics note risk of flashy overload while praising the vest as long wearing when paired with suit pieces.
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Paris
Windsor Star
Japanese Papers Are Valuable As Junk
Tokyo newspapers double daily pages to four due to better newsprint. Subscribers welcome the increase as papers gain value for wrapping. Three month local subscription costs about 45 cents. Junk dealers pay about 60 cents for a stack of old papers. Supersonic sound can boil an egg.
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Tokyo
Japan
Retirements deferred as most favor continued work past 55
A Northwestern Life Insurance poll of over 3,100 policyholders shows two thirds would keep working past age 55 if financially able. Thirty two percent would continue at current jobs, 33 percent would slightly ease into retirement with more time for community and religious work, and 35 percent seek leisure like fishing and golf. Among under 40 only 28 percent want to keep working, while over 40 yields 37 percent. A foreman joked about hobbling to the freight elevator rather than idling.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Grindstone
Kemp couple seek permit for basement swimming pool
Nashville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kemp applied to the city building inspector for a permit to construct a swimming pool in their basement. After learning to swim they plan to build a house over the pool and use it as the basement.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles Kemp
City Building
First Discovery Of Un Canned Salmon Not In North America Likely To Be Scarce
In Cuba New York the year marks the 321st anniversary of the oil spring discovery on this continent. Friar Joseph de la Roche d Allion noted a fireable pool and Indians treated it with reverent curiosity before recognizing its medicinal value known as Seneca Oil. Vancouver reports Fraser River salmon cannery output will not curb winter canned salmon. August production reached 499,330 cases vs 1947 422,000 and 1946 347,000. Fraser catch may miss the 1,000,000 fish target. Danish women use curiosity mirrors to view street activity from windows.
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North America
Cuba
N.Y
New England
Joseph de la Roche d'Allion
France
Vancouver
Fraser River
Fisheries Department
Fraser
Chemical 24-D hailed as weed control boon in Canada
Ottawa reports that the war developed chemical 2 4 D is being used to control prairie weeds with little harm to crops. Wheat oats and rye resist the chemical while 24 D quickly kills wild mustard and stinkweed. Wide prairie spraying costs about one dollar per acre. A weed conference in Winnipeg November 3 5 will review 24 D and related chemicals.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Canada
R. O. Bibbey
Department
Bibbey
Winnipeg
Die Bushs What accessory is your heart's de sire
Crochet pattern item offering a medallion to decorate a 14 inch pillow top. Includes pattern number 7215, improved easy-to-read charts and photos, and complete directions. Requests twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E., Winnipeg, Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Helpful Home Hints From Kitchen to Decor and Silver Care
A collection of practical tips covering cooking, decorating, and silver cleaning. Brushing egg white to keep pies moist, using spinach liquor in soups, making putty from flour for cracks, and reviving tarnished silver with a boiling soda salt solution in a pan.
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California
Calif
United States
Los Angeles
S.N.S
S.n's
Central Press Canadian
Bushs
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