Treatment Of Mohammedans Is Explained
CHICAGO INS A guide for military fliers warns against insulting Mohammedans by using the left hand and advises avoiding political arguments with natives. It notes bargaining practices, language basics, and entering houses by the front door, plus a chapter on living off the land with wild foods and lizard varieties.
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Chicago
INS
India
Burma
Army Air Forces
China- Burma
John T. Stark
Northwestern University
Lansay
CDQ Distress Code Preceded SOS At Sea
Historical note shows CDQ used as a distress signal before SOS became standard. The article traces the transition to the universally adopted SOS pattern and mentions maritime communications practices of the era.
Garden Tips On Cold Frames For Seedling Care
Garden Tips explains cold frames used to start seedlings, harden them off, shelter wintering plants, store bulbs, propagate from cuttings, and hold late vegetables. Place on well drained sunny ground, with shade possible from newspaper or cloth. When buying plants, acclimate by placing the box in the frame several days before transplanting.
Breakfast Club and Circus Blend Takes Madison Square Garden
At Madison Square Garden the Breakfast Club show with Don McNeill combined radio and circus acts for the annual New York visit. About 20,000 fans watched as McNeill interviewed guests with a network of travel mikes while circus stunts entertained, including Jack Owens serenading from a crane chair amid the crowd.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Don McNeill
Breakfast Club
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus
McNeill
Swift & Company
Philco
Don
Jack Owens
Czechoslovakia Rebuilds Foreign Trade Rapidly
Czechoslovakia, aligning postwar recovery with nationalized industry, shows steady gains in exports and imports since May last year. December imports reached 1 085 770 and exports 1 208 520. January imports 1 652 395 and exports 1 708 505. Major buyers include Switzerland, Russia, and Sweden. Main imports are mineral oils, cotton and yarn, tobacco. main exports hardware, fruit and herbs, glass products, and sugar.
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AP News
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Mea
Switzerland
Russia
Sweden
Czechos
Amputee Vets Lead Unit In Production At Chicago Debt Office
Three veterans with limited arms top production at the Bureau of Public Debt in Chicago. Harold Bork lost both hands in a land mine blast in Saipan and now operates a microfilm tester, William Dorsch with one arm works alongside, and Lawrence J Borke lost both arms on Okinawa. Among 7000 workers, 1066 are veterans, 60 with service disabilities.
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Chicago
INL
Bureau of Public Debt
Merchandise Mart
Harold Bork
Saipan
William Dorsch
Leyte
Lawrence J. Borke
Okinawa
China Charges More For Male Than Man
In North China marine accidents, the U S government pays about 55 dollars per Chinese life lost, while a mule killed in a similar incident costs about 75 dollars to its owner, highlighting stark value differences in the region.
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China
Tientsin
North China
U. S
Flier’s Classmates Send Aid to French Village
Westminster College student body honors an American flier who escaped a German prison train and found refuge in Auxonne France. The students raise food and clothing for the village as a dividend of kindness and return to their studies after the chapel tale.
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New Wilmington
Auxonne
William McChesney
Westminster College
Nebraska Governor Invites Global Flight to Omaha Fair
Gov Dwight Griswold of Nebraska acting as honorary chairman invites international aviation figures to the World's Fair of Aviation in Omaha. Ak-Sar-Ben sponsors the event at Offutt Field Fort Crook July 18 21. Byrnes asked to relay Nebraska invitation to the United Nations.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Governor Griswold
Offutt Field
Fort Crook
James F. Byrnes
United Nations
Talking Books Help Erie Blind Read By Phonograph
In Erie Pennsylvania blind residents use talking books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Volumes are recorded on phonograph discs and delivered free by mail. Borrowers may keep books two weeks and many read popular novels and technical volumes alike.
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Erie
INS
Pittsburgh Carnegie Library
Brooklyn
Friends Intelligencer prints on hot dog paper
The 102-year-old Friends Intelligencer faced a paper shortage when a promised shipment failed. A supplier offered absorbent hot dog paper used between hot dogs, and the paper accepted it to go to press, affecting 3,600 subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Friends Intelligencer
Society of Friends
William Hubben
Intelligencer
Honeymoon Cottage Free For War Vets
A Lake Ver milion Honeymoon cottage in Danville Illinois hosts veterans and brides for honeymoons. Dozens stay short visits with weddings planned soon as ex G I couples enjoy stays while the benefactor remains unnamed, known only as Mr X.
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Danvile
Lake Vermilion
Sivayiing Bel
Mr. X
Smoky the Boston bull leaps from fire truck in Portland
Smoky the Boston bull mascot leaped from Engine Co. 2 as the truck turned a corner and landed on his feet under a bus. A bystander rescued him, ending a dramatic moment after the firefighters returned from a run.
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Portland
Ore
Engine Co. 2
Smokey
Boston
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