Britain Sees Beer Gin and Coffee Trends Shift in Austerity
The Blue Book reports Britons drink more beer and gin while coffee use falls sharply. Whiskey production nears pre war levels but home consumption drops, coffee intake shrinks, and gambling turnover declines after a 1946 tax. Pool betting and betting pools remain substantial.
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Howard Berry
London
INS
Britain
British Customs and Excise Commissioners
United States
Lilly Company retires 277 shares in 1949 action
High Point North Carolina records show The Lilly Company Inc retire 277 shares of common stock valued at 100 each on November 1 1948 and cancel the certificate. Secretary Bessie G Durland signs the certificate under the company seal dated January 11 1949.
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High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
The
Lilly Company
Lilly Company, Inc
Bessie G Durland
Notice to creditors in estate of A W Phillips Guilford NC
Administrator Ronald A. Phillips of the estate asks all creditors to file verified claims within one year from January 20 1949 and all debtors to settle promptly. The notice is issued in Guilford County North Carolina with clerk D Whitley Jr. and address 301 Pickett Street High Point.
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A. W. Phillips
Guilford County
North Carolina
Ronald A. Phillips
Pickett Street
High Point
D. Whitley, Jr
Italy France Pact Seen Advancing In 1949
Rome voices growing hope that a Franco Italian customs union will become a real, lasting Western Europe milestone in 1949. The Cannes meeting of Schuman and Sforza is praised as a turning point, with Italian editors urging full understanding and cooperation despite skeptics over talks pace.
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Rome
INS
Paris
France
Robert Schuman
Carlo Sforza
Cannes
Tiber
Tullio Benedetti
Giornale Della Sera
Palazzo Chigi
Italy
Europe
Commission of Studies
Palazzo Venezia
Taly
French Embrace Zoe Atomic Pile In Paris Awakening To Atomic Age
Paris embraces the Zo e atomic pile created by Frederick Joliot Curie as France joins the atomic era. A Communist backed motion of congratulation passes unanimously in the National Assembly though a few Chatillon residents remain wary. Paris papers stress French science and materials aside from imported heavy water from Norway.
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Paris
INS
Joan of Arc
Zoe Zoe
Zoe
Frederick Joliot-Curie
France
National Assembly
Joliot-Curie
Chatillon
Shaver
Florida
Fort de Chatillon
Luke
Norway
St Paul bridge expert Caldwell to direct Winter Carnival event
Curt Caldwell of St. Paul noted as the Northwest tournament director and organizer of two weekly St. Paul bridge events. He directs Breezy Point sectional championships and serves on the Minnesota b2 unit and St. Paul Dispatch Pioneer Press Grand Slam club boards. A detailed hand shows Caldwell’s skill and strategic play during a recent deal.
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St. Paul
Minn
Curt Caldwell
Northwest
St Paul
Minnesota
St. Paul Dispatch Pioneer Press
Caldwell
West
Dummy
East
Geyser Bursts in Parking Lot at Yellowstone in 1946
A geyser unexpectedly erupted in a parking area at Yellowstone National Park in 1946. The event drew onlookers as the water and steam surged, creating a remarkable scene in a busy tourist area.
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Yellowstone National Park
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