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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1949
Page
11
Kaiser the World War I pigeon hero departs Fort Monmouth with two WWII pigeon heroes Gl Joe and Jungle Joe for an inaugural exhibition in Washington. Kaiser, captured from Germany in 1918, will turn 32 next month. carriers typically live about 12 years. He recently appeared on television.
Melbourne report the minister for works and housing Nelson Lemmon announced that 48 thousand new houses would be built in Australia this financial year and work on 56 thousand more would be started in the period.
Former King Michael of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma announce expecting their first child in March or April. They reside in a villa at Villefranche where the couple now lives.
The article notes that American Indians did not use water power, but the Pilgrims did employ water-driven grinders to process corn at an early stage.
Nubile desert kings, Arabian horses thrive at nearly 9000 feet on L W Van Vleet’s 153000 acre Lazy VW ranch near Nederland Colorado. The herd has grown from about 1500 in 1938 to over 90 stock today as riders showcase the breed’s endurance neck rein speed and gentleness amid mountain scenery.
An advertisement promotes GEO-MINERAL claiming it contains minerals from top springs and may work miracles for suffer ers. It urges readers to buy from Eckerd's or Mann's Drug Store, with a 100 percent refund if not satisfied after one week, and prices listed as $1.10 per bottle or six for $6.00.
London writer Egerton Sykes plans a US lecture tour to raise funds for a new Atlantis hunt. He believes Atlantis lay between Gibraltar and America, likely near the Azores, and would use photography and a small team to explore a one mile deep sea slope off the Azores for any prehistoric remains.
The Marine Corps reports peacetime strength surpassing 116 000 with reserves set to reach 141 739 by July. Women reserves numbered about 3 000, and plans include activating an all female Organized Reserve Unit network across 114 cities and Hawaii.
The question asks who wrote the Porgy and Bess score. It notes trivia about a pam pas and asks which continent you’d reach lost there. It also asks if old or young turtles are used for mock turtle soup and whether petit or grand larceny applies for a $50 theft. It mentions rose symbolism and a miscellaneous celebrity birthday roll.
Rita learned acting from her mother’s tea shop and trained in dramatic lessons before taking a stock job with Florence Red and Conrad Nagel. She joined Theatre Guild productions and soap operas and has acted in films since 1938, including Pardon My Past Sleep My Love and The Big Clock. The passage ends with a Lowell quote on education and democracy.
Advice suggests extra earnings may arise from hidden talents now and future success ahead but warns against hasty changes. A child born today is likely to show persistence industry and ambition with moderate good fortune.
The article states a total of 30 units by July 1950 with 150 officers and 3,600 enlisted. Inactive Marine Reserve officers have the same promotion opportunities as regulars, a field where the Marine Corps leads. In 1948 there were 7,485 promotions recommended and being effected rapidly.
Seoul reports the National Assembly accuses foreign oil firms of plotting economic enslavement of South Korea by building large monopolies in the U S occupied zone, signaling government concern over energy control and postwar dependency.
Chief Rising Sun of the American Indian Supplementary Aid Council says Manhattan was only leased to early Dutch settlers and asks for a city block for an Indian shrine.
The tempestuous Duchess of Valencia is imprisoned in Madrid after defying Generalissimo Franco. She was jailed for daring to oppose the man she hates most.
On January 19, 1941 Reichs furer Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Germany and agreed on greater Nazi participation in the Mediterranean during World War II. The same date marks the 1940 death of Senator William Borah of Idaho and the birth of British engineer James Watt on January 19, 1736.
A note cites George Gershwin and discusses South America while debunking a kitchen claim that turtles are used for mock turtle soup. It states the usual ingredient is calf's head and mentions a grand larceny case and a phrase pure love in passing.
A water lily from the Amazon is described with leaves that are exceptionally broad and firm capable of supporting the weight of a child, highlighting surprising plant strength.
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