Surplus Power May Aid Britain
A proposed long range electricity system would move power from the Ruhr and Scandinavia to Britain via direct current and submarine cables. Siemens engineers say 2 000 mile transmission with minimal loss could supply 3 000 000 kilowatts year round from Norway and other European sources, with Russia and Balkan regions also considered.
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Dan L. Thrapp
United Press
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Scandinavia
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Hitler
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Europe
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Norway
Portugal
Spain
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkans
Ernest Busemann
Siemens
Ministry of Supply
Central Electricity Board
Tiny atomic bombs aid research at Pitt
University of Pittsburgh professors work with miniature atomic bombs to develop new fuels for jet aircraft and rockets. The project, born from secret wartime research, also aims to create metallic alloys resistant to jet engine heat. Dr Gebbard Stegeman and Dr Leo S Mason direct the handling of the tiny bombs.
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University of Pittsburgh
Gebbard Stegeman
Leo S. Mason
Navy grants fund extended organic chemistry experiments
A Navy Department sponsored program will run experiments in synthetic organic chemistry. The project, supported by a grant of 75,834 dollars, aims to produce results that apply to both peaceful and wartime fields and advance chemical research.
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U. S. Navy Department
New Charbray cattle breed grows fast in Texas
In Weslaco Texas Fred Turner and Harl Thomas unveil a new Charbray breed a Brahman and Charollais cross aimed at rapid growth and strong milk output. They claim calves gain 100 pounds monthly on range and the breed dresses 65 to 68 percent beef while remaining tick-free suited to hot south Texas conditions.
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Weslaco
Tex
U.P
South Texas
Fred Turner
Harl Thomas
Turner
India
Charbray cattle touted as new breed hopeful
Turner and Wilson promote the Charbray as a three quarters Charollais breed with English skin pores few. Born light tan it fades to cream white. horns present. They ship tested cattle to Florida Louisiana California and Oklahoma reporting strong performance. They contrast with Santa Gertrudis and seek wide registry use rather than monopoly.
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Turner
Florida
Louisiana
California
Olkahoma
Texas
Big King Ranch
Wilson
Feminine touch aids funerals at Riverside Chapel
Rita Reckon a 23 year old embalmers brings a feminine touch to New Yorks Riverside Funeral Chapel. She handles bereaved families by offering sympathy checks on travel plans and advising on burial dress while pursuing her funeral director license. Her family runs a mortuary in Binghamton and her husband is an air corps veteran studying embalming under the GI bill.
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New York
U.P
Rita
Riverside Funeral Chapel
Binghamton
N. Y
Plane helps nab poachers near Davis Lake
The Washington State Game Department spotted two illegal fishermen from a plane during a salt-planting expedition. They landed at a nearby field and captured the men with a catch of 27 cut throats.
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Washington State Game Department
Davis Lake
Local Auto Service Ad Promotes Grinding Cracking Master Mix
Custom grinding and cracking services plus Master Mix feeds for engines. Includes gas and oil, greasing and washing. Also a Montgomery Ward tire and battery dealer highlighting automotive supplies.
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