Man of Poland Bends Nail to Impress Police
Walter D. Szymkow, 32, questioned in a Nassau county auto theft case, tore a four inch nail from a floor and bent it with his teeth. He claimed embarrassment and cited past strongman feats from Poland and wartime service. District Judge Moore held him on grand larceny charges as the case proceeds.
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Mineola
L. I
Walter D. Szymkow
van Dyke
Nassau County
Szymkow
Sergeant van Dyke
North Sixth Street
New Hyde Park
Poland
Bob Ripley
San Francisco
Italy
Great Britain
France
English Channel
Albert C. Moore
87 Year Old Peoria Man Builds Own Motor Tricycle
Marshall Pressley an 87 year old widower who never owned a car fashioned a motor tricycle from junk yard scrap using three bicycle wheels iron bed rails and fence posts A one and a half horsepower engine powers the belt driven rear wheels with no gears no pedals and braking by drum assemblies He plans to drive with caution and even dreams of California in this home made vehicle.
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Peoria
Ill
Pressley
California
Dutch Military Plane Crashes Into School Killing Ten
A Firefly single seater crashed into a school hall in Apeldoorn Holland after flying low over the pilot’s mother home. The pilot and eight boys died plus the mother witness. At least ten others were seriously injured as a gasoline tank exploded in the gym. Some boys escaped by leaping into a pond. Soldiers nearby provided aid.
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Apeldoorn
Holland
Russian Soldier Shot Near Border With German Girl
A Russian soldier was shot in the leg by an unknown person while walking through a wood with a German girl. The incident occurred near the border between American and Russian sectors of the city, in Russian occupied territory, per the U S army provost marshal’s office.
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Berlin
United States Army
Frozen Frost Frit Jelly Retains Natural Flavor
Chemists at the Western Regional Research laboratory reveal a cold process to preserve full natural flavor color and aroma of fresh fruit in jelly like spreads. Powdered pectin dissolves with uncooked fruit puree to produce a jelly without heat or much sugar. Flavor is retained and costs are uncertain until commercial trials begin.
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Western Regional Research Laboratory
Department of Agriculture
Life Insurance Coverage Surges to New Heights in 1945
Total life insurance in force in U S life companies at end of 1945 reached 155 722 778 000 dollars with 166 32 000 policies up 5 372 000 policies for 6 651 372 000 dollars from 1944. Policyholders numbered 71 000 000 with an average 2 190 each.
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U. S
Mohammedan Holy Days and Festivals
Britannica notes 285 million Muslims observe Mohammed’s birth on the lunar calendar’s twelfth day and El Hassan’s birthday in the fourth month. Major festivals include Eed es Sagheer for three days and Eed el Kebeer starting the tenth of Zul Hejjeh for three to four days. Muslims, 13 percent of world population, also honor the first ten Moharram days, especially the tenth Yom Ashoora, plus the Prophet’s ascent and minor anniversaries.
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Mohammed
El-Hoseyn
Moharram
Britannica
Red Feather Symbol Tied to Community Chest Service
The Red Feather marks meritorious deeds and generosity within community Chest services. Its historic use spans ancient China to medieval Europe, with knights and heroes wearing red plumes as tokens of valor. The 1945 adoption by Community Chests links the emblem to year round service and civic responsibility encircled by 12 stars.
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America
China
England
Robin Hood
National Organization of Community Chests
Red Feather
Macao’s Charm as Western Trade Port and Resort
Macao opened to western trade with China and became a popular prewar pleasure resort. The old world charm features banyan shaded waterfront avenues with European style government buildings, apartments, and arcaded houses. Terraced hills display blue pink brown and yellow homes plus parks with oleander and bamboo.
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China
Macau
World War I to II Fertilizer Use Trends by Region
The piece notes wartime changes in fertilizer use. World War I saw a marked drop due to potash import cuts from Germany, while World War II saw domestic and synthetic nitrogen supplies. By 1944 US fertilizer consumption reached about 1.8 times the prewar average, with state production plans estimating high postwar gains. The Corn Belt, Appalachian, Southeastern, and Lake states show varying adjustments and potential shifts in postwar demand.
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Germany
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Appalachian States
Southeastern States
Lake States
Southeast
Northeast
Corn Belt
Detergents and Soap in Hard Water Effects
Detergents increase water wetting and can remove grease better than soap in hard water though suds may dissipate. Soapless products avoid mineral buildup, clean in hard and soft water, and are gentler on fabrics. Costs vary by composition and experience. they do not remove all soil types but quickly lift fat and oil stains.
Human Eye Evolution From Fish Ancestor
Scientists at the Better Vision Institute explain that the human eye retains a jellylike vitreous humor in the rear and a thin watery aqueous humor in the front. They argue the human lens became stationary via muscles and ligaments, preserving the two humors from fish origins.
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Better Vision Institute
New Mops Use Fountain Pen Action Wax Dispensers
The article describes innovative floor care devices with hollow metal handles holding self polishing wax. Aluminum models use a cap button to release wax through a triangular base onto the floor, spread by removable sheepskin. Another design hangs a wax container near the handle bottom and releases wax via a trigger to a shaggy cotton spreader. One finish offers an anti slip coating.
Tree planters improve efficiency with a tree planting machine
Tree planter machines speed up planting to 600 to 1000 trees per hour. Proper soil preparation saves time and labor, with dry land needing a year of fallowing and sandy soils as an exception. In irrigated areas plow in fall and level rough in winter, then plant in spring with furrows for irrigation.
Checks delayed for July veterans benefits in Danville
Veterans Administration officials say July subsistence checks from the Chicago Regional Office will be delayed by a few days due to mechanical difficulties. About 30,000 of 250,000 monthly checks may arrive late. Do not call regional offices for updates. a breakdown of an addressograph machine caused the issue. Marshall Court House hosts a VA contact representative, Mr. Hillmer, every Friday morning for inquiries.
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Veterans Administration
Danville Veterans” Administration
Chicago
Administration
Tliznois
Lark County
Hillmer
Court House
Marshall
Army Recruiting Opens Enlistments in ETO Fifth Army Area
M/Sgt Leron Ri Martin announces War Department allocations for 1250 enlistments in Illinois for August to December 1947. Prior service and reenlistment candidates may join for 3 to 5 year terms, assigned to European Command. contact Paris Court House Army Recruiting Station to place names on the ETO quota.
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Leron Ri‘Martin
Army
War Department
Eto
Fifth Army
Illinois
Paris
Navy
Marine
Nia
Coast Guard
Command
Csing
Court House
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