Farm Problems In Britain After War Ends
The British government continues wartime controls on farm output a year after Europe’s end. Farmers must still sell millable grain and edible potatoes, and fodder grains go only to approved buyers to direct supplies to livestock for food. The Ministry of Information outlines how policy limited human and animal feeding during war and how relaxations have been rolled back.
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Europe
British
Ministry of Information
Britain
United Kingdom
Ministry of Food
National institute to wage five year war on the common cold
The National Institute of Health plans a five year program to prevent and cure the common cold. Dr Rolla Ryer will lead a team to isolate cold viruses and develop a vaccine. The initial year’s funding is 50000 dollars as researchers pursue methods to reduce widespread illness and absences.
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United States National Institute of Health
Rolla Ryer
United States
Vancouver
St. Thomas Times-Journal
UK farmers vow wartime food drive to avert famine
The plan raises wheat acreage to 34 million acres in 1947 and reintroduces compulsory cropping orders. With wheat imports and stocks forecast to barely cover flour needs, the government warns of possible ration cuts and livestock feed reductions if harvests lag. Despite tired farmers and war effects, the sector pledges continued intensive effort to fight famine.
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United Kingdom
Women’s Land Army
Togement
Gems of Thought on Motives and Morality
A compilation of quotes on motive shaping character and action. Bruyere Penn Eddy Johnson Goethe assert truth about good deeds and intention guiding thought speech and deeds with consequences.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Samuel Johnson
Causes Of Accidents From One Insurance Study
An insurance study of 3,500 accidents in the Weekly Underwriter finds about a quarter preventable by removing a single bad habit. The main fault is failing to slow for blind intersections, with many drivers in crashes using improper judgment of opposing traffic. Careful approach at moderate speed is urged.
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New York Sun
Montgomer y presents cane during Farrham visit
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomy told scholars at Farrham Grammar School he owns an umbrella but never a walking stick after being presented with a gold mounted malacca cane during the visit.
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Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Farrham Grammar School
Northern lights fringe sits about 50 miles above Earth
Astronomers report the lower edge of the aurora borealis lies roughly fifty miles above the planet, visible in high latitude skies under clear conditions. The finding refines understanding of auroral layers during geomagnetic activity.
Mistake in Heirs Leads Elderly Farmer to Sell 200 Acres
The St Marys Journal Argus reports a well to do elder farmer who held two hundred acres for his two sons. The brothers, returning from overseas, chose Windsor jobs and the farmer sold the home place. The piece questions city living costs and the sons’ impact on family finances.
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St. Mary's
Argus
Windsor
Haunting Rumor Test Turns Real as Watchman Returns
A house agent hires a man to stay one night in a so called haunted farm. The next morning the agent finds wrecked sash and shutters and no sign of the watchman. Four days later the man is found three miles away saying he has been coming back.
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George
Plastics Exhibit Demonstrates Wide Range Of Uses In New York
The New York display by plastic makers showcases items from plastic bugles and trumpets that need no warming up to a string orchestra of plastic instruments. Also shown are molded nylon golf clubs a plastic bed and a plastic saddle on a traditional horse. Plastic wallpaper suited for scribbling and a stain resistant plastic gown are featured. A $30 on demand toy line offers miniature plastic buildings horses and cowboys.
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Makers of Plastics
New York
Junior
New York Herald Tribune
Brave Canal Rescue Amid Marble Heist Sparks Banter
An admiring crowd surrounds a boy who plunged into a canal to rescue someone. A bystander praises bravery while the hero, dripping, jokes that he kept four of his marbles in his pocket. The piece closes with a quip about “zero hours” in disputes.
Ship shaped clock puzzle and crosswords
A list of crossword style clues with numbers and hints including ship shaped clock, high note, future, tantalum symbol, poker stake, New Guinness seaport, Oy, exhausted, pairful, small child, Faroe windstorm, bigger, stuff, writing implement, man’s name, Holland commune, bushy clump, body part, a number, a website, male offspring, to stroke, native metal, adhesive band, decay, short sleep, Anglo-Saxon coin, a seine, sun god, combining form dawn.
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Guido
Guiness Seaport
Holland Commune
Thirty Day Test Promises Kellogg Way To Fit Living
A brief health notice urges timely medical checkups when seriously ill but suggests mild symptoms like dull ache may stem from incomplete elimination. It promotes a 30 day diet change to improve alertness and energy, encouraging readers to adopt Kellogg style fitness.
Eye Health and Diet Preventable Eye Diseases
A Canadian eye specialist notes eye infections from childhood illnesses can be mitigated by vaccination and care. Proper diet and insulin treatment aid diabetes risk and eye conditions. Early detection and treatment prevent many problems including cataracts and paralysis. Protective glasses and timely removal of foreign bodies reduce eye injuries and complications.
Persian Carpets Revered For Craftsmanship And Heritage
Persian carpets command immense prices in British salerooms due to exclusive artistry. They serve as wall decor and daily furniture, reflecting a long tradition. Sir Murdoch Smith noted a 16th century Chehel Situn Palace carpet as a link to Shah Abbas era.
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Persia
Murdoch Smith
Chehel Situn
Ispahan
Shah Abbas
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Goethe
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Philippa Duke Schuyler
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Faroe Islands
Seine
Sun God
Kellogg's
Canada
Land of
Wilson
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