Free Island With Steam Heat But No One Wants To Live On It
Bob J. Burandt describes Bogoslof in the Bering Sea north west of the Aleutian Peninsula as a steam heated volcanic island chain with shifting outlines. The piece notes its history from 1796 eruptions to 1920s changes, its wildlife hosted sea lions and seabirds, and the hazards of cartography and travel amid ongoing volcanic activity.
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Bob J. Burandt
CPC
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Bogoslof
Bering Sea
Aleutian Peninsula
Grewinggk
New Bogoslof
Fire Island
McCulloch Peak
McCulloch
Bogosiof
Coastguard
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
North Seas
Didicas
Philippines
Davey Jones
Quick Canadian Quiz contrasts profits and waterways
A quiz item asks 1951 Canadian manufacturers profit per dollar of sales between 27.1 17.3 or 5.8 cents. It notes the two great inland waterways of the Northwest and corporate tax rise from 1939 to 1952. It references an artist whose drawings illustrate Canadian history texts who died in 1951 and asks abundance of two resources that make Canada the leading newsprint producer.
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Northwest
Canada
Appetizing Recipes for Stuffed Potato Rolls
A layered potato roll method combines mashed potatoes with optional fillings. Parsley spinach or celery leaves line wax paper with a 12 by 8 inch oblong, then spread 1 inch thick, add any of the fillings such as tangy cheese, egg, or meat, and roll like a jelly roll for six servings.
Oddities in News: Animals, Kids, and a Shaved Customer
A black Persian cat faced 150 dogs in Bexley as they trained, none moved. Elizabeth Hamblin, 7, Memphis, drops a quarter then a penny for taxes in church. A Memphis tulip tree leafs before blooms, and a half shaved customer triggers a barber escape from a brush fire.
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Elizabeth Hamblin
Memphis, Tenn
Paul P. O'Connell
East Hampton
Conn
O’connell
Helpful Household Hints From Everyday Care
Practical tips on sewing buttons with colorless nail polish to prevent raveling and sealing threads. Dampen string before winding to mail parcels for a tighter hold. Pour boiling water over tomatoes to peel easily. Shaving a lemon rind into the boiler allegedly whitens clothes and removes stains from linens and handkerchiefs.
Sandwiches That Spoil Picnics Warned By Health League
Health magazine warns that non acidic moist mixed fillings such as fish meat chicken or eggs should not be carried in heat. Jelly peanut butter non perishable cheese pickled tongue or theringer sausage keep better in hot weather.
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Health League of Canada
Large Rail Car Load Sets Sail From Laurier Pier
One of the largest loading operations on the Montreal waterfront occurred at Laurier Pier where over 60 railway cars were loaded onto the British freighter John Lyras. The cars head to Seven Islands for the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Co to forge a line through Ungava to vast inland ore deposits.
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Montreal
Laurier Pier
John Lyras
Seven Islands
Quebec
Canada Begins North Radar Network Amid Cautious Rollout
Canada operates radar stations in the north as part of a joint Canada U S network. Officials say the system remains far from full operation with gaps due to high costs. U S crews will join Canadian sites later this year in a multistage build valued in the hundreds of millions.
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U.S. Air Force
Canada
Defence
Claxton
Tourist unbothered by exchange in Yarmouth
A U S tourist in Yarmouth Nova Scotia offers a $20 bill to a local merchant who says there will be a small exchange. The tourist replies that it is fine and the merchant later notes he exchanged the bill at par and felt good about it all day. She owed 60 cents. The item ends with a note that up to 45 Ohio counties have produced oil.
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Yarmouth
United States
Boy and sister cheer with bike and wheelchair donations
A 15 year old boy Newt Jones from Phenix City Alabama wrote to the Columbus Ledger Inquirer about his ill fated bicycle theft. He bought a bicycle with help from his father for school and groceries for seven in the family. His nine year old sister cannot walk and needs a wheelchair. After his letter donations arrived including a bike for Newt and a wheelchair for his sister along with money and offers of more bicycles.
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Columbus
Newt Jones
Phenix City
Ala
Columbus Ledger Inquirer
Carrie
Newt
University of British Columbia Teaches Reading Speed Mastery
Vancouver reports the University of British Columbia has established a course to improve reading ability for those with poor reading habits. Judge tests measure intelligence and aptitude before tailored training including rapid film-assisted reading at 100 to 500 words per minute and tachistoscope trials to project sentences for split seconds.
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Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Margaret Sage
Fir beams replace girders on North Bay bank
North Bay Ontario contractors used glued BC fir beams to support the bank building floor and roof, compensating for steel shortages. Beams measured nine by sixteen inches and twenty feet long for the floor with longer beams for the roof.
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North Bay
Ont
British Columbia
Smile Of The Week Lie Detector Jokes
In a humor column a reader asks about lie detectors and a spouse replies that he has lived with one for 20 years. The snippet showcases wit about devices used to detect truth. No further context is provided.
Answers to Quick Quiz Facts
The piece lists quiz answers on topics including forests and waterways, river systems, profits and reinvestment, a named individual, and major Canadian waterways. It notes a Canadian facts handbook and mentions catacombs under Paris with about eight million bodies.
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Charles W. Jefferys
Mackenzie and
Yukon
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
Paris
Bringing Up 15 as Easy as One
In New York Mrs. Anne Giacalone 38 recently gave birth to her 15th child. Her husband earns about 60 dollars weekly at a Brooklyn print shop. She says adding another baby does not affect the family budget and that caring for many children is simpler. The article notes the Philippine goby as the smallest fish in the world.
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New York
Anne Giacalone
Feminine rejuvenation and social quirks parade
The column raves about aging women in glamorous roles while noting simple neck exercises with a string and apple, bagpipe protests lowering prices, Dutch housing rules for childless couples, mismatched age claims in marriages, alimony quirks in France, and bow ties as youth signals. It mixes humor with social observations and anecdotal anecdotes.
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Bexley
Eng
R. L. Miller
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Arctic
Arctic Circle
Ohio Counties
University of B.C
B.C
Philippine
London
Holland
France
Virgil
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