Canada Grows Most Tobacco With Home Fields Across Provinces
Canada now harvests tobacco on 110,358 acres yielding about 141,384,000 pounds valued at roughly 50 million dollars. Nearly all leaf is home grown with Ontario Norfolk and Essex belts leading production while Quebec and British Columbia also contribute. Modern processes cure and blend leaf into cigarettes, and taxation reflects the crop’s significant role in national revenue.
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Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Soothsayer claims Hitler alive in Argentina town
Neapolitan seer Achille d Angelo says Adolf Hitler lives in a western Argentina river town after escaping Denmark by submarine before V E Day. He asserts Hitler stays with a wealthy Argentinian and a four member party, and cites occult fame for his global prophecies.
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Rome
Achille d' Angelo
Adolf Hitler
Argentina
Denmark
Signor D'Angelo
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Flour Used From Wedding Cake Marks Golden Anniversary
Brantford Ontario recalls old craft when Mr and Mrs J Carter used flour from their original wedding cake to bake the golden anniversary cake. The flour kept as a keepsake represented enduring tradition as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.
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Mrs . J. Carter
Bridlington Casket Buried For 2197 Opening
In Bridlington England a casket holding 1947 town records and a letter from Mayor F F Millner to a person not yet born was buried beneath the main road to the town hall. A paving stone above bears instructions not to dig up the casket until 2197.
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Bridlington
Yorkshire
F. F. Millner
Housewives' Holiday Funds Used for Swedish Trips
The government set aside 900000 Kroner for housewives vacations and last summer 16731 women enjoyed two weeks in the country with all expenses paid.
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Stockholm
Man's life saved by shoelace in tram collision
A motor cyclist in Auckland narrowly escaped serious injury after colliding with a tramcar. His shoelace became caught on a bolt at the front of the car, dragging him about 30 feet with his head within two inches of the wheels until bystanders freed him.
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Auckland
Happenings in Brief: War Era Cotton Output and World News
British cotton yarn and cloth production at wartime highs. Ipswich town hall clock overhauled after 80 years. St Bartholomew's Hospital receives 1540 in dirty bills. Warren Butler 104 claims 500 films in 1947. Dolly Varden trout records noted by Field and Stream. Alberta pest chief warns grasshoppers unlikely to threaten crops. Indian atomic energy board chief predicts ships using atomic power soon. Greece bans strikes with military court penalties. Pakistan Scouts seek royal patronage. Jinnah named chief scout.
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J. L. Eaglesham
Alberta Agriculture Department
H. J. Bhabha
Indian Atomic Energy Board
Atomic energy week opens with claim of 2 million ton bomb
Dr. S. C. Curran of Glasgow University said at the opening of an atomic energy week that an atomic bomb could be as powerful as 2,000,000 tons of high explosives. He added such a bomb could now be built smaller than some bombs dropped on Germany.
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Glasgow
S. C. Curran
Glasgow University
Curran
Germany
Colored aluminum plant to produce coated goods in Lanarkshire
A new factory in Lanarkshire Scotland will soon turn out colored aluminum products. The process promises scratch resistance brightness and easy cleaning with a duster. It will be used for costume jewelry fancy goods and furniture.
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Lanarkshire
Scotland
Doctors Use Electric Shocks To Revive Boy
Cleveland physicians used direct heart shocks to restart a 14 year old boy after his pulse ceased during a chest operation. After 35 minutes of manual heart massage and ventilation, two series of electric shocks restored normal rhythm and the patient recovered fully.
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Boy
Chicago
Cleveland
The
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Ancient Etruscan Dentistry Crafted Double Teeth
Etruscan dentists 2300 years ago carved a single ox tooth into two replacements and anchored them with gold supports to fill gaps, creating early false teeth.
Next War To Be Fought By Germs
Nobel laureate Dr. Arthur H. Compton warned that future wars may be fought with germ warfare. He said Americans could face a foe that destroys life while homes and factories remain intact, and that Russians could pursue biological methods after refining bomb technology.
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Los Angeles
Arthur H. Compton
America
Washington University of
Burglar Takes 1948 Auto for Joy Ride In Indianapolis
A discriminating thief stole a new 1948 model from an agency showroom in Indianapolis and used it for a joy ride. The car was found behind the building undamaged with 400 extra miles on the odometer.
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Indianapolis
Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Term Highlights
A dense list of crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries. Entries include fish sauce, metal dress, animal foot, and terms like money drawer, Chinese weight, and compass point. The page also includes references to names, supplies, and various measurements.
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Odin
N. Africa
Faroe Islands
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