Hardening of arteries affects vital organs, says expert
Dr. John D. Hamilton of Queen's University explains that arterial degeneration narrows the blood channel reducing flow to organs. He notes infections diabetes and aging link to arteriosclerosis and says no single cause or diet proof exists while heart brain and kidneys are most affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientista
John D. Hamilton
Health Magazine
Hamilton
Queen's University
Kingston
Ontari Ie
Correct Titles Set For Royal Counter
London The court circular lists Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip with full titles as The Princess Elizabeth Duchess of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh The Duke signs as Philip confirming usage rules and rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
Duchess of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
Philip
Edinburgh
Duke of Gloucester
Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Philip Mountbatten
H.P.H
Greece
Denmark
Royal Navy
H.R.H. the
Modest U.S. living costs rise by 450 a year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a modest living budget for a family of four in 34 cities now costs about 450 more annually than 22 months earlier. Food drives about a third of the rise, with budgets ranging from 3004 in New Orleans to 3458 in Washington as of last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
United States
New Orleans
Bureau
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
House of Representatives Appropriations
Clague
House-Senate Economic Committee
Robert Taft
Rep
Ohio
Cincinnati
New York
Seattle
Three Special UK Stamps Planned for Year
Postmaster-General Wilfrid Paling announced to Parliament three special UK stamp issues for next year. The April issue marks the silver wedding anniversary of the King and Queen, the May issue commemorates the Channel Islands liberation, and the July issue celebrates the opening of the Olympic Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilfrid Paling
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Channel Islands
Origin of the Piping Tradition on Ships
The custom of piping an officer aboard ships is traced to sailing days when visitors were hoisted aboard in a boat swain's chair. The pipe signaled the rope handlers and became a naval ritual retained for ceremonial and signaling purposes.
Candle Markings of Anglo-Saxons Measured Time
The article notes that ancient Anglo-Saxons used graduated candles to measure time by burning them. It mentions a historical practice and its significance in timekeeping before mechanical clocks.
Giant 630-Ton Crane Demonstrates Delicate Egg Handling
In San Francisco at Hunters Point shipyard two navy workers tested the crane by lifting 630 tons and gently setting a weights on a hen’s egg without breaking the yolk. The display underscored the crane's precision and power beyond typical loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Navy
Hunter's Point
Tourist leader predicts end of lush tourist days
Canada's tourist business will not return to former prosperity says E G Rowebottom president of the Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureau in a letter announcing the third annual tourist service education week for March 31 to April 6, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
E. G. Rowebottom
Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureau
United States Winter Wheat Crop Down 1948 Forecast
The Agriculture Department forecasts the United States winter wheat crop to be harvested next summer at 838.705 million bushels, down 228.295 million from 1947’s 1.067 billion. The article notes the Vatican site was once the Gardens of Nero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Vatican
Nero
Fiveyear Russia Czechoslovakia trade pact signed in Moscow
World events note a five year trade pact between Russia and Czechoslovakia sealed in Moscow. Other brief items include a London bound property deal by L Tobin worth £640 000 and a royal anniversary dinner for Chiang Kai-shek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
L. Tobin
London
Chiang Kai-shek
Kelowna Completes 1.6 Million Gallon Reservoir
Kelowna completes a 1,600,000 gallon water reservoir, the citys second, designed to meet needs for the next 20 to 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelowna
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From The Page
A garbled puzzle list includes clues such as to imitate projectile motion the contraction of will a drawing vessel and cryptic notes on numbers and minerals. It presents a mix of short definitions and stray letter hints, with several entries referencing Latin numerals and elemental symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tellurium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nealth League
India
Suez
Algonquin Park
Ont
U.S
Chicago
Philadelphia
BY William Ferguson
John Muckley
Des Mesure
Vo. M. Rec
U. S. Pat
Heanor
Derbyshire
England
Dominion Command
Army, Navy and
Air Force
Victoria
International Socialist Conference
Antwerp
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Kurt Schumacher
A. R. Hewitt
RCN
Hmcs
Naden
International Radio Frequency Control Board
Geneva
James Lynch
Ipswich
Charles Ware
Nice
Cerman City
Ritter
Aje
Little Reggie
Margarita
See
You
Mueors
Reggie
Priscilla
Bony
al Vermeer
Priscila
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!