Big Bertha’s Modern Offspring Reignites Artillery Pride
Aberdeen Md reports on the new 280 mm mobile atomic gun hailed by artillerymen as a leap in warfare. The piece compares to Big Bertha and the 264 pound shells of 76 miles, noting speed of setup, mobility, and potential atomic shells. It cites Korean War artillery use at Triangle Hill and Kumhwa valley.
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Aberdeen
Big Bertha
Crecy
Paris
Moscow
Korea
Triangle Hill
Sniper Ridge
United Nation
Kumhwa
Krupp Munitions Works
Frau Bertha von Bohlen
Krupp Family
United States
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Central Press
Gems of Thought on Patience and Charity in Wisdom
A collection of historical quotes extolling patience charity and endurance. Notable lines include Mary Baker Eddy on charity showing patience, Joseph de Maistre on waiting as success, a Chinese proverb turning mulberry leaves into silk, Bulwer on active patience, Josiah Holland on patient effort, Buffon on patience as genius, and a reminder not to mistake delays for denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Joseph DeMaistre
To Get Rich Go Livestock Farming
Washington reports that livestock and dairy farming have become profitable enterprises. Agriculture department surveys show the average livestock farm in the midwestern corn belt worth about 67000 dollars, the average eastern Wisconsin dairy farm around 33000 dollars, and the average Rocky Mountain cattle ranch about 78000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Wisconsin
Rocky Mountain
Young Montreal man returns lost fortune under honesty
Alexander Steven son, 22, found an envelope with $25,500 in cheques while walking his girlfriend home and returned the contents to the grateful owner. The reward offered is $2.
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Montreal
Alexander Stevenson
Woman Won Free Car Won't Accept Blue Grey Color
Mrs. Margaret M. Pillow, winner of a $3,500 automobile in a contest, rejects the blue grey prize preferring a green car. Sponsor Venida-Kar-Tissues Corp. urges immediate claim or storage charges may apply. Pillow plans to travel to New York to seek a green vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret M. Pillow
New York
World Happenings Briefly Told
A Lincoln England football field yielded £120 for the club after waste land near the field was planted with potatoes. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands must quit horse jumping to avoid worsening a vertebra injury from a 1937 accident. A 286 square foot gem-encrusted map at the Leningrad State Gallery illustrates Soviet power. Oslo begins a three year defence build with six air fields four shelters and ten barracks for 248 officer apartments. Canadians lead world talk time with 378 calls per person from a 1951 AT&T report after consulting 250 countries. Salvation Army officers depart Halifax for Germany to work with Canadian troops under Red Shield services.
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Ministry of Defence
Oslo
Norway
Salvation Army
Europe
Halifax
Germany
Arthur Hopkinson
Red Shield
Newsprint From Straw Bamboo And Sugar Cane
A FAO meeting in Rome of 30 chemists and foresters concluded straw bamboo and sugar cane bagasse can supply world pulp needs. They say pulp from these materials is commercially feasible with appropriate processes and could launch a tropical world industry.
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Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Beauty For The Eye To Feed Upon Home Card
Francis James urges homemakers to place high value on beauty at home and in surroundings. A beautiful, comfortable, convenient home supports family well being and growth. Emphasizes updating wallpaper and furnishings to create varied, tasteful interiors.
Grandfathers Form Baby-Sitting Pool in Norwich
In Norwich England a group of experienced grandfathers aged sixty and over banded together to provide baby-sitting help to mothers. The "young-enough-at-60" volunteers handle bottles diapers and unhappy infants while aiding elderly unemployed men seeking work.
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Norwich
England
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Franklin Johnson
ICPC
M. Harrison-Gray
Hearwn
West
Bulwer
Josiah G. Holland
Hasge
Lincoln
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Leningrad
Tass
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
George
Chicago
Norman Berogan
Francis James
Edmonton
Rudolph Rufer
Rufer
Trans-Canada Airlines
Queeny Mary Veterans Hospital
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