Hunting Crocodiles in Australia Turns Deadly Yard Tale
Old Wilk boasted of a crocodile yard on the Daly River and fell into the trap he built. Shooters warned that crocodiles are ferocious and cunning, with night hunts more dangerous as horses and cattle suffer losses. Experts note hides fetch high prices and a dozen or more skins per year are needed to profit.
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Daly River
Wilk
Old Wilk
Territory
Daly
Adelaide
Darwin
Shoal Bay
Oenpeli
Good Example Of British Tolerance
A Hyde Park crowd hears a soapbox orator denounce the ruling classes and urge burning the House of Commons. A police officer, in lighthearted style, directs passersby to move and sorts supporters with a humorous order, and the crowd disperses with laughter.
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The
Wall Street Journal
London
Hyde Park
Burnin
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
Nothing New About Refrigerator Idea Says Engineer
R. C. Poole, a research and development engineer, told food technologists that the concept dates back over 100 years. He noted that in 1842 H Benjamin received a British patent for freezing foods by immersion in a refrigerant.
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Boston
R. C. Poole
Poole
H. Benjamin
Scientists Debate Sun’s Lifespan Across Ages
One puzzle confounds researchers as to how long the sun will last. The Encyclopedia Americana suggests a simple cooling would yield a cold sun in three to four thousand years, while geologists note no measurable cooling in hundreds of millions of years.
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Encyclopedia Americana
Clever idea keeps orchard warm with turbine aircraft
In Sydney an orchard owner mounted an old airplane fuselage on a turntable and uses a running engine to create slipstream warmth. When chilly, he powers the engine with petrol and kerosene, projecting heat to protect a 300 yard diameter area from frost.
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Sydney
Australia
Family Loneliness On Desolate Kingshill Farm In Elmley Kent
The Gransden family of 25 people remains on Kingshill farm in Elmley on Kent's Isle of Sheppey. Isolated by windswept marshes and a winding cinder track, they keep home grown food, walk six miles to town or cinema, and rely on a radio as neighbors fade. The family plans to stay despite decay of the village and access challenges.
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Elmley
Kent
England
Isle of Sheppey
Kingshill
Britain
Gransdens
Gransden
Alfred Gransden
Jolly
Lieutenant Reaches Belgium to repay borrowed sheets
John Hanson a former U S army lieutenant from Winchester Massachusetts traveled to Hemrouille Belgium to repay residents for more than 500 bedsheets he borrowed to camouflage his mother during the Battle of the Bulge. He gathered the sheets in public appeals in Winchester and nearby areas.
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New York
Hemrouille
Belgium
Europe
John Hanson
Winchester
Mass
Ants have the largest brain relative to body size among animals
A study notes that ants possess the largest brain-to-body ratio of any living creature, highlighting their cognitive efficiency given their small size. Researchers compare neural investment to body mass across species, underscoring ants’ specialized neural wiring.
Do Not Suffer From Eye Strain
Do not suffer from eye strain when studying as eye defects may worsen with workload. Seek an oculist if you squint to see the blackboard or if text blurs and eyes ache. Follow glasses prescriptions carefully to relieve strain and improve appearance.
Postman Finds Stamp Shortage in Christmas Mail Box
In Tulsa Oklahoma a diligent postal worker, collecting Christmas mail from a neighborhood box, discovers a note asking him to stamp unposted cards after finding nearly 50 unstamped envelopes and about 50 stamps scattered in the box.
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Tulsa
Okla
Elk Learn To Forage At New York Zoo
New York reports wild elk joining the zoo colony on a snowy day. They forage beneath snow and leaves to find grass. Zoo-bred elk stay near the fence and cry for hay, while the wild newcomers quickly adapt.
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New York
New York Zoo
New Crop Of U S Millionaires In The Making
Washington reports a new wave of inflation era millionaires may be forming though final counts for 1946 and 1947 are not yet available. In 1929 513 Americans earned at least one million dollars while 62 did in 1944 and 72 in 1945. Government may guess up to 10 000 real millionaires exist though only annual incomes are tracked.
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Washington
U.S
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Olympia superintendent defends fishing tale over onion sack hole
Ernest Suko, Olympia school superintendent, tells of a celebrated fishing day at Clear Lake where he and a friend reportedly caught 11 trout up to 22 inches. They placed fish in an onion sack tied to the boat stern to keep them alive, but at quitting time the sack appeared empty.
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Olympia
Wash
Ernest Suko
Suko
Clear Lake
Peacemaker's plunge ends with broken leg in Latrobe
Hershel Walters tried to break up a fight between two friends in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He escaped punches but tumbled as they fell and broke a leg.
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Latrobe
Hershel Walters
Walters
Appraisal Of War Leaders From Henry Stimson Biography
British United Press notes Henry L. Stimson’s biographical judgments on WWI leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill Harry Hopkins Joseph Stilwell Chiang Kai-shek Josef Stalin Charles de Gaulle Pierre Laval Petain and more. It highlights praise for some and sharp critique of others reflecting Stimson’s varied opinions on leadership, strategy and loyalty. Grizzly bears can climb trees only when they are cubs.
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British United Press
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Lnte
Mr. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Marshall
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
White House
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
China-Burma-India
U.S
Myitkyina
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Josef V. Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Laval
Petain
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