Production Expansion Push Foresees Long Run Growth
The Canadian Press reports President Truman urges U S industry to invest 50 billion dollars over the next decade to raise output by at least one third and double living standards within 10 years. Bank head Sydney G Dobson warns inflation pressure can be curbed only by raising goods supply, urging skilled workers to maximize production.
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North
Truman
United States
Canada
Sydney G. Dobson
Royal Bank of Canada
Montreal
Europe
Clergyman’s London Marriage School Teaches Enduring Union
A London clergyman runs a monthly marriage school begun in 1938. Applicants for marriage must attend, with about 80 percent complying and many later seeking his advice. He emphasizes apologies and reassurance, warning that a week of lingering quarrels signals a serious rift and needs outside help.
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London
Self Serve Gas Stations Run Quick, Cheap in L A
In Los Angeles five self service gas stations operate around the clock, offering gasoline five cents cheaper per gallon than major brands and ten to twelve cents less than independents. The corner lots feature 18 to 21 pumps, two long rows, and customers self-serve in about 90 seconds to two minutes. Attendants assist at back islands and a supervisor manages operations via loudspeaker.
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Los Angeles
Newsweek Magazine
New Alcian Blue Dye Revealed For Canadian Textiles
Montreal report: Canadian Industries Limited announces a new dyestuff Alcian Blue from Imperial Chemical Industries Britain. The dye promises a long sought bright turquoise blue with strong fastness to washing and light and will be distributed in Canada.
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Montreal
Canadian Industries Limited
Imperial Chemical Industries
Britain
Canada
Carless careers for youth may improve future prospects
The Stratford Beacon-Herald notes many young people believe a career requires a car. It suggests without a car some youths could still build stronger futures and better independence.
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The
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Handbags See Spring Popularity and New Styles
Over the shoulder bags remain favored this spring with silhouette and box bags rising in popularity. Calf leather dominates materials though patents and calf plastics appear in finer lines. Navy brown gray and red lead color trends with black remaining dominant. Prices are set to rise at least five to fifteen percent due to higher production costs.
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Guild@inc
Calf
Milady
Perfect Memory and the Devil Egg Question
An Indian claims a perfect memory and trades with the devil for whatever he desires if he can prove it. Seventy years later a tribal gathering tests the claim as the devil greets with How and the Indian answers Fried.
Damascus Claimed as World’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
The article notes Damascus is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, a claim debated by historians and archaeologists. It highlights its long history and enduring human settlement across millennia.
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Albright College of
Reading
Kenneth Houck
Berks County
Albert Stern
Thomas Penn
Richard Penn
Harry Masters
Albright
Board of Trustees
Damascus
Michigan couple named most charitable in state
Detroit report highlights Ralph H. Seipel and his wife Jane as Michigan's most charitable. They sheltered a neighbor’s widow during eviction in 1945, built her a house, faced arrest, and later supported hospital bills for Joan Denman, pledging over $1,000 with a $25 monthly commitment, expressing resolve to continue.
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Detroit
Michigan Department of Social Welfare Workers
Ralph H. Seipel
Jane
Elizabeth Denman
Seipels
Denmans
Joan Denman
Lills
Seipel
Londoner Faces Impossible Bottle Dilemma
K D Kemplicz writes in the London Times about a grocer refusing an orange squash bottle without an empty to return. He cannot obtain the first empty since the policy requires a full bottle first, creating a circular, unsolved quandary for new residents and travelers.
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K. D. Kemplicz
London Times
Leap Year Fashion Reworks Feminine Silhouette for 1948
New York designers unveil the 1948 silhouette with a shirt-waist driven, feminine look. The spring lines feature a cinched waist, whirling skirt, and modest necklines, preserving shoulder pads and hip emphasis while hem lengths hover above the floor by about two inches.
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New York
Ghost crew to hunt Cocos Island treasure with ex airman
Vancouver reports ten gold seekers plus a ghost named Mortimer will join an expedition led by ex RCAF flyer Syer and four brothers to search Cocos Island for pirate hoards including the rumored 60 million dollar Lima treasure. The ghost will be used for public relations and the crew plans further dives despite warnings from the Costa Rican government.
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Ghost
Cocos Island
Vancouver
Costa
Mortimer
RCAF
Syer
U.s
O'Hanlon
Cocos
Ure
Ohanion
Lima
England
Orient
Pacific
North America
Records Care Tips for Ottawa Citizen Readers
The Ottawa Citizen advises careful handling of phonograph records to protect value and enjoyment. Learn proper storage, handling by edges, avoiding heat, avoiding stacking, using albums, and gentle cleaning with cool water and soap.
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The
Ottawa Citizen
UC reports 3000 mph plane test progress in wind tunnel
University of California officials describe progress in a wind tunnel model to simulate flight conditions up to 3000 miles per hour. The facility aims to study shock waves and high altitude aerodynamics at altitudes to 300000 feet and is slated for completion this year.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
B C Turkey Men Seek Prairie Market
Fraser Valley Turkey Improvement Association members in Cloverdale B C forecast shipping over 300000 turkey hatching eggs and poults to the Prairies this spring at 30 cents per hatching egg with 60 percent hatchability and 22 cents per poult in batches over 100. They support the ban on US imports to preserve Prairie supply and boost B C's turkey industry, noting BC bred 21000+ breeding birds last year and potential to exceed one million hatching eggs.
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Cloverdale
B.C
Prairies
Fraser Valley
Turkey Improvement Association
Dominion
U.S
G. R. Wilson
United States
Wilson
G. L. Landon
Prairie Provinces
Careful repair advice for terry towels and selvage tears
When towels snag do not pull the thread. Clip the snag at the nap surface and repair any selvage tears promptly to prevent further damage.
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Hydro
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Deanna Durbin
Felix Jackson
Hollywood
Deanna
Vaughan Paul
Jackson
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Londoner
Geddemud
Sweigert
San Francisco Chronicle
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