Radio Hams Lose Contact with Russia After Curtain Closes
San Diego radio enthusiasts recall July shutdown of two way links with Russia as censorship tightens. Hams used low power sets and avoided home addresses on cards while Moscow supplied color propaganda cards. Many operators meeting Russian officials reported friendly chats despite political limits, highlighting loss of peaceful contact.
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Leas
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Lee Sheridan
San Diego
World Happenings Briefly Told
Several world items are noted including 15 killed and 600 injured daily on British roads per the ministry of transport. Canada exports wheat and pulp and paper worth nearly 1.2 billion dollars in the first ten months of 1952. Panair do Brazil plans to buy 44 seat Comet jets for international routes next year.
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Ministry of Transport
Canada
Panair Do Brazil
Gloomy Building Hosts Amusing Inventions Display
In London the Patent Office centenary featured a curious exhibit on odd inventions. Items ranged from ships buffers reversing engine direction to a rocking chair vacuum cleaner. Foreign ideas included a cart before the horse device and a steam concertina to curb sea sickness.
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Patent Office
Charles Blake
Clara Louise Wells
England
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Emily Hunter
Bull and Mouth
Briggate
Leeds
London Observer Foreign News Service
Skimping On Meals Waste Of Time To Lose Weight
Boston headline summarizes Dr. Frederick J. Stare Harvard School of Public Health finding that skipping meals slows weight loss. He notes those who eat a high protein breakfast like cereal bacon and eggs may eat less later and perform better at work while nibbling between meals helps control appetite.
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Boston
Frederick J. Stare
Harvard School of Public Health
Stare
Deepest South African Gold Mines Reach Great Depths
The passage describes South Africa in the Transvaal where miners work nearly 9,000 feet below the surface in the deepest gold diggings on Earth. It notes the extreme depth and effort of labor by the workers underground.
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Transvaal
Mystery of Missing Socks Solved in Prescott
Prescott Ont is startled as a family discovers why socks vanish at night. After weeks of missing hosiery, a Christmas tree clear reveal shows socks hung on rear branches. The culprit is identified when the father sees the family cat carrying nylons down the stairs.
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Prescott
Ont
Health magazine advises pets pose limited disease risk to humans
A Health magazine feature cites a doctor who says pets rarely spread bone or lung tuberculosis and are more likely to catch illnesses from humans. He warns against co-sleeping with cats or dogs and condemns feeding animals from mouth to mouth while noting rare links to infections like canicola fever and ringworm.
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Health Magazine
Health League of Canada
African Violets Top House Plant List
Horticultural feature traces African violet ascent from 1890s Tanganyika discovery to global popularity. The plant’s appeal lies in beauty variety and challenge, with growing tips and regional care considerations cited by H Nelson Lochead. Five Latin American nations celebrate independence on Sept 15.
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Georgia
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Canada
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Baron Walter von St. Paul
Germany
Royal Botanical Gardens
Herrenhausen
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England
H. Nelson Lochead
Ottawa Citizen
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Gems of Thought on Virtue and Friendship
A collection of aphorisms from Walton Eddy Shakespeare Quarles Lamb and Taylor urging noble company, disciplined associations, and prudent choice of friends to avoid vice and mediocrity. Prominent sayings emphasize virtue wisdom and the value of aiming for excellence in companionship.
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Jeremy Taylor
Polaris Also Known As the North Star
The Polaris star is more familiarly known to readers as the North Star, a guiding beacon named for its position in the night sky.
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