Too Old to Appreciate a Little Fun
Sally Gibson falls for a young boat owner named Bill Henson after a mishap with a speedboat. Roger Gibson, Sally's brother, settles the repairs and invites a future boat ride. The scene closes with Bill visiting Sally at her home as intrigue and romance begin.
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Ally Gipson
Sally
Roger
Bill Henson
Bill
Miss Fireball
Sally Gibson
Jean
Billi
Gibson
Mr. Gibson
New Brunswick Uses Unique Balloting Plan
New Brunswick plans a novel general election method where voters receive one party ballot from each party, may write or strike names, and must place ballots in an envelope opened at the booth. Spoiled envelopes include multiple ballots or overvotes. write ins permitted on blank slips.
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Fredericton
New Brunswick
Canada
Britain's low priced all aluminum minicar begins
Britain delivers a small three wheeler designed for the standard gas ration. The single seat like runabout claims 300 miles of pleasure motoring for two adults and a child on a 90 mile a month ration. It weighs under 200 pounds and is eight feet long with a top speed of 40. The $600 car promises very low running costs and minimal breakage. An unrelated note mentions a 1947 invention of a durable film forming DDT.
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London
Britain
88 Cent Meals Prove Nutritious Says UC Instructor
Davis California home economics instructor Miss Lara Morse of the University of California College of Agriculture argues 88 cents a day can feed a person with three nutritious meals. She warns low cost can reduce nutrition if pennies saved override dietary value.
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Davis
Calif
Lara Morse
University of California College of Agriculture
Miss Morse
Famous Bayeux Tapestry Described in Historic Panels
The Bayeux Tapestry, a linen roll 20 inches wide and 231 feet long, is famed for its colored woollen depiction of William the Conqueror's invasion of England. It is divided into 72 compartments.
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England
William the Conqueror
Real Cooperation in New York Court Case
Max Luman appeared in court to collect 11 from James Hammond for damage to Luman's car. When unable to pay, Magistrate Hyman Bushel proposed a settlement with both men sending 5 to the New York Heart Association. Hammond agreed if the magistrate also donated 5. The Heart Association then received 15.
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New York
Max Luman
James Hammond
Luman
Hammond
Hyman Bushel
New York Heart Association
The
Heart Association
Young babysitting scare ends in hospital visit
Florence Bebel, 13, in Hazen, Johnson City, N.Y., was treated for facial lacerations after a neighbor's four year old struck her with a golf club while babysitting. No further details on motive or condition provided.
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Johnson City
N.Y
Florence Bebel
Hobbies and Collecting Across Odd Items
A playful verse by T. B. Gleave about hobbyists who save a wide range of odds and ends from clocks and mugs to stamps and trinkets, highlighting the endless desire for more pieces.
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T. B. Gleave
Trapper and Beaver Build Dam in Silent Cooperative Effort
Thicket Portage Manitoba resident Joseph Hermansky, a trapper who died last fall, reportedly partnered with a beaver on MacLaren's Creek. Biologist J B Nash notes the trapper built dam cribbing by day while the beaver finished the work at night, leaving a sturdy dam grateful for the animal’s help and the trapper’s design.
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Joseph Hermansky
Mr. Nash
Old School Remembered by Ottawa Architect
Ottawa mourns Alban Tracey an architect who died May 28 His will sets a 1000 dollar trust to provide hampers of apples each Hallowe en and Christmas for children at No 2 Public School South March Ontario The remainder funds go to school proficiency prizes
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Ottawa
Alban Tracey
No. 2
South March
Ont
Here
Elderly Woman Calls Each Son with Tiny Bugle
In Wakefield England Mrs Ellen Walker 101 blows a miniature bugle to summon her bachelor son George 73 from a nearby vegetable garden She used to use a regulation army bugle but hasn t enough puff to play it now.
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Wakefield
England
Ellen Walker
George
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