Israel Eyes 5 Million Population Milestone
Israel marks its second anniversary amid rapid growth with a population over 1.2 million and plans to absorb 300,000 more. The nation faces housing pressures, rationing, and rising production as it pursues irrigation in the Negev and aims for a 5,000,000 future population while balancing East West diplomacy.
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Nation of
Israel
Dov Joseph
Negev
Jordan
Moscow
Jerusalem
Britain
America
Tel Aviv
Pineapple Doily Pattern 7336 Promises Easy Crochet
Promotional crochet pattern notes an easy pineapple doily design with a flower center and charted directions. It invites readers to mail twenty five cents to the Household Arts Department in Toronto for Pattern 7336 and to include name and address.
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Household Arts Department
el Prout ‘Street
Toronto
Diabetes prevention and overweight warning note
If diabetes runs in the family avoid overeating and gaining weight. The statistic shows 17 of every 20 diabetics over 40 were overweight before onset, underscoring the link between excess weight and diabetes risk.
Father’s Day origin and its fight against disrespectful attitude
The article traces Father’s Day back to 1910 in Spokane led by Mrs. Bruce Dodds and Rev. Conrad Bluhm with support from YMC A and a Ministers Alliance. It notes the day spread to Canada and other countries to promote reverence for fathers and reduce juvenile problems and family discord.
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Minister’s Alliance
Father's Day
Bruce Dodds
Spokane
Washington
Dodds
Conrad Bluhm
Y.M.C.A
Father
United States
Canada
Vancouver Cone Inspires Poem
A London Star columnist writes a tongue in cheek rhyme after Vancouver residents report seeing a cone shaped object streaking at 700 miles an hour. The verse imagines an ice cream themed fleet as a playful take on a cold war era scare and its lighter consequences for kids.
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London
Vancouver
London Star
Luftwafer
Storing Wool Garments and New Car Cleaning Product
Guidance on summer wool storage advises cool dry places and not overfilling chests. Tips for color protection include salt water soaking for blues and turpentine additions for delicate colors before washing. A new vinylite and chamois cloth product marketed to clean cars with minimal water offers hand protection benefits.
Australian nurse offers baldness cure experiment
Victoria Park reports Mrs. E. M. Ross seeks a young bald man for testing a hair growth cure using massage and lanolin glycerin mix. She claims success in six months with her 75 year old husband bald for 30 years. Two subjects aged 25 and 24 were chosen for trials amid dozens of inquiries.
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Victoria Park
Australia
E. M. Ross
New Comet Seen But Far Away
Palomar Observatory reports a newly discovered comet in the northern sky. Scientists say the object is likely farther from Earth than the sun at about 93 million miles and appears to move away from the sun, probably never visible to the naked eye.
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Palomar Observatory
Cal
Emperor Hirohito’s Advice To Daughter Before Marriage
Emperor Hirohito counseled his second daughter Taka before her marriage to commoner Toshimichi Takatsukasa. He urged simple living, obedience to her husband, and caution about security when living outside the palace.
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Emperor Hirohito
Tokyo
Hirohito
Taka
Toshimichi Takatsukasa
Takatsukasa
Light Opera Preferred by Arabian Farmer
An Arabian farmer whose cows listen to the BBC writes to London asking for more western music light opera preferred. He claims eastern music drains his cows milk supply and requests a program focusing on western style performances.
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BBC
London
If Parents Only Knew
A Montreal Daily Star excerpt depicts a five year old girl near death in a Neurological Institute after a balcony fall. Dr. W V Cone warns of preventable injuries from balcony and window falls and the need for stricter safety measures.
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A. W. Donnelly
Montreal Daily Star
Neurological Institute
W. V. Cone
Institute
Cone
Canada
Saskatchewan Tightens Game Regulations
Natural Resources Minister J H Brockelbank announced amendments to the game and fur acts after a legislature session. The changes tighten firearm use rules and night hunting, limit rifles in fur areas, and require plugged magazines for automatics. Regulations aim to protect wildlife, beekeeping, and trappers rights, with copies available from the Regina game branch.
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Natural Resources
J. H. Brockelbank
Bureau of Publications
Regina
Gems of Thought on Individuality and Power
A collection of brief quotations emphasizing individuality as SALT of life. Notable voices include Henry Van Dyke Giles Spurgeon Ralph Emerson John Stuart Mill and Mary Baker Eddy, each arguing that personal distinctiveness drives progress and authentic human reality.
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Henry van Dyke
John Stuart Mill
Mary Baker Eddy
Smile of the Week Picnic Riddle Sparks Gentle Laughs
During the annual Sunday School picnic a child asks what creature has six pairs of short legs a brown head and green and black spotted back. The mother replies you just ate one with your cake, turning the moment into a warm family joke.
Forgotten balance sparks bankruptcy for Welsh milkman
Trevor Thomas of Pencoed Glamorganshire owed the Milk Marketing Board 47 pounds and was declared bankrupt. A bank discovery later revealed he had 79 pounds he did not know about. The registrar commented that he was the only man he had met who did not know he had money in the bank.
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Pencoed
Glamorganshire
Wales
Trevor Thomas
Milk Marketing Board
Silent wards and anxious parents at hospital visit
The narrator recalls leaving the hospital and seeing anxious parents beside quiet rooms. They describe others with injured children and remember Dr Cone's warning that parents should know what happens inside.
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