Gulf Stream described as a monthly majestic Atlantic river
An article by E Griffiths in Nautica! Magazine likens the Gulf Stream to a warm water river flowing from the Caribbean to the Arctic. It notes the stream’s vast heat, long reach, and impact on climates, yet asserts it is not a river in the strict sense as its channel narrows seaward and shallows toward the mouth.
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Atlantic Ocean
E Griffiths
Nautica
Glasgow
Scotland
Mexico
Arctic
Amazon
Arcte Circle
Norway
Arctic Circle
Hammerfest
Fishertren
Gulf Stream
Rubber knee pads and garden aids popular with homemakers
Lightweight rubber knee pads strap on for housework and gardening. A tray sponge cushion folds into a carry-all, and the tray can transform into a stool or step. The gardenade device is washable and its rubber mat is replaceable.
Discredited Buddhism fades in Korea with Confucian dominance
The historical shift in Korea places Confucianism as the state cult for over three centuries, with ancestor worship widespread and Buddhism increasingly marginalized in public life.
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Korea
Manitoba adopts one plate system for most vehicles
Manitoba orders one license plate with a rear validation strip for most vehicles. Public service buses long distance for hire trucks commercial trucks taxis and liveries are exempt. High speed tractors keep one plate in front. trailers and motorcycles retain prior setups.
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Motor Carrier Board
Taxicab Board
C la Shuttleworth
Mr. Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth
Side notes on names art and politics from a bygone era
A collage of opinions touches on bricklaying as art, Churchill and Ben Johnson, and famous lines from To Celia. It then mutters about name choices and legal name changes, Monaco succession and insurance, marriage figures, and superstition claims about presidents elected in years ending in zero.
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Winston Churchill
Ben Johnson
Johnson
Shakespeare
Ben
Celia
United States
Harrisore Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Harding
F. D. Roosevelt
Weather modification advances seen at world conference
Dr H G Haughton of MIT told delegates at a world conference on weather modification there is optimism about the field. He urged caution about limited rainfall data from few rain gauges and noted progress from simple experiments to complex atmospheric studies over the last decade.
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Ted
H G Haughton
Department of Meteoroogy
Vat
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Houghton
Eisenhower
Advisory Committee On
Leather Control
California
Oregon
Washington
New Garden Park Hospital Sets Odd Maternity Coffee Bar
A California hospital plan includes a coffee bar beside the maternity delivery room to help expectant fathers stay calm. The column poke hints at marital strains and workplace jokes, while other quips touch on old scissors grinders and breakfast cereal premiums.
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New Hospital
Garden Park
Calif
No More Joking Paints Show Up In House Colorings
James Condon of Charles City Iowa told friends in jest they could paint his house while away. He now works with a brush covering multiple colors light blue cream green yellow pink and dark blue applied by his friends. Paul Revere was 40 years old when he made his famous ride.
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James Condon
Charles City
Iowa
Condon
Paul Revere
Pram Hull Pattern for DIY Boat Building
Announcement describes a pram style hull built from plywood panels with a strong-back frame. It provides pattern 457 with materials and fittings list and offers a mailed copy for 35 cents and a free catalogue on request.
Pattern 7154 Embroidered Motifs for Kitchen Towels
Six motifs for kitchen towels with gay checked trim directions. Pattern 7154 requires twenty five cents in coins sent to Household Arts Department. Stamps cannot be accepted.
New Pattern Book Offers Free Designs and 1956 Topper
Department P P L of 60 Front Street W Toronto promotes free patterns printed in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book for 1956. Readers can order dozens of easy hand-work designs, including a topper to be made in lightweight woolen or pastel fabrics. Send 35 cents for pattern 4841 size 16 with full illustrated instructions to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto.
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Alice Brooks
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Pepper's rich history as a world trade prize and staple
Pepper ranked as one of the earliest trading commodities linking east and west. It served as food stimulant, meat preservative, and medicine, financing medieval ransoms and feudal rents. From Transylvania to Malabar, peppers routed voyages and wealth, shaping empires and taxes until recent upheavals reduced production in Indonesia during and after the war.
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Europe
Alaric the Goth
Rome
Burgundy
England
Vasco da Gama
Tranvancore
Malabar
India
Indonesia
Singapore
Hadleigh Underwear Factory Cuts 21 Jobs Over Elastic Shortage
A textile plant in Hadleigh Suffolk halted production and laid off 21 workers after the factory ran out of elastic. Management expects activity to resume once new elastic supplies arrive.
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Suffolk
Hadleigh
England
Manitoba Considers Grasshopper Control Subsidy Plan
Manitoba municipal representatives endorsed a government plan to aid farmers with grasshopper control. The policy would reimburse half the cost of chemicals on purchases over ten dollars, matched dollar for dollar by the province, with rebates available for farms adjacent roads or vacant land. Experts warn weather will heavily affect hatching. hot, dry June raises infestation risk from Neepawa to the Assiniboine and Elm Creek Carman areas.
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Manitoba
MacGregor
H. E. Wood
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Wood
RB. D. Bird
W. Romanow
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Neepawa
Gladstone
Assiniboine River
Elm Creek Carman
Dominion City
Jail clerk Paig remains on city payroll after term ends
Robert W. Paig, 62, of Virginia, lost his job last July and was sentenced to three months in jail. Despite his term ending this week, he remains at the jail on the city payroll as clerk and deputy city sergeant. City Sgt. Frank A. Cavedo praised his performance and says he improved the records system.
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Robert W. Pailg
Virginia
Pag
Paig
Frank A. Cavedo
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Dening
Dian
Papa
Edgar
Belgium
Registrar of Births
U.S. Army Engineers
Monaco
France
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd’s
Prince Rainier
Service Wit
Ireland
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Georges Hardy
Paris
Monster Hardy
Strictly Fresh
West Ltd Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Household Arts Department
By Lice Broekes
Ront
Fane Hbdaus
By George Sixta
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