European Wheat Shortage Forces Drought Ties to Peace Efforts
Drought cripples European wheat harvests across Italy and parts of France amid fears of shortages. Italy plans large imports from the Soviet Union while France pushes imports despite a surplus forecast. Britain and other nations boost reserves as governments shift funds from arms to sustenance and Italy enforces bread mixtures to stretch grain.
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Europe
United Press
Rome
Berlin
Russia
Italy
France
Germany
Great Britain
Switzerland
Balkan
Morocco
Britain
Arezzo
Recluse Nancy Thompson Lived 87 Years In Perry Area
Nancy Thompson aged 87 lived alone on a 300 acre farm four miles west of Perry Michigan. She visited Perry only once in 30 years and died after hip fracture treatment at Memorial Hospital. She kept antiques, Nottingham curtains and old organ, rejecting modern inventions and the comforts neighbors pursued. She valued solitude and spoke of talking as folly.
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Nancy Thompson
Perry
Michigan
Memorial Hospital
Nottingham
Father complains about paper and wants change
In Cambridge North Star a man complains his paper is not fit for readers. He criticizes content from society notices to wedding details and ads, vowing to educate editors on what people want while admitting he reads every item thoroughly.
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Cambridge North Star
Beau Brummel Refuses Coin Offer in London Scene
A famed British dandy of the 19th century, Beau Brummel, dismisses a London street beggar asking for a penny. He replies with disdain and hands over a shilling, illustrating his sharp social posture and generosity in a single exchange.
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Beau Brummel
Britain
London
First US hamburger cheese wagon sparks near riot in Monroe
A wagon carrying the United States first hamburg er cheese stirred a near riot as it rolled through Monroe streets. Citizens crowded the route, reacting with excitement and alarm as the historic food product passed by.
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United States
Monroe
Oil search in Western Papua uses explosives to probe rocks
Explosives are used to bore deep holes and detonate dynamite in Western Papua as instruments record the rock response to assess oil prospects. This method aims to indicate likely oil presence by analyzing subterranean reactions.
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Papua
Mothers to have reserved compartments on German trains
German trains will, in the future, provide compartments reserved for mothers traveling with small children. The plan signals a policy shift toward family friendly travel arrangements and aims to ease journeys with young children.
Canada’s Reindeer Herd Growth and Native Herder Plan
Government report shows about 1300 fawns added by early May as the Mackenzie Delta herd expands from 2370 released in 1935. A native herd of 800 to 900 deer is proposed under two families with a government supervisor, moving east toward the Coppermine River, while ownership remains with the Government.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Mackenzie Delta
Coppermine River
Anderson River
Aborigines Trek To See Arnhem Land Cinema
Aborigines in Darwin travel hundreds of miles to reach a local cinema. Six natives endure four months on a hard trek from Arnhem Land across hostile terrain to watch a film.
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Darwin
Solar Energy Fund to Explore Direct Conversion of Sunlight to Power
Dr Godfrey Cabot of MIT offers 647700 for a Solar Energy Fund at Harvard to fund 50 years of research into converting solar radiation to power or storing energy. The program will study solar heat engines electrical conversion and chemical methods with a scholars committee overseeing the work while households prep fuels for winter.
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Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation
Solar Energy Fund
Herschel
Mouchot
Ericksson
Brooks
University of California
Cabot
Harvard
Maria Moors Cabot Foundation
New York Sun
Postcard from 1918 Reaches Bethune After 20 Years
A Des Moines postcard mailed November 6 1918 by Josua Dobson to his sister Mrs F Mountanay has arrived in Bethune Saskatchewan on Monday June 6. Both sender and recipient are deceased. The card shows first expeditionary troops of the USA ready for France and was received by Mrs T Mountanay.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bethune
Saskatchewan
Josua Dobson
F. Mountanay
U.S.A
France
T. Mountanay
Bellanca Junior three-place monoplane unveiled
The Bellanca Junior is a three place full cantilever low wing monoplane that cruises 500 miles at 110 mph and reaches a top speed of 130 mph. It is reported to sell at 3150 dollars.
Airy Crochet Gloves Pattern From Winnipeg News Office
Crochet pattern 6143 outlines a two piece lacy glove with two color embroidery to look expensive. Instructions cover small to large sizes with material list and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents in coin to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Chicago woman crafts celebrity quilt over six years
An energetic Chicago woman built a grand-daughter's quilt from scraps of celebrities wear. She refused museum offers, noting the quilt holds about 10 million stitches with patches from royalty and dignitaries worldwide.
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Chicago
Agnes
Rich fossil find near Lake Ladoga attracts experts
A party of Russian school children discovering fossilized fish near Lake Ladoga on the Russia Finland border has uncovered deposits of exceptional value. Paleontologists from the Paleontological Institute will continue excavations to study the discovery.
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Lake
Ladoga
Russia
Finland
Paleontological Institute
Boys Make Better Choir Voices Say Dr Nicholson
Dr Sydney H Nicholson director of the English School at Church Music says boys provide superior choir voices compared with sopranos. His remark emphasizes traditional church music training and the unique timbre of boy trebles in choral settings.
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Sydney H. Nicholson
English School At Church Music
Grannie Fannie Mumsen Dies At 90 In Pretoria
Mrs. Fannie Mumsen known as Grannie and thought to be the oldest Salvation Army member in South Africa died at age 90 in Pretoria.
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Fannie Mumsen
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