Churchill says Goering erred costlier Blitz turn
Winston Churchill writes in his memoirs that a "foolish mistake" by Goering cost Germany the Battle of Britain. He recalls Sept. 15, 1940 as a decisive day when No. 11 Fighter Group under Air Vice Marshal Park repelled German raids, ending with Hitler cancelling Operation Sea Lion.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Reichsmarshal
Germany
Britain
Churchill
England
London
Park
Hitler
Chequers
John Martin
Martin
Goering
No. 10 Downing Street
Might Happen Once In Thousand Years
SAULT STE. MARIE Ontario George Hatfield fired a loaded .22 into his mouth damaging his dentures and tongue. Dr J E Gimby said it could not happen again in a thousand years and advised removing false teeth and using fresh bullets for self harm. Spartan Helots were slaves kept by the Spartans and used to demonstrate drunkenness to their children.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
George Hatfield
Hatfield
J. E. Gimby
Whitfield King stamp catalogue 1949 edition reviewed
The small Whitfield King British Empire stamp catalogue, Ipswich edition, 1949, is 48th edition with 1 966 illustrations at one quarter size and 18 297 stamps listed, up from 1948. New issues from various countries include a Puerto Rico governor election stamp, Liberia art stamps, Ceylon independence anniversary set, Honduras airmail, Costa Rica agricultural and revolution sets, and a Czech WW II heroes issue. Ed note invites offers to Mr Pratt Kuhn in Toronto for old Canadian and British North American stamps.
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Whitfield~ King
British Empire
Ipswich
England
British Commonwealth
Great Britain
Aden
Whitfield King
United States
Puerto Rico
Liberia
Ceylon
Honduras
Juan Galvez
Costa Rica
Switzerland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Cuba
France
Pratt Kuhn
W . Ton St. W
Toronto
International Stamp Co
Neil Carmichael Stamp Trading Co
British Honduras
St. George’s Day
Lenin
Finland
Red Cross
Germany
Ernest Thachmann
Iraq
Winnipeg woman renovates under stairs closet into powder room
A Winnipeg resident remade a storage closet beneath the stairs into a pink blue and silver powder room costing under twenty dollars. She works as housewife seamstress paperhanger electrician and interior decorator, using wallpaper crates plastic and fabric to craft lighting a dressing table shelf and stool.
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Winnipeg
Agriculture foresees 380 eggs per person this year
The agriculture department predicts the average American will eat 380 eggs in 1949, down from 388 in 1948, a figure noted as not tied to political campaigning. The piece then touches on France’s shoe industry, baseball contracts, and a few race outcomes.
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Agriculture Department
Good Market For Alfalfa Seed
More than ten million pounds of alfalfa seed were exported from Canada in the six months ending December 31, 1948, well above the prior year. The rise stems from a US production decline and a Canadian crop exceeding sixteen million pounds, fueling strong export demand and high prices for the northern grown seed.
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Canada
United States
New Tissue Slicer Aims at Gourmet Sandwich Breakthrough
A scientific device can cut tissue slices as thin as 1 254000 inch, enabling precision food preparation. Researchers foresee broad use in restaurants for crafting perfected ham sandwiches.
Soft Pork Cause and Prevention in Canadian Hog Meat
Canadian researchers explain that soft pork stems from diet and growth stage. Unsaturated fats from seeds soften fat. synthesized fat from starch remains hard. Finishing hogs on barley wheat and oats with standard weight yield firmer carcasses, while immature hogs produce softer meat.
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J. M. Brown
University of Manitoba
Brown
Mules and Men and a Wise Guy in Manhattan
A shopper recalls a Manhattan store owner who fakes warmth to win over dog owners, only to be snubbed by a perceptive pup. A Katy Lines dining car menu sparks questions on best rail food. The Mules and Men column offers dating kiss advice and Libra astrology notes, stressing practical counsel over stars.
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John Sheffield
Manhattan
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Katy Lines
Katy
Santa Fe
B. and O
Niles
Ohio
Mules and Men
Lady Chesterfield
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Stamp Cornery
James Montagnes
Washington and Lee University
Mtthi
Central Press Canadian
Francis James
Telling
Dinner Gang
Santa Anita
Dinner Hour
Hialeah
Bishop
The
St. Louis Star-Times
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