Canada to Spend $760,000 to Settle European Refugees
William Harlan Tuck of the International Refugee Organization says Canada may spend 760000 to settle about ten displaced families from Germany Austria and Italy. He notes Britain has taken 45000 refugees in eight months, urges broader government support.
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Geneva
William Harlan Tuck
International Refugee Organization
Canada
Germany
Austria
Italy
Refugee Organization
Tuck
Turk
Britain
Belgium
France
United States
Citrus juices top source for daily vitamin C value
Daily bright orange or grapefruit juice best covers the vitamin C requirement. Other canned juices offer far less vitamin C and cost more for a daily dose, with pineapple and grape juices providing only small portions of the daily need.
Victoria Boy Catches Rare Hand Saw Fish
In Victoria British Columbia a 16 year old Paul Norton waded from a rowboat to grab a rare hand saw fish four feet long. The specimen normally dwells at great depths and is noted for its scalloped dorsal fin. Dr Clifford Cari of the provincial museum confirms the catch as a rare deep sea denizen. Chinese art history follows with references to ancient carving and embroidery.
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Victoria
Jemyth
Clifford Cari
Provinctal Museum
Treasures Worth Millions Lie In Sunken Ships
Coast resorts may see new beachgoing as salvage hunts rise after discoveries of mid-1700s gold coins near Sandy Hook New Jersey. Legends of vast sunken fleets persist from the Hussar and Lexington near New York, De Braak off Lewes, Republic near Nantucket, and Merida off Cape Charles with multi million dollars in coins and bullion lost to the sea.
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Washington
Sandy Hook
N_J
New York
East River
Hussar
Lexington
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Hell Gate Passage
Lewes
Del
Republic
Nantucket
Merida
Davy Jones
Cape Charles
Japs Stage Japanese Style Bull Fight in Tokyo
Tokyo plans a bull fight without Spainish elements like picadors or capes. The bulls, not matadors, carry the event with horn touching and pushing, with the loser disgraced yet alive. Historians note China endured about 40 civil wars in history.
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Tokyo
Spain
China
School Girl Hops Cities by Plane for Hockey
Eleven year old Janet Jones ran away from home on Monday to travel 1448 miles to New York and back to play hockey with a piano as a disguise. An airline official found her alone and she claimed she borrowed 75 dollars. She was flown home by the airline.
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George Eustis Paine
New York
Middletown
R.L
Paine
Chicago
Janet Jones
Janet
Benjamin A. Jones
New Yorker
Europe
British Troops Shine In Critical Moments At Kasserine Pass
A Saturday Evening Post piece highlights British performance at Kasserine Pass in North Africa. It notes the, near defeat of American troops, the decisive British order to hold, and soldiers sipping tea before charging, underscoring resolve in crisis battles.
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Saturday Evening Post
K. A. N. Anderson
First Army
Named in mockery the silhouette term origins
The word silhouette, commonly a filled profile drawing, was coined as mockery of Etienne de Silhouette, a French minister of finance (1709–1767) famed for petty economies.
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Silhouette
Etienne de Silhouette
Salvador stamps honor Mackenzie King with Roosevelt and Churchill
Stamp Corner notes El Salvador first to honor Canada's Mackenzie King with a portrait on a 15 centavos stamp and a 1 colon airmail stamp showing King with Roosevelt and Churchill. The issue marks the third anniversary of Roosevelt's death and follows decades of Salvadoran philatelic history.
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Salvador
Canada
Mackenzie King
Colon
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
Republic
San Salvador
Guatemala
United States
Britain
San Francisco
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Belgian Congo
Bahawalpur
Brahrain
Kuwait
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wackenzie King
Common Crow Worth $500 In Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE BC The common crow has become big game in the Cariboo with reports of $500 price tags. Washington state has tagged crows with bands worth up to $500, creating a crow fly way between districts. Neubreck of the Washington State Game Commission notes the highest claim ever is $25, prompting Cariboo hunters to stay ready for each crow.
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Williams Lake
Norm Schroeder
Harrison
Cariboo
Neubreck
Watch Fabrics That Are Flame-Resistant
Nylon fabrics vary in flame behavior and must be tested for each finish. Undyed all nylon melts when exposed to flame but self-extinguishes after flame removal. Finishes may alter burning rates and slow burning of mixed fabrics is possible. No universal rule fits all nylon constructions and finishes.
The Girl from Jones Beach and Beauty Trends
Betty and Lauren Bacall news mix with fashion notes on a Paris bathing suit invention for all figures. A New Yorker column quotes a European view on marriage dominance and a Pittsburgher quips about corset style belts. Detroit beauty shops report spending drops as women DIY home treatments rise.
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Lauren Bacall
Jones Beach
Paris
Detroit
United States
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Barney
Middlesex
England
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Pratt Kuhn
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Manila
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