Fingerprint Gem Identification May Aid Jewelers Worldwide
The Polonaise star ruby, last seen before the 1929 crash, reappears in discussion as jewelers pursue fingerprinting to identify gems. Washington dealer Theodore Grape found a near perfect star ruby he suspects is the famed stone, now enlisted with the American Gem Society to standardize microscopic imaging for quick, universal verification.
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Washington
United States
Wall Street
Palm Beach
Europe
Theodore 8
Grape
New York
Paris
Ciety
Canada
John S. Kennard
Boston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Decorative Plants Light Up The Porch For Summer Enjoyment
Decorative plants enhance outdoor porches and terraces during summer. Select and place hanging baskets, porch boxes, and tubs with proper drainage and soil. For shade, use ferns and foliage plants. for sun, choose marigolds, vinca, geraniums, and petunias. Regular watering and periodic washing keep plants healthy while away.
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New England
Star of Bethlehem
Lobelia Crystal Palace
Winnipeg veteran runs ranch in basement with chinchillas
Ex RAF veteran Charles Addison in Winnipeg operates a basement Bar-X ranch featuring Andes chinchillas. He paid 1250 dollars for six young animals, noting high coat values and limited Canadian ownership. Chinchillas breed twice yearly, live 12 to 15 years, and require minimal annual food costs.
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Winnipeg
Charles Addison
R.C.A.F
Canada
Addison
Chapman’s
Inglewood
Calif
M. F. Chapman
North America
Andes Mountains
United States
Double pleasure pattern for needlecraft fans
This notice promotes Pattern 7089 featuring transfer of one Sx17% and two 7 by 14 inch motifs for filet-crochet edging. It highlights improved pattern visuals with charts and photos and complete directions. To obtain, send 25 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue East Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Edmonton Flyers MVP and signing notes stir hockey news
Al Rollins of the Edmonton Flyers is voted most valuable player and Doug Anderson named most popular. Montreal Canadiens sign Doug Anderson and Bud MacPherson from the Flyers. Art Somers to coach Regina Cup seniors. Walter Broda hopes for three more seasons. Southern Alberta Junior Hockey league expands with Drumheiler artificial ice plans and teams including Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Bellevue.
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al Rollins
Edmonton Flyers
Doug Anderson
Montreal Canadiens
Bud MacPherson
Art Somers
Winnipeg
Joe Fisher
Medicine Hat
Joe
Eeee Walter
Turk) Broda
Hocky
W. C. W. Stanley
High River
Drumheiler
Lethbridge
Bellevue
Calgary
83 Year Old Man Refuses Bath After Vow at 17
Des Moines report of Floyd Caldwell of Venice Illinois, 83, being picked up by police and bathed at a county farm. He refused the bath insisting he vowed at 17 to quit bathing to live longer, adding he felt pretty good but cautioned it was too early to tell. Human officer Joe Moore noted the order for a bath.
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Des Moines
Floyd Caldwell
Venice
Ill
Joe Moore
County Humane
Caldwell
Pulitzer Winners Named for 1948 Best Play and Fiction
Columbia University in New York announced the 1948 Pulitzer prizes. Tennessee Williams won for A Streetcar Named Desire and James A. Michener for Tales of the South Pacific.
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Tennessee Williams
James A. Michener
Columbia University
New York
Ontario mother regains chance at sight after eye offer
A 30 year old Ontario mother in Spragge who has been blind in one eye since childhood received a possible chance to regain sight after replying to a Saskatchewan man who offered to donate an eye. Doctors in Toronto performed an operation for a detached retina and give her a 50 50 chance to see again. The cost is covered by the Canadian Institute for the Blind and Blind River municipality.
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Toronto
Ontario
Saskatchewan
June Folz
Spragge
Ont
James Dawson
Paradise Hill
Sask
Tit
Don Sims
Canadaan Institute For the Blind
Blind River
Sault Ste. Marie
Helpful kitchen hints and fabric tips from a vintage guide
This snippet offers practical cooking and home advice including glazing baked ham with maple syrup, a rayon jacket dress for summer wear, stain removal with blotters, dill in chicken soup and dairy dishes, plus Dill enhancing mashed potatoes and overnight flavors in cream or cottage cheese.
Smile of the Week Visitor Praises Health Record
An elderly visitor boasts an eighty six year long medicine free life and attributes it to not being friends with the doctor. The remark is noted as a witty exchange with the town's oldest inhabitant.
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John Peterson
Retreat Press
Mary Ostman
The
Board of Trade
Kelowna
B.C
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Salvation Army
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