Serene Atmosphere at Dinner Table Essential for Digestion
Howard Vincent O'Brien argues in the Chicago Uy News that a calm dinner setting improves digestion. He compares a cat's calm digestion to family mealtime, noting parental lecturing and tension disrupt appetite, and suggests avoiding unpleasant topics at table to reduce conflict.
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Howard Vincent O'Brien
Chicago Uy News
Tabby
Bis
Junior
Daddy
Mother
First Army Air Forces flier safely ejected in test
First Sgt. Lawrence Lambert of Berkeley, W. Ve., ejected from a P-61 Black Widow at 300 mph during a supersonic safety test at Dayton. The ejector seat fired him clear, parachute opened after three seconds, and he landed safely, using the device as a safety factor for the XS-1 program.
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Army Air Forces
Lawrence Lambert
Berkeley
W Ve
Dayton
Lambert
Young Somerset Farmer Finds Roman Villa Remarkable Relic
Lionel Warrend an eighteen year old farmer from Pitney Somerset has again unearthed Roman villa remains near his home. Local archaeologists regard the find as one of the most remarkable Roman relics recently unearthed in the area.
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Lionel Warrend
Pitney
Somerset
Eng
Britain
Blacksmith James Cretney Keeps Traditional Craft Alive
Mountain View Ont James Francis Cretney aged 68 has practiced blacksmithing for 55 years. He forges light racing shoes for horsemen nationwide in a 190 year old shop near Mountain View, noting fewer horses shoeing as tractors and motor trucks rise.
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Mountain
View
Ont
James Francis Cretney
Card in a Bottle Sails From Ireland to Canada
A Dublin businessman William Girvan sent his card in whiskey bottles as they drifted at sea. One bottle reached New Brunswick near Gaspe after drifting across the Atlantic, was found by a local official, and sent to Ottawa for tide data. The card was then mailed to Girvan’s Dublin office with thanks.
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William Girvan
Montreal
Dublin
United States
Ireland
Girvan
Mr. Girvan
New York
Canada
Atlantic
Sirois
New Brunswick
Gaspe
Ottawa
Family Of Airmen Reunited In London After War Outset
A father and two sons, all airmen, met by accident in London and saw each other for the first time since the outbreak of war. Captain T Neville Stack, A F Co, famed for flying the first light aircraft to India twenty years ago, continues flying a wide range of planes with the Fleet Air Arm in India and recently led Navy planes back from Ceylon. One son, now a Wing Commander, won the Sword of Honor at Cranwell before the war, while the other son is a Squadron Leader.
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London
T. Neville Stack
A.f.co
Lancashire
India
Stack
Fleet Air Arm
Ceylon
Cranwell
Child Mistakes Cousin for Rabbit in Visit
A boy awaits his cousin Peter with excitement and bursts into tears, believing he has seen a rabbit at first sight. The moment reveals a humorous misunderstanding as Capper's Weekly notes the pair's reunion.
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Peter
Capper’s Weekly
Floating Church Visits Norwegian Fishing Villages
Northern Norway now hosts a barge built church that tours remote Tromsoe area fishing villages. The floating church, a gift from the Swedish Lutheran Churches and the World Council of Churches, follows paths left by churches destroyed during the occupation.
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Norway
Tromsoe
Swedish Lutheran Churches
World Council of Churches
North American bull snake emits thunderous bellowing
A North American bull snake produces a loud bellowing sound described as similar to distant thunder. The report notes the distinctive call as a notable behavior of the species in its natural habitat.
Fingerprint ID in policing roots back to 200 B.C.
The New York Times notes fingerprint identification is now central to crime detection and highlights Capt. Frederick F. E. Zwirz, 69, retiring after 45 years with the NYPD as the department’s oldest fingerprint expert. The piece traces early origins from China, Babylon, and 19th century scholars and authorities.
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The
New York Times
New York
Frederick F. E. Zwirz
Joseph A. Faurot
Scotland Yard
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
B.C
China
Henry Faulds
Tokyo
India
Hitler owes dog doctor after rescue
In Obersalzberg Hitler promised Dr Alphons Dopfer any reward if he saved his sick dog. The dog recovered but Hitler did not pay the 6000 marks. Dopfer, now 53, recalls the incident as forced labor and a stain on his service on the Russian front.
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Munich
Hitler
Obersalzburg
Alphons Dopfer
Dopfer
Napoleon's Odd Even Address System Originstory
Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with initiating the practice of assigning odd numbers to one side of a street and even numbers to the other, shaping urban naming conventions and navigational norms that influenced city planning and numbering schemes.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Swiss thrift and war footing seen through visiting Briton
A British visitor notes Switzerland's intensive use of cultivated land and wartime measures. He observes high prices for imported fruit, scarce heavy cream, and villagers harvesting hay on steep slopes. He describes civil defense efforts, air raid precaptions, and anti tank traps near Lake Zurich as reminders of the war effort.
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Switzerland
England
Lake Zurich
Christian Science Monitor
Manchester Mayor Praises Canada Aid During War
Councillor Hugh Lee, lord mayor of Manchester, told a Winnipeg luncheon that Canada ranks among world powers by her own exertions and merit. He thanked Canada for wartime aid described as the granary arsenal air drome and shipyard of freedom.
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Manchester
Hugh Lee
England
Winnipeg
Canada
Bamboo’s Rapid Growth Reaches Fifty Feet in Weeks
Bamboo grows rapidly with heights of 50 feet or more in five to six weeks. The report notes its swift vertical development and potential for quick landscape impact.
Eskimos Exposed to X Rays in Major Canadian Survey
Churchill Manitoba reports on a Royal Canadian Government medical survey of 6000 Eskimos in the Eastern Arctic aboard the HMS Nascopie. About a thousand already had X rays and eye exams, with few tuberculosis cases found, and glowing gratitude from natives for spectacles and care.
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Churchill
Arctic
North
Not Loyal Danish Royal Family Split Over War
The New York Post reports that Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein, German-born wife of Prince Harold, entertained Nazis during the occupation. King Christian ordered her to Germany after liberation, but allowed a two day visit as Harold lay dying. He keeps the window with two Nazi bullet holes as a memory.
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Denmark
Helena
Schleswig-Holstein
Christian
Prince Harold
Germany
Copenhagen
Harold
Summer Palace
Rosenborg Museum
New York Post
Industry revived Silk industry under American guidance in Korea
Korea moves to revive its silk sector with American Military Government guidance. Top grade Japanese silkworm eggs are imported, mills are being re equipped, and technicians trained to replace former Japanese workers.
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Korea
Berlin a ruin in a class by itself, says Poling
Dr Daniel A Poling describes Berlin as the most destroyed European capital, with every district touched and buildings unfit to live in. He recalls walking its streets and noting the Dome and Unter den Linden transformed by war, and asserts Goering’s boast could not survive.
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Daniel A. Poling
New York Post
Berlin
London
Naples
Cherbourg
Rhine
Pacific
Alden Hotel
Unter den Linden
Angkor-Wat
Indo-China
Kurfurstendam
Goering
Hiller
Polio Strikes All Classes Warns Doctors
Strikes adults and children alike with uneven fatality. initial symptoms may be gastro intestinal trouble and fever before stiffening of muscles and possible paralysis. No satisfactory preventive or specific treatment exists. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis notes polio waves cycle every four to six years and urges vigilance and reduced exposure during epidemics.
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National Foundation For
Priceless urn gifted to Chifley after Greek grave soil consecration
A 2,500 year old Corinthian urn containing soil from Australian troops graves was presented to Prime Minister Chifley by A. Stratigos who traveled with it to Australia. The urn was consecrated by Archbishop Damaskinos, the Greek regent, before the journey.
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Greece
Chifley
A. Stratigos
Australia
Damaskinos
Delicate balance of plane propellers intrigues experts
Plane propellers require extreme balancing as a cigarette paper placed on one blade can alter a 10 percent load, causing the propeller to reel on a testing axle. This observation highlights sensitivity in aircraft drive systems and the precision needed in aviation engineering.
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