World Happenings Briefly Told
Temple church in London to be restored after damage in the 1940 blitz. A Persian rug fetched 36000 at a New York auction. Wolverton street roller skating banned in Buckinghamshire. Three Russian parachutists set an international stratosphere jump record. Canadian and Swedish timber at Plymouth docks rose 700 percent in early 1947. Churchill asks livestock show entry in Kent. Mountbatten remains in Navy per authoritative word. Nehru envoy heads London culture project appeal in Bombay. Canary that sang God Save the King dies in Sussex at 15 1/2 years. Bobby the canary famed in 1937.
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Bexhill
Sussex
England
Bobby
Britain
London
How Animal Trainer Kept His Act Going
Phil Harris learns of a circus act featuring a lion and lamb. The trainer says the act is thriving with a "Friendship of the Lion and the Lamb" but admits occasional quarrels, solved by buying a new lamb. The vignette reflects show business resilience with a humorous twist.
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Phil Harris
Jack Benny
Harris
Digest
Unusual Job Winding 300 Clocks in Boston Homes
A Boston clock repair shop proprietor winds clocks in Back Bay mansions from noon to 3 p.m. as owners stay busy or too wary of their timepieces to wind them themselves. He maintains a regular list of 300 clocks.
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Boston
Back Bay
Business Opportunity Plastic Ornaments
Advertisement offers a plastic ornament business with a 25 year expert instruction book. Provides materials and guidance to start a profitable venture, promising ready for sale items for gift and novelty shops. Respond by sending $1.00 to Kingsway Art Studios at 1375 Kingsway Vancouver B C.
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Kingsway Art Studios
Kingsway
Vancouver
B.C
Rain radar hints at approaching showers
Radar shows clouds gathering with rain possible. Forecast hints at showers moving in from the coast, with potential light to moderate rainfall in the afternoon and early evening.
Good Reason Why Appetite Failed
Dwight Morrow explained to friends he was preoccupied not absent minded. He hurried down the street, met a friend, and agreed to dine at a nearby restaurant. While ordering he claimed a light appetite, but the waiter interrupted that he had just eaten there minutes earlier.
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Dwight Morrow
Morrow
Antique definition debated by dealers before 1830 threshold
The article discusses how antique status is defined among dealers as items manufactured prior to 1830, outlining varying opinions on what distinguishes antiques from later collectibles.
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Damaged Page
Fragmented crossword clues list includes horizontal and vertical hints with mixed legible items such as animal terms, measurements, and place names. The readable fragments reference germanic crafts and a few proper nouns, though many entries are garbled.
Health League of Canada inspires global health activism
A Canadian article extols the Health League of Canada as a citizen-led group free of professional or government ties. It notes its unique ability to shape public opinion, influence policy, and drive health improvements, earning international attention and broad public support. The piece credits decades of dedication and compares Canadians favorably on health consciousness.
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Health League of Canada
Health League
Canada
League
Hiccups Tied to Fatal Prolonged Attacks In Historical Case
A recent report notes a hiccup attack that lasted four days and 12 hours, resulting in a man's death. Another case describes a woman with three attacks since 1941, each lasting six weeks and halted only by phrenic nerve surgery to save her life.
Griddle Cake Rolls From Corn Flakes Mix
Corn flakes are ground to crumbs and mixed with flour baking powder sugar salt and egg milk and shortening. The batter is cooked on a hot greased griddle turning once, then rolled with butter and brown sugar. Yield twelve rolls.
Swans Down Icebox Cookies Method and History
Instructions for icebox cookies using Swans Down cake flour butter sugar and egg yolk with vanilla. Dough rolled shaped chilled and sliced or pressed then baked 400 F for 4 to 5 minutes yields 60 cookies. A note credits Ctesibius circa 250 B.C. with inventing the first fire extinguishing machine.
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Ctesbius
B.C
Famous bell maker Edmund Taylor dies in England
Edmund B. Taylor head of the firm that forged the 17 ton great Paul bell for St Pauls Cathedral London and bells for Canada the United States South Africa Australia and New Zealand died recently in Loughborough Leicestershire His firm supplied bells for the Rainbow Peace Towers carillon at Niagara Falls in Canada over the years
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Loughborough
Leicestershire
Eng
Edmund B. Taylor
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Canada
United States
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Taylor
Niagara Falls
Praying Mantis In Bank Causes Uproar In Montreal
A three inch green mantis appeared at the Bank of Montreal window in Montreal startling a bank full of girl clerks. The insect performed its prayer like moves until a male employee captured it and placed it in a box, after which normal activity resumed.
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Montreal
Bank of Montreal
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Winston Churchill
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Edenbridge
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Royal Navy
Vv. K. Krishna Menon
Pandit Nehru
Bombay
Noel B. Montagnon
Guido
Fis
Ssa LD
Liniment
Robert Reynolds
Brockville
Mr. Reynolds
Western Canada
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Shumans
Sean
Little Reggie
Margarita
Mom
Peggy
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Priscilla
Lin
Haze
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