Scientist claims North Sea wall marks Atlantis site
German pastor Spanuth says a diver on the Baltic coast area near Helgoland found a man made wall eight feet high and 900 yards long in the North Sea, claiming it as Atlantis remains. He cites bronze age ruins and amber reports as corroboration and plans a funded expedition and book.
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Helgoland
Spanuth
Plato
Spanith
Atlantis
Baltic
Christ
Rock Island
North Sea
State Museum
Kiel
Korean Farmer Remembers His Plane Ride
A Korean farmer plowing in a Korea theater of war is carried by medics after his ox trod on a mine. He recovers, aids at a hospital, then is flown aboard a helicopter bound for Inchon, only to be returned to his field after a remarkable airborne scare.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Inchon
Earth
North
South
West
East
Task Not Easy For Parents Of Prodigy
TUJUNGA Calif Leonard Ross’s parents face a challenge raising a child prodigy who studies radio engineering reads encyclopedias and almanacs adds fractions and memorizes rulers of England and U.S. presidents. Lenny recently passed two FCC exams a novice and a commercial radio operator’s cert with morse code skills.
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Tujunga
Calif
Leonard Ross
England
United States
William Ross
Lenny
Federal Communications Commission
Easy Way To Identify Birds
A compact guide notes bird name origins reflecting appearance or behavior. It cites examples from many species such as Baldpate ducks Razor-billed auks Nuthatches Hoot owls Chickadees whip-poor-will flicker bobwhite bobolink turnstones canvasback pintail golden eye shovel er duck loons kingbirds oven birds cedar waxwings catbirds cardinals scarlet tanagers and saw-whet owl, linking names to traits.
Gems of Thought Echoes Providence and Pride
A collection of short quotations about providence, reform, justice, and acceptance. Notable lines reference Mary Baker Eddy, William Shakespeare, May Riley Smith, Arthur Hugh Clough, and Horace. The passages urge trust in divine guidance and patient, ethical conduct in pursuit of good outcomes.
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Vox Populi
God
Mary Baker Eddy
William Shakespeare
Providence Trust
Arthur Hugh Clough
Exhaust From Chimneys Now Good For Plants
In Trail British Columbia the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company reports a new scrubbing system that treats factory exhaust with ammonia to produce ammonium sulfate and steam. Experts say the emissions are similar to fertilizer and pose little harm to nearby foliage except on misty calm days when moisture causes visible haze.
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Trail
B.C
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Danish Arctic Author Chooses Quiet North for Stories
Montreal reports Danish writer Estrid Ott, famed for children’s books and travel pieces, prefers the Arctic to heat. She has lived across Iceland Lapland Greenland Spitsbergen and now travels through Quebec to gather material for Scandinavian papers and Danish radio talks. Her husband, met in Hong Kong, favors warmth.
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Montreal
Arctic
Estrid Ott
Canadian Arctic
Quebec
Hong Kong
Decorating living and dining rooms with focus walls
Francis James outlines methods to decorate combined or arch separated living and dining rooms. Use coordinated yet contrasting wallpapers, draperies, and chair fabrics to create interest while maintaining a unified color palette. When rooms are combined, emphasize a focal wall to distinguish dining from living areas.
Planning The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth Is Big Job
Britain’s Duke of Norfolk, 44, long tied to royal ceremonies, oversees the coronation plan for Queen Elizabeth II. As Earl Marshal and ceremonial head, he directs details from Westminster Abbey to seating and pageantry, drawing on centuries of precedent while managing vast estates and revenue from Arundel Castle and other properties.
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Queen Elizabeth
London
Britain
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
England
Richard III
Earl of Arundel
Duke of Edinburgh
Norfolk
Westminster Abbey
George V
Yorkshire
Derbyshire
Sheffield
Littlehampton
Arundel Castle
Windsor
French War Bride Successful Horticulturist
Saskatoon report profiles Mrs. W Kennedy a French war bride who won prizes three years running in the Saskatoon Horticultural Society competition. She credits climate comparisons Normandy Saskatchewan and a simple fertilizing regimen with plant transplants guiding her colorful garden terrace and boulevard. Born in Normandy she joined the French resistance before returning after the Allied invasion in 1944.
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Saskatoon
W. Kennedy
Saskatchewan Horticultural Society
Normandy
Saskatchewan
Kennedy
Gadget Cuts Aircraft Noise From Trans-Canada’s North Star
Montreal report highlights Merlin William MacLeod of Trans-Canada Airlines who developed a cross-over exhaust to halve engine noise after three years of work. The device targets North Star aircraft used on trans Atlantic and cross Canada routes, marking a career from auto racing to bush flying to passenger transport.
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Montreal
Merlin William MacLeod
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Mac
Manitoba Wilds
Flower Pot Hater Takes Revenge in Garden Shed
Newport Wales park gardener's 15 year old assistant, tired of washing pots, smashed 328 prize chrysanthemums valued at £125 after being mocked as a pot washer. A juvenile court fined him £5.
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Newport
Wales
Famous chairs repaired in New Glasgow
In New Glasgow Nova Scotia the famed chairs used by Charlottetown Fathers of Confederation will be restored. Preston Fraser of Prince Edward Island is handling the delicate repair chosen by Premier Walter Jones in consultation with Fraser to restore the seats to near original condition.
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New Glasgow
Charlottetown
Fathers of Confederation
Union of Canada
Prince Edward Island
Preston Fraser
Walter Jones
P.E.I
Fraser
TRY AND STOP ME By Bennett Cerf
A humorous tirade from a newspaper advertising manager compares women to newspapers listing traits and punchlines. The piece ends with jokes about manners, cannibal chiefs, and a wife who “puts the bite on them” at dinner.
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Bennett Cerf
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Asia Minor
Libya
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Atlantic Ocean
Strait of Gibraltar
Encyclopaedia
Germany
Dept At
National Health
Providence
Riley Smith
Horace
Central Press Canadian
Canada
External Affairs Department
Pamela MacDougall
Chelsea
Que
Vivienne Allen
Vancouver
Diplomatic Corps
Denmark
Francis James
Aaren
Flower Pot Hater
Africa
M. Harrison
Cray
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