Britain Fears Beetle Invasion that Destroys Houses
London reports fear of a house longhorn beetle known as hylotropes basalus threatening European structures. Scientists warn if the pest crosses the Channel it could spread westward and reach the Western Hemisphere. The beetle attacks seasoned soft woods in buildings and reproduces rapidly.
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Great Britain
Europe
Western Hemisphere
London
Hylotropes
Denmark
Germany
Fashions In Color Schemes
Color-focused decorating notes describe turquoise and pale yellow nurseries, cactus greens with coral accents, ice blue dining rooms with crimson and parchment, multi shade greens in living rooms, bright white garages, and practical tips on refinishing shades and preserving garden furniture.
Widowed by Lightning Strikes Twice for Mrs Mayme Johnson
Mrs Mayme Johnson of Laporte Indiana has become widowed twice by lightning in six years. Her husband Keith Johnson aged 26 was killed by lightning near a lake. Her first husband Walter James died in 1945 while working on his farm.
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Mayme Johnson
Laporte
Ind
Whalebone Described as Fibrous Roofed Whale Origin
The material known as whalebone has no bone properties. It is a fibrous substance growing on the roof of the mouth in certain whale species.
Pneumatic Tube Transit Forecast For City Commuters
Col. Sidney H. Bingham predicts future commuters could ride privately owned projectile vehicles via basement pneumatic tubes to work. He describes motor power as compressed air or jet arrangements, high speed electronic control, and networks linking houses to main arteries. He calls it a flight into fancy yet urges readiness to rethink urban transit.
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New York
Sidney H. Bingham
New York City
Doctors record cries of unborn baby in California
Two Hanford physicians say they heard and recorded the cries of an unborn baby for perhaps the first time in medical history. The mother, Mrs. Frank Avilez, 24, is due to give birth within two months. doctors requested anonymity.
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Hanford
Cal
Calif
Frank Avilez
Forgetful guests fill Chateau Laurier lost and found
The staff at Ottawa's Chateau Laurier report a steady stream of left items from guests. Maids tag belongings with room numbers and owners are contacted. most items return, while valuable pieces and oddities like an upper plate or baby clothes are held for two months.
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Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
Canadian National Hotel
Boone County ham sells for record price at fair
Boone County's champion country cured ham weighing 14 pounds sold for 199.38 dollars at the county fair. The entry was submitted by J. B. Mead of Harrisburg Missouri.
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Columbia
Boone County
J. B. Mead
Harrisburg
Dumb Blonde Still Has Chance For Marriage
A Chicago psychologist told the American Psychological Association that high school aptitude tests cannot predict which girls will marry early. He cited data showing dumb blondes as well as brunettes and redheads have no pattern in marriage timing, while boys who become medical students scored higher on verbal, numerical, spelling and grammar tests.
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Chicago
George K. Bennett
The
Psychological Corporation
New York
American Psychological Association
Intelligent children often come from skilled workers say experts
Edinburgh psychologist Dr J Maxwell argues that a child’s intelligence does not closely reflect parental intelligence, noting that many bright youngsters come from skilled manual worker families. He promotes balanced living as the path to mental development.
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Edinburgh
J. Maxwell
Flowers and crops of Korea mirror Canadian varieties
Edwards, a 31-year-old quartermaster in Korea with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, catalogues Korean flora and crops. He notes many wild and cultivated flowers match Canadian species, describes hibiscus as Korea's national flower, details grasses, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and melon crops, and mentions local farming practices and prices in won.
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Edwards
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Korea
Canada
Q.M
New England
Nature Lessons and Moose Visitor at Pevensey School
Percy Ghent recounts a rare moose sighting at a one room school in Pevensey Ontario where students crowded near windows as a bull moose watched them before wandering back to the forest. The piece also explains black fly larval nests and the air inflated pupal skin that launches the mature fly into the air to begin its life cycle.
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Percy Ghent
Maritimes
Pevensey
Algonquin Hills
Ontario
Parry Sound
Nature
Five Copies of Gettysburg Address in Lincoln Handwriting
Report notes five surviving copies of the Gettysburg Address written in Abraham Lincoln's own hand. The documents are preserved as remarkable artifacts of the Civil War era and U.S. history.
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Lincoln
Dead man breaks Monte Carlo bank after roulette spins
An elderly man at Monte Carlo bet 50 francs on No 17 and won five consecutive spins as the ball landed on the same number. He remained still, then died, and a doctor testified he had been dead since the second spin. The crowd watched as the bank fell.
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Monte Carlo
No. 17
Camel Hair Brush Not Near a Camel Says Report
A fragment notes analysts doubt the brush described was actually camel hair and suggests it never approached a camel. The wording implies skepticism about the brush's origin and its relation to camels.
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