Nebraska town adopts youngsters in week long program
In Bassett Nebraska the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church organized a week long adoption program. Forty six Bassett families hosted the children on ranch farms and in town families. The youths met their temporary parents at the Methodist church and began a 225 mile journey home after a week.
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Bassett
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church of
York
Methodist Church
Perry Everett
Rabbits Bought for Wife Kitchen Prank Prompted by Self
A Billings customer requested all rabbits from a shop window then revealed he planned to release them in his wife's kitchen. The store crated 15 rabbits with feed for delivery amid surprised clerks. The rest of the clippings note Easter lilies developed by USDA breeders and statistics on oil use and British railways.
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Billings
Mont
US Department of Agriculture
Beltsville Research Center
Marian Martin Pattern 9034 Teen Jumper and Blouse
Advertisement for pattern 9034 by Marian Martin claiming easy sewing in tubular jersey with shoulder-tucks for a perfect hang. Details list teen sizes 10 12 14 16 with yardage 1 1/2 yards 50 inch fabric for jumper and 1 1/2 yards 35 inch for blouse. Include 25 cents and mail to Monroe Evening Times Pattern Dept New York NY with size name address and style number.
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Monroe Evening Times
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Oxford Group Plans Jan Mayen Arctic Expedition
An Oxford University expedition will depart soon for the Arctic island of Jan Mayen to conduct glacier surveys and biological research. Led by John A. Marshall, a Sydney University graduate, the eight or nine undergraduates are all ex servicemen. They will sail on the Norwegian polar ship Polar Bjorn halfway between Greenland and Norway.
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London
Oxford University
Arctic
Jan Mayen
John A. Marshall
Sydney University
Greenland
Norway
Polar Bjorn
Machine Age Turns Out Plastic Chop Sticks Fast
In Seattle a plastic chop stick maker produces 12 pairs a minute and plans to export a million pairs to China. Officials say plastics are cleaner and more sanitary than bamboo and can be bent without distortion and washed at up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Seattle
China
Britain plans 100 inch telescope memorial to Newton
Britain announces a memorial project to honor Sir Isaac Newton by building a 100 inch telescope at an estimated cost of 1 million dollars. The plan recalls Newton’s discovery of gravity and aims to advance scientific progress. Earlier Paris banned coal burning due to beliefs about fumes causing disease.
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Isaac Newton
Britain
Atabrine Found Safer Malaria Treatment with Full Quinine Powers
Research indicates Atabrine a quinine substitute offers safer use for malaria while retaining all suppressive antimalarial effects.
Dangers of Using Lamp Shades With Cellophane Wrapping
Heat from the bulb and air movement cause the cellophane to shrink. This tension bends the shade frame and distorts its shape. Dirt seeps between the strips leaving streaks that resist cleaning.
Canner Labels Must Meet Grade Standards
The rule states that foods labeled Grade A Grade B or Grade Cc must meet the USDA defined requirements for the specified grade. Authorities enforce proper labeling to ensure product quality aligns with the grade claimed.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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