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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
6
The set asks how Romans applauded the ancient way and covers facts about the Grand Canyon length, the equator’s path through South American countries, heart size, trout migration, and whether a wolverine is a small wolf.
A list of disparate statements includes gestures with togas 200 miles long about Colombia and a fact about the human heart. It also notes limited yes and no answers and references a wolverine as a big weasel.
A new radar warning instrument integrated with an improved radar altimeter promises to greatly enhance airline safety. It provides immediate terrain alerts both visually and audibly, enabling pilots to pull up from 2000 feet to as low as 300 feet when obstacles loom, reducing hazards in poor visibility.
A father suddenly improvises a story for his two children Barbara and George Henry. He blends Goldilocks with an elephant visiting their cabin, as the bears chop wood and the big animal helps keep them warm. They eventually share a larger doorway and live happily ever after.
Reports from behind the Iron Curtain claim the Czech government has orders to clear hundreds of army barracks for anticipated Russian troop concentrations near the American zone in Germany. Signs point to new Berlin and Paris oriented signposts, 15 new air bases staffed with Russian aircraft, and a purge of dissidents in European Communist parties as Moscow readies for a potential showdown under Premier Stalin.
A new insecticide named Pyrene, developed by U S Industrial Chemicals, is in production and claims broad effectiveness after three years of tests. It can be applied as oil sprays aerosols emulsions dusts or wettable powders and is non toxic making it safe for use in grain bins homes gardens and on animals without affecting meat dairy or poultry.
Two years after Congress, in July 1946, voted to sabotage price controls, official figures show meat prices up 191 percent since May 15 1946, rents under controls up 17.6 percent, gas and electricity regulated at 2 percent, and general food prices up 214.1 percent over the 1935-39 average.
President Truman meets James Patton of the National Farmers Union who urged dramatic action on Berlin. Patton questioned war risk and pressed for long range farm measures including soil conservation rural electricity and rural school aid.
Pentagon planners revisit a 1942 air corps proposal to create about 50 UN bases worldwide. An international security force would operate these strategic hubs to deter aggression and prove the UN’s commitment to peace.
A fashion notice previews two pattern designs No 8303 and No 8237 for sizes 12 through 42 with white eyelet tops and pastel dresses. It notes fabric yardage, sleeve details, and urges readers to view the new Fall and Winter Fashion book with a free pattern inside, priced 25 cents.
Yale art historian Theodore Sizer seeks information about John Trumbull paintings to complete a comprehensive checklist and locate works. The effort follows Yale Library’s acquisition of Trumbull’s notebook detailing early works and notes Trumbull’s ties to Yale New Haven and Connecticut during the revolutionary era.
The piece notes about 4500 drownings yearly in the United States. It cites first time entrants to water seasons, weak winter and spring conditioning, and fatigue as factors. It warns that unsafe swimming beyond shore and other risky acts lead to fatal outcomes.
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