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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
12
Desiccants like silica gels, developed during the war, are now sold in retail stores to prevent mildew, mustiness, and damage from moisture. They absorb moisture without dripping, can be dried and reused, and work anywhere in or around containers. color change signals when replenishment is needed.
Paris dispatch reports the weekly France Dune article listing French don ts for polite behavior. It laments lost polish and cites rules such as not kissing a lady's hand in public and never blowing one s nose at meals.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey crosses the plate in a game against the Athletics as part of a four man feat noted in the report.
A collection of social conduct cautions from a bygone era includes tips on dining manners and hosting etiquette. The text notes that gloves and kissing hands on the street are improper and comments on etiquette in entertaining writers. It also reports North Carolina posting the nation’s highest draft rejection rate with 37 percent of white men and 53 percent of Negro men deemed unfit. A card of thanks from J E King expresses gratitude to friends, nurses, and doctors after his wife’s illness and death.
In Frankfurt a U P report says five hundred army typewriters are missing as GIs and civilians loot them to fund cheap holidays in Paris. US military police note calculating machines also fetch strong dealer interest as agents trace a diplomat pouch and a GI caught with 14 Paris-bound items at the frontier.
A six year old former Navy pilot named Robert E. Lee broadcasts Bible story dramatizations to children in isolated Midwest and West areas including Alaska and China. The programs air on nearly 30 stations with university students from Minnesota and St Olaf assisting. A Sunday school by mail course has enrolled about two thousand youngsters under Evangelical Lutheran Church supervision.
Oscar the robin broke a wing and could not fly up to his tree. Bernard Kehose built a small ladder so the bird could hop rung to rung. The ladder helped Oscar reach the tree until his wing mended and he could fly again. Commonwealth Pier in Boston Harbor measures 1200 feet by 400 feet with berths for five 100 foot vessels.
Minneapolis dispatch reports the War Assets Administration has sold 250000 acres of World War II land back to former owners and others. The government paid about 15.48 million dollars and recovered roughly 52 percent of the original price, about 34 dollars per acre, with proceeds from sales to veterans and state local governments. Erle Johnston calls for partnership capitalism for world markets.
MINNEAPOLIS Dr Harold B Hanson, Minneapolis public school psychiatrist, warns against excessive babysitting by girls. He links rising emotional breakdowns in high school and junior high girls to babysitting and outside activities, saying girls are pushed into adulthood too soon and become over stimulated.
Firemen praise a swift, simple rescue that underscored service as they recount an incident in Superior. The tale highlights trained response and efficient teamwork during the emergency.
A lime-filled boxcar ignited in the railroad yard as firemen waited. A switch engineer towed the blazing car five blocks toward firefighters for control.
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