Canada’s tobacco industry grows most of its leaf locally
The article notes Canada largely produces its own tobacco with 110,358 acres harvested yielding 141,384,000 pounds last year. The crop, valued at $50,000,000, supports about 300,600 people and involves stages from curing at 180 degrees to ageing in hogsheads, with modern plants producing 1,200 cigarettes per minute and moisture proof cello packing. Quebec and British Columbia are also cited as fine producers.
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Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Soothsayer Declares Hitler Alive in Argentina
An Italian soothsayer, Achille d Angelo, claims Adolf Hitler survived and hides in a western Argentinian river town, aided by a submarine escape from Denmark just before V E Day. He cites a four-man party and a woman as Hitler’s entourage and notes his own occult credibility.
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Rome
Achille d@Angelo
Adolf Hitler
Argentina
Denmark
Signor d’Angelo
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Flour from wedding cake nourishes golden anniversary
Brantford Ont. recalls a long lasting gift as Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Carter celebrate a golden wedding. Flour from their original wedding cake, baked years ago, was used again to make their anniversary cake.
Bridlington Casket Buried With 1947 Records
A casket buried under Bridlington town hall road contains 1947 records and a letter from Mayor F. F. Millner to a man not to be born for 200 years. A paving stone over the grave instructs not to dig up the casket until 2197.
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Bridlington
Yorkshire
F. F. Millner
Swedish Housewife Holiday Fund Financed Trips
Government 500000 kroner funded two weeks paid holidays in Sweden for 16731 housewives last summer with all expenses covered, enabling extensive domestic travel and recreation across the country.
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Stockholm
Motorcyclist Saved by Shoelace in Tram Collision
A motorcyclist in Auckland owes his life to a shoelace wedged in a tramcar bolt. He was dragged about 30 feet with his head two inches from the wheels. He escaped serious injury due to the lacing catching and preventing a direct crush.
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Auckland
World Happenings Briefly Told
British cotton yarn and cloth production peaks after the war. Ipswich town hall clock receives its first overhaul in 80 years. St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London gets a gift of 1540 in dirty bills. Warren Butler, 104, of Lincoln Maine, says he watched nearly 500 movies in 1947. A 294 pound Dolly Varden trout from Lake Pend Oreille Idaho is named world record by Field and Stream. Grasshoppers unlikely to threaten next year’s crops says J L Eaglesham. Atomic powered ships forecast within a year or two by H J Bhabha. Greece outlaws strikes with military penalties. Pakistan Boy Scout leaders seek royal patronage and Mohammed Ali Jinnah named chief scout.
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Lake Pend Oreille
Sandpoint
Idaho
Field and Stream Magazine
J. L. Eaglesham
Alberta Agriculture Department
H. J. Bhabha
Indian Atomic Energy Board
Atomic energy week opens with claim of two million ton bomb
Glasgow University expert Dr Curran says an atomic bomb could equal 2,000,000 tons of high explosives. He notes such a device could be smaller than some bombs used in World War II.
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Glasgow
8S. C. Curran
Glasgow University
Curran
Germany
Colored aluminum factory opens in Lanarkshire Scotland
A new Lanarkshire factory will soon produce colored aluminum that resists scratching stays bright and cleans with a duster. The process applies to costume jewelry fancy goods and furniture.
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Lanarkshire
Scotland
Doctors Use Electric Shocks To Revive Boy
In Chicago a 14 year old boy near death after a chest operation had his pulse stop and blood pressure fall. Surgeons reopened the chest and massaged the heart for 35 minutes while assisted breathing continued. Two series of direct heart shocks restored a normal rhythm and the boy recovered fully.
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Boy
Chicago
Cleveland
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ancient Etruscan dentistry with carved ox tooth bridges
Etruscan dentists around 2300 years ago crafted false teeth by carving a single ox tooth to replace two human teeth and securing them with gold supports. This early dental ingenuity shows use of local materials and metal fittings.
Next War to Be Fought by Germs
Nobel laureate Dr. Arthur H. Compton warned that future warfare may hinge on germs rather than bombs. Speaking in Los Angeles with Washington University alumni, he warned germ warfare could spread disease before atomic arms reach maximum effect. He noted Soviet prowess in biological research and mused that Russia might favor germ tactics to deter or defeat enemies.
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Los Angeles
Arthur H. Compton
America
Washington University of
Burglar Takes New Car for a Joy Ride in Indianapolis
A discriminating burglar stole a 1948 model from a showroom and apparently sought only a joy ride. The vehicle was found behind the building undamaged with 400 extra miles on the speedometer.
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Indianapolis
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid and Word List
A scrambled crossword with horizontal and vertical clues lists includes terms like Fish sauce, Animal's foot, Mathematical term, Money drawer, To behold, Directed, A Chinese money, Causes to droop, Symbol for samarium, A plant of the arum family, Corded with, Nullifies, A slender finial, The dirt, Exists, Strokes lightly, Tune, Parcel of land, Kind of cloth, At any time, Swordsman's dummy stake, Large beer glass, Hebrew letter, Prefix down, Friend greeting, Chinese wax, Fencing sword, Objective, Period of time, To fasten, Printer's measure, Answer to Last Week's Puzzle.
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N. Africa
Faroe Islands
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