Decrease in Cancer Death Rate Among Women in U S
New York reports a light fall in female cancer deaths after aging corrections, while male rates rise. Dr E Cuyier Hammond of the American Cancer Society notes 1946 is peak year for female cancer deaths with an adjusted rate of 12.75 per 100 000, citing improvements in medical care and early diagnosis as key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. Cuyier Hammond
American Cancer Society
Hammond
Statistica ‘Research Department
Society
United States
Crate
Haramond
Thoroughly Trained In Scottish Thrift
A man recounts Angus MacTavish teaching his dog thrift. The dog buries pennies each morning then digs up five pennies to buy six buns for five cents, illustrating clever Scottish frugality. The tale ends with the dog using past saved coins for a bakery purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Street Journal
Angus MacTavish
Angus
Fido
Silent keyboard patent promises noiseless key action
An inventor secures a patent for a keyboard with nonmoving silent keys. Each key uses a concave transparent surface with a photocell beneath, interrupting a light beam when touched to actuate the mechanism on electrically operated devices such as typewriters or musical instruments.
Stamp Corner traces airmail stamps from 1877 to postwar, with key issues
James Montagnres outlines the evolution of U S airmail stamps from private 1877 Buffalo balloon issues to 1946 four‑engine aircraft designs. The article notes regular 1918 stamps, later Graf Zeppelin flights, transcontinental and trans-Pacific marks, and royalties honoring Wright brothers with a Liechtenstein issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Buffalo
U.S
Frank
New York
Long Beach
California
New York State
Air Service
Chicago
Air Mail
Men may compete in fancy hat field
Montreal report on a hat designer and psychologist testing if fancy hats lift male mood. The piece jokes about men needing bright hats for morale and notes women fear the idea while highlighting gender stereotypes and a possible shock if men find comfort in frivolous headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ruth Millett
Mama
Papa
Lightning Kills Two Players in Army Cup Final Replay
In Aldershot England during a second half Army football cup final replay a forked lightning bolt struck a referee’s whistle killing two soldiers and injuring eight others including the referee. Spectators fled as the 3000 crowd watched the sudden tragedy and the whistle fell silent.
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Aldershot
England
Royal Armored Corps of
Bovington
121St Training Regiment, Royal Artillery
Capt. F. C. Green
Capt. Green
Football Association
MixedOdds A Sunlit Sampler Of Wit and Wonder
A collage of quirky notes on theft bee hives sharks eye traits and jokes about marriage fees memory gadgets cross eyes and price flurries. The riff covers a Toronto circus incident a heavyweight sports price tag and satirical quips from diverse voices.
Editor’s error sparks social scandal at Alabama weekly
Horace Tattersale, editor of a small Alabama paper, prints a plantation ball report without prior proofreading. The social item includes flirtatious lines about Miss Lucy Starbelle in white and Miss Theora Wilkins in black, provoking strong family retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Tattersale
Alabama
Society News
Tattersale
Lucy Starbelle
Theora Wilkins
Wilkins
Wall Street Journal
Hair Pattern Study Aids Criminal Detection
The article describes how each person’s hair cells create a unique microscopic pattern. This hair analysis can distinguish individuals and has been used when fingerprints are unavailable to help identify criminals.
Revival of Free Car Hoax Prompts Treasury Warnings
Washington reports a revived hoax claiming a 1943 copper cent yields a free automobile. The 1943 cent was steel coated with zinc, not copper, and no car reward exists. The Treasury has issued form letters denying any such offer amid inquiries from the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Canada
Treasury
Plant pitchers lure insects with water-filled leaves
The leaves of these pitcher plants form urns that hold water. Insects are attracted to the waters and drown inside the tube shaped leaves.
Polish exile settles on land in Winnipeg hatchery life
Wladyslaw Runcewicz once a wartime Polish finance official and millionaire, now living in a single room on Alexander Avenue with his wife in Winnipeg. He works at a local hatchery while planning to settle on a small farm to meet immigration rules. His past includes distillery ownership and 10,000 acres of forest, but expropriation left him penniless. He sent his daughters to Montreal for schooling, while training in poultry with help from local experts. He praises Canadian liberty and climate, and hopes to build a new life in Canada after a career spanning London and Vienna in the Polish ministry of finance and UNRRA work.
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Winnipeg
Alexander Avenue
Wladyslaw Runcewicz
Vilna University
Poland
Canadas
Runcewicz
Sacre Coeur
Montreal
St. Mary's Academy
H. C. Collins
China
Tokyo
London
Ministry of Finance
Inland Revenue Administration
UNRRA
United States Zone
Europe
Vienna
Canada
On the Side and Tales of Love and Life Excerpts
A strip of quirky anecdotes and light advice opens with playful musings on love and courtship, then shifts to short items about football bravado, marriage advice, a bluesy tune, and a Baltimore woman’s tall husband tale. The pieces mix humor and social observations from daily life.
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James Montagres
S Who
Wright
Liechtenstein
Indiana
Dayton
Ohio
Tata
Orville
U.S. Army
Austria
Dorothy Malone
Central Press
Philadelphia
Japan
George Bernard Shaw
Toronto
Jenkins
Detroit Baseball Club
Toledo
Dryden
Amn
Carroll
Stringbean
Ocean
South
Girls IN Blue
Bill Lennerts
Baltimorean
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