Canada to Spend $700,000 to Settle DPs
Geneva report quotes William Hallan Tuck urging Canada to provide 350000 to a refugee organization to add ships and possibly fly refugees here. He notes Britain has taken 45000 DPs in eight months, more than any other country, with Canada at 11500 and the US studying a 100000 intake in two years. He cites global schemes and warns that one million homeless refugees may wait four more years without policy changes.
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Geneva
Wiliam Hallan Tuck
Tuck
Canada
Britain
Belgium
France
United States
Australia
Venezuela
Norway
French
Dutch Guiana
Cameroons
Ethiopia
Angola
Vitamin C from Citrus Juices Tops Daily Needs
Daily glass of canned orange or grapefruit juice easily meets vitamin C requirements. Citrus juices provide the full daily amount, while grape, prune, and apricot nectars offer little. Pineapple juice gives only a small portion and costs more. oranges and grapefruit remain the best, most economical sources.
Victoria Boy Catches Rare Hand Saw Fish in Cove
In Victoria British Columbia 16 year old Paul Norton wrestled a four foot sabre toothed deep sea fish from a rowboat. He chased it ashore with a stick after the creature battled him. Museum director Clifford Cari notes the rare hand saw fish typically lives at great depths.
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Victoria
B.C
Paul Norton
Paul
I. Clifford Cari
Treasures Worth Millions Lie In Sunken Ships
Coast resorts may see a rush of divers after coins from the mid-1700s near Sandy Hook New Jersey. The report notes sunken ships along coasts hold vast riches, citing the Hussar off New York, the Lexington near Hell Gate, the De Braak near Lewes and other wrecks with multimillion dollar cargos and risky salvage histories.
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Washington
Sandy Hook
New York
East River
Hussar
Lexington
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Hell Gate Passage
Lewes
Del
Republic
Nantucket
Merida
Davy Jones
Cape Charlies
Japs Propose Safer Tokyo Bull Fight Style
In Tokyo officials plan a Japanese style bull fight with no picadors matadors or capes. Bulls enter the ring lock horns and push each other, with any fall or retreat punished by whipping. The loser is disgraced yet alive, unlike bullfights in Spain.
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Tokyo
Spain
School Girl Uses Plane To Play Hockey
Eleven-year-old Janet Jones disappeared from Chicago school for a day and flew 1,448 miles to New York and back. An airline official alerted police when no one met her in New York. she claimed to have borrowed $75. The girl was returned home aboard a plane.
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George Eustis Paine
New York
Middletown
Paine
Chicago
Janet Jones
Janet
Benjamin A. Jones
New Yorker
Europe
British Troops Stand Fast In Critical Moments At Kasserine
In a Wind sor Star review of the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, the piece argues British troops excel in crisis. It highlights General Anderson’s order to advance, a German push on American lines, and a British mindset of tea first and resolve to fight on.
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Saturday Evening Post
K. A. N. Anderson
First Army
Named in Mockery Silhouette and Etienne de Silhouette
The term silhouette arose as mockery of Etienne de Silhouette a French minister of finance 1709 to 1767 famed for frugal economies. The word later described a simple profile drawing filled in with black.
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Silhouette
Etienne de Silhouette
Stamp Corner Highlights El Salvador and Global Stamp Issues
El Salvador becomes the first Central American nation to honor Mackenzie King with a portrait stamp, alongside Roosevelt and Churchill on 15 centavos and 1 colon airmail values issued April 12. The piece also surveys Salvadoran stamp history from 1867 to 1944, notable sets, overprints, and themes. It notes other new issues from British colonies and Indian states, plus a call for readers to contact the Advertising director for stamp sales or exchanges.
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el Salvador
Canada
Mackenzie King
Colon
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Salvador
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
Republic
San Salvador
Guatemala
United States
Britain
San Francisco
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Belgian Congo
Bahawalpur
Brahrain
Kuwait
Common Crow Worth 500 Dollars In Cariboo
Williams Lake B C crow hunting draws attention as Washington state bands crows up to 500 dollars. Norm Schroeder heard at Harrison game convention that a crow fly way connects the Cariboo to Washington. Neubreck of the Washington State Game Commission notes the highest paid crow ever is 25 dollars, prompting local hunters to stay alert for any crow.
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Williams Lake
B.C
Norm Schroeder
Harrison
Cariboo
Neubreck
Watch Fabrics That Are Flame-Resistant
Nylon fabrics may melt when exposed to flame and self extinguish after flame removal. Finishes affect burn rate, with undyed all nylon burning more readily than expected. Mixed fabrics with nylon can burn slowly, and no universal rule fits all nylon textiles due to varying constructions and treatments.
Experts Build Moving Plastic Eye Linked to Good Eye
Scientists developed a plastic eye that tracks with the movement of the user's healthy eye. The device aims to aid people with limited mobility in one eye by providing synchronized motion and potential visual alignment benefits.
On the Side and Horses and Women in 1940s culture notes
A compact collage of social musings and fashion chatter. E V Darling notes romantic heartbreaks and aging, while a note on Lauren Bacall's bathing suit fears leads to a Paris designer’s inclusive New Look. A Pittsburgh reader quips on corsets for men and women, suggesting health belts. Detroit beauty shops report slower business amid home beauty trends and a home permanent wave kit.
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Lauren Bacall
Jones Beach
Paris
Admiral Dewey
Manila
London
Che Chase
Pak
Detroit
United States
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