Left Behind Weapons Haunt German Hillsides
The Chicago Daily News reports vast U S military gear left in postwar Germany. Tens of thousands of trucks tanks and guns sit idle at collecting points while salvage and demilitarization plans loom. Many vehicles lack mechanics and spare parts. some equipment has already been shipped home but much remains to rust.
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United States
Germany
Jack Bell
Chicago Daily News
Europe
D-Day
America
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Never Offer A Policeman A Drink In Timmins
A Timmins man, drunk, visited the police station to offer a drink to an officer on duty. The officer refused the potion and the man left his details for magistrate court. The piece mocks the incident with multiple morals and notes likely court outcome.
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Timmins
Oficer
Timmins Daily Press
Canning at Home Time for Prepared Homemakers
This piece urges homemakers to sort canning gear now and prepare for the season of shortages. It notes abundant early produce and offers community groups for guidance on safe canning methods to ensure better meals and health next winter.
Cable rate between Britain and North America in 1858
In 1858 the rate for telegraphic cables between Great Britain and North America stood at 35 a word, reflecting the cost of long distance international messaging in that era.
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Great Britain
North Americas
Sword Donated to Museum From Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The sword of Union officer Capt. S. M. Neighbor from an Ohio infantry regiment, killed in the 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, was donated to the National Battlefield Park Museum in Marietta Georgia after 82 years. The Neighbor family sent the weapon to be displayed as a memorial.
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Marietta
Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park Museum
S. M
Bitumen as Ancient Roman Hydrocarbon Term
The phrase notes how Romans used bitumen to refer to diverse hydrocarbons and related substances, reflecting historical naming practices in classical literature and trade.
Russians claim life extending serum praised and feared
The Chicago Daily News questions a Russian serum touted to extend life to 150 years. It notes practical limits and fears a mind breakdown, likening it to a dangerous atom bomb and suggesting real progress would be a safe long life or a voyage to another planet.
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Chicago Daily News
Britain to Aid French Air Force in Equipment and Training
Britain agrees to train French personnel in the use of British equipment and to license manufacture of British aircraft engines and spare parts in French factories. The program covers aircraft for French units, training schools, maintenance, radio and radar gear, and UK training for French Naval Air Arm personnel.
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RAF
Britain
French
Naval Air Arm
France
French North Africa
French Equatorial Africa
Indo- China
North Africa
R.A.F
United Kingdom
Beaver builds dam after man leaves ladder in Idaho
A Mayfield resident observed a beaver at work below a steep bank. Believing the stream would dry up, he left a ladder for the animal. The next day the beaver gnawed the ladder into chunks and used them to construct its dam. The incident is described as oddly human by the Chicago Sun.
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Mayfield
Idaho
Chicago
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester entertain Bounty descendants
The Duke and Duchess visit Norfolk Island, meeting Bounty descendants at a traditional island feast. They observe rising modern amenities including cars radios and radar, and attend a Royal race meeting at Kingston.
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Duke
Gloucester
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Norfolk Island
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Pacific
New Zealand
New Hebrides
Duke and Duchess of
Philip Island
Kingston
British Columbia Plans Large Douglas fir Reforestation Effort
The British Columbia government will seed Douglas fir in nurseries for a 20,000,000 tree crop for 1948 reforestation. Planting this spring reached about 6,500,000 young trees on Vancouver Island, with government nurseries producing roughly 10,000,000 annually. Labor shortages and bad weather limited efforts, while industry and government together completed the spring planting.
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British Columbia
B.C. Forest Service
Vancouver Island
Two Year Wait For Canadian TV Says RCA Expert
K V Swinton manager of RCA Victor Montreal told a Rotary Club in Victoria that television will not be generally available in Canada for another two or three years. He traced television history since 1873 noting ongoing advances and emphasized that current equipment will not be quickly obsolete. He described TV as a network service with programs transmitted like radio and priced sets ranged from 150 to 400 dollars. He called television a public service moving from lab to mainstream with vast entertainment education and advertising potential.
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K. V. Swinton
R.C.A. Victor Co., Ltd
Montreal
Rotary Club
Victoria
Swinton
United States
Curtain Cure Alls Window Winners Pattern Idea
Instructions 7005 offer six curtain styles using old material and optional new fabric. To obtain the pattern send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name and address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Tsung-lo Wang
Shanghai
China
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