Sealed bids for interior and exterior building work in Georgia
Sealed bids in triplicate will be received at the office until 2 P M on May 24, 1949, for furnishing materials and labor as specified. Bids opened publicly following the deadline. Specifications dated March 25 1949 and drawings noted therein. Obtain specs from the Division Engineer DHS Buildings Administration Washington DC. Lloyd Gensel, Division Engineer.
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Bas “Works ‘Agency
Niewilding
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Pete Annex
Georgia
Eas
U.S. P.O
DHS Buildings Administration
Lemon
Washington
D. C
Lloyd Gensel
Norwegian Minister to Speak at Donalsonville Church
Dr. Ogmund Ulvedol, pastor of Stavanger Methodist Church in Norway, will preach at Donalsonville on June 5. He previously spoke during a March visit with Bishop Arthur Moore for dedications across Seminole County. Ulvedol, on leave in America, is pursuing post graduate studies at Candler School of Theology and holds a Master’s Degree in Theology.
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Donalsonville
Cra
Ogmund Ulvedol
Methodist
Stavanger
Norway
Ulvedol
Arthur Moore
Seminole County
Alvedol
America
Candler School of Theology
Bishop Moore
Europe
Black market cigarettes cheaper than legal Italian sales
In 1949 Rome a man imports 10 cartons of American cigarettes and sells two for 5200 lire, about $9. Legal Italian prices charge 350 lire per pack, about $6 per carton. The state monopoly keeps profits high, while hotels and bars profit by reselling smuggled cigarettes.
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Rome
Italy
America
Apothecary Term Used Differently Across Regions
The word apothecary has varied meanings by region: in the United States Scotland and Europe it means druggist while in England it refers to a physician. This linguistic contrast highlights how historical medical vocabularies diverged.
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United States
Scotland
Europe
England
Swedes Stage Gym Festival in Stockholm
Stockholm hosts a world gymnastic festival featuring 14 500 participants at the opening on July 17. About 6 000 housewives nationwide will perform mass calisthenics, with 50 American women and teams from Britain Belgium and Nordic countries expected. Three years of prep underway as crowding concerns rise.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Foroe Islands
Zephyr the electric brain aims to land in homes soon
In a sardonic look at future tech, HAL Boyle touts Zephyr the electric brain built by Dr. Harry Huskey for the U S Bureau of Standards at UCLA. The device could translate languages compute large sums predict weather and even balance a family budget while replacing minor executives in offices. He notes the pilot model may cost about 200000 and sees the home use as its main role.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Adam
Papa
Mama
Zephyr
Harry Huskey
U. S. Bureau of Standards
University of California At Los Angeles
Einstein
California
D Id
Ramp Brings Non-Squat Milking To Conway Farm
Conway Arkansas farmer H O Proctor unveils a milking ramp that raises cows to the level of the milker. By using electrical squeezers the farmer eliminates back bending and cut six squats per cow per day, saving about 36 000 stoops annually by milking twenty cows twice daily for ten months.
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Conway
Ark
H. O. Proctor
Proctor
Local troubles plague two Indian states
Two years after independence India and Pakistan face a crisis in one party systems. Central governments remain sound while provincial governments in border areas flounder amid feuds mal administration and corruption. West Punjab shows repeated ministry failures forcing direct British governance.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
All-India Congress
Moslem League
Karachi
Punjab
Sir Francis Muddie
Cistern accident saves boy as father suffers cold shock
In Cutler a three year old boy Shelby Slusher fell into an eight foot cistern while chasing a cat. His father Lawrence Slusher a minister-businessman dived and rescued him with help from George Reeves who pulled the boy to safety. The father was treated for a bad cold and shock.
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Cutler
Tim Sonny
Shelby Slusher
Mary Lou
Lawrence Slusher
Shelby
George Reeves
Shisher
Archery Duty Law Binds English Men of Medieval Era
In medieval England a law required all men aged 16 to 60 to practice archery. The mandate framed civic duty around the bow, shaping military readiness and social obligations of commoners.
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England
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