Experts Find Wine And Women Don’t Mix Well
Paris based American Society for the Appreciation of Fine Wines formed last December with about 15 members. Cofounders Arthur B. Scharff and Brandon Shea say the group focuses on wine and food, discouraging distractions like wine and women. Scharff debunks wine myths, criticizes wicker bottle cradling, and notes taste guides vary by preference. He recalls Paris years with few drunks, citing two in twelve years, one American.
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Paris
American Society For
Arthur B. Scharff
Scharff
Brandon Shea
Foreign Liquidation Commission
Shea
Washington
France
Sackbut Early Form of Trombone Described
Britannica defines the sackbut as an early form of trombone, outlining its historical development and distinguishing its slide mechanism from later varieties.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wooly Mammoth Marrow Taste Stirs Echoes Of Prehistoric Life
HAL BOYLE recalls artist Charles R. Knight who painted prehistoric scenes and studied ancient humans. Knight describes a 10,000 year old mammoth marrow tasting like rancid grease and reflects on Cro-Magnon man and modern humanity.
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Hal Boyle
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Knight
Siberian
J. P. Morgan
Pinchott
Pennsylvania
Charles A. Beard
Europe
Bryce Canyon: A Bad Place to Lose a Cow
The article recalls Bryce Canyon's stunning pink rock formations and its 1928 designation as a national park named after Ebenezer Bryce. It quotes Bryce's remark that the area was a bad place to lose a cow, reflecting a light anecdotal reaction to the scenery.
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Bryce Canyon
Bryce National Park
Utan
Ebenezer Bryce
Vorman
Bryce
Good Breakfast Nutrition Guide
A historical note describes a recommended breakfast layout with portions for grain cereal or bread, dairy, protein, and a beverage. It emphasizes balanced items such as rust juice, eggs or meat, and fortified fats alongside milk or coffee.
Hoey probes fee paid for government contracts
North Carolina Senator Clyde K Hoey, leader of the Senate Investigating Committee, announces an inquiry into a $1,000 payment for help in obtaining government contracts. The New York Herald Tribune cites Paul A Grindle of Massachusetts saying he paid the sum to James V Huntbottom, identified as a former army officer.
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North Carolina
Clyde K. Hoey
Senate
New York Herald-Tribune
Paul A. Grindle
Massachusets
James V. Huntbottom
Roosters Help Fishermen on Tasmanian Coast
Hobart reports at a Returned Soldiers League Congress described dogs and roosters guiding inshore fishermen along reefs near shore. D W Burton urged a campaign for small lighthouses to mark Tasmanian coastlines. He claimed knowledge of local dogs’ barks and roosters’ crow to locate reefs.
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Hobart
Tasmania
D. W. Burton
Returned Soldiers League
Congress
Tasmanian
Bill Smith
Bill Jones
Birds that roam travel with nests on ferries and trains
Chicago curator Austin Rand notes tree swallows nest on ferries between Ogdensburg and Prescott across the St Lawrence River, and barn swallows nest in open baggage cars on a railway between Atlin Lake and Carcross. The birds gather nesting materials from shorelines and feed from either side as their routes move.
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Chicago
Austin L. Rand
Chicago Natural History Museum
Ogdenburg
N. Y
Prescott
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Canadian
U. S
Rand
Atlin Lake
Carcross
Lake Marsh
Yirkon
Portchester Youth Registers Hole in One on 131-Yard Hole
Jesse B. Jacobson, 20, shot a hole in one on the 131-yard third hole at Green Valley course using a No. 8 iron after advice from another player. His 18-hole score was 100, the report notes as part of a broader piece about veterans and fishermen.
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Portchester
N. Y
Jesse B. Jacobson
Green Valley
U S Steel and CIO Union Recess Pact Talks Indefinitely
Pittsburgh June 23 AP The U S Steel Corp and CIO United Steelworkers recess pact talks indefinitely. The union finished its verbal presentation and Murray plans a written pregenation for Monday. Additional sessions expected. US Steel rejects company financed pension and seeks wage and insurance terms. The union, representing 175000 workers across six subsidiaries, faces Jones & Laughlin talks starting yesterday with union demands and company counter moves anticipated.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Phillip Murray
USW
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Fruit Marmalade Defined as Jelly and Preserve Mix
A fruit marmalade combines jelly and preserves by adding fruit in distinct slices or shreds and cooking until clear. The mixture then remains suspended in jelled juices, creating a hybrid preserve.
Ring solves mystery of missing man in Wyndham
Two men in Wyndham in north western Australia captured a 14 foot crocodile. In its stomach lay a man's gold signet ring initials J Ty. Police recalled John Thompson a young refrigeration engineer who vanished after falling from a wharf in July 1948 and whose body was never found. The ring explains the disappearance.
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Lyndey
Wyndham
Western Australia
J. Ty
Johnn Thompson
Lipstick Prevents Train Fire On Oklahoma Platform
Lucien Oklahoma passenger A D Schnaith used lipstick to signal a fire on a freight train journal box. He drew fire on cardboard while Engineer Otto Brammer and Conductor Dan Wright halted the train, stopping disaster.
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Lucien
Okla
A. D. Schnaithman
Otto Brammer
Dan Wright
Cleaning wax furniture with proper cloths
Use a clean soft nitless cloth a dusting mitt or vacuum attachment rough brush. Never use an oiled dustcloth.
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