Engineers Across Mackinac Straits Lay 26 Inch Pipeline
In St. Ignace Mich a team of 200 engineers and petroleum men completed a cross straits pull of a 26 inch pipeline weighing 166 pounds per foot. The operation extended the Lakehead pipeline line from Superior Wisconsin to Sarnia Ontario and involved hours of stoppages by a Coast Guard cutter. The project connected with the existing line from Edmonton Alberta and took three days to finish.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Straits of Mackinac
Wheate
Coast Guard
Mackinaw City
Lakehead Pipeline Company
Superior
Wis
Sarnia
Ont
Edmonton
Alta
Human nose detects 16 000 000 odors says researcher
Raymond M Hainer of Cambridge Massachusetts explains the nose can distinguish about 16 000 000 odors. Each nostril has about 1 900 glomeruli with 24 nerve fibers from each glomerulus to the brain forming 50 000 possible signals. Odor strength depends on the number of activated fibers and the amount of chloroform.
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Raymond M. Hainer
Cam
Dr. Hainer
Chicago Cops Red Faced Over Plane Gun Arrest
Chicago police faced embarrassment after two New York officers aboard a Midway bound flight were found with guns. A detective escorted the pair to headquarters where they produced their weapons and police identity cards. The two, a captain and a lieutenant, were taken to their hotel. We save cab fare they joked.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
New York
Gallant Accident Involving Martha Tilton and Husband
Singer Martha Tilton explains a broken leg after an onstage mishap with her husband who lifted her to celebrate a moment. Tilton calls him gallant and handsome while noting the fall and injury.
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Martha Tilton
Martha
Miss Tilton
Silage cap aims to cut decay and spoilage on farms
A heavy plastic airtight cap for top filling silage reduces rotting and molds. It can be installed by one person in under an hour and resists juices, ice, grease, moisture and chemicals. Tuberculosis is rare in dogs but reported occasionally, mainly in dogs aged one to five years, with weight loss cough and gland enlargement.
Mule Retires To Green Pastures At Fort Benning
Tom the Army mule ends a long service career at Fort Benning as the last of his kind in the Third Army. He retired to civilian pastures after 20 years, bought at auction by Col R J Whatley of Coline bus Georgia, and will retain Army companionship in civilian life.
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Fort Benning
Army
Third Army
Tom
Col
R. J. Whatley
Colinebus
Georgia
Memphian Minister Gets $325 Refund for Burned Currency
Grace Gospel Church pastor John J. McGehee, once a missionary in China, received $325 from the Treasury Department for destroyed U.S. currency. The refund came after a plea by Rep. Clifford Davis of Tennessee. The minister and wife burned the serially numbered notes used in prayer and in a New Testament during past wartime tensions.
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Memphis
Treasry Department
John J. McGehee
Grace Gospel Church
China
Reds
United States
Clifford Davis
Tennessee
Thirty Women Register As Lobbyists in 1953 First Quarter
Washington report notes thirty women registered as lobbyists in the first quarter of 1953. Twelve registered for the first time under the 1945 Lobbying Act, while eighteen filed quarterly financial reports showing earnings from minimal to up to 10 000 dollars annually. Highest salaries came from the National Milk Producers Federation of Washington at 9 750 dollars plus expenses. Elizabeth A Kendall reported no salary and five dollars in expenses.
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Congress
National Milk Producers‘ Federation of Washington
Elizabeth A. Kendall
Springfield Protest Over Railroad Whistle Tunes
Residents in the northeast section of Springfield protested to the city council about the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad tooting whistles too often and long. They objected when tunes like Yankee Doodle began, claiming they could recognize at least two tunes. A railroad spokesman cited standard procedures.
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Springfield
Chicago and Ilinois Midland Railroad
Chess By Mail Matches Grow Among Firms in Toronto and England
Chess by mail links A V N Aircraft Co Toronto players with Thomson Houston Co England participants. Each move is sent on an air mail form within 48 hours. Games average 80 moves and 15 cents per mailing, costing about $9. Weeks pass per game.
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Toronto
A. V. Nac Aircraft Co
Corn terminology across regions and crops
The term corn varies by region with England using it for wheat, Scotland and Ireland for oats, and Australia and the United States for maize or corn on the cob. This regional shift shows how language reflects local agriculture and crop importance.
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England
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
United States
Early mechanical piano powered by hand pump in Napoleonic era
The second French Empire era featured dance music supplied by an early mechanical piano operated by a side handle. This device allowed performers to generate music without a pianist, reflecting innovations in automated music during Napoleon III's time.
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Napoleon Ili
Frozen Orange Juice Becomes Nationwide Favorite Drink
The USDA reports frozen orange juice is growing in popularity and consumption. Household purchases run about 55 million gallons yearly, with hotels and restaurants adding to demand. Output is about 50.6 million gallons this year, and cold storage stocks total 23.242 million gallons.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Water Bombs Used To Curb Bush Fire
Ontario’s Lands and Forests ministry reports water bombs from bush planes slow fires in tinder-dry areas fastest. Planes land near blazes, unload fire fighters, fill paper containers with water, and drop them to douse flames. Each container holds 3½ gallons and breaks on impact to spill water.
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Irononto
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Landlord Sets His Own Rent Rules in St Louis
Arval H. Pulley, now free from federal rent controls, raises rents from 26.25 to 30 dollars monthly and adds 15 dollars per pet. He issues 19 behavioral rules including a 10 PM curfew and bans on dining in yards with penalties of 10 to 15 dollars for violations.
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Pt. Louis
Arval H. Pulley
St. Louis
Highspeed Toll Roads Planned in East
Washington Virginia and Massachusetts announce new high speed toll roads, costing about 400 million dollars. The Virginia route runs north south roughly parallel to US Route 1 linking proposed Maryland road to North Carolina Turnpike. The Massachusetts road runs from near Boston toward the New York state line.
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Washington
Virginia
Massachusetts
Boston
New York State Line
Squirrel Returns After Homesick Escape From Park
A Virginia homesick squirrel with a creased ear wandered from a state park after 37 were relocated to curb yard rodent numbers. The exact path back remains unknown though officials say exile was not reconsidered.
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Richmond
Virginia
Vapitel Grounds
Dead squid wards divers on New Caledonia shores
A dead squid lashed to a pole frightens lobsters along New Caledonia’s coast. Divers in goggles and gloves can now catch lobsters with less risk, using the decoy to steer away from the wary crustaceans.
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New Caledonia
Model town Norris Tennessee sells citizens own homes
Norris Tennessee reports a rare status with every resident owning their home and no delinquent taxes or bonded debt. Five years prior, Henry Epstein bought the town for 2 107 500, acquiring 341 dwellings, schoolhouse, and 1 284 acres. The mayor notes investment recovered from sales amid a single major crime in town history and minimal police activity.
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Norris, Tenn
Norris
Henry David Epstein
Philadelphia
Epstein
United States
R. G. Crassno
Vienna Taxis Still Hand Cranked Amid Surviving Fleet
Vienna operates about 1,300 taxis mainly 1912 to 1920 models, praised as modern marvels surpassing London Paris Rome. 100 surplus U S Army sedans may aid service. Some cabs require hand cranking and interiors rely on crude upholstery while flowers brighten cabins. Drivers endure parts dropping and doors detaching as they survived two world wars.
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Vienna
London
Rome
Paris
U. S. Army
Legion
Canadian Tells Why Women Buy at Dietetic Association Meet
At the Canadian Dietetic Association convention Mrs. W. R. Walton Jr. lists nine motives for women buying goods. Reasons include peer pressure, uniqueness, popularity, appearance, import status, scarcity, beauty, bargain value, and simply because.
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Ottawa
Canadian Dietetic Association
W. R. Walton, Jr
Canadian Association of Consumers
Modern Fuels Are Aid To Motoring Economy
A survey shows a worn jalopy with DIY repairs can run at two to three cents a mile while a newer car costs about eight cents and a higher end car around ten. Modern owners are much better off than in 1903 when operating costs ranged from 10 to 20 cents per mile. Two gallons today do the work of three gallons in 1925, yet pre-tax fuel cost is roughly unchanged.
Motorized Mailmen to Test Scooters in Cities
The U S Post Office conducts experiments with scooters hand carts and special trucks in Nashville Houston Miami Milwaukee and Washington to speed delivery and cut costs while relieving arches.
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U. S
Cat Found in Engine Delights Syracuse Driver
James E. Knapps car coughed and sputtered and investigators found a large blob of matted fur under the fan belt. He freed the Angora cat, which seemed none the worse for wear.
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Syracuse
James E. Knapps
Crisis Deepens as Britons Desert Pubs for TV
London reports a pub crisis as television keeps patrons home after sundown. With 4,469 London pubs, beer sales plummet and the industry considers innovations like a mobile pub to reach fans at matches and events.
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Britain
London
53 Million Cars and Trucks on U.S. Highways Reported
The Department of Commerce notes a record number of 53 million vehicles on highways last year including 9.2 million trucks and 240 thousand buses. California leads with 5.15 million registrations, followed by New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio, with state totals up 2.6 to 4.2 percent in various categories.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Ohio
Finals
Michigan
New Jersey
Indiana
Massachusetts
Knoxville youth to receive monthly stipend on grades
Charles W. Davis the Knoxville grocer left his foster son Charles Gordon Davis 14 dollars a month while he makes passing grades. If Davis graduates college he will receive 310,000 less the monthly payments. failing a subject may revoke the stipend.
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Knoxville
Charles Gordon Davis
Young Davis
Davis
Charles W. Davis
London Dog Show Origin and Early History
The London Cruft's dog show began in 1886 by Charles Crift who started as a clerk selling dog biscuits for James Spratt. It drew 5865 entries and 56000 visitors, with the first event at the Royal Aquarium Westminster hosting 600 animals. Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and royal households patronized the early show as it grew under the Kennel Club.
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London
Cruft
Charles Crift
James Spratt
Royal Aquarium
Westminster
Victoria
Edward VII
The
Kennal Club
British Isles
List of Certified Seed Growers Is Available
The latest directory of certified seed growers for 1954 planting is being distributed to county extension directors. It lists growers with 45 958 acres of certified crops, up from 29 579 in 1952, marking the fourth largest certified acreage in the association’s history.
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Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Robinson
Asso
Boy Earns Own Way in Hartford as immigrant youth works hard
A 12-year-old Sicilian immigrant living in Hartford supports himself by working for two newspapers, snow shoveling, running errands and odd jobs while attending school. He rises at 4 a.m. and works until 6 p.m. His notable milestone was withdrawing 150 from the bank to buy his mother a silver set.
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Hartford
Conn
Sicily
America
200 Years to Go Pisa Leaning Tower Faces Topple Plan
Washington reports experts estimate the Leaning Tower of Pisa could topple in about 200 years unless strengthening work is done. The marble monument leans further at about .04 inches per year as Pisa, with a population around 50,000, depends on tourists for its main income from visitors who come to view and climb the famed structure.
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Washington
Pisa
Grain crops rise on near-record oats acreage
The article notes a surge in grain production driven by a near record area planted with small grains, especially oats, with 1947 1948 and 1956 referenced as benchmarks. It highlights oats as the main factor behind the higher output.
Yield Record Set By Miller On Small Plot
Fred Miller of Odebolt reported a remarkable 110 bushels per acre yield this fall, achieved on a small 1.5 acre plot. The result highlights high efficiency on limited land despite the modest plot size.
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Fred Miller
Odebolt
40 Years of Service for Bell's R O Rogers at Estherville
R O Rogers completed 40 years with the Bell Telephone Company, the last 30 years serving as manager in Estherville. His tenure highlights dedication to the local plant and community communications.
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Estherville
R. O. Rogers
Bell Telephone Company
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