World Happenings Briefly Told Highlights From The Week
A London auction sold 32 unperforated Canadian stamps from 1808 for £206. Prof Massey warned atomic energy will not influence industry for a decade. Sir Herbert Baker died aged 83, creator of the Bank of England. Canada’s 1945 wool output rose to 19,626,000 pounds, up 347,000 from 1944. The Rodney may be the next British battleship scrapped. Princess Margaret Rose attended her first public appearance at a Bethnal Green children’s club. Britain records 20,000 annual accidental deaths and nearly 1,000,000 injuries. Winston Churchill’s Surrey estate given to the British Legion for ex-servicemen care. Canada to launch a June clothing drive for Europe’s distressed populations.
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Herbert Baker
London
Bank of England
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
London Daily Telegraph
Princess Margaret Rose
Bethnal Green
Britain
London News Chronicle
Sevenoaks
Kent
Eng
British Legion
Winston Churchill
Europe
Educating Canadians to Maintain Peacetime Reserve Forces
Brig. G. A. H. Trudeau urges education of Canadians on the need to sustain reserve navies armies and air forces. He promotes associations like United Service Institutes to keep wartime ties alive and to explain defense obligations as Canada builds five reserve army commands and an active core for training.
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Canada
G. A. H. Trudeau
C.B.E
M.D
Brig
Trudeau
Navy
Army
Air Force
United Service Institutes
Brig. Trudeau
German scientists aided Allies with atomic bomb hints
An article notes German scientists shared theories with Allied powers while German works circulated abroad. Oscar Mollari claims German nuclear studies aided the atomic bomb project, despite censorship and limited success in warding off Allied information leaks. The piece reflects on wartime information control and Allied unity through the British Commonwealth.
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Oscar Mollari
U.S
Britain
Apsley House A Wellington legacy in old London
The Duke of Wellington's Apsley House in Piccadilly, once royal land given for war veterans, might be sold to the government. The site crowns Green Park and Hyde Park views but its preservation hinges on legislation as the Great Duke’s modern fate looms.
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London
Piccadilly
Duke of Wellington
West End
Green Park
Rotten Row
Hyde Park
Apsley House
George II
Great Britain
Apsley
Wellingtons
Brandon Sun
London Guilds Keep Ash Wednesday Traditions Alive
The Worshipful Company of Stationers continues its Ash Wednesday procession and cake ritual first set in 1612 though WWII destroyed many gowns and halls. Liverymen may send representatives to collect cakes, preserving a 1556 founded tradition amid war and changes. The piece also notes a sun spot temperature around 4700 C, cooler than the spot-free surface by about 1000 C.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
City of
Unique 10 Ton Paint Job On Queen Elizabeth at Esquimalt
Canadian Paint and Varnish Magazine recalls the 1942 large scale painting of the Queen Elizabeth during her conversion at Esquimalt British Columbia The operation used 20 000 pounds of paint and 24 dozen 44 inch brushes valued at 4000 dollars It served both camouflage in perilous seas and rust protection to preserve ship operation.
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Esquimalt
B.C
Canada
St. Thomas Times-Journal
London firm to build electric organ rivaling foreign makes
A London firm is developing a new electric organ claimed to surpass foreign competitors. The two-manual instrument plugs into mains power and operates without pipes or wind, using loudspeaker units with a flat aluminium diaphragm. It costs under one thousand pounds versus two thousand pounds and up for similar pipe organs.
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London
Exeter man buys 105-foot infantry craft for home use
W. H. Hobbs of Exeter England has purchased a 105-foot infantry landing craft. He plans to convert it into a family home with a bath hot and cool water and electric light.
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W. H. Hobbs
Exeter
Devon
England
Conservatory of Music and Art Opens for Canadian Army
A new conservatory operated by the Canadian Y M C A opens in Aurich Germany for Canadian Army Occupation Force personnel. It offers nine classrooms with eight German instructors, drawing 180 applicants though only 55 can be accommodated. Students praise the program for advancing musical education and creative studies amid cross border supply challenges.
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Conservatory of Music and Art
Aurich
Germany
Y.M.C.A
Super
Harvey Hodgins
Vancouver
Pte
C. J. Homick
Windsor
Ontario
Queens Own Rifles
Cpl. G. Tostowaryk
Arbakka
Manitoba
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Frank Haufek
Winnipeg
Conservatory
Ratzeburg
Lubeck
Holland
Knights of Columbus Instrument Depot
London
Rmn
L. Massey
Montreal
Ontario Salt Beds Open Vast Supply For World
An editorial in the Kitchener Record argues Ontario salt beds beneath Goderich to Amherstburg hold enough supply for 90 000 years. It notes beds 1000 feet thick spanning about 3000 square miles with modern mining via brine pumping and evaporators. It cites historical salt trade and taxes as indicators of salt’s long economic importance.
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Kitchener Record
Canada
Ontario
Goderick
Amherstburg
Moose Jaw
Abyssinia
Africa
Tibet
Many Food Wasters and Worldly Wasteful Habits
The Vancouver News-Herald laments wasteful behavior across society. It notes a nation of eaters who discard edible meals, cites Canadian children rejecting meals, and observes spoiled youths becoming wasteful adults. It also mentions partial restaurant consumption and a historical note on music printing in 1465.
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Vancouver News-Herald
Health League Defends Milk Pasteurization in Canada
The Health League of Canada argues against natural milk claims and urges provincial compulsory pasteurization. Ontario’s law cut milk borne diseases. pasteurization is safe, preserves taste, and does not remove essential nutrients. Canadians can ensure safety via pasteurized milk or simple home methods with league guidance.
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Health League of Canada
Ontario
The
Health League
111 Avenue Road
Toronto 5
Unknown Great Interview Reveals Historic Misconceptions
An American correspondent spoke with a Russian soldier in Berlin who believed Winston Churchill was American and had never heard of President Truman. The piece recalls a Northumberland farmer in Gladstone's era who likewise knew nothing of the prime minister.
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Berlin
Winston Churchill
President Truman
William Ewart Gladstone
Northumberland
Gladstone
Potatoes for Brazil Test Seed Shipment From Canada
The agriculture department announced that the Superior School of Agriculture at Vicosa Minas Gerais Brazil ordered a sample shipment of Canadian seed potatoes for testing at an altitude of 2000 feet where potatoes have not previously been grown.
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Agriculture Department
Superior School of Agriculture
Vicosa
Minas Gerais
Brazil
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