World Happenings Briefly Told
Henry Billyard of Vancouver offers to sell one eye for 1.40 dollars with no bids so far. Wall paintings from the 14th century are found in St Marys Church Tar Crawford Dorset England. Fred James aged 65 retires after 15 years as chief press officer for the Dominion agricultural department. Offence Defence and an ear sword at a portcullis become RAF fighter command motto and badge. Twenty crates of milk flood a garden in Hackbridge Surrey when a milk cart horse bolts. Tuna tagging begins in British Columbia fisheries for the first time to study the species. Two men rob a Fort Worth service station attendant of 89 dollars after ringing up a no sale. Heavy WWII anti aircraft guns dismantled on Wimbledon Common to free land for food. Arlene Gibson 23 Lincoln Nebraska fined 100 dollars and 30 days in jail for petty larceny. She wore stolen jewelry to a police station bail hearing.
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Arlene Gibson
Lincoln, Neb
Beavertail Soup Sparks Parliament Menu Debate
In a northern Manitoba town chef Eddie Hong plates beavertail soup praised by locals as a trappers festival favorite with porky, goose-like flavor. British MPs question why beaver meat appears on official menus while Hong defends the dish as a cultural delicacy.
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Eddie Hong
Manitoba
Eddie
House of Commons
M.P
Britain Breathes Easy As Colorado Beetle Threat Grows
Britain mobilizes to defend potato crops as the Colorado potato beetle spreads from the Continent. Farmland across the South and East coasts conducts intensified spraying and scouting with farmers, officials, and observers leading a large scale effort. DDT spray units operate near Rochester Kent, using about 20 tons weekly while samples are collected for rapid identification.
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England
Canada
Britain
Rochester
Kent
Mobile ‘Army
Hent
Summer Insects Threaten Yukon Prospectors More Than Blizzards
Whitehorse Yukon Territory reports that summer swarms of mosquitoes black flies and deer flies terrorize prospectors roaming the north. Eight field parties under the defense research board will study insect behavior breeding and control methods across the Arctic summer ending in August while testing repellents and a new post proof suit.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Arctic
Canadian Defense Research Board
Defense Research Board
Fort Churchill
Manitoba
Southampton Island
Goose Bay
Ungava Bay
Frobisher Bay
Denmark introduces ration-free compound for cooks
A Danish made compound, priced at half a crown per pound, replaces fat sugar eggs and milk in cooking. Sold in London stores it resembles white fudge and can be eaten as is. A Ministry of Food official notes cakes and biscuits can be made by simply adding water and heating with flour.
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London
Denmark
Ministry of Food
Grooms Mistaken For High Officials
London reports an amusing mix up when grooms of a visiting equestrian team arrived at a camp near London dressed smartly enough to be mistaken for high team officials. British officials entertained them until the real officers were found in Aldershot.
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London
Aldershot
Gems of Thought on Love from Religious Leaders
A collection of brief reflections on love from figures including Rev H R L Shepard Mary Baker Eddy and William Penn. The quotes emphasize divine love human need and the power of love as a guiding force in life and society.
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Divine
Mary Baker Eddy
New British Cloth Made From Peanuts
Ardil, Britain's new cloth made from peanuts, will be produced at the rate of 10 000 tons yearly. The synthetic material has all the qualities of wool and is moth proof and crease proof.
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London
Britain
Minnesota doctors report streptomycin sulfadiazine best for undulant fever
Investigations at the University of Minnesota Hospitals over ten years show combined streptomycin and sulfadiazine therapy most effectively treats human brucellosis. Four physicians report over 30 cases, noting success in both acute and chronic brucellosis, with relapse risk and tissue persistence discussed.
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University of Minnesota
Journal of the American Medical Association
Wesley W. Spink
Wendell H. Hall
James M. Shaffer
Abraham I. Braude
University of Minnesota Hospitals and Medical School
Minneapolis
Kelowna Girl Chosen Queen at Wye Valley Carnival
Elizabeth Reece of Kelowna British Columbia was surprised to be chosen unanimously as queen of the Wye Valley Legion carnival. She is sixteen and has spent most of her life on a British Columbia fruit farm.
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B.C
Wales
Elizabeth
Reece
Kelowna
Wye Valley
British Legion
Language barrier in Ontario laundry shop owner’s mix of clients
In Galt Ontario Tom Jack Tung a Chinese immigrant who cannot speak read or write English has run a laundry for 16 years. He describes customers on bundles with vivid tags including tall man with hooked nose and a slim girl with glasses.
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Galt
Ont
Tom Jack Tung
Tung
Combination Therapy Surpasses Sulfonamide for Brucellosis
The report states that treatment with sulfonamide or streptomycin alone failed to help brucellosis. Only the simultaneous use of both therapies yielded satisfactory results, indicating effectiveness in severe disease and complications.
Weekly Tip Little Drops of Paint
Advice on removing paint stains from clothing with turpentine and cleaning cement floors with a strong washing soda solution. It emphasizes immediate action and scraping off residue for best results.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Transcribed From Page
A set of crossword hints is shown with horizontal and vertical entries including Tract on the earth Radiation on an extremely short wave length Yarn for the warp Hummingbird Free Terminations Expert Ninety To knock King who married Gudrun To feel cympathy Aviator Ferocious wild swine Color Hibernian The lime tree To fasten securely He carried Hitler's peace terms to England Heraldic bearing Lively dance River ir France Ralah's wife To fast Born Carved memorial post Automotive vehicle To remain Insurrection Derived from oil Stage then Pleasure craft Foretoken Source of happy expectation Prongs Insect egg To stupefy Skill To throw Exists alower To Last Week's Puzzle.
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King
Gudrun
Hitler
England
France
Ralah
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Vancouver
St. Marys Church
Tar Crawford
Dorset
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Fred James
Dominion Agricultural Department
RAF Fighter Command
Hackbridge
Surrey
British Columbia
Fort Worth
Tex
Wimbledon Common
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Ottoman Empire
Mount
Pagus
BY William Ferguson
BEA
Kiwig Kowee
Elmer
Rev
H. R. L. Shepard
God
Man
J. G. Herder
William Penn
Ugarth League
Alower
Autocrat
Mother of Artemis
Chamber For
Canital of
Liberia
Igi
Little Reggie
Margarita
Priscila
Pop
Little Ricer
Appykins
al Vermeer
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