World Happenings Briefly Told In London And Wales
Hon Frances Mary Drummond dies in London at 99 after 30 years as Queen Victoria’s maid of honor. One thousand tons of Swedish telegraph poles arrive in Port Talbot. Russia plans ships to rival luxury liners per Moscow radio. Duke of Gloucester returns to Britain after governor generalship in Australia. Ernest Swedborg resigns as Galesburg Sunday school treasurer after 38 years. Over 1,000,000 Poles return home in 1946 with 1,635,627 Germans expelled. Sports pavilions to honor Suffolk Regiment dead. Clyro Court in Wales converted to a technical school. At Llandrindod Wells Charles Jones, 82, still rides bikes, claims longest cycling span.
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Frances Mary Drummond
Queen Victoria
London
Port Talbot
Wales
Suffolk
England
Suffolk Regiment
Clyro Court
Clyro
Radnorshire
Baskerville
Llandrindod Wells
Charles Jones
Alsike Clover Seed Output in Canada Falls Short in 1946
Canada produced 7,712,000 pounds of alsike clover seed in 1946, down 2,650,000 from 1945, failing to meet domestic and export needs. Canada remains the chief exporter as world demand exceeds supply, suggesting higher 1947 production to satisfy potential export demand.
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Canada
Canadian couple honored for rescuing five from drowning
Frederick M. Joyce and his wife Alma Romalda Joyce of Vancouver were honored by the Carnegie Hero Foundation for rescuing five people from a capsized rowboat in Prince Rupert Bay in November 1945. Joyce piloted the cabin cruiser through stormy waters while Mrs. Joyce guided with a flashlight and helped haul survivors to safety. Derek G. Mason, 10, was among those saved.
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Pittsburgh
Prince Rupert Bay
Carnegie Hero Foundation
Frederick M. Joyce
Joyce
Alma Romalda Joyce
Welterweight Term Seen In Racing And Boxing
The term welterweight appears in horse racing and boxing, denoting a weight of 28 pounds in certain handicap contexts. This usage shows cross domain weight class terminology across sports.
Crossword Puzzle Grid From Historic Newspaper
A dense crossword puzzle listing across and down clues with numbers and partial answers. Clues span a mix of general knowledge and wordplay including religious, astronomical, and linguistic terms. The jumbled entries hint at a vintage puzzle page with varied difficulty and thematic word connections.
One Youngster Who Has No Illusions
In Omaha Nebraska kindergarten class Mrs. C M Howard tries to show frosty scenery by windows. Five year old John Hepfinger questions the lesson saying there is no Jack Frost, explaining ice crystals form from warm and cold air currents.
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C. M. Howard
Omaha
Neb
Jack Frost
Whale Loses Battle With Sea Vultures
Coast guardsmen arriving through fog and rough seas witnessed a massive whale attacked by sea vultures. Initial reports described an overturned ship, but the whale perished in shallow water as the birds ripped at its flesh.
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Mantec
N.C
Coast
Grape-Nuts Flakes Ad Promotes Flavor and Nutrition
A vintage ad quotes a noble exchange praising Grape-Nuts Flakes for flavor and energy. It highlights carbohydrates for energy proteins for muscle and phosphorus for teeth. The two grains wheat and malted barley are combined and baked for crispness and easy digestion.
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Sir Archibald
Post
Expedition to Everest Aims for High Finance Venture
A well equipped climbing party prepares to attempt Mount Everest the world's highest peak. An anonymous Scottish financier will cover the major costs, described as a daring venture in high finance.
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Mount
Everest
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Russia
Moscow Radio
Duke of Gloucester
Britain
Australia
Ernest Swedborg
Galesburg
Alsike
VapoRus
Irvin Cohen
Toronto
Bank of Canada
Cohen
Travol
New York
Claire Luce
Joyces
Derek G. Mason
Kingsway
Vancouver
B.C
Commission
Equality Lethal Church Bench
Owart Megrites
Philippines
Grunkard
NEA Service
World
Alice Nisbet
Kert
Connecteet
Little Reggie
United States
Pauvn
OREOD
Anaho Island
Nevada
Lake Pyramid
Lookout
Rumpus Gohna
Lasso
By Fred Neher
Margarita
Peggy
Des
Ned
By Chuck Thurston
Wilbur
Beleve
Ycle
Les Carroll
Aste Ake
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