World happenings briefly told in 1940s notes
Ex ships Napier and Norman deliver over 130 tons of Australian food to Devonport. Diamond exports from Britain in six war years surpass 100 million pounds amid wartime needs. UN assembly plans Sept 3 session in New York per NBC London broadcast. Kentucky names Jan 30 a legal holiday for Roosevelts birthday. Kenya Nairobi district census records 622 scouts and 416 cubs. Hong Kong ration cuts amid global food shortage. Lord Woolton receives French Legion of Honor. Windsor Greys’ newest horses named Alexander and Montgomery. Mrs Rose Hill to curate Chequers in Churchill era succession.
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Lord Woolton
British Red Cross Society
Legion of Honor
Windsor
Alexander
Montgomery
Stop Talking of Future Wars Says Brockington at New York Luncheon
Leonard W. Brockington urged the American Bankers Association trust division luncheon to abandon talk of inevitable wars with Russia or any nation. He warned peace requires U.S. citizen support and public sacrifice, recalling 1546 events and U S expansion, Mexico conflict, and the Oregon boundary dispute.
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Leonard W. Brockington
New York
Russia
Trust Division
American Bankers’ Association
Brockington
United States
British Empire
Soviet Russia
Mexico
Oregon
Canada
Canadian Arsenals chief warns on war munitions needs
Col. Malcolm Jolley, president of Canadian Arsenals Ltd, says Future Warfare Canada must retain skilled personnel and fluid munitions production to stay ahead as warfare evolves. The industrialist soldier voices uncertainty about future roles for guns and bullets amid atom bombs and rocket warfare.
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Canada
Malcolm Jolley
Canadian Arsenals Ltd
Jolley
Crown Company
Small Arms Ltd
Canada Moves To Conserve Thorium Supplies
The government cancels prior exemptions for thorium shipments and restores export permit controls on manufactured items containing thorium. Prime Minister Mackenzie King had disclosed in December that Canada considers thorium as a potential substitute for uranium in atomic energy research. Thorium deposits are not known in Canada. most is mined in India.
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Canada
Mackenzie King
India
Sports College Hockey Knowledge Contest Opens in Canada
A nationwide contest by Sports College offers a free all expense trip to a Stanley Cup playoff to a winner from Canada plus a guardian. Open to members 12 to 21, with non members allowed if they apply for membership. Entries must answer what advantages come from playing clean hockey, with a postmark by March 16 1946.
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Sports College
Canada
Sgt. Apps
Maple Leaf
Y.M.C.A
Toronto
Ontario
YMCA
Y.M.C.A. - Cbc. “Sports College
Weekly ration fashion for thrifty menus and menus
The guide describes a weekly plan using ration coupons for a Sunday roast a three pound veal shoulder for three dinners with possible guests. It suggests a curry noodle dish midweek, eggs on Tuesday, liver on Thursday, a fish option Friday, and Saturday hamburger portions for meat loaf, with serving ideas and sauces.
Casa Loma Turns Profit After Lean Years In Toronto
Mayor Robert Saunders disclosed Casa Loma the 98 room West Toronto landmark once burdened by taxes has shifted to profit. Last year net income reached 57000 with portions directed to the city and a Kiwanis club fund for underprivileged children. Sir Henry Pellatt built it 1911 to 1914 died 1939.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
Dream Castle
Sir Henry Pellatt
Robert Saunders
West Toronto Kiwanis
Farmers face struggle to sustain production with dwindling help
The article urges government and industry to assist farmers as they prepare for another production season. It stresses the need for careful planning and assurances of just financial returns to keep essential life supplies flowing despite labor shortages.
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Owen Sound Sun-Times
Color of Flowers Fades in Coal Smoke Sulphur
The sulphur of coal smoke will make red or blue flowers much paler, or even white.
Plans Set for Next I P R International Conference in London
The Institute of Pacific Relations drew up plans to boost research work at meetings in Atlantic City. Canadians at the meeting included Dr. E J Tarr, Dr. Alexander Brady, Prof. Edgar McInnis, Douglas A MacLennan, and Dr. Percy E Corbett. The event will run Sept 6 to 20, 1947 in London with discussions on Japan policy and UN trusteeships and Pacific issues.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Atlantic City
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Canadian Council
I.P.R
E. J. Tarr
Winnipeg
Bank of Canada
Alexander Brady
Edgar McInnis
University of Toronto
Douglas A. MacLennan
Percy E. Corbett
United Nations Organization
Pacific
British mill plans color boost to raise output
A North England cotton mill announced plans to paint its looms lime green and duck egg blue with green and light gold walls to stimulate production.
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North England
Enormous Eniac Machine Aims to Speed Modern Science
The United States Army unveils the Enia c electronic numerical integrator and computer a 30 ton device claimed to be the world’s fastest calculating machine. It can perform addition and multiplication in seconds and handle complex equations using punched cards and neon bulbs. The project cost $460,000 with potential for cheaper future models.
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United States Army
Ordnance Department
Eniac
University of Pennsylvania
British artists struggle with canvas and brush shortage
An RCA official says painters cannot make a living due to scarce materials. Artists barter by using the backs of used canvases. A scientific note adds that a proton is 1,800 times smaller than an electron but weighs 1,840 times as much.
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Royal College of Art
Wolf in Fox Trap Brought to Quebec Warden
Game Warden Gene Audette received a surprise when Arthur Reseve of Hull Quebec delivered a burlap bag containing a live wolf caught in a fox trap. The leg had been frozen and thawed by the farmer and his wife before the wolf was anaesthetized with a stick. The warden ordered the animal shot.
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Gene Audette
Arthur Reseve
Hull
Quebec
Desere
New Plastic Discovery Reported From Barrow Lab
A London News Chronicle dispatch from Barrow notes Imperial Chemical Industries and Vickers Armstrong staff have developed a new plastic. The material reportedly resembles candle wax, is unbreakable and heat resistant, lightweight, waterproof, and floatable. Details including the name remain undisclosed.
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United Kingdom
London News Chronicle
Barrow
North England
Imperial Chemical Industries
Vickers Armstrong
Barrow’ Shipyard
India's Part A hist section formed to record war deeds
The war department in India has established India's Part A combined Inter-Service Historial section to compile a comprehensive history of Indian military achievements in the Second Great War.
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War Department
India
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Australia
Britain
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Kenya
Nairobi
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Rose E. K. Hill
Winston Churchill
Chequers
Miss Lamont
Youth of Canada
SUN
Veal
SAT
Fish Individ
Sir Henry
Kingston, Ont
Europe
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Bossy
Gene Byrnes
SWIFT
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Fox
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