Dolls From Phone Girls Grow Into City Charity
Twenty nine years after two New York Telephone Company workers asked for a doll drive, the program expanded from 10 cent dolls to over 3000 items. About 1000 employees helped, with dolls and animals sent to 74 churches and charities including Salvation Army and Harlem institutions.
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New York Telephone Company
Mattie Hemphill
Louise Newick
The
Telephone Company
West Street
Salvation Army
Harlem
Princess Royal Attends Parade Salver Gift to Empire Signals
At a Hyde Park Hotel ceremony in London the Princess Royal in ATS uniform presented silver salvers to senior representatives of the Royal Corps of Signals from Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and India. Lt Col Kellough of the Canadian Signals received a salver on behalf of the Canadian Corps as Lt Gen Murchie stood with Canadian headquarters chief of staff.
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Commonwealth
Princess Royal
Hyde Park Hotel
London
Royal Corps of Signals
Signal Corps
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Auxiliary Territorial Service
D. A. Kellough
Canadian Corps of Signals
Winnipeg
J. C. Murchie
Prinz Eugen to be brought to United States for study
The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen will be brought to the United States for study and experimentation. Officials would not confirm if atomic bomb tests are planned. The ship, seized by the Allies at Germany's surrender, was assigned to the U S after Potsdam. American and German personnel operate the vessel. Gandhi led a Red Cross unit in South Africa during the Boer War.
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United States
Germany
Mahatma Gandhi
Red Cross
South Africa
Mushing Across the Sub Arctic to Winnipeg in Loyal Dog Trek
A six dog team led by Paul Belanger traveled from White Horse Yukon to Winnipeg, a 869 mile journey via the Alaska Highway, with wolves and cold noted and 40 pairs of moccasins carried. The group aims for a Winnipeg arrival in March, sponsored to celebrate Yukon gold rush history.
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Robert Service
White Horse
Yukon
Winnipeg
Churchill
Man
Edmonton
Air Force
North American
North Pole
Grande Prairie
Alberta
Paul Belanger
United Press
Dorothy Paterson
Dan McGrew
Alaska Highway
Belanger
British Columbia
Fred Webber
Charles Caddy
sub-Arctic
Fats in Cooking Improve Texture Flavor and Browning
The article explains why fats must be blended thoroughly with other ingredients. Fat tenderizes doughs by shortening, allows gas expansion for porous texture, and distributes flavors evenly. Excess fat makes products heavy and soggy, while butter aids browning and flavor throughout pies and fillings.
Pigeon Messages in Britain and Brazil Fact Snippet
Britain notes eight months of RAF pigeon message trials with 320 sent and 307 delivered. Arrival rate estimated between 86 and 96 percent. Security benefit highlighted as wireless interception risk. Brazil described as the world’s fourth largest nation.
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RAF
Britain
Open Fire Tends to Hearth Art and Castle Mountain Silver
A New York Times piece reflects on tending a fire as an art and sustenance of home life. It then discusses Castle Mountain in the Canadian Rockies, known as Mount Eisenhower, rumored to house vast silver ore but likely to stay undeveloped for now. It recalls silver strikes and Silver City, and notes Eisenhower would need consent from the Silver Bloc in Congress to pursue mining.
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New York Times
Mount Eisenhower
Canadian Rockies
Castle Mountain
King
Eisenhower
Canada
United States
Silver City
Joseph Smith
Nevada
California
Smith
Army of the United States
Rockies
Mines and Resources
Glen
United States Congress
Ottawa Journal
Canadian TB War Aimed at Eradicating Disease by 1950s
During the war 38,000 Canadians died from enemy action and 36,000 from tuberculosis. The Canadian Tuberculosis Association plans a new intensified fight in 1946 to wipe out TB in Canada within a generation, marking a national health campaign strategy.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
T.B
Canada
Inventor Urges Rapid Mars Rocket Drive
A scientist argues that after creating a force capable of destroying Earth, the fastest path forward is accelerating rocket development to Mars for a swift escape. The remarks emphasize urgency and bold action to ensure humanity’s survival.
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Earth
Mars
Earl of Halifax denies recall and declares plan to farm
The Earl of Halifax, the British Ambassador to the U.S., denies a recall and states his intention to become a farmer once he leaves office. He described himself as well mannered and hinted at a future in farming after his diplomatic service.
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Earl of Halifax
U.S
Hickleton Hall
Yorkshire
Viscount Alexander to study Canadian press before governorship
Viscount Alexander, soon to be Governor General of Canada, plans a wide East to West study of Canadian newspapers. He has just received new colors from the Lake Superior Regiment at Alder Shot and will travel to Canada with Lady Margaret and three children before taking office. He hopes to tour the Dominion and meet soldiers who served under him in Italy and North Africa.
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Viscount Alexander
Dominion
Lake Superior
Port Arthur
Aldershot
Canada
United States
Earl of Athlone
Margaret
Alexander
Italy
North
Africa
Cook Honored in King’s New Year Honours List
Ottawa Journal notes Chief Petty Officer Ross McIntyre of Victoria B C received a Mention in Dispatches for his cooking and humor boosting ship efficiency and crew morale. The paper jokes a Canadian housewife might deserve similar honor for keeping families together during hard times.
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Ross McIntyre
Victoria
B.C
Ottawa Journal
Pipeline scrap sale ends long Burma to China line
The 900 mile United States Army pipeline carrying oil and fuel across Burma into China was sold as scrap to the Indian Traders' Corporation, a New Delhi firm. The route included 35 pumping stations from Assam to Wanting, China, with an estimated 17,500 tons of scrap and operation through to the war's end.
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United States Army
Burma
China
New Delhi
Indian Traders’ Corporation
Assam
India
Wanting
Patterson says Russia and China unlikely to join Japan occupation
United States Secretary of War Robert Patterson spoke in Tokyo stating no Russian preference for occupation forces and no plan to send Chinese troops, asserting neither nation is inclined to participate in Japan's occupation.
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Robert Patterson
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Mr. Patterson
Benjamin Wallace Big Ben Harlem Policeman Remembered
The article honors Benjamin Wallace known as Harlem's Big Ben. He was six feet five inches tall and weighed 280 pounds and served on Manhattan's police force since 1928. He earned eight citations for distinguished service.
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New York
Benjamin Wallace
Harlem
Big Ben
Manhattan
ONE KIND OF PEST ERASING IMAGES IN SUBWAY POSTERS
For thirty years an employee of the New York subway has been erasing moustaches beards and eye glasses drawn on lithographed faces by doodlers. He estimates he has removed 36000 moustaches alone. The world would soon be a hideous place if this form of pest were not controlled.
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New York Subway
Brighton Sees No Banditry After Pocket Wireless Patrols
Brighton England reports a lull in banditry following police patrols equipped with pocket wireless receiving sets. The measure aids rapid communication and deterrence, contributing to safer streets.
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Brighton
England
Islam Means Obedience to Allah in Muslim Faith
The phrase Mohammadans call their faith Islam signifies obedience to the will of Allah.
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Allah
God
Truthful surveys under democracy urged after war
Dr Stephen Taylor led 2000 observers for the Division of Home Intelligence reporting weekly to the Cabinet on Britain's morale. He says if people are told the truth they will endure government measures, and proposes a public regular national survey of public sentiment to guide policy.
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Home Intelligence
Stephen Taylor
London News Chronicle
Taylor
News Chronicle
Britain
The Barn Cat in Winter’s Quiet Farm Life
A New York Herald Tribune reflection on the barn cat during a snowbound season. The animal guards grain, naps beside hay, and prowls for mice in a scene of farm routine and contented independence.
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New York Herald Tribune
Caribou Herds Move South Closer to Settled Regions
Caribou herds that winter from northern barren lands are approaching civilization closer than in 45 years. The southern limit has typically been 100 miles north of The Pas Manitoba, staying between the Hudson Bay Railway line and the Saskatchewan border. The Pas lies about 300 miles northeast of Winnipeg.
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Pas
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Doctor Kenney’s Coal Prescription Eases Local Shortage
Dr Charles W Kenney of Galup NM uses his prescription book to obtain coal for seven ill patients. He writes to coal yard operator George Bubany who fills the order, addressing a fuel shortage for a family in dire need.
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Charles W. Kenney
Galup
New Mexico
George Bubany
Bubany
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Charles Bolderstone
Will
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Cook Is
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Berlin
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