World Happenings Briefly Told Across The Empire And Fronts
Reports from Canada to England note rising fur prices due to ammo shortages in the Prairie Provinces. New Zealand ships join Britain's Pacific fleet under Admiral Fraser. Canterbury Cathedral’s 13th century glass to return from glaziers. Roosevelt announces a new tank gun surpassing prior models. A Red Cross event in Worcester raises £100. Ehrenburg says Russia will punish German war criminals in its own way. A pony survives a V bomb strike after ending up behind a garage partition. Sir Archibald Sinclair receives £1000 from Natal donors bringing total to £10,000 for the Natal Spitfire squadron.
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Archibald Sinclair
Air
Natal
Ardil fibre from ground nuts eyed as wool substitute
British chemists in Imperial Chemical Industries report Ardil a new fibre made from ground nuts or monkey nuts with wool like feel. The yarn promises to supplement wool and could allow lighter fabrics with greater resilience crease resistance and warmth pending Government approval for industrial development.
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Imperial Chemical Industries
Bagpipes and Chanters Sent to Services and POW Camps
The article notes rising popularity of Scottish bagpipes with 140 sets sent to various services and 80 practice chanters dispatched to prisoner of war camps.
Egg Stops Bombs Says Reuters News Chief
Walton Cole of Reuters told Union League Club that eggs withstand bomb blasts due to their streamlined shape, challenging reports that V1 and V2 bombs destroy British homes. The remark notes eggs surviving blasts while homes are wrecked.
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Seaforth
Walton Cole
Reuter
Union League
New American Artillery Reported in Ardennes Battle
Daily Mail correspondent Noel Monks says a secret U S Navy weapon devastated German forces at Befje during the Ardennes engagement. He notes it halted a German counterattack within an hour as Nazis withdrew after heavy casualties. No technical details are provided.
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Ardennes
The
Daily Mail
Front
Noel Monks
Befje
Huntington Fire Chief Warns Drivers to Yield for Equipment
City Fire Chief Ernest Greider announced a notice requiring private automobile drivers to wait or detour when blocked by fire apparatus. Firemen were asked to move the truck and let the vehicle pass on two occasions.
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Ernest Greider
Huntington
Ind
Crossword Puzzle Solution Highlights
The page presents a crossword with across clues including Desert beast, Teutonic deity, and Hawaiian dish. Down clues feature Golf term, Celestial body, and Electrified particle. Entries span names, objects, and places, with several girl names and common words cross referenced.
Passenger travel between London and Paris resumes by sea and rail
Passenger travel between London and Paris by sea and rail has been resumed for the first time since the fall of France. Limited to priority passengers, the service will allow travel in the national interest and in compassionate cases to permit relatives in Britain to visit battle casualties in France in cases of immediate urgency.
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London
Paris
France
Britain
Canada to ship 500 million eggs to Britain this year
The agriculture department says Canadian poultrymen will export 500 million eggs to Britain as goodwill and trade. Each egg will be stamped in indelible ink with Canada to meet British requirements and highlight Canadian egg quality.
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Britain
Canada
Agriculture Department
Canadian Eggs See Strong Markets Postwar Demand
S C Barry notes three outlets for increased Canadian eggs after the war British shell market and British egg products market plus the Canadian home market, with Britain and Germany as buyers. He cites storage improvements and adjusted production to push surpluses into fall and sustain demand through summer months.
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S. C. Barry
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Montreal
Denmark
Holland
Ireland
Britain
Germany
Canada
Barry
Sugar Forts and Cotton Fortifications at New Orleans
In 1812 during the Battle of New Orleans the British fortifications were built from hogs-heads of sugar hoping to absorb cannon fire, while American batteries used baled cotton whose cannon balls pierced the defenses, contributing to the British defeat.
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New Orleans
Health League urged voluntary help in public health
The Fort William Times Journal praised a Health League of Canada resolution from its Montreal meeting. It called for awakened public opinion and leadership to support health programs, noting voluntary effort underpins many public health advances and complements government action. Dr LeSage added that non government groups help shape opinion before official steps. A new automatic transmission car control allows a driverless person to steer with the wheel alone.
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Fort William
The
Health League
the Times-Journal
Albert LeSage
Quebec
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
John Lucescu
Regina
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Edmonton
Jack Weimer
CSM
Stan Phillips
Assiniboia
Sask
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Red Howman
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Bill Reid
Clear Lake
Marl Stevens Black
N.B
Don Hicks
Buffalo Gap
Gordon Fremont
Turner Valley
Alta
Art Friske
Arbourfield
George Crisp
Smeaton
Cliff White
Portage la Prairie
Man
Herb Lees
Arden, Man
Roy Mokelky
Alameda
United States Navy
United States
Gregory Stingel
Chicago
Anne Haldeman
Doylestown
Pauline Strother
Indianapolis
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Egg Markets
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
Roger
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