World Happenings Touches Repair and Change
War damage repair starts at Manchester Cathedral while Callington gains a new fire siren. Richard H Turk, aged 70, traces Kingston boat building lineage as the King's new bargemaster. A 131 foot steel mast lights the Lancashire coast Roseau beacon. Divorces in Britain rise sharply. Rus sian Academy to publish dictionary. Henry Wallace to visit England in April. Canadian meat output falls slightly year to year. Stansted airfield to become London's first freight airport.
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Lancashire
Roseau
England
Canadian universities plan to spend millions on buildings
Canadian universities plan to spend about 30 million dollars on new building over the next decade with blueprints showing up to 50 million in total projects coast to coast. McGill leads with a 9.114 million program including a cyclotron and radiation lab, plus 7.0 million endowment drives fueling expansions at Redpath Library and Royal Victoria College.
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Toronto
McGill
Montreal
University of Toronto
McMaster University
Hamilton
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Government of
British Columbia
University of B.C
Redpath
Royal Victoria College
Macdonald College
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Que
Canadian doctor warns iodized salt underused in Ontario
Dr. E W McHenry of the University of Toronto told a Toronto Health League lecture that iodine deficiency causes goitre and only half of Ontario salt last year was iodized. He urged civilians to prefer iodized salt and noted Canadians face limited iodine in food and water. He cited obesity as part of malnutrition and said other deficiency diseases are rare.
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Ontario
E. W. McHenry
Toronto
McHenry
School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
The
Health League
Canada
Immortal Hymn Inspired After Sunset Sermon
The Rev Henry Francis Lyte Vicar of Brixham Devonshire died of tuberculosis in 1847 after delivering his last sermon at sunset which inspired the hymn Abide With Me later fame. The sermon echoed the disciples request Abide with us for it is evening and the day is far spent. A separate note mentions a Guinean grasshopper with large eye spots to deter birds.
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England
Henry Francis Lyte
London Daily Herald
Brixham
Devonshire
Christ
Emmaus
Doctor Thomas Shearer Hatless Trendsetter of Baltimore
Baltimore’s Dr. Thomas Shearer known as the “happy doctor” popularized going hatless in 1907 arguing air movement benefits the scalp. The trend spread nationwide through the 1920s collegiate era, with many adopting bareheaded styles, and Shearer continued hatless until his death at 87 last December.
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Baltimore
Thomas Shearer
Dr. Shearer
Value Of Man's Labor In Economic Truth
Paul Hunter argues in Liberty Magazine that the value of a worker's labor is set by what the final consumer is willing to pay. If wages exceed worth, jobs vanish as demand falls. Employers must price products to sell. When buyers balk, business falters and workers lose employment.
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Paul Hunter
Liberty Magazine
Hope New Scheme Will Link Schools
Britain's Ministry of Education announces a Nurseries of Friendship plan to link English and Belgian schools. The aim is to exchange correspondence and pair schools for pupil exchanges and holiday visits, strengthening Anglo Belgian ties. A France Britain scheme already begun with 15 000 English and French children corresponding and 250 British schools linked.
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Belgium
Britain
Ministry of Education
Empire Digest
France
Ottawa health officials urge regular meal times
Health authorities in Ottawa say meals should occur at convenient, reasonable hours. They contend the digestive tract functions better on a regular schedule, just like other parts of the body.
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Ottawa
More Canned Salmon On Canadian Market
BC canned salmon exports rise with 24 million pounds flowing east in recent months. Canadian domestic trade receives 500000 cases from the 1946 pack, with at least 200000 cases moved east, marking a near prewar supply level unseen since 1939.
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British Columbia
West Coast
Britain
Glamour in Newspaper Ads
The New Yorker notes a distinct advertising quality that complements reading matter with flamboyant phrasing and dreamlike imagery. Ads promise a glamorous, unreal lifestyle that readers crave alongside their waking hours of text.
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The
New Yorker
Cedar Birds Pass Fruit in Aerial Transfer
Cedar birds line up along a branch pass a piece of fruit and a worm back and forth in a coordinated sequence. The observed behavior showcases social feeding and precision in a high perch environment.
National stock-taking contrasts with personal debt spree
The piece argues individuals who borrow heavily for spending resemble a nation’s risk profile. It urges disciplined financial management to avoid ruin and reliance on foreign loans to recover.
How One Parent Made Son Popular
The Empire Digest recounts a parent guiding Michael on his first day of school. He urges straight home after, then helps him board the bus, where classmates assist with his books and lunch box. The parent feels a sense of achievement in his fatherly duties.
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Empire Digest
Michael
Michaels
Michae
One Person Solved Housing Problem
The Leader Magazine recalls a London railroad clerk who faced a stranger seeking a night train option to sleep. The enquirer asked for trains around 10 p.m. that connect to return by 10 a.m. The clerk almost dismissed the tale as drunken talk before realizing the man had no home and sought sleeper trains for rest.
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the Leader Magazine
London
Enquirer
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