World Happenings Briefly Told
Four Italian provinces Florence Livorno Pisa and Pistoia were returned to Italian government control. Princess Alice wife of the governor general accepted an honorary life membership in the national council of women. Sir Edward Batley retired as director of the geological survey of Great Britain. Allied records show 713 U boats sunk between Sept 3 1939 and May 8 1945.
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Florence
Livorno
Pisa
Pistoia
Alice
National Council of Women
Sir Edward Batley
Geological Survey of
Great Britain
Malta
Germany
London
United States
Bridge engineer Rimmington named for western region
Harry S. Rimmington, a veteran of the McKenzie and Mann Company and Canadian railways since 1907, is appointed bridge engineer for the western region of Canadian National Railways. He succeeds W. Walkden who retired under pension rules.
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Harry S. Rimmington
McKenzie and Mann Company
Canadian Northern
Canadian National Railways
W. C. Owens
Mr. Rimmington
W. Walkden
Winnipeg
McKenzie and
Mann
Western Region
Farm wages rise across provinces in 1945 as May 15 figures show
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports higher farm wages in all provinces compared with a year earlier. By May 15 earnings matched the August 1944 peak, signaling the year’s high point.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Panel at Trans-Canada Air Lines Clinic Draws Notables
Delegates at the Mid-Canada Air Conference posed with a panel of experts gathered at the Trans-Canada Air Lines Clinic in Stevenson Field. Notables present included W. F. English Winnipeg vice-president T C A J R Main Ottawa F R Meisch St Paul Northwest Airlines W T Piper Piper Aircraft C Nichols Tribune Douglas Aircraft Charles Glasgow Douglas Aircraft designer C R Patterson Aeronautical Institute of Canada.
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Ada Air
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Stevenson Field
W. F. English
Winnipeg
T.C.A
J. R .K. Main
Department of Transport
Ottawa
F. R. Meisch
St. Paul
North
West Airlines
W. T. Piper
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Lock Haven
Penna
Charles Nichols
the Tribune
Charles 8. Glasgow
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Santa Monica
C. R. Patterson
Toronto
Aeronautical Institute of Canada
Mr. English
No civilized place left to go for immunity says allergist
Dr Buenaventura Jiminez of the University of Michigan warns hay fever sufferers who move north for summer relief will exhaust northern and high altitude areas. He says repeated relocation sensitizes people to local pollen and urges diagnosis and home immunization treatment.
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North America
Buenaventura Jiminez
University of Michigan Allergist
Jiminez
German rocket pioneers recount V-2 launches and Hitler meetings
Werner von Braun and Walter Dornberger claim 3800 V-2 rockets were fired at Allied targets with Antwerp hit harder than London. In interviews at Garmisch Partenkirchen they said work began in 1932 and Von Braun described two meetings with Adolf Hitler where he presented film of rocket tests to persuade bombing London.
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London Daily Express
Werner von Braun
Walter Dornberger
Antwerp
London
Garmitsch- Partenkirchen
von Braun
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
King Bird Fleeing Hawks as Hummingbird Stuns Predators
A king bird reportedly pursues hawks crows and even eagles yet shows fear when confronted by a tiny hummingbird and will retreat from its aggressor in a surprising reversal of size and strength.
Crossword puzzle list of clues and answers
A long list of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical sections. Includes actors gods and heroes plus general terms such as equality land measure and to recede. Readers fill blanks with answers like penny numbers names and common nouns from the scrambled grid style puzzle.
Britain Needs Eggs and Canadian Farms May Assist
John A. Peacock, director of egg supplies for the British ministry of food, says Britain will need one billion eggs this year and Western Canada could supply half. W. A. Brown of the Dominion poultry service notes the government will pay six cents more per dozen for eggs from Sept 15 to Dec 31.
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United Kingdom
John A. Peacock
Ministry of Food
Peacock
Western Canada
W. A. Brown
Dominion Poultry Marketing and Production Service
The Coldest Spot Near Fort Good Hope
It is believed the coldest place in North America lies near Fort Good Hope on the Mackenzie River about 20 miles south of the Arctic circle. The report notes extreme low temperatures and remoteness in the area.
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North America
Fort Good Hope
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
Perth flier endures 57 days in solitary as POW
Fit Lt P J McManus of Gore Street Perth Ontario was shot down over the North Sea and spent 57 days in solitary confinement in Germany. He recalls harsh heat and cold torture, meager rations, and endless interrogations before reaching a returned prisoner of war reception center in England.
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Fit
P. J. McManus
John McManus
Gore Street
Perth
Ont
North Sea
Lt. McManus
Halifax
MtManus
Norway
McManus
Germany
Coastal Command
England
War historian Brig. Gen Sir James Edmonds completes seven-decade war history
In Rimpton England 83 year old Brigadier General Sir James Edmonds finishes the official history of the previous war after more than thirty volumes and over thirty years of work.
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Rimpton
England
James Edmonds
The Hitler Idea Outlives the Man in German Minds
In a Baltimore Sun editorial the writer argues the Hitler myth endures beyond Hitler himself. The piece asserts the idea lives in Germans who believed in him and will evolve with their fate, largely unaffected by the discovery of his burned corpse.
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Hitler
Baltimore Sun
Sunday School Lesson Memory Passage and Genesis Highlights
A Sunday school excerpt centers on Genesis themes memory verse from Genesis 8 and 39, Psalm 103 reading, highlighting God’s sadness over humanity, the flood, Noah’s ark, offerings, and the promise that while the earth remains seedtime and harvest day and night shall not cease.
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Fiona
Jehovah
Noah
Ararat
Heels Rise Across Europe Under Louis XIV Style
The Sun King inspired high heels by seeking extra height to tower over courtiers. The fashion then spread beyond court to many European men and especially women who embraced heeled footwear.
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Louis XIV
France
Europe
Airplane Traces 10 to 15 Miles Writing Message
An aircraft reportedly traced a message spanning 10 to 15 miles in the sky by arranging clouds or contrails into a two word sentence. The event drew curiosity from observers and prompted scattered social media posts.
Lyons in Europe and a playful airline anecdote
Leonard Lyons of the Lyon's Den fame says an airline clerk announced his name by spelling Lyons with letters and a number. The remark ends with a humorous aside about white Persian cats being generally deaf.
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Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Europe
Malert
Italy
Lyons
Ladislaus
Yakutsch
Omega
Napoleon
Szabo Lyons
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