Norway Elects New Premier On October Eighth
Norway's new premier Einar Gerhardsen announced parliamentary elections will be held October 8. British and Allied minesweepers sunk 263 with 74 badly damaged. Canadian Red Cross juniors donate about 250000 to aid war torn children. Major General Sir Harry Watson dies at 78. Truman backs postwar Alaska Highway completion. British demolition squads blast Siegfried Line. Guildhall restoration oak gifts invited. five years to mature. Chinese officials executed for theft in military supply handling. Thames fireboats handed to army fire service for liberated ports.
Netherlands weighs banishment of war criminals to colonies
Dutch military officials consider deporting thousands of Holland’s war criminals to Dutch Guiana or South America as a solution. They frame punishment for traitors while weighing enforced colonization to avoid a bloodbath, acknowledging at least 20,000 would face execution while millions remain under suspicion.
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Dutch Guiana
South America
Netherlands
Holland
Rookie Boxer's Hasty Swap Creates Laughing Moment
In a ring the new recruit, anxious at facing a heavier foe, asks his corner man who he is. The reply identifies him as the second, prompting the recruit to insist the second go first, then relief when the assistant agrees to switch roles.
Japanese return requests from Canada noted in Ottawa dispatch
Arthur MacNamara director of selective service says a very considerable number of Japanese in Canada have asked to be returned to Japan at the end of the Pacific war. The Ottawa dispatch quotes the official on the postwar disposition of Japanese residents in Canada.
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Victoria Daily Colonist
Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
Selective Service
Canada
Japan
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Words and Clues
A crossword puzzle grid with horizontal and vertical clues lists words like stringed instrument fascination and Norse goddess. Several entries include misprints or garbled numbers but readable items mention entities such as Foot apparel and Ethiopian title. The puzzle contains clues for many common terms and proper nouns across varied categories.
Falcons In War Use Stop Pigeons To Aid Britain
England relies on falcons trained by R Stevens to intercept message bearing pigeons used by enemy agents. A photo shows a falcon named Ursula mid air after striking a pigeon, its bell clueing watchers who retrieved the message for British intelligence.
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R. Stevens
Falconer
England
Britain
Ursula
Bell
Six-foot Cake Champion Wins Grand Prize at South Carolina Fair
A six-foot tall proofreader from Columbia won the grand prize at the South Carolina state fair cake competition. He learned cake making six years ago, earned blue ribbons in 1941, claimed three winners last year but failed in final judgment, and this year took top honors with pound cake coconut cake devil's food and fruit cake.
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South Carolina
Columbia
All-Weather Airfield Built In Record Time For Rhine Crossing
The No. 84 fighter group airfield in Second T A F was completed 20 days after the first tree was uprooted. 1,000 Royal Engineers and Pioneer Corps men felled 21,800 trees, laid 4000 tons of steel planking, created a 1500 yard runway, 4000 yards of taxiways, 150,000 yards of earth excavations, and replaced them with 100,000 yards of sand.
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Montgomery
Rhine
Hudkeston
T.A.F
Royal Engineers
Pioneer Corps
Normandy
Dickens Fellowship protests over threatened Dickens home
Dickens Fellowship members in London express dismay at plans to pull down No 1 Devonshire Terrace Marylebone where Dickens wrote works like David Copperfield and The Old Curiosity Shop. They urge preservation of historic literary sites amid the war’s toll on London’s buildings.
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Dickens Fellowship
London
Dickens
Devonshire Terrace
Marylebone
David Copperfield
Dickens Societies
Alfred Smith 84 Former Guard for Louis Riel Dies
Alfred Smith aged 84, born in London, England, served with the Royal North West Mounted Police in western Canada and guarded Louis Riel during the Northwest Rebellion. He died after a long life in Regina where Riel’s 1885 execution is noted in history. Alaska’s former name Russian America is mentioned in passing.
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Alfred Smith
Louis Riel
Regina
London
England
Canada
Royal North West Mounted Police
Summer "Gremlins" Warn Vacationers About Hazards
Health League of Canada cautions vacationers on common summer hazards dubbed Summer Gremlins. Advice covers sun exposure in stages, poison ivy avoidance, proper bathing, water safety, and home pasteurization steps for milk to prevent impure products.
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Health League of Canada
League
The
Margaret Smith
Health League
Signing Of The Charter At San Francisco
Delegates of the United Nations signed the charter in San Francisco on Tuesday June 26 to forge a workable framework aimed at preventing another world war. President Truman urged immediate adoption, saying failure to use it would betray those who sacrificed for freedom and safety.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Truman
Measuring heat to kill germs in bottles
The procedure uses a thermometer inserted through bottle caps placed in cold water near the tops. Heat is applied until 143 F, then reduced to keep reading between 142 and 145 F for 30 minutes to kill virulent germs. If ice is available, water is drawn off and ice is added to reach 45 F.
Abraham's Call and Blessing Promise in Genesis
Sunday school lesson outlines God's call to Abraham in Genesis 12 1 3 stressing two aspects the personal vow to Abraham and the broader blessing to all nations. It notes Abraham must renounce past certainties face future uncertainties and follow God's purpose while linking bless to sanctify and holy purposes.
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Abraham
F. D. Maurice
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