World Happenings Briefly Told
A Roman baby skeleton from 1 600 to 1 900 years ago was unearthed at Canterbury England. Naples received a 420 ton Brazilian soap cargo the first imported to Italy in years. Fourteen royal families were removed from public payrolls by Allied order. The world Zionist congress slated for Jerusalem on Aug 7 was postponed to December. US traffic deaths in April reached 2 650 up 47 percent from last year per the National Safety Council. A federal provincial labor minister conference is planned for late summer. Dr George E Bott Canadian missionary to Japan is billeted in Tokyo. A generous England meat rationer left 20 pounds to her butcher for his perpetual smile. Const Joseph A Thomas RCMP Winnipeg will serve as orderly officer at the Canadian embassy in Brussels.
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Italy
Naples
Hirohito
World Zionist Congress
Jerusalem
Calgary
Patsy Rodgers
Madison Square Garden
New York
Rockies
Patsy
Hamilton
New Brunswick
San Francisco
British Columbia
Hummingbirds Fierce Comrades in Fatal Feuds and Feats
The St. Louis zoo expert August Abendroth notes hummingbirds, tiny and deadly, engage in deadly battles for dominance at feeding grounds. They fly at about 250 miles per hour with 600 wing beats a minute, eat four times their weight daily, and guard nectar sources fiercely. In captivity, fights persist with a heart as the main target. More than 100 species exist and zoos pay 20 to 30 dollars per bird.
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August P. Abendroth
St. Louis Zoo
Abendroth
Pestalozzi Orphans Village Near Trogen Switzerland
The Wer Orphans Foundations plan a village on 11 acres near Trogen in eastern Switzerland to shelter 350 orphans from devastated European countries. Fifteen farm style dwellings will start the project, with 3 to 5 houses forming communities where Swiss and foreign teachers instruct the children. The village is named Pestalozzi after the educator who died in 1827.
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Trogen
Switzerland
Pestalozzi
Pensioners Live Longer Across Decades
Statistics from the Old Age Pension Board show rising death ages for pensioners in a western province. Male pensioners averaged 77.68 in 1928, 78.52 in 1936, and 79.51 in 1944, while female pensioners averaged 78.55, 79.49, and 80.16 in the same years.
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Old Age Pension Board
Vancouver News-Herald
Rights Principle Backed for UN Treaties
The UN Economic and Social Council faces a nuclear commission on human rights urging acceptance of the general principle that basic rights be included in international treaties especially peace pacts. It calls for an international bill of rights draft as soon as possible and circulation for comment. The body would flag cases where rights violations abroad threaten peace. The report notes Russian abstentions on certain points. Canada weighs refugee reception and troop redeployment, focusing on fiscal and unemployment concerns.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
Nuclear Commission On Human Rights
United Nations
Commission
Council
Alexander Borisov
Mr. Borisov
Canada
Claxton
Russia
Believe It Or Not on Plant Water and Soil Air
In the Country Gentleman, Victor H Ries explains that plant moisture comes mainly from roots, not just air moisture. He notes nighttime stomate closure drives water loss at leaf edges and urges soil aeration and occasional drying to trigger root growth without harming microscopic hairs.
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Victor H. Ries
Country Gentleman
UK trading rankings show SA top customer in Q1 1946
Britain’s best customer in the first quarter of 1946 was South Africa, with India second, Australia third, France, the United States and Canada following in order.
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Britain
South Africa
The
Board of Trade Journal
India
Australia
France
Elrie
United States
Canada
Meteor the first steamship with no sails sails into sea
The Meteor, built in 1892, became the first steamship to sail at sea powered solely by its engines without sails or auxiliary power.
Royal assent hinges on awaiting proper coat of arms
In the Senate Chamber a makeshift Governor seal, a barrister’s stamp with two blank rings, was used to authorize royal assent to a dozen bills. Viscount Alexander awaits an approved coat of arms to be engraved by the Royal Mint for future official seals.
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Senate
Viscount Alexander
College of Pferards
Britain
Royal Mint
Lord Alexander
Britain tests mothproof cables to deter destructive moths
Britain's post office unveils mothproof telephone cables with anti moth chemicals embedded in the braid to protect cables in exchanges. The move aims to reduce damage from moths and improve reliability of telephone service.
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Britain
Post Office
Pasteurization Criticism Sparks Dairy Health Debate
A Huntingdon correspondent defends pasteurization against anti pasteurization critics. The Health League asserts milk can transmit disease and pasteurization kills harmful bacteria without harming milk. Dr. Gordon Bates cites calf and swine studies showing advantages for pasteurized milk and tuberculosis risk with raw milk.
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Huntingdon
Health League of Canada
Gleaner
Health League
Why the Student Spelled Banana Ends in a Stop
A spelling lesson turns comic as Jimmy answers with a joke about stopping at banana. The teacher prompts, the student says he knows how to spell but not when to stop, highlighting a humorous moment in class.
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Jimmy
Dehorning Cattle Gains Ground in Western Ranches
The article notes horned cattle cause losses and danger, while dehorned cattle show improved fighting, feeding, and growth. It cites Western Canada provinces where dehorning is standard, discusses labor and supply shortages, and reports dehorners and caustic potash becoming available again for farmers and ranchers.
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Goring
Britsh Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
West
Fancy Horseshoes From Ohio Forge Legendary Blacksmith Pace
Dr Robert Blair of Lebanon Ohio owns 122 horseshoes praised as the finest in the world. The polished steel shoes, crafted for racing and show horses, are the work of the late Daniel Harmon Greathouse, whom some call the greatest smith ever. Greathouse challenged others to match the quality, but none accepted.
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Robert Blair
Lebanon
Ohio
Daniel Harmon Greathouse
Greathouse
Chinese wedding customs surprise Western readers
Bishop Romanello recalls a Chinese wedding in Kweilin where a shy bride is prodded by her mother to acknowledge the union. Observing that in China the couple often do not meet before marriage, a traditional ritual signals consent with a needle and thread.
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Romanello
Kweilin
Hunan
China
Floral clock blooms at Taronga Park Zoo Sydney
A giant floral clock at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney features 100000 plants for the dial and another 100000 for the outer ring. The 10 feet wide dial and nearly five foot long minute hand are moss planted. All seedlings are grown in the Zoo nursery.
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Sydney
Australia
Taronga Park
Zoo
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Canterbury
England
National Safety Council
George E. Bott
Japan
Prince Shimizu
Tokyo
United Church
Henry Langman
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg
Joseph A. Thomas
Brussels
Wer
Starlight
Alexander
By Fred Neher
Bates
Agricultural College
Guelph
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Hubby
U.S
Ligud Lider
Camp Beale
Calif
Lider
Brazil
Wear ‘Ferguson
William MR. Lynch
Piarttsburgns
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