Time gun at Edinburgh resumes daily signal. war, royal visits noted
World happenings brief notes the Edinburgh time gun resumes its daily signal after the 1989 stoppage. It also mentions Italian war damage to bridges, a Red Cross blood donor goal in Ontario, a bronze badge for a safe driving bus driver, a royal visit to Burlington House, Tirpitz sinking details, Pacific dockbuilding in South Africa, a Vancouver model aircraft record, and the Netherlands Princess Irene Brigade's imminent demobilization.
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Royal Navy
South Africa
Capetown
Wings of Mercy Runs Anew For Winnipeg Hospital
Trans Canada Air Lines aided Winnipeg General Hospital twice in one week. An infant with a life threatening airway obstruction was flown to Montreal for immediate surgery by Montreal specialists, with a nurse aboard. Days later influenza serum was flown to Winnipeg within hours after a phone call, arriving eight and a half hours after departure.
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Trans Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg General Hospital
R. F. Wells
Winnipeg
Montreal
T.C.A
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Woman recalls working for strongman in job prompt
A job applicant to a telephone company jokes that her prior experience was as a helper for a strong man. She says she perforated phone books so he could tear them in half, implying she assisted his acts of strength.
Chile Produces Latin America's Largest Iron Ore Output
Chile dominates iron ore production in Latin America with the region’s highest output. The country leads regional iron ore metrics, signaling strong mining activity and export potential amid global demand.
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Chile
Latin America
London Faces Its Lost Landmarks to the Blitz
The article recalls historic London buildings damaged by German bombs in World War II. Buckingham Palace St Stephen's Hall and Big Ben endured, while sites such as the Tower of London, Royal Mint, Imperial War Museum, Old Bailey, British Museum, and Charterhouse Square homes suffered fire and collapse, marking a loss of history.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Mayfair
Duke and Duchess of York
Parliament
Thames
St. Stephen's Hall
House of Commons
Big Ben
Churchill
10 Downing Street
Kersington Palace
Victoria
England
Tower of London
Royal Mint
Imperial War Museum
Law Courts
Old Bailey Court
Lincoln Inn Fields
R.C.A.F
British Museum
Royal Albert Hall
Fetter Lane
Fleet Street
Katherine Parr
Henry VIII
Charterhouse Square
Bee Effort Turns Tiny Work into Great Harvest
A single bee cannot gather more than a teaspoon of honey in a season, yet many bees' labor shows how small efforts by many can yield a big result. This reflects collective action turning modest individual results into a substantial sum.
Horseshoes Nails Begin New Era In New York City
New York City receives its first carload of horseshoe nails in over a century marking a revival in blacksmithing supply. Local merchants report steady demand from farriers and craft shops as the shipment arrives from regional suppliers.
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New York City
Race integration in U S recreation camps demonstration
An experiment in United States recreation camps showed that children do not harbor race prejudice when adults do not instill it. White and negro children played together, shared toys, visited homes, and enjoyed time on playgrounds, illustrating that prejudice grows from elder influence. A clergy member notes adults teach bias as kids mature.
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United States
Toronto Star
Fleming says penicillin can halt carbuncles fast
Sir Alexander Fleming told doctors penicillin could stop a carbuncle in two days and a sore throat would vanish with a lozenge. He predicted druggists will offer penicillin lipstick and hailed the drug as a non poisonous antiseptic. John Law founded the stock exchange.
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Alexander Fleming
Britain to Buy Large Beans and Dehydrated Veggies
Under a new agreement the British Ministry of Food will buy 746 700 bushels of Canadian dried white beans from 1945 and extra quantities as available. It will also import 4375 long tons of dehydrated potatoes and 2250 long tons of dehydrated cabbage carrots turnips and beets from the Special Products Board for the 1945 crop. The Ministry may add 10 percent more if available. The total value is about 10.5 million dollars.
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British Ministry of Food
Special Products Board
Dominion Department of Agriculture
US to Use German POWs as Labor, 600000 Planned
The United States Army plans to retain 600000 German prisoners of war as laborers. Allied HQ reports 2852000 German POWs held on the Continent at victory. An additional 200000 to 225000 American-held prisoners will be transferred to France for work. Col. Robert J. Hill disclosed the plan at SHAEF.
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United States Army
France
Robert J. Hill
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Slow Pigs Pace Through Irish History and a Race Victory
In 18th century Ireland a lean greyhound pig famed for speed led hunts. In 1774 its owner won 60 thousand pounds in a race between pig and horse, with the pig finishing narrowly ahead. Pageant.
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Pig
Ireland
Aviation agreement gains 30 nation acceptances in force
The international civil aviation interim agreement is now effective with acceptances from 30 nations, four more than required. Washington reports Canada and the United States among the signatories. Separately, modern battleships require more than 1 600 electronic tubes each.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Re elected President Brophy Leads Canadian Radio Makers
R M Brophy reelected president of Rogers Majestic and Rogers Electronic Tubes also serving as president of the Radio Manufacturers Association of Canada at the 16th annual meeting in Niagara Falls Ontario. S L Capell vice president and GM of Philco Canada also reelected as vice president. W W Richardson named as general manager. The gathering showed industry readiness to produce radio receivers once government orders allow.
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R. M. Brophy
Rogers Majestic Limited
Rogers Electronic Tubes Limited
Radio Manufacturers Association of Canada
S. L. Capell
Philco Corporation of Canada Limited
W. W. Richardson
Niagara Falls
Ont
Brophy
Mr. Brophy
Canadian Facts Limited
Genesis Creation Narrative Scene Highlights
Memory selection from Genesis 1 31 and Genesis 1 2 with devotional references to Psalm 95 1 6. recounts God creating heavens and earth light land seas plants sun moon stars and humanity in his image. describes the sixth day ending with God declaring all he made very good. emphasizes God’s sovereignty and order in creation.
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God
Timken develops precision hair-measuring machinery
Special equipment from Timken Roller Bearing Company measures hair to 25 to 500 ten-thousandths of an inch. Hair used in precision army and navy instruments requires utmost accuracy.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Army
Latest Milky Way Star Count Estimated at 170 Billion
Astronomers publish a new estimate placing the Milky Way’s visible star population at about 170 billion. The number reflects advances in telescope data and modeling, highlighting the galaxy’s vast stellar abundance.
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Milky Way
Tent Caterpillar Plague Spreads Across Canada
An agricultural warning notes tent caterpillars are cycling across Canada from the Maritimes to Edmonton and moving west and southward. Officials say the peak occurs every three to seven years and populations rise then fall before the next cycle begins.
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Maritimes
Edmonton
Agrical Department
Epartmental
Pattern 4546 Junior Miss sewing pattern notice
Pattern 4546 features wrap no side seams with button and tie for Junior Miss sizes 11 through 18. Size 13 requires 314 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for this pattern and allow extra mail time.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Holsteins Headed to Mexico City Dairy Ranch
A herd of 109 Holstein cattle departed Lin day Ontario on the Canadian National Railways for a 4000 mile voyage to Mexico City. The cattle will form the first complete dairy herd bought in Canada and will be kept on the Guadalajara ranch of Jesus Gonzalez Callo, secretary to the President. More than two thirds of the British Empire’s population is in India.
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Linday
Ont
Canadian National Railways
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jesus Gonzalez Callo
India
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Edinburgh Castle
Italy
Russell T. Kelley
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Ontario
Red Cross
London Transport
Elizabeth
Margaret
Burlington House
Royal Academy
Tirpitz
H. V. Faulkner
Vancouver
Williams and Clark
Los Angeles
The
Netherlands
Princess Irene Brigade
Stratford, Ont
Wings of Mercy
By Fred Neher
Pip
Trans-Canada Air Lines
T. W. Kirkham
G. T. Featherstone
Percy W. Baldwin
John Law
Stock Exchange
Britain
U.S. Army
By William Ferguson
Alister
Red Lake
Minnesota
U.S
Mer
Cosumer
Dominion Department of Ture
Radio Manufacturers
Association of Canada
Oecurs
Mexico
Gene Byrnes
Reg'lar Fellers
sTer
Ran
Cooking Wessons
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