World Happenings Briefly Told Across The War Years
Various wartime updates note a 600 barrel daily rise in South American production. The King donates £100 to Surrey County Cricket Club’s centenary appeal. A batch of translations was censored by SOAS in London. Britain plans faster telephone service with 1100 switchboard operators released from service. South Africa uses DDT in Zululand to combat sleeping sickness with aerial spraying. Holland gifted 30,000 tulip bulbs to Kew and similar to royal parks. Chiang Kai-shek hints at retirement after 18 years of rule. Avon Castle, former Earls of Egmont seat, is for sale at £35,000. The current earl’s heir farms near Calgary. Upper Canada Bible Society reports 95,000 Scriptures circulated in 1945 at its Toronto meeting.
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National Central Bulb Committee of
Holland
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Royal Parks
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Avon Castle
Upper Canada Bible Society
Society
Toronto
Curling Debuts in CAOF At Oldenburg Airport
Major General Chris Vokes opened CAOF curling at Oldenburg air port with a hangar ice rink. Brigadier Campbell initiated plans, Lt Colonel Jobson led later, and Scots supplied 76 sets of handles. Six rinks now operate weekly with nearly 400 interested, two top teams may visit Edinburgh to play the Royal Caledonian Curling Association.
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CAOF
Chris Vokes
G.O.C
3Rd Canadian Infantry Divison
Oldenburg
Colin Campbell
Dominion Curling Association
Campbell
Canada
R.F. Jobson
RCEME
Barrie
Ontario
Col. Johnson
RCE
Edinburgh
Scotland
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
H. S Olafson
Hivertown
Sask
L. G. Mowatt
Calgary
Royal Caledonian Curling Association
Hazard Ripple Rock poses coast danger near Vancouver Island
Senator G G McGeer urges rush to finish removing Ripple Rock, a traffic hazard off the coast between Vancouver Island and Quadra Maude Islands. Whirlpools up to 20 feet deep threaten logs and small vessels, with wrecks and many disappearances cited by the Vancouver News-Herald.
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G. G. McGeer
Vancouver Island
Quadra
Maude Islands
Ripple Rock
Vancouver News-Herald
United Action Urged To Prevent Famine Relief Efforts
The Washington Post urges united action to prevent famine and calls on the United States to increase food aid abroad. It notes widespread support for relief plans and warns that insufficient aid could undermine the United Nations, highlighting surplus in America and rising consumption.
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United States
United Nations
Washington Post
Cost Of War Losses By Nation In World Conflict
Metropolitan Life Bulletin lists Allied and Axis casualties by nation. Germany 3,250,000 dead. Japan about 1,500,000. Italy 150 000 to 200 000. Nazi satellites 225,000. Russia 3,000,000 with higher official estimates up to 7,000,000. Britain 400,000. United States 325,000. Free French 167,000. Poland 125,000. Yugoslav guerrillas 75,000. Greece 50,000. Belgium 7,000. Holland 6,000 in May 1946 fighting. China 250,000 since Pearl Harbor.
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Romania
Finland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Russia
British Empire
United States
Poland
Belgium
Holland
China
Pearl Harbor
Metropolitan Life Bulletin
Penknife missing prompts office to recall boy
In a corporation, the general manager searches staff for a penknife he uses daily. The office boy reveals he keeps a knife because he can only afford one pair of pants, explaining his practical habit. A data point notes that the apple’s sunny side has more vitamin C than the shaded side.
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Corporation
Tommy
Garden Notes Peace And Gantering In First Year Of Peace
Guidance for starting a garden after six years of turmoil. Encourages planning with a rough scale map, proper spacing for shrubs and trees, and using a Canadian seed catalogue. Names early sowings: lettuce radish spinach garden peas carrots beets onions later potatoes beans and multiple sowings two weeks apart.
Goering’s stolen art retrieved from transit to Germany
The London Times reports that Goering sent Mussolini’s Rome gallery treasures to Germany but all have been recovered. Forty packing cases were intercepted and rescued in transit, despite the S S guards. Also noted, Santos Brazil is described as the leading coffee port.
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London Times
Goering
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
Rome
S.S
A Weekly Menu Plan From Leftovers And Tips
A practical kitchen guide outlines using a four pound pot roast for Monday and Tuesday meals such as shepherds pie and a macaroni scallop. It suggests soups to moisten meat, mashed potatoes, and leftovers for sandwiches, plus a veal stew, corned beef coupons, and a Friday fish option with sausages for Sunday breakfast eggs.
Waldorf Salad Reimagined With Parsnip Variation
A housewife can stretch apples by using finely shredded parsnip as a coconut colored substitute. Mix three cups shredded parsnips one diced apple one diced orange a pinch salt and salad dressing. Chill and serve on lettuce for a fresh twist.
Not All Cruel Major Foote Praises Humane Acts
The piece notes humane acts by Germans toward prisoners of war during Major Foote's three years of captivity echoing the Neumnberg trials coverage. It urges credit where due and cites Ottawa Citizen’s stance on decency as a foundation for a new world. It also mentions Sao Paulo’s size as Brazil’s second largest city.
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Major Foote
V.C
Neumnberg
Noel Coward
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Surrey County Cricket Club
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Army
Civil Defence
Zululand
B.C
Stoney Creek
Ivan Hyslop
Owen Sound
Ont
Woodstock
West Woodstock
Woodstock Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Ohio
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Iowa
Santos
Brazil
By Fred Neher
Henry
Gene Byrnes
Zoolie
SUN
Ware Pot Roast
Foote
Sao Paulo
South America
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Hira
Loui Dave Perkins
Moki
Loy S Az
Pym
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