Empire Scientific Conference to Be Held in Britain
The King will open the Empire Conference in London Cambridge and Oxford during June and July to foster peacetime scientific collaboration across the Empire. The Royal Society will oversee arrangements with three UK departments and Imperial bureaux will conduct parallel reviews as Dominions lobby for continued cooperation postwar.
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George
Empire Scientific Conference
Britain
London
Cambridge
Oxford
The
London Times
Empire
British Commonwealth Scientific Office
U.S
Imperial Institute
Council of Imperial Agricultural Bureaux
Dominions
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Washington
U.S.A
PCSO
Professor Hill
India
Henry Tizard
Australia
Canada
Royal Society
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Agricultural Research Council
Medical Research Council
Imperial Agricultural Bureaux
the Times
Charles the
Royal Society For
John Evelyn
Christopher Wren
Isaac Newton
British Museum
Charles the Second
Royal Observatory
Magnesium items on display in Toronto show light metal uses
A display in Toronto features a wide range of magnesium products including wheelbarrows light enough for a child to lift, baby carriages, washing machines, and other household appliances. New lawnmowers and piano frames are among the potential magnesium manufactured articles highlighted.
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Toronto
Origins of Spud Name Linked to Unwholesome Diet Society
Two centuries ago S P U D stood for Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diet formed in protest against potatoes. The group opposed potatoes as unfit food in Great Britain. The term Spud now simply denotes the potato in common parlance.
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The
Society For the Prevention
Great Britain
The Ruff Grouse Drumming Calls Attention in Spring
A peculiar ruff grouse makes odd drumming noises each spring to attract attention, illustrating its distinctive courtship display and behavioral pattern observed by naturalists.
Germanium Alloyed with Gold Enables Precise Castings
Not well known Germanium forms a new alloy with gold that does not shrink in castings, useful for dental inserts and precise measurements. The alloy melts at 673 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 degrees above lead, while gold melts at 1,945 degrees. Described by Dr. Robert I. Jaffee of Columbus at the Chicago meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
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Robert I. Jaffee
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Good Will And Faith For World Peace In Pembroke
A Canadian voice from Pembroke Ontario urged nations to keep faith to let the UN’s peace preservation system work. Paul Martin warned the task is enormous and progress will be slow requiring years of effort and universal good will.
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Pembroke
Ontario
Paul Martin
United Nations
Canada
Montreal Star
RAF aims at total Luftwaffe disarmament in Germany
After the war the British Air Forces of Occupation in Germany shrink to about 50 000 officers and men and 25 squadrons. The RAF savors progress in disarming the Luftwaffe, stripping factories, and destroying war materiel. Vast dumps of explosives and weapons are located, cataloged, and disposed of with close Allied cooperation.
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London Times
INCE
Germany
England
RAFO
RAF
Luftwaffe
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
Harth
Hartz Mountains
Farm Tractor Lessons Draw Army Recruits In Canada
A framed photo shows Instructor C. A. Fawell lecturing on the farm tractor to recruits Pte. W. G. Harrington from Lloydminster Pte. E. Beglaw Ernfold and Pte. M. N. McKenzie Winters. Cpl. F. G. Zink Unity teaches typing to Pte. M. F. Fishley Bethune and Pte. H. Peters Swift Current. A group receives binder instruction from T. W. Movare Speers.
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C. A. Fawell
W. G. Harrington
Lloydminster
E. Beglaw
Ernfold
M. N. McKenzie
Winters
Cpl
F. G. Zink
Unity
M. F. Fishley
Bethune
Pte
H. Peters
Swift Current
T. W. Movare
Speers
Linens In Colorful Floral Motifs Pattern 7157
Embroider towels scarves and pillow cases with six motifs averaging 4 by 12 inches. Simple stitchery for easy embroidery with varied colors. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number clearly.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Legion hostel in Bel fast closes after 20 months
The Bel fast Canadian Legion hostel ends operation after providing bed and board for dominion servicemen for 20 months. A staff of 186 women volunteers served 506,769 meals under Mrs Kathleen Alderlie who took charge following her son's death in the RAF.
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Canadian Legion
Belfast
Dominion
Kathleen Alderlie
RAF
East Africa Opens to Outside World in 1768
A historical note states East Africa remained closed to outsiders until the year 1768. The entry aligns with archival timelines showing regional isolation ended mid-18th century.
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East Africa
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Royal Air Force
Dundurn
Extension Department
University of Saskatchewan
C. W. Gibbings
Rosetown
Visi
Alive Brooks
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