The Kings Relations With The Dominions Since Equality Of Status
The Dominions gained equality with the United Kingdom and with each other, making the King sovereign in five states of the Commonwealth. While absent from the Dominions, Governors General represent the Crown, but their role differs from the pre Westminster status. The author calls for updated arrangements to reflect equal status and improve imperial cooperation.
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Dominions
Shuidham Redfern
London Spectator
INCE
United Kingdom
South Africa
England
Austral
New Zealand
Canada
Great Britain
British Commonwealth of Na- Gons
British Commonwealth and Empire
Westminster
Commonwealth
Ottawa
British Commonwealth
Canberra
Pretoria
Windsor
Balmoral
Grand Organ Reopened At St Pauls After War Damage
The grand organ at St Pauls Cathedral, heavily damaged by two bombs, was rebuilt over almost a year by twelve craftsmen. Dr J Dykes Bower conducted Bach St Matthew Passion with Dr S Hopkins at the keyboard and Henry Willis supervised the revival completed after an April 16 usable reappearance.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
J. Dykes Bower
S. Hopkins
Manchester Guardian
Henry Willis
Coffee Tablets From Roasted Beans Patent Method
A patented process makes coffee tablets by roasting and grinding beans then flaking them between rollers. The flakes are pressed into dense hard tablets that resist oxidation and disintegration until placed in hot water. Pack options suit hunters and similar buyers per Rotarian Magazine.
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Rotarian Magazine
Eiffel Tower built for Paris Exposition of 1889
Paris 1889 sees the Eiffel Tower erected as a feature of the Exposition with engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel leading the construction.
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Paris
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Food Platoon Safeguards RCAF Food for Displaced Persons
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps reports that a composite Food Platoon under Captain Cale Jarvis oversees two depots in Oldenburg and Leer to distribute aid to about 65 000 displaced persons and ex prisoners of war in Northwest Germany. An armed guard tracks loads from depots to camps and verifies destination.
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Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Oldenburg
Canada
UNRRA
Germany
RCASC
D.P
Cale Jarvis
Vancouver
Gerry Dulac
Quebec
Ken Lauze
Ottawa
John Macdougal
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Leer
D.p.’S
Ace to King Card Deck Phrase
The sequence uses the words Ace through King totaling 52 letters, matching the full deck count. This note links card ranks to the exact number of cards and highlights a complete deck’s alphabetic span.
Magna Carta spelling error corrected in Lords
The British House of Lords deleted the H from charta in a bill on sending Magna Carta copies to the United States. Lord Jowitt explained the earliest usage appeared in the 15th century, two centuries after the document’s creation, and the signers at Runnymede were said to have used carta.
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House of Lords
Lord Jowitt
John
Runnymede
The Sensible Thing Warns Against Overexertion in Golf
A Wichita Falls man broke both legs demonstrating his golf swing, illustrating how easily over-exertion can cause injury. The piece warns athletes to avoid pushing past their limits and to consider age and condition before resuming strenuous activity.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Kitchener
Suttee Practice Abolished by British in 1829
The text notes that Suttee, the Indian custom in which a widow self immolates on her husband’s funeral pyre, was abolished by British authorities in 1829.
Great Resources Of Hard Coal Near Peace River Canyon
The Peace River canyon west of Fort St John BC holds a vast untapped coal reserve with about 600 million tons near the surface at Hudson Hope and 40 miles west in the Carbon River region. Surveys push an extension of the Pacific and Great Eastern railroad to unlock markets and boost a nascent regional industry. Lloyd Gething leads the local mine which produced about 50 tons daily as Army demand waned.
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David M. Nichol
Chicago Daily News Service
North America
Peace River
Fort St. John
B.C
Hudson Hope
United States
Carbon River
Canadian Northwest
Fort St John
Pacific and Great Eastern
Quesnel
West Virginia
Neil Gething
Vancouver
Northwest
Alaska
U.S. Army
Hudson Hope Field
Gething
Lloyd
Lloyd Gething
Standing Aloof The Uncertainty About American Participation
The Providence Journal argues that US isolationism fuels global instability by shaping European demands on Germany and Mediterranean power plays, while weakening Russia’s bid for dominance. It urges decisive U.S. engagement to prove the end of isolationism and secure lasting peace.
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France
Germany
Mediterranean
Russia
Providence Journal
Military Costs Seven Billions Asked For The United States Army
President Truman urged Congress to appropriate 7.246 billion dollars for War Department needs in the fiscal year starting July 1. The plan reflects a manpower cut from 1.55 million to 1.07 million by June 30, 1947, plus 500 million for government and relief in occupied areas and 3260 million for atomic service formerly the Manhattan project. An additional 1.2 billion was recommended for the Army Air Forces.
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Truman
Congress
War Department
Atomic Service
Manhattan Project
Army Air Forces
United States invites UN Atomic Energy Commission members to view Pacific tests
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced invitations to governmental and press observers from all UN Security Council members plus Canada to attend the Pacific atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The tests are slated for July and August, and the project is described as an American undertaking, not an international operation.
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United States
Dean Acheson
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Acheson
Russia
Britain
France
China
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Egypt
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
U.N. Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
State Department
World Famine Looms as Decisions Hunger Starvation Grow
The Combined Food Board in Washington weighs who shall starve as famine deepens globally. Skeletonized bodies and distended bellies signal acute starvation in China and India, with Europe’s situation deteriorating and deaths looming.
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Combined Food Board
Washington
China
India
Europe
Detroit News
One Yard Applique Hearts Embroidered Apron Pattern 7458
Advertisement for a simple one yard embroidery project for a colorful apron with optional bib. It promotes transferring embroidery, pattern parts and directions, and lists ordering details to obtain pattern 7458 and a 1946 Needlework Book with designs and potholder pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Whitewashed Nissen huts aim to cool Gambian dwellings
Government researchers report white paint on Nissen huts in Gambia reduces heat. Earlier Sierra Leone tests found midday temperatures six degrees cooler in whitewashed huts, supporting wide adoption to improve comfort and energy use.
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Gambia
Sierra Leone
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British Empire
Bridgeport
Conn
Frank Salerno
Mike Mitto
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Salerno
Mitto
Army Service Corps
Magna Carta
Gueen Fawzish
Iran
Shah
Fawziah
Teheran
Cairo
Farouk
Peace River Canyon
United States Army
Alice Brooks
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