World Happenings Briefly Told
Moscow’s victory guns boomed over Germany in celebration of the Red Army triumphs. Stalin’s son Colonel Vasily Stalin was cited among Berlin battle heroes. The Earl of Athlone received an honorary LLD from UBC. Alfred Miller, 92, melon grower who supplied melons for a state banquet before WWI, died. Britain to use German prisoners in housing program. 204 London police killed, 2,090 injured by Axis air action. 375 British armed forces members killed. Queensland barges sailed to Jacquin Bay in New Britain. Sveinbjorn Bjornsson, 101, oldest Icelander in North America, died in Gimli. United States pledges a $242,000,000 lend-lease with the Netherlands to extend reverse lend-lease.
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London
Britain
Queensland
Australia
Jacquinct Bay
New Britain
Solar Energy Advances Boost Soviet Economy
The Soviet Academy of Sciences forms a commission to study solar energy use in industry. Professor Weinberg leads heliotechnics with devices to boil water power greenhouses and dehydration. Early solar kitchens reflectors, solar baths and laundries arise in Alma Ata Turkmenia and Central Asia. Solar fridges tested keeping 2 C below zero at 40 C.
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Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet
Heliotechnics
Professor Weinberg
Alma Ata
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Turkmenia
North Caucasus
Black Sea
Ukraine
Climate Range Defines China's Temperate Zone
The climate of China spans a broad spectrum from tropical heat in the south to Arctic conditions in the north. Seasonal changes shape the flora, forestry, and fauna across the country, indicating strong regional climatic variation.
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China
Ezra and Nehemiah Lesson Read at Water Gate
A Sunday school lesson notes Ezra the scribe guiding Israel as they gather at the water gate on the seventh month day one. The people listen stand bless confess worship and understand the law. They fast confess sins and worship Jehovah. note on sugar timing around 600 A.D.
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Ezra
Israel
Jehovah
God
Horses Suffer Toothache Often Unknown Symptoms Warn Veterinarians
Veterinary authorities warn many horse owners do not recognize toothache symptoms in horses. Signs include slower eating, uneaten portions, drooling, head jerks at the trough, and unusual resistance to bridling.
Churchill's Narrow Escape in 1919 Plane Crash
In 1919, Winston Churchill survived a severe plane crash after a Croydon flight. He had earlier finished a day at the War Office. the aircraft side-slipped from about 90 feet, nose and propeller buried in earth, leaving Churchill bruised but able to aid his bleeding, unconscious companion.
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Winston Churchill
Croydon
War Office
Churchill
Palestine Population Boom Amid Zionist Project
Palestine hosts 1,035,154 inhabitants as a Zionist effort seeks a return to fertility and population of 6 to 7 million. Since the war began, three Jewish rabbis serving with U.S. and Canadian forces have died in action. others have been wounded or captured.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Broadview
Brandon
Fort William
Palestine
Zionist Movement
U.S
Toys for Orphans At East Moor RCAF Station
LAC Arthur Bailey organized his section at East Moor RCAF Station England to make 150 toys for orphans. Bailey won a pound prize for the best toy and donated the money to the Prisoners' War Fund.
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East Moor
R.C.A.F
England
LAC
Arthur Bailey
Prisoners’ War Fund
Montgomery Ends German Surrender Negotiations Briefly
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery accepts surrender of about one million German army navy and air force troops. In a terse session he rejects Eastern front terms and future plans, warns of continued war, and departs the tent with a grin. The confrontation spans Cairo Libyan theater to Germany. St Thomas Times Journal.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Palaver
Monty
Cairo
Libya
Tunisia
Italy
England
France
Germany
St. Thomas
Putty Use for Bare Wood and Paint Primer Guidance
The article advises against applying putty to bare wood and recommends a priming coat of paint to improve adhesion. It states the paint need not be fully dry before applying putty and that painting over the putty after completion helps the filler stay in place. It also mentions yellow flowers cause air disturbances detectable by pilots over fields.
Health League of Canada promotes industrial health program booklet
A 32 page Health League of Canada booklet urges industrial health programs to reduce sickness and non industrial losses. It outlines personnel needs part time nursing services medical duties and measures to control absenteeism and diseases with emphasis on smaller plants and worker education to boost health and efficiency.
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The
Health League of Canada
Cloth and paper items used to manufacture a book
A handkerchief cloth and paper found in 15 grocery bags suffice to make a book according to the report.
Crossword Puzzle Preview
Crossword puzzle clues read across and down with numbered hints for principal organ of the body opera stars and other common terms. Readers fill the grid using definitions for both horizontal and vertical entries from various categories.
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Stalin
Vasily Stalin
Berlin
University of British Columbia
Earl of Athlone
Alfred Miller
Great Britain
Duncan Sandy
North American
Sveinbjorn Bjornsson
Gimli
Man
North America
United States
Netherlands
By Fred Neher
Jeremiah
Nehemiah
Future For Palestine
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Arizona
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Field Marshal Montgomery
League
Canada
Teutonic
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Persia
Actinium
Reg
Gene Byrnes
Duffy
Brenes
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