World Happenings Briefly Told
Children in northern Australia's remote districts will receive school lessons by radio. Orville Wright recently observed his 55th birthday. Nürnberg trials publications planned in 20 volumes in multiple languages. West Axholme England drainage boosted cultivation to 33 796 acres from 7 124. Cheltenham prefab bungalow built by 18 men in 29 minutes. ready in one hour 11 minutes. Chief Scout Rowallan tours Canada with A. W. Hurll. New Zealand PM Fraser says King and Queen may visit after South Africa tour. UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to create an international children’s fund. Pain’s Hill estate near Cobham on sale via trustees.
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Cheltenham
England
Earthworms: The Gardener’s Dependable Helpers
The Moose Jaw Times Herald notes earthworms act as a natural drainage system and deliver key minerals to soil. They improve root health, prevent compaction, and boost yields for rye, potatoes, peas, and tomatoes. Earthworm farms supply worms to gardeners. they even help fishing.
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Alexander Botts
Moose Jaw
United States
St. Thomas
Indian Army Studies Damodar Valley Hydro Scheme
Indian Army engineer units have spent nine months examining the Damodar Valley project cost estimated at 65 million dollars. The plan mirrors Tennessee Valley Authority aims to control floods, generate hydroelectric power, irrigate 760000 acres in Bengal, and boost water supply about twentyfold. It envisages 200000 kilowatts of hydro power plus 150000 kilowatts steam capacity.
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New Delhi
Damodar Valley
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bengal
English children snub French omelettes during wartime visit
Twenty English children on a wartime exchange with the French resistance movement refused omelettes made from fresh eggs because they did not recognize the dish. London and Coventry pupils chosen by the British Soldiers Sailors and Airmen's Families Association spent two months in France sharing war experiences. The note mentions a Babylonian 430 B.C. first mortgage payable in raisins.
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London and
Coventry
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen’s Families Association
France
Polish envoy Lange Named UN Security Council Chairman
Dr. Oscar Richard Lange, former U S citizen who became Polish ambassador to the United States, is elected chairman of the United Nations Security Council. The 42 year old diplomat has led the Soviet line in council votes with Andrei Gromyko or abstained on key issues, and is noted for detailing the Franco Spain case at the U N.
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Oscar Richard Lange
U.S
United Nations’ Security Council
United Nations
Spain
Lange
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Canada National Parks see record July tourist turnout
Visitors to Canada’s National Parks rose sharply in July with total day visitors near 450 000 through end of July 1946. Banff saw 60 873 July visitors, up 18 000 from last year, as Waterton Lakes Elk Island Jasper Prince Albert Riding Mountain and others posted large gains. Campgrounds filled by self supplied camping gear eased demand on lodgings across provinces.
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Canada
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
Banff National Park
Alberta
Waterton Lakes
Elk Island
Jasper National Park
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
British Columbia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Kootenay National Park
Point Pelee
Prince Edward Island National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Rockets to the Moon Possible in Two Years Says Farnsworth
United States Rocket Society president R L Farnsworth claims atomic energy could power airplanes for rockets to reach the moon within two years. He warns Earth may face retaliation if the moon is provoked, noting the moon lies far above us.
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R. L. Farnsworth
United States Rocket Society
Kingston Whig- Standard
Population Tops 141 Million in July Net Gain 120000
Treasury statistics show US population crossing 141 million in July as births outpaced deaths and immigration outpaced emigration, yielding a net increase of 120,000 to total 141 104 000.
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Treasury
United States
The Platypus in Australia A Curious Mammal
The platypus Ornithorhynchus, an egg laying mammal with a duck bill and spurs, is examined in Australia. Dr. Karl Compton and keeper efforts at Healesville reveal its rare captivity history, hibernation secrets, and survival challenges.
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iBy
William Stewart
Melbourne
Australia
Karl Compton
United States
Robert Eadie
Jack
Jill
Healesville
New South Wales
Eadie
Tasmania
Bolivia’s unusual potatoes charm travelers
Travelers to Bolivia encounter small diverse potatoes in shades like black pink and lavender. They note china white potatoes are frozen before sale. The word spud is linked to the Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diet, which once crusaded against potatoes.
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Bolivia
China
Society For the Prevention
Canada Debates World Health Organization Constitution
In Ottawa MPs discuss the New York drafted WHO constitution as a path to global health cooperation. Dr W G Blair urges unity to banish disease and poverty, while Gladys Strum links health to housing and living conditions. Critics warn of national sovereignty and funding concerns.
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Ottawa
World Health Organization
New York
House of Commons
W. G. Blair
Lanark
House
Blair
Canada
Gladys Strum
C.C.F
Qu’Appelle
T. L. Church
Toronto Broadview
Gordon Graydon
Peel
U.S
Warren Austin
J. H. Backmore
Social Credit House
Paratrooper slows from high speed after transfer
A paratrooper exiting an aircraft experiences a rapid deceleration from roughly 200 mph to about 15 mph within seconds as the parachute deploys. This transition shows the effectiveness of the canopy in reducing descent speed to safe levels during the jump.
Webster Lake Claims Long Name World Record
In Webster Massachusetts a lake measuring two square miles is said to bear the longest name Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggogggchauubungggagungamaug. An Algonquin translation explains it means you fish on your side we fish on our side nobody fish in the middle.
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Webster
Massachusetts
How Proximity to the Sun Affects Planetary Speed
The text explains that a planet closer to the sun must travel faster to avoid being drawn in, since solar attraction increases with proximity. It emphasizes the stronger gravitational pull experienced at shorter distances, requiring higher orbital velocity to maintain orbit.
Electric roasting hopper for coffee by A S Torres
A Colombian inventor A S Torres proposes an electric coffee roaster using a hopper and coils with infra red lamps. The design includes an electric eye to monitor color change from green to brown and automatically stop heating as beans reach the ideal roast.
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A. S. Torres
Scientific American
Trained By Germans in Berlin Boosts British Olympic Training
British athletes in Berlin train under German coaches and physical culture experts at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Occupation troops run, jump and lift weights daily to stay fit, using Germany's finest track and renowned coaches to improve performance amid a war era.
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Berlin
Olympic Stadium
Germany
London Express
Cobb Sets World Car Speed Record At Bonneville
John R Cobb of London drives Railton Red Lion to 369.7 mph on the salt flats near Bonneville Utah on August 23 1939 The salt flat course is praised for its smooth surface cold salt cooling tires and high altitude which boosts speed by reducing air resistance giving an apparent sea level equivalent of 314 mph Collier s
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John R. Cobb
London
Salt
Bonneville
Utah
Cobb
Collier's
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Orville Wright
Wilbur
Frankfurt Radio
West Axholme
Lincs
Lord Rowallan
A. W. Hurll
Boy Scouts’ Association
Fraser
New Zealand
South Africa
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
International Children's Fund For the
Cobham
Surrey
Charles Combe
Earthworm
Indian Army
Babylonia
B.C
NEW Security Council
National
Platypus
International Organization For Health
Reg'lar Fellers
Ensign Riley
Gene Byrnes
William FerguSo
Elmer
Utsk
Turkey
Recep Peker
Russia
Dardanelles
Salt Flats
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