World Happenings Briefly Told
Vitrified ware that cannot break is in use as reinforced crockery. The Red Cross spent about £1,000 per hour toward war relief. Forests totaling about 30 000 acres burned near Ankara, Turkey, over several weeks. Britain's gasoline ration rose 25 percent allowing 150 miles monthly. May 5 marks a German army capitulation anniversary celebrated as a national holiday. Eight Norwegian airlines fly over 5 600 miles daily under the Air Ministry. Roosevelt memorial two cent stamp sold at Warm Springs Georgia. Thomas Guy’s hospital founder honored in London as his statue is unveiled under bomb protection. Hitler debts and war damage tallied at 700 billion reichsmarks per Neue Zeit.
Penicillin Production Advances in United Kingdom
British researchers unveil two scale up methods for penicillin. One uses potatoes or peelings to create a growth medium at Highgate hospital in London. The second, by a Glasgow chemist, uses colchicine to triple mold growth and yield hardier penicillin.
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United Kingdom
Highgate Hospital
London
British Medical Journal
Glasgow
Gordon
J. McKechnie
Insurance History From Sea Law To Modern Life Coverage
The Sea Law of Rhodes around 900 B.C. introduced a cooperative loss sharing for shipowners. Modern life insurance emerged in the 18th century, and today about 70 million people in Canada and the United States hold policies. In the tropics the water is so clear coral 40 feet below appears reachable.
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Rhodes
B.C
Canada
Tropics
Temporary Airfields Begin Restoring Kentish Farmland
Air Ministry releases the first of eleven temporary British airfields near Ashford Kent for D Day use. Dozed topsoil is returned, with four inch deeper cultivation and new electric farm buildings planned. Reversion aims to improve living conditions and resolve ancient property disputes.
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Air Ministry
R.A.F
Ashford
Kent
U.S.A.A.F
Moscow
Chicago
Labor-saving shift spurs new jobs through research
The Detroit News argues that labor saving in industry must be balanced by a counter process of labor creation. Enterprises relying on consumers will not cut workers without generating new jobs and customers, achieved through ongoing research.
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The
Detroit News
Illinois study on antibiotic streptomycin sparks antibiotic optimism
University of Illinois researchers study streptomycin, an mold-derived antibiotic, alongside penicillin. Dr. H W Anderson notes potential as a companion drug rather than a replacement, with production costs and purification challenges. Discoverer Selman A Waksman emphasizes economic-scale production. Dr. E Carter leads chemical purification research, while overall antibiotic research grows, aiming to extend life expectancy.
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University of Illinois
H. W. Anderson
Illinois
Selman A. Waksman
New Jersey
Rutgers
Anderson
H. E. Carter
Roosevelt planned tabloid NY newspaper with no editorials
Stephen Early quotes former President Roosevelt as saying he planned a New York newspaper after his fourth term. The paper would be tabloid size and publish only news stories with no editorials, giving readers plenty of facts to form their own opinions.
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Roosevelt
New York
Stephen Early
Early
Painting Brings High Price at Auction for Rowlandson Work
A Thomas Rowlandson painting titled Vauxhall Gardens, purchased for one pound in a junk shop, sold at auction for 2730 pounds, about 12285 dollars. The sale highlights a sharp rise in value for the artist's work.
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Thomas Rowlandson
Vauxhall Gardens
Autoion
Canada Health View Urges Volunteer Service For Postwar Reform
Dr Gordon Bates editor of Health argues volunteers built civilization and must drive postwar reforms. He cites leaders like Wilberforce and Stowe and warns modern states risk neglecting individuals. He calls for citizens to contribute time and for governments to act when asked.
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Gordon Bates
Health
Health League of Canada
Dr. Bates
Wilberforce
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Pankhurst
Lord Shaftsbury
Josephine Butler
John Wesley
Real Time Saver Cuts Aircraft Part Machining Time
General Electric Co says its Thy-mo-trol electronic control, used in war production, slashed finishing time for an aircraft part from thirteen and a half hours to five minutes. The invention speeds up operations and boosts output in manufacturing environments.
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General Electric Co
Canadian Air Official Returns From CERCA Conference
S. Stevens, superintendent of communications for Trans-Canada Air Lines, has returned from London where he attended the Third Commonwealth and Empire Conference on Radio CERCA. He will also attend the Third International Aeronautical Radio Communications conference in Rio de Janeiro in September, essential to Canada’s world-wide air transport communications system.
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S. Stevens
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canada
London
England
Rio de Janiero
Postwar planning urged to speed reconversion and keep projects prioritized
The Toronto Financial Post calls for coordinated postwar planning to rapidly reallocate servicemen and war workers to civilian jobs. It argues first priority should go to housing and replenishing civilian goods, while public works are reserved for emergencies and only undertaken in order of practical importance to avoid unplanned jobs.
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Toronto Financial Post
Joseph in Egypt as Vizier under Pharaoh during plenty
The lesson notes how the Covenant faith survives amid Egypt's power. Pharaoh trusts Joseph as a godly steward, abolishes noble privilege, and places him over taxes, courts, and temples. Joseph embodies economy, industry, patience, fortitude, and cooperation during fourteen years of plenty.
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Joseph
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Egypt
God
Pharaoh
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historical Page
Readable crossword clues span across horizontal and vertical sections with definitions for common words like shroud, journey, emperor, and buffalo. The list includes many varied terms such as Moccasin, Acorn bearing tree Es, and Japanese money, forming a typical puzzle grid.
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Brush Hed Cross
Britain
Netherlands
Norwegian Air Ministry
Roosevelt Memorial
Warm Springs
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas Guy
Guy's Hospital
Neue Zeit
German Christian Democratic Union
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Weymouth
King Williamstown
South Africa
Philadelphia
By Fred Neher
Smore
BY William Ferguson
WEA
WEA Service
South America
Detroit
Mark Twain
Charles Dudley Warner
Brogans
Bear Beach
Gene Byrnes
Ireland
Ito
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