World Happenings Briefly Told
A 1946 Britain call total reached 2 500 000 000 via phone. A coal carrier sailed from Balti mor harbor to Newcastle with 5565 tons. Postman Green walked 300 000 miles over 50 years. Britain begins a dollar saving campaign with Bermuda restricting travel. The Marquis Milford Haven 28 is to be best man at Princess Elizabeth and Lieut Philip Mountbatten wedding on Nov 20. Nicaragua orders include trials by military tribunals for communists. Canada Egypt orders for 20 locomotives trigger a Cairo trade mission. Leon Setton announces an $80 000 000 steel industry near the Assuan dam to supply the Middle East. Dominican Republic withdraws its Madrid minister under a UN 1946 recommendation on Franco.
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Marquis of
Milford Haven
Princess Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Assuan Dam
Egypt
Middle East
Leon Setton
Cairo
Tuberculosis Deaths Rise Across Canada in 1946
Canada saw 5,797 TB deaths in 1946, 238 more than 1945, with the death rate rising to 47.2 per 100 000. Ontario and Saskatchewan fell slightly, Quebec topped at 72.2, while the U S recorded a record low of 35.9. Dr G J Wherrett notes rates are below wartime averages but still trending up.
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Vital Statistics Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
G. J. Wherrett
C.T.A
United States
Hunter Fatalities Highlight Deer Hunter Profile
A St. John Telegraph-Journal excerpt cites coroners' records showing hunters misidentifying game or persons, with lines like I thought he was a deer. Testimonies describe careless handling and nervous misperception leading to tragic shootings, including a father of three mistaken for a partridge.
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St. John Telegraph-Journal
Historic Boulogne surrender flag handed to mayor
The white flag signalling Boulogne’s 1944 German surrender was presented to the city mayor at a ceremony attended by Canadian naval, army and air force representatives. The act honors the liberation memory and the role of Canadian troops in Boulogne.
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Boulogne
Crossword Puzzle Clues Snapshot
A mixed list of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical entries including items like That which infect and A Persian wheel of the bucket type. It spans terms such as 12 3 4 oh 6, Tibetan priests, and several entries referencing animals, objects, and measurements across a variety of domains.
Whaling Proposed in Manitoba Hudson Bay Venture
A Toronto company plans to hunt white whales in Hudson Bay next summer and process oil and other products at a shore plant near Churchill. The move echoes historic Hudson Bay whaling but is the first attempt to commercialize processing in Canada, signaling a potential prairie whaling industry.
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Prairies
Manitoba
Toronto
Hudson Bay
Churchill
New England
Canada
Edmonton Journal
Immigrants Arrive in Canada During Seven Months
Immigration figures show 26 522 newcomers to Canada in the seven months ending July 31. Most originate from the British Isles, per the immigration branch.
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Ottawa
Canada
Immigration Branch
British Isles
Secret Code Signals Reported Using Chopsticks
Some Chinese individuals are described as signaling secret messages across rooms with chopsticks, a practice noted as unconventional signaling rather than routine dining.
Health League notes Canada sees fewer diphtheria and whooping cough cases
Provisional 1946 figures show a drop in diphtheria and whooping cough deaths from 1945 levels with a 50 percent decline in whooping cough fatalities. Polio remains higher, while diphtheria toxoid and whooping cough vaccines aid reductions. National Immunization Week urged. parents urged to vaccinate children.
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Canada
DoMinion Bureau of Statistics
The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Rye shipment from Blaine Lake valued at 7106 dollars
A carload of new rye graded 20W and measuring 2,147 bushels was shipped from Blaine Lake Saskatchewan, valued at 7,106 dollars.
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Blaine Lake
Sask
North Saskatchewan
Comedian Pinky Lee Insured For Lisp Loss
New York reports Lloyds of London agreed to issue a one year policy for 50 000 dollars to protect comedian Pinky Lee from loss of his lisp. The policy costs 2 500 dollars and covers almost any risk.
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New York
Lloyds of London
Pinky Lee
Fishermen Capture 1000-Pound Turtle Off Nova Scotia
In Clark's Harbor Nova Scotia three fishermen Claremont Delma Jones and Wilfred Rennahan battled a 1000 pound sea turtle for an hour harpooned it hog tied it and towed it to port after the monster briefly pulled the boat. The catch was brought ashore for processing.
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Clark's Harbor
Claremont
Delma Jones
Wilfred Rennahan
Woman Spent Three Years At Sea On Atlantic Voyages
Mrs Mad sella Hvoslef a 75 year old Baltimore resident and Norwegian native arrived aboard the Stavangerfjord on her 145th trans Atlantic crossing She estimated having spent three full years at sea since her first voyage in 1880 Her story highlights a lifelong ocean career and returns to the United States from Norway
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New York
Stavangerfjord
Madsella Hvoslef
Baltimore
Norway
United States
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Baltimor Harbor
Newcastle
England
F. S. Green
Sheerness
Hamilton
Bermuda
Dominican Republic
Madrid
United Nations Assembly
Spain
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Dominion
U.S
Bill Carln
Coatesville
America
Bill
Hunter
Askeed
wWerith
Malacca
Lealth League
Jack Edwards
Peterboro
Rex
By William Ferguson
Socele
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Little Reggie
Margarita
Mai
Reginald
Chuck Thurston
Peggy
PEGE
Gloria
Yre BO
Ovef
Priscilla
Lee Te
al Vermeer
Ang
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