World Happenings Briefly Told Across The Globe
Former BLAIF members and crews may file for personal retention records. The King sent a 1 ft oak sapling to the Garden of Remembrance in Kentish Town church. Poland census reports 75 people per square mile. Alice in Wonderland manuscript sells for 50 000 dollars to A S W Rowenbach. Twenty eight girls and 12 men from British universities travel to France under a student exchange. Mayor Curzon sends courteous letters to Hendon children mocking soldier training. The King’s Prize for best plowman awarded to F Wakefield at Langley. British railway workers cultivate 21 150 allotments totaling 400 miles along the line of 599 000. Tom Johnston says Scotland should provide souvenirs for visitors and avoid purchases from Japan or Birmingham.
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BLAIF
Garden of Remembrance
Kentish ‘Town
Pariah Church
Poland
Warsaw Radio
New York
A. S. W. Rowenbach
France
A. W. Curzon
Hendon
England
Langley
Buckinghamshire
F Wake ‘Eld
Cippenham Court Farm
Slough
Tom Johnston
Scottish Tourist Board
Scotland
Japan
Birmingham
Whitewater Jack MacNicol pushes western irrigation plan
The Toronto MP John R. MacNicol nicknamed Whitewater Jack travels the nation advocating a vast irrigation scheme for Saskatchewan and Alberta. He argues for massive water conservation and river harnessing to make western lands fertile, drawing support from party leaders and stressing Canada's potential. A separate item notes the Lincoln Nebraska State Journal recounting a dinner menu with tomato soup, rib roast and apple pie.
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John R. MacNicol
Toronto
Canada
Toronto- Davenport
Dominion
Kickatchewan
Alberta
Ottewa News
MacNicol
Saskatchewan
MF MecNicol
CCF
M. J. ‘Coldwell
Br. MacNicol
Prince Albert
King
P.M
St. Catharines
Lincoln, Neb
State Journal
Trade Tariffs Debate Shapes Canadian Economic Policy
Discussion in Parliament centers on easing war era trade restrictions for exports to the United States and the United Kingdom. Proponents cite reduced production costs and growing Canadian industries while warning against harming infant sectors and prairie economies. A nursing consultant and UNRRA appointee, Mrs. Abernethy, has moved from Newfoundland to Greece, reflecting broader wartime relief work.
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Cailure
Kingdom
United States
Costa
Canada
Brie
United Sar
Public Health Service of Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Labrador
UNRRA
Ducos of France Patent Early Motion Picture Device
France inventor Ducos was granted a patent in 1864 for a device to display moving pictures, marking an early step in film technology.
Experiment Reversed Scientists Find New Length Standard
Dr. Jacob Wiens and Dr. Luis W. Alvarez of UC Berkeley announce a new length standard using a green light ray from mercury produced by cyclotron transmutation of gold. The light waves reportedly vary by no more than 0.000000150 inch, offering a precise measurement method for length.
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Mercy Atom
Jacob Wiens
United States Navy Electronics Research Laboratory
Berkeley
Calif
Luis W. Alvarez
University of California
Wiens
Alvarez
Cadet Salute Princess Elizabeth at Hyde Park Ceremony
Princess Elizabeth officiated as hundreds of army cadets lined Hyde Park for a marching salute. Maj Gen RE Al Quhart, former Arnhem commander, directed the ceremony as contingents from UK country cadet associations paraded.
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Elizabeth
London
Hyde Park
RE. al Quhart
Arnhem
Territorial ‘Army
Army Cadet Force
Country Cadet Association
United Kingdom
Sun Spots and Radio Waves Disturbances Linked to Plasma Clouds
Three scientists from the Carnegie Institution of Washington report that electrically charged gases from sun spots race to the earth’s ionosphere at about a mile per second. The F-layer height changes cause radio signals to fade or vanish during magnetic storms, complicating long distance broadcasting.
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Caregie Institution of Washington
Earth
H. W. Wells
3. W. Watts
D. E. George
Iono- Sphere Laboratory
Kensington
Northerner Scorns Muskox Hype Over North Life
J Osten Oglestone of Moose River Ontario ridicules the Canadian Army Operation Muskox publicity. He argues northerners endure cold, tents, nylon, and oil heaters healthily at James Bay near Moosonee, and says the arctic tales sing of remote beauty. The Hamilton Spectator endorsement calls the army to focus on real northern life.
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J. Osten Oglestone
Moose River
Ontario
Oglestone
Ottawa Journal
North Bay
Moosonee
James Bay
Arctic Circle
Gog
Jack Canuck
Mr. Oglestone
Operation
Muskox
Shangri-La
Hamilton Spectator
Letter from Dublin in 1041 delivered to Wimbledon Mrs
A sister’s letter from Dublin dated June 1041 reached Mrs. Fred Driver of Wimbledon London. It recounts a grocer who refused to cut a few pounds off a ham and insisted the whole amount be taken.
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Dublin
Fred Driver
Wimbledon
London
Fish as food urged for world relief at Ottawa meeting
C J Morrow of Lunenburg NL, retiring president of the Fisheries Council of Canada, told delegates at the council's first annual meeting that it is illogical for Europe to ship fish abroad when millions are starving. He urged a long term marketing plan and government action to exempt fishing equipment from duties to aid production processing and distribution. J B Eckman of Vancouver succeeded him as president.
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Ottawa
C.J. Morrow
Lunenburg
Fisheries Counc
Canada
Morrow
United States
Cuba
Australia
Mr. Morrow
J. 8. Eckman
Vancouver
Eye Health Tips From Nutri Division On Vitamin A Foods
The Nutri Division notes yellow and orange foods boost vitamin A for eye health and night vision. Butter as a key source is mentioned, with carrots squash pumpkin red peppers tomatoes and yellow corn listed as rich options. Armenia adopted Christianity in 303 A.D.
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Nutrion Division
Shanghai Boom Trusts Dollar Flow Amid Wartime Luck
In Fortune Magazine Chars 3. v. Murphy notes Shanghai survives the war with little physical damage and booms as shops and nightlife thrive. Dollar infusion from American servicemen creates a de facto currency, inflating prices and enabling a wartime black market to sustain the port city’s economy.
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Chars 3
V. Murphy
Fortune Magazine
Shanghai
New York
San Francisco
Japan
China
Okinawa
Central Reserve Bank
Nce
Chungking
Luck And Honesty Bring Back Serviceman’s Wife Purse
A serviceman’s wife loses a purse containing $338 in gratuity money, a marriage license, and papers at an Ottawa fruit store. The shopkeeper found it in a waste basket and handed it to police, who returned it to the tearful wife.
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Serviceman
Ottawa
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Mrs. Abernethy
Empire State Building
By Fred Neher
Will Ferguson
Walakes
Armenia
Inghal
Rajesing
Gene Byrnes
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