World Happenings Across the Globe
Reports from Athens award Greek Medal for Gallantry to a Viscount. The council plans Dodecanese transfer to Greece with remilitarization. A student party faces prosecution for painting Nottingham stone fans on Victory Day. Coins shift in India using Welsh nickel. Bahamas to issue tercentenary stamps. Iceland seeks U S base retention until transfer. Newfoundland radio service extended to south coast and Labrador. King approves free Travel Association membership for 1,000,000 wartime ex servicemen across 23 countries.
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Iceland
United States
Iorland
United Nations Security Council
Newfoundland
Labrador
United Kingdom
Travel Association of Great Britain
England seeks home for old engine to spare scrap
A London Times column laments the fate of a veteran locomotive with a tall funnel and dome, urging Wantage or another site as a humane resting place. The piece romanticizes engines, recalls childhood memories of steam and bridges, and argues a locomotive deserves a dignified niche.
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England
Canterbury
Wantage
Own Express
Bedfordshire
London Times
Mrs Manners Runs Amok Over Husbands Prank
Martha Manners plans a playful trap to catch her husband Tom and neighbor Sam Pettibone neglecting chores. The women spy, broom attack, and peppery revenge turn into family laughter as the men admit defeat and plot a joint fishing trip with wives.
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Martha Mass
Alice
Fet
Tom
Martha
Sam Pettipone
Sam Pettibone
Marta Manners
Martha Manners
Pettibone
Sarah
Mrs. Pettibone
Eiggies
Mrs. Manners
Sam
Tom Manners
Jom
Morning Productivity Peaks Early With High Efficiency
The article notes that human efficiency fluctuates by time of day with morning hours showing the highest output. It cites percentages around 105 percent at 8 am and 102 percent at 10 am and 1 pm, while afternoon and evening dip. It claims many self-made individuals succeed by adopting morning work habits and reaping greater productivity and potentially better health.
Weather Philosopher's Witty Take on Rain and Weather
A humorous exchange contrasts Ruskin's saying that weather has many good forms with a joke where a salesman learns the farmer cannot give full directions at once, ending with the farmer saying the rest comes later to avoid confusion.
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Russin
Henry
Ruskin
Gad Shor
Wal
Knothole Helps Witness Describe Fence Crash
A courtroom exchange recalls a 14 foot fence where a five foot four inch man could see the other side only through a knothole. The witness explains being on level ground and not on any ladder as he describes the scene.
Delano Roosevelts Seventh Cousin Claim Sparks Book Tale
A third cousin, Dankel W. Delano Jr, claims Franklin D. Roosevelt was Winston Churchill's seventh cousin through Jennie Jerome and the Delano line. He spent 18 years tracing the genealogy from ancient times to FDR and says the Delano clan shaped his character and sea interests. The piece also notes a cinema gossip moment where a spectator quips about sitting with a relative.
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Roosevelt
Delano Roosevelt
Dankel W. Delano, Jr
Buffalo
Delano
Britain
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Jennie Jerome
Brooklyn
Lord Randolph Churchill
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Athens
Foreign Ministers Council
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Coinege
Nottingham
South Wales
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Cruetty
Brown
Willie
Alelbourne
Australia
Jane
Johnny
Tiood
Hugh Dalton
the Excequer
Labor
Intere
Sting
Kenosha
Jean Pfefferie
London
Jamies Pfefferie
Wisconsin
Wis
By William Ferguson
Cpa
Nevada
Tween Flagstaff
Winslow, Ariz
By Fred Neher
Gene Byrnes
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