World Happenings Briefly Told From The Front Pages
A collage of brief notes reports on British royal grants to youth King George s Jubilee Trust spending over half a million pounds in ten years. The oldest Battle of Britain pilot Sydnia Ernest Tubby Mayne demobilized after 28 years service. A Vienna university close due to fuel shortages. Ottawa notes ongoing events.
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Picinen
Annie Fonbaditatieat
Wincraft Cartier
London
Aheef
de Agriculture Con
Ihs
King George's Jubilee Trust
Lord Portal
Sydn
Ernest
Tubby) Mayne
Ottawa
Thousand-room Japanese cave complex uncovered near city
Army patrols in southern Japan report a vast 1000-room cave in a 2000-foot mountain range used as a factory and training site for naval aviators. Caverns contained signs of picric acid storage and heavy munitions but were stripped of machines.
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Japan
195Th
Raymond Cavenee
Otsu
6Th Army
New Deadly Guided Missile Debuts in Pacific War
The US Navy used the self guided weapon known as The Bat against Japanese ships in late Pacific operations. Rear Admiral George F Hussey Jr said it was the first fully automatic guided missile deployed in combat. Development soon rendered it obsolete.
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United States Navy
George F Hussey
Navy Bureau of
Dranance
Where Milk Goes In Canada 1959 to 1960
Statistics detail milk distribution in Canada showing 1 percent to feed and other uses on farms 3 percent to concentrated products 15 percent to ice cream and the remainder to cheese and other milk products. Production rose from 15.5 billion pounds in 1959 to 17.6 billion pounds in 1960, a 16 percent increase.
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Canada
Brockville
Jap balloon bomb lands near Oxford House in Canada
The Beaver reports a Japanese balloon bomb landed near Oxford House about 300 miles northeast of Winnip eg. It carried nine files and prompted rapid action by the Hudson’s Bay Co post manager who notified Winnipeg and military authorities. Details note contacts with Winnipeg and Oxford House and mention plans to discuss Australian health services and expansion in New Zealand and the United States.
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Oxford House
Winnipes
Canada
Beaver
Hudaon’s Bay Co
Hudson’ Bay Company
Ost
Winsiper
Ove Jes
Winnipeg
H. Rowe
Origins of Titles Across Democratic Canada and Europe
A retrospective on how titles emerged from ancient desire for recognition, tracing a lineage from king and Khan to duke and baron. It notes the evolution of terms like emperor, earl, count, knight, lord, and their shifting social significance through history and across cultures.
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Democratic
Canada
Tven
Hadrian
England
Cornwall
Edward
Henry
H Walter
Mass Transfer of Germans to Occupation Zones Sparks Broad Debate
Ottawa Journal recounts Berlin reports on a plan to move 600000 Germans from Austria and Czechoslovakia into British American and Russian occupation zones in Germany. The piece uses stark comparisons to Quebec Ontario and western Canada to illustrate the scale and pressure on overcrowded zones already housing refugees and shortages of basic goods like socks and fabrics.
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Berlin
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Pola
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchexan
Alberta
Saskatchewa
Germany
Alrady
Europe
Earth
Raven
Ottawa Journal
Lighting for Egg Production in Poultry Flocks Discussed
The article reviews how extended lighting during fall to early spring can boost egg yield by stimulating reproductive glands and increasing feed intake. Research from Harrow shows longer light periods raise broodiness. recommended setup uses two 2kW lights per 400 square feet with a time clock to regulate feeding and roosting intervals.
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Billy Pecaetiand
Cape
Weber
Espermental
Harrow
Russian Tank Couple Fights In War Remobilized
A Russian married couple who bought their own tank and used it to kill 160 enemy soldiers have been remobilized from the Red Army. Lieut Ivan Bolko and Senior Lieut Alexandra Bolko led tank operations in Poland Germany Romania and Czecho Slovakia. The wife commanded the tank while the husband drove, using savings of 50 000 rubles to fund the vehicle.
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Insian
Red Army
Ivan Fyodorovokh
Bolko
Alexandra Bolko
Soviet Union
Poland
Germany
Romania
Czecho-Slovakia
Planning the Week’s Meals from Budget Staples
The piece offers a frugal weekly menu using coupons and limited funds. It suggests lamb shoulder with gravy and dressing, cold leftovers for Monday, lamb pie midweek, egg and noodle casserole with mellon sauce, baked dishes, and a pickled tongue as a flavorful endcap, all to sustain a household on tight funds.
Fruit Is Dangerous Says Far East Scientist
Charles D. Torrell, a scientific advisor, reports 27 British servicemen returned from New Guinea blind after eating finger cherry fruit. He warns nine pieces can cause total blindness within hours, while one or two are harmless. The remark came at a Liverpool club.
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Charles D. Torrell
Far East
New Guinea
Liverpool
Torvell
Doubled In Value Victory Bond Story From Lethbridge
A War Bond canvasser recalls a Lethbridge man who bought a 1000 bond in the First Great War, refused to renew during the later drive, then produced the paper after decades to find it worth about two dollars, illustrating the bond’s surprising rise in value amid wartime campaigns. The column also notes Vermeer paintings marketed under various names.
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Lethbridge Wormsman
Bank
Lethbridge
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Central Asia
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Jan Ver‘eer
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