World Happenings Briefly Told 1941 to 1946 Facts
World items note 6000 tons of synthetic rubber in 1941 and 760000 pounds valued 30 years earlier for transport in Durham England. Maurice Lambert’s equestrian statue of King George erected at Burlington House yard. Belgium dairy bread rations cut from 400 to 300 grams. No. 1 mine ore from South Wales used in India for coin alloys. Immigration committee says potential immigrants may be more promising than in years. St Paul’s Cathedral seeks 100000 pounds for repairs via Empire appeal. Radio licenses in Canada total 1754.51 with gross revenue 4260 dollars. UNRRA chief says no solution to world food crisis. it will worsen.
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America
Durham
England
Maurice Lamberts
King George
Burlington House
Royal Academy
Belgium
South Wales
Government of
India
Derate Committee On Immigration
Administrative Council
Uropean
UNRAA
Conan Doyle's son denounces mediums misusing his father's name
Adrian M. Conan Doyle claims he is regularly in touch with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's spirit but condemns the misuse of his father's identity by spiritualist mediums. He says the father would deplore such trance addresses and urges a union of churches with spiritualism including church ordination and seances after services.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
London
Adrian M. Conan Doyle
Arthur
Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Doyle
Doyle
Not Very Musical Whippoorwill Described In The News
A New York Times piece notes the whippoorwill makes a loud persistent call rather than singing, likening its noise to a squeaking wagon wheel. Mark Twain recounts Bombay High Court pomp and the Judge’s disdainful reply to a train‑platform question. Australia reports NSW strikes costing about 2 million dollars in late quarter production.
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New York Times
India
Mark Twain
Bombay
Engishman
Health on the presen Topics canava- VITAL INTEREST
Health education is a shared civic duty beyond professional bounds. The text argues for broader citizen involvement, with physicians as key leaders, to prevent illness, raise standards of health, and fight poverty through widespread education and collective action.
Dreams of belief spark health education aims
The text argues that health objectives depend on changing economic and social conditions and that political forces impede progress. It urges every voting citizen to act to achieve health for all.
Film to film Scotland Yard in postwar crime exposé
London dispatch reports a Ottawa Journal correspondent that a movie will film Scotland Yard showing its current anti crime work. It will feature the fingerprint unit chemical analysis lab and a shot of the Flying Squad in action with the senior officers conference room as backdrop. The piece notes the ancient belief in tides arising from a sea edge hole and periodic water rushes to flood beaches.
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Scotland Yard
London
Ottawa Journal
Royal Family’s Safety Noted By Times Correspondent
London Times correspondent writes that the Royal Family enjoys complete lack of police protection due to visible public affection. He suggests this is a compliment to the monarchy and people, noting spontaneous cheers and peaceful gatherings as proof of strong public support.
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London
Times
United Kingdom
Ottawa Journal
Souvenir Book Honors Canadian War Effort in Holland
The Netherlands commemorates Canadian soldiers with a 10 by 14 inch souvenir book titled Holland and the Canadians. It features 100 photographs and text by J Nikerk and Major Norman Phillips, detailing prewar prosperity, occupation, resistance, and liberation scenes from Rotterdam to Nijmegen and Arnhem.
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Mott
Saskatchewan
Netherlands
Eem
Holland
Rotterdam
Nijmegen
Arnhem
Zeeland
J. Nikerk
Canadian-Netherlands Committee
Norman Phillips
Canadian Army Public Relations
Ruby and corundum gems and a wartime souvenir book
The article discusses rubies as a variety of corundum and their hardness, sources like Mogok and Asia, and ruby colors including pigeon blood. It notes Saskatchewan soldiers receiving a Dutch war remembrance book printed in Amsterdam, with 43,000 copies distributed and limited supply for others in Canada and Regina's Public Relations Office.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Mogok
Upper Bunna
Iver
Beng
Amsterdam
Saskatchewan
Holland
Netherlands
Canada
Ringe
M.D. 12
Regina
M.D
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Canberra
Australia
New South Wales
Latham Withail
Associated Chamber of Manufactures
Humane Society
James D. Elder
Windsor Humane Society
Leola Hodghine
Lke
George Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
By William Ferguson
Reg
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
Maas
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