World Happenings Briefly Told From Across the Globe
A roundup notes Himmler’s brain shipped to Britain for study and a 1946 transit census plan in Ceylon. In New London volunteer chief Donahue faces arson accusations. Londonderry becomes an anti submarine school site for U boats. Victory Bells from German air raid wreckage go to RAF fund. Women’s Adjustment Board opens a London training centre for domestic servants with restaurant proceeds funding training. New Zealand reports 135 women overseas for war service. 37,497 casualties. E Phillips Oppenheim returns to writing at 79 after years in England and Guernsey.
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New London
William Donahue
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Britain
London
RAF
Women’s Adjustment Board
New Zealand
E. Phillips Oppenheim
France
Guernsey
England
Early Gentile Mission Starts Christian Church at Antioch
The lesson recounts Gentile inclusion in Antioch, where Grecian Jews preached to Greeks, leading to many converts and Antioch becoming a pivotal birthplace of Christianity. Barnabas promotes unity, brings Paul from Tarsus, and together they convert many, with followers first called Christians there.
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Antioch
Cyprus
Cyrene
Libya
Egypt
Palestine
Hugh
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Paul
Fand
Tarsus
Corinth
Man Turns Four Enemies Into A Quick Victory
A battle scene unfolds as a commanding officer warns of four to one odds. A lean mountaineer fires rapidly, then calmly props his rifle and explains he has taken four foes. The narrative tone captures wartime bravado and a decisive moment before retreat.
Good Manners Win Yet Dentists Warn About Teeth
A Chatham Daily News item quotes a prominent dental surgeon urging natural chewing to preserve teeth. The piece muses on etiquette and appetite, noting bone picking and toast crunching as key masticatory habits. It references N Baldwin and 1808 ethics about nature and care.
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Chatham Daily News
Postwar highway safety plea amid 210 Labor Day deaths
Road safety concerns rise after Labor Day toll reaches 210 as war years end and old cars with worn tires face renewed highway risks. The Road Builders' News urges continuous safety preaching and tire and car replacements, warning that higher speeds without proper maintenance will cause more disasters.
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Press Association
Public Grants To Military Leaders In Britain Curtailed
The London Free Press reports Prime Minister Attlee will end cash grants to victorious military leaders in Britain. He cites historical largesse to Marlborough, Wellington, and Nelson as outdated, stating the policy conflicts with modern wartime spirit and financial constraints while affirming appreciation for servicemen.
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Britain
England
Winston Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Europe
Blenheim Palace
Duke of Wellington
Fa Castle
Lord Nelson
Attlee
London Free Press
Farm Buildings Need Painting Across Canada
Farmers face rising paint costs but must act to shield farm buildings and equipment from decay and pests. The piece argues paint protects against rot rust and disease and warns that delays risk costly damage while profits rise with good yields. It likens paint to oil in engines, guarding structures from sun wind dust snow heat and cold.
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Canada
British Scientists Reveal Method for Colored Fur in Rats
Dr. Alexander Haddon and K. M. Rudall report in Imperial Chemical Industries Endeavor that a chemical derived from alloxazine can make white rats change color. The effect, called the turncoat phenomenon, is achieved by injection or mixing the chemical into rat food, yielding orange or sky blue fur with white stripes.
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Alexander Haddon
K. M. Rudall
Imperial Chemical Industries
Endeavor
Pasteurization Debate Versus Milk Safety Across Canada
The Health League of Canada's push for compulsory pasteurization faces opposition despite evidence that pasteurization does not destroy essential nutrients. Advocates cite milkborne disease risks and cite studies showing children thrive on pasteurized milk, while opponents argue age-related tolerance and value loss. The piece closes with a historical aside about the Pekingese dog outside the Chinese emperor's palace, noting such a act carried death penalties.
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Health League of Canada
Ontario
United States Public Health Service
Ration fashion guides weekly meat menu plan
This week’s ration notes two coupons and sixteen tokens for meals. It outlines lamb shoulder with gravy, lamb pie, meat loaf, ham burgers, spaghetti tidbits, sausages, braised veal, kish, liver, and bacon, with four tokens left to carry over for next week’s roast.
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Kish
Winged rockets promise London flight under hour travel
Winged rockets with 100 ton boosters could travel New York to London in under an hour if experiments succeed. W G A Perring told the Royal Aeronautical Society ranges of 1,500 to 3,000 miles appear possible and boosters boost ranges, while control at hypersonic speeds remains uncertain. Churchill recalls he once aspired to kettledrum but rose to conduct a large school orchestra before wartime duties. War Savings Stamps regular activity noted.
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New York
London
W. G. A. Perring
Royal Aeronautical Society
Eurly
Winston Churchill
Harrow
Britain
Temmic
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Heinrich Himmler
Royal College of Surgeons
Worcester
Haseen
Greenhithe
Thames
Colonial Ofice
Ceylon
Ndt
Mark
Lennon
Thessalonians
Nicholas Biddie
Philadelphia Society For Promoting Agriculture
Red
Tokyo
Belgium
Holland
Militar
Piy Love
By Fred Neker
RCN Opinion
MRT
Orrin Te
Zane Poise
Jimny
Asia
China
Riana
Bacon
FBI
Churchill
Illiam Ferguson
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
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