World Happenings Briefly Told From Global News
Harry Lauder marks his 75th birthday with songs for guests. German submarines raid British ports raising funds for charities. A Beandinavia feeder service will use long-range plane routes. Chelmsford Works praised for London balloon barrage hydrogen. Dublin auction sells embassy furniture for UN. Lockheed Constellation sets transcontinental record eight hours forty minutes. British yards convert 10 million tons of wartime to peacetime shipping by 1960. Japan warns of severe penalties for trading with U.S. soldiers. Canadian Paraplegic Association formed to aid spinal injuries and vocational training.
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Harry Lauder
Bim
Dublin
United Nations
Washington
D.C
Burbank
Calif
Domei Agency
Japan
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Scientist Oliphant says atomic bomb should not have been dropped
Prof M E Oliphant told a Birmingham Rotary club that scientists would not have fused the weapon for militarists. He predicted atomic energy would be used industrially within 10 years and could replace other energy forms. He warned there was no defence against the bomb and that control by secrecy was impossible.
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M. E. Oliphant
Rotary
Birmingham
England
Japan
Prof
Oliphant
University of Birmingham
Tokyo Bay
Great Britain
United States
Peach Fuzz Used In New Product By U S Firm
L A Boyd of New Troy reports a U S industrial chemist firm seeks large quantities of peach fuzz for a new product. He notes peach defuzzing machines operate in seven or eight exchanges in the fruit belt ending the day with a large supply.
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United States
Bel
L. A. Boyd
New Troy Horticulturist
Michigan Fruit Sponsors, Inc
Boyd
Shocking figures on Canadian diphtheria deaths
The Ottawa Journal reports 311 children died of diphtheria last year, with cases and fatalities rising from the prior two years. It urges universal immunization as harmless and effective, noting diphtheria could be made as rare as smallpox with widespread use.
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Ottawa Journal
Canada
Sunday School Lesson on Loving God and Neighbor
Reading and commentary on Luke 10 25 37 and related passages, detailing Jesus teaching the greatest commandment and the scribe's question. It covers the lawyer's query about inheriting eternal life, Jesus' response, and the command to love God and neighbor as a core Christian ethic.
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San Eng
W Raeney
Ponte
Algo
Jesus
Bey Crue
Menor O' Teach
Weather blamed for watch mainspring damage in Columbus
Leading Columbus jewelers and watch repairers contend thunderstorms cause mainsprings to contract and break due to rapid atmospheric change. They note watches from warmth to cold can stop or fail, while clocks with heavier mainsprings are less affected. Some delay fracture by weather up to ten days after a storm.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sidney C. Howard
Robert Smith
Battelle Memorial Institute
Ruey Rhodes
Britain to halt food aid to 100 European nations
Prime Minister Sir Ben Smith announced Britain will stop sending aid as hunger persists in Europe. He said Britain will retain stocks for its own people and has limited shipments en route, including bananas from Jamaica and meat from Argentina, with some expected from South Africa.
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Iain
Britain
Fea
Ben Smith
Abe
Fer Ariy
Jamaicl
South Africa
Argentina
Dream House Sew Home in Toronto Requires No Dusting
A one story dream house in Toronto's Rosedale District claims no dusting and no furnace. Built by Mr and Mrs C F W the home uses radiant heating with iron pipes and air conditioning. An electrical precipitron gadget charges dust smoke from cigarettes and attracts particles to reduce cleaning in the den. A forest area regrows after past burns but a double burning destroys seeds and prompts replanting. India is described as two thirds the size of the United States.
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Toronto
Dale
Rosedale
Practically Fireproof Fuel Demonstration Reported
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a New York office building demonstration of a new high octane fuel that is slow to ignite and resists ignition until heated to 100 degrees. The fuel is injected and vaporized by compression heat, suggesting a diesel-like engine, with potential safety benefits for aviation though not expected soon for cars.
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Arch of House of Commons to be rebuilt with charred stones
Arch of the House of Commons Chamber in London will be rebuilt using every charred stone from the blast. Each piece will be numbered and reerected as a memorial to the May 10 1941 fire and the MPs who stayed to continue government. The report also notes an odd claim that shoes use 500 types of materials.
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Sire
House of Common
London
House of Commons
Britain
Vancouver officer first to raise Union Jack in Singapore
Lt Col ALR Stewart of Vancouver led the ceremonial raising of the Union Jack in Singapore three days before its occupation by British forces. A paratrooper who had worked in China Burma and Malay, Stewart parachuted into Singapore and raised the flag from a car he commandeered from a Japanese general amid cheering spectators. Hindus plant sweet basil at temples and homes for happiness.
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Singapore
Pacific
Alr. Stewart
Vancouver
Col. Stewart
China
Must Be Proved Hitler Is Dead and Never Returns
A wartime style call urges global certainty of Adolf Hitler's death to prevent impostors from claiming the Fuehrer’s power. The piece argues that proof avoids living threats and deters would be imitators who could mislead followers. An unrelated Windsor Star anecdote about a new army recruit and a wife references local humor. An old note mentions lengthy travel times from Europe to China in the 17th century.
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Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Windsor Star
National Immunisation Week Promoted by Health League
The Health League of Canada and health departments have launched National Immunisation Week to boost protection against diphtheria diphtheria forgetting fever cough and smallpox. They urge Canadian children to receive immunizations and highlight vaccines as the best defense while noting progress in other countries.
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Sao Thas
Cama
Ato Nolden
Gavan Tae
Vane Ton
Health League of
Can San Uy
Departcenta
Nes
Health League
Free Lessons for Canadian Troops Teach Conversational German
Canadian army troops in Oldensburg Germany receive free German conversation lessons under a YMCA plan. Horst Magel, once a Nazi camp mate, teaches two evenings weekly, with his wife as the sole surviving family member after relatives disappeared during the Polish occupation era.
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Oldensburg
Germany
YMCA
Horst Magel
Magel
Poland
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