Hope Seen for Youth Salvation in Central Europe Rally
Rev Bergstrand of the Augustana Lutheran synod said World Council of Churches youths in Geneva and a Hanover meeting drew 20 000 participants, showing hope amid postwar weariness though some leaders fear continued passivity and decline. The report notes daily church efforts to reclaim lost youth.
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Central Europe
Dombed Cit
Wilson E. Bergstrand
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Bergstrand
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Switzerland
Hanover
Lilje
Ull
Fire Fall and Valhalla of Snow in Austria
In a frostbitten Alpine hotel, a Jewish escape network hides beneath a Nazi backdrop. General Mott pursues a fearless skier aiding resisters as embers fall like torches and a tense chase ends with a car shootout and escape toward Switzerland.
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Eanows
Austria
Alpe
General Mott
Gestapo
Kroger
Hotel Luuck
Alps
Switzerland
Europe
Goering
Vienna
Mott
Font
Fashion Pattern 4755 Seeks Tailored Hat and Waist Cinch
Advertisement offering pattern 4755 with three Velve lengths for a slender waist and a flounced hat. Includes fabric yardage details and sizes 11 13 15. Requires twenty cents mailed in coins with size name address and style to the A Wines Der.
Paper shortage drags on for years says official
An official cites a long lasting paper shortage due to record demand from the Building trade and UNRRA. He urges consumers to improvise with hold-all bags and oilcloth for groceries and meat purchases that cannot be wrapped.
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UNRRA
Churchill Port section closes successful grain season
Churchill Manitoba reports a strong 1946 shipping season with the Fort Richelieu and Hill Crest Park among the last to sail. Wheat exports reached about 2,800,000 bushels, a top fifth season for ships and likely third in shipment volume. Dock workers, many from outside, numbered around 160 for docks and sheds.
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Inurchill
Churchill
Man
England
Hudson Bay
Fort Richelieu
Hill Crest Park
Dalgleish Line
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian Shield
Gratitude Shown by Skunk at Muskoka Lake
A skunk trapped in a quart jar near a cottage on Muskoka Lake managed to escape after a woman released the jar from its swollen jaw. The creature bounded away into the woods, leaving the rescuer uninjured and astonished by its apparent gratitude.
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Toronto
Ontario
Muskoka Lake
Border Crossing Ease Sought at Northwest Aviation Conference
The Northwest Aviation Planning Conference in Butte Montana urged easier border crossing for private aircraft pilots while stressing safety and knowable routes. Delegates thanked Canada’s Department of Transport for locating lost American fliers in Canadian territory.
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Northwest Aviation Planning Conference
Butte
Montana
Rundle
Confernee
Department of Transport
Cooking for the Crowd: Large-Quantity Dishes and Tips
Recipes for feeding 20 or more people are listed including a Chicken and Celery Casserole and a Corn Pudding with rice cereal. Instructions cover ingredients, layering, white sauce, baking times, and yield. Also notes on an emergency-style world medical association and a reminder that Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity in 1896.
New Plastic Decking Trials For Ships Replace Wood Planks
Britain tests colored plastic decks replacing wooden planks on ships. The material, long and washable, resists oil and grease, needs no holystoning, and is said to be springy underfoot and eye friendly. Green plastic used on Blackburn supports naval use. Queen Elizabeth hull treated below waterline with plastic coating.
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Mauretania
Blackburn
Air Naval Service
Plastic Perspex Aids Surgical Repair Claims
Maj. George Blaine M.D. cites plastic perspex already used in surgery and capable of repairing defective skulls and facial bones. The material can be molded to shape and used to mask missing noses or ears with a substance matching the part. Dr Blaine notes certain plastics may be absorbed by living tissue. Concrete and cement are distinct. cement is a component of concrete.
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London
George Blaine
Medical
Blaine
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Canada
Youth of Europe
Paul Siple
War Department
General Electric Science Forum
Siple
Confucius
China
Do. E
Dodd
Rodney
Ite
Craft & Trade Book CO
Sam
Philips’ of
Magnesia
Philipe
Magnesst Teatigers
Exce
Waar
Phil
Ips
Yaelot On
Wwe
World Association
Henri Becquerel
Radéo
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