World Happenings Briefly Told
An apprentice in Manchester was fined £2 for being late to work 380 times over five years. A block of offices and apartments will rise on No 2 Devonshire Terrace where Dickens once lived. A Bristol contract covers a Ministry of Labour training centre for builders. British purge of Nazi officials removes 2710 from German administration. Lord & Taylor plans rooftop strips at a New York store for plane shoppers. Metapedia to build a 100 bed Royal Rifles memorial hospital in honor of Hong Kong casualties. British taxpayers have given over $24 million in Malta grants in five years. The first Roosevelt memorial two cent stamp sold at Warm Springs, Georgia.
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Manchester
England
Ned
Devonshire Terrace
Charles Dickens
Bristol
Ministry of Labor Centre
Metapedia
Que
Royal Rifles of Canada
Hong Kong
Malta
Warm Springs
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph and Judah in Genesis 39–44 study note
Devotional study on Genesis 43–44 and 1 John 4 1 3 explaining Joseph’s rise in Egypt The lesson highlights Judah and Benjamin and Josephs test of his brothers The Abingdon Commentary notes Joseph’s restraint with Simeon and his care for Benjamin and their father Jacob through a hostage exchange
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Joseph
Egypt
Benjamin
Simeon
Reuben
Jacobs
Reuten
Abingdon
Two Queen Mary aides wed in London ceremony
Miss Emily Weller, dresser to Queen Mary for 42 years, married J Copple, the queen's steward of 74 years in a ceremony at St Martin in the Fields London near Trafalgar Square. The pair together have served the royal household 94 years.
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Queen Mary's
St. Martin-in-the-Fields
London
Trafalgar Square
Emily Weller
J.copple
Brition to Dim Lights After War Time Blackout
The fuel ministry asks to reduce street lighting again to save coal, following a period of lightered streets after six years of war time blackout. Officials reference the need to conserve resources amid ongoing energy concerns, signaling a new austerity measure.
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Brition
Ony
Fuel Ministry
New Corn Product May Change Postwar Candy Bar Tone
A new corn product being developed at the USDA northern regional lab in Peroria by scientist Mabel H. McMasters could yield a crunchy starch sponge used in candy. Officials tout its potential as a future food item and connections to postwar confectionery.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Northern Regional Research
Peroria
Mabel H. McMasters
Orn
Department
Princess Roddick Hosts Iroquois Guests In Montreal Lawn
Lady Roddick entertained 32 Iroquois from Caughnawaga at her Montreal home in a picturesque lawn gathering. Chief Peking Fire led guests in full regalia, with the hostess appearing in Indian costume. Her Indian name is Princess Kawanaroroks, reflecting her status as a writer and the only white woman named a true princess of the Iroquois parliament.
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Lady Roddick
Montreal
Caughnawaga
Peking’ Fire
Kawanaroroks
Our Crossword Puzzle No 4954 Answer to
Puzzle entry gives the solution to the latest crossword, presenting the final answers and clues with the completed grid notation for the reader.
Lord Hartington Bequeaths Estate to Anonymous Son
The Marquis of Hartington left most of his $150,000 estate to a "son he never had," a child born of his brother’s marriage to Kathleen Kennedy. The will, dated May 5 1944, also gave $20,000 to his wife. With no children, the rest reverts to the one-year-old son of his brother Lord Andrew Buxton. Hartington was heir to the Duke of Devonshire.
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Arquis
Marquis of Hartington
Joseph Kennedy
Lord Hartington
Europe
Coldstream Guards
Kathleen Kennedy
Andrew Buxton
Duke of Devonshire
England
Lower Flying Rate Lord Winscer Aims for Cheaper Air Travel
In Montreal, Lord Winscer minister of civil aviation in Britain's new Labour government says future air travel should reach larger parts of the public. He urges cost reductions to make flying affordable, noting even India 16 hours from Britain by air is impractical if pricey. Viscount Knollys backs the goal. The report adds that metallic currency in China is mostly limited to prices of 20 cents or less.
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Lord Winscer
Montreal
India
Britain
Viscount Knollys
China
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