World Happenings Briefly Told
American military government forces in Japan will keep the Japanese agency Domei operating for their own use. The port of Ghent has been returned to Belgium after handling over 1,000,000 tons of Allied supplies since January 23. Congress in Washington voted to conduct its own investigation of the Pearl Harbor disaster, the third inquiry since December 7, 1961. Norway will receive Canadian roads valued at 13 million dollars under a credit agreement. Three British officer prisoners of war awarded a national diploma in poultry husbandry. Manitoba Agriculture Minister D. J. Campbell said electricity for every farmer in seven years. Wing Cmdr Kenneth Cecil Maclure of Westmount Quebec received the Air Force Cross for polar flight exploits. The 25-year-old British destroyer Thracian, lost in December 1941, was recommissioned after being found among surrendered ships at Yokosuka.
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Japan
Domei
Gent
Ghent
Belgium
Congress
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Norway
Norwegian Telegraph Agency
Red Cross
St. John War Tson
D. J. Campbell
Manitoba
Kenneth Cecil Maclure
Westmount
Quc
RAF
Aries
Thracian
Hong Kong
Royal Navy
Yokosuka
Victoria Cross For Alfredo Donnini At Buckingham Palace
Alfredo Donnini, an Italian immigrant with an Aliens Identity Card, received the Victoria Cross from King George for his son Dennis Dentin who was killed on the Western Front last January. The ceremony occurred at Buckingham Palace with Donnini and his daughter Bulvia present, marking a rare entry of a recognized enemy onto palace grounds.
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George
Alfredo Donnini
Buckingham Palace
Victoria Gross
Silvia
Alfred
Britain
Donkin
Donnini
Clothing Shortage Hits Dutch Households In 1940s Aid Call
The Ministry of Trade and Commerce reports severe clothing shortages in the Netherlands where 33 percent of average earners lack a wearable shoe and 26 percent in higher brackets lack decent footwear. Food shipments arrive, but over 94 thousand tons of cotton and wool and millions of yards of broadcloth are needed. Canadians can help through the National Clothing Collection in October.
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Ministry ‘of Trade and Commerce
Holland
Freed Formosa prisoners reach Manila with menace view
Auscrananana priuns wniters among liberated prisoners from Formosa who reached Manila express the opinion that the Japanese still are a definite menace. The freed men believe victory is incomplete and that many of their armies were defeated.
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Auscrananana Priuns
Formosa
Manila
Future Is Uncertain French Government Not Interested In Giant Liner
The Normandie, a $60,000,000 giant liner, lies abandoned at a New York pier after a fire and capsize. No clear plan exists. the U.S. Navy says a future announcement is possible while France and related parties show little interest. The ship remains in limbo, its fate uncertain and ownership unclear.
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Normandie
New York
Truman
United States Navy
Lafayette
United States
France
Vichy
U.S. Navy Department
Port city of Hong Kong showcases British growth and Sun Yat sen remark
The article traces Hong Kong from a pirate-era harbor to a vast modern port under British rule. It cites Sun Yat sen praising English governance as a model for China while noting questions over Hong Kong’s future. it mentions the Empire Simae scuttling and poison gas disposal ships. It ends with a note on Indigo import penalties by Henry IV of France.
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Britain
Hong Kong
Great Britain
China
Sun Yat-sen
Nan
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Imposing Censorship and Abolition of Japanese HQ
British reception greets MacArthur’s moves to abolish Japanese Imperial Headquarters and impose censorship on home and overseas broadcasts. Censorship aims to curb wartime myths about surrender and emphasize Allied policy rooted in Potsdam. Japanese broadcasts are critiqued for misrepresenting the atomic bomb’s role and surrender.
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MacArthur
Britain
British Commonwealth
Empire
Japan
Stag
Germany
Potsdam
Savage hazing at university shows change over years
Kingston Kingston Whig Standard notes hazing has diminished at Queen's University over two decades. Freshmen once faced brutal initiation including physical abuse now see little or no assault. The paper urges a public ceremony welcoming newcomers to a camaraderie devoted to education.
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Queen's University
Kingston
Immunization Week Urges Protection Against Diphtheria
Canada marks National Immunization Week urging parents to vaccinate children against diphtheria whooping cough scarlet fever and smallpox. Health League of Canada with health departments cites 1944 deaths from preventable diseases and promotes vaccines as protection.
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Health League of Canada
Chiten
Canada
Health League of Cinta
Feady
The
Plan Is Effective Aerial Water Bombing For Fires
Canadian Lumberman's Association reports Ontario Provincial Air Service tests water bombing to dampen small bush fires. Float plane drops nearly a ton of water in nine seconds, refuels quickly on lakes, then returns to fire. Carl Crossley leads the innovation with government approval for further modifications.
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Canadian Lumberman
Ontario
Provincial Air Service
Carl Crossley
Canada
Lands and Forests
W. G. Thompson
Crossley
Infant Rescued From Tracks by Train Crew Near Winnipeg
An eighteen month old child crawling toward railway tracks was saved by a Canadian National Railways crew near Cartick about 79 miles east of Winnipeg. The engineer applied emergency brakes as the train slowed to 15 miles per hour. Brakeman A E Rice jumped from the cab and grabbed the child, rolling clear of the rails just before the locomotive passed. The fireman moved along the running board to the engine front while the mother pursued.
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Canadian National Railways
Cartick
Winnipeg
A. E. Rice
Sunday School Lesson on Joseph and Pharaoh
A compact lesson blend notes Genesis 45 to 50 with Joseph and his brothers in Egypt. It discusses Pharaoh’s liberal immigration stance, Joseph’s role as provider, and the humane treatment of newcomers contrasted with ancient conquerors. It also touches on a Canadian speed limit notion and a Valleyfield wood pulp claim from 1886.
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Jacob
Joseph
Egypt
Fromas Mann
Pharaoh
Akhnaton
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Windsor
Lina Windsor
Elie Jaudette
Simea
London
Scotland
Atlantic
Henry IV
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Reg'lar
Nieas
Gene Byrnes
William. Ferguson
Wind Cave
Ros
Egend
Rom
Ottawa Journal
Alexander Buntin
Valleyfield
Que
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