World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain will require 15 000 new teachers per year under a postwar education plan. Canada shipped about 2846 206.00 pounds of bacon to Britain since the war began. The Indian Army has 21 Victoria Crosses, followed by Australia with 14 and Canada with 8. Preliminary international travel estimates show Canadians spent 60 million on visits abroad and visitors spent 112 million on entries into Canada in 1944.
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Britain
Canada
Australia
Canadian signals specialists visit Canberra to meet Governor General
A group from the Canadian Army signals unit attached to Australian forces toured Canberra. Led by Capt. Oswald Forsyth of Vancouver they visited the First Great War Memorial, observed a session of the Australian parliament, and were welcomed at Government House Yarralumla by the Governor-General and the Duchess of Gloucester.
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Canberra
Gloucester
Oswald Forsyth
Vancouver
Australia
Government House
Yarralumla
Archbishop Cushing’s 600 Dollar Anniversary Gift
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing asked a nun what to buy as an anniversary gift during a Boston visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor. The nun requested a potato masher machine, a purchase that cost about 600 dollars.
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Richard J Cushing
Little Sisters of the Poor
Boston
Fertilizers Boost Fish Size via Plankton Feed
Agricultural expert J. E. McIntyre explains chemical fertilizers in ponds stimulate plankton, boosting fish food and pounds of fish per acre. Experiments show fertilizer increases weight per fish, with a lake example yielding up to two and a fifth pounds per fish in the first summer.
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J. E. McIntyre
Canadian National Railways
Moncton
N.B
Returning to Canada Estelle Amazon Notes Waste Paper Surplus
Amazed at waste Canadian waste more than any thing else impressed Estelle Amazon when she returned to Canada after five years in Ceylon as general secretary of the YWCA. She visited Toronto and remarked that paper was strictly rationed in Ceylon and she could not buy an envelope without a permit. She noted how stores here wrap items and joked that sales girls might think she is shop lifting as she carries purchases wrapped in her purse.
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Estelle Amazon
Canada
Ceylon
Y.W.C.A
Toronto
Salvage Efforts Restore 2.5 Million Tons of Ships
British salvage crews have recovered 250 ships totaling 2,500,000 tons from the sea floor after enemy action. The vessels are described as nearly as good as new and are now contributing to the war effort by supplying troops and civilians and supporting Britain as a base.
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Britain
Belated Recognition of Bomber Effectiveness in Europe
General Eisenhower praises the United States Eighth Air Force and Royal Air Force Bomber Command for facilitating Allied advances. Air Chief Marshal Harris notes air bombardment has systematically shattered German cities, aiding ground troops as they reach the war’s industrial centers. The Moon lore section discusses moon tilt as a guide for hunting and seasonal change.
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Briain
Eisenhower
United States Eighth Air Force
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Sir Arthur Harris
Germany
New York Sun
Stinkometer touted by UC researchers
University of California scientists Dr. Otto W. Lang Lionel Farber and Fritz Yerman introduce the Stinkometer a device that rates both pleasant and offensive odors. They foresee use across industries measuring odors in meats prunes raisins coffee spices perfumes and related products.
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University of California
Otto W. Lang
Lionel Farber
Fritz Yerman
Accuracy of Allied bombing preserves Cologne Cathedral
When American troops entered Cologne they found most of the city ruined but the cathedral largely intact, a sign of the precision of Allied bombing and artillery aimed at protecting the structure.
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Cologne
Oslo Silent Rally Honors Nansen Amid Nazi Drag Action
In Oslo a Nazi mob drags Odd Nansen, son of Fridtjof Nansen, through streets while he is branded a white Jew. Passersby hesitate, then a single hat lift from one man leads others to bare head in salute to Oslo’s defender of Jews and civilization. Central European Observer suggests supporting war stamps.
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Oslo
Nansen
Norway
Odd Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Radio Joke Under Fire Turns Serious at Iwo Jima
A bored Army radio operator in a foxhole at Iwo Jima joked with a friend via a walkie talkie while another operator in a nearby truck relayed the news of German unconditional surrender. The miscue led the announcer to fear he had done something wrong and report it to his commanding officer.
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Iwo Jima
Seedling Plant Roots Carry Major Garden Diseases
The report notes that severe garden diseases like root knot and clubroot spread via the roots of young seedlings. It warns gardeners to inspect transplants and avoid introducing infected stock to beds or containers.
Wisdom and devotion draw seekers to the Bible in a Sunday study
Sunday School lesson emphasizes the word of the Lord enduring forever and the quest for divine wisdom. It notes Proverbs guidance on applying the heart to understanding and the role of Old Testament prophecy in Peter’s writings. The Living God and Psalm 145 are examined as a hymn of praise and care. The text recalls Scotland’s first railway, opened in 1812, run by horses.
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G Campbell Morgan
Woodrow Wilson
Peter
Crossword puzzle from x x OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Horizontal clues include Wire measure Billiard shot Pronoun High card The royal antelope To put on To make over Fleet Chinese war Archaic pronoun Lana Babylonian war god Opera by Vergy Fishness Old Norse Teutonic deity Room in a harem Hindu pillar Stix Gupner Couch Turkish recipient Hebrew letter Lets be known Periodic windstorm Ancient gold coin To jolt French physicist To be mistaken West Indian island Large container Indo Chinese language Weasel like carnivore Evil Answer to VERTICAL To disfigure Frozen water Bulgarian Actor Candidate Compass point Music as written Weird Girl s name Bushy clump Nahoor sheep Simian Intended Part of to be Palm genus Red Concerning To ease European fish Plunger Bitter substances Symbol for sodium Hearing organ Prefix two High mountain Imitation Mohtammed dan prince Gushing flow Anglo Saxon money Swiss cabtia To consume To recede Inlet Finish Pronoun
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