World Happenings Briefly Told From Around The World
Napier and Norman ships deliver over 12 tons of Australian food to Devonport England. Britain earned more than 100 million pounds from Gamonds exports during six war years. UN assembly to meet September 3 in New York per NBC. Kenya census records 622 scouts and 416 cubs in Nairobi district. Hong Kong ration cuts amid global food shortage. Lord Woolton receives French Legion of Honor. Windsor Greys add two horses named Alexander and Montgomery. Rose E K Hill to curate Chequers after Miss Lamont.
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Britain
Lord Woolton
British Red Cross Society
Windsor
Alexander
Montgomery
Rose E. K. Hill
Winston Churchill
Chequers
Miss Lamont
Good Advice on Peace From Brockington
Leonard W. Brockington urged stopping talks of inevitable wars and said peace requires vast popular support from the United States, Britain, and Soviet Russia. He recalled 1846 events like the Mexican War and Oregon boundary settlement, comparing past expansion to today and calling for open doors to immigrants. He warned peace demands sacrifice equivalent to war effort.
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Leonard W. Brockington
New York
Russia
Trust Division
American Bankers’ Association
Brockington
United States
British Empire
Soviet Russia
Mexico
Oregon
Canada
Future Warfare Canada Keeps Skilled Staff for Munitions Fluid
Col. Malcolm Jolley, president of Canadian Arsenals Ltd., says Canada must maintain skilled personnel and equipment to produce munitions fluid amid rapid war tech changes. He heads a Crown company to keep Canada industrially alert for potential war needs and notes uncertainties about future gun and bullet roles in a world of atom bombs and rockets.
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Canada
Malcolm Jolley
Canadian Arsenals Ltd
Col
Jolley
Crown Company
Small Arms Ltd
Canada tightens control on thorium shipments
The government canceled prior exemptions for thorium and mesothorium salts and restored export permit oversight for items containing thorium. Prime Minister Mackenzie King had said Canada was studying thorium as a potential substitute for uranium, noting thorium deposits are mainly in India.
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Canada
Mackenzie King
Commons
India
Sports College Hockey Contest opens 1946 prize trip
Sports College announces a national Hockey Knowledge contest offering a free all expense Stanley Cup play off trip for the winner and a parent or guardian. Open to members and non members who apply for membership, with multiple entries allowed. Entries must answer What Important Advantages Can You And Your Team Gain By Playing Clean Hockey.
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Sports College
Canada
Sgt. Apps
Maple Leaf
Y.M.C.A
Toronto
Ontario
YMCA
CBC
Sunday Roast and Weekly Menu From Ration Guide
The passage suggests trading two coupons for a Sun day roast and outlines a weekly menu using rationed items. It covers a three pound veal shoulder for three dinners with possible guests, baked sides, and variations for Monday to Saturday including eggs omelet liver fish and hamburger used in meat loaf with novel presentation ideas.
Casa Loma Turns Profit for City and Kiwanis
Toronto’s Casa Loma once buried in red ink now earns money for 1930s era dream castle. Mayor Robert Saunders revealed the 98 room West Toronto landmark clears cash through public dances and tours run by West Toronto Kiwanis. Last year net income reached 57000 dollars with proceeds shared between the city and the club’s underprivileged children fund. Sir Henry Pellatt, Kingston native and Castle founder, died in 1939 as its finances turned positive.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
Dream Castle
Sir Henry Pellatt
Robert Saunders
West
Wanis
Sir Henry
Kingston
Ont
Europe
Farmers Face Production Challenge and Aid Needs
The Owen Sound Sun-Times urges support for farmers to sustain essential production amid dwindling help. It calls for careful planning and assurances of fair financial returns as another production season begins, noting coal smoke affects crop colors.
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Owen Sound Sun-Times
Plans For Next Pacific Institute Conference In London
The Institute of Pacific Relations plans its next international conference in London England from September 6 to 20 1947. Attending Canadians include Dr E J Tarr Winnipeg Dr Alexander Brady and Prof Edgar McInnis of Toronto Douglas A MacLennan and Dr Percy E Corbett with other ILPR members. Discussion will cover allied policy toward Japan UN trustships and Pacific regional economic and social issues.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Atlantic City
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Canadian Council
LPR
E. J. Tarr
Winnipeg
Bank of Canada
Alexander Brady
Edgar McInnis
University of Toronto
Douglas A. MacLennan
Percy E. Corbett
McGill University Law School
LER
ILPR
France
China
Australia
Great Britain
Netherlands
New Zealand
United States
Institute
London
England
Japan
United Nations Organization
Pacific
British mill to boost output with lime green looms
A North England cotton mill plans to paint its looms lime green and duck egg blue and its walls green and light gold as an incentive to raise productivity. The move reflects a broader British industry push to use color as a motivational tool.
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North England
Eniac the world’s fastest calculator debuts for war and science
The United States Army unveils the Eniac electronic computer described as 1000 times faster than any prior calculator. It solves complex math in seconds using punched cards and neon bulbs, costing $400,000 with potential for weather forecasts, engineering, and scientific advances.
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United States Army
Ordnance Department
Eniac
University of Pennsylvania
British artists hampered by canvas and brush shortages
An official of the Royal College of Art says it is nearly impossible for artists to make a living from painting due to material scarcities. Students are reportedly using packs of used canvases as a workaround.
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Royal College of Art
New Plastic Discovery Reported by British Industry
London News Chronicle cites Imperial Chemical Industries and Vickers Armstrong staff in Barrow working on a new plastic. The material, unnamed, reportedly resembles candle wax, is unbreakable, non inflammable, heat resistant, lighter than wood, waterproof and absorbent, floats, and can be sawn like wood.
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United Kingdom
London News Chronicle
Barrow
North England
Imperial Chemical Industries
Vickers Armstrong
India's Part A Histori cal Section Established
The war department in India forms India's Part A combined Inter-Service Histori cal section to prepare a comprehensive history of military achievements in the Second Great War.
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War Department
India
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United Nations Assembly
New York City
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Kenya
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OL Bossy
Idairy
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NEA
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Fox
SWIFT
Gene Audette
Arthur Reseve
Hull
Quebec
Desere
Gene Byrnes
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