Britain’s Forestry Plans Aim for Five Million Acres in Fifty Years
The Forestry Commission outlines postwar policy to expand Britain’s forest area to five million acres within fifty years. It envisions three million acres from new afforestation and two million from existing woodlands, boosting rural development and national timber self-sufficiency.
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Tom Williams
House of Commons
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Sweden
Britain
Newfoundland
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
British Honduras
Forestry Commission
A Great Convenience Air mail for first class could transform Canada's postal service
The Montreal Star argues that while moving all first class mail by air would require many planes for nationwide routes, short hauls are uneconomical by air. The key decision hinges on balancing added cost against added convenience for cross country and continental service.
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Canada
Montreal Star
No Epidemic Expected in Europe Says UN Health Director
Dr Andrew Topping European health director for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration told the Royal Sanitary Institute that no winter epidemic was likely in Europe. He added strict quarantine and emergency measures would prevent spread if an outbreak occurred.
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Andrew Topping
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Europe
Royal Sanitary Institute
Prohibition on Military Character Toys by Saxony Authority
The provincial administration of Russian-occupied Saxony issued a decree prohibiting the manufacture and sale of all toys with a military character and ordering Germans to surrender such toys to the police.
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Saxony
Midlands manufacturers eye postwar export rebound
Bulpitt and Sons in Birmingham, formerly a 1200 worker aluminum utensil maker, now back to peace production with 1000 staff. The plant, damaged in 1940, operates on requisitioned spaces and tight labor supply. Management cites rising foreign orders from dominions, colonies, and Europe, with housing component demand for light alloys.
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Amimant Sim
Britain
Midlands
Gobl
Wim
Birmingham
Bulpitt and Sons
Manchester
London
Admiralty
R.A.F
Dominions
Colonies
Europe
Clinging to Antiquity in Korea on New Year Eve Beliefs
A kaleidoscope of old customs and superstitions in Korea describes eye brow turning fears on New Year Eve, seventh day on July 7, and social manners for visitors. It notes women keep an inner hen room, funeral rites with hired mourners, and Chansun as a demon magnet.
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Korea
U.S
Chansun
Germans Should Be Grateful For Occupying Forces
In a Brockville Chronicle editorial the writer argues Germans have no right to dictate postwar treatment. He claims occupying powers feed clothe and shelter them, and contrasts that with alleged German aggression and pillage in Western Europe. The piece asserts German resentment is misplaced.
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Western
Europe
Brockville Corder
Jays Attack Stuffed Owl in Prolonged Display of Aggression
A note highlights blue jays’ persistent aggression toward a stuffed owl, with repeated attacks lasting for hours as the birds mob the decoy. The observation illustrates the birds’ deterrent behavior toward owls.
Gifts of the 18th Century Revealed by ROM Exhibits
Royal Ontario Museum displays show 18th century courting gifts such as a carved stay busk dated 1793 and wooden love spoons carved for sweethearts. The spoon tradition, giving a spoon to denote closeness, echoes the origin of the term spooning.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Love
Royal Ontario Museum Bulletin
Federal auditor suggests trailer fuselages as housing
A federal auditor in Cleveland Ohio proposed using bomber fuselages as temporary housing to ease the housing shortage. He argued the fuselages would be roomier than trailers now used, with many windows and weatherproofing, plus electricity and heating already installed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Britain eyes Clyde naval base shifting strategy west
Daily Mail reports Britain considers a great new naval base on the Clyde possibly at Greenock. If approved by government and the Admiralty, plans would move sea strategy from east to west.
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Britain
Clyde
Greenock
Admiralty
Daily Mail
Weather Prognosticators and Rural Winter Signs
The piece discusses how citizens talk about weather systems and forecasts. It notes folk methods like cold spells, deep snows, thick ice, and plant indicators such as onions, squirrels, sumacs, and cattails signaling a severe winter. It urges disseminating knowledge amid conferences and polls.
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New York Times
Whitewash Special Marks Rail Line Repairs in England
A railroad company in England operates a whitewash special that carries no passengers. Each time the train hits a bump, a splash of whitewash marks the spot for repair crews.
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England
Native islanders use fish hooks as money off Alaska coast
Report notes a barter economy among coastal islands near Alaska where fish hooks function as currency. It describes how trade practices rely on hook quality and cultural value, with communities pooling shells and goods for transactions.
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Alaskan
Infantry Still Backbone Of War Says War Secretary
In an Infantry Journal piece Ward Patterson argues divisions of infantry remain essential in future wars despite atomic weapons. He recalls World War I realities and warns that ground invasions and occupation are needed to secure victory and preserve civilization.
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Patterson
Infantry Journal
Buffalo Creurier-Express
World Domination Plans at Nurnberg Trials Reveal Nazi Aim
The Ottawa Citizen reports that Nurnberg evidence portrays Hitler’s aim for world domination including Europe and North America. Documents and the Count Ciano diary indicate efforts to bring Japan into the war and a four day notice before Pearl Harbor. Britain reportedly asked for US fleet support at Singapore but was refused.
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Nurnberg
Hitler
Europe
North America
Count Ciano
Mussolini
Heaven and
Japan
United States
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Russia
Britain
Washington
Great Britain
Singapore
Ottawa Citizen
Australia to build largest national radio network
The government plans 17 new broadcasting stations to serve over 500000 rural listeners. Cost estimated at 195000 dollars. When finished, Commonwealth stations will total 53 under the Postmaster General's department, including a powerful shortwave transmitter.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Postmaster General's Department
Australian Information Service
London taxis modernized after 40 years of rules
After talks with the Taxi Fleet Operators Federation, officials will replace antiquated cab construction rules with streamlined all metal bodies, lower roofs, and wider seats. The report notes an unrelated claim that Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in French.
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London
Taxi Fleet Operators Federation
Commissioner of Police
Great Salmon Run Improvements Planned at Bridge River Rapids
The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission will build two 150 foot fishways at Bridge River rapids to aid Fraser River sockeye migration. The project aims to allow fish to pass at all water levels, boosting returns for Canadian and U.S. fisheries. Construction could start late this year, targeting the 1946 run.
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Pacific
Fraser River
Hell's Gate Canyon
Bridge River Rapids
Fisheries Department
International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission
Canada
United States
Commission
Bridge River
Fraser
Lillooet
B.C
Hell's Gate
Dominion
London Sideshows Entice Crowds On Oxford Street
In London's amu sement row on Oxford Street crowds flock to Epstein's Jacob and the Angel attraction and other side shows. The 414 ton statue draws seekers while nearby arcades display the Horrors of Belsen and Wonders of the World. Sideshow operators claim steady revenue despite no gambling licenses as many visitors seek quick diversion when movies are full.
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Stuart Underhill
London
New
Epstein
Jacob and the
Angel
Oxford Street
Jacob
Belsen
George Horiball
Luzon rainfall record 1911 shocks world
The island of Luzon in the Philippines recorded the greatest 24 hour rainfall in history on July 14 to 15, 1911, totaling three feet ten inches. Snails hibernate underground in winter, sealing their shells' openings.
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Luzon
Philippines
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