Queens telephonists start small to aid orphans for 29 years
Beginning with two New York Telephone Company employees in 19XX, the project grew to over 3000 dolls and stuffed toys donated by about 1000 staff. Gifts reached 74 churches and charities including Salvation Army and Harlem institutions.
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New York Telephone Company
Mattie Hemphill
Louise Newick
The
Telephone Company
West Street
Salvation Army
Harlem
Princess Royal Honors Empire Signal Units in Hyde Park Parade
The Princess Royal in London presided as colonel in chief of the Royal Corps of Signals at a parade at the Hyde Park Hotel. Senior representatives from Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and India received shining silver salvers. Lt Col D A Kellough accepted for the Canadian Corps while Lt Gen J C Murchie stood with Canadian headquarters chief of staff.
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Empire Signal
Commonwealth
Hyde Park Hotel
London
Royal Corps of Signals
Signal Corps
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Auxiliary Territorial Service
D. A. Kellough
Canadian Corps of Signals
Winnipeg
J. C. Murchie
Prinz Eugen to be brought to the United States for study
The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen will be brought to the United States for study and experimentation. Officials would not confirm if atomic bomb tests are included. The ship, awarded to the U S after Potsdam, is crewed by American officers with German assistance. Gandhi led a Red Cross unit in the Boer War.
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United States
Germany
Mushing Across the Sub Arctic Expedition Heads to Winnipeg
Six dogs and three men trek from White Horse Yukon to Winnipeg under Opera tion Husky sponsorship. Paul Belanger leads the team with Fred Webber and Charles Caddy, traveled 869 miles from White Horse to Fort St John. They report wolves along the Alaska Highway and endure 42 below at Summit Lake while averaging 35 miles daily.
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White Horse
Yukon
Winnipeg
Grande Prairie
Alberta
Paul Belanger
United Press
Dorothy Paterson
Dan McGrew
Alaska Highway
Belanger
Patterson
Summit Lake
Fort St. John
British Columbia
Fred Webber
Charles Caddy
sub-Arctic
Fats and Their Role in Baking and Flavor
The article explains how fats blend with other ingredients to tenderize doughs, aid leavening, and distribute flavors. It notes excess fat makes batter heavy and soggy, while proper fat use improves browning and texture in pies and pastries. It also highlights butter’s role in fruit pie fillings for flavor distribution.
Pigeon Post in Britain Routes Messages from RAF
During eight months about 320 messages were sent from RAF pigeon channels and 307 delivered. Estimated arrival rates ranged from 86 to 96 percent. Security favors their use as wireless interception is easier and pigeons resist gunfire, making shooting a pigeon in Britain an act of sabotage. Brazil ranks as the world’s fourth largest country.
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RAF
Britain
Open Fire Art and the Hearth’s Quiet Comfort
A reflective piece on tending an open fire and the enduring appeal of watching flames. It praises patient, skilled hearth keeping, notes varied wood choices from oak and maple to birch and apple, and ends with the notion that the open fire has long been the center of home providing peace amid life’s pressures.
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New York Times
Canadians to Wage War on Tuberculosis in 1946
The article notes 38 000 Canadians killed by enemy action and 36 000 by tuberculosis during the war. It states the Canadian Tuberculosis Association plans a new intensified war against TB in 1946 with the aim of eradicating TB in Canada within a generation.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
T.B
Canada
Quick Mars Rocket Needed After Earth-Shattering Claim
A scientist boasts of a force powerful enough to blow the earth apart and urges rapid rocket development to Mars for a quick escape. The remark highlights urgent spaceflight research and potential planetary flight implications.
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Earth
Mars
Castle Mountain Mount Eisenhower and the Silver Dream
Ottawa Journal reports Castle Mountain in the Canadian Rockies may house a vast silver body. Prospectors, led by Joseph Smith, chased a Mother Lode since 1883. Silver City decayed as Eisenhower’s name looms over a potential mineral deed to a wary Congress.
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Mount Eisenhower
Canadian Rockies
Castle Mountain
King
Eisenhower
Canada
United States
Silver City
Joseph Smith
Nevada
California
Smith
Army of the United States
Rockies
Mines and Resources
Glen
United States Congress
Ottawa Journal
British Ambassador to U.S. Lord Halifax Says He Will Farm
The Earl of Halifax denies recall but states his plan to become a farmer. He declares he will take up farming after serving as ambassador to the United States.
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Earl of Halifax
U.S
Hickleton Hall
Yorkshire
Viscount Alexander to study Canadian papers before governorship
Viscount Alexander, soon to be Governor General of Canada, will travel across the country after arriving in April. He plans an extensive east to west tour, meeting soldiers who served under him, and notes Canadian newspapers are abundant compared with British papers. He anticipates bears and Indians will delight his children.
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Viscount Alexander
Dominion
Lake Superior Regiment
Port Arthur
Aldershot
Canada
United States
Earl of Athlone
Margaret
Alexander
Italy
North
Africa
Cook Honored in King's New Year Honors List
Ottawa Journal notes Chief Petty Officer Ross McIntyre of Victoria B C received a Mentioned in Dispatches for cooking and morale. The piece suggests recognizing a Canadian housewife with a similar citation, praising an excellent cook and humor under pressure as essential to wartime effort.
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Ross McIntyre
Victoria
B.C
Ottawa Journal
Pipeline Scrap Sale Ends Wartime Oil Route
The 900 mile United States Army pipeline carrying oil and fuel across Burma into China was sold as scrap to the Indian Traders' Corporation of New Delhi. The line included 35 pumping stations from Assam to Wanting China and weighed about 17 500 tons. It operated until war’s end.
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United States Army
Burma
China
New Delhi
Indian Traders’ Corporation
Assam
India
Wanting
Patterson says Russians and Chinese unlikely to occupy Japan
United States Secretary of War Robert Patterson stated in Tokyo that Russian forces have no desire to participate in Japan's occupation and there is no plan to send Chinese troops. He emphasized no expected involvement by either country.
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Robert Patterson
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Mr. Patterson
Made Good Policeman Benjamin Wallace of Harlem
Benjamin Wallace known as Harlem's "Big Ben" stood six feet five inches tall and weighed 280 pounds. A longtime member of Manhattan's police force since 1928 he earned eight citations for distinguished service highlighting the valuable contributions of Black officers in New York law enforcement.
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New York
Benjamin Wallace
Harlem
Big Ben
Manhattan
One Kind of Pest Erasing Doodles from Posters
A New York subway employee has spent thirty years erasing moustaches beards and eye glasses drawn on lithographed faces. He estimates removing 36000 moustaches alone. He notes the world would be a hideous place without this effort.
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New York Subway
Brighton Sees No Benditry Since Pocket Wireless Patrols
Brighton England reports zero benditry after police patrols gain pocket wireless receiving sets. The beat remains calm as authorities credit the new equipment for rapid communication and deterrence.
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Brighton
England
Meaning of Islam in Mohammedan Faith
The term Islam is defined as obedience to the will of Allah God in Mohammedan belief.
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Allah
God
Truth betting on public morale in wartime Britain
Dr Stephen Taylor led 2000 volunteer observers in the British Division of Home Intelligence. Weekly confidential Cabinet reports captured morale, disappointments, fears, and hopes. He argues for a public, scientifically founded national mood survey to inform government decisions without secrecy.
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Home Intelligence
Stephen Taylor
London News Chronicle
Taylor
News Chronicle
Britain
Quite Independent Barn Cat Enjoys Winter Quiet At Farm
A barn cat thrives in winter security, overseeing grain bins from frosted windows. The well cared for cat remains alert during cold nights, savoring indoor quiet while watching for mice and rats, becoming a gleaming ornament of the stall.
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New York Herald Tribune
Come Farther South Caribou Herds Move Toward Settled Areas
Caribou herds that winter from the north are advancing toward civilization this year, the closest in 45 years. Their usual southern limit has been about 100 miles north of The Pas Manitoba, staying mainly between the Hudson Bay railway and the Saskatchewan border. The Pas lies roughly 300 miles northeast of Winnipeg.
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Pas
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Doctor Kenney Uses Prescription Book for Coal Ration
Dr. Charles W. Kenney of Galup New Mexico used his prescription book to solve a fuel shortage for ill patients. He wrote an order for Bubany a coal yard operator and Bubany fulfilled the coal request for a seven member family in dire need.
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Charles W. Kenney
Galup
New Mexico
Bubany
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Walter H. Hargrave
Topeka
Kas
Denver
Prinz Eugen
Mahatma Gandhi
Red Cross
Pigeon Post
Brazil
Ruth Bolderstone
Cobourg
Ont
Gnr
Charlies Bolderstone
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Cook Is
Army
Berlin
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