Britain Faces Dock Strikes and Global Happenings
World happenings report dock strikes in Britain caused over 40 000 man days lost in the past year. Denmark begins meat rationing, while Canadian wages rise 9 percent in 1946. Oxford to host a blood research unit funded by the Nuffield foundation. Canada-France parcel post resumes for packages under 20 pounds. Copenhagen hosts rheumatism congress September 5 7. Soviet plastic materials begin production. Denmark to export cheese to Britain on open market.
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Britain
British Empire
Oxford
Nuffield Foundation
Post Office Department
Canada
France
Army chief warns U S military too small for global threats
Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins told the Reserve Officers Association that the U S Army totals about 10 divisions versus Russia and European allies with 300 divisions. He urged universal military training and warned U S forces in Europe are vulnerable to being overrun without rapid expansion of air power and forces.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Army
Russia
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Collins
Reserve Officers Association
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Needlework For Alli Says Man Has Destroyed Bulk Of World's Forests
Bronzed forest experts at the Empire Forestry conference report that within 5,000 years humanity has destroyed at least two fifths of original forests. Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and other nations face growing demand, with calls for harvest proportional to growth and stronger international forest policy. Legat urges improved information exchange among foresters and cooperation under UN FAO findings.
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London
Empire Forestry Conference
Co. E Legat
Empire Forestry Association
Russia
Canada
The
Forestry Association
Sweden
Finland
Scandinavia
South America
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Legat
Man Blinded by Attack From Hawk
Harry Reynolds 23 of Big Bar 40 miles from Clinton was attacked by a hawk while horseback riding. The bird nearly tore out his right eye and scratched his forehead eight inches. He will not lose the eye but will be blinded for several weeks.
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Kamloops
Harry Reynolds
Big Bar
Clinton
Royal Inland Hospital
Reynold
Americans Adopting Canadian Babies Discussed in Commons
In Ottawa the External Affairs Commons committee heard that about three Canadian infants are adopted by Americans weekly. Passport officer B. G. Sivertz said legal adoption is considered complete when the passport is issued, with applications prepared by the natural parent or guardian.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Commons
United States
B. G. Sivertz
Gordon Graydon
P.c.—Peel
Sivertz
First ghost story in poetry cited by Harvard professor
Harvard historian I A Richards says the Iliad by Homer is the earliest ghost story in poetry. The July flower is larkspur.
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I. A. Richards
Harvard University
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Fragment Scattered
A fragmented crossword puzzle list with scattered clues and partial entries across horizontal and vertical sections. Many items are incomplete or garbled, including numbers and letter hints, obscuring full solutions.
New Sunburn Preventive Discovered in 1943 Research
A four member team including Dr. Matthew Luckiesh and A H Taylor, with Drs H N Cole and Torald Sollman, reports red petrolatum a purified dark red veterinary petrolatum blocks sunburn. It dries clear if applied thinly, resists rancidity, harmless for skin, and remains effective during swimming.
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Matthew Luckiesh
A. H. Taylor
Torald Sollman
American Medical Association
Rosy embroidery pattern for table linens from Winnipeg
Rosy apples and bright blossoms in 5 to the inch cross stitch offer jiffy embroidery. Pattern 7122 transfers eight motifs sized 3x4 to 10x12 inches. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E., Winnipeg, Man. Include Name Address and Pattern Number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Atomic era vibes hit Birmingham directory
The Birmingham directory lists several atomic themed businesses and programs as a local novelty. It includes an atomic barbershop, an atomic cafe, an atomic welding company and an atomic boogie hour on a local radio station, reflecting postwar cultural mood.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Atomic Welding Company
Atomic Boogie Hour
Thorpdale tree said to stand 375 feet tall in Victoria
A Victorian Australia stump, the Thorpdale mountain ash, is claimed to reach 375 feet in height. The note accompanies historic figures from a 1946 issue. The vibrant sun discourse from Dyson Carter's piece hints at leisure and outdoor life in mid century contexts.
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Thorpdale
Victoria
Australia
Western feed grain needed to feed eastern cattle says officials
Officials from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics note a backward season in the east requires larger western Canada feed grain shipments. Rain has hampered seeding in Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and the east, threatening butter and livestock production. Transportation limits and overseas grain priorities compound the East's shortages despite a likely good West crop.
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Ottawa
Canada
Farm Statistics Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
East
Exclusive shop quips over impractical footwear
A woman returned a smart pair of shoes to the exclusive shop where she bought them and declared she cannot walk in them. The clerk retorted that people who need to walk do not shop there.
Beeswax Coats Shells and Planes Preserve Sugar
A historic note describes honey aiding conservation of sugar and beeswax used to coat shells and aircraft. The behind the scenes practice highlights resource-saving methods and material reuse in wartime production.
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Hbnaria
Tass
Danish Ministry of Supply
Denmark
Labor Department
Copenhagen
Soviet Union
J. G. Gardiner
Alli
Hawk
Morizontal
Scorch
India
Assam
Odin
Fale
Ugarth League
Alice Brooks
Dyson Carter
BY William Ferguson
Earth
Saeaak
Margarita
Little Reggie
Ighest
Aera Rta
Trere
Peggy
Wilbur Moom
By Chuck Thurston
Nickel
Priscilla
Lorna
By al Vermeer
Les Carrol
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