History Of Cambridge England Offers Quiet Heritage Amid Modernity
The piece contrasts Plymouth and London bomb damage with Cambridge, noting its ancient college walls and the Cam river. It describes Grantchester village, Rupert Brooke’s memorial, and a quiet Cambridge cricket match where G L Willatt tops 100 as Middlesex observers watch.
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College
Willatt
Grantchester
Rupert Brooke
Brooke
St. Andrew and St. Mary
Cam
Canada joins nine power panel drafting world health rules
World Health Meet Canada was elected to a nine member committee of the world health conference to draft procedures for the proposed world health organization. Ernest Cote of the Department of External Affairs Ottawa is one of four advisers to the Canadian delegation. Dominion Welfare Minister Claxton leads the Canadian delegation and is the representative on the 18 power council. The conference, called by UNSESC, is expected to sit about a month with delegates agreeing on creating the world health organization at the earliest moment.
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Canada
World Health Organization
United Nations
Ernest Cote
Department of External Affairs
Ottawa
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Claxton
Dominion
Economic and Social Council
Claxtory
Cambridge’s Irregular Beauty and the New World Precision
The piece praises Cambridge and Trinity College for their distinctive irregular charm, contrasting with the era’s push for measured precision. It notes the Great Court’s nonuniform angles and central fountain, musing whether modern exactness is the path forward, while recalling Cambridge, Grantchester, and a proctor’s note.
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Cambridge
Trinity College
Grantchester
Willatt
Alpine hospice founded by St Bernard in 1081
The Alps hospice established around 1081 by St Bernard is renowned for its lifeline dogs aiding travelers and pilgrims. The historic institution remains a symbol of medieval charity and mountaineering aid, preserving its heritage through centuries.
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Alps
St. Bernard
Railway Clocks to Show Correct Time on LMS and SNER
The Times notes two major railways will set all clocks to the true time reversing the tradition of fast clocks designed to spur punctuality. The move aims to curb traveler complacency and dive into the psychology of timetable adherence.
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LMS
S.N.E.R
the Times
London
Surprise Visit Sparks City to City Reunion
London Ontario resident Mrs. J. L. Smith headed to Sault Ste. Marie for a planned surprise visit to her daughter. The next day Mrs. Gladys Brown arrived in London by rail, also carrying a surprise plan.
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London
Ont
J. L. Smith
Sault Ste. Marie
Gladys Brown
Boots for Dogs in Outback Queensland
In Brisbane and remote Queensland drovers fit leather boot covers over sheep dog pads to shield them from burrs, thorns, and spinifox spines. Saddlers report brisk demand as dogs work through rugged terrain.
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Brisbane
Australia
Outback
Queensland
New Farming Technique In The West Overcomes Disadvantages
Dr E S Archibald reviews the Dominion Experimental Farms Service anniversary radio address. He recalls drought and soil drifting in the Prairie Provinces and explains how summer fallowing, strip farming, trash cover, and rough tillage were adopted to conserve moisture and stabilize soils, creating a practical new prairie farming technique.
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Dominion Experimental Farms Service
E. S. Archibald
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Archibald
Canada
Prairie
PFRA
Swift Current
Sask
New Magnetic Device for Prospecting from Planes
A highly sensitive magnetic instrument can detect variations from a plane at 200 mph caused by 1000 to 1500 tons of buried metal under sea floor at least 10 feet deep. It promises rapid, cheap surveys for salt domes, oil structures, sub-surface ore bodies, and offshore mineral indicators, aiding oil and metal companies.
Controlling Blackhead Disease in Turkeys
Blackhead threatens turkey flocks and requires quick action to prevent wipeout. Hens can be carriers, so turkeys must be kept separate from barnyard hens to minimize spread.
Tailor Henry Krahling Keeps Working in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Ont. Henry Krahling 86 has run a tailoring shop since 1913 after starting at 15. He refused to retire despite financial independence saying retirement would make him feel old.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Henry Krahling
First North American Newspaper Suppressed After First Issue
The earliest North American newspaper, issued September 25 1690, faced suppression before a second issue could circulate. The event highlights early colonial press controls and restrictions on published material.
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North America
Walking Is Quicker Arranging For Taxi In Paris
A June article explains how to obtain a taxi in Paris by visiting the precinct desk sergeant, proving entitlement, and awaiting a cab from any available source. The process incurs meter charges and usually takes about an hour, sometimes making walking faster.
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Paris
Concrete shelter proved protective against atomic blast says USC professor
Dr. Verne R. Mason of the University of Southern California told a civic group that three feet of concrete protected 22 telephone operators from injury when a B-29 dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, with their shelter located directly beneath the blast area.
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Japan
Verne R. Mason
University of Southern California
Hiroshima
Mai
Favorite Motif Embroidered Peacock Panel Pattern
Brighten living or dining rooms with a self made embroider peacock panel Pattern 7142 features a 15x19% inch transfer and a color chart Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Depart Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man Include name address and pattern number Our 1946 Needlework Book offers 104 illustrations plus a free potholder pattern for twenty cents more
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Let Each Man Learn to Know Himself
A brief aphorism by Michael Dempsey urging self knowledge through labor and self examination, noting that faults are self derived while blame is cast on others.
Brazilianite Gemlike Mineral Found in Brazil
A yellow green mineral named Brazilianite is reported as the first gemlike mineral discovery since 1909. The find marks a rare new mineral with potential gem quality and interest to collectors and scientists.
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Brazil
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J. Norman Smith
Ottawa Journal
Plymouth
Cambridge University
Fen
Henry III
Cambridges
Middlesex
G. L. Willatt
Grey
R. V. Robins
Willat
Willett
Lord Inverchapel
World Health Meet
Windsor
Erieau
Rondeau Bay
Catharine Collins
Betty Szokosz
Edward
Holds
Moses
Betty
West
Mits
Michael Dempsey
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