World Happenings Briefly Told
A Roman era skeleton unearthed at Canterbury, England, dates 1 600 to 1900 years back. A 420 ton Brazilian soap cargo arrives in Naples for Italy. Fourteen royal families, including Hirohito’s brothers, were removed from public payrolls by Allied order. Zionist congress in Jerusalem postpones to December. U S traffic deaths in April total 2 650, up 47 percent year over year per the National Safety Council. Dr George E Bott returns to Japan as missionary and stays in Tokyo. A London meat rationer leaves 20 pounds to her butcher for his perpetual smile. Constable Joseph A Thomas of Winnipeg becomes orderly officer at the Canadian embassy in Brussels.
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Italy
Naples
Hirohito
World Zionist Congress
Jerusalem
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg
Joseph A. Thomas
Brussels
Tiny Hummingbird: Fierce Rivalries and Flight Feats Revealed
August P. Abendroth of the St. Louis zoo describes hummingbirds as the smallest yet most deadly birds among their kind. They fight to death over feeding grounds, fly at about 250 mph with 600 wing beats per minute, and must eat four times their weight daily. In captivity they guard feeding spaces, with one heartstab blow often fatal. average lifespan is 18 months. There are over 100 species and zoos pay $20 to $30 per bird.
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August P. Abendroth
St. Louis Zoo
Abendroth
Pestalozzi Village for War Orphans Planned Near Tögen
A new Pestalozzi children’s village will shelter 350 orphans from devastated European nations. On an 11 acre site near Trogen in eastern Switzerland, 15 farm style dwellings will start, with clusters of 3 to 5 houses forming communities taught by Swiss and foreign educators.
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Trogen
Switzerland
Pestalozzi
Pensioners Live Longer In This Province
Statistics from the Old Age Pension Board show rising life expectancy among pensioners. Male deaths average 77.68 in 1928, 78.52 in 1936, and 79.51 in 1944, while female deaths average 78.55 in 1928, 79.49 in 1936, and 80.16 in 1944.
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Old Age Pension Board
Vancouver News-Herald
Rights treatises urged for UN bodies and peace
The UN Economic and Social Council is urged by its nuclear commission on human rights to accept the general principle of including basic human rights in international treaties, especially peace pacts, without waiting for an explicit international bill of rights. The commission calls for an early drafting and circulation of such a bill and notes potential cases where rights violations abroad threaten peace. Canadian Health Minister Claxton discusses refugee implications and Canada’s stance on troop repatriation and unemployment issues.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
Nuclear Commission On Human Rights
United Nations
Commission
Council
Alexander Borisov
Mr. Borisov
Canada
Claxton
Russia
Believe It Or Not on Plant Moisture and Soil Air
The piece argues that plant moisture comes largely from roots and not just air moisture. It notes leaf stomata close at night, causing water to exit edges, and soil evaporation is small. It promotes aerating soil by spading in organic matter to encourage root growth, warning against excessive drying that harms root hairs.
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Victor H. Ries
Country Gentleman
South Africa Tops British First Quarter 1946 Trade Figures
Britain’s best customer in Q1 1946 was South Africa, followed by India, Australia, France, Elrie, the United States, and Canada, according to Board of Trade Journal figures.
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Britain
South Africa
Board of Trade Journal
India
Australia
France
Elrie
United States
Canada
Meteor First Steamship To Sail Sea Without Sails
The Meteor, built in 1892, became the first steamship to voyage at sea without sails or any auxiliary power, marking a milestone in maritime propulsion.
Royal assent hinges on seal delay for Chief Justice bid
In the Senate Chamber a provisional barrister stamp served as the governor’s seal on the royal warrant to appoint the acting governor for assent to bills. Viscount Alexander, newly peer, has not yet had his heraldic arms approved, delaying a permanent seal. Once approved, arms will be minted into a special seal for future use.
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Senate
Viscount Alexander
College of Heralds
Britain
Royal Mint
Lord Alexander
Britain's post office to use mothproof telephone cables
Britain's post office plans mothproof cables to combat destructive moth damage in telephone exchanges. New cables will be braided and impregnated with anti moth chemicals to deter moths.
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Britain
Post Office
Pasteurization Debate Drawn From Dairy Research
A Huntingdon Gleaner correspondent denies Health League of Canada claims on pasteurization. The League cites data showing milk pasteurization reduces tuberculosis risk, with trials in calves and swine at institutions like Guelph and tuberculin-tested cows.
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Huntingdon
Que
Dairman
Health League of Canada
Gleaner
Health League
Gordon Bates
The
Journal of Hygiene
Dr. Bates
Agricultural College
Guelph
Stop Sign Needed During Spelling Lesson
A teacher asks a pupil to spell banana. The student starts B a then speeds up with N a n a n a, and replies he knows how to spell it but not when to stop. The joke hinges on a misread cue about stopping at the end of the word.
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Jimmy
Dehorning Cattle Helps Ranchers Cut Losses and Improve Growth
The article argues hornless cattle suffer fewer injuries and gain more, noting dehorning is standard on many large Western Canadian ranches. It cites labor shortages, scarce dehorners, and caustic potash as past barriers now easing with public offices lending dehorning irons and available supply.
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Goring
Britsh Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
West
Fancy Horseshoes Bring Luck to Ohio Smith’s Collection
Dr. Robert Blair of Lebanon Ohio owns 122 exquisitely crafted horseshoes by the late Daniel Harmon Greathouse reputedly the greatest smith. The steel shoes, made for race and show horses, were said to be unmatched as Greathouse challenged world smiths to duplicate their quality but none did.
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Robert Blair
Lebanon
Ohio
Daniel Harmon Greathouse
Greathouse
Chinese Marriage Customs Told By Bishop Romanello
Bishop Romanello of Kweillin recounts a Chinese wedding in Hunan where the bride hides her head as the vow is asked three times. The mother lifts her chin with the braid to signify consent, reflecting the era old practice of arranged matches. The piece notes China’s enduring tradition of arranged marriages and the ritual needle signal.
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Romanello
Kweillin
Hunan
China
Floral Clock At Sydney Zoo With 200000 Growing Plants
At Taronga Park Sydney Zoo a giant floral clock features 100000 growing plants with a moss planted minute hand nearly five feet long and a moss hour hand. Another 100000 plants surround the 10 feet wide dial, all seedlings grown in the zoo nursery.
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Sydney
Australia
Taronga Park
Zoo
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Canterbury
England
National Safety Council
George E. Bott
Japan
Prince Shimizu
Tokyo
United Church
Henry Langman
Patsy Rodgers
Starlight
Calgary
Madison Square Garden
New York
Rockies
Patsy
Hamilton
New Brunswick
San Francisco
British Columbia
Alexander
By Fred Neher
Hubby
U.S
Lloyd Lider
Plish
Camp Beale
Calif
Lider
Brazil
Wippopotamue
William MR. Lynch
Platti Otters
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
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