World Happenings Briefly Told
Bristol plans to set aside housing for forces on waiting list. Poles to settle in East Prussia near Magurian lake. Between 1944 and 1945 UK directed 28 thousand men to underground coal mining. Lloyds suspends shipping intelligence for security reasons. US visitors to Canada in 1944 spend 199 million dollars, up 25 percent from 1943. China and Argentina to establish formal diplomatic relations. Manitoba reports three government developed areas trapped. Muskrat pelts auctioned for 70 thousand dollars in Winnipeg. A one million dollar Ottawa laboratory will be built post war for health research. Opobo chiefs paid 50 thousand 590 pounds by Britain for peace.
Fallersleben project ends as Nazi auto city collapses
The Fallersleben site once aimed to host Hitlers people’s car factory and a model Nazi city. The plan promised owners for a crash car, 990 marks price, and a savings scheme, but war halted delivery and only ruined units remain for Allied use. The regime sought pagan religious life but churches were banned and a community center hosted new rites.
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Hitler
Fallersleben
Germany
Aise
Appointed To Senate H-Captain Brewer Robinson
Captain Brewer Robinson was named to the Canadian Senate while serving as Acting Overseas Manager of the Canadian Legion. A Summerside PEI native and former mayor, he served in France 1915 19 with the 2nd Heavy Battery and later held Legion roles in London and at home. His wife works in a Montreal blood clinic.
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Brewer Robinson
Canadian Legion
Robinson
Prince Edward Island
Summerside
Pei
France
Cape Breton Highlanders
United Kingdom
Personal Service Dept
The
London
Baston
Canada
Legion
Montreal
Ottawa
PEI. Fur Pool Limited
Gale defined as strong wind short of storm status
A gale is described as a wind with considerable power stronger than a breeze but not severe enough to be classified as a storm.
Marshall salutes Churchill in tribute over Europe peace effort
General George Marshall, U S chief of staff, sent a London message to Prime Minister Churchill praising his role in Europe’s peace. He spoke of Churchill’s leadership, vision, and the bonds of friendship formed during wartime planning. Churchill replied with gratitude, saying the honor exceeds his deserts.
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George Marshall
United States
Churchill
London
Europe
Gen. Marshall
France
Poultry from Canada to U S Army Under 1945 Contracts
Canada has already supplied about 4,500,000 pounds of dressed poultry to the United States Army as part of a 30,000,000 pound commitment under a U S government contract, the special products board announced at Ottawa.
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Canada
United States
Special Products Board
Ottawa
Lawrence Kay Tops Calgary Festival With High Vocal Standard
Edmonton boy soprano Lawrence Kay earned 90 points in the solo class for under 16s at a Calgary musical festival. Dean Arthur Collingwood praised him as a future asset to British cathedral choirs and noted his high standard for young vocal classes. Additionally the report mentions rare naked eye sightings of Jupiter moons.
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Lawrence Kay
Edmonton
Dean Arthur Collingwood
Calgary
Dean Collingwood
Witnesses to the Nations Acts Verses and Thebes Bread
A devotional passage notes Jesus words about fulfilling scriptures and sending witnesses from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. It recalls Peter and the apostles' bold preaching, opposition by authorities, and Gamaliel’s caution, ending with a note on ancient Theban bread loaves in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Jerusalem
Judea
Samana
Earth
Temple
Jesus
Peter
Israel
Gamaliel
God
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Thebes
BE and S as the most frequent letters in English
The note claims that the lowercase BE is the most common letter pair in English and that S in uppercase appears most often as a capital letter. It discusses frequency patterns in typography and writing, suggesting BE dominates lowercase usage while S leads in capitals.
Notable Allied broadcaster captured in Holland case
Mary of Arnhem described as 31 year old Helen Lensburg tied to a German captain in Russian hands. She allegedly served 10 years in England with a known firm and still adheres to national socialism. A second broadcaster, Gerda Warko aged 24 from Staten Island, is mentioned as captured alongside Mary.
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Mary
Arnhem
Holland
Helen Lensburg
England
Gerda Warko
Staten Island
New York
Jap Woman Sniper Captured by US Marines
Lt Cmdr Robert C Downes of the carrier U S S Franklin disclosed the capture of a claimed Japanese female sniper, described as 29 and attractive, taken by marines about a year ago in the Marshalls. She is said to be held in a Pearl Harbor prison camp.
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Robert C Downes
U.S.S Franklin
Downes
Marshalls
Poultry Sanitation Key to Disease Prevention
Sanitation is essential in poultry flocks to prevent lice mites and soil borne germs. Fresh ground for growing stock reduces worm and disease risk, while cleaning houses yearly and culling sick birds curbs outbreaks. bury or burn carcasses to avoid further danger.
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M. Hopper
Dominion Plan
R Brandon
Man
High voltage radiography eyed for civilian cancer research
At the Canadian Society of Radiological Technicians annual meeting H C Mermagen of the University of Rochester says million volt radiography could enter civilian use for cancer research. The note also records Pascal’s 1650 invention of a calculating machine.
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H. C. Mermagen
University of Rochester
N.Y
Canadian Society of Radiological Technicians
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historical Teaser
A crossword puzzle shown with horizontal and vertical clues. It lists multiple definitions including taste allow concedes life death court Ireland Tibetan gazelle to place and more with several numbered entries.
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Court of Equity
Ireland
Europe
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Lublin
Ministry of Labor
Britain
Lioyd's of
Dominion Bureau of Statistik
Chungking
China
Argentina
Manitoba
Winni
Department of Health and Welfare
Dominion
Claxton
Nigeria
Jaja
Pagan
Senate
By Fred Neher
Jupiter
Christ
By William Ferguson
Aave
Waterr Mains
Dj Pur
Laasa
HA ME
Vu Alea
Finland
Cour
Reg'lar
Pinhead
Nix
Gene Byrnes
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harheld
Pascal
Asia
Impansive
Celtic
Looters
Iural
Mosea
Belgium
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