World Happenings Summary From 1946 Era Reports
Reports note John Masters of London dies at 162 after concealing age to enlist. U S plans higher rice exports to Cuba amid dire sugar-worker needs. Nationalist China issues 3 trillion yuan in new notes since 1945. Blood plasma and serum from 1940 drying process still usable per Medical Research Council. A 236 acre cooperative farm planned in Bombay as land colonization experiment. Canada 1946 tobacco output tops 134,667,000 pounds, western Ontario lead. Truman invited to Canada by Viscount Alexander and Lady Alexander. Japanese price board shows food prices up to 106 percent yearly. An egg costs 10 yen. British minesweeper flotilla based at Cork returns to home port.
Channel Tunnel Plan Revisits Anglo French Link
A proposed Channel Tunnel between England and France is revived with talks of an all party British committee to study the project. The 30 mile tunnel would cost about 120 million dollars, considering new engineering and political economic trends. A Ecuadorian frog smaller than a queen bee when crouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel
England
France
Passenger Tired Of Waiting Drives Tram
In Philadelphia motorman Mit ton Shaw halted for a snack when a stranger boarded, seized the controls, and drove seven blocks before stopping to pick up Patrolman Samuel Wyche. The driver, identified as George Quigley, 31, was arrested for malicious mischief and operating a trolley without consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mitton Shaw
Shaw
Pasenger
Samuel Wyche
George Quigley
A New Slim Line Pattern 4914 for Women
An Anne Adams pattern 4914 offers a slim line dress with attention grabbing sidesweep and scallops. It fits sizes 12 through 42 and uses 344 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Send 20 cents with name address and size to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg, Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Crossword puzzle clues list with many entries
A scrambled crossword puzzle appears with numbered horizontal and vertical clues. The grid shows words like Eggs Head covering Rodent Arrow poison and many more with scattered entries including River Island To reason The finish and Garden vegetable. The page combines clues of foods animals and objects in a dense mixed puzzle format.
Copper First Used by Egyptians Around 3500 B.C.
The article notes copper usage dates back to about 3500 B.C. by the Egyptians, highlighting early metallurgical developments.
Gifts for Britain's King and Queen during South Africa tour
An official Cape Town announcement describes gifts from the South African Government for the King and Queen. The King will receive a few brilliant diamonds suitable for a Garter Star, presented in a small gold box. The Queen will receive an engraved gold tea service including teapot sugar basin and cream jug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Capetown
Shaw Outwitted by Women's Peace Group Auction
In New York the Women's Action Committee for Lasting Peace raised funds by auctioning autographed books and asking George Bernard Shaw to autograph some. Shaw refused, calling the United Nations cause too big for the group. The auction nonetheless went ahead, selling one American autographed book for 70 dollars and Shaw's grouchy letter for 170 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Women's Action Committee For Lasting Peace
George Bernard Shaw
London
Shaw
United Nations
Little
Women’s Action Committee
New York Herald Tribune
Protection From Whooping Cough
The Kitchener Record notes a life insurance survey showing whooping cough kills more children annually than polio and scarlet fever combined. Parents neglecting basic precautions cause unnecessary deaths. early whooping cough serum protects children, though it does not guarantee immunity, it tends to yield a milder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Vancouver marriage market strained by costs and divorces
The Vancouver region faces a stronger strain in selling wedlock to young couples as divorce courts speed decrees and high living costs delay marriages. In 1946 Vancouver recorded 1,235 divorces and British Columbia saw a nearly 70 percent rise in broken marriages. The mid day meal is emphasized as key to productivity and enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Cupid
B.c
Buddha image in Burma statue defies his wish
Burmese artists have erected a reclining Buddha statue at Pegu measuring 50 feet long and 41 feet high, violating the proclaimed wish that no images of Buddha be made after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddha
Pegu
Little Reggie and Mrs Van Loon Scene
Fragmentary dialogue shows a child named Reggie and Mrs Van Loon in a tense domestic moment. A warning to stay in his room is implied, reflecting family friction and authority dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie
Mrs. van Loon
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Masters
United States
Cuba
Medical Research Council
Bombay
India
Canada
Ontario
Truman
Viscount Alexander
Lady Alexander
Dominion
Cork
Eire
Britain
Ecuador
By Fred Neher
Greenland Eskimos
AOA
Cater
GOPR
MEA Service
N. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Chiggers
Sikang Province
China
Elmer
Boothia Peninsula
Canadian Northwest Territory
Mrs. Armadillo
Saskatchewan
Texas
National Park
Frank T. Clarke
Regina
Clarke
Women’s Society
Astfi
Little Reggie
van. Loon
Margarita
Peggy
EXAC
Martin
Chuck ThursTon
Les Carroll
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!