Tribute Highlights English War Efforts Across WWII
A London Times tribute syndicated by The Cadillac Evening News credits England with pivotal WWII contributions. It cites radar, the atomic bomb, Bailey bridges, portable harbors, jet aircraft, and penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming, noting American and British roles in victory and pondering if the list is complete.
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Cadillac Evening News
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England
Britain
United Kingdom
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
France
Alexander Fleming
London
St. Catharines
Clever Ship Surgery Adds Capacity to Freighter Cheyenne
The freighter Cheyenne underwent a one day grafting repair at Montreal Dry Docks Limited to add four feet in length and raise the upper structure. The alteration allows an extra 350 tons of paper and 29 000 bushels of grain on its next voyage. The operation used 26 heavy jacks to lift the pilothouse and living quarters amid ships with exact fitting.
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Cheyenne
Montreal Drydocks Limited
Mercantile
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Proviso Cuts Atomic Bomb Claims on New Policies
A British life insurer adds a proviso to all new life policies excluding payment to victims of atomic bombing. Existing policies remain unchanged and premiums would be repaid if needed. An official estimates a London atom bomb could trigger a 750 000 pound payout. Lloyds underwriters still insure without such a proviso.
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Neider
London
Lloyds
Samurai Sword Recovered Sent to Buckingham Palace
An historic Japanese sword, a national treasure, was handed to One King at Buckingham Palace by Cmdr. A. Leveson acting for Admiral Mountbatten, supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia.
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Japan
Buckingham Palace
Cmdr
A. Leveson
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
British Empire Controls Vast Global Territory Size
The report notes that a total of 13,319,248 square miles fall under British control across overseas realms. It highlights the empire's extensive reach and positions it as a major global power with colonies and territories spanning multiple continents.
Just Another Myth About the First Robin
A Kansas editor urged readers not to call the first robin a spring sign. The bird winters in cities when food is available and moves to farms in deep snow to feed poultry. Robin arrivals in towns hint warmer weather but do not prove spring. humans have shaped the myth, though robins remain friendly.
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Kansas
Christian Science Monitor
The Professor Confronts a Scarecrow Then Doubts a Trout
The short sighted professor, amid feasting fishermen, stops before a scarecrow in a field. He recalls the night’s tales of giant catches and declares he cannot believe a trout could be that long.
Queensland Soldier Finds Two Hearts In Tarakan
A Queensland soldier in Tarakan Borneo was admitted with minor leg trouble and a heart affection. An X ray revealed two hearts beating alternately. A Brisbane specialist predicts a long life ahead. Background claims trace origin to Egyptians with Japanese contesting the distinction.
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Queensland
Tarakan
Borneo
Brisbane
Gas Tests Expose Secret University War Gas Lab
Chicago residents learn that 1 500 substances including deadly war gases were tested daily for four years in a secret gas house on the University of Chicago campus under the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Army Chemical Warfare Service. Dr. William L. Doyle reports gasses and protective ointments were tried on volunteers forearms. He adds wartime protection may save more lives than the gases could have harmed in peace time industrial hazards.
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Chicago
United States
University of Chicago
Midway
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
William L. Doyle
New machine grills frank in split roll wrap program
A Calgary Albertan item describes a coin operated device that grills a frankfurter, places it in a split roll, wraps it in waxed paper, and delivers the finished sandwich raising question if the machine could continue to the bitter end.
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Calgary
Old Delhi and New Delhi in a Turbulent History
A vivid compare and contrast of Old Delhi and New Delhi, tracing eight city rebuilds in 1,000 years, and noting Shah Jahan's monuments and the Red Fort. The piece recalls Nadir Shah's 1738 sack of Delhi, looted Koh-i-Noor, and the Peacock Throne's legend and fate.
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India
Old Delhi
New Delhi
New India
Huck Finn
Lord Fauntelroy
Shah Jahan
Agra
Far East
North America
Kohinoor
Queuing Blamed for Low Vitality in Britain
Medical experts attribute a quarter of winter illnesses to reduced vitality from daily queues. More than 10 million British housewives queue an hour daily across 600000 food shops, with fish and greens listed as top time wasters. Inside shops 1 588 800 assistants toil as 561 600 fewer staff than 1939.
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Britain
UK Manufacturers Turn Out Pytram Based Aircraft Parts
United Kingdom producers create aircraft components from Pytram, a milled paper product. The material is extremely light, vibration resistant, tropical-condition durable, and cheap to produce used with certain adhesives. Canadian fertilizer sales for year ending June 30 1945 total 1,092,388 short tons, up from 1,052,231 the prior year. cyanamide sales are not included.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Switzerland Restores Normal Life After War
Switzerland returns to normalcy with VE-Day nearing, rationing easing by midyear, coal scarce but electricity abundant, prices high yet living standards risen. Shops overflow with goods, bars stocked, and tourism returning as industry orders surge while foreign exchange remains tight.
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Switzerland
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Britain
Should Act Quickly Farmers Urged To Apply For Help
Hon Humphrey Mitchell Canadian Labour Minister urges farmers to apply at once for experienced farm help through the National Employment Service or Agricultural Service. He notes wartime shortages and asks farmers to specify needs to local agencies. Letters are being sent to farmers detailing labour shortage and the value of hiring available workers now to ensure steady, familiar help come spring and summer.
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Humphrey Mitchell
Canada
National Employment Service
Agricultural Service
Department of Labour
Minister of Labour
Port Robinson chemical plant shifts from war to food production
The Welland Chemical Co plant near Port Robinson Niagara Falls retooled from explosives to nitrogen fertilizer. At peak, 3,500 workers built the 750 acre facility and it now employs 700, with ammonium nitrate fertilizer shipped to Europe, South Africa, Iceland, and across Canada and the United States, aiding postwar recovery and food production.
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Welland Chemical Co
High Barbe
North America
Niagara Peninsula
Port Robinson
Europe
South Africa
Iceland
Canada
United States
British brides adapt to Canadian customs not as strange but different
The Toronto Telegram notes British brides must adjust to North American life, arguing Canadians and newcomers are insular. It cautions that customs differing from climate reflect practical choices, urging mutual respect and avoiding judgment or imitation of others’ manners.
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T. R. Henry
Toronto Telegram
Old England
Canada
Struggle for Simpler English Across World Attention
The piece recalls UNO preparatory commission debates led by Mr Escott Reid urging clearer English in documents. It notes Winston Churchill’s tireless engagement in the language battle and recounts his quip about ending a sentence with a preposition.
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UNO
Escott Reid
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Navy to restore ship name hats after war ends
Royal Navy sailors will revert to bearing the names of their warships on their hats rather than the wartime "H.M.S." designation. Names were omitted during the war for security reasons.
Literacy Will Be Unlawful in Mexico by March 1946
A historical note states that literacy will be unlawful in Mexico by March 1946. The source fragment mentions this policy shift as a governmental measure affecting education and literacy rights during that period.
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Mexico
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