World Happenings Briefly Told
A prefabricated wireless station with 39 000 pieces weighing 25 tons shipped from England to the Far East. Wheat shortage halts cake confec tionery and macaroni manufacture in the Union of South Africa as of May 1. Coats of metal from secret light alloys tested by the British War Office. Canadian Sour mille produced more wheat than March 1920–31 figures show. Hitler's marriage certificate private will and political testament on exhibit in Washington. A Kent woman finds a 450 note replaced a sheet left on a clothesline. Viscount Alexander named honorary president of South Africa veterans of London. British ministry seeks 30 000 more girls for Women’s Land Army and 150 000 harvest workers. Gen Crerar receives Legion of Honor from France in Ottawa.
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England
Far East
Women’s Land Army
Ministry of Agriculture
Montgomery praises troops as a magnificent team in farewell
In a farewell message Viscount Montgomery relinquishes command of the British occupation zone in Germany to become Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He recalls the 21st Army Group’s march from Normandy through France Belgium and Holland to victory, and credits civilians and service members alike for building a capable military government in Germany.
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Viscount Montgomery
Europe
Germany
Lord Montgomery
Imperial General Staff
21St Army Group
Channel
Normandy
France
Belgium
Holland
England
Army
Navy
Air Force
Crystal Palace Plans Unveiled for $69 Million Exhibition Center
Architects Herbert Jackson and Reginald Edmunds unveil ambitious Crystal Palace project to replace the 1936 fire damaged structure. The design features a half‑mile front, 500 foot tower, accommodations for 250000, skating rink seating 17000, concert hall for 4000, amphitheatre for 11000, stadium for 100000, pools, lakes, amusement area, restaurants, cricket field, gardens and parking for 5000. Main buildings in three colors, halls totaling 764000 sq ft. Prize award of £2000 ($8000) announced by Sir Harry Buckland.
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Herbert Jackson
Reginald Edmunds
Harry Buckland
Early Dental Care Key to Prevent Decay Says Report
The report stresses early treatment and daily dental care, plus balanced nutrition and reduced sweets. It notes crowns form before birth, that decay rises with sugar intake, and that prevention through education reduces future costs significantly. Public health bodies urge continuous prevention programs.
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United States
Canadian Dental Hygiene Council
Hitler’s Sundays Marked Invasions Across Europe
The text notes Hitler chose Sundays for major invasions including Poland the Low Countries Yugoslavia Greece and Russia, marking Sundays as his luck day for offensive campaigns.
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Hitler
Poland
Low Countries
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
Purse Found by Girl Leads to $4000 Reward
Dolores Fitzgerald finds a wet pocketbook in her yard and returns it to Mrs Celia Sparrow. Inside the bag are $4000, glasses, gloves and beads. Police locate the owner and the girl earns a $50 reward for honesty. Sparrow says a thief had taken $1000 but missed the hidden $4000.
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Dolores Fitzgerald
Washington
Annette Fitzgerald
Celia Sparrow
Dolores
Portrait of Churchill Sold for 25000 by Artist Chandor
Douglas Chandor says Bernard Baruch bought his Churchill portrait for 25000 as a study for the Yalta canvas. Baruch plans to donate the work to an American museum and the piece is described as a high price for a contemporary portrait. Chandor may travel to Russia to paint Stalin. the Yalta painting is to hang in the national capitol.
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Douglas Chandler
Roosevelt
Yalta
Bernard Baruch
Winston Churchill
Chandor
Baruch
Churchill
England
United States
Russia
Truman
National Capitol
Heatherford
Texas
New Ration Books Soon Issued for September Purchases
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board regional office says the first coupons in ration book six will be valid for butter meat preserves and sugar on September 19. Book five coupons remain valid until September 12 and new books are planned for issuance the week of September 9 with distribution similar to prior years managed by Consumer Branch representatives.
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Prices and Trade Board
Stamp collecting a grand, historic pastime and business
The article recalls Philippe la Renotiere von Ferrari’s famed stamp hoard sold around two million dollars and a two-stamp envelope near fifty thousand. It notes the Tapling collection bequeathed to the British Museum, and government leader Roosevelt using stamps to relax during wartime. The piece also endorses parental guidance guiding a son into philately as a life long pursuit.
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Philippe la Renotiere von Ferrari
Lausanne
Tapling
British Museum
United States
Roosevelt
New York Times
Red Cross enrolment hits 3 million in Canada
Dr F W Routley national commissioner told the society central council that wartime support in Canada exceeded 80 million dollars. He noted one in four Canadians is a Red Cross member and the society has more than 3,000,000 members, a record enrolment. Seventeen calendars are used in India.
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Canadian Red Cross
F. W. Routley
Toronto
Barite Shortage in Canada Despite Rich Deposits
Canada holds some of the world’s richest barite reserves yet mines little. Prewar imports from Germany and the U S dominated demand, but with Germany gone and U S supplies strained, access is tightening. Lack of processing plants and barium industry, plus focus on precious metals, limit awareness of barite’s commercial value.
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Canada
Germany
United States
Heaviest Mail to United Nations Secre tariat
The United Nations secretariat in New York handles two thousand communications weekly. Letters cover Suggestions political criticism and eccentrics with eccentrics’ mail being heaviest. Most messages are in English or French, occasionally Esperanto. A sample letter asks What is going to happen.
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United Nations
New York
Garden Tips for Pest Defense and Hot Weather Plantings
Gardeners are urged to watch for pests and disease, use sulfur cautiously on beans, and start controls at first sign of trouble. Plant cucumbers melons and squash in warm hills, thin young plants, keep weeds down, and encourage rapid growth for crisp vegetables. a cow must eat 100 pounds of grass to produce 20 to 25 pounds of milk.
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Union of South Africa
British War Office
Dominion Bureau of Statistion
Adolf Hitler
National Archives
Cliffe
Kent
Viscount Alexander
The
South Africa Veterans of London
H. D. G. Crerar
Legion of Honor
Ottawa
Jean de Hauteclocque
Field Marshal Montgomery
Crystal Palace
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Colorado
Arctic
Canadian Army
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Jean McDonald
Ogema
Fay Glover
Kelvington
Regina
Wealth League
Aviv
Juri
New Ration Books
By Fred Neher
US Moderns
RED Cross
India
Winnipeg
Dorothy Patrick
Hollywood
MGM
Norma Shearer
Deanne Durbin
U.N. Secretariat
BY WiLliam Ferguson
Trip
Gopa
NEA
U & Pat
Sei Mars
H.L. Morgan
MonTerr, Texas
Jimmle
Gene Byrnes
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