Charles Appointed Chief Engineer for Western Canadian Nations Railways
Charles, principal assistant engineer, named chief engineer for the western region of Canadian National Railways. He succeeds William West, retired April 30 after 50 years. Charles has a long military and railway career, including service with Grand Trunk Pacific, Hudson Bay Railway, and Canadian Railway systems, with DSO honors and dispatches. He will base his headquarters in Winnipeg.
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Ll. Charles
Meer
Fional Railways
Walter Dons
Charles
A. Weter
Rodman
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian Railway
Canada
DSO
Neebings
Fort William
Est
Royal Canadian Engineers
Best Dandelion Remedies From Lawn to Garden
Readers consider many ways to remove dandelions from lawns. Methods range from scraping with grass clippings to digging and pulling, chemical rinses, or root killing. Some see aesthetic value in dandelions despite neighbors disagreeing.
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Windsor Star
Plenty of Shells: An Army Cook Describes Shell Bursts
An army cook driven by fatigue writes to his sweetheart under shelling near an elm tree after hours of constant artillery fire. He recalls shells bursting around him as he finishes a late meal and pens a message to Darling.
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Darling
Post Office Rules Tighten on Stamp Payments
An official notice warns that using postage stamps in payment accounts or mail orders violates Aradian postal regulations. The post office stresses conservation of funds and directs use of money orders postal notes and other remittance options at minimal cost.
Fragmentary Musolini Motto Fragment in OCR Text
The readable lines reference Benito Mussolini and a motto about living a day as a lien versus years as a sheep. It mentions Il Duce and the Italian royal line in a damaged historical OCR fragment with unclear context and garbled phrases.
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Benito Musni
Jaiv
Il Duce
Voy
Ksmith
Italy
Lessons From War Warning On Future Conflict
From Liberty Magazine, Churchill warns the world that time favors aggression. The piece argues Germanys early advantage, Allied resilience, and the need to prevent recurring wars through secure peace and disarmament. It questions humane methods once war becomes mass and urges preparation against renewed, harsher conflict.
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Germany
Japan
Liberty Magazine
Tropicalization Aims to Prevent Military Equipment Failure
A new branch of applied science, tropicalization, seeks to prevent moisture and fungus damage to military gear. Originating from laboratory work and field studies, it draws on experiences in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific coast.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Princess Juliana Chooses Medicine for Dutch Children
When Princess Juliana flew to England she weighed nearly 200 pounds with packed clothes. She learned she could take 195 pounds of a formula for injection into undernourished Holland children. Juliana chose the Medicine and left her belongings behind.
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Juliana of Holland
England
Holland
Juliana
Gyptal Moves from Insulation to Car Paint Primer
Gyptal, first created as insulation material, is now adapted as a priming coat in automobile painting. The shift positions Gyptal as a dual use product bridging materials science and automotive finishing.
History repeats as Russians in Berlin echo Seven Years War battles
The Sault Daily Star notes Russia again enters Berlin echoing 1750s drives under General Tottleben. It contrasts Frederick the Great and Hitler, says Allied powers today Britain France Russia and the United States oppose inheritors of Frederick’s tradition, and warns German power is shattered with Russians and allies likely to remain in Berlin.
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Berlin
Tottleben
Frederick the Great
Hitler
Prussia
Frederick
North America
India
Europe
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Austria
Sault Daily Star
Moscow rejoices as blackout ends and lights return
Citizens flood streets of Moscow in celebration as the blackout ends. Red posters glow, electric bulbs light up entrances to subways, and stars atop the Kremlin renew their shine. Children ask why lights return and if the change will last. A stray 14th century note mentions pepper butter salve for skin.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Europe
The City of London Under Bombardment Told At Last
The tale covers 1940 to February 1944 showing one third of the City’s buildings destroyed and sirens sounding 715 times. Despite heavy damage to churches and halls, key sites like the Tower of London and Guildhall suffered, while St Paul’s Cathedral escaped major harm. The piece ends with a note of resilience and the City’s future role as a world trade hub.
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London
World Trade and Commercce
Tower of London
Bank of England
St. Paul's Cathedral
England
First Woman Magistrate in London Confuses Police On Bench
The debut of Miss Sybil Campbell, London’s only woman magistrate, unsettled three officers. An arresting officer called her me lady, another said lady worship, and a constable addressed her as sir.
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Sybil Campbell
London
King Farouk Opens Egyptian Museum in Cairo
King Farouk opened the doors of the Egyptian museum in Cairo hosting treasures of the ancient Pharoahs. The collection had been dispersed and hidden since the war began in Europe.
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Farouk
Cairo
Europe
Saskatchewan pays four cent wool bonus on 1945 clip
The Saskatchewan government announces a bonus of four cents per pound on clean wool from the 1945 clip. The payment is shared by the province and the federal Agricultural Supplies Board. Wool must be in good condition, dry, seeds free, and delivered under regulations to qualify.
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Saskatchewan
Agriculture
L. F. McIntosh
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Supplies Board
Federal
Bees Take Over Rand Church in Lincolnshire Predicament
The Leeds Yorkshire Post recalls a swarm that occupied the Rand church forcing the rector to hold services in the chancel. Bees descended from a roof nest and resisted dislodgement from pews floors and windows. The anecdote notes a sale halted by a bee hive topple and a bee driven auctioneer to flight. It also mentions El Azhar University Cairo as among the world’s largest institutions with 21,000 students.
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Rand
Lincolnshire
Leeds Yorkshire Post
el Azhar University
Cairo
Egypt
Battle Against Hunger in Europe
Western Allied nations face a new hunger battle as Europe's starvation and lean domestic supplies persist after the war. U.N. needs are higher, while 1946 supplies look tighter, prompting calls for reduced rations, increased production, and a unified world economy response.
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Europe
Washington
Dawn in Alpine Dawn Explained by Glacier Sounds
A traveler in the Swiss Alps wakes to booming glacier noises in the early hours. His guide explains the dawn light causes snow to shed from the peak and the surface ice to crack, signaling the start of a new day rather than the end of the world.
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Swiss Alps
The Biggest Thief Goering’s Vast Nazi Loot Uncovered
The Brandon Sun reports Hermann Goering as the regime’s greatest thief with Karinhall and eleven estates full of jewels and art. He stores diamonds pearls and gems abroad including Sweden and Switzerland. An estimated 8 million dollars of wealth was hidden in the Americas and seized.
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Brandon Sun
Goering
Karinhall
Sweden
Switzerland
Shortage hits Toronto paint industry from wartime bombed resins
Toronto dealers report a supply squeeze caused by U S fire bombings on Japan. They say the attacks divert resins and solvents used in gloss paints and varnishes, shortening availability in local markets.
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Toronto
United States
Japan
Edges of Window Screens Left Unpainted Could Cause Rot
Unpainted edges on window screens that remain hidden when windows rise in spring can lead to dampness seeping into wood, causing rot and warping and costly damage over time.
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America
Luftwaffe
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City of London
Belsen
Tion
Roosevelt
Truman
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
U.S. Senate
Leo T. Crowley
U.S. Committee On Foreign Shipments
U.S
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