World Happenings Briefly Told in The Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal reports various items from around the world. The University of Ottawa will found a faculty of medicine at its opening. Indians accept a $3500,000 family allowance grant, with no impact on constitutional rights. British craftsmen make fine lenses used by Hollywood studios. A reversible window is invented by John Parsons. Le Havre, once feared destroyed, handles more tonnage. Northern Ireland’s UK Exchequer contribution rises to £35,000,000. Wheat output for 1944–45 across major nations edges up about 3%. A project to connect the Mediterranean and Red Sea via the Dead Sea would raise its level by 1000 feet. Regent Street in London proposed as Roosevelt Street in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Mediterranean
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Synthetic rubber likely to surpass natural product
Mr. Ellwood F. Riesing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers explains that synthetic rubber is here to stay and may replace natural rubber in some uses. He notes progress is rapid and defects will be eliminated, with the artificial material potentially surpassing the original in usefulness.
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Ellwood F. Riesing
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Illinois develops plastic from beef tendons for medical use
The University of Illinois reports a new plastic material created by converting beef tendons into a durable polymer. Potential applications include surgical stitching, shoe soles, and waterproof coatings, illustrating a novel method blending biology and polymer science.
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University of Illinois
Ships and losses loom large in wartime ocean travel
The article notes massive passenger liners and elegant White Star Baltic class ships admired in Southampton and New York harbors, but cites heavy wartime losses among many lines including Caledonia Transylvania Viceroy of India and Rawalpindi. It, plus a separate item, reports the British Columbia Pine Pass highway project eyed for summer, with an estimated cost around 6 million dollars.
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Caledonia
Transylvania
Viceroy
India
Rawalpindi
P. and O. Vandyck
Voltaire
Lamport
Holts
Oronsay and
Orcades
Orient Line
Warwick Castle
Windsor Castle
Union Castle
London Daily Mail
Strauss Keeps Composing Amid War as Capriccio Takes Shape
German composer Richard Strauss, now near 80, remains active writing music. He and his family reside in Garmisch Germany and he continues work on Capriccio a one act opera hoping wartime disruption will lessen after the war.
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Richard Strauss
Garmisch
Germany
Oak supplied for Parliament repairs sparks history link
A Westminster Hall illustration of using oak from the Surrey Sussex forest recalls ancient beams. The note, quoted from the London Spectator, highlights continuity in English history and the phrase hearts of oak for ships and oaks of central England.
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Westminster Hall
Surrey-Sussex
George Courthope
Woodlands
England
Stratford-on-Avon
Bucklers
London Spectator
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From An Era
A fragmented crossword puzzle page presents numerous Across and Down clues with partial, jumbled, or garbled entries. Some lines reference people places and elements like cobalt and calcium while others show broken hints and stray letters.
Hamburg Seaport: A Maze of Rivers and Confusing Streets
The Windsor Star describes Hamburg as Germanys sprawling seaport with docks and warehouses along inlet edged streets. Navigating the city proves difficult as motor vehicles meet the maze of rivers canals and narrow passages requiring a bicycle guide. Ocean ports welcome world traffic while inland waterways thread across Germany.
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WS. Clark
Windsor Star
Hamburg
Germany
Europe
History of Paper Making Through the Ages
The article traces early paper making from Canada with St. Andrews mill in 1803 to its spread by Chinese, Arabs, Persians, and Moors. It notes Moorish introduction to Europe via Spain in the 12th century, revival in England around 1492, and establishment by the late 17th century.
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Canada
St. Andrews
Lachute
Lower Canada
Samarkand
Europe
Spain
Italy
France
Netherlands
Germany
England
Potter’s House Lesson And Prophet Jeremiah Message
Sunday School lesson notes outline a May memory selection focusing on the potter and Jeremiah. It cites 1 Kings 12–17, 2 Kings 11–25, Jeremiah 18–39 with devotional readings from Chronicles 36–39. The text includes the potter parable and God’s warnings to Israel and Judah about judgment and restoration.
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Judah
Jeremiah
Comfor
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Ottawa Journal
University of Ottawa
Hollywood
John Parsons
Coventry
le Havre
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
London Daily Telegraph
Regent Street
London
West End
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
By Fred Neher
Brandon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Broadview
C.P.R
Fort William
Southampton Water
New York Harbor
British Columbia
Pine Pass
British Columbia Peace River
Herbert Anscomb
Hearts of Oak
R.af
Allied Air Command
Moose
Goose
Bison
Lion
BY WiLliam Ferguson
United States
NEA Service, Inc
Earth
U.S
BabylJonian God
Athena
Holland Commune
Selenium
Lal
House of Israe
House of Israel
British Overseas Airways Corp
Great Britain
Aggie Riley
Aurses
Zoolie
Gene Byrnes
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