The Kings Relations With The Dominions Since They Acquired Equality Of Status
In the Dominions equality of status with Britain means the King is sovereign in each, yet his absence creates an abnormal state. A Governor General represents the Crown, not as intermediary, and the Crown's day to day work varies by presence. The Dominions seek equal status, improved travel, and a constitutional rebalancing to sustain real cooperation.
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Sir Guldham Redfern
London Spectator
INCE
Dominions
United Kingdom
South Africa
England
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Commonwealth and Empire
Westminster
Commonwealth
Council of State
Canada
Ottawa
Canberra
Pretoria
Windsor
Balmoral
British Commonwealth
British Empire
Grand Organ Restored in St Pauls Cathedral After Bomb Damage
After nearly a year of work by twelve craftsmen, the grand organ at St. Pauls Cathedral in London is heard again during Bach s St Matthew Passion. Dr J Dykes Bower conducted, Dr S Hopkins played, and Henry Willis supervised repairs begun after two bombs damaged the instrument, with crypt damage causing the worst harm. The organ, rebuilt from extensive war damage, was usable on April 16 though completion will take more time.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
J. Dykes Bower
S. Hopkins
Manchester Guardian
Henry Willis
Coffee tablets patented method for compact, stable brew
A unique development patented a process to form coffee tablets by roasting and grinding beans, rolling into flakes, molding, then pressing under high pressure to produce dense, nonoxidizing tablets that keep flavor until hot water. The note credits Rotarian Magazine. Also mentions Eiffel Tower erecting by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris Exposition.
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Rotarian Magazine
Paris
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Food Platoon Safeguards U.N.R.R.A. Food in Northwest Germany
A Royal Canadian Army Service Corps unit at Oldenburg airport reveals that searchlights lit winter nights while guarding food for Canada's Occupation Forces and a composite Food Platoon aiding UNRRA to feed about 65 000 displaced persons and ex POWs. Capt. Cale Jarvis leads the 2/8 Company platoon with S/Sgt. Gerry Dulac Sgt. Ken Lauze and Set. John Macdougal. The group runs two sub-depots at Oldenburg and Leer and holds sole distribution authority for D P camps. An armed Canadian soldier supervises truck loading and escorts each delivery to the camp commandant ensuring proper destination and preventing loss.
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Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Oldenburg
Canada
UNRRA
Germany
RCASC
D.P
Cale Jarvis
Vancouver
Gerry Dulac
Quebec
Ken Lauze
Ottawa
John Macdougal
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Leer
D.p.’S
Magna Carta spelled now with no H in charta
Lords vote to remove the H from charta in Magna Carta as the bill to send a copy to the United States for display in the Library of Congress proceeds. Lord Jowitt explains earliest form was carta in the 15th century, two centuries after the charter's origin.
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House of Lords
Lord Jowitt
John
Ace to King: Card Names Sum to Fifty Two Letters
A note explains that the words Ace through King form a sequence whose combined letters total 52, matching the number of cards in a standard deck. This playful observation links the card ranks to the deck size.
The Sensible Thing From Kitchener Record
A Wichita Falls Texas man overexerts in a golf swing and breaks both legs illustrating how dangerous over-exertion can be. The piece warns athletes to avoid pushing beyond their condition and age.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Kitchener
Abolition of Suttee Ends Indian Widow Burning Practice
The British banned suttee in 1829, ending the Hindu custom of a widow self immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre in India.
Great Coal Resources Lying Untouched in Peace River Canyon
A vast untapped reserve of anthracite near Peace River Canyon in British Columbia could dwarf U.S. output. The Hudson Hope seam holds about 600 million tons near the surface, with a second deposit in the Carbon River region. Rail access is key, with surveys planned for a Pacific and Great Eastern line from Quesnel.
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Peace River Canyon
David M. Nichol
Chicago Daily News Service
North America
Peace River
Fort St. John
B.C
Hudson Hope
United States
Carbon River
Canadian Northwest
Fort St John
Pacific and Great Eastern
Quesnel
Peace River Block
West Virginia
Neil Gething
Vancouver
Northwest
Winter
U.S. Army
Hudson Hope Field
Gething
Lloyd
Lloyd Gething
Fort St. John’s
Standing Aloof The Uncertainty About American Participation
An editorial argues that lingering American isolationism jeopardizes peace and security, fuels France's demand to dismantle Germany, and stirs Mediterranean power plays. It credits the treaty with ending isolationism and urges full US support for a stable world order.
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France
Germany
Mediterranean
Russia
Providence Journal
Truman asks seven billion for Army costs in coming year
President Truman urged Congress to appropri ate 7,246,335,200 for War Department military expenditures for the fiscal year starting July. The plan reduces manpower from 1,550,000 to 1,070,000 by June 1947, with 500 million for government and relief in occupied areas and 200 million for atomic service. An additional 1.2 billion is asked for the Army Air Forces.
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Truman
Congress
War Department
Atomic Service
Manhattan Project
Army Air Forces
United States invites nations to observe Pacific atomic tests
Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced invitations to governments and press observers from U N Security Council members plus Canada to the July August Bikini Atoll tests. The U S stressed the tests are US government undertakings not international operations and will invite nations including Russia Britain France China Canada Australia Brazil Egypt Mexico The Netherlands and Poland.
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United States
Dean Acheson
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Acheson
Russia
Britain
France
China
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Egypt
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
U.N. Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
State Department
World Famine Crisis Presses Grim Decisions
The Combined Food Board in Washington must decide who shall starve as famine tightens globally. Skeletonized bodies in China and rising deaths in India signal a worsening crisis, with most regions facing deep hunger before spring and summer. Detroit News.
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Combined Food Board
Washington
China
India
Detroit News
One Yard Applique Hearts Apron Pattern 7458
Embroidered heart applique apron pattern 7458 offers one yard fabric, with or without bib, plus embroidery transfers and directions. Order by sending twenty cents to Household Arts Depart Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number. 1946 Needlework Book available for twenty cents more with 104 illustrations and four potholder patterns.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Whitewashed Nissen huts aim to cool Gambia camp
In Gambia white paint was applied to Nissen huts to reduce daytime heat. Earlier trials in Sierra Leone found a whitewashed hut six degrees cooler at midday than an unpainted one.
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Gambia
Sierra Leone
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