World Happenings Briefly Told
A government order in council fixes the official end of the war as Aug. 15 for tenancy terms. Canada-Netherlands radio service resumed after wartime suspension. Nazi party personnel records of nearly 8,000,000 names are now in Allied hands. BF Goodrich president doubts civilian fires will be unrationed before 1946. Westminster votes to honor Winston Churchill as first honorary freeman. Construction of the 200 inch Palomar telescope resumes, two years to completion. Poland sees 28 newspapers return to streets after wartime clandestine press. Canada praised as a favorable Jamaica trade partner for bananas sugar citrus and coffee imports. Gibraltar lighthouse restored with a 350000 candlepower beam visible 40 miles in clear weather.
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Mount Palomar
California
Be Tenderly Affectioned In Honor Preferring One Another
Sunday school lesson excerpts discuss humility and mutual gift use within the church. Romans 12 is paired with Matthew 18 15 20 and Acts passages to stress sober judgment of gifts, real love, harmony, and resisting evil in daily Christian conduct.
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Church of God
Halford E. Luccock
Moffatt
China’s Opportunity in Craft Goods Market
The article suggests China could capture much of the prewar Japanese knickknack market, noting Chinese deftness and beauty in designs. It mentions Rutin a rare tobacco drug effective against capillary fragility linked to high blood pressure.
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China
Open Diplomacy in London Conference Seen as Hopeful
The New York Times commentary argues that frank public debate among Foreign Ministers in London marks a hopeful shift away from secret diplomacy. It praises open disagreement as a sign nations discuss global issues like domestic politics, while noting secret sessions often mask forced compromises.
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London
House of Representatives
House of Commons
New York Times
Capacity to See Ultra-violet Vision Discovered by Eng lish Physicist
A. G. Gayden, a young English physicist, and Prof. George Waldo describe how cataract surgery enables ultra-violet vision. Removal of the eye lens removes UV-blocking pigment, boosting UV sensitivity up to 1000 times and permitting reading UV test charts unseen by normal eyes.
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A. G. Gayden
George Waldo
Harvard Biological Laboratories
Optical Society of America
Waldo
Gayden
Armor Plated Cars Parade Through New York
The armored Mercedes Benz cars of Hitler and Goering moved through Washington en route to Fort Myer for the victory loan. Goering’s low convertible was unloaded easily, while Hitler’s 19-foot long vehicle required jacking and towing. Bulletproof glass on Goering’s car is an inch thick. Hitler’s windows are 2 3/4 inches thick.
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Hitler
Goering
Washington
Fort Myer
United States
New York
New Florida Firm Plans Orange Powder Production
A company formed to manufacture orange powder from Florida oranges expects a daily output of 6,000 pounds of dehydrated juice. The plant will start production next spring and will reconstitute with water to resemble fresh juice in appearance and vitamin content. The piece also notes that plumbing is the science of delivering water where and how it is needed and removing it afterward.
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Florida
Measured In Handfuls At Oak Ridge Atomic Project
The article describes the Oak Ridge wartime effort with shipments of radioactive materials and small quantities becoming large future impacts. It notes how briefcases and porters moved vital substances, and reflects on postwar power shifts as Britain the United States and Russia influence Asia while China rises and Russia expands. It ends with a note on Utah as an inland sea reference.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Orient
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Soviet Union
Japan
Saskatchewan to inaugurate air ambulance service
The Saskatchewan Department of Public Health will start air ambulance service in two sections with northern flights beginning immediately and southern flights on December 1. One Norseman aircraft will serve the south and northern operations will reuse Department of Natural Resources aircraft. A $25 per flight base charge applies with higher costs if not an emergency, and flights land near patients’ homes at licensed provincial air ports.
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Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
T. C. Douglas
Public Health
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Department of Public Health
Department of Natural Resources
Medical Services Division
Health Department
Natural Resources Department
Douglas
Poor Accent Sparks Debate Over Scots Dialect Influence
The Burns' Federation reports American slang seeping into Scottish speech while observers argue over the origins and authenticity of a Scots accent. One man quips about a misleading origin while another claims Scots accent results from foreigners mispronouncing English. the note ends with a wary remark about being deep in a foxhole.
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Burns’ Federation
Halifax Chronicle
Pasteurization Wins Acceptance in Ontario Milk Safety Effort
Dr A E Berry Ontario health official cites Ontario as the sole Canadian province with compulsory pasteurization. He notes over 98 percent of fluid milk is pasteurized and expects rural areas to join soon. The program has cut typhoid undulant and para-typhoid illnesses and doubled milk consumption.
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Canada
Ontario
A. E. Berry
Ontario Department of Health
Newspaper sales dwarf bread loaves in North America
Allen Sykes of New York, eastern manager of the bureau of advertising of the American Newspaper Association, told the Advertising and Sales Club that newspaper sales in Canada and the United States rose from 29,000,000 copies in 1921 to 48,000,000 last year. He noted that daily bread sales reach about 30,000,000 loaves in the same region.
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Canada
United States
Allen Sykes
New York
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Association
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Fellowship IN the Church
Ceylon
Hero of
Leonard Birchall
St. Catharines
Ont
DeWitt Mackenzie
A.P
Gen. MacArthur
Utah
IRS
By Fred Neher
Doctor Jones
Gene Byrnes
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Logan Canyon Highway
Cache Natl Forest
Nebraska
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