World Happenings Roundup: Poland Land Grants and UK Subsidies
The Moscow radio reports land designated for distribution to peasants in liberated Poland has been handed out. Britain plans £250 million in subsidies to stabilize prices this fiscal year, with £190 million spent last year. Canadian airmen contributed 4,776,500 to the Seventh Victory Loan.
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Moscow Radio
Poland
RCAF
Canada
Britain
Osbert Peake
The
Treasury
House of Commons
Sunday School Lesson Highlights Unity in Belief
The golden verse from John 17 20 21 expresses Jesus prayer for all who believe through the apostles word that they may be one. The lesson cites John 17 18 23 I Corinthians 13 12 4 14 II Corinthians 8 19 and notes Colossians 1 16 23 for devotional reading.
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Jacsson
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
New Zealand
Jesus Prayer for Disciples Dedication to Gospel Work
In John 17 Jesus prays on the last evening of his life for his disciples to be sanctified in truth and dedicated to witnessing the gospel. He sets them apart to carry the message to the world, with devotion as their life work and joy.
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Jesus
Gethsemane
J. Stuart Holden
Japan’s war stance and shift in tone analyzed
A dated critique notes Japan’s seven year conflict with China and its claimed stance. The piece questions Tokyo’s official position and wartime rhetoric as it suggests Tojo’s awareness of the broader implications.
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Nippon
Japan
Tokyo
China
Tojo
Witch's Stone Replaced Ends Uncanny Happenings at Scrapfaggot Green
After the two ton Witch's Stone was relocated, villagers report no more odd events though flowers appear each Sunday beside the tomb. Locals recall a string of strange occurrences linked to the stone being moved, from animals to bells until restoration under cover of night. Citizens note calm now and seek explanations for the garden offerings.
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W. J. Sykes
St. Anne's Castle Inn
Dog and Gun
British Navy mocks in Wall Street Journal dispatch
A Washington despatch in the Wall Street Journal lampoons the British Navy noting its reliance on bases for refueling and freshwater, its inexperience with carriers, and suggests it would need rebuilding to rival the U S Pacific force. The piece calls the Royal Navy a humorous auxiliary amid grim war days. Bamboo grows rapidly in the sun.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street
Britain
Japan
U.S. Pacific
U.S
U.S.A
Royal Navy
Toronto Telegram
Canada Bruins Meat Pact Secures British Ration Supplies
Canadian beef shipments are pledged to Britain with a minimum 50 million pounds annually and a yearly cap of 112.0 million pounds this year and 134.4 million in 1945. Food Minister J. J. Liewellin announced the agreement in the British House of Commons, and extra supplies would be welcomed if available.
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Canada
United Kingdom
J. J. Liewellin
House of Commons
Britain
Proper Recreation Is Vital to Health
The piece argues recreation sustains health across ages, noting exercise should be moderate in middle age. It highlights many forms from active sports to hobbies and cultural events as stress relief, mental refreshment, and energy for daily life, stressing balance with strength.
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Chauncey Depew
Prairie aerial surveys planned in Alberta rivers area
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration with Federal approval plans aerial surveys covering about 6 000 square miles in southeastern and central Alberta and along the South Saskatchewan and Assiniboine rivers during 1945 officials said.
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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Alberta
South Saskatchewan
Assiniboine
Airplane Noise Driven by Propeller Blades Slap
The sound of flight comes mainly from propeller blades striking the air rather than the engine. This explains why propeller aircraft produce distinctive whooshes and thumps during flight.
Australian carrier pigeon at Wakde Island gains polished plumage
The blue bar cock, captured on Wakde Island by Australian pigeon sections with American forces, initially spurned rice but gradually accepted the Australian diet. He acts aloof and ostentatious, a captive symbol of the war effort, soon to be relic in the Australian War Museum.
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New Guinea
Wakde Island
Geelvink Bay
Australian War Museum
Mechanical Power And The Power Of Science
A leading British scientist argues that all the mechanical power used in Elizabethan England for a week would not equal what one 8000 pound bomb releases in a single moment. He warns science can advance civilization or unleash barbarism and urges constructive use. A Halifax Herald reflection on harnessing science. A note mentions a tropical African vine that damages window surfaces.
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England
Halifax Herald
Crossword Puzzle No. 4911 Highlights Diverse Clues
Readable crossword grid clues include numerous long and short entries across the horizontals and verticals. Entries span anatomy, language, birds, geography, and common objects, with some archaic terms and several extinct species referenced in the puzzle.
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Germany
William Scully
Agriculture and Commerce
House of Representatives
Australia
Alfred Potocki
Lublin Committee of National Liberation
Royal Air Force
France
World-Wide Christian Fellowship
Fraser River
Vancouver
Hell's Gate
Fisheries Commission
United States
Plan Aerial Survey
BY William Ferguson
Grand Coulee
India
Godenrod
Dya
Gene Byrnes
Africa
Ancient
Crete
Athena
Fis
By Fred Neher
Hamafee
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