World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Humphrey Rolleston, physician to the late King George V, died at his horse in Haslemere. The Chinese army suffered 2,802,220 casualties from 1937 to 1944 in the war against Japan. The Longhope lifeboat rescued a steamer and 75 crew in fog and guided them to Longhope. Australia spent 110 million pounds on reciprocal aid to US forces in the southwest Pacific last year. Sydney Camm designed a featherweight bicycle for postwar use. The Canadian government card indexed Eskimos to save them from extinction, with 6,000 remaining in 1944 from 7,103 in 1927. Air Vice-Marshal Victor H. Tait was made a Knight Commander of the British Empire. US Navy airbags were recovered from Sydney harbor for the tug Hero sunk in a harbor collision 3 years earlier. Two Australian railway workers found a gold nugget near Guildford and sold it for nearly 200 pounds.
First Wedding On Hospital Ship Lady Nelson
Staff Sgt. Carroll Herbert McCune of Madison Saskatchewan and Lieut. Marie Nelson of North Battleford Saskatchewan were married aboard the hospital ship Lady Nelson. The ceremony on the patients deck featured Capt. E Wrightson as officiant and Lt Col A L Cornish as bridegroom’s proposer with Marjorie Meisner as bridesmaid and Earl Rawson as best man. The ship’s orchestra played the wedding march before ship personnel and guests.
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Carroll Herbert, McCune
RCA M.C
Madison
Sask
Marie Nelson
North Battleford
Lady Nelson
McCune
National West Indies Fleet
E. Wrightson
Toronto
A. L. Cornish
Prince Rupert
B.C
Marjorie Meisner
Earl Rawson
Petrolia
Yellow and black traffic signs boost highway visibility
The article discusses the shift toward yellow and black traffic and warning signs as a superior visibility color combination. It cites military origins, cites Canadian examples at Montreal Central Station, and notes safety experts advocating luminous and white rear markings to reduce night crashes.
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St. Catherine Street
Central Station
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
H. G. Fester
Ontario Safety League
Fester
Crossword Puzzle Large Printable Edition
A crossword puzzle with both across and down clues covering a wide range of topics. Clues include pouches, bones, languages, zodiaclike terms, and everyday objects. the grid lists positions for numbers and answers, with themed entries such as ancient rulers and geographic terms.
Health reform call from Dr Bates in Toronto talk
Dr Gordon Bates general director of the Health League of Canada spoke in Toronto urging voluntary effort in health, noting poverty stems from sickness and stressing organized public health and hospital care for all regardless of ability to pay. He urged stronger public health machinery and vital role for voluntary agencies in disease prevention.
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Gordon Bates
Toronto
Bates
The
Health League of Canada
United Welfare Chest
Ten Per Cent Remembered in Witty Eulogy
A Western Retailer obituary-style tribute recalls a deceased citizen nicknamed Ten Per Cent. The quip highlights his thrift and strange fate with the joke that heaven will feature him owning the harp and charging rent. The piece preserves a humorous local voice about a notable figure.
Sound recording on steel may replace Braille for the blind
A historical note proposes magnetism on fine steel as a potential format for books for the blind, suggesting audio or tactile recording could replace Braille as a reading vehicle. The idea signals early 20th century experimentation with accessible printing and learning methods.
Curious British Courage Fools at Bomb Scene
A Sussex village blacksmith halted a visiting artillery colonel to show a mysterious object in the woods. The smith tested a bomb with his hammer to see if it was dangerous, but the colonel quipped that even if the bomb answered yes he would not know the result.
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Sussex
London Dispatch
British artists stage odd recital in Sheffield public house
Leon Goossens oboist and Ivor Newton pianist performed before about 200 listeners in a Sheffield public house creating an unusual classical music venue.
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Leon Goossens
Ivor Newton
Sheffield
England
Old Theory Assailed by Nutrition Director on Milk Teeth
Dr L B Pett director of nutrition at the health department tells an Eastern Ontario dental convention that milk drinking does not guarantee sound teeth. He notes some milk drinkers have decayed teeth and counters the saying mothers lose a tooth per child. He cites surveys linking strong teeth to balanced diets including milk cod liver oil whole grains and vitamin C sources like citrus fruits or tomatoes.
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Ontario
Lincoln Neb. Journal notes medical feats amid collision report
The Lincoln State Journal recounts an automobile crash in Lincoln where Miss Johnson suffered a forehead and knee injury. Both were taken to Lincoln General hospital and later released.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln State Journal
Going Too Far Proposal For Ships Without Portholes
A major shipbuilder president warns of a postwar plan for passenger ships with no portholes and full air conditioning. The piece argues portholes are essential for light, view, and ventilation, urging against removing them as seas and horizons influence travelers.
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Christian Science Monitor
Flying Dustbins breach Atlantic Wall on D-Day
The Flying Dustbins, a British secret weapon nicknamed by Royal Engineers, used an armored vehicle to breach steel and concrete obstacles on the Normandy coast. It features a Churchill tank like hull and carries engineer crews with safeguarded charges to aid infantry assaults.
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Atlantic Wall
Normandy
Royal Engineers
Roya Engineers
Avro
Siegfried Line
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Humphrey Rolleston
George V
Haslemere
Surrey
Longhope
Orkneys
Scotland
Australia
United States
Southwest Pacific
Sydney Camm
Victor Hubert Tait
Air Ministry
Order of the
United States Navy
Sydney Harbor
Hero
Guildford
JESUS
Jordan
E. Stanley Jones
David
Paul
Arabian
Ornamental Band
Goddess
Dawn
Holland Commune
Ial
Canada
Dr. L. B. Pett
Health Department
BY William FerguSon
Zooco Aget Ags
NEA Service
KSTE
Ladybusgs
Lieteron EC
Ottawa
Washington, D.C
Washington
By Fred Neher
Reg'lar Fellers
Brother Cuffy
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