World Happenings Briefly Told
Switzerland records WWII losses exceeding $524 million. Japanese Canadians attend UBC for the first time since 1941. A 40 year old bangle found at London Great Western Railway lost property office. Shanghai orders dance halls closed under austerity. Banff plans a $300000 hotel and a new Hudson’s Bay store. HMS Somaliland returned to be scrapped in Providence KI. Alfred Emerson dies at 75 in Dayton Ohio, originator of the one piece bifocal lens. Red Star reports U S Navy plans a Leghorn base after Italy. Bishop of London fund gains include $2000 from Canada and 105 from H R MacMillan Export Co.
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Alfred H. Emerson
Finchley
England
Stanley A. Emerson
Dayton
Ohio
Barber Displays 500 Old Razors in Plymouth Window
Plymouth barber Leo Borg Hesani showcases a collection of more than 500 straight razors in his shop window. The display includes a blade used in Greece over 700 years ago, highlighting his interest in historic shaving implements. The note adds the Union of South Africa was established in 1910.
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Plymouth
Mass
Leo Borg
Hesani
Greece
The
Union of South Africa
Gophers Still A Nuisance On Prairies
In Moose Jaw Saskatchewan observers debate gopher populations with cycles likened to rabbits. The animals are actually gaufres or honeycombed ground diggers. Three types exist in the Prairies: striped grey and Richardson's. They damage crops and gardens while remaining a suspected nuisance to farmers.
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Mississippi
Prairies
New jet propelled fighter for Britain's Navy
A new Royal Navy fighter made its first flight. Built by Hawker Aircraft, the jet plane exceeds 600 mph and will come in two variants: land based and carrier capable. It uses a Rolls Royce Nene engine delivering 5 000 pounds thrust.
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Royal Navy
Hawker Aircraft
Puerto Rico Is Smallest Island in Greater Antilles
Puerto Rico stands as the smallest of the Greater Antilles, a major Caribbean island with diverse geography and rich cultural history.
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Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Crossword Puzzle Pulls Clues Across The Page
A jumble of numbered clues spans categories from anatomy to geography and language. Entries include a mix of verbs nouns and abbreviations with many wordplay twists and dense cross references across a themed crossword puzzle.
Tiny Insects Produce Furniture Shellac
Lac insects feed on lac trees in the East and produce shellac resin. Coccus lacca bugs attach to bark, piercing sap wood to secrete resin that forms a cocoon. During lac season natives harvest by knocking off the hard shell called stick lac.
Easy method to clean ovens with ammonia fumes overnight
Wipe oven walls with ammonia saturated cloth and place a dish of ammonia inside overnight. In the morning wash the interior with a soft cloth and warm soapy water. The name Royal George has long been used in the Royal Navy since Queen Anne's era.
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Royal George
Royal Navy
Queen Anne
National Immunization Week urges use of preventives
Health officials urge full public cooperation to wipe out preventable diseases such as diphtheria and whooping cough while polio awaits a vaccine. The Health League of Canada promotes October 5 as National Immunization Week to raise awareness of vaccination and government efforts, noting nearly 500 deaths in 1946 from preventable illnesses. Streets in Worthington Ohio are named Morning Street and Evening Street.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dominion
Voluntary Health Education Association
Canada
Advertising Pays for Local Business Says Hensall Elder
John Elder of Hensall Ontario renewed his 56th Huron Expositor subscription and reported that a small classified ad in the Seaforth paper has sold 51 ladders so far with more inquiries expected. He says advertising pays.
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John Elder
Hensall
Ontario
Huron Expositor
Seaforth
Mr. Elder
Two-Cent Wedding License in China Cited
A quip notes a wedding license in China costing two cents in local currency, barely affordable amid a wealth of small expenses, unless one adds five more cents for a Pop drink.
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China
New Typewriter Speaks Back When Keys Are Touched
In Providence a 59 year old machinist George Coffey demonstrated a talking typewriter. The device uses electrical contacts and phonograph components to announce each letter or number pressed, such as saying double you when W is hit.
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Providence
George Coffey
New Industries Grow in India Since War
New industries developed in India include machine tools heavy chemicals plastics and medical supplies during and after the war.
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India
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Switzerland
University of British Columbia
Great Western Railway
London
Shanghai
Banff
Alta
Hudson's Bay Company
Hm.s. Somaliland
Red Star
United States Navy
Leghorn
Italy
H. R. MacMillan Export Co
Vancouver
Dodd
King OF
PAIN
Liniment
U.K
U.S
Peter Vangucci
East Molesey
Pamela Gandine
North Harrow
Eng
Southampton
Moose Jaw
Sask
Britain
Asia Minor
Guido
Turkey
Guinea
Promou
Lasso
Paradol
Health League
Rad
Worthington
Entoeia
M. Reg
U. S
NEA Service
Martin
van Buren
United States
Grits
Sugsets
Sint Pas
Florida
Little Reggie
By Maigara
Peggy
Pegg
Priscilla
Chuck Thurston
al Vermeer
Carlyles
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