World Happenings Briefly Told
Henri Laureys becomes first Canadian ambassador to Peru arriving in Lima. Brazilian navy to patrol the entire south Atlantic. A German POW in France arrives at the enclosure with his wife. Portugal denies Nazi asylum claims per BBC. HMS Tactician returns after 50,000 miles in 19 months. About 20,000 Chinese homeless after Yangtse slum fire. Churchill mulls civil aviation ministry for postwar air transport. German POW labor in Saskatchewan praised as satisfactory. France to direct reconstruction by planned economy per de Gaulle in Lille. Canadian army veterans want jobs and citizenship, not charity, says Dr. E A Corbett.
Home base for Canadian ships in English Channel port
The article profiles Lt. Cmdr. C. G. Weller the Canadian Naval Administrative Authority chief tied to a south coast English port. He acts as liaison between the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy handling logistics while ships patrol the Channel. Accompanying him is Lt-Cmdr. Thomas Barber who rose from Australia to engineer the fleet.
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Frank Rowe
English Channel
Cmdr
C. G. Weller
Royal Navy
British Columbia
Fraser River
Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Naval Administrative Authority
R.C.N
R.N
Lady Somers
United States Navy
H.M.C.S
Prince Robert
RCN
Thomas Barber
Australia
Lunenburg
N.S
Nova Scotia
Indian Army Observer Reports Burma Front Brain Surgery Teams
An Indian Army Observer notes two of six Allied brain surgery teams serving the Burma front are active near the battlefield. He saw Indian soldiers recovering from head injuries at a base hospital where one team operates.
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Burma
Bicycles Key to Allied War Efforts and Postwar Trade
The report highlights how bicycles aided British Home Guards, pilots, infantry, and paratroops across wartime fronts, noting folding cycles for parachutists and the mobility they provided. It also notes British bicycle export appeal, American service use, and a submarine depot order. The Commonwealth Council proposes reorganizing telecommunication services into Public Utility Corporations across the UK Dominions and India with preliminary discussions held in London.
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France
Germany
Britain
Holland
United States
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Commonwealth Communication Council
Dominions
India
Commonwealth and
Empire
U.K
London
Humanity Advances Through War's Toll Says Editorial
The author notes that despite wartime atrocities a greater awakening of human conscience exists today and could lead to a broader good for many people as humanity endures and advances.
Marble doll valued at $500000 from Tarrragona tomb
In Tarrragona Spain a marble doll worth 500000 dollars was found in the tomb of an infant who died about 300 A D The toy is described as a finely chiseled marble figure stored in bank vaults. It is considered a valuable artifact from ancient times.
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Tarragona
Spain
True Source of Gladness and Temptation in Luke and Romans
Sunday School lesson outlines the true source of gladness in God over earthly wealth. It recounts Jesus resisting temptation in the wilderness by Scripture, and urges the Romans 12 call to consecrate daily life as a sacrament in service to God. Colossians, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Luke, Romans cited.
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Jesus
God
Paul
Rome
Record of British unions with large memberships in 1943
By the end of 1943 the Transport and General Workers' Union of Britain had 1,122,480 members and the Amalgamated Engineering Union 920,000. Ernest Bevin, Britain's Minister of Labour, had previously been General Secretary to the former union, now the world’s largest, with 269,354 women among its members.
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Transport and General Workers’ Union of Britain
Amalgamated Engineering Union
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Global Use of Coconuts Remains Widespread
More than 300 million people worldwide rely on coconuts in daily life in various forms. The fruit and derived products support livelihoods across multiple regions, reflecting coconut’s importance in diet industry and culture.
Unscathed Maginot Line Reopens After Peaceful War
After four years of war the Maginot line stood intact as American troops entered without firing a shot. Guns, diesel power, lights, radiators, and elevators operated while beneath the earth soldiers rode an electric train. Twelve showers, goblets at a bottom level bar, and a French boy custodian reported the Germans left him 580 francs.
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Maginot Line
New York Herald Tribune
Water diviner named consultant to Norfolk council
Jabez Barnes aged 93, known for his water divining skill, has been appointed official water consultant to the Freebridge Lynn Rural Council in Norfolk England.
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Jabez Barnes
Freebridge Lynn
Norfolk
England
Giant eight-foot geranium at Sault Ste. Marie technical school
The Sault Ste Marie Technical School grounds boast an eight foot tall giant geranium prompting local calls for A A Milne to write about it. Milne would likely request delphinium blue too, the Sault Daily Star notes with a playful literary bent.
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A. A. Milne
Sault Ste. Marie
Milne
Gracie Fields
Sault Daily Star
Eye sensitivity vs thermopile noted in report
A report highlights the human eye as vastly more sensitive to dim light than the thermopile, a highly sensitive physical instrument. The comparison underscores the eye's capability in low light conditions.
Crossword Puzzle Challenge From Historical Archive
A historical newspaper crossword page presents a multi section puzzle with clues and numbered entries across many letters. The list includes war god and Italian city, celestial terms, nautical items, and various everyday words, inviting solvers to fill the grid.
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Henri Laureys
Peru
Lima
Canada
South Atlantic
Portugal
BBC
Tactician
Yangtse River
Churchill
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Great Britain
C. A. Scott
Saskatchewan
de Gaulle
Lille
E. A. Corbett
Canadian Association For Adult Education
Toronto
Vancouver
Canadian
Canadian Pacific
Swift Current
Maple Creek
Medicine Hat
Suffield
Alta
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Dunmore
Empire Organization
Workers’ Union
BY William Ferguson
Suez Canal
Regus
Marian Bogert
Whhaws
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Was
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Mohammed
Great Lake
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