World Happenings Briefly Told
Radio lessons will reach children in remote northern Australia districts. Orville Wright marked his 75th birthday. Nürnberg trials proceedings to be published in 20 volumes in multiple languages. West Axholme drainage raised cultivation to 33 796 acres from 7 124. A Cheltenham bungalow was erected by 18 men in 29 1/2 minutes. Lord Rowallan tours Canada with A W Hurll. New Zealand prime minister foresees royal visit after a three month south Africa tour. UNRRA creates an international children's fund for liberated countries. Pain’s Hill estate near Cobham on sale by trustees of Charles Combe.
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Fraser
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Cobham
Surrey
England
Charles Combe
Earthworms prove vital allies in gardens and farms
The St Thomas Times Journal notes earthworms as scientific gardeners aiding drainage and soil nutrition. They improve water absorption, boost crop yields, speed ripening, and even support fishing. Earthworm farms exist in the United States supplying gardeners and farmers.
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Alexander Botts
Moose Jaw
United States
St. Thomas
Damodar Valley Project Studied By Indian Army Engineers
New Delhi engineers in nine months study the river controlled Damodar Valley project. Cost estimated at 65 million dollars aims to reduce floods, generate hydro power and irrigate 760000 acres in Bengal. Water supply would rise twentyfold and power capacity reach 350000 kilowatts with additional steam plants.
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New Delhi
Damodar Valley
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bengal
Children reject French omelettes over unfamiliar eggs
Twenty English children raised under wartime conditions refused real French omelettes as they did not recognize the fresh eggs. The London and Coventry schoolchildren, chosen by the British Soldiers Sailors and Airmen's Families Association for wartime experiences, were on a two month holiday in France. The notice mentions an ancient mortgage from Babylonia dated 430 B C demanding payment in raisins.
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London and
Coventry
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen’s Families Association
France
Polish diplomat Lange named chairman of United Nations Security Council
Dr Oscar Richard Lange, former U S citizen turned Polish ambassador to the United States, is elected chairman of the United Nations Security Council. A 42 year old Socialist, Lange is known for detailing the case against Franco Spain and often aligns with the Soviet position in Council votes or abstains on major issues with Russian delegate Andrei Gromyko.
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Oscar Richard Lange
U.S
United Nations’ Security Council
United Nations
Spain
Lange
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tourists Increase at Canadian National Parks in Peace Era
Officials report about 450000 daily visitors to Canada’s national parks by end of July, up from 1945’s yearly total. Banff and other parks show large July gains, with more campers bringing own gear and using park campgrounds to ease demand.
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Canada
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
Banff National Park
Alberta
Waterton Lakes
Elk Island
Jasper National Park
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
British Columbia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Kootenay National Park
Point Pelee
Prince Edward Island National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Moon shot by rocket society leader eyed in near future
R L Farnsworth, president of the United States Rocket Society, predicts atomic energy powered airplanes could enable rockets to reach the moon within two years. He warns a lunar attempt might provoke a defensive response from the Moon, while noting the Moon lies well above Earth.
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R. L. Farnsworth
United States Rocket Society
Kingston Whig- Standard
U.S. Population Tops 141 Million in July
Treasury figures show the United States population passed 141,000,000 in July as births exceeded deaths and immigration outweighed emigration. Net gain reached about 120,000, lifting the total to 141,104,000.
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Treasury
United States
Lake Chargogge?ogogchaubungagungamaug Name Contends World’s Longest
A Webster Massachusetts lake famed for its unusually long name Lake Chargogggogmenchauggagoggchaubunggagungamaug is said to be the longest in the world. The Algonquin meaning is You fish on your side we fish on our side nobody fish in the middle.
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Webster
Massachusetts
The Platypus: Australia’s Odd Mammal with a Duck Bill
Melbourne reports on the platypus Ornithorhynchus, its egg laying and spurs, captivity history in Healesville and New York, and long scientific study. It notes hibernation, teeth in young, no teeth in adults, burrowing claws, and wide Australian range.
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Wiliam Stewart
Melbourne
Australia
Zoo
Robert Eadie
Jack
Jill
Healesville
New South Wales
Eadie
Tasmania
Dievo
Bolivian Potatoes Stun Travelers With Odd Varieties
A Burgundian travel note describes Bolivian potatoes served in varied colors including jet black pink and lavender. Some are chestnut sized while others are tiny. The piece notes china white potatoes are frozen before sale and jokes about the term spud as an acronym for a 19th century antiunwholesome diet society.
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Bolivia
China
Society For the Prevention
Paratrooper Transfer Slows Rapidly After Jump
A paratrooper moving around 200 mph during plane exit settles to about 15 mph within several seconds after transferring to a parachute. The rapid deceleration reflects rapid velocity change as air resistance takes effect and the canopy fully deploys.
Canada Deliberates World Health Organization Pact
In Ottawa the House debates the New York drafted WHO constitution as vital for global health cooperation. Speakers urge fighting preventable disease, poverty and slums while weighing national sovereignty and costs to Canada. Concerns include provincial representation and external influence on policy.
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Ottawa
World Health Organization
New York
House of Commons
W. G. Blair
Lanark
House
Blair
Canada
Gladys Strum
C.C.F
Qu’Appelle
T. L. Church
Toronto Broadview
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Warren Austin
Sun's Gravity Speeds Up Close Orbits
The article explains that a planet nearer the sun must move faster to avoid being drawn in, since solar attraction grows stronger with proximity. It notes that orbital speed increases as distance to the sun decreases.
Roasted Coffee by Electric Hopper Idea
A. S. Torres, a Colombian inventor, unveils an electric hopper roasting green coffee beans with coils and infra red lamps. An electric eye monitors color and stops heat when beans reach the right brown shade, then beans pop out ready for use.
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A. S. Torres
Scientific American
British Athletes Train Under German Coaches in Berlin
The London Express notes a strange wartime twist as British Occupation troops train daily in Berlin's Olympic Stadium under Germanys top coaches and physical culture experts. The piece lauds German efficiency and hints at potential Olympic success for British athletes trained there.
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Berlin
Olympic Stadium
Germany
London Express
Cobb Sets World Speed Mark On Utah Salt Flats
John R. Cobb of London drove the Railton Red Lion to 369.7 miles per hour on the Bonneville salt flats near Utah on August 23, 1939. The record is considered more reliable due to the smooth course cold salt tires lower temperatures and reduced blowout risk amplified by the high 4300 foot altitude which would have yielded about 314 mph at sea level.
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John R. Cobb
London
Salt
Bonneville
Utah
Cobb
Collier’s
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Orville Wright
Wilbur
Frankfurt Radio
West Axholme
Lincs
Cheltenham
Lord Rowallan
A. W. Hurll
Boy Scouts’ Association
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
International Children's Fund For the
Earthworm
Hydro Pian
Indian Army
Babylonia
B.C
NEW Security Council
National
Platypus
J. H. Backmore
Social Credit House
International Organization For Health
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
Turkey
Recep Peker
Russia
Dardanelles
Salt Flats
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Elmer
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