World Happenings Briefly Told
The Moscow radio reported that 88 percent of land designated for peasant distribution in liberated Poland had been handed out. Britain plans 250000000 pounds in subsidies to stabilize prices this year. Royal Air Force revealed that French and Polish demolitions experts were among agents parachuted into Southern France before D-Day. Canada’s Seventh Victory Loan raised 4776500 dollars from overseas personnel. The Lublin Committee parcelled out Count Alfred Potock estate lands to peasantry. Osbert Peake spoke in the House of Commons about recent financial spending.
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Moscow Radio
Poland
Alfred Potock
Lublin Committee of National Liberation
Royal Air Force
France
Britain
Osbert Peake
Treasury
House of Commons
Sunday School Lesson Notes on John 17 18-23
A compact study on Jesus prayer in John 17 and its aim for unity among believers. The writer explains Jesus bids farewell, sanctifies himself for the church, and prays for his disciples and all followers, stressing dedication to gospel work and unity through truth.
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I Corinthians
Jesus
Gethsemane
Reed
John
Christ
Stuart Holden
Wes
War Talk Shocks Tokyo After Prolonged Debate
A terse official Tokyo statement declares that Japan does not consider itself at war, following a long and bitter dispute that critics say provoked a neighborly assault and questioned Nippon's stance amid mounting tensions. The report notes the seven plus year duration of the debate and the provocation surrounding the issue.
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Nippon
Japan
Tokyo
Witch's Stone saga marks village quiet after restoration
A Welsh village sees no more unearthly happenings after the Witch's Stone was restored to its crossroad site. Flowers found each Sunday near the two ton tombstone sparked local legends of a burned witch. A Canada UK beef pact secures 30 million pounds yearly with Britain buying up to 134.4 million in 1945, more if available.
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W. J. Sykes
St. Anne's Castle Inn
Dog and Gun
Hiatory
Canada
United Kingdom
J. J. Liewellin
House of Commons
Britain
A Flash Of Humor In Grim War Days
A Washington despatch in the Wall Street Journal humorously critiques the British Navy amid war. It jokes Britain depends on bases for refueling and lacks carrier experience, saying it would need rebuilding to match the U.S. Pacific force, while noting U.S. Navy superiority.
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U.S
Washington
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street
Britain
Japan
U.S. Pacific
U.S. Navy
U.kla
Royal Navy
Toronto Telegram
Bemsboo Somectimes Grows More Than a Foot
A clipped report notes significant growth of a plant specimen named Bemsboo Somectimes, reportedly increasing over a foot in height. Details remain fragmentary but indicate rapid development of the specimen within a greenhouse setting.
Crosswords Puzzle No 4911 Identify the clues
Horizontal and vertical clues mix common crossword terms with litany of archaisms and errors. The grid includes hints on birds and extinct species, furniture terms, and language questions from ancient Crete related to gods and descriptors.
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Creta
Canada Recreation and Health in Middle Age
A historical piece promotes recreation for health across ages, urging moderation in exercise for middle age. It highlights diverse activities from active sports to hobbies and cultural events as ways to relieve stress, recharge energy, and add zest to life while cautioning against overexertion.
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Chauncey Depew
Pigeon Captured by Australians Demands Rice Diet
An Australian carrier pigeon kept with American forces on Wakde Island in Geelvink Bay resisted the Australian diet until rice was provided. The blue bar cock, described as aloof and haughty, eventually slimmed and brightened its plumage after dietary change. He may later join the Australian War Museum collection.
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New Guinea
Wakde Island
Geelvink Bay
Australian War Museum
Remarkable British Scientist on Mechanical Power
A Halifax Herald reprints a statement by a British scientist comparing vast historical power to a single 1000 pound bomb. The article extols science’s potential to advance civilization or cause harm and urges humanity to choose wisely. It also notes a tropical African vine that damages glass when grown indoors.
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Britain
England
Halifax Herald
Prairie aerial survey plans for Alberta and rivers
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration announced federal approval for aerial surveys covering about 6000 square miles in southeastern and central Alberta and along the South Saskatchewan and Assiniboine rivers during 1945. Officials said airplane noise comes mainly from propeller blade heating of the air, not the engine.
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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Alberta
South Saskatchewan
Assiniboine
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Brefly
RCAF
William Scully
Agriculture and Commerce
House of Representatives
Australia
Christian Fellowship
Fraser River
Vancouver
Hella Gate
Fisheries Commission
United States
New Zealand
Fir
Jaz
and Presents Canada
Tropical
Africa
Glaas
Plan Aerial Survey
BY William Ferguson
Indi
CD Cowee
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Anna
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
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