World Happenings Briefly Told
Reports say students at a new teachers college performed kitchen duties due to staff shortages. Trans Pacific Air Service between Australia and Vancouver may become weekly. Public Record Office reopened its Domesday Book museum after wartime shutdown. Germany imports from the United States fell by about 50 percent in the last quarter. The U S food bill for a typical moderate city family rose about 4 4 percent from mid October to mid November. Yugoslavia urged an allied purge of Nazi elements in Austria before any peace treaty. Ernie Simpson, famed for oyster dining, claims the world title with 6 000 000 oysters and averaging six oysters per minute.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Gemini Twin Plane Debuts As Four-Seater 150 MPH Fan Favorite
The United Kingdom firm unveils the Gemini a twin engine light aircraft for private owners air taxi or ambulance with seating for four and luggage. It records 150 mph and promises easy handling low noise and strong one engine performance for climbs and turns even in challenging terrain.
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United Kingdom
Empire Digest
London
Gemini
Juveniles Ordered to Pay For Halloween Damage
In Prince Rupert British Columbia twenty four youths including two girls face 11 months to pay 800 dollars for property damage from last Halloween. Convicted in juvenile court Judge W D Vance imposed suspended sentences with each paying a share. It was the worst Halloween damage in the city’s history.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Hallowe'en
W. D. Vance
Quinine in Early Family Medicines Documented Across Centuries
Quinine appeared in primitive family medicine chests for hundreds of years before its formal adoption into scientific pharmacopoeias, reflecting long standing use prior to official recognition.
V-2 Rocket Test Fires Artificial Meteorites at White Sands
Desert scientist Dr. L. J. Paddison helped develop the proximity fuse. An army rifle grenade containing man made meteorites was launched by a German V-2 rocket at White Sands proving grounds. The night test lit the desert for miles and drew reports of a red glow from residents far away.
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L. J. Paddison
White Sands
N.M
Britain to test new jet aircraft in Canada and empire
A supply ministry spokesman said Britain’s latest jet propelled aircraft will be tested in Canada and other parts of the empire before final designs are fixed. Cold weather tests will be conducted in Canada where modern British jets have flown under severe cold with Canadian cooperation. Tests in wind tunnels are complemented by natural climate testing to assess performance. Australia has more ant species than any other continent.
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Supply Ministry
Britain
Canada
British Commonwealth and Empire
Feet Care And Simple Exercises For Fatigue
Practical foot care routine recommends a nightly bath with soap and brush, cold rinse, nail brushing, pumice on callouses, and moleskin to slow regrowth. Simple daily exercises strengthen feet, arches, and calves, starting with five reps and building to twenty five.
Spicy Pumpkin Cupcake Recipe Delights the Family
A vintage recipe features spicy pumpkin cupcakes with honey meringue topping. It instructs mixing pumpkin bran and milk into a creamy base, folding in dry ingredients, then baking in cup pans at 350F for about 25 minutes. Frost with icing or honey meringue for a lunchbox friendly treat.
Panda for Pamela Restored After Toy Panda Lost
When a Peterboro military hospital burned ex Artillery Sergeant Jim Jordin lost $500 in belongings including a Panda Bear for his two year old Pamela. A store to store search failed to find it but a Niagara Falls Ontario man provided a twin substitute saving Pamela's Christmas.
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Pamela
Peterboro
Ont
Jim Jourdin
Jim
Santa Claus
Niagara Falls
New Canadian Passports Clarify Citizenship and Separate Documents
New Canadian passports begin January 1 with higher fees of five dollars for a new issue and two dollars fifty for renewals. They will state the bearer is a Canadian citizen and require separate documents for husband and wife, aligning with the new Citizenship Act to expand travel freedom. The joint passport practice ends to ease international travel and reflects postwar mobility gains.
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United States
Knights Honored by King in Historic Garter Ceremony
Six new knights were invested with the Order of the Garter by King George in a Buckingh am Palace ceremony attended by the Queen and Queen Mary. The honorees included Lords Addison Cranborne Mountbatten Alanbrooke Por tal and Montgomery. Viscount Alexander governor general of Canada could not attend.
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Viscount Alexander
George London
Order of the Garter
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
St. Geoge’s Chapel
Windsor
Addison, Cranborne
Mountbatten
Alanbrooke
Portal
Montgomery
Canada
Quite a Profit in a Split Apple Note from Ireland
A Westmeath fruit grower sent a split apple to Dublin with a note asking how much was paid. A Dublin woman replied that a trader charged her 9d for the same apple, revealing a curious price dispute.
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Westmeath
Eire
Dublin
London Sunday Express
Bakers Blocked From Slicing Bread by WIT B
The St Thomas Times Journal cites a complaint from the St Thomas community echoed by the Ottawa Citizen about WIT B restricting bakers from bread slicing. The piece mocks the officials by noting uses of breadknife for tasks like sharpening pencils and prying lids.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
St. Thomas
Ottawa Citizen
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Teachers’ Training College
Australia
Vancouver
Radio Australia
the Public Record Office
Germany
Moscow Radio
Yugoslavia
Austria
Ernie Simpson
Air Found
Continent
Stengthen
New Knights
Req
Smi
J. Saphier
By Fred Neher
Uza
LL Bank
Margarita
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Les Carroll
Grandpa
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