World Happenings Briefly Told In Retooled Headlines
More than 40 900 man days were lost through dock strikes in Britain during the last year. Russia will have 50 percent more fashionable tailor shape this year than I had before the war, Tass news agency reported. The first broad research unit to be established in the British Empire will be set up at Oxford under a 50 000 pound gift from the Nuffield foundation. Denmark hosts international rheumatism congress Sept 5 7 in Copenhagen. Soviet production of plastic goods weighing 20 times less than water begins. Agricultural Minister Gardiner says Britain will continue to buy cheese for export on the open market.
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Britain
Russia
Tass
British Empire
Oxford
Nuffield Foundation
Denmark
Copenhagen
J. G. Gardiner
Army Chief Warns U S Strength Too Small For Global Threats
Lt. Gen. J Lawton Collins told the Reserve Officers Association that the current U S army comprises only 10 divisions versus Russia and its European allies with about 300. He urged universal military training noting we cannot man 4000 aircraft and pointing to Pearl Harbor as a lesson. He warned other nations could attack and called for rapid capability buildup.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Army
Russia
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Collins
Reserve Officers Association
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Man blinded by hawk attack near Clinton
Harry Reynolds aged 23 of Big Bar, 40 miles from Clinton, was riding horseback when a hawk attacked. The bird nearly tore out his right eye and left an eight inch forehead scratch. He was taken to Royal Inland Hospital Kamloops and will be blinded for several weeks though eyesight remains.
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Kamloops
Harry Reynolds
Big Bar
Clinton
Royal Inland Hospital
Reynold
Needlework For All SAYS MAN HAS DESTROYED BULK OF WORLD'S FORESTS
The Forestry Association warns humans have destroyed at least two-fifths of global forests in 5,000 years. Foresters in Russia and Canada still control softwood supplies, while Canada loses land to agriculture yet boosts production. Sweden and Finland are key rivals. UN FAO notes world wood shortages and calls for forest policy and information exchange.
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Russia
Canada
The
Forestry Association
Sweden
Finland
Scandinavia
South America
Association
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Legat
Americans Adopting Canadian Babies
Ottawa report states the External Affairs Commons committee discussed cross border adoptions with passport officer B. G. Sivertz noting roughly three infants weekly are sent to the United States for adoption. Legal adoption occurs when the passport is issued and applications are filed by the natural parent or guardian.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Commons
United States
B. G. Sivertz
Gordon Graydon
P.c.—Peel
Sivertz
Homeric Iliad hailed as first ghost story in poetry
Harvard professor I A Rich ards says the Iliad by Homer represents the earliest known ghost story in poetry. The claim frames ancient Greek epic as pioneering supernatural suspense in literary history.
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I. A. Richards
Harvard University
The Larkspur Flower For July Month
A brief note identifies the larkspur as the flower associated with the month of July. The fragment ends with a stray number sequence.
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historic Page
A readable crossword puzzle fragment lists Across clues such as Scorch and So American rodent with several missing letters. Down clues include te cut ef crick and Occupied a seat amid garbled OCR.
Sunburn Prevention by Red Petrolatum Revealed
A 1946 article credits red petrolatum as an effective, cheap sunburn shield. Researchers A H Taylor H N Cole and Torald Sollman tested dark red veterinary petrolatum refined from crude oil, noting it resists rancidity and irritation. It can be applied lightly and stay put, enabling long sun exposure with reduced burn risk.
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A. H. Taylor
H. N. Cole
Torald Sollman
American Medical Association
Embroidery Pattern 7122 Offered by Winnipeg Union
Rosy apples and bright blossoms inspire a 5 to the inch cross stitch project. Pattern 7122 transfers eight motifs sized 3.2 by 4 inches to 10.12 inches. send twenty five cents by coin to the Household Arts Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue East, Winnipeg Man, with name and address and pattern number written plainly.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
West grain needed to feed cattle in the east
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a backward season in the east. Western Canada will supply larger feed grain quantities as rains hindered seeding in Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and other eastern provinces. Transportation remains a major hurdle for grain movement to eastern Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Farm Statistics Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
East
Woman Returns Shoes to Exclusive Shop
A woman returns a pair of designer shoes to the exclusive shop where she bought them claiming she cannot walk in them. The clerk dismisses her, saying people who have to walk do not shop there.
Atomic age on the Birmingham map inspires novelty names
A Birmingham directory highlights playful atomic era naming with an atomic barbershop atomic cafe and an atomic welding company. a local radio station touts the atomic boogie hour as part of the era's humor and culture.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Atomic Welding Company
Atomic Boogie Hour
Their Honey Helps Conserve Sugar in Beeswax Coats
A brief note explains honey from bees aids sugar conservation and beeswax coats shells and planes, with an emphasis on material use during wartime production ahead of section B.
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Little Reggie
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Ogie Flash
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Chuck Thurston
Pegg
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Jake
Priscilla
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Lorna
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Hunk
M AL
Lei Carroll
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