Youth Problem In Germany Aggravated By Lack Of Plan
A veteran American observer in postwar Germany cites a power vacuum and improvised administration as fueling youth radicalization. He notes anti Nazi resistance drifted underground, mistrust of parties, and a thriving black market as occupation forces struggle to shape genuine democratic sentiment amid hunger and political chaos.
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Germany
Ginenag
Europe
Gemany
Third Reich
Catholic Heirarchy
Cardinal Faulhaber
U.S
Hitler
Munich
North America
Safest Place Witnesses Natal Bank Cash Rewash
A Zululand native deposited £100 in a Natal bank and withdrew it fearing for its safety. After being reassured the money was handed back promptly, he re deposited it immediately.
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Natal
Spartans Named Laconic for Taciturn Laconia
The Spartans of ancient Laconia were famed for their taciturn manner and gave the word laconic to the English language.
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Laconia
Army tests service vehicles near Churchill Manitoba
The Canadian Army conducts vehicle trials this summer around Churchill to test vehicle suitability for local terrain. A spokesman said the trials run through the season with no plans to use Churchill as a base for last winter’s Musk Ox Arctic expedition.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Man
Arctic
Detroit engineer unveils nearly perfect car design
An unnamed Detroit engineer presents a car described as the ultimate in automotive engineering with movable reclining rear seats for passengers, a back seat that folds into a bed, a fibre glass body, electric door controls, air springs, and a rear engine. The Calgary Albertan notes the design lacks an automatic muzzle for back seat drivers.
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Detroit
Calgary
Assisting Veterans And Reg Bailey’s Postwar Rebuilding
Canadian citizens aid veterans in reintegration with Bailey, a 23 year old former soldier who lost his left leg in Italy. Discharged from Shaughnessy Hospital a year ago he trained as a painter decorator under R Shearing in Vancouver and will buy out the business. Bailey served with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment as a driver in England and Italy before being wounded in 1944.
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Reg. Bailey
Italy
Vancouver
B.C
Bailey
Shaughnessy Hospital
Vancouver Street Railway
R. Shearing
Shearing
Palm Dairies
Edmonton
Loyal
Edmonton Regiment
England
Fires Endanger Canada National Parks and Forests
The article warns fires threaten Canada national parks reducing watersheds wildlife and timber. It cites 1935–1944 fires causing over 781000 dollars in losses burning 423574 acres and destroying millions of board feet and cords of wood. Prevention hinges on pre suppression, weather forecasting, lookouts, patrols, and public cooperation.
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National
Dominion Forest Service
Canada
The Kaisers Visit and the Great Horse Incident
A London Navy column recalls the Kaiser visiting a school where a feu de joie with blank rounds frightened his horse. The horse bolted, the Kaiser rode away, and the incident could have altered history if the Kaiser had been harmed, suggesting a world without World Wars.
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Kaiser
The
Navy
London
Flower embroidery pattern and needlework book offer
Garden article promotes flower embroidery in bright colors with pattern 7226 featuring transfer motifs. Readers may obtain the pattern for twenty cents by mail to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E. Winnipeg Man. Also advertised is the 1946 Needlework Book with 104 illustrations and a free potholder pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Russia to Build 140 Lighthouses and 16 Radio Beacons
Russia announces a five year plan to convert Arctic routes into a smooth shipping corridor by constructing 140 light houses and 16 radio beacons and radar stations along key sea lanes.
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Russia
Arctic
Ammonia Name Origin Traced to Ancient Ammon-Ra
The chemical ammonia traces its name to the Egyptian god Ammon-Ra after first being produced in Libya.
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Libya
Ammon-Ra
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Ont
Lilybet Nursery School
Paddy Kime
C. W. Foreman
St. John the Evangelist Church
Doris Rose
Margaret Woodley
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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