Mummy Wheat Germination Myth Debunked by Science
The BBC Bulletin notes that ancient grain seeds from tombs never germinate under strict study. Two cases show longevity varies, with Mimosa germinating after 147 years and Sacred Lotus responding to acid treatment. Tutankhamen’s tomb tests found no surviving bacteria or fungi after 3,000 years, debunking legends of enduring mummy life.
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H. J. Bunker
MA. F.rlc
BBC
Egypt
Ramsbottom
British Museum of Natural History
South Kensington
China
Nile
Kew Gardbe
Tutankhamen
England
Coronation Scot Returns to England for Passenger Service
The Coronation Scot, famed British train showcased to millions at the New York World's Fair, has departed for England to resume passenger service. The locomotive was sent back in 1942 for wartime use and the rear section served as an American Army officers' headquarters at Jeffersonville Indiana.
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Millioms
England
Jeffersonville
Ind
Making it Safe Fuel From Hydrocarbons Baffles Chemists
Petroleum chemists have created a safe az kerosene fuel whose combustion properties match 100 octane aviation fuel. A lighted match can be dropped into it without it catching fire, enabling safer handling and storage while preserving performance.
New Crystal Palace design planned for London landmark
The winning London design for a new Crystal Palace replaces glass with a steel framed reinforced concrete structure. It features a main entrance hall amphitheatre opera and ballet venues a small theatre concert hall and dance hall. A 100000 seat stadium a swimming pool and an ice rink are also planned with a projected cost of 60000000 and a completion timeline of five to six years per the St. Thomas Times Journal.
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London
England
Britain
Crystal Palace
Hyde Park
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Status Of Women Sub-commission Seeks Equal Footing Worldwide
A United Nations sub-commission urged continued work toward equality for women in all fields. It called for political rights, civil educational social and economic improvements and world opinion support. It urged a UN conference to advance the program and collaboration from governments.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Giant Wai poua kauri felled for timber bonanza
In Wai poua State forest in the far north of New Zealand a colossal dry kauri tree 47 feet long with a 30 foot girth was felled. Four men worked two days using a 12 foot saw to bring down the massive trunk capable of supplying timber for five to six houses.
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Waipoua
New Zealand
Mrs Jack Miner Named Canada’s Outstanding Woman of 1946
Mrs Jack Miner widow of the late naturalist Jack Miner has been chosen by the Alaska Sports and Wildlife Club as Canada’s most outstanding woman for 1946. The award lauds her work at the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary begun in 1904 and continued by her three sons Manly F Ted and Jasper who sustain the family’s wildlife refuge efforts. An air mail letter from club vice president Harry T Cowan praises the Miners’ habitat work for waterfowl and urges continued cooperation with related groups.
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Jack Miner
Canada
Alaska Sports and Wildlife Club
Manly F
Ted
Jasper
Ketchikan
Alaska
Harry T. Cowan
First Use of Pre-Stressed Concrete by Canadian Army
In September 1944 the Canadian Army became the first to employ pre-stressed concrete in war work. G Magnel of Ghent University spoke to the Quebec branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada describing two beams laid as a bridge over the Terneusemn Canal to carry gasoline from Ostend to Ghent.
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G. Magnel
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Ghent
Belgium
Quebec
Engineering Institute of Canada
Terneusemn
Ostend
Ghent
Music bans in British zone bar Nazism linked pieces
J B Hynd warns in the House of Commons that music primarily associated with Nazism or militarism is not permitted in the British zone of occupation in Germany. He emphasizes policy limits and enforcement for miner relief and resettlement provisions.
Artificial Breathing Technique Aids Tuberculosis Treatment
Dr Alvan L Barach of Columbia University presented a new method at the American College of Physicians meeting claiming patients with advanced bilateral TB recovered in half of cases. The treatment uses enclosed chambers to provide artificial ventilation enabling the patient to rest breathing for hours.
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Philadelphia
Alvan L. Barach
Columbia University
Barach
American College of Physicians
Fashionwise drinks and hats drive mood at Kingston event
A Kingston fashion authority notes men drink when down and women buy hats, and after viewing the hat the man often takes another drink. The observation ties mood to attire and social behavior in a local scene.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Anniversary of Liberation of Channel Islands Loyalty to Britain
The Channel Islands were occupied in 1940 after UK forces withdrew. Civilians fled to Britain, many joined the armed forces, and some aided British intelligence. Post liberation saw rationing end, rebuilding, and restored tourism despite damage. Alderney faced farm changes under German fortifications and a Royal government aid package.
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Channel Islands
United Kingdom
Britain
B.B.C
Jersey
Alderney
United King
Normandy
William the Conqueror
England
Norway buys British tank landing craft for coast landings
Britain built landing craft to move tanks along difficult coastlines and support invasions. Norway has purchased ten of these flat bottom ships. Five vessels have arrived and entered service, enabling lorries and cargo to be driven off directly onto beaches.
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Norway
Not A Surprise Carl Frank Faces Death Over Lidice Destruction
Karl Herman Frank, former protector of Czechoslovakia, is executed for ordering the Lidice massacre and contributing to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. He sought trial at Nuremberg but was condemned by a Czech court. the Buffalo Courier-Express refrains from retaliation in deeming the sentence appropriate.
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Karl Herman Frank
Czechoslovakia
Frank
Lidice
Reinhold Heydrich
International Tribunal
Nuernberg
Buffalo Courier-Express
Navy Tests Silent Fog Disperser in California Field
The Navy experiments with a device at Arcata California that emits high frequency supersonic waves to condense fog into rain and improve visibility. Earlier fog dispersal used costly methods like the FIDO and the new ELMER device, but these sound based approaches aim to be cheaper and more effective despite initial noise concerns.
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Navy
Arcata
Calif
Elmer
Science Newsletter
Glass Fabric Dyeing Breakthrough Enables Textile Methods
A UK firm reports a breakthrough in dyeing glass substances by textile methods. The process overcomes the glass’ poor dye absorption and can be used with existing textile machinery, enabling glass to be dyed without major equipment changes.
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United Kingdom
Ganon
Many Linens Embroidered with Proud Peacocks
Varied sizes and colors for towels scarfs tray cloths pillows. Simple stitchery offers rewarding handiwork. Pattern 7297 features eight peacocks 6 by 114 to 5 by 64 inches. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Winnipeg to obtain. Newark
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
British engineers build pontoon ferry for rail link plan
British engineers construct a pontoon ferry across a Bangkok river as part of a plan to connect Singapore and Northern Siam by rail. Major G. N. explains the project aims to move one million tons of rice from Siam to famine areas of Yaami Burma.
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Bangkok
Siam
Singapore
Yaami
Burma
G. N. Said
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