World Happenings Briefly Told Across Continents
A summary of diverse events shows Prince Edward Island ending a 3,000,000 bushel potato contract with the United Kingdom, Royal Canadian Navy commissions 52 air crew officers, India develops new industries, a Canadian museum plans a moose census, a Lucknow man uncovers 700 old silver coins, Berlin workers buried in a building collapse, Gandhi receives a watch from a British firm, Portugal awards British shipbuilders a 1,400,000 pound contract, Vancouver junior board of trade wins a national award, and autograph hunting traces back to the 14th century.
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Royal Canadian Navy
FUCLN
Reserve
Cougar College opens in British Columbia for cougar hunts
Genie Warden of British Columbia, famed as the King of the Cougar Hunters, seeks to establish five cougar hounds at $500 each imported from Arizona on Bowen Island to form kennels for breeding. Dewar plans a business trip to hunt a ferocious male cougar threatening local livestock.
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Genie
B.C
Dewar
Bowen Island
Arizona
Cuban Crop Surge May Lift Sugar Prospects
Ottawa reports frost and late seeding dented domestic beet crops but Cuba’s large harvest now exceeds forecasts by about 10 percent. The predicted Cuban output boosts potential Canadian sugar supply, validates a phantom 800 000 ton allocation, and could bring promised household dividends this year as Canada secures Cuban deliveries to improve alignment with U S decontrol moves.
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Ottawa
Cuba
Canada
United States
Canada records 63 637 new dwellings in 1946
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 63 637 dwelling units built in Canada in 1946, up from 48 599 in 1945. The revised total replaces a preliminary 62 660 and breaks down into 48 700 single dwellings and various multi unit categories plus conversions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Walking Record From New York To San Francisco Set In 1929
Abraham L. Monteverde of Mays Landing New Jersey completed a record walking trip from New York to San Francisco in 1929. The journey covered 3415 miles in 79 days 10 hours and 10 minutes.
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New York
San Francisco
Abraham L. Monteverde
Mays Landing
N.J
Miniature Motorcycle Made for Paratroops
A miniature motorcycle designed for paratroops and dropped with them at Arnhem is now being built for export. The device, intended for airborne operations, reflects wartime ingenuity and international demand for compact military transport.
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London
Arnhem
Orange Coffee Cake for Sunday Brunch
A breakfast idea inspired by a social gathering, suggesting guests over for Sunday brunch. The recipe uses grated orange rind, allspice, sugar, and butter, with a simple bake in a moderate oven. Yield is 9 squares from an 8 inch pan.
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Sane Odike
Murder mystery read at 2 a.m. inspires odd window shade incident
A Calgary Albertan note describes a late night murder mystery read at 2 a.m. that led to a window shade snapping loose and zipping upward, adding a quirky twist to the evening.
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The
Calgary Albertan
Maggie the Mayor in One Horse Town Controversy
In a lively dispute the 270 pound Mrs Waltho dubbed Maggie the Mayor demands resignations from Marshal James Rigas amid claims his wife says he confiscated 10 punch boards at two taverns. The mayor denies wrongdoing declaring in a fourth class town the mayor rules. She hints she may carry a shillelagh if needed.
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Waltho
Maggie
James Rigas
Rigas
War time housework myths challenged in England
Woman Magazine cites Sir Thomas Bennett, Britain's wartime controller of temporary housing, claiming men who helped with housework during the war found it not as bad as women imagine, and that many women enjoy housework because it allows them freedom to come and go.
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Woman Magazine
England
Sir Thomas Bennett
Britain
Bod kin named hairpin in early times
A historical note explains that the early form of what we now call a hairpin was known as a bod kin. The term appears in discussions of ancient fashion and accessory terminology.
Crossword Puzzle Answer Key and Clues
A compact list of across and down crossword clues including man’s nickname fortification tapered wood consumed Russian storehouse Anglo-Saxon coin to disprove ancient mone unit of Syria gull like bird Jap marine measure cry of the Bacchanals to Incline the head with insect’s egg long races while Hindu cymbals large tub cooled lava cooped up to mistake honest a sudden desire greek god of war by to cross treats maliciously unusual a fragment fish eggs English river canvas shelters likely.
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Syria
Vancouver men craft flour sack gowns for veterans
Three World War II veterans form the Mc Queen White & Dickinson Co to turn flour sacks into fashionable gowns for veterans. They surveyed preferences in various countries and bought 20,000 yards of sacks in flowered striped and plain designs. Locals hail flour sack frocks as a new fashion in war relief.
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Vancouver
McQueen, White & Dickinson Co
Milady
China
Greece
Poland
South America
Phillipines
Ontario To Have Two License Plates In 1948
Ontario will require front and rear plates starting in 1948 after a 1943 gap. The Ontario Highways Department awarded the contract to the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph for plates with easy to read white lettering on a navy blue background.
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Ontario
Toronto
Ontario Motor Vehicles
Ontario Highways Department
Ontario Reformatory
Guelph
Will Piccard Swim 3 Miles Down Off West Africa
Dr. Auguste Piccard the Swiss scientist who rose to the stratosphere in 1932 and 1934 plans a bathysphere descent off the West African coast this fall. He aims to stay about 12 hours underwater to study marine life including fish and plants.
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Auguste Piccard
West African
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United Kingdom
Jones
India
Royal Ontario Museum
Lucknow
German Air Ministry
Berlin
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Junior Board of Trade of
Junior Boards of Trade
Montreal
Pyradee
Geenotens
Cougar College
Ras Sistine
British Labor Party
R. H. S. Crossman
Mr. Bevin
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Gregor
Zager
Reg
U.S
North Pole
America
Little Reggie
Fiz
Fia
Ise
Margarita
Reggie
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Ana
Les Carroll
Will
Gollegione
Nu-Fashion Beauty School
Portage Ave
Winnipeg, Man
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
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