World Happenings Briefly Told
Trains in France reduced due to Nazi oil and coal needs. Royal Australian Air Force budget rises to 133 million dollars. A Johannesburg schoolboy sends 2000 dollars to Finance Minister Hefmeyer as an interest free war loan. Seeds from Nazi occupied Europe reach New York via Russia and Japan. Belgrade pupils display a picture of Hitler and are dispersed by a teacher. United States and Canada sign an agreement allowing joint shipbuilding and armament in Great Lakes plants. Canadian Army recruitment reaches between twelve and thirteen thousand since 1941. Berlin reports death of linguist Prof Ludwig Schuetz aged sixty eight, famed for knowledge of many languages. Commonwealth to promote cargo carriage between Australia and New Zealand in American ships when British vessels unavailable.
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France
Royal Australian Air Force
Johannesburg
Hefmeyer
Denmark
Holland
New York
Russia
Japan
Belgrade
Hitler
United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Defence
Ralston
House of Commons
Berlin
Ludwig Harald Schuetz
Commonwealth
Australia
New Zealand
Canberra
Dreadnaughts to Lead Next US Battleship Fleet
Representative Melvin J Maas said the next five US battleships planned for the two ocean fleet would be 60 000 to 65 000 ton dreadnoughts, possibly mounting 18 inch guns. He noted ships were among seven contracts let last Sept 9 and could stay at 16 inch or upgrade.
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U.S
United States
Melvin J. Maas
Rep
Minnesota
House Naval Committee
Maas
No Famine Despite Britain Match Shortage
Despite rationing to two thirds of normal consumption Britain will not face famine as people remain allowed about 85 million boxes, each with an average of fifty matches, to light pipes and cigarettes.
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Great Britain
Gorillas documented by zoologists a century ago
The sentence notes that gorillas were recognized by zoologists fewer than one hundred years ago, marking a milestone in primate scientific classification and exploration. It emphasizes the relatively recent emergence of gorilla study in comparative biology.
A Timely Question on Dominion Loyalty and War Effort
The Toronto Evening Telegram quotes Winston Churchill praising the Dominions and asks if Britain and its allies are living up to that trust. It urges Canadians to fund the war effort with assurances of return, noting sacrifices ahead and the need for united labor to win the war.
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Winston Churchill
Dominions
Great Britain
Toronto Evening Telegram
Scalloped Button-Front Style Pattern 4705 by Anne Adams
Mrs Housewife learns of Pattern 4705 an Anne Adams design featuring a scalloped front buttoned frock with a decorative collar cuffs and option for self fabric or contrasting trim. The pattern includes three main pieces plus sleeves and offers sizes 16 through 46 with fabric guidance and a 20 cent price. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bank staff present Beaverbrook with funds for Spitfire
The staff of the Bank of England gave Lord Beaverbrook £5000 to buy a Spitfire and asked that the aircraft be named The Old Lady after the bank’s nickname The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
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Bank of England
Lord Beaverbrook
Threadpeedie Street
Always Has Orchids A New Jersey Hammond Doris Lager’s orchid hobby
Doris Lager of Summit New Jersey tends about 50000 orchid plants in a family greenhouse inherited from her father. She has loved orchids since childhood when she watched seeds sown in a glass flask and now works daily among the exotic blooms with a waterproof apron over her frock.
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Doris Lager
Summit
N.J
Doris
Tariff Reforms Suggested for British Woollens
Winnipeg Free Press argues the tariff on woollens shows room for improvement. A ten ounce wool yarn shipment cleared December 9 faced 32 cents in tariff and 8 percent sales tax, totaling 51 cents versus a 17 cent sales tax if only the import price were taxed.
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Britain
Winnipeg Free Press
Pigeons Sought to Aid Allied Air Force Communications
The defense committee appeals for 3000 homing pigeons to support British military communication. Two hundred birds will be shipped. Thomas E. Black of the New York and New Jersey centre of the American Racing Pigeon Union confirms RAF planes carry homing pigeons for rescue messaging if forced down at sea.
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America
Thomas E. Black
New York and
New Jersey
American Racing Pigeon Union
Royal Air Force
Shelter Belts Boost Prairie Farms With Gardens
About 97 percent of farmers with shelter belts grow vegetable gardens and 41 percent grow small fruits. The comparison with homesteads lacking trees shows shelter belts correlate with more diverse plantings, indicating economic and ecological benefits for rural households.
Pig dispute ends with neighbor returning Knuckles hog
Artemus Knuckles of Fort Wayne Indiana sued in justice court to recover a pig seized on a neighbor farm. His lawyer David Hogg cited a similar case by Sullivan Circuit Judge Martin L Pigg with an opinion from Indiana Supreme Court Judge John G Berkshire. The case was settled out of court with Knuckles paying five dollars for the hog's keep and receiving the hog.
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Artemus Knuckles
Fort Wayne
Ind
Justice of the Peace Court
David Hogg
Hogg
Sullivan Circuit
Martin L. Pigg
Pigg
Indiana Supreme Court
John G. Berkshire
William Moberly
Pig Knuckles
Knuckles
Sunday School Lesson Focus on Acts 1 8
The golden text from Acts 1 8 proclaims power from the Holy Spirit for witnesses in Jerusalem and beyond. The lesson aligns Luke 24 48 49 and Acts 1 with devotional reading from Isaiah 12 1 6, guiding readers to understand mission and empowerment through scripture.
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Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
The Great Commission in Acts and Gospel Link
The passage contrasts the disciples focus on earthly restoration with Jesus who urged spiritual growth. It traces the mission from Jerusalem to Judea Samaria and the ends of the earth, noting how acts fulfill Christ’s command to witness. It cites Jowett and Irenaeus on witness and mission.
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Israel
Jesus
J. H. Jowett
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Rome
Irenaeus
Christ
Earth
Foreign Missions
Maltbie D
Babcock
Gardening in Canada boosts vegetable varieties and quality
The article notes two main gains for Canadian gardeners: new vegetables such as Brussels sprouts broad beans broccoli Chinese cabbage chives endive eggplant leek peppers and Swiss chard and improved varieties of staples like corn. It stresses seed catalogues for planting guidance and highlights sun loving flowers like coreopsis California poppies portulaca climbing morning glories and nasturtium for hot dry summers.
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Canada
California
Doing His Bit Across A Beard Change
A district visitor comments on a man’s beard shaved again claiming the child says it’s not father but mother’s stuffing of the sofa. The girl remarks the beard is the fault of mother’s sofa duties.
Understanding Bacteria And Their Dual Roles In Health
A Health League of Canada speaker explains bacteria as two kinds, harmful and beneficial. He cites Leuwenhoek Pasteur and Lister, notes soil fertilizers and cheese flavor, then lists common diseases and how germs spread by droplets. Preventive tips include covering coughs, personal towels, hand washing, and avoiding shared drinking vessels.
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Health League of Canada
Leeuwenhoek
Pasteur
Lister
Windsor Man Earns King’s Commission into Officer Rank
David A. Croll of Windsor has been commissioned as an officer in the Canadian Active Service Force. A married father, he enlisted early with Essex Scottish and rose from private to officer after completing a course at a renowned English army school. His comrades praise his service and lack of favoritism.
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Windsor
David A. Croll
Croll
England
Windsor Daily Star
Government faces cattle slaughter to ease feed shortage
Robert Hudson, Minister of Agriculture, disclosed that an appreciable number of cattle on British farms must be slaughtered due to feed shortages. He stressed the move is not a panic policy and that the autumn cattle population will stay above the postwar low.
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Robert Hudson
Hudson
Lords and Commons Members Serving in the Armed Forces
A total of 166 peers in the British House of Lords and 116 MPs in the House of Commons are currently serving in the armed forces, reflecting wartime mobilization.
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House of Lords
House of Commons
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Mickie
Evrybody
Africa
Eritrea
R.A.F
Air Force
Uearth League
David Croll
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