Dig for Victory spreads to British POW camps
British prisoners of war in Germany and Italy can start their own dig for victory initiative. The Royal Horticultural Society sent seeds to prison camps as part of the effort. A former prisoner, L. Corp. Arthur Webb, who escaped near Danzig and was interned in Russia, received the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Road deaths in Britain rose from 741 to 681 in January. Nazi authorities banned cigar manufacture in occupied Holland and Belgium.
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Germany
Italy
The
Royal Horticultural Society
L.corp
Arthur Webb
Danzig
Russia
Holland
Belgium
Jumper Frock for War Workers Pattern 4926
Anne Adams presents a practical washable war work jumper apron with a matching blouse. Adapted from a government design, the pattern fits junior miss and miss sizes, requires listed yardage, and costs twenty cents. Send size name address and pattern number to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. in Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Women's Defense
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Sub-Lieutenant Graduates From Canadian Air School
A former French Navy sub-lieutenant, unnamed, graduated at No. 3 Air Observers School in Regina. He served aboard the destroyer Terrible, sunk at Dunkirk, was rescued by a cattle boat that hit a mine and sank, was landed at Le Havre, captured by Germans, and later escaped from a prison camp.
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No. 3 Air Observers’ School
Royal Canadian Air Force
Regina
Dunkerque
le Havre
Sandy’s resolve on marriage and farming terms
In a quizzing moment Sandy asserts he can support a wife. He jokes a morning will always involve sending pork home, adding he will marry soon or else take another pig to cope with the household.
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Sandy
Britain fines Woodlands Chemists for wartime quota breach
Woodlands Chemists Ltd of London was fined forty thousand pounds for exceeding its cosmetics sales quota under Britain's wartime rationing laws. The penalty carries a three month payment window and the case is framed as a sign of strict enforcement during wartime controls.
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Woodlands Chemists. Ltd
London
Britain
Figures on Tankers Show Fuel Loss Shocks Nation
The American Petroleum Institute estimates that sinking one tanker deprives 100,000 cars of fuel. Assuming 63,000,000 gallons per tanker, the loss equals the annual consumption of 100,000 passenger cars at 650 gallons each or 35,000 domestic burners at 1,800 gallons each.
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The
American Petroleum Institute
Institute
Great White Way Wrigley Sign Removed For War Effort
The 75 foot high 192 foot long Wrigley sign with 35 000 lamps was discontinued after six years to conserve power for war production. Officials say the move will help supply ships tanks airplanes and guns and reflects national needs.
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Wrigley Sign
New York
Seventy Sent Forth in Pioneering Mission
Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus sending seventy disciples in pairs, their peaceful approach in houses, mutual support, and the joy of successful mission. It highlights their authority over demons in Jesus name and foreshadows global Gospel triumph.
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Jesus
Ways to Approach a Play and Guide Performers
Mary Ellen Burgess discusses three approaches to staging a play focusing on author intent character roles and audience perception. She emphasizes each part’s importance the use of bracketed actions to reveal traits and cautions against cast members mingling with fans after performances.
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Mary Ellen Burgess
Box
Reg’ A
Forenoon and Afternoon Milk Break Boosts Factory Output
Dr. A C Ivy of Northwestern University reports that shoe factory workers show higher output with a glass of milk and cake at midmorning and midafternoon. The effect persists only temporarily, but improves nutrition and health, suggesting fatigue stems from multiple factors and needs dietary guidance.
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A. C. Ivy
Northwestern University
Congress On Industrial Health
Chicago
Dr. Ivy
Ivy
First Communion of Nazi Church Sparks Outrage Across Germany
The piece notes the first communion of a new Nazi church as appalling evidence of Hitler's influence on youth, warning the spirit must be fed and predicting possible future demands for the bread of life. It also mentions a ten-pounder fish misnomer and lists 232 definite forms of mineral crystals.
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Germany
Hitler
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