Winnipeg Engineer Rescues Child From River Ice
Walter Fetterly, a 34 year veteran CPR locomotive engineer from Winnipeg, halted his freight near Minnedosa Manitoba when he spotted a girl trapped in the Little Saskatchewan river ice. He crawled to aid and pulled the eight year old Minnedosa girl to safety. Fetterly later served four years overseas in the first World War.
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Walter Fetterly
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Minnedosa
Man
Little
Saskatchewan River
Engineer Fetterly
Canadian Pacific
Health League of Canada backs compulsory pasteurization
The Health League of Canada urged national compulsory pasteurization to ensure a safe milk supply. It argued raw milk endangers health, cites diseases like bovine tuberculosis and typhoid, and blames opponents for milkborne illness. The group stresses dairy herd culling is not sufficient alone.
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Health League of Canada
League
Bang
Canada
Russia asks extend lend lease past Europe end
The London Sunday Observer reports Russia asked the United States to extend lend lease for three years after Europe’s war ends. Washington reportedly seeks a firm Russian pledge to cooperate with Western powers against Japan, with Moscow reluctant to commit and no definite reply given yet. A convoy ship to England requires about two and a half months round trip. Safety pins were invented by Walter Hunt in 1849.
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London Sunday Observer
Russia
United States
Europe
Washington
Japan
Moscow
The
Sunday Observer
England
World Happenings Briefly Told
Children play in Gibraltar streets after a long absence. London anti aircraft barrage costs 450000 dollars for one night. Sir Harold Mackintosh cites Life insurance in Canada at 8534.135.275 dollars as of Dec 31 1943. Canada sent over 100000000 tons of supplies since entering the war. 50431 Italian POWs in South Africa with 10434 farming and 3678 on gov works. UK rail traffic at wartime peak 1 million ton miles per hour higher. Britain surveys monuments find 3600 sites, 2205 in England 600 in Wales 808 in Scotland. Hitler orders every man in Greater Germany to learn to shoot. Warsaw population drops to 750000 from 1939 1,300,000 with tuberculosis deaths over 500 monthly.
Suburban Matron Denied Lobby Entry At Biltmore Lunch
A suburban matron arrives late at the Biltmore seeking her husband who is lunching with a business associate. The headwaiter blocks her path and asks if she is a lady. She clarifies she is searching for a man. He then escorts her inside.
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Biltmore
The
New Yorker
Trans-Canada Air Lines first employee honoured
Donald R. MacLaren DS.O former ace of the last war became Trans-Canada Air Lines Superintendent of Passenger Service at head quarters. Winnipeg TC A awarded five year service pins to 228 employees with 30 overseas on active duty. President H. J. Symington cited the build as a great undertaking. W F English presented the pin to MacLaren in a photo.
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Donald R. MacLaren
Ds.o
T.C.A
Canadian Airways
Pacific Lines
Vancouver
Yukon
Trans-Canada
Winnipeg
H. J. Symington
CMG
K.C
W. F. English
MacLaren
Wheat bred to resist sawfly may reach prairie farms
After a decade of Dominion research, a sawfly resistant wheat is to undergo prairie tests this year at experimental farms and universities. If successful, seed will be distributed in four to five bushel lots to applicants. Nearby notes mention a Polish clockmaker’s 12 year effort and a 1935 Russian glider pilot achieving 800 loops.
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Canada
California
Dominion
First Foreign Missionaries Chosen at Antioch
In Antioch the church selects Barnabas and Saul as missionaries. The group includes Symeon Niger Lucius Manaen and Paul of Tarsus. After fasting and prayer they lay hands on them and send them to proclaim the gospel into the Roman Empire.
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Syria
Barnabas
Symeon
Niger
Lucius
Cyrene
Africa
Egypt
Manaen
Herod the
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Herod Antipas
Herod the Great
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Tarsus
George Eliot
Paul
Peter
Mannen
Roman Empire
Antioch Church
The Ship Era Persists Despite Air Travel Hype
Curtis Reed argues postwar travel will favor sea voyages over airplanes. He says most people are not in a hurry and freight will continue to move by sea, ensuring ships remain essential long after the war. Liberty urges buying War Savings Stamps.
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Curtis Reed
Egyptian goddess to African antelope crossword puzzle
A crossword puzzle list with clues across and down covering gods, places, verbs, animals, metals, and misc terms. Entries include Egyptian goddess Isis Greek portico porch and river names plus many general vocabulary clues across a broad range of topics.
Old Cypress Doors of Saint Sabrina’s Church
Cypress doors in Saint Sabrina’s Church Rome dated around 425 A D remain sound after over fifteen centuries of exposure. The carved panels depict the life of Christ and are regarded as the earliest extant illustrating the Crucifixion despite long weathering.
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Eustence
Saint Sabrina’s
Rome
Wool ballast Surge in U S Ports Signals Freedom of the Seas
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes ships returning from Australia and New Zealand carry wool as ballast, creating a stockpile of about 300 million pounds. The paper argues wool remains a good supply in a variable climate and hints at broader maritime trends.
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United States
Australia
New Zealand
Toronto Globe and Mail
Disappearing Islands Show Volcanic Sea Growth and Loss
The article notes islands forming and vanishing via submarine volcanism in locations like Christmas Island and Pantellaria. It recalls a century ago when a cinder island rose briefly near Sicily, then vanished. It mentions the Bering Sea and Bogosloff Island as ongoing navigational nuisances.
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Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
Pantellaria
Sicily
African
Bering Sea
Bogosloff Island
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