World Happenings Briefly Told Across Countries
Saskatoon city council refused to accede to a request from six British Columbia Japanese who wish to make their home there. Netherlands soldiers in Canada have been granted a pay increase announced at Juliana barracks Stratford Ont. Directors of the Eamonn Exhibition Association decided a fair will be held in 1943 if permission for use of grounds can be obtained from the RCAF. John William Christmas, awarded a disability pension in Britain after the last war, relinquished it while this war lasts and joined the FLAF as an aircraftman. Personal calls to points outside the western hemisphere except Britain have been prohibited by the United States board of war communications on the Australian government’s recommendation. The King extended for one year the term of Lord Gowrie, governor general of Australia, his term ending Jan 22 1943. The British ministry of information announced that the prime minister does not intend to make a further statement reviewing the war before the summer adjournment. Prime Minister J C Smuts of South Africa has been awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Empire Society for 1942. The medal reads Statesman soldier scientist philosopher.
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Eamonn Exhibition Association
RCAF
John William Christmas
Britain
FLAF
Lord Gowrie
Australia
J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Royal Empire Society
Abraham
Sodom
Jehovah
Hebron
Beni~Navim
Driver
Dead Sea
Moab
Gomorrah
Peter
Jesus
Lot
God
The Value of Leisure Read by Viscount Grey
The essay argues that leisure gains importance when paired with prior work. It asserts the idle rich do not enjoy leisure as much as workers, and that meaningful leisure comes from changing activities. It champions pursuing genuinely enjoyed tasks for lasting satisfaction.
Anne Adams Pattern 4138 and 4108 Dress Pattern
Vintage pattern notice offers Pattern 4138 and 4108 by Anne Adams for women sizes from 34 to 44. Includes front darts back panel and collar options with front buttoning. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba for orders. Also notes Brazil produced 30 million boxes of talcum powder last year.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Brazil
Victory budget of 18 year old Toronto switchboard operator
Jacqueline Sprung explains a personal wartime plan to offset higher income taxes with a Victory budget. Her weekly salary is about 14.40 dollars, tax for 1942 estimated at 79.50, and she trims entertainment cosmetics lunches and leg wear to support the war effort while maintaining presentable appearance.
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Jacqueline Sprung
Toronto
Miss Sprung
Miss Spring
Victory Budget Budget Board
Dream Of Designer Lyttelton Flies Excalibur Across Atlantic
Oliver Lyttelton lands in Britain aboard the Sikorsky Excalibur, one of the first transatlantic flights by a giant flying boat. The voyage highlights Igor Sikorsky’s long air career from Kiev to the present, with Pan American Airways prevailing over American Export for wartime air priority.
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Oliver Lyttelton
Britain
America
Atlantic
Sikorsky
Excalibur
American Export Air Lines, Inc
Washington
Pan-American Airways
Lord Moore
Mr. Lyttelton
C. R. Morris
Igor Sikorsky
Kiev
Bacon for Britain Promises Record Canadian Bacon Shipments
Ottawa announces that no less than 600 million pounds of bacon and pork products will be shipped to Britain this year. The weekly deliveries now exceed the entire 1931 total, signaling intensified wartime support from Canadian farmers.
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Britain
Ottawa
Vancouver Island Ceded to England under 1790 Treaty
Vancouver Island located off the British Columbia and Washington coasts was found by 16th Century Spanish explorers and later ceded to England under the 1790 Treaty of Nootka.
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Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Washington
England
Nootka
Carriage Business Booming in Toronto Says Louis Back
Louis Back reports a Toronto carriage resurgence with 30 wagons and six buggies already back in service and orders for 60 refinishing jobs along with steel-tired delivery carts.
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Toronto
Louis Back
Seventeen Year Old Seaman Ties WWI Record
Stockport England born Johnny Brocklehurst, a merchant seaman, has equalled the First World War record by being torpedoed three times. After the third torpedo strike he clung to wreckage for 23 hours before rescue. His father survived similar wartime torpedo attacks.
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Johnny Brocklehurst
Stockport
Eng
Johnny
Abraham Intervenes as Jehovah Reveals Sodom Fate
Devotional summary of Genesis 18 detailing Abraham receiving visitors at Hebron, the heavenly visitors including Jehovah, and Abraham's intercession for Sodom. Notes on divine justice and mercy, the search for righteous in the city, and Lot's family escape with Lot's wife perishing.
Women in Russia Prove Equal To Men On Labor Front
British United Press correspondent M. S. Handler travels the Volga and Caspian routes to observe Russian women performing tasks from locomotive operation to oil barge work and deck duties. He notes women labor long hours with brief rests and could join front line combat if needed.
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Russia
Soviet Union
United Press
M. S. Handler
Volga
Caspian
Handler
Candles Last Longer In Fridge And Varnish Tips
If you keep candles in the refrigerator they will not melt and will burn longer when lit. Decorative candles may be protected from melting in warm weather with a light coat of varnish.
Safeguard Health Urges Reduced War Work Hours
A British Industrial Health Research Board report says excessive hours are wasteful except briefly. It calls for a 60–65 hour week for men and 52–60 for women during war, with special shifts for married women. It supports day nurseries and child welfare services and notes a Toronto Star editorial urging similar facilities for workers, including meals, medical care, rest periods, and recreation.
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British Industrial Health Research Board
Britain
Toronto Star
No Wastage Rubber Reclamation Moves to Direct Manufacture
Britain adopts a direct reuse system for scrap tires turning tread and undertread into compounds for rubber soles heels baby carriages ties brake blocks washers and other mechanical items. The tire carcass yields important repair patches washers insulation and mounting pads to reduce wear and friction.
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Britain
Brandon Sun
Tea conservation tip from England gains notice
The Brantford Expositor reports a tea preservation method learned in England. Spread tea on brown paper, warm gently for ten minutes, then use again to double flavor and yield.
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England
Brantford
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Saskatoon
Netherlands
Canada
Juliana Barracks
Stratford
Ont
Western Hemisphere
United States Board of War Communications
Ministry of Information
Viscount Grey
Dream of
Sians
London Daily Sketch
BACON
Rc.a.f
J. Harvey
Ardrossan
Alta
No. 10
Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Manitoba
R.C.A.F
By William Ferguson
Kozier
IS the Capital OF
Canberra
Duke of York
By Fred Neher
Donald
Abrahams
Slitzkrieg
Jimmie
Gene Byrnes
E Vital
Mickie
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