World Happenings Briefly Told Across Fronts
Army Minister P C Spender reports Australian casualties in the Syrian campaign total 1682 with 297 killed. British source notes German raiders stripping captured ships, signaling metal shortages for the Reich. BC Japan trade frozen at about 8.5 million dollars last year. Corvettes built in Canada serve with UK and Canadian fleets. Clermont Ferrand tribunal sentences 23 Free French followers in absentia. US Catalina flying boats to bolster Netherlands East Indies air fleet. Most Vichy troops in Syria Lebanon to be moved to French Morocco and possibly Dakar. Capt W J Symons VC now leads a Home Guard unit in the UK. European Red Cross delegate Richard Allen says famine reports in Europe are exaggerated.
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Reich
British Columbia
Japan
United Kingdom
Canadian
Macdonald
Clermont Ferrand
Charles de
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Batavia
Reuters
Syria
Lebanon
French Morocco
Dakar
W. J. Symons
Gallipoli
Home Guard
American Red Cross
Richard Allen
France
Europe
Amusing Inquiries Shape Air Ministry R A F Response
An Air Ministry Information Bureau chief recalls public questions about the RAF. A woman asked for two Spitfires to chase a German plane over her garden, then settled for one. A businessman sought a bombing raid on a German factory owed him money. A Naples map query worried about a private villa. A seven year old asked if fivepence buys a uniform now.
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Air Ministry Information Bureau
R.A.F
London Listener
Germany
Naples
Portrait Seller sought in occupied Poland posting
A Nazi era newspaper advertises a general representative position selling portraits of the Fuehrer. Applicants must enclose a photograph a short autobiography and references. The notice emphasizes a post with a future and requires submission materials.
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Poland
Fuehrer
Flowers in London Parks Amid War Ruins
A Canadian observer contrasts tranquil London parks with surrounding bomb wreckage. He notes heat wave extended daylight, crowds in green spaces, and clocklike park routines while streets outside show extensive destruction, pockmarks, and missing iron fence pieces conveying the blast impact.
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London
England
Nazi reorganization faces stiff resistance in occupied France
The German effort to overhaul the French economy is hampered by widespread strikes and resistance. More than 20 mines in Northern France are affected and 100000 workers are linked to the disruption. Belgian sympathy strikes spread as Nazi guards restore order. French fishermen ignore warnings, risking seizure, while Hitler shifts labor across occupied Europe to press the reorganization.
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France
Liege
Admiral Darlan
Hitler
Reich
Holland
Protecting Jobs for Reservists After They Enlist
Government extends reemployment protection to all public servants who join the armed forces under a new order-in-council. Enlistees must have held continuing non-war posts and been directly assigned to them, not as replacements. Existing orders from Sept 7, 1939, and Aug 28, 1940, still reserve positions for pre Sept 7 1939 public servants.
Westinghouse Cuts Aluminum Use for Bomber Production
Westinghouse Electric reports a six month effort that saves 1.3 million pounds of aluminum by redesigning products with substitute materials. The program also saves 1.5 million pounds of nickel and 100 thousand pounds of zinc, enabling a larger bomber output.
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Westinghouse Electric
World's highest post office at Phamjong Tibet
The Phamjong post office in Tibet stands at about 15 300 feet above sea level, claiming the world’s highest elevation for a postal site in Asia. Locals and travelers note its remote altitude and scenic approach in Tibet.
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Phamjong
Tibet
Asia
Mosquito Variety Surpasses Sixty Species on Continent
Scientists note over 60 distinct mosquito types inhabit the continent, highlighting diversity in habitats and disease vectors. Researchers urge continued monitoring of species distribution and potential public health implications.
Post War Policy Britain Learns Lessons For Future
British Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told Foreign Press Association luncheon that postwar policy must prioritize human welfare including health diet education and peace of mind with construct ive effort. He urged maintaining wartime social planning and national welfare standards to secure social security and international cooperation led by the United States Britain and allies.
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Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Home Security
Foreign Press Association
Morrison
America
Dominions
Colonies
United Kingdom
Mr. Morrison
Russia’s early aircraft belt plan now accepted
Eighteen months ago the idea of mass producing planes on an assembly belt was dismissed as ridiculous. Critics argued planes must be built individually to fly safely. Today the concept is no longer laughed at.
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Russia
Swedish Property Bombed Across England and Ireland
The American Swedish News Exchange reports German bombing damage to Swedish property in England and Ireland. Destruction includes Vice-Consulates in Liverpool Belfast Manchester and Sheffield. Liverpool and London Seamen's churches were also struck.
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England
Ireland
Swedish News Exchange
New York
Exchange
Liverpool
Belfast
Manchester
Sheffield
London
Matron's Trim Waistband Pattern Ad Offered
Anne Adams Pattern 4810 targets thirty six to fifty figures with a slim waist look. Features include scalloped buttoning, V neck trim, ric rac accents, shoulder and waist darts, and a panel front skirt to add height. Sizes 36 to 50 require 3 1/4 yards fabric and 1 1/2 yards ric rac. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Russia Expects Long War Red Army Strategy Emphasizes Wear-Down Approach
Soviet grand strategy centers on a prolonged conflict across multiple fronts with vast mobilization of resources and manpower to erode the enemy. It contrasts with fascist blitz theories that favor a rapid, overwhelming initial attack. The view emerges from discussions with Red Army officers in Spain and translated Soviet military materials.
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Soviet Union
E. Cecil-Smith
Red Army
Spain
Pigeons and Mosquitoes Highlight Army Notes
Homing pigeons used by the U.S Army live about eight or nine years. Mosquitoes stay active for several days after feeding.
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U.S .Rmy
James faith and works in Epistle study and Shema link
Devotional notes explore James 1 27 1 17 18 and 2 14 17 linking pure religion to visiting orphans and widows, self control, and swift hearing. It discusses God as the source of good gifts and explains faith as action inspired by the Shema and the word of truth.
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God
James
Dummelow
Ruskin
Immunization Push Highlights Diphtheria Fight In Cape Breton
The Cape Breton Island immunization campaign against diphtheria shows toxoid works best when given early. A Canadian Public Health Journal report cited by Health League of Canada notes fewer deaths as doses increase. In 1938 127 cases and 13 deaths occurred. 1939 saw 35 cases and six deaths. 1940 had 16 cases with no deaths. Pre school immunization is stressed to curb epidemics.
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Cape Breton Island
Canadian Public Health Journal
The
Health League of Canada
Glace Bay
Cape Breton County
Slavery Under Hitlers New Order pamphlet exposed
The Polish Social Information Bureau reports Poles in Germany must wear a yellow badge with a violet frame and a large P. The pamphlet alleges a 1,000,000 Polish workers are sent to Germany to keep Poland agricultural, a plan adjusted as RAF raids hit German factories.
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Germany
Polish Social Information Bureau
New Order
Poland
Brightest Stars Speaking in Windsor Ont
Miss Beatrice Gordon Holmes, famous British woman banker, spoke in Windsor about wartime Britain. She described tight food, daily risk of bombings, and planning for tomorrow as lights go out and blitzes hit. She noted London life, an office burned yet still standing, and moving equipment to homes to restart after attacks.
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Windsor
Ont
Beatrice Gordon Holmes
England
Great Britain
Coventry Cathedral Clock Resumes Hour Chimes
The Coventry Clock in the cathedral reappears striking hours after months of silence. Repaired by J. W. Eliot, custos, the three hundred year old clock suffers winter oil thickening and occasional freezing. With electric power cut, only the hourly chimes sound, echoing over the ruined walls as visitors pause beneath lime trees.
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Coventry Cathedral
J. W. Eliot
Coventry
Birmingham Mail
Park of the Red Creek Excerpt Near Denver
A fragment describes rock carved seats in a natural slope leading to a stage at a site called Park of the Red Creek near Denver Colorado. The text notes carved seating integrated with the landscape and the stage area.
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Red Creek
Denver, Colo
New colonel jokes dinner orders amid mock assault on food
A newly promoted colonel entertained his regiment with a joke about attacking food as if it were the enemy. A sergeant slipped away with two wine bottles, answering with obedience to orders. The tale ends with a remark on obeying orders. Britain’s famed Lawrence of Arabia was deemed unfit for frontline duty in the first Great War due to anemia and short stature.
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Britain
Lawrence of Arabia
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