World Happenings Briefly Told
The Germans release the last of French veteran officers from prisoner camps. Australia plans its first overseas women’s noncombatant corps as ship space becomes available. Allied losses reach about 4 007 000 tons of Axis shipping sunk captured or scuttled by Aug 16. Queen Wilhelmina is named Associate Dame Grand Cross of St John. John Coates the famed British tenor dies at 76. Leaflets dropped by German propaganda increase support for Britain’s Spitfire Fund. Royal Australian Air Force to form new overseas squadrons to reach 23 by May. Buckinghamshire parents warned to restrain children from films and pools due to paralytic outbreak. Japan to ban three genres of American films from Sept 1.
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Australia
Admiralty
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Order of St. John
London
John Coates
Britain
Northwood
Eng
Canada
United States
England
Royal Australian Air Force
South Buckinghamshire
Ministry of Health
Loneliness in Crowded Life: City Crowds and Quiet Bonds
The piece argues crowds do not equal happiness and loneliness can be sharper in cities. It contrasts urban isolation with neighborly village life and asserts real friendship comes from country settings and close communities. It critiques the urban man as self centered and distant from his neighbors.
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Oine
Just An Old System Pioneering pigeon post history
London columnist Peterborough notes the pige on post as a 71 year old system. Archives reveal the first use was London to Paris in 1870, with letters sent to Tours and replicated photographically on thin paper, then enlarged on arrival for legible impressions.
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Middle East
Peterborough
London Daily Telegraph
Post
London
Paris
Tours
Post Office Count Soars in Canada
The number of post offices in Canada rose from 3 470 at Confederation to more than 12 000. The claim is tied to nationwide expansion of services across the country.
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Canada
Confederation
Wry English Humor on War Era Quirks and Swiss Quips
Fragmentary remarks joke about Switzerland avoiding encirclement by the Reich and quirky wartime shortages. It notes dandelion salad ease of growth, a cheese shortage, a naturalist mouse breed, a London restaurant with old fashioned service, and German police peculiarities such as not calling the Gestapo to report a lost umbrella.
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Switzerland
Reich
London
Germany
Gestapo
Tots Versatile Sailor Outfit Pattern 4765
Anne Adams Pattern 4765 offers a dress with front buttons squared skirt panels and three necklines plus two sleeve styles and a sleeveless version. Back may be low for suntanning with contrasting collar trim and optional braid or star motif. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with yardage and price details for order.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Second-hand clothing price limits introduced under rationing
Prices for second-hand clothing are fixed by coupon value limits under the revised rationing scheme announced in June. Furnishings fabrics have exemptions and coupon requirements vary by article. A Board of Trade official says the changes curb a possible racket in resale and set a maximum price per coupon. A buyer paying more than 52 shillings for a second-hand suit must surrender 26 coupons, the same as for a new suit.
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Board of Trade
No Meat Increase Warned by Lord Woolton Speech
In a Cheltenham speech Lord Woolton told Britons there would be no meat ration rise for the war duration. He urged Canadians to avoid wasting port, fuel, and time.
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Lord Woolton
Cheltenham
Canadian Sugar Beet Plantations Expand Across Provinces
The article notes sugar beets replace sugar cane in Canada with large plantations in Ontario Alberta and Manitoba and possible expansion to Quebec. It cites a 1940 harvest yield of 825344 tons and estimates refined sugar output at 213 million pounds and 18.5 percent of Canada's total. Manitoba leads with new beet factory near Winnipeg. Alberta uses irrigated land with Raymond and Picture Butte factories. Ontario houses three factories in Toronto Chatham and Wallaceburg serving Kent Lambton Essex Elgin and Middlesex counties.
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Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
F. Mimmock
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Raymond
Picture Butte
Toronto
Chatham
Wallaceburg
Kent
Lambton
Essex Elgin
Middlesex
Counting the Money in Banks Half Yearly Totals
London Listener reports a bank manager noting the June 30 half year cash count could total about £150 million. He recalls older gold sovereigns and explains counting delays with modern notes. large denominations like £500 and £4,000 remain in vault cash reserves or used in transactions where cheques fail.
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Bank of England
London
Bedding Shortage Hits Britain As Stores Struggle
Beds mattresses and pillows grow scarce across Britain with inferior springs and tight supplies. London stores report difficulty obtaining bedding as feathers from China, imported before the war, run low.
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Britain
London
China
Sunday School Lesson on Love and Salvation
The article cites 1 John 3 18 urging love in deed not words as proof of salvation. It links worldly hatred to lack of love and stresses practical faith, citing John 3 16 and Expositor's Greek Testament notes on charity, forgiveness, and Jesus' sacrifice as evidence of sonship.
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John
R. F. Horton
United States Faces Shortage of Long Staple Cotton
English lifle thread to be shipped to the Atlantic seaboard within six weeks as American demand for sheer hose drives reliance on Britain. Egypt leads long staple fibre production, while U S Georgia and Mississippi Delta supply limited amounts. Britain and Manchester spinners are prepared to fill the gap.
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United States
Britain
Georgia
Mississippi Delta
Egypt
Manchester
England
Atlantic Seaboard
Why A Hog Roots
The passage explains hog rooting stems from a deficiency in feed minerals or organic matter. Supplying these nutrients should stop rooting behavior. It notes that eating unfit or dangerous material is not always depraved appetite but a response to poor nutrition.
Rainfall Volume Measured Over an Acre
An observer notes that one inch of rain yields 113 tons of water per acre, a surprising amount for a plain downpour. The piece frames the curiosity with a light remark about being caught without a garment.
Coffee Georgia rises in Bacon County
A brief report notes Coffee, a town in Bacon County, Georgia, observed for local civic activity and regional connections within the county.
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Coffee
Bacon County
Georgia
Electric eye to determine wheat protein content
An electric eye device is developed to measure the protein content of wheat. The invention aims to provide rapid, non destructive analysis to aid quality control in flour production and grain trading.
Wartime Gramophone Demand Tops Global Markets
Winston Churchill's speeches lead best sellers as gramophone records spread to Australia Canada India New Zealand and South Africa. Americans also listen with titles from Robeson Tauber Booth Loss Whiteman Crooks and Lough, with record counts exceeding hundreds of thousands. Ernest Lough, once a Temple choir boy, now serves as a fireman training a choir at Harrow-on-the-Hill.
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Winston Churchill
Gramophone
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Churchill
Paul Robeson
Richard Tauber
Webster Booth
Joe Loss
Great Britain
Paul Whiteman
Richard Crooks
Ernest Lough
Temple
Harrow-on-the-Hill
Law Keeps Car License Through Its Life
California law requires motorists to retain the same license number and license plate for the life of the vehicle starting January 1 1942. In Los Angeles shooting at rabbits from a moving street car is illegal. Minnesota town bans young women under 21 from dancing in public.
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California
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Christian Science Monitor
Navy abandons soup bone storage plan on ships
The Navy ends a defence measure by removing soup bones from beef to save aboard warships. The bureau of accounts and supplies announced this move as a storage space initiative.
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U.S. Navy
Bureau of Accounts and Supplies
Navy
Health care for Canada urged as national goal
An editorial in Health, the Health League of Canada official journal, argues that true health conservation requires citizens and lawmakers to prioritize human well being over environmental reverence. It cites education failures in public service ideals, warns democracy is misused for personal gain, and calls humanitarianism in schools as a step toward social security and higher national health standards.
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The
Health League of Canada
Canada
Boiler Escape Ends With Grease Rescue In Chicago Heat
A 47 year old worker, Joseph Hergerth, became trapped inside a boiler for three hours as 90 degree heat worsened his ordeal. Companions pulled him free after he wriggled toward a small opening and a helper applied grease to ease his escape. Firemen prepared to cut a hole but were superseded by the improvised exit.
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Chicago
Joseph Hergerth
Joseph
Sailor Subscribes to Verboten London Times
A Bergen sailor on his porch reads a London Times four days old when a Gestapo agent confronts him. The agent demands how the paper was obtained, and the sailor coolly replies that JT did not get it he subscribes to it.
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Norway
Bergen
London Times
Gestapo
Duke of Connaught Grants Front-Seat Comfort to Soldiers
The Duke of Connaught, former governor general of Canada, orders the front seat space in his car reserved for footsore soldiers. He always helps weary hitchhiking servicemen by giving them a lift.
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Duke of Connaught
Canada
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