World Happenings Briefly Told
Since the war began the army has requisitioned more than 200000 houses in Britain. H W Healy pioneer of radio and television died in Manderville England after a short illness. Canada grew 605000 tons of sugar beets this year 28 per cent over the 473309 tons 1943 crop. Air raid casualties in Manchester since the war began were 559 killed and 1778 injured. A block of 12 penny black Canadian stamps issued in 1851 brought £146 at an auction. It can be disclosed now that aircraft which dropped jeeps and six pounder guns in Normandy on D Day were Halifaxes. John Harding 19 year old engineer who pleaded guilty at London to counterfeiting charges said he learned how to make the false coins in a book written by an ex Scotland Yard man. A fund has been launched to restore the ancient Church of St Julian Norwich Norfolk destroyed by enemy action two years ago. Mother Julian a great English mystic lived 40 years in a cell in this church. Canada's external trade excluding gold was valued at 478500000 in October compared with 425795000 in the corresponding month of last year an increase of 124 per cent the Dominion Bureau of Statistics report.
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John Harding
London
Scotland Yard
St. Julian
Norwich
Norfolk
Mother Julian
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Caesar Augustus
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
David
Jesus
Richard Roberts
Christ the Lord
God
Christ
Waste Paper Salvage Urged For Wartime Support
Ottawa official from the National Salvage Division appeals for immediate local salvage drives. He stresses every scrap of usable paper from homes offices and buildings, including newspapers and cereal boxes, should be bundled and sent to mills to speed production of cartons and battle supplies.
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National Salvage Division
Ottawa
Canada
Castor Oil Advantage For Aircraft Engines Highlighted
The article notes Brazil’s high castor oil production and its suitability for aircraft engines due to very low freezing point high heat resistance and strong adhesive qualities. It also cites low residue and low solubility in gasoline or benzine as beneficial traits.
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Brazil
Real Lifesavers Birds and Monkeys Save Soldiers in Jungles
Birds and monkeys help soldiers by signaling which berries and fruits are safe to eat. By observing what the creatures consume, soldiers learn edible and poisonous options during jungle survival.
Tidings of Great Joy for All People Lesson Summary
Sunday school lesson discusses Luke 2 8 12 Hebrews 1 1 4 I John 1 1 4 and Isaiah 55 1 13 highlighting the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. It contrasts old and new revelations showing Christ surpasses Judaism and fulfills divine revelation.
Scots Show Keen Interest in Canada War Exhibit
Edinburgh visitors asked Sgt Anita Polybank C W A C Victoria B C about life in Canada immigration and jobs for daughters at the Canadian War Effort exhibit held with an Allied Nations War Exhibit. Polybank noted Scots asked many questions showing strong curiosity about Canada.
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Canada
Thousand Islands
Sgt
Anita Polybank
C.W.A.C
Victoria
B.c
Edinburgh
Sgt. Polybank
London
Pepper Rarity Touched Dining in Early Britain
The text notes pepper's rarity in early Great Britain and its use as a final course tidbit rather than a seasoning. It also states Beau Brummell spent his last decade in Caen and died in an insane asylum there.
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Great Britain
Beau Brumme
Caen
A Room of One's Own for Every Citizen
Peterborough Examiner argues for postwar privacy a room of one's own for each citizen. The piece asserts many will value private space for quiet, contemplation, and sanity amid modern life, not as an ivory tower but a balance builder.
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Peterborough Examiner
Grim Picture of Europe Needs UNRRA Relief and Reconstruction
President Roosevelt reports UNRRA will be essential to prevent famine and pestilence as liberated Europe nations totaling about 100 million people begin reconstruction. Field workers move into Greece Yugoslavia Albania France Belgium Luxembourg The Netherlands Poland Czechoslovakia Norway Italy Ethiopia and the Far East as war ravaged regions face severe shortages and disease. Millions lack food clothing and soap, typhus has surged, and over 20 million people will return home in the great postwar migration.
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Europe
United Nations
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Forest Economic Administration
FEA
UNRRA
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Italy
Ethiopia
Far East
Woman Builds Home Alone While Managing Work and Family
Mrs. Mary Taylor wears many hats as she handles a demanding job at an aircraft plant and cares for four children. She is building a Toronto house without help, mastering carpentry and masonry in her spare time. She has poured the foundation, built steps and woodwork, and laid the basement floor.
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Mary Taylor
Toronto
Mrs. Taylor
Oil Bearing Seed Crops Dominant in Canada 1944
Dominion figures show Saskatchewan and Manitoba produced the bulk of oil bearing sunflowers and rape seed in 1944 as war restrictions cut vegetable oil imports. Manitoba led sunflower output with 5,650,000 pounds, followed by Saskatchewan at 2,850,000. rape seed total reached 6,600,000 pounds with Manitoba 4,200,000 and Saskatchewan 1,920,000. Ontario rape seed and smaller provincial crops followed.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario
Shortest summing up by Judge Bramwell
A famous English judge Lord Bramwell delivered ultra brief verdict prompts. He asked counsel, then exclaimed Phew and urged the jury to consider their verdict. He later quipped eight words to summarize the case about the defendant’s aim and result.
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Lord Bramwell
Bramwell
Fresh bread to stay soft two weeks for troops
Wartime bakery advance promises bread that remains fresh for two weeks. British Army workers already produce this processed bread and it was supplied to invasion forces landing in Normandy.
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Normandy
Turkish officer and muse clues in mixed crossword puzzle
A dense puzzle gives clues across horizontal and vertical entries including a former Turkish officer and an array of wordplay. Many entries reference geographic and cultural terms, with several language notes and obscure cross-references to form a challenging crossword.
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Britain
H. W. Healy
Manderville
England
Manchester
D-Day
By Fred Neher
V-2
Emdr. L. Snell
Orillia
Ont
Scotland
Sutton
Eats
Bill
Pinehurst
BY William Ferguson
NEAR
Vice, Inc
Dallas
Fiall
Cam
The
Virgil
Mosiem
Am Lajn
RIN
Brown
Marshes
Editie Seed
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
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