World happenings briefly told from across the globe
Reports note postwar lighting research in Britain and street light plans. The Canadian Red Cross Maple Leaf club opens in London by the Duchess of Gloucester. Sweden awards shipyard contracts for two 7 000 ton cruisers. UK factory workers may holiday as farm hands to aid harvest. Knox says US Navy will grow beyond 1942 fleet size. CBC to broadcast from front lines with Canadian troops. Roosevelt signs a bill appointing women physicians in armed forces. BBC notes Australia can no longer supply 75 000 tons of butter to Britain. South Africa moves clocks to standard time. Paris radios depopulate Paris by evacuating children amid air raid warnings.
Shirtfrock Pattern 4341 by Anne Adams
The Shirtfrock pattern 4341 offers a well proportioned, straightforward line with a smart front buttoning. Available in women's sizes 34 through 46, size 36 requires 37 1 35 yards of fabric. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union, Winnipeg, Man. Delivery may be delayed by mail.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Popular queues form for cheap horse fillet steak in London
Long lines form outside London shops selling Choice horse fillet steak at about 25 cents a pound for human consumption. The Food Minister is urged to ration it to save enough to feed cats and dogs. The Hawaiian alphabet is the world’s shortest with 12 letters a e h i k i m oo p u and w.
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London
War Savings Certificates Endorsement Ad
Sound investment advice promotes War Savings Certificates with a concise urging line while noting the message appears as a brief promotional insert.
Gardening in Canadas Early Season Start
Garden note advises using well started plants bought from florists or nurserymen when starting late. It covers advantages of transplanting blooms, starting vegetables, pest control, and notes sprays and powders for fungus and insects. A separate item reports a London auction of a homing pigeon for the RAF valued at $1,100.
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Canada
London
R.A F
Smile Awhile: A Patchwork of Wit and Daily Life
A collage of humorous vignettes and light exchanges fills this page. Jokes about a Berlin branch, courtroom banter, a minister's family, a pig with a blue ribbon, and playful quips from children and adults create a lighthearted snapshot of social humor and everyday manners.
Old Nails Saving War Effort Through Scrap Trade
The article urges turning in old nails that have no value except scrap to salvage depots. Officials from National Salvage Headquarters in Ottawa say swapping scrap metal poundage for nails could free up 100 thousand tons for war production. Nail consumption rose from 1.5 million kegs in peace to nearly 2 million in wartime due to packaging, housing wartime needs, and grain storage facilities.
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National Salvage Headquarters
Canada
Prime Minister Indicates British Empire and Commonwealth Interchangeable
Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that the terms British Empire and British Commonwealth are used interchangeably. He cited Churchill’s view that either term is acceptable and emphasized that what matters is the unity of the British nations in the fight for human liberty.
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Mackenzie King
Poulier
House of Commons
Churchill
Montreal Gazette
John 21 Devotional on Peter and Love
Sunday school lesson reflects on John 21 and Jesus question Lovest thou me with threefold inquiry. Peter answers with personal love and Jesus commissions him to feed his sheep, symbolizing entrusted ministry and redemption after denial.
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John
Christ
Peter
Johns
Jesus
Simon Peter
Simon
Interview Delay Spoiled by Two Men Contradictory Advice
A man awaiting a director interview recalls two men emerging from an inner office. One lectures the other about being decisive and giving a definite answer to wholesale firm clients. The exchange highlights caution in business negotiations.
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Harry
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Neutral
Sweden
Gothenburg
National
Navy
Frank Knox
United States Navy
CBC
James 8. Thomson
Roosevelt
U.S. Army
Navy Medical Corps
BBC
Australia
South Africa
Paris
Europe
By William Ferguson
Nick
Manchester
Berlin
Mer
Laura
Cherub
Shoro
Victor Mulhall
Weyburn
Sask
Leonard Plishka
Myrnam
Alta
Hamburg
Mulhall
R.C.M.P
R.A.F
Plishka
Normal School
Edmonton
RCAF
Bill Klufas
Radway
Klufas
RAF
Stirling
Heck
Gene Byrnes
Pud
Tawa
J. H. Roberts
United Kingdom
Roberts
Dieppe
Kingston
Ont
Pipestone
Mickie
Caarle
By Fred Neher
Sea of Galilee
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