World Happenings Briefly Told
Nearly 300 officers of Dominion force in Britain attended an aftersecret party at Buckie Palace. An American-Pakistani venture trained Swedlish aviator for a heavy transport that crashed in Sweden per Aftonbladet. Dr Luke J Fleming, 74, died in Tarrytown NY. born in Troy NY. Canada’s long-distance telephone cable construction rose 414 percent since 1939 per Winnipeg conference. Netherlands NCOs in Altengrabow prison camp starved to death. French North Africa soldiers sent aid funds to resistance in France. Denis Knowles, 35, joined mining to aid war effort. Britain universities’ ninth industrial conference in Sheffield discussed postwar industry.
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Canada
Winniperg
Great Britain
Sheffield
England
Mountain Transfiguration to Healing Miracle in Mark
The text recalls Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi, Jesus transfigured on a mountain with Elijah and Moses, and a valley scene where a father pleads for his son. Jesus addresses unbelief, heals the boy after proclaiming faith, and raises him from a state of collapse.
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Mark
Peter
Cesarea Philippi
Jesus
Christ
Elijah
Moses
Messiah
Canadian Dread Boas Dried Eggs Praise British Ministry
The British Ministry of Food has praised Canadian dried eggs as highly satisfactory. The public allowance stands at one packet per consumer every four weeks, with children under five entitled to double that amount.
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Ministry of Food
Rationing Time Table for Coffee Tea Sugar Butter Meat
Rationing notices list valid and expiry dates for coupons by color coded items. Coffee and tea coupons E yellow valid with February expiries. Sugar pink coupons 14 to 24 valid with no expiry, 25–26 Feb 3. Butter purple 46–47 valid through Feb 29, 48–49 Feb 3, 50–51 Feb 17 through March 31. Meat brown coupons 35–36 valid through Feb 29 with multiple later dates. canned salmon and preserves orange D series with varied dates and no expiry where noted. Chart references values and restrictions.
Eskimos Seen as Postwar Canadian Aviation Helpers
Rt. Rev. A. L. Fleming tells a Montreal service club that well trained Inuit could perform vital postwar work in Canadian civil aviation. He notes Eskimos’ mechanical ability and says they could become radio engineers mechanics and drivers in northern field operations after the war.
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A. L. Fleming
Arctic
Montreal
Dominion Entomologist Succeeds Late McLaine
The agriculture department announced H. G. Crawford will become dominion entomologist succeeding the late Dr. L. S. McLaine. Crawford joined the entomological branch in 1916 and is a member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists and other societies.
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H. G. Crawford
Dominion
Dr. L. SS. McLaine
The
Agriculture de
Crawford
American Association of Economic Entomologists
Interchange Arranged Between South Africa and Canada Schools
Major F. J. Ney of Toronto, executive vice-president of the National Council of Education, visits Cape Town to arrange the first SA Canada school affiliation. Diocesan Bishops' College of Rondescosch links with Bishops' College Lennoxville Quebec, enabling teacher and scholar exchanges for holidays or mutual scholarships.
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F. J. Ney
Toronto
National Council of Education
Tidadin
Cape Town
Bishops’ College of
Swift Training Rifle Aids Canadian Marksmanship
A new training device used at Army Basic Training Centres in Canada improves rifle handling. The Swift Training Rifle resembles a rifle but has no barrel or bullets and fires no live rounds. Its two pronged muzzle perforates a tiny paper target to show shot alignment and cant, aiding instructors in early rifle training.
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Swift
Military District 10
Winnipeg
War Production Board backs aluminum research in civilian goods
The War Production Board gave U S industry a green light to experiment with aluminum in postwar civilian products. It expects to spur research into lightweight autos and refrigerators and others, approving small quantity tests that do not divert wartime manpower, skills, or facilities. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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War Production Board
United States
Remarkable Timepiece Tied to Eliza Belvile’s Legacy
Miss Eliza beth Belvile, 106 years old, spent 36 years guiding London firms with a wristwatch that kept time to a tenth of a second. The device was sent to Greenwich three times weekly for accuracy checks. Belvile, who died at Wallington at 89, left the watch to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.
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Elizabeth Belvile
London
Gredwich
Belville
Wallington
Company of
Clockmakers
Arctic underice farming police? (Cannot determine exact headline. concise reconstruction)
The Toronto Star reports cucumbers and salad greens grown under polar ice in Soviet Arctic stations. Electrically heated beds lit by 300 candlepower bulbs powered by windmills above the ice extend habitable area as Arctic blizzards are harnessed for settlement.
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Polar Stations
Soviet Arctic
Toronto Star
Germany faces postwar era of barracks like dwellings
The Journal de Geneve reports Germany will enter a postwar era with monotonous barracks like housing to replace 12,800,000 homes already destroyed by Allied bombing.
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Journal de Geneve
Germany
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historic Page
A readable OCR fragment presents a crossword with numbered clues and partial entries including Slumber Wild animal To ignite Agricultur ist Four Ornament Molten Va ava Convened Youth at To raise Flat bot tomed barge Nahoor sheep Wa god Kelfian river Escaped spoken Mans name Austrian botanist Darren sediment Card game Dateh cheese Werm Pocketbook Girl s name Hebrew letter Teutonic alphabetic character Pendant ornaments To act as head Intended To worship Free Spenserian Unhappiness Knowledge Siang ane Caiyx ivat Gloria ridces Servants To ea Poet enough Americoan writer Scotch tor tat Symbol for iridium Parant.
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Ava
Darren
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Britain
Buckie
Ceew Ten
Sweden
Aftonbladet
Luke J Fleming
Tarrytone NY
Troy, N.Y
Netherlands
Altengrabow
North Africa
France
Denis Knowles
Galityn
Dr. L. S. McLaine
Grant MacDonald
J. M. Barclay
Trans- Canada Airlines
Barclay
Hon. C. D. Howe
South Africa
BY William Ferguson
SAO2
Denver
P. A. Seel
Rusinena Howes
Anewer
Spenserian
Siang
Fis
Holland Commune
By Fred Neher
Grace
Zoolie
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
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