World Happenings Briefly Told
Free French authorities report 40000 children died on French roads during June 1940 refugee exodus as Nazi terror spread. The freighter John Steele launched at California Shipbuilding 52 days after keel laid. Cri tica notes President Ortiz of Argentina plans resignation due to partial blindness. Atlantic herring plentiful off Nova Scotia forcing fishermen to discard catch. J A Scott Watson says Canada should market wheat to Europe postwar. Red Cross donations total 14500 from RCAF and RAF units in No 4 training command. Ion Antonescu claims Romanian casualties on Russian front reach 157000 in past year. Anges Marie, a master cook, prepared to be captured in St Nazaire raid and now works as a kitchen maid in Mayfair.
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France
Anges Marie
St. Nazaire
Mayfair
No Refrigeration In Desert Tank Claims Debunked
British officers dismissed claims that Nazi tanks in the Libyan desert used refrigeration units as a hot weather myth. They note captured German tanks have fans but no refrigeration plants, and air conditioning in US models relies on air cooling. The Berlin hot house training story is also denied. prisoners report German training as normal in Germany, not in hothouses.
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Berlin
Egypt
United States
Germany
Two-Piecer Pattern 4910 by Anne Adams
The ad promotes pattern 4910 for a two piece summer wardrobe jacket with inset belt and two sleeve lengths and a slim panelled skirt. Available in misses and women's sizes 14 to 42 with size 16 requiring 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern and include size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Stamps For Free France Issue for St Pierre Miquelon
A new postage stamp for St Pierre and Miquelon features a fishing boat and a sextant. Designed by Edmund Dulac, the series for Free French Colonies includes 14 color varieties with RF and the Cross of Lorraine and France Libre.
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St Pierre and Miquelon
General de Gaulle
London
Britain
Edmund Dulac
Cross of Lorraine
Free France
France Libre
British Industries Bulletin
Vancouver tribute to Captain George Vancouver 150 years hence
The Vancouver Sun remembers Captain George Vancouver on the 150th anniversary of his voyage into Burrard Inlet and the land that would become a major city. It notes his era and the later birth of the city named after him, with a nod to the region’s growth from shipbuilding to a shipping hub.
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George Vancouver
Burrard’s Inlet
Princesses Lawn Gardens Reclaimed by Hens in London
In Hamilton Place London the royal gardens once quiet have become a scene for watching hens fed by visitors. The change follows the removal of railings as crowds seek the eggs and wonder who is lucky to obtain them. Alaska’s mining history notes Russians in 1854 and Cook Inlet coal. The earth’s land area is 57,510,000 square miles.
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Hamiltonplace
London
Piccadilly
Alaska
Cook Inlet
Yearly Rationing Highlights Coffee Use at Fort Benning
Lat est discovery of the quartermaster corps shows soldiers average four cups of coffee daily. Rationing runs yearly at 45 pounds per man. Dessert favorites rank pie first, then ice cream doughnuts and various cakes and puddings, with rice pudding cited as less popular.
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FR Benning
Quartermaster Corps
Collier's
Russian Soldier Sacrifices Battery After Closed Request
War correspondent Ilya Ehrenburg recounts a Russian field battery on a hill near Sevastopol trapped by Nazi tanks. The battery captain ordered artillery fire on his own position to save comrades. the guns answered, driving back the German assault. Only six crew members survived.
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Ilya Ehrenbourg
Sevastopol
God Created the Heavens and the Earth Genesis 1
Sunday school reflection expounds Genesis 1 1 2 3 5 and 6 25 noting the primeval chaos light and dark day night and the week as a creative framework. It contrasts biblical creation with geology and biology and covers the succession of creation days and the poetry of Genesis.
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God
Heavens
Earth
John H. Vincent
Health League of Canada Advises Safe Summer Rules
Public health notice outlines summer hazards and precautions by the Health League of Canada. Guidance includes sunbaths in easy doses, avoiding poison ivy, ensuring pure water and pasteurized milk, moderate exercise, not swimming on a full stomach, learning paddling or rowing, and basic artificial respiration to save lives.
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The
Health League of Canada
Tea Dose Debate Sparks Letter Exchange in Toronto Telegram
A reader argues that one teaspoon of tea per cup suffices, citing five to six strong cups from a single spoonful. The discussion centers on the old rule of a teaspoon per cup and one for the pot, with a tea-maker supporting the smaller measure.
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Gram
Varsity
Admiralty appeals for abroad photographs draw 7000 replies
The Admiralty issued a public appeal seeking photographs taken overseas and the pictorial information they hold. Within 24 hours the response reached about 7,000, including a man who offered a collection of 4,000 images.
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Admiralty
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Royal Air Force
No. 4 Training Command
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Rumania
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Sperling
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Cape of Good Hope
Stamps For Free
Pierre and Miquelon
Vancouver
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British Empire
Vancouver Sun
BY WiLliam Ferguson
Australia
NEA Service
By Fred Neher
Reg
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
God the Creator
Death League
Ayeg Henry
Toronto
Mickie
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