World Happenings Briefly Told
Six small silver cow shaped cream jugs from London 1750 1768 sold for 416. The Leipzig assault of February 1744 cost Canada over 6000 in losses. Canadian schoolchildren buying war savings stamps funded 35 aircraft for the RCAF. By Feb 29 1944 over 245000 Canadians served overseas including 500+ WACs. Britain relaxes place name sign display rules for low flying aircraft. Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst led desert air force and now commands a fighter group in Normandy. German reprisals have destroyed 1000 Greek localities leaving 1.5 million homeless per BBC. UNRRA Council II to meet in Montreal September 15 per Lehman.
Nature’s method for mixing minerals in soil growth
A reporter learns from the Royal Ontario Museum how soil minerals like clay, zeolites, quartz and feldspar absorb moisture and nutrients. Decayed matter adds plant food and moisture, while Mother Nature blends these components in tiny particles to foster vigorous growth in Victory Gardens.
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Victory Gardens
Royal Ontario Museum
China
Dutch Captain's Wife Barred From Normandy Invasion Duty
The Netherlands vessel carrying gasoline to the Normandy front was allowed to sail with its captain alone while his wife who serves as stewardess could join the mission but officials refused to let her accompany. She holds a merchant ship gunner licence and has proven her skill in action including directing the ship during a past air attack where bombs fell while she remained at the helm.
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Netherlands
Normandy
Odd Belief About Bed Orientation From Ancient Times
The article notes a historical belief that sleeping with the head of the bed facing north improves rest. It explains that people imagined magnetic currents flowed from north to south aiding sleep.
Democracy At Work In Airwomen Council Assembly
Airwomen from Prin cess Alice Barracks Ottawato debate a measure to govern their barracks as law. Endorsed by Flight Officer Marion Graham of Saskatoon the plan offers a voice in management. Officers and airwomen names from across Canada are listed as participants.
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Princess Alice Barracks
Ottawa
Marion Graham
Saskatoon
Government of
Winnipeg
Gideon Uses 300 to Deliver Israel Against Midian
Biblical narrative from Judges chapters 6 to 7 describes Jehovah trimming Israel's army to 300 by testing water drinking, selecting the faithful. Gideon signals with trumpets and torches, disrupting the Midianite camp and causing their defeat with divine aid.
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Jehovah
Gideon
Israel
Midian
Middle Watch
Sight-Seeing In Berlin Jokester Supprests Point Of View
A quip about World War II era observers runs through a Spain heard joke involving an American, a Frenchman and a German. The American boasts of the Empire State Building view, the Frenchman of Paris from the Eiffel Tower, and the German says Berlin is seen by standing on a chair. The text also describes caribou fur hairs as air filled quills and a swimming caribou that sinks not when shot.
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Spain
Empire State Building
New York
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Berlin
British War Office Uses German Uniforms For Intelligence Rooms
British War Office orders a small number of German uniforms produced by UK manufacturers for display in Know Your Enemy intelligence rooms used by troops in France. Design and cut details come from War Office experts, with Japanese uniforms planned next.
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British
War Office
Know
France
Americans Learn From German Soldier About Lost Jeep
A captured German officer recounts three American doughboys straying into enemy lines near La Have du Puits and being guided back by the German NCO they met. The tale notes a nearby anti tank gun crew reacting as the jeep vanished toward American lines. Berlin reports on February 29 says Germany aims to invade the Continent soon, with both people and troops anxious for an early attack seen as essential to ending the war.
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la Have du Puits
Mount Castre
Felows
First Steam Engines Used Beef Tallow for Lubrication
The earliest commercial steam engines serving industrial plants ran on lubrication from melted beef tallow. This fact highlights primitive maintenance practices and material choices in early industrial power systems.
Across and Down Crossword Clue Grid Clash
Puzzle grid shows numerous clues across and down with mixed letters and numbers. Readers are invited to fill entries for Carnelian and Seed coating to Tunisian ruler, and various other definitions spanning continents, deities, heraldic devices, and historical terms.
Coffee Request with Chicory at Country Inn
A visitor asks for chicory at a country hotel and receives six packets. He confirms that is all the supplies and instructs the maid to make him a cup of coffee. The exchange ends with his decisive request.
Hospital Ships in Amphibious Campaigns
Hospital ships, including converted liners, support all phases of amphibious operations by receiving and treating the wounded and transporting them back to port for hospital care.
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Hospitale
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London
Leipzig
RCAF
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Britain
Harry Broadhurst
Desert Air Force
Tripoli
Second Tactical Air Force
Greece
British Broadcasting Corporation
Council of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Montreal
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
Alice Seward
W. C. Jones
Glace Bay
N.S
Lillian Cochrane
Lac Claude Cochrane
R.ca.f
Law S. Brown
K C. Brown
Toronto
Dorothy Beeston
R. Beeston
Margaret Allaby
Allaby
Saint John
N.B
Margaret Poppleton
T Poppleton
Meilburg, Sask
Law Shirley McMaster
J. A. McMaster
Schumacher, Ont
Elizabeth Wilson
A. D. Wilson
Rae Frew
N. D. C. Thompson
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Geraldine Austin
F Austin
Haileybury
Eunice Adams
H. A. Adams
R.C.A.F. Overseas
F. L. Davies
Springside
Sask
Grace Duffield
J. S. Duffield
Lloydminster
Margaret
Jokester
British War Office
the Way
Home
Germany
Goebbels
Russia
Carnelian & Seed
Tuler
Wife of
Geraint
Sediment
Statuar
Continent
Volcano
Sicily
Ireland
Swiss
Jis
By WiLliam Ferguson
NEA Service
Asa
Arton
Reg'lar Fellers—Sherlock, Jr
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
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