World Happenings Briefly Told
Reports from Aneta via Stockholm say Germany plans a 23000,000 Netherlands colony in Nazi occupied White Russia. A German parachute commander lauded a British soldier as a superb enemy. Paratroop pay rises noted. mobile kitchen gift to Accrington council. Small number of French nationals to return after consular offices close in Canada. Canadians donate canteens to fire brigades in Cardiff Swansea and Bristol. Reuters cites a private report on prisoner living conditions in Hong Kong. King Boris of Bulgaria described as a virtual prisoner in Sofia with doubled guard.
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Aneta
Stockholm
Germany
Netherlands
Russia
France
Canada
Legation
Scrap Old Vessel To Sail Great Lakes Wolverine to be dismantled
The 98-year-old U S S Michigan known as the Wolverine will be scrapped to divert metals for the war effort. Opponents argued the armored ship should be preserved as a historic relic. Proponents note it has lain decaying in Misery Bay Lake Erie for years.
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Great Lakes
U.S.S. Michigan
Misery Bay
Lake Erie
Child's Play Wardrobe from Anne Adams Pattern 4047
A four piece youth wardrobe by Anne Adams uses Pattern 4047 including overalls bonnet playsuit and bolero in sizes 2 4 and 6. Fabric requirements for size 6 are given with exact yardage and a 20 cent order price sent to the Winnipeg Pattern Department for delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Statue of Liberty impresses Lord Halifax in New York visit
British Ambassador Lord Halifax tours Bedloe's Island to inspect the Statue of Liberty. He calls it tremendous and beautiful and urges all visitors to go inside and view Manhattan from the statue. The piece notes the massive bronze figure, interior access, construction history, and ties to French liberty.
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Lord Halifax
New York
Bedloe's Island
Battery Wharf
Manhattan
Bartholdi
Paris
Bedloe’s Island
Tea rationing eyed in Canada amid smaller shipments
Ottawa authorities consider voluntary tea limits to ensure fair distribution as Pacific shortages persist. Officials say sugar-style controls may guide tea quotas, with penalties for overbuying or hoarding, citing past success of voluntary sugar rationing and public cooperation.
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Canada
Pacific
Prices and Trade Board
German scientist announces new type vitamin tablet for starving troops
Dr. Rittwagen claims to have invented a new type vitamin tablet containing food values to sustain besieged men for an indefinite period. Nine tablets would equal a day’s nourishment. Experiments are planned on selected troops on home service.
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Rittwagen
Canada Leads With Most Lakes and Inland Waters
A geographic fact highlights Canada as possessing more lakes and inland waters than any other nation. The abundance shapes national identity and regional landscapes across provinces and territories.
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Canada
Country
World
Air Training Plan Wings Ceremony at Dauphin
Pilots from Canadian provinces and a group of American boys received their Wings at No 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin Manitoba in a ceremony led by Major J E Ramsden. Commanding Officer Group Captain A H Wilson presided. Names include F E Brooks Brandon D W Smalley Wawanesa C McInnes Winnipeg E Burton MacDonald D M Carey Brandon R K Jasper Hartney L A Westman Winnipeg L P Anderson Minneota.
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United States
No. 10
Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Manitoba
J. E Ramsden
Dauphin School
A. H. Wilson
F. E. Brooks
Brandon
D. W. Smalley
Wawanesa
New Emergency Water Plan Turns Pool Into Reservoir
Erith in Kent converts its swimming pool into an emergency water reservoir for about 204000 people. The pool holds 70000 gallons and, with three stand pumps, provides up to 408000 gallons daily plus reserves.
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Thameside
Erith
Kent
St. Thomas Times- Journal
London
Metropolitan Water Board
National Fire Service
Forest acreage of the world and empires ranking
The world holds about eleven and a half million square miles of forest. The British Empire owns roughly two and a half million. Only Russia and Brazil approach us, with Russia matching Empire forestry and Brazil possessing two million. Germany has a comparatively small share.
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Russia
Brazil
Germany
The Crucifixion in Luke and John and the Lamb of God
A Sunday school lesson surveys the crucifixion narrative from Luke 23 33 46 John 19 23 24 and Isaiah 53 5 noting Calvary Golgotha and the mockery by spectators rulers and soldiers. It highlights Jesus prayer Father forgive them and the inscription Behold the Lamb of God.
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Jerusalem
Golgotha
Calvaria
Calvary
Brooks
Jesus
Christ of God
Pilate
Worker Diet for Peak Wartime Efficiency
Dr. A C Ivy reports at the Congress on Industrial Health that eight hour munitions workers require 3500 to 5000 calories daily, with stronger limits up to 6000 for longer hours. Protein need not rise with heavy work. fat and carbohydrates increase. Milk, whole grain cereal, enriched bread, meats, eggs, and green vegetables provide key minerals and should appear daily in a worker’s meals.
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Congress On Industrial Health
Chicago
A.C. Ivy
Northwestern University
Congress
Dr. Ivy
RAF Stations Grow Own Vegetables In Dig For Victory Drive
The London Times aeronautical correspondent reports RAF airfields are expanding the dig for victory effort this year. Many aerodromes will be self supporting in vegetables as extra acreage brings in virgin land. A fighter station added several acres and the transport officer, from a Lincolnshire farming family, borrowed a plow and with volunteers turned earth to boost supplies for all messes.
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R.A.F
London Times
Birmingham Lord Mayor Envisions Postwar England
Norman Tiptaft of Birmingham asserts wartime organization can shape postwar Britain. He foresees community schools where noble and working class children sit together in a better England of the future.
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Britain
Norman Tiptaft
Birmingham
England
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