World Happenings Briefly Told
The BBC reported seven Germans executed in Berlin for high treason. An Australian built seven pound body armor for troops prepared for testing. Anti aircraft guns on England's south coast shot down four Nazi raiders in under an hour. A Frankfort paper admitted the German air force cannot strike Britain with full force due to milk price increases. Farthings in Pretoria have circulated in Cape Town after 40 years. Premier John Hert spoke of a possible defence railway from Prince George to Alaska. Hearings on a 2.807 billion dollar war bill cited plans for 51 submarines in the current year and 76 more next year. The Canadian army imposes speed limits on military vehicles to curb gasoline and rubber waste.
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England
US. Navy
Simple Minesweeper Ceremony Before Patrol
A trawler patrol skipper on the minesweeper introduces a brief one minute service before departure. The crew gathers around the wheel as the skipper asks are we all here and the men answer all here under Gods care amen. Then of what are we afraid the men reply we are afraid of nothing.
Eliminate Waste Says Cloth Saves Uniforms and Tanks
RF Cusholm asserts wartime price board can save cloth by restricting men’s clothing to yield uniforms for all Canadian armed services. He says cutting underused plumbing lines frees steel for 250 medium tanks, while noting a falling yet possibly saner standard of living as waste is trimmed.
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Cusholm
Prices and Trade Board
Vancouver
Canadian Armed Services
Naval Heroes Victoria Cross Conferred On Two Men
The admiralty announced two Victoria Crosses for sub crew heroes Lieut Peter S W Roberts and Petty Officer Thomas W Gould who removed two un exploded bombs embedded in the Thrasher’s gun casing. Roberts and Gould pushed and dragged one bomb 20 feet through a narrow space to lower it over the side after the submarine was attacked by depth charges and aircraft following the sinking of a heavily escorted supply ship.
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Admiralty
Peter S. W. Roberts
Thomas W. Gould
Great Commission Call to All Nations Is Examined
A devotional reading analyzes Matthew 28 16 20 Mark 16 14 20 Luke 24 49 53 and Isaiah 49 1 6. It notes Jesus’ authority in heaven and on earth and commands disciples to preach baptize and teach, highlighting faith, presence, and mission through historical and modern perspectives.
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Matthew
Judas
Galilee
Jesus
Paul
Thomas J. Villers
John Paton
New
Hebrides
Stephen
Economy dress pattern 4052 by Anne Adams shown
The Anne Adams Pattern 4052 offers a slimming frock in rayon and cotton print priced about 1.44 with fabric use of 2% yards for size 36. Available in women's sizes 34 to 44, order by 20 cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Plastic meal discs replace paper tickets in Britain
Government restaurants in Britain adopt yellow discs for soup, red for meat, green for sweets, and brown for tea to save paper tickets. The system uses color coded plastic discs to indicate meal types and streamline service.
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Britain
Chile Sees Two Earthquakes Daily On Average
Seismographs indicate Chile experiences about two earthquakes daily with two destructive shocks each year. The figure 2468 appears as a year reference or data tag in the report.
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Chile
Sugar Saver Tip Cuts Sugar in Cakes Without Notice
A simple method suggests removing two tablespoons or an eighth of a cup from each cup of sugar in a recipe. The reduction goes largely unnoticed in most cakes and can save a noticeable amount over a week or month.
High Altitude Flight Requires Pitch Control Propellers
Modern high altitude propellers need pitch control to manage large pitch range. Between take-off and terminal dive the pitch may reach up to 40 degrees, leaving the pilot with many other duties.
Biggest hardware shop in the world in the Midlands
A vast Midlands store claims to be the world's largest hardware shop with 267000 lines of goods. It supplies Britain's fighting troops with tools of war and offers bicycle parts to mammoth tanks.
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Midlands
Britain
British infant welfare units aid war workers children
A Health League of Canada report from Britain highlights mobile infant welfare units in England. Each unit operates with nurses, a midwife, a male orderly, and a tent annex for ward space, providing maternity and infant care and evacuating children to nurseries during air raids.
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Great Britain
Health League of Canada
Canada
Gordon Bates
England
Nannie TT
Nannie TI
Defender Of Malta Praise From General Dobbie For Malta People
General Sir William Dot meets the British press in a Malta defense briefing. He is praised as mild and calm, the soul of Malta’s defense, with remark that Maltese are more British than the King and more Catholic than the Pope. General Dobbie notes Maltese love for the British Empire.
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Dobbie
William Dot
Brit
Manchester Guardian
William
Malta
Iraqi envoy Ali Jawdah al Ayoubi leaves camel corps past
The Buffalo Courier Express profiles Ali Jawdah al Ayoubi the new U S envoy from Iraq noting his past command of a camel corps under Lawrence of Arabia and his current role in Washington as a diplomat in formal attire.
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U.S
Iraq
Camel Corps
Lawrence
Arabia
Washington
Buffalo Courier-Express
United States
Ali Jawdah al-Ayoubi
Diplomatic Corps
Kentucky Editor Promotes Crisp Strawberry Shortcake
A Kentucky country editor quoted by the Louisville Times praises a crisp crust for strawberry shortcake and condemns soggy poundcake. He argues the proper shortcake is a sandwich of ripe berries between crisp pie crust and vows harsh punishment for cooks serving soggy cakes.
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Kentucky
Louisville Times
Iceland’s Endless Hot Water Comforts Residents
An observer notes Iceland enjoys a constant abundant supply of hot water as a natural service, remarking that no one, not even a janitor, can influence this feature of life on the island.
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Iceland
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BBC
Stockholm
Berlin
Frankfort
Pretoria
Cape Town
John Hert
Prince George
B.C
Alaska
Brilliang
IS Priviez
Vwhaef State
New York
Joseph Smith
Air Training Plan
Saskatchewan
H. K. C. Harvey
Kamsack
W. Holden Senlac
W. F. Mullenix
Swift Current
G. E. Milliken
Saskatoon
By Fred Neher
Vitalnterest
Reg'lar Fellers
Puddinhead
Gene Byrnes
Cnet
Mickie
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