World Happenings Briefly Told
Rudolf Besier a 63 year old dramatist of The Barretts of Wimpole Street died at his Surrey home. Nova Scotia iron ore with 65 percent metal content found in Five Islands Economy Mountain areas. Costa Rica, which declared war on the Axis last December, has the world’s smallest navy, a converted 22 ton yacht from 1941. Dominion geologists survey Peace River in British Columbia for oil potential. George Yandell of Scotland Yard leads the fight on black marketeers and food ration forgers. Canada’s Flying Training School moves from Malton Ontario to De Winton Alberta. Sabotage disrupts German war effort in Holland. A Dutch escapee says municipal and national administration is in chaos. Commandos recruitments are high with only 25 percent acceptance.
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Costa Rica
Central American Republic
Lucky Escape Report From Lidice Refuted By Masaryk
Jan Masaryk reports a lone survivor from the Nazi destroyed Czech village Lidice. He notes the man is still somewhere in Czecho-Slovakia and unnamed, with information sources to be guarded to protect the escapee.
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Jan Masaryk
London
Lidice
Reinhard Heydrich
Czecho-Slovakia
Masaryk
New Anne Adams Pattern 4048 Sparkles with Lace Trim
Pattern 4048 by Anne Adams showcases a youthful frock with shoulder yokes pockets and lace trimmed sleeves. Available in junior miss sizes 11 13 15 and 17, size 13 uses 34 yards 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Nazis Loot Estimated Four Billion From Europe Annually
The Foreign Policy Association warns that Nazi plunder across occupied Europe totals about four billion dollars each year in goods and currency. The report says looting finances Germany’s war prep, drains conquered nations toward famine, and may leave Europe in a subhuman state without swift liberation.
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Europe
Foreign Policy Association
Association
Ernest Hediger
Germany
Britain and Germans Face Grim War Readiness in Air War
The Toronto Telegram argues Britain’s air power is growing and will outpace Nazi Vengeance. It warns Germans will strike at British cities but asserts Britain and the United States will counter with stronger defences and resolve. The piece emphasizes unwavering British courage and a grim outlook for the aggressors.
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Cologne
Essen
Britain
Hitler
Canterbury
United States
Toronto Telegram
Young Jim Philipps’s War Car Impresses Army Minister
Twelve year old Jim Philipps of Adelaide invented a munitions and troop carrier to aid the war effort after being deemed too young to join the navy. Army Minister F M Forde commended his vehicle as a contribution to Australia’s front line logistics.
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Jim Philipps
Adelaide
Australia
Navy
F. M. Forde
Dad
Turned The Tables A US ship against Cuban submarine action
A US merchant ship near a Cuban port rammed and shelled a submarine after two crewmen surfaced and machine-gunned the American vessel. The ship fired back with two shots hitting the conning tower and created an oil slick as a sign of success. One American crew member was injured. A relief fund of 1000 dollars was raised by the vice consul and locals.
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United States
Sunday School Lesson Alcohol Facts Versus Drinking Propaganda
A Sunday school lesson contrasts temperance with drinking propaganda using biblical passages from Proverbs Hosea Joel and Ephesians. It warns alcohol leads to poverty deprives judgment dulls mind and invites divine judgment while citing historical interpretations and moral exhortations.
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George Dana Boardman
Germany
Joel
Jehoshaphat
Israel
Jerusalem
Durmmelow
Sunburn Dangers and At-Home Remedies Advised
Industrial medicine authorities warn sunburn causes significant lost work time in summer. Dr Gordon Bates urges wartime production protection during weekends and picnics. For moderate burns, tannic acid jelly or tannic acid packs are recommended. avoid grease to prevent infection and painful removal.
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Gordon Bates
The
Health League of Canada
Canada
Britain Ready to Salvage Gas Contaminated Food
Britain has a nationwide system to salvage foods possibly exposed to gas. Air Raid Precautions experts developed decontamination laundries staffed by civil defence personnel working with local authorities. The service aims to recover about ninety percent of treated food in an emergency.
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Britain
Women Timber Corps recruits train at Bury St Edmunds
Recruits from across Britain join the Women's Timber Corps under the Supply Ministry to boost timber production. They are part of the Women's Land Army. In 1940 India's jute crop reached 12,262,450 bales.
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Britain
Women's Timber Corps
Bury St. Edmunds
Supply Ministry
Women's Land Army
India
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Rudolf Besier
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Surrey
England
Nova Scotia
Five Islands
Economy
Peace River
British Columbia
George Yandell
Scotland Yard
Malton
Toronto
de Winton
Alta
Royal Canadian Air Force
Holland
Czech
Young Boy
Air Force
R.c.af
Henry Avenue
No. 1
Manning Depot
M. Brock
R.C.A.F
BY William Ferguson
Coulumb
Farad
Oule
By Fred Neher
Hosea
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
Mickie
Capes Cuguwe
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