World Happenings Briefly Told Across Fronts
The Gibraltar government lends 82 700 000 to Britain interest free for war efforts. Finland resumes war debt payments to the United States, sending 168 945 dollars. Canada seeks 500 000 cords of wood for next winter. The US plans to spend 10 billion dollars this year per Donald M Nelson. HMCS Waskesia completes trials and serves with the Royal Canadian Navy. An all women aircraft salvage team forms in England. Northern Ireland trains suffer 10 000 bulbs stolen in 1942 as vandalism campaign begins. British shoppers warned about tips to shopkeepers being secret commissions.
Slim Two Piece Summer Dress Pattern 4423
Anne Adams Pattern 4423 offers a panel-front jacket and a slim skirt for larger women in sizes 34 through 46. Available by mail order from the Winnipeg Pattern Dept, Winnipeg Man, cost 20 cents, fabric note for 85 inch wide material.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Lightning strike damages Toronto church tower
A bolt of lightning struck St. Saviour's Anglican church in Toronto tearing away a side of the tower. It traversed a trap door into the nave, hopped along rafters to the pulpit, ripped a strip of wood from a wall and finally grounded in the basement.
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Toronto
St. Saviour’s
Flooded ammunition salvaged by over 50 A. T. S. girls
More than fifty A. T. S. workers at a central depot in northwest England recovered ammunition worth about five million dollars from flood waters. The operation highlights the rapid salvage effort amid wartime supply needs.
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A.T S
England
Only One Left British Seaman Loses Family in War
Thomas Hamilton 22, seaman in His Majesty's fleet, has lost all 12 family members since joining a month after the Poland invasion. A twin brother fell at Dunkirk, another brother, a flier, died over Berlin, and the rest of the family including parents and eight siblings were killed when bombs hit Middleborough near Newcastle England.
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Thomas Hamilton
Hitler
Poland
Dunkerque
Berlin
Middleborough
Newcastle
England
Army Bombers’ Long Range Fuel Use Highlighted
The piece notes a 1 500 mile round trip by four motor bombers consuming about 2 000 gallons of fuel. It compares this to 51 East Coast motorists yearly under A rationing and cites 15 raids of such distance by 100 Fortresses needing 75 000 barrel tanker capacity.
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Wall Street Journal
Home Guard Tales From The London Despatches
The Marquess of Donegall recalls Home Guard anecdotes from the London Daily Despatch. Brigadier Whitehead’s guard inspection yields a stunned ex ambassador and a new lieutenant saluting a former general, amid notes on Asia's vast expanse including Manchuria Mongolia and Tibet.
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Home Guard
Marquess of Donegall
London Daily
Whitehead
Admiralty Arch
Sir Hubert Gough
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Tibet
All
Asia
Census figures show rising married persons in Canada 1941
Final census figures reveal 41 percent of Canada's 112,506,655 population in 1941 were single persons. Quebec had the most single residents, while British Columbia had the highest ratio of married individuals. Married persons accounted for 41.2 percent, widowed 4.6 percent, and divorced 0.1 percent.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Bureau
Dominion
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sunday School Lesson on Exodus Growth and Oppression
A devotional summary of Exodus themes from Genesis ancestry to the Israelite growth, oppression under a new Egyptian king, and God’s attentive care. It notes the census of Jacob’s clan entering Egypt, the rapid population increase to about three million, and God’s response to affliction as described in Exodus 1–2.
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Jacob
Egypt
Moses
Dummelow
Joseph
Israel
James Denny
Carpet manufacture's Persian roots reach France in early 1600s
The text notes that carpet making was introduced from Persia into France at the start of the 17th century, marking a pivotal cultural transfer in textile arts.
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Persia
France
King Cohen Wins Surrender of Lampedusa Island
Sergt Sidney Cohen 22 of the British Royal Air Force forced landed his Swordfish plane on Lampedusa during a Malta mission after a compass failure and fuel shortage. He received the formal surrender of the island as Allies bombarded nearby targets and earned the nickname King Cohen of Lampedusa from his comrades.
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Sergt
Sidney Cohen
Royal Air Force
Lampedusa
Malta
Cohen
Sergi Cohen
R.A.F
King Cohen of
Her First Trip to a Crosstown Bus
A polished matron boards a crosstown bus and pays with a ten dollar bill then searches for a nickel. She confesses she has never ridden one before and the driver bluntly notes she will not be missed. The vignette reflects civilian shortages and unfamiliarity with public transport.
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New Yorker
Paper Based Plastics Aid RAF In Wartime
Paper from salvaged sources helps the RAF in aircraft construction and electrical work. Layers of wood and treated paper form ply for Mosquito aircraft components and doors. Paper based plastics are used for seats and electrical parts, while non conductor paper insulates miles of war cables. Salvage of every scrap is urged to save materials for shells and mines.
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RAF
Sea horses snap for communication says scientist
A scientist notes that sea horses produce snapping noises as a form of communication. The study highlights sound as a potential signaling mechanism among seahorses in their habitats.
Mickie Urges Loyalty to Home Town and Newspapers
Local figure Mickie emphasizes steadfast support for hometown communities and their newspapers, urging readers to back local journalism and civic identity through consistent readership and engagement.
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Gibraltar
United Kingdom
Finland
United States
Treasury
J. S Walley
Fire Wood
Donald M Nelson
Aa.r. Production Board
Hmcs. Waskesia
Royal Canadian Navy
WAAF
Northern Ireland
Food Ministry
D. C. Coleman
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. A. Mather
Western Lines
Montreal
Charles Lewis Fletcher
Saskatoon
Coleman
Fletcher
C.P.R
Moose Jaw
Home Guard Stories
H.M
By William Ferguson
Mount Rainier
Bea
Wener
King Cohen
By Fred Neher
Junior
Mickie
the Club
Mallarkeys
Shorty Cook
Tha
Gene Byrnes
Rer Barkers
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