World Happenings Briefly Told Across Nations
A snapshot of wartime and economic news from 1943: Canadian youth under Ste years old at historic lows. Canada employs about 34,450 women in key industries. Britain foregoes meat and dairy for 1950s diet. Edmonton livestock and plant values exceed 50 million dollars, up 17 percent from 1942. Britain to feature tanks at its first post-1938 motor show. Germany to distribute vitamin pills due to vegetable shortages. Stalin reportedly warns against expansion into Europe. 128 Russian children killed near Dnepropetrovsk. bodies found in a ditch. Britain grants Jamaica 525 000 pounds for five years of agricultural development.
Pattern 4456 Adorable Simple Design For Misses
This Week's Pattern advertises Pattern 4456 with side-buttoning and a smart, comfy fit. It notes fabric suggestions like percale chambray and rayon, offers misses and women's sizes 12 through 40, and requires 8 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Orders sent to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Russian Order of Suvorov Awarded to Allied Leaders
The Moscow radio announced that Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser Admiral of the Fleet Sir John C Tovey General Sir Harold Alexander and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris received Russia's high military honor the Order of Suvorov first class.
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Moscow
Bruce Fraser
John C. Tovey
Harold Alexander
Arthur Harris
Russia
Assured of Supply for 1944 Fertilizer Purchases in Canada
Canada anticipates record fertilizer purchases in 1944. Farmers who order now and accept early delivery will be assured of supply when required.
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Canada
Experienced gardeners outproduce beginners in shared garden plots
The report notes that seasoned gardeners typically yield two to five times more produce than novices when tending similar garden plots. It highlights practice, soil stewardship, and consistent care as key factors behind the productivity gap.
Sunday School Lesson Jesus Betrayed and Condemned
Dated devotional themed write up recounts Judas plotting with chief priests to hand Jesus over, Peter's denial before the high priest, and Pilate ceding to the crowd to crucify Jesus after Barabbas is released. Includes references to Isaiah and Mark passages. The tone mirrors a Sunday Bible study card with quoted events.
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Judas Iscarthe
Jesus
Peter
Pilate
Barabbas
Oranges pressed into sheets for export in Palestine
Jerusalem reports oranges dried into a pulp then pressed into sheets about leather thickness for export. Other fruits may be offered by the sheet. the fruit is suitable for immediate eating and marmalade production. Also notes lizards of the East Indies can glide using rib membranes.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed Across Section
A jumbled list of crossword clues includes pronoun residence 8 pitch er 12 South American language 13 ancient instrument 14 Chinese rax 15 poetic above 16 grasp with understanding 18 Satan 20 to skin 21 printer s measure 22 law things 23 projecting 27 29 30 part Wolframite adassian community Paragon Four Acted Brown note of scale Complete Youth Japanese pagoda poetic enough 40 church seat 41 land 42 uni weight 44 to intimidate 47 the study of 61 moisture 52 was borne by 63 Dirk 64 Tibetan gazelle 65 period of time 66 river in Belgium 67 being 1 head covering 2 arrow poisoning 3 prodigy 4 South African Dutch 6 poisonous snake 6 slang high hat 7 tapestry 8 arrangement of troops in steps 9 small 0 4870 Ix 10 sea cagie 11 carmine 17 Teutonic deity 19 preposition 22 to disencumber 24 hypothetical force 25 Greek letter 26 lambs pen name 27 to quote 28 English river 29 wire 30 insane 32 idler 33 to convert into path er 6 preposition 37 citrus traits 38 to plod 40 paralysis 4 mofen lava 42 artificial 44 colorer 45 gaseous element 46 poetic contraction 7 to lift 48 farming implement 49 girls name 50 to turn right
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Dirk
Belgium
Tea Time Treat And Dinner Sweet Cup Cakes
Soak All Bran in milk then mix with creamed shortening sugar and salt. Combine flour spices and soda, add alternately with soaked Bran to creamed mix. Fill muffin pans two thirds and bake about 20 minutes. Frost with mocha icing and serve nine cupcakes.
Air travel to spur postwar development across Canada
The Bishop of the Arctic argues that Ottawa will offer incentives to develop air travel coast to coast after the war. He says such expansion will open the country and attract settlers to remote regions to exploit natural resources. The second passage notes Honduras is mainly agricultural with little manufacturing and a single mining company.
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Ottawa
A. L. Fleming DD
Arctic
Church of England
Canada
Elgin Deanery
Honduras
Advisory Commission Plans Allied Input on Germany Afterwar Handling
The European Advisory Commission invites smaller European nations to submit views on defeating Germany. The plan coordinates with Britain, Russia and the United States to prevent future aggression. A liaison is set with Norway the Netherlands Yugoslavia Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece France and other occupied countries to share data for postwar policy and prosecutions.
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Germany
European Advisory Commission
Britain
Russia
United States
Commission
Norway
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Czecho- Slovakia
Greece
France
Mosquito Control Group Reveals Secret Gas Plan
At the Canadian Pest Control Operators Association meeting in Montreal, officials disclosed a new lethal gas D C T claimed to kill all mosquitoes within a three mile radius. P W McLeod of Vancouver was elected president and Charles Riess of Winnipeg was named western vice-president.
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United Nations
D.C.T
Montreal
Pest Control Operators’ Association
P. W. McLeod
Vancouver
Charles Riess
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan to offer free cancer treatment and hospitalization
Beginning May 1 the Saskatchewan Government will provide free treatment and hospitalization for cancer. The Speech from the Throne notes reduced charges previously available at Saskatoon and Regina cancer clinics, with free diagnosis and hospitalization for tuberculosis for 15 years and free sera vaccines for several communicable diseases. A new department of labor and public welfare is to consolidate services under one administration.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina
Canada
Department of Labor and Public Welfare
Great Lakes Fleet Adds Vessels to Meet Record Shipments
Shipments by Great Lakes fleets are projected to reach 285 million bushels in 1944, up from 190 million this year. The rise follows 13 vessels returning from emergency ocean service and 16 new ships joining the lake fleet.
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Great Lakes
Emergency Ocean Service
Boy Scout Fund Aids European Scouting Revival
The governor general and chief scout for Canada announced a Chins Up fund of 42000 dollars raised in Canada by the Boy Scouts Association. The money will be used after the war to revive scouting in Norway Denmark the Netherlands France Poland and other countries.
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Canada
Boy Scouts Association
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Poland
Airdale to be decorated by London dog society
Zip airdale of Lieut Gerald Mahoney Montreal in the Canadian Army earns a valor decoration from a London dog society for locating buried victims and rescuing people during enemy raids. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Zip
Gerald Mahoney
Montreal
London
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Col J. J. Liewelin
Edmonton
Hamburger Fremendenblatt
London Sunday Observer
Stalin
Central
Western
Europe
Mikhailovka
Dnepropetrovsk
Moscow Radio
Jamaica
British Colonial Office
Isaiah
Mark
East Indies
Satan
Printer's
Wolframite
Paragon
Carmine
Lao
Ito
Fir
Verticati
Air Travel
Advisory Commission
By William Ferguson
BOY Scout Fund
By Fred Neher
W.4.a
Reg
Thas
Gene Byrnes
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