World Happenings Briefly Told
Mr and Mrs John Wade Thorne Yorkshire are believed oldest married couple in England. Petain in good health in exile at Sigmaringen Germany says former Vichy consul at Barcelona. Paris council renames Avenue de Tokyo to Avenue de New York. After $4 million NZ oil search abandoned as hopeless. UK Women's Voluntary Services reclothe over 1 000 000 evacuees. Beaverbrook donates 100 000 to Presbyterian Church after Vbomb catastrophe. Government raises universities grant by 3 500 000 pounds to 21 49 000 pounds each. Canadian army art contest success leads to larger competition this year. Defence HQ calls for integrated postwar science and industrial research plan.
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John Wade
Thorne
Yorkshire
Eng
England
Ingenious river crossing aids Burma bridge head
An Irish, English, and Scottish officer devised a night crossing of the Irrawaddy in Burma to establish a bridge head. Captain Michael Muldoon of the Irish Guards led rehearsals then guided boats across by colored signals, despite swift currents and enemy observation. Six men were killed or drowned in the operation.
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Irrawaddy
Burma
Michael Muldoon
Irish Guards
St. Thomas Times Journal
School Lunches For Health For Canadian Youth
Miss Margaret Smith urges Health magazine readers to balance school lunches with one third of daily nutrition. A model lunch includes milk, raw vegetables, fresh fruit, and a protein sandwich on whole wheat bread, with jams avoided for vitamin content.
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Margaret Smith
Health Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
Miss Smith
League
Canada
Dominion Department of National Health and Welfare
Women Sense of Touch and Hearing Greater Than Men
Women possess twice the sensitivity to touch and superior hearing compared with men. The statement contrasts sensory acuity across genders and notes general population figures. Arabia spans 1,000,000 square miles with about 16,600,000 inhabitants.
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Arabia
No Nation Remote Says United States Must Align With Britain
Lord Halifax warned that no nation can remain remote from global conflict and urged US and Britain to cooperate for world peace. He cautioned advances in science could enable explosive strikes on American cities from Europe or Asia and stressed that the United States cannot stay out of future wars.
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Earl of Halifax
United States
Britain
Europe
Asia
Association of Commerce
Committee On International House
New Orleans
Lord Halifax
London Banker Gives 200000 to Aerial War Widows Fund
A London banker who lost his eldest son in an R.A.F. flight donated 200000 to build houses for disabled R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm pilots and for widows of pilots. Nominal rents will apply, but no tenant will pay more than they can afford, or any rent if it causes hardship, says the fund administrator.
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London
R.A.F
Fleet Air Arm
Great Commandments and Parables Reflected in Gospel Teachings
A Sunday School lesson reviews Matthew 22 37 39 on loving God with all heart soul and mind and loving neighbor as self, notes the royal law in James 2 8, and surveys Jesus teachings from Matthew 23 1 39 through parables and the Last Judgment, highlighting the sheep and goats dichotomy and divine reward.
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Jesus
Ias
Jerusalem
Temple
Cheese Fires Sailors in Naval Battle Tale
A humorous antiquated report describes a naval clash where Uruguayan Captain Coe, low on ammo, fires rounds of hard cheese. Brazilian Admiral Brown, fearing a new weapon, retreats his ship.
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Coe
Admiral Brown
Crossword Puzzle Teaser List of Clues
A mixed crossword with horizontal and vertical clues including Dark gray Bravery To convince To scheme Pronoun To spot Feur To carry Hindu prayer rug Before To pierce Ostrichlike bird Seed covering Girl s name Casts down Permits Scandinavian navigator Defeated Companion Seized At present Gacial show Appendages Clever Pronoun Small dog Silkworm Constellation Hail Chinese measure Egyptian god of agriculture Carouse Answer to is rT In j fo at in total Other European river Tibetan priest Ancient large ship Bul Dreary Oriental Siamese coin To provide ith weapons Old To spring suddenly Temporarily brilliant ate Escapes Lock of hair Protuber ance on plant Roman magistrate Knocks Prevaricator Colloqguital wrathful Man s name Concerning Note of scale
Mother's Medal Recipient Honored by King George
Anthony Everitt displays the Albert Medal awarded posthumously to his mother by King George at Buckingham Palace. Her act aided in rescuing U S airmen after a bomber crashed on her farm. she died from injuries when the plane exploded. Anthony has been adopted by a U S bomber squadron.
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Anthony Everitt
King George
Buckingham Palace
Anthony
U.S
Vanguard Is Named Britain’s New Mighty Battle Ship
Britain unveils H M S Vanguard as its latest mighty battleship. The secret name was kept since Princess Elizabeth launched the vessel at a Clyde yard on November 30. Precautions included cutting microphones at the naming ceremony and concealing the name from broadcasts.
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H.M.S. Vanguard
Britain
Princess Elizabeth
Clyde
BBC
Canadian scientists aided development of powerful explosive RDX
The article details Dr. George Wright of the University of Toronto and colleagues Dr. J. H. Ross Dr. S. Sutherland and Dr W E Machmann aiding the first RDX factory in Canada established at Toronto in 1941. RDX known as cyclonite is 15 times as powerful as TNT and was adopted by Britain and the United States for large scale production.
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George Wright
University of Toronto
Canada
Wright
J. H. Ross
S. Sutherland
Montreal
W. E. Machmann
National Defence Research Committee
United States
Research Department
England
U.S
New Headlamp Solves Night Driving Problems
An English firm unveils a headlamp with a flat top cut off beam eliminating direct dazzle at eye level. The beam is in sharp focus offering a distant road view and a clear roadside picture. Range exceeds 1000 feet and its lens reportedly makes rain or snow invisible to the driver. It ends with a light quip about grapefruits at breakfast.
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Germany
Vichy
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Seine
New Zealand
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Cambridge
Defence Headquarters
C. J. Mackenzie
National Research Council
Bank of England
France
Belgium
Helland
Bureau of Minor Research
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Billy Homan
St. Mary's, Ont
Marie Marley
By William Ferguson
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China
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