World Happenings Briefly Told
The milk allowance for adults increased to three pints weekly as the Ministry of Food Nar announced. Certificates of naturalization in Britain numbered 1841, with 110 tales noted. a Frankfurter Zeitung despatch says Russians and Spanish republicans in Vichy were arrested. Liverpool brothers Able Sea Jan Alfred Cox 27 and Able Sea Tan Mathew Cox 22 served in Meadowsweet and shared wartime adventures across ten ships. The Salsk steppes people raised over 1.5 million rubles for a Red Army tank column called The Collective Farmer of Salsk. Two sisters Anna and Maria Gotovtzevas in a Red Army tank unit killed 59 Germans and destroyed multiple targets.
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Liverpool
Able
Jan Alfred Cox
Tan Mathew Cox
Meadowsweet
Salsk
Colummn
Red Army
Anna
Maria Gotovtzevas
Slim Housedress Pattern 4346 by Anne Adams
The Anne Adams Pattern 4346 offers a slim housefrock with a bustline and hip emphasis. Available in women's sizes 36 to 50, it features long-waisted front bodice sections that button at the neck and bias-cut panels using checked fabric. Send 20 cents with size name address and pattern number to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Man. Allow extra delivery time due to mail slowness.
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Anne Adams
Rncrac
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Mickie Says Readership Reaches Small Neighborhood Audiences
The column notes most copies of this newspaper are read by a handful of neighbors and nearby residents. It emphasizes a tight, local audience ideal for advertisers seeking direct community reach.
Wartime Women Aid Herb Collection and Rose Hip Produce
British women's organizations assist in collecting medicinal herbs to replace imports, producing rose hip syrup for babies. About 134 million hips yielded nearly 600,000 bottles in 1941 42. Nostradamus prophecies about Good Friday and Easter aligned with events, yet history shows continued wartime resilience. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Britain
Women's Institutes
Ravens mimic fighter planes in Aleutian camp formation
Captain Blewit reports ravens in the Aleutians display aerial maneuvers resembling fighter formations. Blue foxes stand in line and ravens perform echelons and attack dives while occasionally executing comical landings. A terrier mascot is reportedly attacked by the birds in a dramatic stunt.
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Aaron Mewitt
Cal de Sac Idaho
Blewit
Blewitt
Aleutians
Air Corps
Peter and John Speak Boldly and Heal at the Temple
The passage notes the boldness of Peter and John seen by the onlookers as unlearned men and their association with Jesus. It recounts Peter's sermon at Pentecost leading to about three thousand conversions and the miracle of healing a lame man at the Temple gate Beautiful, demonstrating the apostles’ power in Jesus’ name.
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Peter
John
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Temple
Beautiful
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
God
Currant Juices Versus Oranges For Vitamin C
Researchers report red currant juice provides as much Vitamin C as oranges while black currant juice contains about double that amount. The finding highlights currants as a potent citrus alternative for daily Vitamin C intake.
Desert Groomed Driver Sets Army Mustache Record
In the desert, James Allen of the British Eighth Army achieved a notable feat by growing the longest mustache in the unit. His facial hair spans seven full inches from tip to tip, reflecting remarkable grooming success under harsh conditions.
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James Allen
Eighth Army
Wartime Meals How To Overcome Shortages And Rationing
Wartime meals can stay nutritious despite shortages with cereals milk potatoes and vegetables. Experts suggest varying menus with muffins quick breads ready cereals sandwiches stretch meat and fish croquettes meat loaves hash stews with crumbs dressings and dessert puddings while using milk and cottage cheese in many dishes.
Peculiar Palm Tree in Faridpore Bows With Prayer Calls
The praying palm tree in Faridpore India bowed at evening temple bells but researchers found temperature caused the behavior. An old superstition claims Christmas bread never goes stale.
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Faridpore
India
Vegetables for Victory promotes home gardening during war
A Victory Garden poster urges Canadians to grow fresh vegetables at home to ensure supply, support the war effort, and preserve manpower for essential duties. It lists carrots spinach peas tomatoes cabbage beans onions and lettuce as good options and directs readers to federal or provincial agriculture departments for more information.
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United Kingdom
Mussolini Ordered to Wear Glasses by Oculist
The Italian dictator Mussolini has been advised by his oculist Professor Leoncini to wear spectacles due to worsening eyesight. The move challenges his public image, as rulers often regard glasses as a sign of fading power. A gun is a one cylinder internal combustion engine.
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Mussolini
Leoncini
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Ministry of Food
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Vichy
British Hotels and Restaurants Association
Mickie
Bors
Royal Canadian Air Force
Michel de Notre Dame
Nostradamus
BY William Ferguson
THE
Hague
Wild Bird Lite
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Peter and John
By Fred Neher
Canada
Victory Garden
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