World Happenings Briefly Told
The Queen donated a 110 prize to a Berkshire garden competition to encourage home food growing. Canada plans to supply the United Kingdom with 45,000 000 dozen eggs this year under existing contracts. Thousands of Britons, unable to obtain food, died of starvation during the winter. A banana from Sierra Leone was auctioned in Middlesbrough for 10. Oil from Russia must be transferred at the border due to gauge differences. Nearly 10,000 Jews will be among 40,000 workmen building railways linking old Bulgaria to new territories. Mongolian and Tibetan manuscripts were found by an expedition. Education Minister Perry cites a shortage of rural teachers in British Columbia, expected to rise to 140–150 by September.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Middlesbrough
England
Warship Week
Bulgaria
Berlin
Burat Mongolian State Institute of Language, Literature and Art
Perry
British Columbia
Potato yields and war impact in Germany claim
Ontario potato expert Norman Parks states Germany’s 8 million acres pledged to potatoes plus occupied territories extended its wartime resilience. He argues abundant potato production prevented a two year German war effort in the last conflict, noting yields up to 250 bushels per acre for food and fuel.
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Germany
Norman Parks
Ontario
Made For Larger Figures Dress Pattern 4928 Ad
Anne Adams unveils Pattern 4928 for larger figures with bias side panels that elongate the bodice. Features include optional sleeve tabs and top-stitching, sizes 34 to 48, fabric needs vary, price 20 cents, order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Disease note on liver fat content included as unrelated text.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Defeat Nazism to End Suffering, Says New York Sun
The New York Sun urges that Nazi atrocities in raids on Norway and Boulogne, and brutal actions in Yugoslavia, show the bully nature of fascist regimes. It argues that only total victory over Nazism can save innocents and end the master race tyranny.
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Churchill
Germany
New York Sun
Plans for drama clubs and library access in Canadian provinces
Mary Ellen Burgess advises theatre groups to plan for next season by using provincial drama library services in Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia to borrow scripts at low cost. She notes member clubs may access multiple copies and technical books with advisor help and suggests keeping a file of plays with publishers prices royalties and plot summaries.
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New York Stage
Saskatchewan
Drama League
Darke Building
Regina
Alberta
Dept. of Extension
University of Alberta
Edmonton
British Columbia
G. Shrum
University of British Columbia
Oil Cooler for Planes Regulates Oil Temperature in Flight
Air research has built an oil cooler for aircraft that works at high altitude. It uses shutters to regulate cooling air flow and narrows them when oil is too cold to keep oil at a steady, efficient temperature.
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Air Research
Air Marshal Bishop Urges Better Wartime Travel for Troops
Air Marshal Billy Bishop told Halifax airmen that officers must avoid scolding or apologizing over transport and share his wartime experiences. He recalled crossing the Atlantic in 1914 18 on the Caledonia, a cattle boat built in 1890, taking 16 days with poor conditions and horse deaths, arguing the government should provide decent passages and troops should endure current arrangements.
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Bishop
Billy Bishop
Halifax
Atlantic
Montreal
Ottawa Journal
Jesus Questions Pharisees and Counsels Disciples in Matthew
The lesson centers on Jesus answering Pharisees about the Christ's identity from Psalms and David. He exposes their misreading and asserts his divine sonship, then denounces Pharisees while urging humility among his followers and caution in honoring religious leaders.
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Jesus
Christ
Son
David
Lord
Horton
Jerome
Abraham
Hezekiah
George Adam Smith
God Jesus
Moses
Matthew
The Milky Way Vast Galaxy Measured for Earth
The Milky Way is described as enormous with Earth and the Sun within it. Light takes about 30,000 years to traverse from its edge to our planet, traveling at roughly 180,000 miles per second.
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Milky Way Galaxy
Earth
Oranges May Benefit From Treated Wrappers
Laboratories in South Africa test chemically treated wrappers to prevent decay in oranges. Immense quantities of gold are suspended in ocean waters but are too diffusely distributed for profitable recovery.
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South Africa
Stranger offers ride to girl on Northbound trip
A passerby offers a ride to a pretty girl. She asks if the driver is going north and he confirms. She then asks him to pass her regards to the Eski mos as the exchange ends.
Health as a patriotic duty urged by Canadian experts
Canadian medical writers urge exercise and balanced nutrition to combat illness malnutrition and lost work hours. They advise daily activity for all ages strengthen limbs through movement and maintain wind. Moderation in alcohol and adequate sleep are emphasized amid high living standards and demanding North American climate.
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North America
Thousands of British youth serve nightly in civil defense
In Britain thousands of youths aid civil defense each night with 2000 trained volunteers in Liverpool. ARP messengers keep city communications open during heavy blitzes. Youths in farming and forestry squads also contribute, with decorations already awarded for gallantry.
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Britain
Liverpool
Northwest
A.R.P
New York
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Canada
United Kingdom
France
Lofoten
St Nazaire
Boulogne
Yugoslavia
Draja Mikhailovitch
Mary Ellen Burgess
By William Ferguson
Toda
Righteroy
Stradivarius
Waker
Aare
Air Training Plan
No. 2 Wireless School
Calgary
Alta
S. O. White
Brooksby
J. J. M. Lambert
Maple Creek
H. A. Middagh
Elbow
E. Rutski
McKim
E. R. Owen
By Fred Neher
Ugalt
Canana
Cerro de Las Mesas
Mexico
Peru
Mickie
Gene Byrnes
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