World Happenings Briefly Told From Global War Fronts
Seventy locomotives and 700 freight cars were imported from the US to aid Allied landings and the North Africa campaign. Spectator estimates Britain will employ 100,600 workers after the war. Rubber seeds parachuted to accelerate Congo production. Britain halts some air raid protection badges to conserve resources. Hitler signs decree granting indefinite dictatorship. Nikko cedars to be felled for a Japanese fleet. Allied planes moved 12 000 casualties to base hospitals in Tunisia. eight hospital trains operated. Bohemia Moravia imposes a special tax on Czechoslovaks as front service compensation.
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North Africa
Anne Adams Pattern 4272 Shirtwaister in Soft Tailored Style
The Anne Adams Pattern 4272 features a slim, smart shirtwaister with side front skirt pleats for ease and slim silhouette. Available in women's sizes 34 to 48 with top stitching options and contrast collar. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order with size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Careful Shepherding Skills Aid Profitable Sheep Rearing
The article notes nutritious pastures and supplements for sheep, stressing dryness of barns and adequate light. It also mentions Peru’s Inca origin of white potato and a Dutch tulip nicknamed Spitfire, with German controlled press restraint on English naming despite decrees.
Adventure Begins A Child Meets Conan Doyle
A 14 year old traveler from Salt Lake City to Belleville meets a stocky man who asks about Sherlock Holmes. The man reveals he is the writer A Conan Doyle, sparking a curious exchange about detective stories.
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Channing Pollock
Salt Lake City
Belleville
Kas
Byron
A. Conan Doyle
Tribute to Sir Edward Beatty Receives Civic Service Award
Sir Edward Beatty posthumously receives the Distinguished Civic Service Award for 1942 at Windsor Station Montreal. Dr Henry Beatty accepts a silver tray on behalf of the family as D C Coleman and other dignitaries express appreciation for Beatty long time chairman and president of Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Sir Edward Beatty
G.be
LLD
DCL
Canadian Pacific Railway
Windsor Station
Montreal
Henry A. Beatty
Toronto
Edward
T. Taggart Smyth
City Improvement League of
Sir Edward
D. C
Canadian Pacific Photo
Charles P. Beaubien
St. Justine’s Hospital
Donald A. Hingston
Victor Dore
Province of Quebec
E. Fabre
Arabic labeling rule for cheese exports to Egypt
Egypt requires all cheese to be marked in Arabic. If missing, importers must coordinate with customs to apply Arabic origin marks to each unit before clearance.
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Egypt
Sunday School Lesson on Peter the Apostle and Civic Obligation
The study interprets I Peter 1 1 and 2 9 25 focusing on Christians as exiles living in Asia Minor and urged to live nobly, abstain from fleshly passions, and honor all authorities for God’s sake. It contrasts Peter’s call for ethical conduct with Romans 12 1 8 and cites Romans 13 1 7 about submitting to rulers and governors as ordained by God.
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Peter
Jesus Christ
Palestine
Asia Minor
Pontus
Galatia
Cappadocia
Asia
Bithynia
Rome
Jerusalem
Moffat
Moffatt
Jesus
Cesar
Heaven
Paul
Victory Gardens Boost Health and Nation in War Effort
Dr H Wasteneys of the University of Toronto says insurers view gardeners as a very good risk. Elderly and office workers alike gain vigor from soil and sun and grow vegetables to ease transportation strain, supporting the war effort. Health League urges contact with agriculture departments for gardening guidance. Sweden reports over 27 000 blue foxes raised on fur farms.
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H. Wasteneys
University of Toronto
Health League of Canada
Dr. Waster
Dr. Wasteneys
Victory Gardens
The
Health League
Victory
Departments of Agriculture
Sweden
Goes Back To Sea Young Peter Cook Returns To Ocean
Peter Cook born in a Dover cottage 16 years ago followed family sea trade. He joined the Merchant Navy a year ago and survived a mid Atlantic sinking where he calmed delirious crew members with stories before collapsing on rescue. Patched up he returned to sea nonetheless.
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Peter Cook
Dover
Peter
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
England
London Daily Sketch
Blind farmer starts Saskatchewan chicken ranch for war effort
A middle aged farmer who became blind three years ago has launched a chicken ranch in a southern Saskatchewan town. The project operates under the direction of the Canadian Institute for the Blind as part of Canada’s wartime support efforts.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
The
Canadian Institute For the Blind
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Great Britain
London
Belgian Congo
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Japan
Nikko
Bohemia-Moravia
Peru
Ens
Sherlock Holmes
By William Ferguson
Iefel
By Fred Neher
Roy
Mickie
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Mer
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