World Happenings Briefly Told
After November ends sisal tying twine will be banned by the munitions department. R B Inch resigns as national secretary of the League of Nations Society in Canada and expects war work. Lord Linlithgow to retire as viceroy of India at end of March. Surrey school pupils adopt a Russian tank corps and knit helmets scarves and gloves. RCAF subsistence pay rises to 1.25 a day from Oct 1. Manitoba Dairy Association to skip 1943 convention for Winnipeg. Armed forces receive first run cinema in barracks and huts.
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Munitions Department
R.B. Inch
League of Nations Society
Canada
India Office
Lord Linlithgow
Viceroy of
India
Surrey
We Asked Them To Do It We Must Back Up The Men
A Victory Loan appeal urges Canadians to back soldiers facing danger and to buy Victory Loan bonds. The speaker emphasizes that troops offer their lives because citizens lend their money and support the war effort.
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Dieppe
Canada
Anne Adams Pattern 4222 Jumper and Blouse
Anne Adams pattern 4222 offers a two-part jumper with back buttons and a bright contrast blouse. Sizes 2 through 8 available. size 6 uses 1 1/4 yards of 39 inch fabric and 1 yard of 35 inch for the blouse. Send 20 cents with size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
All Bran Victory Muffins Recipe From Wartime Kitchen
Wartime recipe uses corn syrup instead of sugar to keep flavor. All Bran muffins mix shortening corn syrup milk and bran then fold in flour baking powder and salt bake about 25 minutes yields ten muffins. Note sour milk option adjusts leavening. The piece also notes Tennessee river crossing the state and a rattlesnake’s strike length.
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Victory
Sunday School Lesson on Teaching Children in Home Faith
This devotional outlines Deuteronomy 6 4 9 20 25 and 2 Timothy 3 14 15 stressing parents as sacred home teachers. It argues duties of remembering God words daily and shaping a child’s faith through talk and example, noting Timothy’s faith from mother and grandmother and Paul. Send Your Dollars To War.
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God
Timothy
Paul
Christ Jesus
Daniel Steele
Absent-Minded Prof Waiter Joke Set
A collection of old time jokes and quips about forgetting meals, conductors, parrots, aging, weddings, arithmetic mishaps, and courtroom boasts. The humor pivots on misheard lines and social foibles with a playful chorus of characters.
Industrial health exams urged to boost wartime manpower
Vital Canadian industrial health authorities emphasize periodic medical examinations for workers to ensure health, prevent illness and occupational hazards, and sustain production. Officials warn of skilled shortages and note benefits of continuous health supervision in early disease detection and maintaining steady work.
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Industrial Hygiene Division
Ontario Department of Health
A Tradition Of Red Flannel Beliefs And Victory Bonds
Centuries ago people blamed demons for colds and infections. Red flannel wrappers were thought to repel devils, while flannel also offered warmth. The habit persisted as a cultural tradition even after the rationale faded. Help To Fight With Victory Bonds.
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Mankind
Insects Target Guayule Rubber Plant Potential Enemies
Twenty insect types are identified as potential threats to the guayule rubber producing plant. The report catalogs likely pests and emphasizes monitoring to protect crop yields.
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Guayule
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Ottawa
Manitoba Dairy Association
The
Christian Science Monitor
China
Puddin Head
Gene Byrnes
Pinhead
Bor
Tennessee
State
Mary
Clara
John
Binks
Mr. Binks
Sam
Cuba
Juana
Santiago
Ave Maria
Caribou
Margaret Brooke, R.cln
Rosetown, Sask
W. Wilkie
Oak Biuoff
Western Canada
Atlantic
By Fred Neher
Ogden
Pat Burton
Calgary Stampede
Burton Ranch
Alberta
F. A. Burton
Mickie
By William Ferguson
Count Hilaire de Chardonnet
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