Britain builds concrete merchant ships world report
The Evening Standard notes Britain works on concrete merchant ships. South Africa will train thousands yearly with 24 air schools within months. Canada invests in Women's Army Corps costs 1.53 million dollars. Netherlands court opens in London marking a first foreign court in Britain. Attlee urges planning a postwar world. Woollen uniforms shift to greenish khaki for camouflage. A Spitfire pilot survives a fumes incident with no plane damage. Lloyds insurers cut war risk rates, mainly Middle and Far East. Merchant ship survivors recall 18 year old Clifford Sherman singing Britons Never Shall Be Slaves.
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J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Netherlands Maritime Court
London
Britain
C. R. Attlee
Institute of Underwriters
Lloyd’s
Clifford Sherman
Canadian wheat board allows over deliveries for war savings
The Canadian wheat board announced approved deliveries of wheat beyond established quotas at country points for buyers of war savings certificates and stamps. The general delivery quota is 12 bushels per seeded acre and over deliveries, valid through July 31, 1942, must be recorded in the farm's permit books with a note that the over delivery funds certificates or stamps. Certificates can be bought for the producer, his wife, and any family member.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Pathfinder notes vast oceans cover majority of Earth
The Pathfinder states about 72 percent of the planet is water, with oceans totaling 323 million cubic miles and surface lakes and rivers around one million square miles. Land covers 57.5 million square miles, Milwaukee depth near Puerto Rico at 30,246 feet, and average ocean depth is about 12,450 feet.
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Milwaukee
Puerto Rico
Blood Register Sparks Polish Boycott Riots Before War Invasion
Newsweek reports that just before the Russian campaign Hitler ordered Poles aged 15 to 60 to register at local employment bureaus. When it emerged their blood was sought for Nazi wounded from the eastern front, riots erupted and many donor picks fled into the woods.
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Newsweek
Hitler
Russia
Gas Content Of Wood Reveals Hidden Tree Secrets
A study finds that 20 to 40 percent of a tree's mass consists of gases trapped in cell spaces within the wood. Researchers explain how these gases form, their role in tree physiology, and potential implications for wood science and forestry.
A Moon Visit Possible Within 100 Years Says Scientist
Dr. Dinsmore Alter of Griffith Observatory sees a lunar trip as feasible within the next century or sooner. He notes Uranium 235 under study at UC Berkeley could enable launches, with estimated rocket costs around 100 million dollars. He adds that takeoff from the moon would be easy due to low gravity.
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Dinsmore Alter
Griffith Astronomical Observatory
Slim Dress Pattern 4790 Promises Figure Flattering Panel Lines
Anne Adams Pattern 4790 offers a line perfect dress with front and back panels for a slenderizing fit. The design features a curved front panel, waist girdle, scalloped neckline, optional back sash, and soft shoulder shirring. Available in sizes 36 through 50. yardage given for size 36 and 39 inch fabric. Order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
London Bomb Blast and a Strange Rescue Scene
In an air raid Londoner tale a man watches a square bombed and a young woman emerges from debris wearing plaster dust and one shoe. She calmly asks for her hat on the hall table and a ride home, illustrating wartime oddities.
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Lenden
Abandoned 1900 Plan For Spitsbergen North Pole Railway
Barendahl a German lieutenant attempted an overhead railway from Spitsbergen to the North Pole. Cars would hang from a wire on poles. Several miles of poles were erected before the project was abandoned.
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Barendahl
Spitsbergen
North Pole
Night Flyers Use Night Vision Testing For RAF Deployment
Air Commodore R W Ryan told a House of Commons sub committee the RAF medical service tests each pilot's night perception and color vision to assign first class night operational pilots. Six percent are color defective and must be carefully managed. Proper feeding is also emphasized to prevent air sickness.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
United Kingdom
R. W. Ryan
R.ca.f. Medical Services
House of Commons
Ryan
England
Basques Maintain Language Amid Mountain Communities
About 750000 Basques live worldwide, spanning both sides of the Pyrenees. They cling to their language while sharing space with French and Spanish neighbors.
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Pyrenees Mountains
Two Englishmen Patent Horseless Running Machine 1619
In 1619 two Englishmen secured a patent for a machine designed to operate without horse power. The invention aimed to replace animal labor with a mechanical device and reflects early efforts toward automated propulsion.
Advertiser John Murray Gibbon Receives Silver Medal
John Murray Gibbon of Montreal general publicity agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway is awarded the silver medal of the Association of Canadian Advertisers for distinguished service to Canadian advertising since 1907. C. R. Vint presented the award to an advertising manager, specialist, poet, novelist, librettist and musician for service to his company and the Dominion of Canada.
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John Murray Gibbon
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Association of Canadian Advertisers
C. R. Vint
Dominion of Canada
Oak Beacon in War Aid from American Timber Ships
The piece celebrates the arrival of American hardwood shipments to Britain under the Lease-Lend Act. It highlights maple, hickory, ash, and especially oak, arguing oak symbolizes England and its maritime spirit, with legends from Druids to Raleigh attached to England’s oak. It notesEngland’s oak shortage and American supplies bolstering ships and morale.
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Britain
England
Robin Hood
Sherwood
Frobisher
Cabot
Drake and
Raleigh
America
New York Times
Protein Is Necessary for Muscle Repair
The article compares muscular effort to forest fires and argues that lifting dirt burns muscle tissue. It states that complete proteins from meat are needed to extinguish the damage and rebuild tissues, emphasizing the body’s need for adequate protein.
Gallantry Awards Honored for British Police
Policemen in Great Britain have been recognized with 250 gallantry awards and 176 commendations since the war began. Among these honors are one George Cross and 99 George Medals.
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Great Britain
Sunday School Lesson on Abiding in Christ
Golden text urges believers to abide in Jesus and He in them. Includes references John 15 4 John 14 20 15 1 10 17 21 23 Romans 9 10 1 Corinthians 6 15 20 II Corinthians 5 17 Galatians 2 20 Ephesians 2 20 22 3 17 19 4 15 16 5 29 30 Philippians 3 9 4 13 Colossians 2 6 7 Devotional reading Ephesians 3 14 21.
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Ephesians
Colossians
Fruitful Living in John Fifteen Parables and Pruning
Sermon outline on John Fifteen covering the vine metaphor, pruning, abiding in Christ, fruitfulness, and divine promises. It explains fruit as character and service, describes pruning as necessary, and emphasizes union with Christ and answered prayer for those who abide in him.
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Jeremiah
Jesus
Christ
God
Germans seek Suez control via French stake purchases
Reports from Cairo via Vichy allege Fritz Keller bought 25 000 shares from Philip de Wendel and heirs of Octave Homberg on behalf of the Goering corporation. About 40 percent of Suez stock may be German held, with other shares owned by Netherlands Britain United States Egyptian and Italian investors. Britain still controls the canal during the war.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
Vichy
Fritz Keller
Philip de Wendel
Octave Homberg
Keller
Goering Corporation
France
Netherlands
Henry Deterding
Holland
Britain
Benjamin Disraeli
United States
Suez
Woman Repairs Furnishings for Bombed London Homes
Mrs Lawrence Mitchell opened a small repair shop in London that grew quickly. She now employs five assistants who work day and night cleaning and repairing worn furniture and carpets to furnish homes for bombed-out residents.
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Lawrence Mitchell
London
Bromley allotment group raises funds for RAF benevolent fund
The Bromley Common Allotment Association in Bromley England collected 32 pounds at an auction of allotment grown vegetables for the RAF Benevolent Fund. More than half a million people live on Mount Etna's slopes despite the volcano erupting 19 times in the past millennium.
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Bromley Common Allotment Association
Bromley
England
R.A.F. Benevolent Fund
Mount Etna
Baby's First Shoes Highlight Foot Health Over Style
Health League of Canada official urges square toed shoes with roomy interiors for infants to prevent bone strain and future flat feet. He notes adult foot care, critiques fashion focused women footwear, and advises proper socking, washing, drying, massaging and protective measures to avoid infections.
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Health League of Canada
Cabinet ministers register as fire watchers in urban scheme
British ministers under 60 register as fire watchers under the urban areas scheme. Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison aged 53 Labor Minister Bevin 57 First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander 56 War Minister David Margesson 51 and Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair 50 are listed. More than 8000 separate pieces of metal go into a single large airplane engine.
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Herbert Morrison
Labor
Bevin
the Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
David Margesson
Archibald Sinclair
Ultraviolet Rays Known to Kill Bacteria Since Pasteur Era
The passage notes that ultraviolet rays have long been recognized for their germicidal properties dating back to Pasteur. It emphasizes the historical understanding of UV light as a method to destroy bacteria and prevent disease.
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Pasteur
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