World Happenings Briefly Told
Stepney in London raises about 42000 dollars in pennies for the Red Cross. An agreement for wartime invention exchange between Britain and the United States was announced. De Gaulle returns to London after two months abroad via Syria and Africa. Greek advices say over 3000 Crete residents were executed by Nazis for alleged sabotage. Over 100000 laborers have been moved to camps and airfields for US forces in Britain, Bevin reports.
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Britain
United States
Mediterranean
Crete
Bevin
Anne Adams Pattern 4160 Jumper for Children 4-10
Anne Adams offers pattern 4160 for a birndy skirt jumper and a dainty blouse with optional contrast waistband. Available in children's sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10, yardage requirements listed. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba with size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Convict Labor Fuels Britain War Production Also Chinese Oath Dilemma
Britain uses convict labor to bolster war effort with harvest work boat parts gas masks and weapon components produced behind prison walls. In Liverpool a court debates traditional Chinese oaths as up to thirty four defendants face charges of assaulting police and damaging property aboard a northern port ship.
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Britain
Home Office
Liverpool
Kitten Decorated for Gallantry in Dieppe Bombardment
A black and white kitten named Sooty, which accompanied the navy to Dieppe and remained unfazed during bombardment, is decorated for gallantry with a miniature Victoria Cross. The article also notes ancient Carthaginian explorer Hanno from 450 B.C. as a separate reference.
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Sooty
Dieppe
French
Be a Golden Text Devotional on Mark 2 14 17 Call of Matthew
A Sunday school lesson reflects on Mark 2 14 17 and Matthew's calling by Jesus in Capernaum. It contrasts Pharisee criticism with Jesus Dinner with publicans and sinners and concludes Christ comes to call the sick, not the healthy.
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Christ
Mark
Capernaum
Matthew
Jesus
Egypt
Damascus
Alcan Highway Mastermind Leads U.S. Forces
Brig General W. H. Hoge commands the U S forces building the Alaska-Canada highway known as the Alcan. This vital defence link connects the United States with Alaska.
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United States
Alaska
W. H. Hoge
U.S
Indians Lose Market For Seneca Root Slump Hits Alberta Harvest
The Seneca root, used in cough medicines, is harvested by three Alberta tribes the Stonies Crees and Chippewas. War reduces demand with prewar German and Chinese orders fading while small New York orders fail to absorb the surplus.
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Alberta
Germany
Canada
China
New York
Russian woman pilot shoots down bomber over front lines
Lieut Valeria Khomyakova credited by Tass with destroying a German Junkers bomber at night. She attacked with gun and machine gun bursts and pursued the aircraft until it crashed, despite its dive to escape. The Suez canal is noted as having taken thirteen years to construct.
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Valeria Khomyakova
Tass
Junkers
Khomyakova
Toffee Rice Krispies Squares From Melted Toffee
Melt toffee with cream in a double boiler then pour over Rice Krispies in a buttered bowl. Mix well and press into a shallow buttered pan. Cut into squares when cool.
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Kellogg's
Apple Muffins From Quick Batter
A basic muffin recipe uses 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup chopped apples Crown Brand Corn Syrup 1 cup milk 1 cup Mazola. Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes yield 12 muffins. Brush with melted butter after five minutes in the oven. Serve hot or cold with butter and cream.
World diamond output of 1929 would form a 5 foot cube
The 1929 global diamond production, if melted together, would yield a single diamond weighing 11 tons and forming a cube five feet on each side. The fact illustrates the vast scale of annual output for the era.
Night Pasturing Boosts Farm Horses’ Work Output
Night pasturing during the heavy work season increases horses time at work and overall productivity on farms. The practice allows animals to graze and rest in cycles, enhancing stamina for demanding tasks.
Winter’s Grip Across Russia a Six Month Freeze
The vast Russian lands endure a six to nine month winter from Arctic latitudes to the Crimea. Siberian plains freeze deeply with temperatures plummeting to sixty degrees below zero. Rivers begin to ice over from November in the north and December at the Black Sea coast, with lasting frosts into May or June in the far northeast.
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Russia
Arctic
Crimea
Verkhoyansk
Russian
George Kennan
Siberian
Siberia
Black Sea
Caspian
Aral
Asiatic
Taimyr Peninsula
Yana Bay
History of the carrot a glance at ancient cultivation
The piece notes carrots were valued as medicinal plants long before Christ and among the first crops in early agriculture. It mentions wild carrot forms still found across Europe and western Asia, adds a side fact about Leonardo da Vinci taking two years to paint the Last Supper, and claims every Japanese word ends with a vowel or n.
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Europe
Asia
Leonardo da Vinci
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stepney
London
Red Cross
Belgium
Churchill Gazette
Charles de Gaulle
Syria
Africa
Ivan Maisky
Great Britain
Order of Lenin
Mickie
Santa Claus
Kc.a.f
Miss June Turner
Winnipeg Women’s Air Force Auxiliary
Pilots’ and Observers’ Association
Fifth Earl of Angus
Bell-the-cat
Panufacture
Kitten
Hanno
By Fred Neher
Alcan
Suez Canal
Topfee
Ness
History OF the Carrot
By William Ferguson
Snap Dragon
Riley
Gene Byrnes
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