World Happenings Briefly Told
Churchill on his latest visit presented President Roosevelt with three rare prints depicting ships and a New York scene. In North Africa the Eighth Army’s advance required replacing over two thousand worn-out tires daily. A London salvage exhibition disclosed this fact. Sergeant Major Roger Strumm, veteran of Dieppe, pinned pilot’s wings on his son M L Strumm in Souris Manitoba. The Duke of Wellington, Iron Duke descendant, died in action as a Commando captain in Italy. Dr Johan Mowinckel, 72, former Norwegian prime minister and League of Nations president, died in New York. Canada’s crop year saw wheat consumption for war purposes fall to about half of that used for animal feed and alcohol. Odense faced a 1,000,000 crown fine for slaying a German corporal. Oliver Lyttelton praised Canada’s war effort and announced ship launches, excluding large warships, matching Britain’s volume.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
New York
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Norway
League of Nations
Home Course in New Ballroom Dances
Learn correct dance positions and practice steps with a 32 page booklet. The guide covers the rumba tango and waltz with diagrams and tips on balance relaxation and partnering. Send 15c to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for a copy including name address and booklet title.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Unpleasant Visitor at Cattle Show Claims Pig Prowess
A local cattle show sees a particularly disagreeable guest boast loudly of superior pig knowledge. He targets Old Sam Potts with derisive claims about pigs, while Sam counters with dry wit noting the visitor is equally loud.
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Sam Potts
Old Sam
Air transport wings carry cargo across the Atlantic every twenty minutes
Collier's Weekly notes that Army and Navy air transport services now reach a level where military cargo planes start or finish a trans Atlantic crossing about every 20 minutes, linking Allied fronts worldwide.
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Collier's Weekly
Army
Navy
Railway Appointment Names CN Atlantic Region VPGM
W A Appleton retires after 53 years in railway service and is succeeded as vice president and general manager of the Atlantic Region by the appointed CN executive.
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Canadian National Railways
W. A. Appleton
Skagway to Fairbanks Gas Pipeline Shaped for War Use
The army reveals a 1000 mile emergency gasoline pipeline from Skagway Alaska through the Yukon to Fairbanks supplying thousands of gallons to interior air bases in Alaska and Canada since January. The line, routed via Whitehorse, eased tanker and railroad burdens and saved fuel during winter operations. Standard Oil Company of Alaska will operate the system on a dollar a year cost plus basis. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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U.S. Army
Skagway
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Fairbanks
Canada
Army Engineers
Skagway - Fairbanks
Whitehorse
Alaska Railroad
Standard Oil Company of Alaska
Children fears grow from home life say experts
Dr. Laycock, educational psychologist at the University of Saskatchewan, argues fears are home grown not inherited and arise from home school and community experiences. He warns parents who use threats or scare tactics to control children and urges modeling fearlessness to build self reliance and security. India stands as the world's largest cocoa nut producer and consumer with 1,500,000 acres under cultivation yielding 3,500,000 units.
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S. R. Laycock
University of Saskatchewan
National Committee For Mental Hygiene (Canada
Health
Health League of Canada
Laycock
India
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Sabbath Purpose
Golden text from Mark 2 27 emphasizes the sabbath made for man. The lesson spans Exodus 20 8 11 Isaiah 58 13 14 and Mark 2 23 3 6 with devotional reading from Psalm 1.
Sabbath Observance Across Traditions and Time
A compact meditation on keeping the Sabbath as a holy separation not a rest alone. It cites Exodus 20:8-11 and Isaiah 58:13-14, contrasting six days of labor with one day of devotion to Jehovah and noting historic attempts to abolish weekly rest.
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Jehovah
McConnell
Isaiah
Population totals in British India and princely states
British India comprises eleven Provinces with about 300 600 000 people. Hereditary-prince ruled states number more than five hundred with roughly 93 000 000 inhabitants.
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India
Bolivia Flag Features Red Green Yellow Stripes
Bolivia's flag shows three equal horizontal bands in red green and yellow. The tri color design reflects national symbols and prominence of these colors in the flag.
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Bolivia
Crossword Puzzle With Many Clues and Answers
A mixed list of crossword clues and their numbered positions covering topics from animals and objects to languages and ancient places. The puzzle includes entries like White blossomed plant English river Hindu magician and many more with varying word lengths and interconnected hints.
New Type Camera Woman Designs Tuberculosis X-Ray Device
Miss Kathleen Clarke a radiographer designs a miniature tuberculosis X ray camera now used by Britain's Health Minister in London for rapid disease screening. After three and a half years the small camera photographs patients and projects tiny films for doctors to detect signs of tuberculosis immediately. 80 year old Harry Dallaway of Herne Bay runs a one man war contract making pigeon baskets and also delivers newspapers.
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London
Kathleen Clarke
Britain
Harry Dallaway
Herne Bay
Ontario to link health and education in new program
Premier Drew outlined a physical fitness program tying health and schooling in Ontario. He warned authorities would be “hacked to the limit” against any schemes affecting youths and announced C A Reynolds would survey youth training for Cadet Corps and Sea Cadets as part of a permanent program. The report notes the moon’s mass is 0.81 of Earth’s mass.
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Ontaro
Drew
R. P Vivian
Col
Ontario
C. A. Reynolds
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Dieppe
M L. Strumm
Souris
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Iron Duke
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Italy
Odense
Fyn
Oliver Lyttleton
Dominion
Home Service
J. F. Pringle
Neah League
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TM Resus
Gregor Mendel
Colorado
Reg'lar Fellers
Goodneth
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
ING Wessons
K. W. Brown
Moose’ Jaw
Sask
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Brown
Eder
Mohne
Germany
Mound
Asia Minor
Ireland
Chaldea
Odin
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