World happenings briefly told from global wartime notes
Seventy Friesian cattle sold for the Red Cross Agricultural Fund raised 54 dollars at a Reading Edmonton sale. A quilt with 450 names arrives in a Canadian city. South Africa ships coal to the Americas under a UN pooling plan. Britain harvests onions for winter stock. Army jeeps tested at the University of Saskatchewan for farming use. A Stockholm physician warns Mussolini has six months to live. Thirty Canadian servicemen complete a Leeds University leave course. Allies to feed 150 million in liberated Europe by 1944 end. Shropshire cruiser now serves with the Royal Australian Navy after replacement. First Middle East army clothing factory grows to 276 machines and 1,300 workers producing 100,000 garments monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Egypt
Anne Adams Pattern 4495 4496 Jumpers Delivered By Mail
Advertisement for Anne Adams sewing patterns 4495 4496 detailing junior sizes up to 17 with paneled jumper styles and a nipped-in waist. Orders to Winnipeg Pattern Dept with 20 cents in coins and full name address and style number. Mail time noted as potentially longer due to slow postal delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Veal Rationing Prompts Comfort for Pumpkin Pie
The Peterborough Examiner notes veal rationing affects chicken salad prep but boarding-house keepers can still rely on abundant squash for pumpkin pie. An Ethiopian practice of using rancid butter on hair is described with cultural context. Quebec faces heavy winter with annual snowfall near or above 100 inches.
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Peterborough Examiner
Diet Questionnaire Highlights Healthy Eating Habits
A nutritional checklist assigns points for meals, daily dairy, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and water intake. Scoring ranges from excellent to poor guide for improving food choices.
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Canada
Sugar beet future in Southern Alberta irrigation regions
Alberta could become Canada’s sugar supply hub if mechanization lowers labor costs. A Calgary Herald piece argues sugar beet farming offers strong producer returns, local employment, and industrial diversification for the province.
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Alberta
Canada
Calgary Herald
Keepe Up Brave Front At London Luxury Hotel
A Canadian officer on weekend leave in London notes a brave front at a famed hotel once favored by cosmopolitan millionaires. He observes peace time refinements show shortages in food and variety, with menus translated into French masking plebeian dishes like bread and butter pudding.
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London
Sin of Nadab and Abihu and Aaron's ban on alcohol
A Sunday school lesson reviews Nadab and Abihu offering strange fire and dying before the tabernacle, likely while intoxicated. It stresses the priests must abstain from wine, keep sacred duties distinct, and follow Moses rules as Aaron and his sons did.
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Nadab
Abihu
Abbihu
Aaron
Moffatt
Moses
Monocle Debate Upheld by Admiralty Affects Seamen
Royal Navy chief petty officer Philip Morter wins official ruling allowing choice between spectacles and a monocle aboard ship if duties are not hampered. Atlantic gale aboard the corvette Celandine sees Sub Lieutenant John Misick and four ratings securing live depth charges, weighting nearly a quarter ton each, to prevent disasters. In Estes Park Colorado beavers construct a dam over 1,000 feet long.
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Admiralty
Philip Morter
John Misick
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Misick
Bermuda
Halifax
Insect-eating birds could clean 160-acre farm fields
Two families of insect eating birds occupying every acre of a 160 acre farm could consume up to 40 million insects in a cropping season, offering substantial natural pest control benefits for farmers.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers List
A large mixed list of crossword clues and enumerations covering topics from headgear and teeth to rivers and numbers. Includes clues for languages, animals, tools, and places with multiple entries and cross references.
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Red Cross Agricultural Fund
Edmonton
The
Union of South Africa
South Armmerica
United Nations
Britain
University of Saskatchewan
Stockholm
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Leeds University
Europe
Francis B. Sayre
Chicago
Shropshire
Australia
Canberra
Solomons
Royal Australian Navy
Quebec
U.S
Federal Feather Committee
H. L. Shrader
Department of Agriculture
Reg
Gene Byrnes
Ommriee
AGGIE
Ovugan and
Wiley, Inhead
Zoolie
Riet
Beecher
Rblai KE - Henry Beech
Dragone
By William Ferguson
International Temperance Sunday
Estes Park
Colo. Beavers
Ila
High Mountain
Wolfhound
Lis
Fred
Betty
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