World Happenings Briefly Told
The ban on entry into three protected areas of the Firth of Forth has been lifted. The Ashford chamber of trade in Kent has purchased 126 steamers for Victory Day. Canada’s shipbuilding peak last year produced vessels worth 414 million dollars. A bedstead used by Bonnie Prince Charlie sold for 800 dollars at Moy Hall. Liverpool bombed sites are being converted into playgrounds. Britain buys timber in Rio Grande do Sul for rebuilding. Canada bound goods carry a maple leaf insignia under Mutual Aid. Fiji supplied fresh fruit and vegetables valued at 398,700 dollars to the military in 1943. Natives exempted from communal duties to focus on this task. Sgt Maria Oktyabrskaya titled Hero of the Soviet Union is the first woman driver so honored.
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Russia
Sgt
Maria Oktyabrskaya
The
Soviet Union
Moscow
Samuel Anoints David as King A Biblical Lesson
This Sunday school lesson covers Samuel’s anointing of David in I Samuel 16, the warning not to judge by outward appearance, and Davids reaction to Saul’s death. It recalls the sacrifice pretext, the seven Jesse sons, and Davids rise to king over Judah in Hebron.
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David
Samuel
Saul
Bethlehem
Jesse
God
Sons of
Eliab
David Bersomes
Judah
Gilboa
David Saul
Jonathan
Being
Hebron
Lion and guns slain in Matabeleland tale
A correspondent recounts a lion and Honess seeking supper in Matabeleland. The beast leaps into a group of six guns and, with six blows, kills them all on the veld. The lion proclaims the guns are finished, noting the exact time as 18 3/4 minutes past nine.
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Matabeleland
Manchester Guardian
Surgical instrument aims to probe concealed wound with metal tag
A recent surgical tool designed to examine wounds uses a concealed metal s7 label and probe mechanism. The device by LYDIA E. bes and bell is described as approaching an obstacle during testing.
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Tiree
Lydia E. Bes & Bell
Ultra High Frequency Link Connects Vancouver and Victoria
A new ultra frequency system links Vancouver and Victoria without wires or static. S. S. Stevens, superintendent of communications and electronics, demonstrates the transmitter from Hotel Vancouver. A phone button yields instantaneous voice communication across 44 miles. It marks Canada's first commercial use of this transmitter type and likely the continent’s as well, though military use is extensive.
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Vancouver
Victoria
S. S. Stevens
Communications and Electronics
Canada
Hidden Architect of D‑Day Named by Churchill
The Hamilton Spectator reports Major General Frederick Edgworth Morgan, 51, a tall shy gunner officer, conceived the Normandy invasion plan submitted to the Quebec Conference. Known as Freddie, he has long served in specialized roles and is well versed in French, English literature, and the Red Army.
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A. C. Cummings
Hamilton Spectator
Eisenhower
United Kingdom
Churchill
Normandy
Frederick Edgworth Morgan
Quebec
War Office
General Morgan
Freddie
Red Army
Britain
Dunkirk
Royal Aullery
Brigmerston
Wiltshire
Kodak makes four hundred thousand gloves yearly at Kodak Park
Eastman Kodak Company produces 400000 white cotton gloves for film and paper handling in five sizes and 12 styles. The Box Department employs about 48 workers in a full-time effort, as gloves wear out after four hours in film inspection.
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Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak Park
Elephant toe counts differ by species
The text notes that African elephants have three toes on their hind feet while Indian elephants have four, illustrating a species based anatomical difference.
No Cars Available For Christmas Trees Across Canada
Labor Transport and Munitions departments and the Prices Board report railways face enormous pressure due to recent war developments. Christmas trees cannot be carried in flat or open top cars or box cars suitable for grain, limiting availability this Yuletide.
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Labor, Transport and Munitions Departments
Prices Board
Royal Navy losses listed and new battleships announced
A postwar tally shows Royal Navy and Dominion losses up to August 13 including Hood, York, Exeter and other historic ships. It notes 3 battleships 2 battle cruisers 5 carriers 28 cruisers 124 destroyers 64 submarines 7 frigates 23 corvettes and 289 smaller craft. New capital ships Lion and Temeraire join the fleet as Admiral Fraser assumes command in the expanded Far Eastern force.
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Admiralty
Hood
York
Exeter
Royal Oak
Prince of Wales
Barham
Repulse
Royal Canadian Navy
Fraser
Margaree
Ottawa
St. Croix
Athabascan
Valleyfield
Levis
Charlottetown
Louisberg
Weyburn
Windflower
Royal Navy
Lion
Temeraire
Sir Bruce Fraser
Far Eastern
George V
Duke of York
New Flu Vaccine Shows 75 Percent Reduction
The United States army reports tests of a new influenza vaccine indicate about a 75 percent drop in disease incidence and reduced severity for those infected. Plans exist to deploy the vaccine during an outbreak. The Alden valley in Siberia is noted for rich platinum deposits used by locals to make bullets.
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United States Army
Alden
Siberia
Crossword Puzzle Clues Horizontal and Vertical Text
A list of crossword clues with numbered horizontal and vertical entries ranging from globes to Italian rivers and Roman numerals. The puzzle includes clues for names, objects, and natural terms, some with misprints or garbled letters.
Post Office Supports War Effort with Expanded Roles
Britain’s General Post Office takes on many odd jobs for the war effort while maintaining public services. Over 10,000 service members trained as Morse and teleprinter operators in Post Office schools. It also ships free of charge books and magazines to distribution centres for Forces through Post Office counters.
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Post Office
Australian mobile laundry for Pacific war crews
Australian ingenuity shines in a mobile laundry that washes and dries tropical gear for 24 men in 25 minutes, proving fast, compact support for naval operations in the Pacific theater.
Beginning Of Paris A Chronicle Of Its Glamor And Rise
Paris grew from a Seine island to a religious center cultural hub and political force. It endured barbarian invasions and revived after each era shaping language manners and civilization. From Louis XIV to Napoleon I and III the city left lasting landmarks and symbols of power.
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France
Seine
Paris
Louis XIV
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Notre Dame de Paris
Detroit Free Press
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Firth of Forth
Chamber of Trade
Ashford
Kent
Eng
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Moy Hall
Moy
Invernesshire
Scotland
Liverpool
Rio Grande Do Sul
London
Globe
Photographs—Co
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United States
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Kodak Company
Hhoolock
Gibbon
Assam
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HER
Service, Inc
ZOA
Gene Byrnes
Rocky Mountains
Celebes
Astute
Hades
Apollo
General Post Office
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