World Happenings Briefly Told
The ten on entry into three protected areas of the Firth of Forth has been lifted. The British Government has purchased large quantities of timber in Rio Grande do Sul for rebuilding bombed cities. Sgt. Maria Oktyabrskaya, a Russian woman tank driver, has been named Hero of the Soviet Union, the Moscow radio announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firth of Forth
Rio Grande Do Sul
London
Russia
Sgt
Maria Oktyabrskaya
Soviet Union
Moscow
Samuel Anointing of David Lesson Overview
Sunday School lesson reflects on the Lord viewing the heart over outward appearance. It covers Samuel’s anointing of David as king, Samuel’s cautious approach via sacrifice, Jesse’s sons tested, and David’s rise to kingship over Judah after Saul’s death. It references I Samuel 16:1-5 11-18 and 2 Samuel 2:1-4 for context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Samuel
Saul
Bethlehem
Jesse
God
Sons of
Eliab
Judah
Gilboa
David Saul
Jonathan
Hebron
Lion and Guns Intervene in Matabeleland Tale
A correspondent reports a lion and Honess encounter in Matabeleland ending with the lion and mate killing six gun handlers in a startling scene. The lion declares the guns dead and notes the time as 18 percent minutes past nine. A separate notice describes a new surgical instrument with a concealed metal label and a probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matabeleland
Manchester Guardian
Lydia E. Kes
Ultra High Frequency Link Connects Vancouver and Victoria
The new wireless system links Vancouver and Victoria across 44 miles without wires or static. S. S. Stevens, superintendent of communications and electronics, demonstrates the transmitter from Hotel Vancouver. A telephone press provides instantaneous voice communication, marking Canada’s first commercial use of this transmitter type and likely continental reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Victoria
S. S. Stevens
Communications and Electronics
Canada
Churchill Honors Hidden Planner of D Day Invasion
The Hamilton Spectator reports Premier Churchill publicly thanked Major General Frederick Edgworth Morgan for conceiving the Normandy invasion plan. Morgan, 51, a gunner officer, known as Freddie in Brigmerston Wiltshire, drew up the vast plan submitted to the Quebec Conference and approved there. He has long avoided command roles, working on special tasks and with deep knowledge of the Red Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Cummings
Hamilton Spectator
Eisenhower
United Kingdom
Churchill
Normandy
Frederick Edgworth Morgan
Quebec
War Office
General Morgan
Freddie
Red Army
Britain
Dunkirk
Royal Atillery
Brigmerston
Wiltshire
Kodak Glove Factory Turns Out Four Hundred Thousand Pairs
Eastman Kodak Company produces 400000 white cotton gloves yearly in 12 styles and five sizes for film and paper workers. The gloves, worn during film inspection to detect defects, wear out in four hours and are made by about a dozen workers in the Box Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak Park
Elephant toe counts differ by species
The note observes that African elephants possess three toes on each hind foot while Indian elephants have four, highlighting a difference in toe numbers between the two species.
No Cars Available for Christmas Tree Rail Transport
A joint statement from the Labour Transport and Munitions departments and the Prices Board says very few Christmas trees will reach Canadian homes this Yuletide due to war pressures. Railways face restrictions on moving trees in flat or open-top cars and grain-transport box cars, limiting supply of essential commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor, Transport and Munitions Departments
Prices Board
Navy strength grows despite losses in new wartime list
A wartime naval list up to August 13 shows the Royal Navy bolstered by 3 battleships 2 battle cruisers 5 aircraft carriers 28 cruisers 14 armed merchant cruisers 124 destroyers 64 submarines 7 frigates 23 corvettes and 285 smaller craft. It names Royal Canadian Navy units and notes new capital ships Lion and Temeraire with Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser commanding a vastly expanded Far Eastern fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reval
Admiralty
Hood
York
Exeter
Royal Oak
Prince of Wales
Barham
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
CROSSWORD PUZZLE LIST OF CLUES AND ANSWERS
A crossword style clue list featuring across and down entries with items such as Globes, American writer, Levantine sailing vessel, Greek goddess, Mandarin river, and many others including demonology, zodiac, and botanical terms. The puzzle includes numbered clues with several long word entries and thematic references across cultures.
New influenza vaccine shows 75 percent reduction
The United States army reports tests indicate the vaccine cuts influenza incidence by about 75 percent and lowers severity in cases. Plans are set to deploy the vaccine during an epidemic. In Siberia’s Alden valley, platinum abundance is noted with natives reportedly making bullets from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Alden
Siberia
Post Office backs war effort and trains troops
More than 10,000 service members are trained as Morse and teleprinter operators in Post Office telegraph schools. The Post Office also ships books and magazines free to distributing centers for the Forces, supporting the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Barty
Chrstian
General Post Office
Post Office
Ton
Australian mobile laundry speeds 24 kits in twenty five minutes
Australian ingenuity in the Pacific war era yields a mobile laundry that washes and dries the tropical kits of 24 men in 25 minutes. The device exemplifies wartime improvisation to handle harsh tropical conditions and keep troops in readiness.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Chamber of Trade
Ashford
Kent
Eng
Bone Prince Charlie
Moy Hall
Moy
Invernesshire
Scotland
Liverpool
Globe
United States
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Invason
Kodak Company
Reval Navy
Repulse
Celebes
Astute
Hades
Remuner
Ates
Apollo
Bro
Armadillo
Fio
By William Ferguson
INC
MLA
IWC
Assam
Paris
Seine
Industral Unier
Louis XIV
Napoleon I
Napoleon
Notre Dame de Paris
Detroit Free Press
By Fred Neher
Gene Byrnes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!