World Happenings Briefly Told
The British food ministry considers importing Canadian apples. Stephen Henry Horgan, 7, inventor of the half tone engraving process, died in Orange New Jersey. The University of Leningrad opened with 3,500 students. a three year course replaces the usual five. Fall and winter shoe prices show no overall retail rise per wartime board. Lady Edward Spencer Churchill, prime minister’s great aunt, died in an auto accident. Berg Lady Cowdray injured. Norway orders defense corps for key plants and warehouses. Six sideshow performers from Vancouver joined Canadian forces. Four tons of war supplies exploded near Drammen Norway by saboteurs. The Economist estimates 480 million dollars of property destroyed in Britain in two years. Britain’s advice bureaux have answered one millionth questions on rents, rations, debts, and adoption.
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British Food Ministry
Stephen Henry Horgan
Orange
University of Leningrad
Norwegians Disappear En Route to Britain From August
Reports from Norway say about 70 fishing boats disappeared from Alesund in August with hundreds of Norwegians. Search efforts continue but it appears the boats and people left for Britain. Similar escape attempts to Britain are reported elsewhere in Norway as authorities seize relatives of deported citizens and confiscate property.
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Norway
Alesund
Britain
Names that lift teams in wartime air force reports
The Ottawa Journal argues that team play matters more than star names, yet a few celebrated individuals like Frank Nighbor and Red Batstone can inspire the public. It compares athletes to Canadian airmen answering a higher call and notes how fans idolize standout figures without harming team unity.
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Royal Air Force
Frank Nighbor
Red Batstone
Ottawa Journal
Wrong Store Choice Lands Ambulance Driver in Belgian Jail
Louis Van Den Borren an ambulance driver from Ypres was jailed for a year in Brussels after stealing a wrist watch from a dying man he was transporting. He handed the watch to a friend who swapped it at a shop for a woman's watch. The widow of the victim identified the piece, valued near 000. Sgt Michael Cassidy a St Bernard named for a Canadian WWI hero also lost a stripe after leaving Camp Shilo, Manitoba. The article also notes Middle Island in Lake Erie as Canada’s southernmost point.
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Louis van den Borren
Brussels
Belgium
van den Borren
Ypres
Michael Cassidy
Camp Shilo
Man
Australian soldier frees lion in Cairo cage
A Cairo report tells how an Australian soldier, unhappy with the lion's cage, snuck into the sleeping quarters beside the cage with mates watching. He befriended the animal, then opened the door and walked with the lion around the grounds, provoking surprised onlookers as he said the British lion should never be caged.
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Cairo
Australian Press Union
Equipment Of Fire Watchers In Old London
A humorous notice lists gear for city fire watchers during the blitz era. Items include belt with ten hooks and six sandbags, an axe, stirrup-pump, mouth whistle, extending ladder, long-handled shovel, two wet blankets on the head, a tin hat for water, and a spare matches box to light any incendiary that fails to ignite.
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Old London
Sothoron Wins Banff Springs Chateau Lake Louise Event
Mrs Dorothy Sothoron of New York won the Chateau Lake Louise event at Banff Springs during the 12th annual golf week. She defeated Mrs Pearl Cumming of Vancouver five and four and claimed additional prizes in medal score events at Banff Springs.
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Banff Springs
Banff
Dorothy Sothoron
New York
Sothoron
Pearl Cumming
Vancouver
Chateau Lake Louise
C.P.R
Massachusetts gas savers praise 1904 one cylinder auto
A Massachusetts gasoline conservator approves the 1904 one cylinder car used by Mr. and Mrs. George C Green of Lambertville NJ on a Boston trip. They report 25 mph, 30 miles per gallon, and travel to California Mexico and Canada without mishap. The note also states 1142 accidental injuries occur each hour in the United States.
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Massachusetts
George C Green
Lambertsville
Boston
Green
California
Mexico
Canada
All-Time High Canadian Hiring Boosts Payroll Growth
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian employers added 77 500 workers to payrolls from May 1 to June 1, a record rise seen as a new peak in industrial activity. The remark praises the man who succeeds when conditions slip.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Proper Tire Care Cuts Rubber Waste and Costs
Firestone engineers warn underinflated tires waste up to 62 percent of mileage. Increasing speed from 30 to 60 mph more than doubles wear, while 50 mph nearly doubles the waste seen at 40 mph. Regular 5,000 mile tire rotation advised to equalize wear.
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Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Feeding An Army Major July Purchases By Defense Dept
The general purchasing branch of munitions and supply reports July buys for the army navy and air force include potatoes six million pounds bread four million two hundred thousand pounds beef three million four hundred thousand pounds fresh vegetables two million five hundred thousand pounds evaporated milk one million pounds butter eight hundred six thousand pounds bacon seven hundred sixty thousand pounds cheese four hundred thousand pounds coffee one hundred twenty thousand pounds tea one hundred thousand pounds eggs five hundred thousand dozen barracks stores ordered fifteen hundred thousand knives forks and spoons clothing purchases total eight million dollars with cloth three million agricultural equipment one million fuels paints lubricants and electrical supplies making thirty million dollars mechanical transport orders run to many millions and negotiations are under way for materials valued over twenty million dollars barracks stores also ordered five hundred thousand bars of soap thirty thousand mop cloths and two hundred thousand tins of cleansing powder to keep army quarters clean.
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Navy
Army
Air Force
General Purchasing Branch of
Munitions and Supply Department
Defence Department
Advertising blotters frighten drivers on Talbot street
St. Thomas Times-Journal readers complain about small white advertising blotters placed under windshield wipers. They say the blotters resemble police parking tickets and startle drivers until they near the car.
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Talbot Street
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Police Department
End of Chinese War Hinted By Chiang Kai Shek Message
A Chungking message to Singapore quotes General Chiang Kai Shek predicting the war with Japan will end next year. He thanks Malaya's 2,500,000 Chinese for aiding the war effort and notes Chinese Malay leaders proclaim a Britain Week with fund drives and loyalty meetings.
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Singapore
Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Malaya
Britain
Lord Mayor's
Worshipping Multitude Vision in Revelation Sermon Notes
Devotional notes on Revelation 7 9 17 and Isaiah 41 8 14 discuss the sealing of God s servants a vast redeemed company from every tribe and tongue and the church on fire to spread the gospel amid persecution. Swete notes life before God s throne is life spent in joyful divine presence.
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John
Jesus
Patmos
Cady H. Allen
Swete
TOTS CORDS PATTERN 4708 FOR TWO VERSION DRESSES
Anne Adams pattern 4708 offers two versions a peasant style with a square neckline and ric rac and a tailored version with a trim collar. Front buttoning aids dressing and laundering. skirt features shaped front waist seams. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with fabric yardages and price 20 cents. Send size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Moon rise note included.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
St James St Vital Health Unit Ten Year Review
The St James St Vital Health Unit in Manitoba marks ten years of public health service with home nursing education school inspections dogged dairy licensing and regular tests of cattle urinalysis X rays and immunization programs. The unit serves 24 000 people across 30 square miles with 1940 maintenance costing 14000 or 59 cents per capita.
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St. James-St. Vital
Manitoba
Canadian Public Health Journal
Winnipeg
Greater
Capacity Of Burma Road Opens Beyond Usual Estimates
Daniel Arnstein, veteran American truck operator, reports the Burma Road’s capacity far exceeds 300 000 tons a month after surveying for the United States Government. He declined to name a ceiling but said the road is good and, with efficient operation, practically unlimited. He added future limits may be set only by Rangoon Port capacity.
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Burma
Daniel Arnstein
Chungking
United States
Arnstein
Rangoon
Quisling Plans Recruitment Drive for 3000 Volunteers
Stockholm reports Norwegian Nazi leader Vidkun Quisling intends stern action to raise 3000 volunteers to fight with Germany against the Soviet Union. He previously promised occupation authorities the target would be met, but recruitment has lagged.
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V.dkun Quisling
Stockholm
Soviet
Russia
Quisling
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Goeteborg
Sweden
Drammen
British Press Service
The
Economist
London Financial Weekly
Great Britain
Citizens’ Advice Bureaux
Middle Island
Lake Erie
Olid
M.p.h
Chiang Kai-Shek
North Pole
South Pole
Tember
God
Enon
Aere
Department of Health
Mickie
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