World Happenings Briefly Told From The Front Lines
A new bombing and gunnery school of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan will open at Lethbridge in October. Australia grants exemptions to farm workers from military service due to labor shortages. British children Scouts and guides organized by the Ministry of Food gather blackberries for jam and bottling. Women to serve in South Africa coastal artillery after experiments show they can operate delicate controls. Dr C W Dolman announces civilian blood collection starts November 1 in Vancouver. Russian POWs to receive inferior food compared with other nationalities per German directives. Elizabeth Cross for exceptional war industry workers likely if approved by Parliament committee. Newcastle reports its first blackout was highly effective. navigator regained bearings only after lighting returned.
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Lethbridge
Ministry of Food
South Africa
C. W. Dolman
British Columbia
Vancouver
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
House of Commons Select Committee On
Newcastle
Australia
No Longer Infant Industry in Canada Divorces Rise Since 1921
The article tracks Canada’s divorce growth with Dr. Coats noting divorces exceeded 500 in 1921 and passed 1,000 in 1932 before staying above that level. By 1939 there was one divorce per 50 marriages amid wartime marriage surges, with England and the United States shown to have higher ratios. It also mentions Canada’s 130 tree species including 35 commercially important varieties.
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Canada
Coats
Dominion
England
United States
University of Toronto to establish chair of Chinese studies
The Royal Ontario Museum holds a vast Chinese art and library collection and the University of Toronto plans a formal Chinese studies chair under Bishop W C White. The program will broaden lectures, attract Canadian students, and strengthen Western ties with China amid wartime shifts.
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Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
University of Toronto
W. C. White
Britain
Canada
China
Winnipeg Free Press
Grateful To Soldiers From Sand Point Boy Adopts Highlanders
Five year old Betty Halloren of Sand Point North Carolina credits the Pictou Highlanders with lifting her spirits. A year ago they found her crippled by a tubercular condition and she has since received hospital care and support. The soldiers paid her expenses and arranged a hospital concert by the pipe band at the rear of the Halifax children's hospital.
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Betty Halloren
Sand Point
N.C
Pictou Highlanders
Betty
Highlanders
How To Make Your Own Rugs booklet offer
Home Service section promotes a 32 page guide detailing rug crochet on a clothesline base using rose and black yarns, with fringe and step by step construction for a 26 inch rug. It invites sending 15 cents to Winnipeg Union for the manual and lists additional booklets at 15 cents each including guitar lessons and decorative crafts.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newsr Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Democracy in Hyde Park Shows British Liberty in War
R K Carnegie witnessed a Hyde Park scene where a ministry of information official answered public questions on war pensions and government. The act illustrated Britain’s wartime democracy with rulers listening to common people, a spirit worth saving for the world. Ottawa Journal
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R. K. Carnegie
Ottawa
England
Mackenzie King
Hyde Park
Ministry of Information
Carnegie
Ottawa Journal
Germany Tests Wide Beam Searchlight For Raider Defense
Germany experiments with a new wide beam searchlight claiming three converging beams could trap a squadron of raiders at 10 000 feet. The experimental stage will not be finished before next year and cannot be used against the RAF this winter.
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Germany
Diver Awarded Medal for Gallantry at Malta Dockyard
Giuseppe Gauci a diver at Malta naval dockyard received the British Empire Medal for gallantry under the sea. He descended during an air raid examined the hull of a damaged ship and completed repairs before enemy planes appeared. Mistletoe is a parasitic evergreen shrub growing from trees.
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Giuseppe Gauci
Malta Naval
Swedish Spatt Kaka Requires Six Eggs
A historical note describes a Swedish cake called spatt kaka that requires six eggs in the batter. The recipe highlights simple ingredients and traditional baking methods used in Swedish home kitchens.
Garments Supplied to Evacuated Norwegian Women Children
The first group of 20 women including two brides evacuated from Spitsbergen to England by Canadian soldiers was outfitted by the Canadian Red Cross with clothing from Canada within ten minutes of arrival in London. A depot at 27 Cadogan Square supplied undergarments nightgowns stockings and cardigans as part of Red Cross relief.
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Spitsbergen
England
Lofoten
Red Cross
Canada
London
Toronto
Cadogan Square
Slimming Embroidered Frock Pattern 4874 Ad
The Anne Adams pattern 4874 offers a slimming embroidered frock with a V neck and two bodice panels for shaping. It includes optional colorful embroidery, a buckled sash, front buttons, and soft gathered side fronts. Available in sizes 34 to 48 with yardage 37 for size 36. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermon Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Revelation 21 Vision as the New Jerusalem Bride
Sunday school lesson reflects on Revelation 21 1 2 22 and 19 7 about the holy city the new Jerusalem as the bride of Christ. It contrasts paradise lost with paradise regained and emphasizes God dwelling with humanity and promising eternal life to believers who overcome.
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Earth
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained
New Jerusalem
John
Ezek
God
Arkansas widow finds husband via ad then loses him
An Arkansas woman advertised for a husband and married for nine dollars. He later enlisted in the Army and was killed. She collected a $3,000 life insurance and a widow’s pension for life. The tale is cited in a Montrose South Dakota Herald item noting advertising’s payoff. Canada’s tree variety exceeds 160 with railway growth noted from 1850 when only 66 miles existed.
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Arkansas
Montrose
South Dakota
Herald
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Gentle Relief for Digestive Troubles
A Saskatchewan reader credits Kellogg's All-Bran with easing long standing digestive issues. The ad urges daily intake with water, noting it works gradually and not like harsh purgatives. Kellogg's offers two package sizes and single serving options in restaurants from London Canada.
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Howard E. Nichol
Pease
Saskatchewan
Kellogg's
London
Canada
Trail Finders Learn English Highways Without Sign Posts
Canadian army dispatch riders in southern England navigate with maps only as they roam routes across hills and heathlands. Lieut Dave Croll former Windsor mayor, wrote Dispatch Rider's Primer and Alphabet of Map Reading to aid map reading and sign recognition.
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England
Dave Croll
Windsor
Ont
Lieut Croll
Ontario
Health League to Launch 13 Radio Dramas in Canada
The Health League of Canada plans a 13 part radio drama series this autumn to promote public health. Under Rai Purdy direction the plays depict medical heroes and battles against disease. Stations nationwide will air titles including Pasteur, Diphtheria, Lord Lister, the Magic Bullet, Banting and Insulin, and more.
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Health League of Canada
Playright
Rai Purdy
Medicine
Louis Pasteur
Lord Lister
Magic Bullet
Frederick Banting
Insulin
Canada
Iceland a Gibraltar of the North for Allied forces
The Iceland defense network has expanded with British, American and Norwegian forces, creating a fortified island in the North Atlantic. Observers say troops and equipment rival Dunkirk era reserves, with airfields, guns, warships, and marines shaping strategic plans. Submarine sinkings on the northern Atlantic route have fallen to a new low.
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Drew Middleton
Associated Pres
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Iceland
Britain
Gibraltar
America
Malta
Mediterranean
Greenland
Atlantic
Maupassant Translations Restricted in Japan During Wartime
Japanese authorities restricted French author Guy de Maupassant translations citing liberal ideas that could mislead the public amid wartime emergency. The note mentions cultural controls and a separate stray fact about cleansing before mosque entry and the etymology of hiccup from a town sound.
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Guy de Maupassant
Japan
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