World Happenings Briefly Told
Indian troops have the lowest sick rate among United Nations soldiers in Italy. Penicillin is produced by thirteen American and two Canadian firms. Britain plans over 200 agricultural camps this summer to aid farmer volunteers. The first three months of 1944 were the driest since 1929 with 27 drought days in Kent and 21 near London. Palm oil is now used as fuel after trials in England and a truck runs on it in Nigeria. A Chinese dispatch reports Japanese occupiers in Peiping burned about 300 starving people as plague beggars. A 1708 Queen Anne kettle sold for 6750 at a London auction. Royal Australian Air Force units in Northwest Australia formed a fishing fleet for menu variety, each unit choosing its own fishermen led by a keen amateur.
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Britain
Kent
London
Royal Australian Air Force
Northwest
Australia
Grass to Concrete RAF Runway Shift Matches Nationwide Rebuilds
Before the war grass airstrips dominated RAF airfields in England. After conversion to concrete the effort to build the runways rivaled rebuilding all main highways in England. The comparison emphasizes total wartime reconstruction scale.
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R.A.F
England
Easy office frock pattern 4746 offered by Anne Adams
This Week's Pattern presents pattern 4746 a simple easy to sew frock with a full front design. It lists sizes 12 through 42 and requires about 35 inch fabric and 20 cents in coins. Send size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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A. slenner_ang
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union Tis McDermot
Man
Sunday School Lesson on Justification by Faith at Antioch
Paraphrased devotional notes discuss Paul Barnabas and Peter at the Jerusalem council in Acts 15 and Galatians 2, focusing on justification by faith, the unity of Gentile and Jewish believers, and the church's stance on circumcision, with references to Romans and Ephesians as guiding texts.
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God
Lord Jesus Christ
Antioch
Syria
Pare
Oteewaa
Erat
Bae Judetoera
Peter
Patty Saison
Jerusalem
Remarkable 200th Birthday Case From Tucson
John and Lindley of Tucson, Arizona, reportedly passed his 200th birthday and enjoyed reading his Bible daily. he wore glasses until age ninety and discarded them as no suitable pair could be found, reading the small print without strain. The note adds a historical tidbit that buttons wrapped in cloth were banned in England in 1721.
Beebe Bath Sphere Used by US Government for Tests
Dr Watham Beebes famous bath sphere, once used to describe ocean depths, is now employed by the United States Government for testing depth charges. The scientist reports the device is being repurposed for government experiments, while his work remains tied to popular books on the sea.
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Watham Beebes
Beebe
Note of seale Mohamme prayer onle oid 0
Puzzle item from a historical page includes a cryptic note about a Mohammed prayer with unclear terms. The readable phrases hint at a ceremonial or religious snippet dated but no clear context or participants are identifiable.
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Seale
Mohamme
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United Nations
Italy
Nigeria
Peiping
Thibet
Anne Adam
Paul
By William Ferguson
South America
Ee Ec
New World
Ivasion
Walid
Appleford
By Fred Neher
Cary
Onle
Tom
Jevice
Queen of Carthagal
Hircit
Hollan Lake
Tal
Luzon
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