World Happenings Briefly Told
The Australian government pegs this year’s farm loss at 244 million dollars due to drought. In Washington the United States Navy states 1332 ships added to forces in five areas. A Frenchwoman Michele Lyon is sentenced to death for informer activity during the German occupation. The Admiralty frees over 200 trawlers to join fishing fleets to aid Britain’s food supply. HMS Victory, damaged in a Portsmouth air raid, is restored to public exhibition. Field Marshal Montgomery receives the Order of the Elephant from King Christian of Denmark. Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 48, is named British ambassador to the Polish Government in Warsaw. Ottawa outlines plans for a world youth conference in Paris, to be held in late October, via Lieut. Svend Petersen of the World Youth Council.
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United States Navy
Washington
Michele Lyon
Admiralty
Britain
Nelson
Victory
Portsmouth
Victor Frederick Willam Cavendish-Bentinck
Warsaw
Paris
Ottawa
Lieut
Svend Petersen
World Youth Council
London
Early Life of Isaac and Peace in Genesis 26
Readings cover Isaac’s birth of Esau and Jacob, famine in Gerar, and his move to Gerar after Philistine wells were filled. Isaac’s prosperity sparks envy, but he seeks peace over conflict, aided by calm leadership as he grows in strength and clan.
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Isaac
Abraham
Jacob
Esau
Faan
Rebekah
Gerar
Abimelech
Abrham
Large helicopter designed for Navy air rescue and transport
The Worms largest newcopter, built by PV Engineering Forum of Philadelphia for a Navy contract, completes tests. It carries two crew and 10 passengers, with two end motors and a streamline fuselage 48 feet long and 13 feet high, capable of landing in a 100 foot clearance on land or water.
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P V Engineerng Forum, Inc
Philadelphi
Navy
Mf Aeronautics
Habitual Drunkards In Winnipeg Round Up By Police
In Winnipeg habitual drunkards are collected from gutters by police and jailed. On the morrow they face magistrate on drunk and disorderly charges. If unable to pay, they are sent back to cells for seven days as part of a long-standing practice. The Wehrmacht uniform and military colors are forbidden in the Soviet occupation zone, a rule signed by Marshal Georgi Zhukov.
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Winnipeg
Maintreet
Winnipeg Free Press
Wehrmacht
Georgi Zhukow
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed With Historic Terms
A scrambled crossword style list presents clues such as Epic poem, To exist, To fasten a ship, Prefix three, Greek letter, In favor of, and other terms including three strikes and expansion. The fragment cites various numbered entries like 19 through 54 and mentions Tom's Cabin author.
Kept The Faith The News of the World Tribute
The editorial memorializes the 1st Canadian Army on its dissolution as a field force, recalling their early arrival in Britain to answer the invasion threat. It notes Dieppe in 1942, battles in Western Europe, and the Schelde and Walcheren bloodshed, praising their valor and the lasting gratitude of England.
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Britain
Crerar
Canada
England
Normandy
Dieppe
Europe
Schelde
Walcheren
Aircraft Carrier Puncher Aims to Boost Canadian Fleet
HMS Puncher, the second Canadian manned carrier, is a sleek new vessel in Halifax ready to escort convoys and strike enemies with its steel heavy armament. Built late for the second front, it was outfitted rapidly to batter opponents. King George I of Greece is described as Queen Victoria's great-grandson with no Greek blood.
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Puncher
Halifax
Puncher Wa
King George I of
Greece
Victor
England
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