World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain forbade travellers to carry food to Eire with a small quantity, intent on preventing a food drain. The CBC report notes Britain building six new Greek navy warships. The Peterhof palace near Leningrad was destroyed by Germans. U S shipbuilding set a July record with 71 vessels totaling 790,300 deadweight tons. Thousands of women recruited for Britain canal barges with no age or height limits. A_data: 1460 prominent Dutch leaders seized by German authorities since May. Canada's plant protection warns of US infiltration of the Japanese beetle.
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Britain
Eire
Anne Adams Pattern 4124 for Cotton Skirt Outfit
The notice promotes pattern 4124 for a cotton skirt with revers sleeves or sleeveless version. Misses sizes 12 to 20 are offered, with size 16 needing 44 yards of 85 inch fabric and % yard contrast. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man for orders.
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Anne Adams
Anne ‘Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Studying The Theory Of Flight RCAF Cadets At Winnipeg
Air Cadet instructors at No 3 Wireless School Winnipeg attend a training course with lectures on aircraft equipment and flight theory. A Manitoba group from Neepawa Minnedosa and Holland area study a diagram related to flight concepts as part of the syllabus.
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RCAF
No. 3 Wireless School
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manieepawa
H. A. Wilson
Neepawa
Jioba
Topaz Rock Named After Red Sea Island Topazas
A mineral called topaz gets its name from Topazas an island in the Red Sea the first place to yield rock so soft it bends wood. The article notes Brazil’s nearby diamond deposits valued for their hardness.
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Topazas
Island
Red Sea
Brazil
Isaac Re-digs Wells and Chooses Peace in Ancient Tale
A Sunday School lesson on Genesis 26 centers Isaac’s refusal to quarrel over wells dug by Abraham. Despite Philistine contention at Esek Sitnah and Rehoboth, Isaac promotes patience, renaming wells to reflect peace and abundance. The lesson urges choosing peaceful means over conflict, trusting that God has made room for all.
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Isaac
Abraham
Gerar
Chris
Hebron Gerar
Beersheba
Esek
Rehoboth
Smile Awhile Comic Exchange on Everyday Woes
A humorous dialogue sketches domestic life as a man jokes about paying debts to medical science and his wife teases him about his secrets. The wife questions his hush about racehorses while light banter turns on tests, electricity, and a hypothetical $50,000 reward for quitting bad habits.
Life Begins at 40 inspires midlife triumphs
Walter B Pitkin argues that turning points come after 40 with cases of men who found success late. A 32 page Home Service booklet condenses his ideas offering mindset shifts, practical tips, and encouragement to make the most of one’s mind and experience in the middle years.
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Walter B. Pitkin
J. A. Britton
American Medical Association
Beethoven
Goya
Michelangelo
Bat Pitkin
Whittlesey House
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg
Aion
McDermot Ave. E
Unknown Norwegian Hero Challenges Propaganda Film
In Trondheim a German propaganda film was shown with Nazis distributing aod to Norwegians. A lone spectator shouted from the darkness that the film was being shown backward, signaling silent opposition to the scene.
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Orwegian
Stockholm
Trondheim
Soice
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British Broadcasting Law
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Ottawa
Gore
Peterbot Palace
Peter the Great
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
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Aneta
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Canada
Gay Young “Cotton
By Fred Neher Uu
Westmount
Quebec
Montreal
The
Sone
God
Ministry of Information
Bettina
Gwan
Pop
Home Service
Mickie
Prevnriver
Reg
Gene Byrnes
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