World happenings briefly told in wartime notes
Capt James Sidney Critenley fled at a young age after riding in a king’s carriage. The Cap Gris Nez gun battery commander handed the naval ensign to Folkestone. Canadian universities will get priority for surplus war materials, says the assets corporation in Winnipeg. Shoe repairs cost Britain more as shops raise prices by about half a penny in 25. Maj Gen Owen Hay turns 98 at Tunbridge Wells. Blinded WWI veterans train the first group arriving in England from France. A Chinese seaman jailed four months for importing nine pounds of opium into Britain. The new Vigilant destroyer crossed the Arctic Circle 17 times in its first year. Manchester Chamber of Commerce forms a Russian trade section to boost Anglo-Russian relations after the war.
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Cap Gris Nez
Folkestone
War ‘Assets Corporation
Winnipeg
Britain
England
France
Vigilant
Arctic Circle
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Sunday School Lesson December seventeenth overview
A devotional study on Galatians 5 22 6 10 and Galatians 5 25 urging life guided by the Spirit. It details the fruit of the Spirit including love joy peace and self control and urges gentleness restoration and bearing one another's burdens in line with Christ's example.
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Paul
Moffatt
Christ
Stettinius Named Secretary of State to Succeed Hull
Edward R. Stettinius Jr born in Chicago and aged 44 becomes U S secretary of state succeeding Cordell Hull. He rose as a "boy wonder" in business before 30 serving as chairman of the board of the Carnegie Steel Corporation. He joined the state department a year ago as undersecretary and is married with three sons.
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Cordell Hull
Stettinius
Chicago
S. Steel Corporation
State Department
Population surge in wild fowl across prairie provinces
Ducks Unlimited Winnipeg general manager T C Main said during an Edmonton interview that wild duck numbers in the Prairie Provinces and Northwest Territories rose from 30,000,000 to 140,000,000 since 1937, based on census data from 2,000 key observers. Beethoven showed early signs of deafness at age 28.
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Prairie Provinces
Northwest Territories
T. C. Main
Winnipeg
Ducks Unlimited
Edmonton
Gas Chambers At Maidanek Reported At Lublin Trial
The Lublin trial coverage describes defendants Anton Kerman and Ottler recounting mass killings at the Maidanek death camp. Kerman testifies more than 60,000 suffocated in gas chambers and Ottler describes infants and children killed, including Russian prisoners among the victims.
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Poland
Maidanek
Lublin
Radio Moscow
Anton Kerman
Ottler
Mayer
Curious Place Names Post-War Tourist Trade Prominence
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes postwar tourism will face global competition as countries seek tourist revenue. It cites Hertogenbosch in Holland and Bois-le-Duc as historic names, while warning Canada must actively promote its own destinations to gain a share of returning travelers and dollars.
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Hertogenbosch
North Brabant
Holland
Brabant
Bois-le-Duc
Bosch
den Bosch
Finland
Toronto Daily Star
Brockville
South American
Puzzle Clues Capture Mixed Language Wordplay
A garbled crossword style puzzle text lists numerous clues and partial answers across many languages and themes. The page shows scattered entries for animals foods gods deities and misc terms with missing letters and misordered lines.
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James Sidney Critenley
Baward VII
Owen Hay
Tunbridge Wells
Secretary of State
Beethoven
Alberta Coal
High River
Highwood River
Alberta
C. Sweezey
Montreal
Annet
By William Ferguson
Nemisis
By Fred Neher
Henry
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