World Happers Briefly Told
World events brief items note companies are on a pre-fabricated map to speed Yair construction programs. All Canadian Women’s Amateur Athletic Federation meetings are cancelled for wartime. William Green calls for end to strikes in defence industries. Allies ship first Polish force supplies to a Russian camp. Sweden loses two freighters to enemy action with crew losses. Churchill reportedly keeps a tommy gun in his car for parachutists.
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Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United States
Russia
Sweden
Holland
Baltic
Mr. Churchill
Downing Street
Victoria man keeps rare British badges and medals collection
Charles B. Hill Tout of Victoria, British Columbia, has a vast hobby collecting military badges, buttons and medals from imperial history. His 11 000 badges 4 500 buttons and over 150 medals are said to be the largest empire collection with new pieces found in unlikely places from attics to junk shops.
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Victoria
Mass
Charles B. Hill-Tout
Great Britain
Mr. Hill-Tout
British Empire
Hill- Tout
Learn Pitman shorthand at home for secretarial jobs
Home Service advertises self instruction in Pitman shorthand for girls seeking glamor careers. It touts writing by sound, use of short forms, and a 32 page booklet with 18 lessons plus business forms. Send 16 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for “Self-Instruction In Shorthand.”
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Pitman
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
If Youre Going To Do A Play In Regina Canada
A column advises on staging a play with minimal funds using Chekhovs The Marriage Proposal to showcase everyday life scenes. It suggests focusing on action over dialogue, choosing comedy or tragedy to fit the audience, and listening to real conversations for natural delivery. It notes local contact for more details.
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Anton Chekov
Canada
Mary Ellen
Box 326
Regina
Sask
Youthful frock pattern 4923 offers dipped basque dress
Anne Adams describes pattern 4923 a pretty home frock with a dipping basque waist and neckline, back buttoned bodice, scalloped skirt hem, and optional sleeve lengths. It fits misses and women's sizes 12 through 40 and requires three yards of fabric in size 16. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Anne ‘Adams
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Promised Saviour in Isaiah and Luke Devotion
A devotional excerpt analyzes Isaiah 9 6 7 and Luke 2 20, tracing the prophecies of the birth of the Son as the promised Saviour. It discusses divine purpose, the prophecy’s fulfillment in Jesus, and the universal hope of peace and brotherhood through the Saviour’s ministry.
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David
Isaiah
Christian
Jesus
Mitchell
Novel fuel uses coal and clay to save corn in England
A three parts coal to one part clay mixture is molded into grapefruit sized cakes and baked. In southeastern England these cakes are used in stoves and reportedly burn almost as well as pure coal, helping conserve corn.
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England
Three R s Should Yield To Three Cs In Schools
An editorial argues the three Rs deserve space but suggests shifting priority to citizenship courtesy and character to better prepare students for civic life.
University of Glasgow scientist finds South American toads
Dr. C. W. Parsons of the University of Glasgow reports discovering toads six inches long and three inches wide in South America.
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South America
C. W. Parsons
University of Glasgow
Civilian air raid casualties in Britain reach 13381 killed
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison disclosed that the six months ending September 30 saw 13381 civilian deaths and 13182 injuries from air raids. The prior year’s six months recorded 8180 deaths and 10408 injuries.
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Great Britain
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Auction for Aid to Russia Realizes $1350 at Brighton Sale
Mrs. W B Weshead organized a garden hothouse auction in Brighton to raise funds for Aid to Russia. The event, featuring numerous Survauages, netted $1350 for the relief effort.
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W. B. Weshead
Brighton
Aid-to-Russia Fund
Mickie Says Subscriptions Urge Timely Renewal
A brief message urging readers to renew subscription payments on time. The note highlights costs like rent wages paper ink fuel postage and power and asks support to keep the paper running. It lists over fifty reasons emphasizing the need for timely money.
How Ancestors Fared Without Vitamins and Modern Food
A historical view notes ancestors ate pork and corn meal with game, often smaller and frail, yet improvements followed with sun, air, and vitamin rich foods. It cites spruce beer for vitamin C, early fruit and veg advocacy by Graham, Atwater's calorie work, and 1930s surveys showing only 23% with good diets.
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Ganges
India
Sylvester Graham
Graham
New York
Atwater
United States
Cummings
Apples Supply High Value Food Elements and Water
Apples contain easily converted sugar, calcium, phosphorus, and iron as minerals in the form of acids. They also provide water in its purest form, offering notable nutritional value.
Oldest Canadian lighthouse sits on Sambro Island
The oldest standing lighthouse in Canada is located on Sambro Island at the entrance to Halifax harbor on the Nova Scotia coast.
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Canada
Sambro Island
Halifax Harbor
Nova Scotia
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Brefly
Home Service
Wana
Gene Byrnes
Biles
God
Longfellow
Mickie
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