World Happenings Briefly Told
Early prize money of 31500 pounds is noted as available with the division uncertain until war end. Woolton receives an honorary LLD from Liverpool University. Cmdr Christopher Jellicoe, nephew of Earl Jellicoe, is promoted to captain. Post Office Savings Bank deposits reach 17.1 million, about one in three Britons. Coastal command aircraft fly over 80 million quills in 1942, mostly anti-sub raids, and 25 million miles sailed. Milan cathedral carved in miniature with 1797 pieces. Nairobi info office issues 11000 newsletters weekly in four languages for African forces in Kenya. Fifth Victory Loan cash applications from overseas delivered as requested. Lockheed unveils rivet setting machine, 33600–75000 rivets per hour versus 350. Common nettle now used to make a special quality paper.
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Royal Navy
Lord Woolton
Liverpool University
Earl Jellicoe
Christopher Jellicoe
Admiralty
Nairobi
Kenya
Ottawa
Fifth Victory
Slipcover patterns and a Sunday school lesson
A mixed notice offers slipcover directions for chairs and sofas with pattern requests to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union detailing sending twenty cents and pattern number. The piece then shifts to a devotional lesson on Jesus entry into Jerusalem and its theological reflections, including excerpts and commentary.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Crossword Clue Fragments From a Historical Page
Puzzle clues scattered with broken phrases and stray words in a damaged OCR excerpt. The readable items include hints like colors, ground, prophets, pronoun, and a Moslem seaport while overall text remains garbled and incomplete.
London Shops Offer Second Hand Fur Coats With No Tax
During World War I exclusive London shops offer second hand fur coats as new coat supply remains limited. The article notes coupons required and contrasts pigeons versus human runners and telephone lines for message delivery in wartime.
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London
British researchers report mustard gas lighting method tested
British investigators describe a technique for lighting metard gas burns using a pile containing the gas steels and claim volunteers saw beneficial results. Beavers cut trees to a fine core and rely on wind to finish the job, though gnawing through the trunk would be hazardous for them.
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British Post Office Savings Bank
Britain
Coastal Command
Milan
Italy
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
California
Great Britain
Jesus
Messiah
Christ
Mark
Jerusalem
Bethphage
Bethany
Ben Hur
Galilee
Bethlehem
Hugh Black
Canada Lynx
By Fred Neher
Gene Byrnes
Sonle
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