World happenings briefly told
The Rome radio reports the deputy chief of the Nazi press bureau von Stumpf was killed on the Russian front. Arthur Gracey, 71, famed Canadian cartoonist, died in Montreal. born in Quebec City, he worked 45 years for the Montreal Star. DE Kingaby, top sergeant pilot, received a second bar to his Distinguished Flying Medal after shooting down 18 enemy aircraft. Britain reports vast scrap metal collection for war materiel. Sir Mohammed Azizul Haque named high commissioner for India, succeeding Sir Firoz Noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
von Stumpf
Arthur Gracey
Montreal
Quebec City
Montreal Star
Kingaby
Britain
Mohammed Azizul Haque
Bengal Legislative Assembly
India
Firoz Noon
Governor General's Executive Council
How to cast and stage a natural feeling play
The essay argues for careful casting and deep character study. It urges reading for parts, letting actors grow into roles, and creating sincere performances by understanding biographical details, scenes, and the play’s context. It also notes the illusion of naturalness on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ehin
Regina
Airacobra fighter plane built for France and Britain
A U.S. built fighter ordered by France in 1940 and later taken over by Britain. About 200 aircraft were under construction when France fell. Armament shifted from a 37mm cannon to 20mm. Guns include two 0mm and four 0.300 inch in rings. Wing span 34 ft, length 34 ft 2 in, height 9 ft 3.25 in, wing area 213 sq ft. Powerplant is an Allison engine, approaching 400 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armee de l’Air
France
British Purchasing Commission
Airacobra
Foundations of Matthew Mark Luke and Acts in Bible study
A devotional overview explains Matthew tracing Jesus Davidic descent and the male lineage through Joseph, Mark presenting the gospel as good news that Jesus is the Son of God, and Luke describing Acts as the continuation of Jesus work through the apostles from Galilee to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew
Jesus
David
Abram
Abraham
Babylon
Jesus Beth
Joseph
Mary
Our Lord
Mark
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Luke
Theophilus
Galilee
Jerusalem
Rome
Health league urged diet change to curb eye and school sickness
Doctor Chant Robertson writes in Health that vitamin B2 deficiency affects eye vessels and can cause headaches. She recommends liver kidney cheese eggs wheat germ beans peas and milk, citing Ottawa stats that 44 to 53 percent of Canadians rely on refined foods and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chant-Robertson
Health League of Canada
Board of Education
Terriers and War Dress Stir Daily Parade
In Birchfield Road Berry Barr Birmingham Mail recounts a comic scene as a Royal Warwickshire Regiment soldier, back to the wall, faces a terrier named Paddy ready to pounce. The dog, called Paddy, is enticed from a doorway by a shout then captured by a woman named Mary. A Chinese moth note follows with a nine inch wingspread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birchfield Road
Berry
Paddy
Mary
White Coats Improve Pedestrian Visibility at Night Tests
In Wellington New Zealand researchers tested driver vision limits with restricted headlights using four cars. A man in black was seen 95 feet away while a person in a white coat became visible at 343 feet from one car and 162 to 220 feet from the others. A white waist band added about 40 percent visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zealand
Wellington
New Zealand
Iron plating on ships begins in 1782 in Gibraltar
The first protection of warships used ron plates in 1782 when French ships were clad in iron during the Spanish-French siege of British-held Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alaska
United States
Grand Comoro Island
South Africa
Vatican City
By Fred Neher
RCAL
Inday
Ane
Dianvnntt
THE
Christ Jesus
Acts
Canapa
Wealth League
Mickie
Reg'lar
Shes Divina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!