Diverse World War II Briefs From Britain and Canada
A British sale in Launceston saw a teddy bear sell for 13.50 and a rocking horse for 38.50. Russian scholars demand a translation of British constitutional documents. UK women’s army aides to receive sling bags like those of the Canadian corps. A Slovak 2,140 strong force defected to join the Red Army via Germany. Manchester courts impose 19 plus years and 42,200 in fines for black market activity. Indian wartime output reaches 10 million garments monthly in year two. The Fifth US Army in Italy captured a German prisoner who claimed no famous Goebbels link. Western Canada farms expand. 433-acre average sizes in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Brigadier M. H. Penhale returns to Britain to rejoin the Canadian staff. Finnish radio cites Allies nearing victory in the Atlantic barring submarine surprises.
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Launceston
England
Soviet War News Review
Italy
Goebbels
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great Storm and Calm Sermon on Faith
Sunday school lesson expounds Mark 4 40 5 43 with a focus on Jesus sleeping during the storm and the disciples fear The teaching emphasizes faith over fear and urges storing spiritual treasures for use in trials It references Jesus calming the sea and stories of demoniac healing and Jairus daughter revival with emphasis on belief and trust in divine power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Jesus
Jesus
Sea of Galilee
Demoniac
Jairus
Tale Of Two Cities Bombing Remembered In Britain And Germany
The article recalls December 28 1940 when Nazi bombs set parts of London ablaze with around 350 tons of incendiaries, and December 29 1943 when the RAF dropped about 2250 tons on Berlin, highlighting the scale of attacks on both cities.
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Britain
London
Germany
RAF
Berlin
Willing to oblige on CN Railways train ladder mixup
A Canadian National Railways passenger tale ends with a porter unable to locate his ladder on an upper berth. An English sailor offers his ladder from another berth, joking he will lend it until morning during a humorous exchange reported by the Wall Street Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Sim
Wall Street Journal
Pattern 4627 two piece frock for misses and women
Advertisement details Anne Adams pattern 4627 a diagonally closing two piece dress in two size ranges. Misses sizes 12 to 20 fit slim figures while women sizes 30 to 48 suit mature figures. Pattern price is twenty cents with mail delivery notes and order address in Winnipeg Manitoba.
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A. Smart
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Farmer explains horns and disguised cow as horse
A farmer answers a child's question about a cow missing horns. He explains variation in horns, noting some cows are hornless by birth or dehorning, then reveals the creature is not a cow but a horse in disguise.
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British Women's Army Auxiliary
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Russia
Red Army
Manchester
India
Sicily
M. H. Penhale
Ottawa
Anni
By William Ferguson
Tale of
Two
By Fred Neher
TOF
Pop
Arit
Elon
Swanea
Womens
Farmer
Sou
Southerm
Giri
Maderido
Fiat
Devin
Hin
Florida
Guiana
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