World War II era Miscellany From Rome to Britain
A Rome dispatch reports Italy’s May 1 population at 45 786 000. British railways logged 700 000 wagon miles in 1942 as freight engines hauled goods and war materiel. A Danish 14 year old fined for daffodils and vegetables, potshots of transit. London plant trims 80 tons weekly to nine tons dehydrated foods. South Africa gifts 12 000 toward 40 000 for a Medcat named Field Marsh, and hydrolized ox blood transfusion research in Brazil. Kenneth Walker left 837 for a tubercular seamen bedstead at King Edward Sanatorium. Japan reportedly launched rubber ships with steam engines. Whisper broadcasts to bypass Nazi bans from Orange to Holland. British forces smoked 450 million cigarettes and ate 9 million chocolate bars between North Africa landings and mid May. Since April 12, five million air graphs and twenty five thousand bags of mail arrived. War Savings Stamps participation noted.
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Rome
Italy
North Africa
Britain
Better Health Cartoon Promotes Plant Fitness
Phil Dill staff artist was commissioned to create a poster for Boeing Aircraft Vancouver facility. The series targets health and fitness as key to production efficiency and links a balanced diet to better health for workers.
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Boeing Aircraft
Vancouver
Phil Dill
Not Disrupting Studies Youths 16 18 in Work Extension
Labour officials insist extending compulsory transfer rules to 16 18 year olds will not affect education. Unemployed youths may be assigned jobs to relieve labor shortages in farming and fuel wood cutting, but none will leave schools. Officials promise local placement near home with details pending.
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Labor Department
House of Commons
Labor
Mitchell
Moses Questions God Name and Authority in July Sunday Lesson
The lesson discusses Moses doubting his suitability to lead the Hebrews and God’s assurance that He would be with him. It explains the meaning of God’s name I AM THAT I AM, including variations Jahve and Jehovah, and notes the self existence of God as Yahve. It also mentions related notes on biblical terms and a brief line about a British Army supply train in North Africa and an architectural term for a partially embedded column.
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Moses
Egypt
God
Elohim
Abraham
El‘Shaddal
Melchizedek
El-Elyon
Israel
Adonai
Jahve
Ehyeh
Dummelow
First Army
North Africa
Naval Gun Salute and Douglas Fir Noted
A historical note recalls a 400 year old naval gun salute as clear proof of goodwill though the shot was fired at the well. It explains limited reload time and the splashes from the broadside signaling the ship could not fire again soon. The Douglas fir, a giant tree in Ada, often reaches about 300 feet tall.
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Ada
Farmer at Bertie Township Backs War Effort Alone
George F. House, 86, stays on his Ontario farm in Bertie township near Fort Erie to tend crops and support the war effort after his grandson Howard Reuben Noyes left for Toronto to join the RCAF. He will farm solo to aid in the battle against Hitlerism.
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Bertie Township
Fort Erie
Ont
Howard Reuben Noyes
Toronto
RCAF
George F. House
Mickie Says The Different Ways of Wastin Yer Money
A quirky column notes how people waste money in everyday habits with humorous tips. The piece highlights practical choices to curb spending and advises readers to rethink small expenses for savings.
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Carl Borgman
London
Lifeboat Institution of Great Britain
South Africa
Smuts
Brazilian Academy of Medicine
Kenneth Walker
Seal
King Edward
Paris
Tokyo
Radio Orange
Holland
Ae Mr Rok
Ran Ie Aone
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Paus
Mickie
Ness
Aan
Zaanae
Nano
By Fred Neher
Fellers
Minnie
Sai Tui
Gene Byrnes
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