World Happenings Briefly Told
Six silver cow shaped cream jugs sold for W816 at London auction dating 1759 to 1768. Big Leipzig attack Feb 1944 cost Canada over 6 million. Canadian schoolchildren funded war bonds aiding the RCAF with 35 types of aircraft. By Feb 2 1944 over 245 000 Canadians overseas including 500 BCWAC. Britain relaxes place name sign restrictions seen from low aircraft. Air Vice-Marshal Harry Broadhurst led desert air force then Normandy fighter groups. Germans wreck over 1 000 Greek localities leaving 1.5 million shelterless. UNRRA Council meet II opens Sept 15 in Montreal.
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Canada
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Desert Air Force
Tripoli
Second Tactical Air Force
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Gideon Chooses 300 to Deliver Midianites
Sunday school lesson cites first Samuel text and Judges narrative where Jehovah tests Gideon by selecting 300 men who lap water, equipping them with trumpets and torches to surprise the Midianite camp. Gideon’s raid leads to surrender and deliverance.
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Jehovah
Gideon
Israel
Midian
Middle Watch
Hospital ships aid amphibious campaigns for wounded care
Hospital ships, including converted liners, serve in all phases of amphibious operations. They receive, treat, and transport the wounded back to port en route to hospitals, providing critical medical support amid campaigns.
King Receives Duke in Windsor Waterloo Chamber
The King hosted the Duke of Wellington in Windsor Castle's Waterloo Chamber on the 129th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. The Duke presented the King a small silken Union Jack as the annual rent for the Strathfieldsaye estate in Berkshire, a gift linked to his victories.
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Wellington
Waterloo
Windsor Castle
Stratheld Saye
Berkshire
Daily Mail
Bombers Carry Heavy Bomb Load Says Air Ministry
The Typhoon bomber now carries a 1000 pound bomb beneath each wing doubling its earlier load and surpassing Britain’s early war medium bombers. It can dive at 400 miles per hour after release and unleashes four 20 millimetre cannons. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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RAF
Britain
Air Ministry
New Discovery Advances Cloth Textures by Submicroscopic Sand
The Monsanto Chemical Company of St Louis announces techniques to treat fibres on surface or core without altering feel. A silica grain deposit prevents fibres from slipping, enabling shineless serge wrinkle proof suits and no-wilt creases. Canada is cited as the world's largest producer of asbestos.
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Monsanto Chemical Company
St. Louis
Monsanto
Maquis Resistance Forges Corsican Ties In France
The Maquis, Corsican bandits turned underground fighters, take their name from Corsica’s thick brushwood. Led by French Army officers who resisted Nazi control via Vichy, they harry German forces in southern France, per the New York Herald Tribune.
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Napoleon
Corsica
Petain
Vichy
New York Herald Tri
Crossword Puzzle Answers No 480 63 Tunisian
The page lists crossword clues with corresponding answers including Tunisian, pronoun, continent, heraldic device, Spanish, soften, and symbol for sodium. Each clue pairs with a single word solution reflecting standard crossword conventions.
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Continent
Life's Like That by Fred Neher cartoon caption
A brief comic caption by Fred Neher reflects on everyday quirks with a humorous punch. The joke centers on a character noting a common human foible, delivering a light, observant quip.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Greece
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Council of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Montreal
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
Aay Iverse Oncse
Ernest H. Willis
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
England
Duke of Wellington
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Gene Byrnes
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