World Happenings Briefly Told In The News
Southern Alberta sugar beet towers sold 208,834 tons off 10,306 acres last year. Saskatchewan farmers cash income rose 44 percent to 324,863,000 compared with 228,190,000 in 1942. A parcel mailed from Galt Ontario to John Steele in Italy arrived on May 19 for his 34th birthday. Insects unknown to Sweden damage grain crops arriving on safe conduct vessels from America. Australia harvested 100,000,000 bushel wheat. reserve at June 30 last was 236,000,000 bushels, greatest in Commonwealth history. Great Britain grows flowers to increase table oil supply. Ontario's 10,600,000 hens laid over 100,000,000 dozen eggs worth 36,885,000, over a third of Dominion poultry revenue. Joseph Dud Aington, aged 67, retired after 49 years with the LNER after driving Britain’s fastest train at 126 mph in 1938. Argentina expands sunflower seed production. 13,906,200 acres planted this year. Ungrafted fruit trees sent from Sicily and Naples to Malta for grafting apples, pears, plums, and persimmons.
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Sweden
America
Australia
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Ontario
Dominion
A Busy Life of a Country Editor in Viking Alberta
Maclean's Magazine recounts a country editor's week in Viking Alberta. The veteran publisher, Unotype operator, bookkeeper, and reporter juggle records and taxes while navigating wartime boards and public duties.
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Viking Alberta
Ime
Unotype
Tachis Riprecaman
Caman
Jobman
Stone Tralner
Trevare
France
Sracc
Sem Victory Lsan
Hooptal Board
Maclean's Magazine
Ice cream season rises in Canada per capita taste
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows Canadians increasing ice cream consumption from 1937 to 1942 by 42 percent. British Columbia leads in per person consumption, followed by Ontario and Nova Scotia, while Prince Edward Island and Quebec are lowest. The Rhodesian Kaffir orange tree note appears alongside.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Be Strong and Courageous Joshua's Great Task
Devotional text on Joshua 1 6 and 7 Be strong and of good courage foretold to Joshua by Moses and by God It recalls crossing the Jordan to conquer and settle Canaan west of the Jordan and the enduring struggle against earlier inhabitants with emphasis on divine help guiding Joshua.
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Joshua
Jehovah
Moses
Jordan
Jordaniver
Lderness
Lebanon Mountains
Rom
Euphrates
Mediterranean
Canan
England
Egypt
The Housefly And Public Health Dangers
The housefly is a major health threat carrying dysentery diarrhea typhoid and infantile paralysis. It breeds in filth feeds on waste and can transmit bacteria to human food. Communities should eliminate breeding sites and ensure proper waste disposal. Home and shop food areas must be screened, and flies promptly killed to protect food safety.
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Ales
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Our Crossword Puzzle No 4889 Answer
The page prints the solution for Our Crossword Puzzle No 4889 with the completed grid and answers. Readers are invited to check the filled in clues and confirm accuracy. The puzzle content highlights a solved set of word entries across various across and down clues.
Revenge Tale and Weather Note From War Reporting
BBC reports an Italian farmer in western England captured an exhausted German airman who had landed in England after fleeing in the war. The German was surprised to be taken prisoner by an Italian. A strong wind known as the williwaw is described as sweeping the Aleutian Islands.
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BBC
Gland
England
Aleutian Islands
Waste paper shortage in Canada hinders war needs
Canada faces a dire shortage of waste paper with demand at 20,000 tons monthly. The limited supply delays essential paper products for the war effort including newsprint wrappings and boxes. Supplies must arrive dust-free from overseas or distant shores, emphasizing the critical need for recycling and imports.
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Canada
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Southern
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Galt
Ont
John Steele
Italy
Joseph Dud Aington
Britain
LNER
Argentina
Malta
Sicily
Naples
By William Ferguson
Sunli
Wim HT
Tae
Clina
Ali
Lorraine
Reg'lar
Corpril Duffy
Coopose
Burt Blow
Gene Byrnes
Barankue
Ming
Harvests Bros
Hawke Olson
Detty
Ocean
By Fred Neher
Tse
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