World Happenings Briefly Told From The War Fronts
The 44th annual Western Stock Growers convention will meet in Calgary June 13 and 14. Britain cannot establish a general leave scheme for farm duty during planting and harvest. Egypt begins moving civilians from western desert towns near the Libyan frontier. Canada’s temperance league aims to end liquor manufacture and sale for the war’s duration. Canada plans distribution of 50 000 non fiction books to armed forces in Great Britain. Relatives of service members will be notified of casualties 24 hours before public release. German agency claims 32 000 Nazi maps found at Arnhem headquarters. Flying Officer Andrew Hood of Dundee receives the Distinguished Flying Cross after being reported missing in action. Arrangements for 225 Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association editors’ July Calgary convention are complete.
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Western Stock Growers’ Association
Calgary
Admiralty
Britain
Egypt
Libyan
British Columbia Temperance League
Canada
Great Britain
Canadian Legion
Germany
Arnhem
Oicer
Andrew Hood
Dundee
Scotland
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
How To Make Slip Covers in Three Simple Steps
Home service article outlines a cream chintz slip cover with bound seams and a ruffled flounce. It provides a three step pin on method: pin cut and fit, baste and try on, then stitch finish. Includes request for 15 cents to obtain a booklet with diagrams and directions. Other 15 cent booklets listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Born Without Arms William Watson Montreal Author Lawyer Musician
William Watson, a Toronto resident born without arms in Scotland, toured service clubs in Montreal demonstrating toe use for common tasks. The author and lawyer described writing his 90 000 word book in longfoot and discussed rehabilitation for wounded soldiers during the current conflict.
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Witliam R Watson
Montreal
Service Club
Watson
Scotland
Toronto
Longfoot
Canada
University of Alberta
Alberta
Anne Adams Pattern 4442 for slender, graceful frock
Illusion of slenderness in Pattern 4442 by Anne Adams flatters mature curves. Bodice gathers at shoulders, neat darts at waist, slimming front skirt panel. Accessorize with a flower at the V neck or center tuck trim sleeves. finish with a contrast bolero. Available in sizes 24 to 48. linen 32 yards 39 inch fabric. twenty cents by mail to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Anne ‘Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Winniper
Sunday School Lesson May 26 Devotional Reading
Golden text from Jeremiah I will put my law in their inward parts and write it on their hearts I will be their God and they shall be my people Jeremiah 31 Devotional reading Luke 14 20 Lesson outlines the inward writing of the law and the relationship with God through Jeremiah and Luke contexts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah
The New Covenant in Jeremiah 31 34 andIts Fulfilment
Discussion of Jeremiah 31 34 and Jeremiah 32 31 34 contrasting Jehovahs first covenant with Israel and a second covenant written on hearts. Explains faithfulness, transformation, and direct access to God with references to Heb 8 6 13 and Rogers analysis. Ends with a note on 10 percent butter production in England.
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Sinai
Israel
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Jehovah
Robert W. Rogers
God
Gardening Tips For Small Gardens And Window Boxes
Garden walks require regular paths using flagstones sunk flush with the ground to protect lawn edges. Improve clay soil with humus or sand, apply manure, and cultivate. Window boxes offer rich, intensive gardening with daily watering and sun shelter as plants establish.
Red Cross Sends 21 Cases of Supplies From Manitoba
Since April 30 the Manitoba Division of the Red Cross has gathered and forwarded overseas 21 cases containing 900 woollen scarves 300 seamen s scarves 250 seamen s pullovers 480 pairs wool socks 500 S inch bandages 463 inch bandages 462 bed sheets 992 pillow cases 4 000 wipes 1 630 compresses. With the exception of Ontario Manitoba appears to have the record for cases sent.
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Manitoba
The
Red Cross
Ontario
Selected Recipes From A Historic Card
A collage of archaic kitchen directions lists lemon Jell-O with vinegar and cabbage apples pickles then molds to chill. It also includes a dense bake steam portion with suet bread crumbs currants corn syrup and spices, guiding buttered moulds and steaming times.
Valenza jewellers preserve old guild craft in Piedmont city
In Valenza, Italy, 180 families run art jewellery workshops using gold, platinum, silver and stones. The system relies on daily messenger delivery, with an estimated monthly value of gold around $90,000. The trade, passed father to son, has centuries of guild-like heritage and material flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Valenza
United States Health Peak Claims by Surgeon General Parran
Surgeon General Thomas Parran says Americans are the healthiest people in history due to better feeding housing and preventive care. 1938 set a record low death rate of 106 per thousand with heart disease cancer and other illnesses rising slightly. smallpox is flagged as a national disgrace with calls for vaccination and more widespread use of preventive medicine.
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Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Parran
United States
Canada
India
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr. McCullough cancer articles by writing to the Health League of Canada at 105 nd St Toronto. Ont. The notice urges timely request to access the full series.
Tribute on North Sea raid ends with German pilots saved
A London newspaper notes a North Sea incident as a top wartime tribute. A Nazi bomber attacked an unarmed trawler and was crippled by a British pursuit plane. The crew made a forced landing near the trawler and were rescued by the same vessel they had attacked.
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Halifax Herald
London
North Sea
Inquest into London fire and explosion ends after seven months
A long inquest into a London fire and explosion concluded after seven months of testimony. The jury, having heard about 1,614,000 words of evidence, was compensated for their duty and exempted from further service for life. The record notes more than 15,000 miles of submarine cables cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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London
Atlantic
Pacific
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By Anne Agams
England
John C. Kirkwood
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China
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Oslo
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Petsamo
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Finland
Emmy
Italy
Ger- Degen
Alps
Carpathians
Vosges
Laurentians
Phoeni Arizona
Library Valley
America
Library
Phoenix
S. McCullough
Canapal
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