World Happenings Briefly Told From Indian Cyclone Toll to Berlin Ration
British press reports from India say October cyclone deaths exceed 11 000 in Bengal. Delhi council approves 89600 rupees for air raid shelters. Britain introduces Canadian pork loaf and ham loaf under points system. German authorities in Holland conscripting Dutch ages 20 to 45. Warsaw fined about 1000 by Germans for attack on officials. Italian guards killed or wounded 16 and 25 in Tirana riot.
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India
Bengal
Delhi
Britain
Railway crossing toll rises in late 1942 report
The Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada details 219 railway crossing accidents in the last eight months of 1942, caused by attempting to beat trains, passing halted cars, and speeding in poor visibility. 87 killed and 258 injured. For 1941, 219 accidents caused 83 deaths and 286 injuries. Despite rationing, the toll remains high.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
Gems of Thought Wisdom Quotes
A compact collection of maxims celebrates temper, kindness, patience, and courtesy. It links sunny good temper to universal brightness, values loving-kindness beyond laws, notes patience as a bitter root yielding sweet fruit, and rewards courtesy with friendship and kindness with love.
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Sidney
Per
Alan
Richard Brooks
Air Force honors former TCA pilots for wartime service
Three former Trans-Canada Air Lines pilots, Wing Commanders Marlowe Kennedy and Bruce Middleton and Flight Lieutenant A F Madore, figure prominently in recent news. Kennedy earned the Air Force Cross for work with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and flew the Duke of Kent’s plane across Canada in 1941. Madore, praised for steering flying schools, logged 7047 hours in January 1942 without a single accident and is stationed at Virden Manitoba. Middleton conducted a rescue mission in northern Quebec for a crew in a disabled lifeboat. Trans-Canada vice-president D T Larson lauds their achievements and reflects pride in their training.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Marlowe Kennedy
Bruce Middleton
A. F. Madore
T.C.A
Canada
National Air Line
Kennedy
Air Force Cross
RCAF
Duke of Kent
Madora
Virden
Manitoba
Middleton
Ottawa
Quebec
DT. Larson
Trans-Canada
TCA
Mosquito First Release Pictures Shine For de Havilland
The de Havilland Mosquito, a wooden reconnaissance bomber using movie engines, features a 542 foot wingspan, 40 foot length, retractable undercarriage, and three bladed propellers. It carries four 20 mm cannons and four 303 machine guns and is also manufactured in Canada. The aircraft marks de Havilland’s long aviation history since 1908, with ongoing production across its factories worldwide.
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de Havilland
Canada
Eich
Sunday School Lesson Genesis and Jacob Blessing Story
Readings from Genesis and related verses recount Jacob deceiving Isaac to obtain Esau’s blessing. The lesson notes ethical tension, God’s purposes, and Jacob’s flawed humanity, highlighting how divine plans unfold despite imperfect actors and prompting reflection on faith, providence, and virtue.
Warplane efficiency rests on its countless parts
A warplane is a big thing made of millions of small components. The efficiency of the plane equals the sum of how well each part functions.
Crochet Your Own And Be In Style
Crochet pattern offer for a soft hat and scarf set using single crochet. Afghan yarn recommended with embroidery, cord and tassel. Pattern 7416 includes instructions, illustrations, and stitches. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper McDermot Avenue for pattern 7416.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Man
Doing His Best Postnuptial Moment Gone Awry
A couple marriages ends in awkward moment as the clergyman extends a handshake to the bride while the groom, with his hand in his pocket, complains he is extracting money, saying Hank tall cannot see he is rushing for cash.
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Hank Tall
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Polish Telegraphic Agency
Warsaw
Tirana
Altania
Mickie
Air Force Awards
Malta
Bethel
Esau
Jacob
Rachel
Fee
Sacov
Tanae
Patm
Mitenne
Jacob Sis
Alice Brooks
Pall
By Fred Neber
TMRS
Pip's
Reg'lar
Roughrider
Peres
Feu
Mom Ou Pieth
BY Gene Byrni
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