World Happenings Briefly Told From War Era Items
A compact summary of wartime notes recounts Royal Australian Air Force totals through June 1944, Yugoslav National Liberation promises of wheat, Brigade J. M. Rockingham’s Boulogne victory link, UK beef purchases totaling 110000 tons for 44 and 45, POW counts in the U S, Langevin’s Paris return, adoption of phones in out of the way areas, Fiji and other regions' prior wartime statuses, and Germany’s underground aircraft industry moving French iron mines to bomb-proof sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algrange
Smile a While Jokes and cartoons from a page of quips
A collage of humorous exchanges and cartoon captions about family misunderstandings grammar faults and oddities. Phrases include a boy's mince pie spinach remark a misheard glamor vs grammar joke a sergeant's uniform critique and a wild goose chase moment. Also notes on mahogany trees described in tropical forests.
Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg ad for Fall shirtwaist
This Week s Pattern A promotes a new classic shirtwaister as Fall first choice with contrast yokes and collar. Sizes 34 to 50 available, size 36 uses 3 7/8 yards fabric. Send 20 cents and address details to Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg.
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New
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermott Ave
Man
Cumperland Stone Bought for Scotland by National Trust
The Cumperland Stone linked to the Battle of Culloden and the defeat of Prince Charles Edward in 1746 has been acquired by the British National Trust. The trust also recently secured nearby graves of clansmen.
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Cumperland
Duke of Cumberland
Culloden
Prince Charles Edward
Scotland
British National ‘Trust
Trust
Acquired Taste by Thoreau Cronyn
Thoreau Cronyn once managing editor of Collier's began in journalism as a boy in San Diego California, reading the Springfield Republican and earning 25 cents weekly in his hometown before rising in the newspaper world.
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Thoreau Cronyn
Collier's
Springfield Republican
San Diego
Cal
Sunday School Lesson on Faith and Prayer Wisdom
Devotional notes discuss Bible verses Deuteronomy Proverbs Matthew and John, urging earnest prayer and trust in God. It cites wisdom as beginning of understanding, emphasizes asking according to will, and uses a Cromwell quote to stress seekers and givers of good gifts. Concludes with a note on the National Agricultural Engineering meeting and a new ice cream scoop innovation.
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Oliver Cromwell
Jesus
Flax production in Britain shows major wartime gains
Enormous progress in Britain's flax industry during the war with costs halved since 1941 and output quadrupled. Fibre yield has risen significantly and today 17 factories are operating with about 60 900 acres under cultivation by nearly 6000 farmers.
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Britain
Puzzle Victory: OUR SRS No 4905
Puzzle clues span horizontal and vertical entries with terms ranging from sedate to millet and palm tree to Hebrew letters. The list includes numerous garbled entries and partial terms such as Dimeult, tantalum symbol, and Meado w Mohamme d, reflecting OCR errors across the puzzle grid.
Left to Chance in Coin Toss for Portland Name
In Portland Oregon a name choice for a property or project hinged on a coin flip. Two candidate names from Portland and Boston, tied to real estate men, were weighed before Portland prevailed.
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Portland
Ore
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Australian Air Force
Marshal Tite
Yugomay Council of National Liberation
BBC
Boulogne
Brig
J. M. Rockingham
British Columbia
United Kingdom
War Department
United States
Paul Langevin
Paris
Fiji Islands
Albania
Belgian Congo
Iceland
Nigeria
Donald
Freddy
Doe
Uncle George
Paby
George
Matthew
Lake
Boas
National Committee On Amicultural Engineering
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Esos Bomles
Atlantic
Hare
Europe
Tantalum
Cirele
Meadow Mohammed
By Fred Neher
Asa
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