Britain tests pre-resisting lifeboats for ships and other war notes
Reports from wartime Britain mention experiments to build pre-resisting wooden lifeboats for merchant ships. Northern Rhodesian chiefs learn to fly, RCMP expands in the prairie provinces, and telegrams in 1942 rise to 13,660,987. A London auction nets 500 pounds for a matches box to aid merchant navy comforts. Musketeer marks one year at sea and 50,000 miles, a new food yeast shows meat-like protein, lifeboatmen win 177 gallantry medals, a Swedish civilian hospital near Oslo is funded by relief groups, a photographer’s flash nearly shocks the Princess Royal during an Aberdeen inspection, and a faseline applicant quips about hauling to work.
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Britain
England
Sicily
London
Merchant Navy Comforts
Royal National Lifecat Institution
Oslo
Norway
Aberdeen
Scotland
Jeck Miners Bird ieactuery at minosvid
The piece praises allied sacrifice in wartime and lauds the British Commonwealth of Nations. It notes Soviet Union and China as other nations bearing heavy burdens against Axis invaders and urges purchase of War Savings Stamps.
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Jeck Miner
Minosvid
British Commonwealth of Nations
Detroit Free Press
Soviet Union
China
Sunday School Lesson Honors Parents and Nation’s Virtue
Sermon on Ephesians 6:1 and Exodus 20:12 emphasizes honoring parents as a social virtue shaping national life. The discourse links family respect to prosperity, cites Jewish persistence, and reflects on the Christ story in Luke 2:48-51 with Jesus in the temple and return to Nazareth.
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F. B
Jesus
Temple
Nazareth
Mental Illness Viewed as Public Health Issue
A discussion on the stigma of mental illness and the need for prompt medical care. Edith M. Stern’s book Mental Mines: A Guide for the Family is praised as a practical resource for families, nurses, physicians, and the public, with appendices listing U.S. mental hospitals and hygiene societies and calls for a Canadian edition or inclusive American editions.
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Edith M. Stern
Commonwealth Fund
New York
U.S
Stern
United States
Party Games for All Occasions promotes home gatherings
The article explains simple party games for servicemen and guests, featuring a mixed music game where a leader mimics instruments and players imitate them. It advertises a 12 page booklet of brain teasers and action games, available from Home Service Dept Winnipeg.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Wintering Bees and Honey Sources
The piece notes honey quality for wintering bees, favoring northern nectar sources. It warns dandelion honey as fatal to bees, and cites hard maple alfalfa and white goldenrod honeys that granulate hard in combs aiding wintering bees.
Raccoon Noted as One of Few American Animals
An observation highlights the raccoon as a rare North American species lacking a European counterpart. The remark frames the animal as distinctive to its continent.
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Brefly Tod
LT. Wood
Ottawa
RCMP
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statisticca
AMS. Musketeer
Home Service
Trate
By Fred Neber
Illers
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