World Happenings Briefly Told
Chief Edward Gamble of the Kit galla Indian Bank sent 100 to Britain's High Commissioner in Canada for war prosecution. Britain says wheat and sugar stocks no longer need expansion. Italian and German POWs from Middle East submarines arrive in Australia, many described as boys. General W Anders in Russia to lead a three-division Polish army. Canadian employment at record high with 1,605,580 workers across 12,577 establishments as of Aug 1. Munitions contracts total nearly 2.6 billion. Curtiss-Wright workers ship 10,000 cigarette packs to soldiers in several allied armies.
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Edward Gamble
Kitgalla Indian Bank
Skeena River
United Kingdom
Canada
Ministry of Food
Britain
Middle East
Australia
Rudolf Heas
W. Anders
Russia
Victor Podoski
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department of Munitions and Supply
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
United States
Gold Shipments Swelling Volume Of Precious Metal To United States
In one week of September more than 5.6 million dollars in gold arrived from Russia. The Commerce Department notes that the Soviet Union likely led Europe in gold shipments to the United States this year, with Canada sending 278 million in the first half of 1941. Russia’s exports nearly doubled from 1940, with increases also seen from certain South American nations and South Africa, as Fort Knox’s holdings grow alongside distant flows.
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Russia
Department of Commerce
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
America
South American
Union of South Africa
Fort Knox
New York
Weather, War, and Food Warnings from The Toronto Telegram
The Telegram urges Canadians to favor cars over planes when weather stops driving, arguing Britain needs gasoline and oil for victory. It stresses motorists leave cars unused in bad weather and to avoid thawing frozen food until use, recommending consuming thawed items promptly.
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Toronto Telegram
Britain
Churchill Named Lord Warden of Cinque Ports
Prime Minister Churchill is appointed lord warden of the Cinque Ports an honorary post with no salary or residence provisions. He will not be installed at Walmer Castle until after the war. The role succeeds Lord Willingdon and covers Hastings Sandwich Dover Romney Hythe with Winchelsea and Rye as ancient towns.
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Churchill
Cingue Ports
Walmer Castle
Lord Willingdon
Canada
Hastings
Sandwich
Dover
Romney
Hythe
Britain
Winchelsea
Rye
Tax on Tips Expands Income Tax to Waitresses and Staff
London Daily Sketch reports a new tax levy on tips for waitresses, cnamed verabras, and similar workers. The article notes tips constitute a major income share for many, and a 10 percent surcharge on bills is used to gauge total earnings for tax inspectors.
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Cnamvermaras
London Daily Sketch
Hand-Made Gift Novelties From Home Service Dept
A Winnipeg Home Service note promotes pot holders and Mexican bookends as easy bazaar gifts. It details apple shaped pot holders from gingham, layered flannel padding, and three inch binding, plus two brick bookends covered with felt. The offer includes a 32 page booklet and other 15 cent booklets on crafts and etiquette.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Watch For The Grow In Dog Behavior Note
An observational note describes how a dog raises its head when barking signaling alertness and protection of the neck, while a growl lowers the head indicating potential attack. It also mentions the botanical claim that grapefruit is a true berry whereas blackberry is not.
Anne Adams pattern offers back to school shirtwaist dress
Pattern 4878 by Anne Adams features a shirtwaist frock with a peasant look, four-piece bias skirt, yoke cuffs, and Peter Pan collar. Available in girls sizes 6 to 14, requires 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 12, orders sent to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba with name address and style number. Also notes Sealyham terrier origin in Wales.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot ‘Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Moses Exhorted Israel to Obedience and Blessings
A devotional study on Deuteronomy chapters 5 26 and 28, Moses’ Sinai law giving address. It notes the people's request for Moses as mediator, urges walking in God's commandments for prosperity, and contrasts blessings with curses alongside Isaiah's denunciation of Ephraim Samaria as a boastful drunken capital.
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Moses
Israel
Sinai
Matthew Henry
Ephraim
Isaiah
Samaria
Taaiah
British Moves to Punish German Atrocities
Richard Law under-secretary for foreign affairs told the House of Commons the government is collecting evidence on Germans responsible for murder oppression and cruelties in German occupied territories. Foreign Office discussions with allied governments are under way. These actions are not passing unnoticed in occupied areas or in Britain.
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Richard Law
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Radio plays promote health education in Moose Jaw schools
Health League of Canada tours dramatized plays about medical scientists and reformers to Grades 7 and 8 in Moose Jaw public schools with plans to expand to lower grades. Dr. Gordon Bates says ministers of education nationwide will be approached to widen interest in this health education program across Canada.
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Health League of Canada
Moose Jaw
Gordon Bates
Zodiac Bull Sign Explained In Astrology
A fragment notes that the bull is the common name for the Taurus sign in astrology. The text hints at classification but remains incomplete and non-specific about dates or broader horoscopic context.
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the Bull
Canada enlarges war labor training as 33,003 trained
War emergency labor programs extend to factories amid shortages. Officials report 33,003 persons trained from April 1 to August 30 across 93 schools and centres, with 10,063 in industrial training on August 1 including discharged WWI and WWII veterans. Diet of the coast Eskimos centers on marine mammals and fish, with caribou seasonally.
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Canada
Labor Department
Coast Eskimos
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Wertain
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