World Happenings Briefly Told
A RAF bomber manned by youths shot down a German bomber off the Scottish coast. The King created Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding with the Grand Cross of the Bath. An internment camp on the Plains of Abraham was closed and inmates moved to other camps in the Dominion. Mrs. Margaret McWilliams resigned from Winnipeg city council. Wheat harvest prospects in New South Wales rose to 133 million bushels. Ernest Bevin urged workers for the utmost production effort. Britain and the United States agreed to a wool reserve in the United States for emergency purchases.
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Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Hugh Dowding
Order of the Bath
Hugh
Fghter
Histore Plains of Abraham
Dominion
Margaret McWilliams
RF. McWilliams
Manifoba
Winnipeg
New South Wales
Ernest Bevin
United States
Britain
Ministry of Supply
Do It Yourself Home Draperies and Curtains
A Home Service feature promotes simple rectangular valances and cascades for a double window effect using heavy fabrics like gold rayon damask or apricot sateen. Instructions cover cutting triangles for valance fringe and fascade, hem edges, fringe attachment, and pinched pleats for rich folds. Also lists a 32 page booklet and other inexpensive craft booklets available for 15 cents each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
ABS
Dermet
B. Winnpes
Luxurious undergarment pattern for 34 to 50 figures
Anne Adams pattern 4586 offers a Princess style slip and matching panties with built up straps and curved V neck. Available in sizes 34 through 50, fabric needs 3 1/2 yards for size 36. Order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Also notes on vase care and British planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Jeane Adams
Anne Dams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot
Editor and censor clash over London bombing impact
A London newspaper editor describes wartime censorship friction as bombs hit the city and offices, noting New Statesman and Nation building unused but intact, with police and fire crews restricting access while staff lament replies and shifts in copy. The piece mentions changes of address and economy cuts as lectures draw cheers.
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Jerry
Censor
London
New Statesman
Nation
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Dictionary of Slang
London New Statesman
Temperance Lesson on Luke and John Birth Announcement
The Sunday School lesson centers on temperance and righteousness, citing Luke 1 1 6 and John 1 7 In discussing John the Baptist's birth promise and Zacharias, the text ties the Kingdom of God to righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit rather than mere eating and drinking. It compares Jesus fasting in the wilderness to reliance on God's providence and emphasizes fruit from a heart aligned with the Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John the Baptist
Luke
John
Zacharias
Salem
Jesus
Dr. Mofatt
1941 Canadian census to begin next June says chief
A. J. Pelletier chairman of the census board calls the 1941 census the most detailed ever taken in Canada. About 16 000 enumerators will work on a commission basis with 18 000 maps outlining districts. They will count persons and houses and receive pay per unit.
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Ehich
A. J. Pelletier
Census Board
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Vitamin enriched white bread proposed to aid wartime health
A Toronto study cited by E W McHenry of the University of Toronto argues most bread in Canadian cities could improve wartime health by boosting white flour with wheat bran or yeast rich in vitamin B. Whole wheat bread is noted for higher nutrition, but its darker color lowers popularity.
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Canadian Public Health Journal
E. W. McHenry
University of Toronto
McHenry Hherefore
Toronto
Fed
McHenry
Request for Cancer Articles from Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a free set of articles on Cause and Control of Cancer by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N. 11L Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include a request for Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and print name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N. 11L Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Hitler hints invasion delay until spring
The report notes Hitler suggesting the invasion could be postponed to spring. It contrasts a prettier England in lilac time with the Nazis unlikely to reach that scene, mentions a historical detail that the first Canadian census occurred in 1666.
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Hitler
England
Kow
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Scade
Ancess
Lai
Edwardsburg
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Miensen Ie
Dowels
Yune
Eos
Leagup
Tropics
J.W. $. McCullough
Ciency
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