World Happenings Briefly Told
Occupied Belgium faces a grave food shortage risking depopulation after the war. Prince Alexander of Axt occupied Yugoslavia trains in a South African camp as Leading Aircraftman Alexander Ten. Lagos Nigeria plans scholarships to British universities. At least 35,000 Jews in Poland killed by German secret police. Lt Gen Giffard Le Quesne Martel named head of British mission in Moscow. Germans in Holland requisition more bicycles. 200 repair shops in The Hague closed. Middle East talks Greece's future armed role against the Axis underway. German air force losses reach 20,000 planes in first year of war. airmen said to be deteriorating.
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Prince Alexander
Yugoslavia
Alexander
British War Office
Giffard le Quesne Martel
Moscow
Queen's Canadian Fund to Aid Malta Clothing Drive
The Lord Mayor's Fund will spend 45000 on clothing and footwear for Malta drawn partly from the Queen's Canadian Fund. Supplies are scarce so shipping space is arranged to move goods quickly. Funds also support 17000 in grants to London borough mayors and aid to air raid victims amid blitz effects.
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Lord Mayor's Fund
Malta
Queen's
Lord Mayors Fund
George Cross Island
Colonial Office
Women’s Voluntary Services
Queen's Canadian Fund
Queen's Fund
London
St. Pancras
Edmonton
Camberwell
Anne Adams Pattern 4335 For Misses Sizes 12 14 16 18 20
The two piece Anne Adams pattern 4335 offers a short or long sleeve jacket with top stitching and a skirt with side pleats. Available in misses sizes 12 through 20, size 16 uses 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba with size name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Butterflies Gather Near Siam Camp Says Officer
Lieut. Col. C. H. Stockley describes in the Field London how butterflies flock to damp sand by a camp in Siam. At about 10 in the morning a single warm mud patch drew clouds of vivid butterflies, intriguing observers with their quivering, yard square patches.
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Siam
Thialand
C. H. Stockley
London
Canadians Drive Allied Mechanized Fleet To North Africa
Canadian industry supplied all universal carriers used by the British forces in their advance from Egypt to Tunisia and funded a vast armada for North Africa landings carrying about 40 000 mechanized vehicles. Since the year began enough vehicles have departed Canada to form a convoy roughly 1 000 miles long, with more to be shipped if needed.
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Fighth Army
Egypt
Tunisia
North Africa
Brockville
Golfer Deliberates as Doughnut Machine Makes a Hole
A golfer gazes at a doughnut-making machine in a shop window and sighs that it easily makes a hole in one, a playful image blending sport and pastry.
Prince Robert Once Fast Alaska Cruise Ship Now War Auxiliary
The Prince Robert once a speedy Pacific cruise liner between Vancouver and Alaska ports is shown today stripped of luxury fittings and converted to an auxiliary cruiser. Taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940, she earned distinction by capturing a large German merchantman. The Canadian National fleet included ships like Lady Somers sunk in 1941, and others bombed in combat but patched and used for war cargo and defense. CN Steamships also acts as agent for Dominion Government in operating Axis ships seized as prizes of war.
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Alaska
Canadian National Steamships
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian National Fleet
Lady Somers
West Indies
Mediterranean
Penang
Singapore
Africa
Canadian
The
Dominion Government
Salvage Light Bulbs For War Effort
The life of an average electric bulb is 700 to 1,000 hours, about two or three months, so families should salvage duds for the war effort. Only the bulb end with brass zinc and copper wires is needed and should be smashed to remove jagged edges and stored for salvage collectors. Honduras exports 12,000,000 banana stems annually.
A Polite Chap Listens With Interest
A nimble line defining a polite chap describes him as someone who listens with interest to things he already knows. The observation frames courtesy as attentive engagement with familiar information.
Spread vegetable sowings over weeks for steady harvests
Wise gardeners advise planting from early spring to early summer to avoid feast and famine. Proper soil moisture, air exclusion, and cool moist weather help tender crops survive summer heat, while hardy lines thrive in cool growth. A Canadian seed catalogue aids amateurs with planting times and frost resistance notes.
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British Columbia
Ontario
Marines Land in France with Franklin in 1776 Mission
The first U.S. Marines to reach European soil accompanied Benjamin Franklin on his 1776 mission to France, marking an early milestone in American diplomacy and military ties during the Revolutionary era.
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U.S
Benjamin Franklin
France
John the Baptist and Andrew Find the Messiah in Verse and Story
In Bethany beyond the Jordan John the Baptist declares he is not the Christ while pointing to Jesus as the Lamb of God. Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, meets Jesus and proclaims, We have found the Messiah, then brings Peter to Jesus. The lesson links Isaiah’s suffering servant, atonement, and the cross to the Messiah’s work.
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John the Baptist
Jesus the Lamb of God
John
Bethany
Jordan
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus
God
Charles R. Erdman
Andrew
Peter
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Compulsory Salvage Duty in Britain War Effort
The piece contrasts salvage as a compulsory duty in England with Canada’s voluntary recycling. It notes saving bones, bottles, and even milk bottle tops, plus iron railings and aluminum items, to support war needs. It urges Canada to eliminate waste to defeat Hitler swiftly.
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Britain
Canada
England
London
Germany
Hitler
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Belgium
Canadian Pacify Railway
Basil Springs
Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Holland
Hague
Middle East
Greece
Flaherty
Minnie
Mom
Pop
Gene Byrnes
Canada’s
By Fred Neher
Honduras
Great Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Earth
Mickie
BY WiLliam Ferguson
Toot
Puch
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