World happenings briefly told from wartime items
Munitions Minister Howe said an order for 29 flying boats had been placed with Canadian Vickers Ltd. Sir Herbert Holt has donated 250000 for Spitfires. Coventry cathedral ruins to be preserved as features in open spaces. U S Agriculture Secretary Dickard cited lease lend food aid to Britain possibly 300000000 to 500000000 in 15 months. A Christmas card travelled 15500 miles to London via several cities. William Mosedale receives George Cross for saving 12 lives after tunnel collapse. Air Commodore Johnson and Anderson to England to join RAF temporarily.
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Howe
Canadian Vickers Ltd
George Rousseau
House of Lords
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Sir Herbert Holt
Montreal
Coventry
United States
Claude Dickard
Britain
Sweden
London
Leningrad
Vladivostok
Vancouver
William Mosedale
Birmingham
War Victims Fund Reaches Half Million Amid War Rally
The Toronto Evening Telegram reports The British War Victims Fund has surpassed $500,000, with since inception $502,744.16 raised from 171 publishing days of donations. The 8,000 pounds sent overseas reflects broad public support and praise from Lord Mayor of London Sir George Wilkinson for readers’ loyalty.
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Toronto Evening Telegram
Ald
John Innes
Winston Churchill
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
George Wilkinson
London
France's Loneliest Man Paces Grounds of Vizille Chateau
Albert Lebrun, France's loneliest man, lives with his wife near Vizille since last July at his son in law's home. He rarely leaves his neighborhood, strolling into the village occasionally and is largely ignored by compatriots except for a respectful greeting from villagers. He is the third republic's only president re elected after a full term and draws occasional extremist press attacks for not dissolving Parliament.
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France
Albert F. Lebrun
Vizille
Lebrun
Grenoble
Monsieur
Third Republic
How to Budget and Buy for Better Living booklet offer
A reader advisory promotes budgeting to curb overspending with a plan that sets aside portions for rent clothes health and a small amount for foolish purchases. It urges savings on food and highlights a 32 page guide available for 15 cents from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union Home Service Dept listing additional booklets on crafts dreams dances etiquette and guitar.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Man
Ench
Canada Rail Crossing Toll Told In Graphic Series
A year of grade crossing accidents in Canada killed 153 people and left 485 injured in 346 crashes. Seventy percent of fatalities occurred where safety devices were in use, and 101 crashes were caused by motorists colliding with trains. The series, in collaboration with the Canadian Pacific Railway engineering department, will show photos and diagrams to curb carelessness at crossings.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Donations Pouring In For Spitfire Fund Across World
The Overseas Daily Mail notes overwhelming donations to the Spitfire Fund from a global surge of contributors. Amounts reach tens of thousands of pounds, with gifts from individuals, organizations, and even mayors, plus ventures like lavender bags and stamps raising funds.
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William Mundy
Overseas Daily Mail
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Ministry
Spitfire Fund
R.A.F
Uruguay
Cairo
Falkland Islands
South Africa
Burma
Basutoland
Nizam
Hyderabad
Gorakhpur
India
H.M.S
John Bishop
Newmain
Lanarkshire
France
Home Guard
Hitler
Airplanes Reach 186 MPH in Russian Commercial Service
Aircraft capable of speeds up to 186 miles per hour enter commercial operation in Russia marking a notable advance in domestic air travel. The move signals broader adoption of faster transport options and may affect regional flight schedules and competition among carriers.
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Russia
Embroidery Enriches Dress with Anne Adams Pattern
Pattern 4634 by Anne Adams offers a fitted dress with double front and back panels and a soft bodice with waist and shoulder darts. Tulip embroidery accents self fabric or collar and cuffs, with a three quarter sleeve version included. Available in sizes 34 to 48, requires 314 yards of fabric for size 36. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
England's Small Towns Amid War Quietly Carried On
War news seems distant in English towns where soldiers patrol the streets and coffee is sweetened by a single lump of sugar. Ernie Pyle notes provincial policemen in traditional hats and RAF cooks who ensure daily cookie lines before preparing fodder for troops.
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England
Ernie Pyle
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Ivory-billed woodpecker hailed as rare North American bird
Audubon Magazine features a writer calling the ivory-billed woodpecker the rarest bird in North America with few living naturalists having seen one.
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North America
Audubon Magazine
Emmaus Road Encounter and the Resurrection Then Break Bread
Two followers walk toward Emmaus unaware of Jesus. He joins them, they recognize him at the breaking of bread, and they rush to tell the disciples that the Lord is risen. The lesson notes related verses from Luke 24 and references Revelation.
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Enmaus
Christ
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Jesus
Simon
Warning Issued On Inflammable Substances In Mails
Dominion postal authorities in Ottawa issue a stern warning against sending matches lighter fluid and other inflammables through the mails. It cites postal regulations and warns of prosecution for those who ship such substances, including attempts to aid troops overseas.
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Dominion
Ottawa
French Officers Cite Mes Serschmitt 110 Design Link
Free French officers state the Messerschmitt 110 was designed from plans created for the French Potez two years earlier, tying the Nazi fighter bomber to French engineering origins.
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Potez
The Vanishing Role of the Pharmacist in Modern Pharmacy
The piece traces the pharmacist's history from apothecary roots in Henry VIII's era to today. It notes the shift from medicine focused dispensing to a broad retail role in drug stores. Some reformers advocate reviving deep pharmaceutical practice through extended university training to four years.
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Hygeia
England
Henry VIII
Gardening Rules for Plant Spacing and Seed Quality
The piece advises spacing shrubs and trees at half their expected mature height, with examples such as Spirea Van Houtter needing 3 to 4 feet apart and peonies about 18 inches apart. It stresses seed quality as crucial to success, and offers kitchen garden tips for lettuce onions celery and small cultivators. It also lists cut flower options like sweet peas snapdragons cosmos zinnias lupine African marigolds scabiosa asters verbena and salpiglossis.
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van Houtter
Canada
Splendid East Indian air squadrons aid Battle of Britain
The BBC reports East Indian air squadrons play conspicuous roles in the Battle of Britain and in operations against northern France. Spitfires were funded by East India contributions and one squadron has shot down over 100 enemy aircraft. Churchill built the brick wall at Chartwell in Kent.
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Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
France
East India Fund
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G. O. Johnson
M.C
Air Staff
N. R. Anderson
Eastern Air Command
C. G. Power
Home Service
Washington State
Hudson's Bay Company
Luke
Rumania
Poland
Germany
Ealthiest Chenin
Ak We
East India
Chartwell
Kent
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