World Happenings Briefly Told Across Several Nations
Free French press service reports France will build 6000 planes in 1942 with 1000 for Vichy and 5000 for Germany after reallocations. Bread rations cut by up to 20 percent in Lyon districts in protest against wheat handovers. New Zealand increases air strength with modern gear from Britain and the US. Prime Minister Fraser addressed a Labor conference. Canadian wool returns rise 10 to 15 percent in 1942 under a production program. Sweden’s winter resorts suspend advertising as facilities are requisitioned for military use. Seven British factories underground in former quarries to avoid air raids. Belgian agency notes widespread famine deaths this winter. Admiral Helfrich commands Dutch forces in the Pacific. Norway has lost large tonnage and seamen since the war. Pluto, discovered in 1930, lies about 3.666 billion miles from the sun.
Pharisees and Scribes Challenged by Jesus Teachings
Luke 11 37 44 passage shows Jesus dining with a Pharisee and rebuking outward cleanliness without inward virtue. He denounces Pharisee vanity self interest and desire for status while condemning scribes for heavy burdens and legalism. The lesson contrasts inner heart with external ritual.
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Jesus
Adar
Blackbeard Said to Have Thirteen Wives
The early 18th century pirate Blackbeard is described as having thirteen wives in historical accounts. The claim reflects legends surrounding the notorious corsair and his personal life.
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Blackbeard
Gems of Thought Quotations on Beauty and Truth
A collection of aphorisms about beauty and virtue from Quarles Fosdick Tuckerman and Socrates. The quotes link inner beauty to truth and goodness and urge moral and spiritual cultivation.
Wise precaution for ministers traveling apart
The Toronto Star notes dangers of government travel as several ministers faced fatal or near fatal incidents. It advises key ministers not to travel together by plane or ship, citing deaths of Norman Rogers and Banting, and torpedo incidents involving Hon. Howe and others.
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Toronto Star
Norman Rogers
Defence
Ae RE Howe
Gordon Scott
Montreal
Dr. Banting
Newfoundland
J. L. Ralston
Ontario
Power
Frock 4772 promises waist slimming design
Anne Adams Patterns touts Pattern 4772 a waist slimming frock with a towered waist seam above the center panel and four jewel buttons. The style features a back waistband and evenly flared skirt with optional three quarter sleeves and gay prints. Pattern sizes 34 to 48 cost twenty cents, order to Anne Adams Pattern Dem Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Growth of a Play Through Rehearsals and Casting
Mary Ellen Burgess of Regina Sask discusses nurturing a cast during rehearsals. She emphasizes choosing royalty plays, avoiding stale performances, and letting actors grow through repeated public runs to build audience reaction and conviction.
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Tve
Graup
Mary Ellen Burgess
326
Regina
Sask
Industrial illness key to cutting production losses says Selby
Dr. Co D Selby of General Motors and the Health League of Canada argues industrial illness and nonoccupational sickness are the major causes of lost production time. He cites 40 day averages per affected worker and notes progress from compensation laws and hygiene practices. He also notes wage comparisons for farm help in 1941 and a mushroom moisture fact.
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Co. D Selby
Organ
The
Health League of Canada
Selby
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Council On Industrial Health
American Medical Association
American Standards Association
Health and Medical Committee
Federal Defence Agency
Soon Grow Obsolete Weapons and War Progress Urgency
Dean Co. J. Mackenzie, acting president of the National Research Council, told the Canadian Club in Montreal that weapons will become obsolete to some degree in 1943 and 1944 due to faster development of tanks guns and planes. He warned post France fall demand left little time for new weapon types while noting how ongoing progress could shift total warfare balance. He cited early bayonets and musket use and referenced India’s vast unsecreted gold hoard estimates around 5.0 billion dollars. Tea’s cooling effect linked to perspiration is noted as hotter than ice cream.
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Dean Co. J. Mackenzie
National Research Council
Canadian Club
Montreal
Mackenzie
France
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Royal Ma
Free French Press Service
Germany
Vichy
Lyon
New Zealand
Great Britain
United States
Peter Fraser
Labor Party
Sweden
Belgium
Intel Free
Conrad Helfrich
Netherlands
Pacific
Norway
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Tuckerman
God
Socrates
Bristol
Malta
By Fred Neher
By William Ferguson
Mars
Hammond Ranch
Reg'lar
P.C.A
Mealth League
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
India
Mickie
Gene Byrnes
Blotz Sausage Factory
Bologna
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