World Happenings Briefly Told Amid War News
British restaurants funded by the government total 2 082 serving 583 000 meals daily. In the war four years nine months the Merchant Navy rescued 5 641 seamen. Ireland paid nearly 41 600 000 in compensation for bomb damage. Kitchen salvage in Soutand England nets 32 976. A Hendon company paid 16 200 for selling women’s stockings above price. Robert Shaw, 73, linked to Edison, dies in Winnipeg. Navy awards nine including two DSCs to Canadian frigate Waskesia crew for anti submarine action. iodized vapor used in Chesterfield park during Holidays at Home. Post war aviation policy favors training long distance fliers within the British Empire.
Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre Reported In Detail
French headquarters in London disclosed the destruction by SS troops of Oradour sur Glane and the murder of nearly all 800 inhabitants. Survivors recall villagers ordered to the fair ground, men shot in barns, women and children trapped in the church as it was burned and blown open.
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Oradour-sur-Glane
London
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
Oradour Sur Vayres
Lisieux
Vimoutiers
Fair Ground
New York Times
Britain set to recover says Bevin proke finance again
Detroit Free Press quotes Ernest Bevin declaring Britain is proke financially after spending all it had on the war. He argues Hitler and Napoleon failed to break Britain's will to be free, predicting prosperity and prestige will return.
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Ernest Bevin
Britain
Bevin
Hitler
Napoleon
Europe
Detroit Free Press
Conqueror's Trail Marked by Napoleon Inscriptions
A fragment describes Nazis fleeing through Wilni Poland reading two tablet inscriptions. One side notes Napoleon Bonaparte passed in 1812 with 400000 men and the opposite claims 9000 men. The text implies a moral of conquest and retreat.
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Wilni
Poland
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Eyelid Movements in a Lifetime Examined by Statistician
A statistician estimates that a person opens and closes their eyelids about 250000 times in a normal lifetime. This figure highlights the remarkable frequency of a simple daily action.
Wide angle lens aids future Canadian mapping in peace
Dr. L E Howlett head of the national research council optics section describes abundant wartime lens production. He notes a 9 000 ft strip could become 15 000 ft with the new lens and recalls the shift from slow high altitude reconnaissance to fighter type aircraft. He says wartime photo success will apply to peacetime mapping and reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
L. E. Howlett
National Research Council
Ottawa
Howlett
Rcaf Research Council
R.A.F
Sunday School Lesson on Wisdom and Self Discipline
A religious study outlines Proverbs 1:7 8 9 10 Jeremiah 35 5 10 and I Corinthians 9 24 27 focusing on reverence for God parental obedience and self control. It cites Paul’s athletic metaphor urging runners to train diligently for an incorruptible crown and notes the Rechabites faithful obedience to Jonadab’s commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinthians
Jeremiah
Temple Court
Jonadab
Paul
Peter
Doctor Chooses Skin Diseases as Specialty
A physician who chose dermatology explains to a friend why he selected the skin disease field, noting that three patients with the ailment were seen as particularly compelling in his decision.
Cherbourg in British History and Naval Fortifications
A retrospective note cites repeated British visits to Cherbourg from 1295 to 1858. It mentions the naval station built by Napoleon III, Queen Victoria at the 1858 opening, and harbor works costing £8,000,000. The text contrasts Victorian boasts with modern weapons like 16-inch guns and heavy bombs. It highlights Cherbourg and Le Havre as top Atlantic ports and ends urging War Savings Stamps purchases.
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Cherbourg
Yarmouth
London
Ottawa Journal
Napoleon III
Louis Philippe
Queen Victoria
le Havre
Hidden Post Office for MPs Keeps Steady Busy
A long established House of Commons Post Office serving MPs and Palace officials operates with a mostly male staff once nine of twelve clerks served with the Forces. Now women fill the gaps as demand from the Education Bill shows high workload across 20 posting boxes and 100 delivery points.
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London
House of Commons
M.P
Palace of Westminster
London Evening Standard
Crossword puzzle clues from a newspaper page
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical crossword clues including new shoot and pac t seaport platform calcium symbol hawk like bird Burmese demon breathing in existence degrees mother of Peer Gynt tropical blackbird small triangular surfaces and many more. The list also includes various wordplay prompts such as despot sings lineages and cola slang terms.
Railways Busy No Longer Free Special Trains In Britain
In the two months before D-Day British railways ran 24 459 special troop ammunition and store trains. About 1 100 carried 250 000 soldiers and 12 000 tons of baggage across Britain while stores and heavy equipment included 7 000 vehicles. Ordinary freight trains moved over 5 000 wagon loads of supplies. The article notes air regulation and the shift from free access to controlled resources.
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Britain
British Railways
Ratskin leather touted as tanning breakthrough in Hungary
Axis press reports in Hungarian tannery that rat skins tan easily and can be used for women's and children's footwear, handbags, and belts. Finished product allegedly resembles ordinary kid skin in texture and quality, according to Foreign Commerce Weekly.
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Axis Press
Foreign Commerce Weekly
A Clever Definition on Geography Exam
An eleven year old girl defined a peninsula as a piece of land with three sides of water and a gulf as three sides of land with one piece of water. Her witty answer reflects a sharp, humorous grasp of geographic terms.
First Use of Balloons in Warfare Attributed to French
The French are believed to have pioneered balloon usage in warfare, marking a early milestone in aerial observation and strategic scouting during conflict.
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Hfetcats
Eire
Soutand
England
Hendon
Robert Shaw
Tomas A. Edison
Winnipeg
Navy
Waskesia
Chesterfield
L. C. L. Murray
de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd
M. B
Jock”) Barclay
trans-Atlantic Air Service
Montreal
R. M. Smith
T.C.A
C.A
Barclay
Smith
Scotland
Tea Wing
Mozart
Louisiana
Demon
Siberian River
Necro
Garment
Lew Note
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service
United States
Beso
Washington
Reg
Hudson
Gene Byrnes
Fort William
By Fred Neher
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