World Happenings Briefly Told
Robert Stewart aged 68 a British chess champion and world record holder died at his home in Scotland. A survey shows about 250000 tons of abandoned streetcar tracks could be torn up for scrap steel in the United States defence program. Ernest Bevin urges workers over 65 to register at British employment exchanges. An American Red Cross mission distributed nearly 20000 tons of food valued at 4 million dollars in six months in Spain. Douglas Williams of the American Division of the Ministry of Information will tour the Far East to speed news service. Norwegian German commissars of shipping and social welfare left Oslo due to ill health after demonstrations against quislings. Sir Charles Portal and RAF officers received the Order of Polonia Restituta from Poland. New Brunswick Red Cross shipped 12288 pounds of strawberry jam to troops overseas, exceeding its quota by over 50 percent.
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United States
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Red Cross
Spain
Douglas Williams
Ministry of Information
Far East
Oslo
P.M.'s Special Train Guarded Near London
A camouflaged British rail car known as the P.M.'s Special sits in a yard near London. Built early in the war for the King and Queen, it now serves Prime Minister Churchill. The train includes a sleeper and saloon car and is kept ready for rapid moves across Britain. An attendant calls Churchill the hardest worker and most understanding employer.
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London
Britain
British Isles
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Multinational Rotary Club of Hankow Under Occupation
The Rotary Club of Hankow under Japanese occupation maintains a diverse membership of seven Americans, twelve British, thirteen Chinese, five Germans, one Japanese, one Russian, and three Swedes with no Swiss members.
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Rotary Club of
Hankow
Sweden
The Rock From America's Standpoint
The passage identifies the island of Oahu in Hawaii as America's rock from a national viewpoint, noting its location about 2,100 miles from San Francisco.
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America
Island
Oahu
Hawaii
San Francisco
England's Daylight Saving Bill Progress 1908 to 1916
The first daylight saving bill was introduced in 1908 but did not take effect until May 1916. This marks a long interval between proposal and implementation in England's time standard reforms.
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England
Germany’sOffice Block Shaped Like Steamship
A German office building is designed to resemble a steamship. Pedestrian safety notes imply risks posed by roadways to walkers. The unusual architecture highlights urban design and potential attention to traffic flow.
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Germany
New Industry May Grow From Nova Scotia Irish Moss
Officials of Canada's fisheries research board note abundant Irish moss along Nova Scotia rocky ledges and see commercial potential. War boosted prices from seven to eight cents to about 25 cents a pound, with top moss at fifty cents. A Canadian moss industry could save imports and attract US dollars, with moss harvested by hand and used in oil and beer clarification, chocolate milk stabilization, ice cream crystallization prevention, paints, cosmetics, soaps, and leather care.
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Nova Scotia
Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Canada
Dominion
Europe
United States
London Owns Farms The City Grows Its Own Food
London citizens act as farmers managing 4000 acres in the Green Belt during the blitz era. The London County Council farms produced 360000 eggs 550000 gallons of milk 351 tons of meat 1668 tons of vegetables and 81 tons of fruit. Parks supply food and boroughs dig for victory on 200 acres with sheep grazing on 600 acres and 450 acres of allotments in central London.
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London
London County Council
Powerfully
Dr Clyde K Emery of Los Angeles and associates announce a new powerful X-ray tube for cancer treatment and research. The device is rated to produce 2 to 3 million volts and uses three foot thick concrete walls and lead shielding to protect staff. The porcelain tube sits in a steel tank with highly compressed air insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde K. Emery
Los Angeles
Giant Cheng-Kang Highway Opens Through Tibetan Highlands
Tibetans marvel at the Cheng-Kang Highway stretching 200 miles between Tachienlu and Wasikow through a rocky defile. A Canadian engineer reports 250000 tons of rock removed while thousands of stone masons and earth carriers labored for over a year. Until inns are built travelers rely on the old eight day route. The American automobile reduced two man carrying rig fares from 362 to 140 dollars.
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Cheng-Kang
Tachienlu
Wasikow
Arrest of German News Vendor in Copenhagen
An old woman newspaper seller in Copenhagen was arrested after shouting propaganda lines about German bombers over London and their safe return, as reported by the anti Nazi German paper Die Zeitung.
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Die Zietung
Copenhagen
London
Surrey Man Says He Caught A Rat With Two Tails
A Surrey resident reports catching a rat with two tails. eye catching claim adds to local oddities as readers speculate on the unusual creature.
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Surrey
Mr. Churchill
Paintings Adorn RAF Officers Mess In England
Pictures line the ante room dining room and mess entrance of a Royal Air Force bomber station in England. Notable works include copies of Titian Venus and Adonis and Velasquez Venus, Pellegrini Venus and Cupid, Barolozzi nymphs, and the Rape of Europa. Portraits of Charles I and Charles II, a 1736 General Wade, and a Sesshu Oda piece join landscape engravings and modern master paintings. A Japanese officer donated The God of Happiness Playing With Innocent Children.
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Royal Air Force
England
Staion
Titian
Velasquez
Pellegrini
Cupid
Barolozzi
Mercury
Europa
Wade
Charles I
Charles II
German Oil Shortage Threat to Blitzkrieg Tactics
A British government oil expert warned that Germany would be forced to change blitzkrieg methods or curb industrial oil use unless it seizes the Caucasus oil fields early in 1942. He said signs of real shortage would appear in six months across the Wehrmacht, Navy, Air Force, and industry.
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Soviet Russia
Caucasus
Germany
Silesia
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Ancient horns as war trumpets shaped modern band horns
The text notes that ancient ox horns blown for war preceded the horns used in contemporary bands and orchestras. It also states that Quebec ranks second among Canadian provinces in mineral production.
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Quebec
Canada
Dress Turban Bag Ensemble Pattern 4804 by Anne Adams
The Anne Adams Pattern 4804 offers a dress in shirtwaist style with a turban and a two-piece bag. Features include a scalloped hem, contrast bands, front belt and a one-piece darted turban with a bow. Sizes 12 to 20 with yardage details and a 20 cent order request from Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermon Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Sunday School Lesson on Hebrews Salvation Texts
Devotional reading notes highlight Hebrews 5 9 about Jesus becoming the author of eternal salvation for all who obey. The lesson references Hebrews 8 1 10 and Hebrews 9 23 28 for study and reflection.
The Tabernacle and the New Covenant in Hebrews
The article explains Hebrews 9 to 11, contrasting the tabernacle with the permanent temple and Christ as high priest. It notes the sanctuary, Holy Place, Holy of Holies, and the new covenant mediated by Christ’s once for all blood sacrifice for eternal redemption.
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Christ
Mrs Keith Munro Visits Buckingham Palace Four Times
Mrs Keith Munro wife of the Gravesend chief constable has visited Buckingham Palace four times since the war began. She went twice with her son Fra Lt Alexander Munro who has the DFC and bar and twice with her husband who was awarded the police medal for gallantry and later the OBE.
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Keith Munro
Gravesend
Buckingham Palace
Alexander Munro
Police
Orchids Arrive in U.S. from Bomb-Torn Britain
Several shipments of rare and costly orchid plants have been brought from bomb-torn Britain to the United States, signaling continued plant trade despite wartime upheaval and disruptions in Europe.
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Britain
United States
Wheat Pool committees donate ambulance gift to Red Cross
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool committees totaling 1 178 raised 1 750 to buy an ambulance for use in Great Britain or other war fronts. The gift, approved at June and July meetings, represents a collective effort of farmers and carries a plate noting 1 000 Wheat Pool committees contributed to the Canadian Red Cross.
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Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Red Cross
Great Britain
Red Cross Society
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Canadian Red Cross
Marriage Customs In Java
A study of Javanese marriage rituals notes a Mohammedan ceremony with the bride at the altar first and the groom entering by crossing a duck egg on a rock. The couple then turns away, each receives three betel nut pellet missiles, and they throw them to decide who will be the house’s bogs.
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Java
Milk bottle clash in Cardiff court case
A Toronto milk bottle turned up in South Wales and was part of a Cardiff court case. A Co operative Wholesale Society branch in Cardiff was fined for selling milk in bottles with a false trade inscription.
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Toronto
South Wales
Co-operative
Gocigty
Cardiff
Modern TB control cuts deaths across Canada
Dr G J Wherrett reports from the Canadian Public Health Journal that new TB control methods reduced deaths 64 percent in Alberta, 60 percent in Ontario, and 33 percent in Quebec between 1921 and 1939. Early diagnosis via surveys targets contacts and at risk groups. sanatorium beds rise from under 2000 to about 11000. Ontario shows strong access with no waiting lists and a death rate of 28 per 100 000 versus 63.8 provincial-wide.
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Canada
G. J. Wherrett
Canadian Public Health Journal
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario
Wherrett
Boy Reunited With Mother After Year Separation
Three year old Simon Christopher Dew, a Canadian war guest, failed to recognize his mother Mrs Peter Dew on reunion after a year apart. She, married to a Royal Engineers major, rushed to greet him as he arrived from England. He asked if she was his mummy and where she came from.
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Simon Christopher Dew
Canada
Peter Dew
Royal Engineers
England
Soldier song hints at a lovely war in machines era
A munitions and supply department note says soldiers will no longer peel potatoes as the army adopts potato peeling machines. The army recently purchased 155 machines. Nearby, the harbor at Petsamo Finland lies ice free due to the Gulf Stream, about 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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Munitions and Supply Department
Army
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Circle
Botanist Outs Counts Weeds From Ten Foot Square Plot
A botanist reported that over five years he pulled 37 639 weeds from a plot ten feet by ten feet in size.
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Robert Stewart
Scotland
Newfoundland
Dominions Office
Charlies Portal
Order of the Polonia Restitutia
A.alf
Sesshu Oda
Canadian Rockies
H.R.H
Duke of Kent
Banff Springs Hotel
Duke
Banff Springs Golf Course
J. A. Lowther
R. M. Deyell
Sir Louis Gregg
Canadian Pacific
Wheat Pool Ambulance
The
Mickie
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