World Happenings Briefly Told
Finland orders compulsory labor to raise 10 000 women for agriculture. Red Cross sent a large music shipment to prisoner of war camps in Germany and Italy. Chilean envoy Eduardo Grove named ambassador extraordinary to Canada. Germans ban Basque beret for French in Lorraine. Belgians forged papers and drove off five tons of tin from a German requisition. Public caterers may resume tea and coffee purchases. Chinese donors raise 6500 for gifts to U S Air Force airmen in China. Britain creates Women Auxiliary Air Force trade of mess steward. Major Rudolph Pfalz, ace, killed over France July 31 after claim of 51st victory.
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Red Cross
Germany
Italy
Air Ministry
Rudolph Pfalnz
France
Great Railroad Centre Chicago as World's Railway Hub
Chicago is described as the world's greatest railway centre served by 21 class 1 railroads and 14 switching and terminal companies operating thousands of miles of trackage in the Chicago terminal district. More than 3,000 passenger and freight trains enter or leave daily with Canadian rail interests in Chicago for over six decades and the CN R International Limited running daily between Chicago, Toronto and Montreal for 42 years.
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Chicago
C.N.R. International Limited
Toronto
Montreal
Fashion pattern 4129 by Anne Adams Surplice Coat Frock
Pattern 4129 offers a front line surplice coat frock with three waist buttons decorative fastening. Available in misses and women sizes 14 through 40, with size 16 requiring 3 7/8 yards of 35 inch fabric. price 20 cents in coins.
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Anne Adams
Eskimos in the Arctic report banded birds
Arctic researchers note Eskimos and teams catalog banded birds in the northern region. The effort focuses on tracking migration patterns and species distribution during the season.
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Arctic
Advertising Or Failing War Ad Spend In Local Papers
The column decries wasteful advertising in programmes and yearbooks and cites a Toronto Better Business Bureau pamphlet urging scrutiny before giving or advertising. It argues that buying space in a hometown paper offers safety and value while reducing misused funds.
Old Razor Blades Donate to RAF Benevolent Fund
The Holborn Viaduct station displays a box for old razor blades donated by passengers from business trains. Twenty-five thousand blades have been deposited, valued at £8 in money, with 5,000 added last week. The blades serve as high grade scrap and the fund aids the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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Holborn Viaduct
RAF
London
London Evening Standard
Selected Recipes Browned Paprika Potatoes
Pare potatoes and boil until tender, then brush with melted fat. Roll in a crumb mixture of corn flakes paprika and salt to cover. Bake in a greased pan in a 425 degree oven for about 35 minutes yielding six servings.
Oven Fried Fish From Corn Flake Crust Recipe
A simple recipe for oven fried fish uses 1 pound fillets, corn flakes crumbs, milk, salt, and oil. Dip pieces in milk then crumbs, bake on a greased sheet at 500 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes to yield four servings. Frosted fish or evaporated milk can enrich the coating.
Maritime Route Distances Between Pacific and Arctic Ports
The distance from Vancouver along the northern route to Murmansk and Archangel is about 6000 miles. The passage from the Bering Strait to Murmansk is roughly 3600 miles.
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Vancouver
Murmansk
Archangel
Bering Strait
Brewer woman pursues 1000 toothpick holder collection
Mrs. Charles H. King of Brewer Maine began collecting toothpick holders three years ago. She has reached 112 items crafted from glass china iron silver and crockery and hopes to reach a goal of 1 000.
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Charles H. King
Brewer
Maine
Armored Division May Use 600 Tons Ammunition Daily
A military analysis notes that an armored division could expend as much as 600 tons of ammunition in one day of combat. If loaded into freight cars the ammunition would fill about 17 train cars.
Aircraft Radio Training and Control Bench Display
Wireless exercises simulate bombing raids using a control bench and radio communication. The setup includes lamp signals and DF bearing checks as part of the training. Shown left to right: Sgt Colwell Langdon Alta and Cpl J E R Read of No 3 Wireless School Winnipeg.
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Colwell
Langdon
Alta
Cpl
J. E. R. Read
Winnipeg
No. 3 Wireless School
Mets Mispronounced as Mess in English Usage
The note explains that mess is an English mispronunciation of the French mets meaning all the food served at a meal. It then lists ocean sizes: Indian Ocean about 29 million square miles, Atlantic about 41 million, and Pacific nearly 69 million.
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Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Massacre under way in Warsaw ghetto by Gestapo
A New York Post dispatch reports a mass slaughter in the Warsaw ghetto as Gestapo agents execute aged, women, and children not fit for labor. Polish officials in London say Jews were ordered indoors and rounded for labor, then killed. deportations to the eastern provinces are a pretext for mass extermination.
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New York Post
Warsaw Ghetto
Gestapo
London
Warsaw
Poland
Jacob's Dream and Gods Presence at Bethel
Jacob travels toward Haran and rests on a hillside near Bethel where a dream reveals a heavenly ladder and angels. God promises guidance and blessings, assuring companionship as Jacob learns Jehovah is accessible beyond family borders, altering his view of the divine.
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Jacob
God
Haran
Bethel
Rebekah
Jehovah
Isaac
Abraham
Moffatt
How to Choose a Camp for Children This Summer
Dr Mary L Northway in Health urges careful camp selection for children. Read camp catalogs for detail on daily life and parental cooperation, visit directors with detailed questions, and check health, discipline, creative work, and off site trips. She notes trust in directors is common and champions a cooperative, creative camp experience.
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Mary L. Northway
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Northway
Color Indicates Flavor in Honey By Shade
The lighter the honey color the less flavor it has. Darker honey contains more minerals such as iron copper and manganese making it more nutritious. Lighter honeys come from orchard blossom maple basswood and clover while darker varieties include dandelion golden red and buckwheat with amber to dark reddish tones.
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Finland
External Affairs Department
Eduardo Grove
Chile
Canada
Lorraine
Brussels
Prices and Trade Board
United States Air Force
China
Cess
Great Railroad Centre
Terminal District
J. V. McAfee
Toronto Globe and Mail
Toronto Better Business Bureau
Rc.af
By William Ferguson
Glenndale
Washington, D.C
Sapeemartin
Sar
By Fred Neher
Masssacre
League
Mickie
Ndiea
Gene Byrnes
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