World Happenings Briefly Told
Supplies valued at over 1 million dollars have been sent to Russia by the Canadian Red Cross in the last year. Vichy radio says Portugal ordered merchant marine mobilization and new port controls. Britain plans bicycle stands at railway stations due to rise in bicycle use. A Nazi merchantman captured at Dieppe is presented to Bristol. South Africa churches hold large crowds for Allied victories in North Africa. Juan Jose Amezaga, pro Allied liberal, elected president of Uruguay to take office March 1, 1943. Dublin moves to compel fire-watch cooperation. noncompliant firms face action. British postmen to wear non red piping on collars. hats and trouser seams kept piping. Antwerp zoo reports only one orangutan left, possibly stolen for food.
Button-Front Jumper Pattern 4249 By Anne Adams
The season's top jumper style Pattern 4249 features front pattoning with no skirt side seams and includes a plaid long-sleeved blouse and a Scotch cap. Available in girls' sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14, with size 10 needing 1 1/4 yards blouse and 1 1/4 yards contrast fabrics. Send 20 cents, write size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Ribbentrop Dines, Hunts at Teliegard in Slovakia Train
The Nazi Foreign Minister is said to hunt deer at Teliegard in Southern Slovakia on a government-leased estate. He arrived in a deluxe special train with multiple cars including offices, sleeping cars, a bathroom carriage, A A battery carriages, and staff carriages.
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Alreing
Stalingrad
Slovakia
Germany
Ribbentrop
Teliegard
Private Potato Provides Punch in Daily Eating
The piece highlights the importance of potatoes as a daily staple for nutrition in Canada and Britain. It argues potatoes supply iron B vitamins and energy while noting mineral loss when peeled prior to cooking and endorses cooking in the skins.
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Canada
Wool orders for armed services would stretch from Montreal to Liverpool
Government purchases of woollen underwear from Canadian manufacturers total 9,500,000 garments since the start of the war. The remark highlights the scale of wartime supply and the reliance on domestic textile production.
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Armed Services
Montreal
Liverpool
England
Salt and Light: Christian Duty From Matthew Sermon
The lesson centers on Ye are the salt of the earth and Ye are the light of the world. Jesus calls disciples to preserve moral purity and visibly witness to the sun, not hidden beneath a bushel, but on a stand for all in the house to see.
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Jesus
Horns of
Hattin
Safed
Christ
Philips Brooks
Studying Russian in Britain Shows Determination to Learn
About 10 000 Britons study Russian today as a sign of resolve to prevent future misunderstandings with Russia. The article notes the Cyrillic alphabet has 31 letters and many sounds unfamiliar to English speakers, making the task challenging but commendable. Bay War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Britain
News
Toronto
Exercise for Health inspires well balanced life says doctor
Dr Stanley Ryerson in Health magazine argues that regular physical activity through games sports gymnastics swimming dancing walking and hiking strengthens the heart lungs and brain. He notes resting heart rate of 70 beats per minute and says vigorous exercise speeds blood flow and oxygen delivery, improving cell and tissue function and overall well being.
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Stanley Ryerson
Health League of Canada
Ryerson
Wit and whimsy in a busy street scene exchange
A comic collage of quick lines follows a street encounter. A garage worker jokes with a lady about a short circuit while a policeman notes speed, a diner and waiter riff on a tough steak and a camera gag. A mother teases Johnny about ginger cake and Elsie, with others linking elephants and weight.
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Johnny
Elsie
Britain and US urged to remember shared war effort
The Chicago Sun recalls Britain’s large army and American air cooperation in the Egyptian desert, noting Britain’s blockade naval duties and the need to withstand a new German air blitz. It compares civilian sacrifices and living standards, urging readers to remember Britain’s stand before blaming Americans.
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Chicago
Britain
Europe
Chicago Sun
Quotas Cut Again Amid War Time Rationing
The article notes quotas halved across multiple categories including battleships aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers and typewriters. It also reports that more than 15 000 British workers are employed by businesses set up in England by refugees.
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England
Dome Of St. Pauls Architect Wanted Open Space For Worship
Canon A. Alexander discusses Sir Christopher Wren and the Dome of St. Pauls, noting the daring choice to place a hill of sand as the base. He argues the dome created a vast open space for multitudes to worship and made the structure the central dominant feature reflecting religious aims.
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A. Alexander
St Paul's
Wren
London
Wishing Well at Fort Benning Draws Local Coins
The 124th Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia set up a wishing well where soldiers and locals toss pennies for fortune. By now 800 pennies and 35 slug-like trinkets have been recovered. Nearby reports mention large oranges and vast lands, but details are unclear.
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124Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Georgia
U.S.A
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Russia
Canadian Red Cross
Vichy Radio
Portugal
Dieppe
Bristol
South Africa
Allied Nations
North Africa
Republic of
Uruguay
Juan Jose Amezaga
Alfredo Baldomir
Dublin Defence Department
Antwerp Zoo
Lord Woolton
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
I Peter
Bay War Savings
We UK League
The
Gulf
California
Wes
BY William Ferguson
Niagara Fall
Stern Bolorabo
St. Paul's
Hebrides
Mickie
Alec Waters
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