World Happenings Briefly Told War Time Updates
Canada shipbuilders use pre fabricating parts to speed construction. ALU head calls to end defence strikes. British and U S supplies reach Polish forces in Russia. Sweden loses two freighters to enemy action. Baroda launched by Lady Russell. Churchill admits tommy gun in car for parachutists. London tube nightly sleepers rise since raids.
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Russia
Sweden
Holland
Baltic
HMLS
Baroda
Royal Indian Navy
Lady Russell
Guthrie Russell
India
Churchill
Downing Street
London
Home frock with youthful charm by Anne Adams pattern 4923
Anne Adams Pattern 4923 offers a versatile frock with basque waist and dipping neckline. Features include back buttoned bodice, scalloped skirt with optional contrast border, and various sleeve lengths. Sizes 12 through 40 available. fabric and contrast yardage listed. Send 20c to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Cake fuel aids coal saving in southeast England stoves
A three to one mix of coal and day is molded into grapefruit sized cakes and baked to use in stoves across parts of southeastern England. The cakes burn nearly as well as pure coal, offering a fuel saving method.
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England
High Valued Apples rich in sugar and minerals
Apples provide easily converted sugar and contain calcium phosphorus and iron in mineral form. They also supply water in its purest form and contribute to a high value in nutrition.
Army Girls In Britain To Wear New ATS Uniform
Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service plans a major uniform upgrade. The khaki outfit becomes slimmer and smarter with square tunics, panel skirts, belts on all tunics, detachable collars, new great coats, and refreshed stockings and shirts. Each ATS member will exchange an old uniform for a new one as designs are issued, with aims to double strength by next June.
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Britain
Auxiliary Territory Service
ATS
Poplin
A.T.S
What Invasion Means and the Stakes for Britain
A speaker warns that British life and freedoms are at stake in defeating Hitler. He notes nine hundred years without invasion, the Channel’s protection, and declares there are no more islands. He urges waking up to save homes, property, liberty, and the future from German victory.
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English
Europe
Hitler
You Can Stage A Play On A Budget Here
Advice for local readers on producing a drama with limited funds. Encourages choosing a familiar, everyday life scene such as a marriage proposal or kitchen washing, and stresses natural dialogue and strong action. Provides example play The Marriage Proposal by Chekhov and directs readers to write Mary Ellen in Regina for more details.
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Anton Chekov
Canada
Mary Ellen
Regina
Sunday School Lesson on the Promised Saviour and Peace
The lesson centers Isaiah 9 6 7 and John 4 14 and explores the promise of a messianic saviour. It discusses the prophetic present tense birth of the Son, titles Wonderful Counsellor Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace, and the hope for universal peace through Jesus.
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House of David
Isaiah
Longfellow
Christian Evangelist
David
Jesus
Mitchell
Jehovah of Hosts
Oxford Plane Performance with Dual Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Engines
The Anson family aircraft, using two Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engines rated at 330 horsepower each, achieves a top speed of 190 miles per hour at 8 300 feet and a cruising speed of 166 mph at sea level.
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Anson
Oxford
Life Insurance Institute Links Business Boom to Higher Mortality
A New York Institute of Life Insurance chart notes 12 of 40 years linked rising death rates with higher business activity and 12 periods of mortality decline with reduced activity. No positive cause is given, but theories cite increased pace of life and possible after effects from malnutrition during low mood periods.
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Institute of Life Insurance At
New York
Victoria man cherishes vast British badges collection
Charles B. Hill Tout of Victoria curates a 11 000 badge 4 500 button and 150 medal trove cited as the empire’s largest. He began during the Great War after noting unit insignia and believes the hunt for scarce pieces can span decades. He urges wide search from attics to junk shops.
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Charles B. Hill-Tout
Victoria
Great Britain
Mr. Hill-Tout
British Empire
Mr. Hill- Tout
Hill-Tout
Submarine Navy Trimmer Recovers After Two Sinkings
Malcolm Larkin of Chester Street Liverpool says he survived two torpedo strikes in one night. He describes a muffled explosion, jumping into a sinking ship, clinging to cork, and being rescued twice before returning home minutes after his wife learned he was missing.
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Man
Malcolm Larkin
Chester Street
Liverpool
Britain
Jerry
Toads Found Six Inches Long in South America
Dr. C. W. Parsons of the University of Glasgow reported discovering toads six inches long and three inches wide in South America. The find may shed light on regional amphibian variation and taxonomy.
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South America
C. W. Parsons
University of Glasgow
Diet of the coast Eskimos relies on marine mammals and fish
The coastal Eskimo diet centers on marine mammals and fish with occasional caribou supplementation.
How ancestors lived without vitamins and modern diet
A historical reflection traces old eating habits from pork and corn meal to the shift toward vitamin rich foods. It notes sun exposure, fresh air, whole meal bread, and spruce beer as early safeguards, cites Graham and Atwater, and cites 1934 37 surveys showing only 23 of 100 families with good diets.
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Ganges
India
Sylvester Graham
Graham
New York
Atwater
United States
Cummings
Civilian Air Raid Casualties Reported in Britain
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison disclosed that for the six months ending September 30 civilian air raid losses in Great Britain totaled 13 381 killed and 13 182 injured. The prior year period recorded 8 180 killed and 10 408 injured.
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Great Britain
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Auction Bananas Bring Aid to Russia Total $1350
Mrs. W. B. Weshead raised 1350 dollars at auction for the Aid to Russia fund. The sale featured 109 bananas grown in a Brighton hothouse and realized a strong bid from donors. The text notes sunrise times differ by time zones, with the eastern part advancing earlier.
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W. B. Weshead
Brighton
Aid-to-Russia Fund
Oldest Canadian Lighthouse Stands on Sambro Island
The Sambro Island lighthouse, the oldest in Canada, guards the entrance to Halifax harbor on the Nova Scotia coast. The historic beacon marks a key maritime pass and remains a notable coastal landmark.
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Canada
Sambro Island
Halifax Harbor
Nova Scotia Coast
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Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada
William Green
American Federation of Labor
B.B.C
RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force
God
Airspeed
B.C
Mickie
Gene Byrnes
Poppa
Heart League
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