World Happenings Briefly Told
Cane ien, British and American engineers plan an early London Meeting to discuss world standard ization of wrights, measures etc. A. V. Alexander opens a Navy League exhibition signaling continued Sea Cadet Corps support. Princess Elizabeth rode to hounds with the King and Queen. Air Commodore Simpson appointed acting air vice marshal. Cripps notes 40 percent of aircraft workers are women. Indian army now 2,000,000 strong growing 60,000 monthly. Four major British toy makers plan quick reconversion for world market. New Zealand builds hundreds of houses for servicemen with 50 percent preference.
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Cane@ien
London
Foot and Mouth Disease Warning and California Vesicular Exanthema
Vigilance by the Health of Animals Division and Canadian Agriculture warns Foot and Mouth disease has not entered Canada. The note cites California vesicular exanthema outbreaks 1932 34 misclassified as Foot and Mouth and warns of potential spread with hog meat scraps and rising pig numbers. A stray humorous line mentions toasters and a soldier Bunny Ward’s 117 foot letter.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Central Canada Veterinary Association
Dominion Animals Diseases Research Institute
Hull
P.Q
United States
California
Bunny Ward
Sunday School Lesson Reflects on Gods Final Revelation Through the Son
The lesson discusses Hebrews 1 1 3 Romans 10 7 10 and Romans 5 1 11 focusing on God speaking through the prophets in the past and now through Jesus Christ as the creator and savior. It cites interpretations by A S Peake Marcus Dods and Richard La Rue Swain and references Logos and the Word becoming flesh.
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Christ
God
Israel
Abraham
Moses
A. S. Peake
Marcus Dods
Richard la Rue Swain
Honest Labor Urges Respect for Skilled Craft
Chuter Ede parliamentary secretary to the Board of Education says war taught British youth that skilled craft is as creditable as clerical work. He cites many boys and girls living frustrating lives in respectable clerical jobs due to parental bias against honest dirt.
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Chuter Ede
Board of Education
Friendship Demonstration Cites Exclusion Act Repeal
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek wife of China's president told Congress in a cable that repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act proved the United States friendship to China in a deed that will echo round the world.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Congress
United States
Canadian dairy farmers praised for 1943 production gains
J F Singleton notes Canada likely matched or beat 1942 milk output in 1943 despite shortages in some regions. Exports of cheese, butter, and evaporated milk to Britain and the Empire helped offset demand. Red Cross parcels and armed forces needs also shaped production and distribution patterns. A kingfisher nests in four inch holes up to 20 feet long. 600 British ships are at sea at any moment.
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United Kingdom
Canada
J. F. Singleton
Dairy Products
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dairy Industries
Toronto
Singleton
Ministry of Food
Canadian Red Cross Society
Winnipeg Board of Trade promotes wartime social hygiene drive
The Young Men's Section leads a broad social hygiene campaign with churches clubs and health authorities in Winnipeg and extended to Brandon Portage la Prairie The Pas and Flin Flon. Speakers posters letters and films reach workers in industrial plants as part of a wartime venereal disease education effort.
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Winnipeg Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
The
Pas
Flin Flon
Boards of Trade
Health League of Canada
Social Hygiene
Fibre Crops War Effort Highlights Dominion Fibre Division
The Fibre Division at Dominion Experimental Farm Service leads Canada’s fibre crop research during wartime. The fibre flax acreage rose from 10 500 in 1939 to 45 000 in 1942, reflecting its strategic importance. Officials aid mills, train operators, and advise new growers on growing harvesting and retting for high quality fibre. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Dominion Experimental Farm Service
Canada
Crossword Puzzle From A Historic Page
Readable puzzle clues include across items like Prank Converses In abundance and Silkworm, plus down hints such as Photographing instrument Mulberry Hawaiian food and Sea eagles. The item list mixes terms across varied topics, suggesting a vintage newspaper crossword page with theme clues and standard entries.
Canada Reports Record Cattle Population For 1944
Officials forecast that Canada will begin 1944 with the largest and healthiest cattle population yet recorded. Since 1937 droughts reduced herds, the count rose by about 500,000. Beef cattle are heavier through ample 1942 feed, dairy cows show strong milk yields, and June 1 totals reached 9,600,000 versus 8,080,000 in 1937. December 1 figures may slip to about 9,500,000 due to autumn marketings.
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Canada
Inventions and rumors shape postwar progress
The Brantford Expositor counsel warns readers to balance caution with curiosity about new medical and automotive advances. It urges not to dismiss innovations as impossibilities while avoiding credulity that could hinder progress.
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A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Navy League
Sea Cadet Corps
Elizabeth
Queen Mary
8. P. Simpson
Raf Station
Gibraltar
Stafford Cripps
BBC
New Zealand
Auckland
Wellington
A Sai
Honest
Tus
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service, Inc
T Reg
U.S. Pat
Hayes
Manitoba Fights
V.D
Geraint
Igz
Brantford Expositor
By Fred Neher
Gene Byrnes
Pinhead
Th’ Harmonica
Winder
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