World Happenings Briefly Told In Short Form
More than 11 000 of the U S 490 000 Indians entered the fighting forces per the Indian service. American motorists turned in about 10 000 000 tires under idle-tire purchase plan per Office of Price Administration. Dr J W Browning 99 Canada’s oldest practising physician died in Exeter Ontario after a heart attack. Lt Colonel Lord Apsley Conservative MP Bristol Central since 1931 reported killed in Middle East air crash. Polish navy gains a new submarine Dzik meaning Boar. Six spies charged with Axis service shot by firing squads at Constantine Algeria. Winnipeg air force says 1 300 used RCAF greatcoats donated to Aid to Russia fund. insignia removed.
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Office of Price Administration
J. W. Browning
Canada
Exeter
Ont
Lord Apsley
Bristol Central
Earl of Bathurst
Middle East
Constantine
Algeria
French Africa
Winnipeg
RCAF
No. 7
Aid To
Russia
Neat Colorful Aprons Pattern 4265 For Gift Orders
The Anne Adams pattern 4265 offers gay vibrant aprons with optional strawberry appliques, ruffles, or ric rac. Sizes range small to extra large with yardage details for views A and B, and a request for 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Words As Weapons Hearchellis Speeches As General Tees
Quentin Reynolds recalls Hitler as the master rabble rouser and shows how his passion and denunciations moved 500000 dreamlike followers. Churchill uses rhetoric as a strategic force, rallying Britain during nightly London bombings and turning fear into resolve.
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Hitler
Quentin Reynolds
Mr Reynolds
Hamelin
Germany
Winston Churchill
Churchill
London
Winston
In Service Again Colin Hodgkinson Returns to Flight
Colin Hodgkinson, a legless pilot aged 22, has been assigned to a front line fighter squadron by the air ministry. He lost his legs in a crash three years ago and was fitted with steel prosthetics before being accepted into the fleet air arm, becoming the second legless RAF pilot after Douglas Bader.
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Colin G. S. Hodgkinson
Air Ministry
Fleet Air Arm
Admiralty
R.A.F
Great Help To Soldiers Royal Dresses Exhibited
Doctors in field hospitals in New Guinea say sulfa drugs save wounded quickly and reduce infection. Capt. Philip North reports many wounds improve after treatment, with tablets carried to sprinkle on injuries. Queen Alexandra dresses on display at Royal Ontario Museum show royal fashion from 1863 to 1902. A velvet coronation robe worn by Princess Victoria at Edward VII’s coronation, also donated by Lt Col Flanagan, is featured adjacent to the gowns.
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North
Queen Alexandra
Royal Ontario Museum
James W. Flanagan
Costume Gallery
Balmoral
Alexandra
England
Prince of Wales
H.R.H
Princess Victoria
Edward VII
Col
Flanagan
Documents illuminate early life of William Caxton
Britain receives 15 Latin parchments in Gothic script from Lord Kemsley that clarify Caxton’s early years and help fix his birth date once reported between 1412 and 1423. The manuscripts, once owned by the Turnour Suffolk family near Caxton neighbors, shed new light on the father of English printing.
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Lord Kemsley
Britain
William Caxton
Caxton
Turnour Suffolk
Caxtons
Wedding Among the Amish in Pennsylvania
A traditional Amish wedding in Pennsylvania starts at eight with 45 minutes of hymn singing then a three hour ceremony by three preachers. After the midnight end, guests throw the couple over the fence instead of rice.
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Pennsylvania
Heir to Crown Fails To Endure Record Wait
The article notes Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, waited until 1901 to ascend Victoria's throne, then aged 60 in 1927 still as Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden mirrors long wait while his father Gustav V sits on the throne for 35 years.
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Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Victoria
Edward
Sweden
Gustav Adolf
Gustav V
Sault Daily Star
Greeks Get Wheat Gift From Canada Moving Forward
Regular shipments of the 15 000 ton monthly wheat gift from Canada to Greece proceed. Ottawa officials report the program is on track and the government is confident the food reaches the Greek people safely.
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Canada
Greece
Ottawa
Steel ignition point and heating temperature noted
A historical note states steel begins to glow when heated to about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, illustrating early understanding of metal behavior under high heat.
Army ration data from Toronto CNE mess hall
A daily ration for 7,000 soldiers at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto lists 5 200 pounds beef 4 950 pounds potatoes 875 pounds butter 656 gallons fresh milk 1 400 eggs 1 150 pies and 3 500 pounds vegetables. Early firearms were named after birds with musket meaning sparrowhawk.
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Toronto
Emotions Shape Nutrition Say New York Hygiene Pamphlet
A New York City Committee on Mental Hygiene pamphlet argues emotions influence digestion and appetite. It notes anger fear and anxiety disrupt digestion, while pleasant emotions enhance it, urging a relaxed dining atmosphere and avoiding table admonition. Louis XIV is credited with the 1653 minuet origin.
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New York City
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Mickie
Chearehill
Colin Hodgkinson
Will-Yum
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New Guinea
Philip North
Ontario
King Edward VI
Uealth
Louis XIV
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Osert
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
Jimmie
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