World Happenings Briefly Told
December saw 2,243,000 air letters blocked by Canadians, up 72 percent from last year. Britain bought art for £6000 as a war tribute. Bridgend flood damaged streets. London police may shift to radio patrol cars. Wales gets two BBC studios postwar, and Australia builds reefers for tropical storage. Atlantic flights exceed 3,000,000 pounds monthly to England, Africa, Russia, and China. 1944 ends with 8,465 killed and 21,984 wounded by German V bombs. A laborer jailed two years for stealing 69,000 cigarettes.
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Edinburgh
Canada to Complete Micmac Tribal Destroyer This Spring
The Micmac, Canada’s first home built Tribal class destroyer, has a tentative completion date in April. Lt Cmdr Ralph Hennessey of Ottawa is named commander. The ship shares specs with Haida Huron and Iroquois, displacing 1900 tons, 350 feet long, 36 feet beam, armed with six 4.7 inch guns and strong AA, torpedoes and depth charges. Three sisters are under construction with no dates announced.
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Canada
Micmac
Cmdr
Ralph Hennessy
Ottawa
Haida
Still Good Workers in Wartime At Retiring Age
During the present war older workers, many past retirement, prove as productive as younger competitors by turning in a good day's work despite the absence of many men on active duty.
Twelve Disciples Called and Sent on a Special Mission
devotional notes explain Matthew 10 with junior and youth-adult excerpts. It covers Jesus naming and empowering the twelve, restricting their initial mission to Israel, their healing powers, and the charge to preach the kingdom while relying on God’s provision.
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Jesus
Mark
Luke
France Seizes Renault Factories for Government Use
The Renault automobile factories, previously confiscated by German forces during the occupation, were transferred to the French government under a decree published in the official journal. The action formalizes return of control as France restores wartime assets to national ownership.
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Renault
France
Pie Experiments at Syracuse Favor Frozen Baked Pies
Experiments at the College of Home Economics Syracuse University show frozen baked apple pies are tastier in December than freshly baked pies using December stored fruit. Under Dr Edith Nason and Miss Phyllis Watson, the study finds fully baked pies freeze better than unbaked ones, with steam blanching of fruit to prevent discoloration and prevent soggy crusts. Cortland apples lead the variety test, with Northern Spy Delicious tied for second and McIntosh third.
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College of Home Economics
Syracuse University
Edith Nason
Phyllis Watson
Cortland Apples
Northern Spy Delicious
McIntosh
Northern Agri Study Maps Alaska Highway Soils
Analysis of profile soils along the Alaska Highway and in the Yukon is underway to assess agricultural potential. Researchers assess soil properties climate and topography to identify viable crops and farming opportunities in the region.
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Alaska Highway
Yukon
Rivers That Flow Both Ways Across Canada
The Sauite Ste. Marie Star notes rivers that appear to run both upstream and downstream. Observations include the Little Albany near a railway, a split stream near Lake Louise where water seems to head opposite directions, and a Manitoba creek that looks uphill though it actually descends, with explanations of optical illusion and grade. Fort William Times Journal.
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Sauite Ste. Marie Star
Algoma
Aloany
Star
Little
Albany
Canada
Great Divide
Rocky Mountains
Lake Louise
Atlantic
Pacific
Manitoba
Kelwood
Fort William
Soviet Delegation Visits British Pedigree Sheep Breeders
A Soviet delegation plans inspections of Britain's top pedigree flocks to select rams and ewes for a livestock replacement program. Despite war, sheep exports continue with 1944 figures showing 11 Suffolk rams to the United States, 10 rams and 10 ewes to Canada, 1 ram to Australia, and 4 rams with 7 ewes to Egypt.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
Hair Parted at Side For Longer Looking Face
A simple hairstyle tip suggests parting hair at the side to create the illusion of a longer face. The guidance emphasizes balance and flattering proportions for round face shapes.
Margaret Robbie Becomes 2000th CWAC Enlistee in Winnipeg
Margaret Robbie, a new recruit in the Canadian Women's Army Corps in Winnipeg, is the 2000th CWAC enlistee in MD 10. A four year veteran of the Auxiliary Territorial Service she can sew four service chevrons. She married Lance-Corporal Henry Robbie from a London blitz during service. Canada’s CWAC faced displacements after air raids. Robbies will wear four red stripes and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp.
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Margaret Robbie
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Winnipeg
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Pte
Robbie
C.W.A.C
Canada
Margaret
London
Henry Robbie
Investigations Aid Plant Breeders With Seed Oil Studies
Canadian scientists study chemical properties of flaxseed soybeans sunflower safflower and rape seed oils to help plant breeders develop strains for diverse uses. The text recalls the first US Marines landing in Europe with Benjamin Franklin in 1776.
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
France
Health Facts pamphlet links sickness costs to prevention
Health Week in Canada highlights that sickness costs far exceed prevention spending. The Health League of Canada cites 300,000 of 1,000,000 armed forces examined were unfit. Total sickness costs nearly a billion yearly while prevention spends about seven million, with industrial losses totaling hundreds of millions.
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Canada
The
Health League of Canada
League
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Wales
Home Office
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South Wales
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Germany
Ardennes
Jesus and the Twelve
By Fred Neher
ATS
CWAC
Gene Byrnes
Akem
Meaich League
Ness
BY William FerguSon
British Empire
TNE
Old Dan Tucker
Nis
Agee
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