World War News From Across the Globe
Nearly 500 Dominnion forces guests hosted by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. Aftonbladet reports interned American pilots trained Swedish aviators to fly a heavy bomber forced down in October in Sweden. Dr Luke J. Fleming died at 74 in N Y. born in Troy. Canada sees long distance calls up 400 percent since 1939 at Winnipeg conference. Netherlands NCOs died of starvation after prison camp in Altengrabow. French Army in North Africa contributed francs to aid resistance. 19th Army Corps alone 2 500 000 francs. Denis Knowles, 35, disabled soldier, becomes a coal miner to help war effort. Universities of Great Britain attend ninth industrial conference at Sheffield on postwar industry.
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Sweden
Aftonbladet
North Africa
France
19Th
Mountain Transfiguration Amid Faith and Healing
A Sunday school lesson recounts Jesus’s transfiguration on a mountain with Peter James and John, Elijah and Moses appearing, and a divine voice. It contrasts the mountain with the valley where a boy’s illness tests faith, culminating in Jesus healing the boy after the father proclaims I believe help thou mine unbelief.
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I Peter
Peter
Cesarea Philippi
Jesus
Christ
Elijah
Moses
Messiah
Canadian dried eggs praised by British Ministry of Food
British Ministry of Food officials praise Canadian dried eggs. The public allowance stands at one packet per consumer every four weeks, equivalent to 12 shell eggs, with children under five entitled to double this quantity.
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Ministry of Food
Rationing Time Table for Coffee Tea Sugar Butter Meat
The notice lists valid ration coupons by color and number with expiration dates. Coffee and tea coupons El and E? cover specific ounce allowances with no expiry. pink sugar coupons 14 to 24 always valid, 25 to 26 Feb 3. purple butter 46-47 valid through Feb 29, 45-49 Feb 3 through 29, 50-51 Feb 17 through Mar 31. brown meat 35-36 now valid through Feb 29, 37 Feb 3 through 29, 38 Feb 10 through 29, 39 Feb 17 through Mar 31, 40 Feb 24 through Mar 31. orange preserves D1 to D11 valid with no expiry, D12-13 Feb 3 with no expiry. See meat charts for values.
Eskimos Could Help Postwar Civil Aviation Says Arctic Bishop
Rt. Rev. A. L. Fleming, Bishop of the Arctic, told a Montreal service club that Eskimos, trained in mechanical work, could render vital service after the war as radio engineers, mechanics and drivers at far north air fields. He cited their noted mechanical ability.
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A. L. Fleming
The
Arctic
Montreal
Far North
Dominion Entomologist H G Crawford Named Successor
The agriculture department announced H G Crawford as dominion entomologist succeeding the late L S McLaine. Crawford joined the entomological branch in 1916 and is a member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists and several other societies.
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H. G. Crawford
Dominion
L. S. McLaine
Agriculture Department
Crawford
American Association of Economic Entomologists
South Africa Canada School Exchange Arranged
Major F. J. Ney of Toronto visits Cape Town to arrange the first affiliation between South African and Canadian schools. Bishops' College Rondescosch links with Bishops' College Lennoxville Quebec to enable teacher and student exchanges for holidays or mutual scholarships.
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South Africa
Canada
F. J. Ney
Toronto
National Council of Education of Canada
Cape Town
Bishops’ College of
Swift Training Rifle Aids Canadian Aimed Fire
A new training device used at Canadian Army Basic Training Centres improves marksmanship. The Swift Training Rifle is wooden and resembles a rifle but has no barrel or bullets. It fires two-pronged pins at a near one inch range to show hit location and alignment, helping instructors gauge elevation, cant, and trigger pressure.
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Military District 10
Winnipeg
War Production Board Redirects Aluminum Research for Postwar Goods
The War Production Board allowed U S industry to experiment with aluminum in postwar civilian goods. It aims to spur lightweight car and refrigerator development, approving small quantities if war effort resources are not diverted. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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War Production Board
United States
Timepiece Toured London for 50 Years Miss Bellville Dies
Miss Elizabeth Bellville aged 89 died at Wallington after a long career touring London business houses to set clocks. For over fifty years she used a century old watch accurate to a tenth of a second and sent it to Greenwich three times weekly for certification. She left the timepiece to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.
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Elizabeth Belville
London
Greenwich
Bellville
Wallington
Company of Clockmakers
Grown Under Ice at Polar Stations Expands Habitable Areas
At Soviet Arctic stations cucumbers and salad greens are grown under the ice. Beds are heated electrically and lit by bulbs powered by windmills above the ice. The Arctic blizzards are repurposed to extend habitable space for mankind.
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Polar Stations
Soviet Arctic
Toronto Star
Big housing proposition in post war Germany stated
The Journal de Geneve reports Germany faces a post war era of monotonous barracks like dwellings to replace about 12.8 million homes already destroyed by Allied bombing.
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Journal de Geneve
Germany
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Sealed in Jumble Form
A vertical and horizontal themed crossword puzzle lists clues for numbers 1 through 63 covering topics from common words to names and symbols. The set includes across and down entries such as Slumber, Wild animal, To ignite, Agriculturist, Four, Ornament, Molten lava, Convened, Youthful, and many others with a mix of language puzzles and references.
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Dominnion Forces
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Buckingham Palace
Luke J. Fleming
Tarrytown
N.Y
Troy
Netherlands
Altengrabow
Denis Knowles
Great Britain
Sheffield
England
Dr. L. S. McLaine
Grant MacDonald
J. M. Barclay
Trans- Canada Airlines
Barclay
Hon. C. D. Howe
BY William Ferguson
Denver
Colorado
Holland
Spenserian
Ange
Iridium
By Fred Neher
Grace
Zoolie
Wight
Painhead
Gene Byrnes
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