World Happenings Briefly Told
A pie of the month club formed at Milwaukee supplies 200 pies monthly to servicemen at army canteens. Calixa Lavallee the composer of O Canada would have turned 100 this year, commemorations spread across Quebec. Swiss Italian and other postal routes suspended by occupation authorities in France. Company CC at Camp Swift Texas showcases cooks from four foreign countries with a fifth as mess officer. Malta’s air defences were strained by Sicily based Axis bomber attacks March to May, per Air Vice-Marshal Park. Dr. Allen Peebles named director of statistics and research for the labor department. Paris and other parts of France report a roundup of terrorists with seized explosives and incendiaries. Sir Reginald Blomfield, famed architect, died in London. his works include Menin Gate Memorial and Lambeth Bridge.
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Malta
Sicily
Keith Park
Sir Reginald Blomfield
London
Menin Gate
Menin
Belgium
France
Lambeth Bridge
Button-Up Jumper from Pattern 4077 for Juniors
Anne Adams Pattern 4077 offers a jeep style jumper with tie belt front buttoning and gathered bodice. Available in junior miss sizes 11 13 15 17 with 54 inch and 35 inch blouse yardages. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Adams
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Rapid Iraq India Rail Link Opens Across Desert
A new railway line connecting Iraq with India, over 120 miles, opened in record time. It was laid at about a mile each day through scorching desert and sand storms, with tropical dawn. The project was completed under heavy conditions and will speed up supply routes to Russia.
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Iraq
India
Russia
Don
Canadian Corvette Brings Mountie Logo to Naval Warship
The Canadian corvette led by Lt Cmdr Robert A. S. McNeil features a painted insignia of a mounted policeman riding a submarine in cowboy style. McNeil and two crew members, Sub-Lt. C. J. Rathgeb and Gar Elmer Armstrong, are former RCMP men. The image reflects McNeill’s police and naval career and was painted by F. D. Rickard with design input from AB. Al Taylor.
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Britain
Corvet
Robert A. S. McNeil
Montreal
Halifax
Atlantic
Cmdr. McNeil
R.C.M.P
C. J
Chuck) Rathgeb
Toronto
Gar Elmer Armstrong
Ottawa
Cmdr. McNeill
Regina
Atlantic Coast
Rum Patrol
F. D. Rickard
Niagara Falls
AB. al Taylor
Danish Army Sends Blankets to Germans on Eastern Front
The Danish army has begun delivering woollen blankets to German occupiers after a curt demand from General Hermann von Hanneken, who commands the occupation troops on the Eastern Front.
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Hermann von Hanneken
Ancient people used coconut shells to imprison fireflies
A historical note describes how ancient communities captured fireflies and placed them in coconut shells to furnish portable light, creating early rudimentary lamps.
Misplaced Sympathy and the Lions in the Arena
A Chicago News comment condemns false pity for Nazis by likening it to a boy weeping over a lion in a painting. The piece argues pity misapplied to cruelty ignores real victims and moral distinctions.
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Chicago News
Driving in Low Gears Wastes Gasoline
Excessive use of first and second gears wastes gasoline because the motor runs faster and uses more fuel per mile than when driven in high gear.
Royal Bank Figures Reach New High
The Royal Bank of Canada reports record totals for the year ending November 30 with total assets at 1 291 615 947 dollars and public deposits exceeding one billion. Profits amounted to 3 390 123 dollars after taxes, with dividends of 2 625 000 dollars and 400 000 for bank premises.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
United States
Bank of Canada
Canada
Rembrandt Painting Theft Reported in Amsterdam Gallery
Paris radio reports the theft of a painting titled Man Sharpening a Goose Feather attributed to Rembrandt from an Amsterdam gallery. Authorities launch investigation, with no arrests reported.
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Paris
Rembrandt
Amsterdam
Jesus Met by Nicodemus in Nighttime Discussing New Life
Devotional extract analyzes Nicodemus the Pharisee visiting Jesus by night. It explains his cautious motive, the Sanhedrin context, and the prearranged nature of the interview. Jesus emphasizes the need to be born anew to enter the Kingdom of God.
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Jesus
Nicodemus
Pharisee
Don't They Teach Salutes In The Company
A military major rebukes Patrick Malone for not saluting as he passes. Pat explains he avoids drawing attention since he is not supposed to be out without a pass, prompting a terse exchange about discipline and reconnaissance duties.
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Patrick Malone
Pat
Health of UK people remains strong despite war says CMO
British health officials report lower June quarter death rates than most years, with infant mortality at a record low for June. Typhoid cases rose to 2,539 in 1941 then fell to 531 in 1942, while diphtheria vaccination reaches 3 million under fourteen. Glasgow outbreak of smallpox surged but was contained through vaccination. Ellesmere Island noted as northern limit of British Empire.
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United Kingdom
Ministry of Health
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Glasgow
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Adian Pacific
CPR
Drake
Sheila Clifford
Emma Chipman
Stella Slusarski
Twu
Vancouver
Violet Taylor
Poland
Hs Side
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Mickie
Royal Bank
Gene Byrnes
John
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British Empire
Ellesmere Island
Arctic
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