World Happenings Briefly Told
A Polish wing of the RAF destroyed 225 enemy planes over Britain and enemy lands. A Parisian named Gourjat was executed January 9 for possessing arms. Sqdn. Lar. Stan Turner, Dunkirk veteran, is named commander of a Canadian fighter squadron. University of Manitoba will inaugurate a new air training squadron next autumn. Swiss grain is grown in Geneva parks as Europe seeks food. US leaflets over France were dropped by three Canadian captains and five RC AF airmen served as wireless operators or rear gunners. Polish agency cites Oswiecim death rate at about 1500 monthly.
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RAF
Britain
Gourjot
Paris
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
United States
France
New British rifle features needle-point bayonet for close fighting
A new rifle for the British Army is issued with a nine inch needle-point bayonet using a similar mechanism to the Lee Enfield. Experts say the bayonet is 7.2 inches shorter than current models, improving effectiveness in hand to hand combat.
Princess Panels Slims figure with new Anne Adams pattern
A sewing pattern feature promotes Anne Adams pattern 4937 for slender princess panels with a willow waist and up down shaping in front and back. It describes a collar pockets contrast trim and a long sleeve street version in crepe or wool and notes sizes 34 to 48 with fabric needs and ordering details. It ends with trivia about shorthand history and Canadian Great Lakes.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Planning a Stage Layout and Costume for a Play
Mary Ellen Burgess advises theater groups on pre rehearsal tasks. She details assessing stage size doors and windows furniture and scenery notes lighting and budget friendly effects. She suggests sketches scale measurements borrowed costumes and improvised props to reduce costs.
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Mary Ellen Burgess
Regina
Training School Graduates From RCAF No.2
Graduates from No. 2 Wireless Training School RCAF in Western Canada received Calgary Alta badges. Squadron Leader A C Heaven presented awards in the Flying Squadron during the absence of Group Captain E R Owen. Recipients hailed from Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia with many named towns and individuals.
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Western Canada
No. 2 Wireless Training School
RCAF
Calgary
A C. Heaven
E. R Owen
British Columbia
T. H Short
Abbotsford
T. B. Anson
Duncan
FP. E. Pigeon
Williams Lake
G. G. Clarke
Creston
J. Lamont
Abbotsfield
Alberta
H. R. Bacon
Bassano
T. T. G. Green
Delburne
L. Roberge
Beauvallon
J. H. Graham
Macleod
Saskatchewan
J. J Slabick
Estevan
A. P. Smith
Dd . Rogers
Edgeley
A. Wrahbetz
Fenwood
G. T. Parkinson
Raymore
W. HB. Wilhelmson
Elbow
Cook
Austin
C. Ralph
Elm Creek
L. H. Steuart
Miniota
Postponement of Vitamin Rich Flour Standards
The Canadian milling and baking industry proposed a two month delay in implementing government approved vitamin rich flour and bread standards due to machinery upgrades and testing facility needs. Ottawa representatives reviewed the issue after the Feb 1 market deadline was missed. Stalin signed a peace pact with Hitler and continued arming.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Silent talk with horses and a riddle of economy
The article reflects on horse listening skills and driver communication noting horses hear voices more than shouting and praising calm, clear tones. It mentions Boston driver Silent Jim famed for silent handling, and ends with a riddle about economy where ends meet but the middle remains.
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Boston
Silent Jim
Why Do Sleep Time Jokes Vanish At Dawn
The question ponders why a joke imagined before sleep feels lost upon waking. Mental imagery fades as memory consolidation shifts from dreamlike thought to waking reasoning, leaving that fleeting humor behind. The brain edits and stores recent experiences, erasing the nighttime joke.
Sunday School Lesson on Temptation of Jesus
A devotional summary of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness from Matthew 4 1-11 Mark 1 12 13 and Luke 4 1-13. It cites scripture where Jesus answers temptations with it is written and ends with angels ministering to him after the devil departs.
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Jesus
Temple
Satan
Canadian Young Composers Scholarship Contest Continues
Despite wartime, the Canadian Performing Right Society keeps its annual 1942 competition for young Canadian composers, with a major $750 scholarship at the Toronto Conservatory of Music and three $50 cash prizes. A Junior Division offers $25, $15, and $10 prizes. Eligibility requires entrants be under 22 on March 1, 1942 and submit two manuscripts including a song. Applications to head office, Royal Bank Building, Toronto.
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Canadian Performing Right Society
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Royal Bank Building
Toronto
Nutrition Foundation Formed by Leading U S Food Firms
Fifteen top U S food manufacturers create a nonprofit Nutrition Foundation to operate a cooperative laboratory. The aim is freely share discoveries in food and diet, linking nutrition science with consumer needs amid wartime demands. Dr Karl T Compton CTO of MIT heads the effort.
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Health League of Canada
League
U. S
George A. Mooney
New York Times
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Foundation
Paul S. Willis
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Motorist Care Promises To Save Rubber Amid Shortage
Drivers are urged to curb tire wear by moderate speeds, regular tire checks, proper inflation, and correct wheel alignment. Shortage of rubber may last longer. preserving existing tires is up to motorists. The Mackenzie River drains Great Slave Lake and is among Canada's longest rivers.
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Pearless Teavig
Windsor Star
Mackenzie
Great Slave Lake
Canada
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Polish Telegraphic Agency
Oswiecim
Poland
B.C
Cicero
Great Lakes
Lakes
Fegusen
Spa
England
Oklahoma
NEA Service. Inc
South
Kentucky
Georgia
Stalin
Hitler
By Fred Neher
State Society
Aggie
Gene Byrnes
Pinhead
Trampo
Genealogical Society
Temptation
Island
Hong Kong
Great Britain
Iceland
Mickie
Napoleon
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