World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
At a Launceston sale a small teddy bear sold for 13.50 and a rocking horse for 38.59. A Russian translation of British Commonwealth constitutional documents is in demand among Russian scholars. UK WOMEN’S ARMY AUXILIARY members to receive sling bags like those of the CWAC. A Slovak force of 2146, sent into Southern Russia by Germany, joined the Red Army after evading the Nazis. In Manchester sentences over 19 years and fines totaling 42,200 were imposed on seven men and three women for black market deals. India’s wartime garment production shows 40,000,000 uniforms in year two and 10,000,000 garments a month today. The Fifth U S Army in Italy captured a German prisoner Goebbela who said he is not related to the “Goebbels” family. In Saskatchewan and Alberta land brought into farming between 1921 and 1941 exceeds other provinces, average farm size 433 acres. Brigadier M H Penhale of Ottawa, commander in Sicily and Italy, has returned to Britain to resume duties at Canadian headquarters.
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Manchester
England
The Value of Teachers Examined by the Globe and Mail
The Toronto Globe and Mail argues teachers are essential yet underpaid given their responsibilities. It notes the burden of shaping children through formative years and correcting home environments, urging honest valuation of teachers' worth.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Super Highways A new system of motorways proposed for Britain
The British Road Federation and London County Surveyors’ Society envision 1000 miles of nonstop 100 foot wide dual carriageways for fast traffic. Roads would link London to Glasgow and Newcastle to Liverpool without towns along the way, crossing or bypassing existing routes via cloverleaf junctions. Estimated cost about £60000 per mile, cheaper than upgrading current main roads.
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Britain
British Road Federation
London County Surveyors’ Society
London
Glasgow
Newcastle
Liverpool
Manchester
Swansea
Colonel’s Dinner Address Before Africa Deployment
A colonel spoke at a dinner in his honor before departing for Africa. He thanked attendees for their kind wishes regarding his welfare and said that when far away among “ugly, grinning savages” he would always think of them.
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Africa
These Were The Days by Edward R. Hewitt review
Digest from Globe and Mail praises a new book by Edward R. Hewitt. It traces Peter Cooper's birth in 1791 to modern times, highlights Hewitt's 60 patents and the Canadian woods yarns, and notes his Tammany Hall era civic involvement.
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Edward R. Hewitt
Peter Cooper
America
Cyrus Field
Atlantic
Edwid Hewitt
Tammany Hall
Boss Tweed
Canada
Hewitt
Mondel
Montreal
Kaiser
Scotland
Globe and Mail
Toronto
Canadian National Railways Chief Medical Officer Receives ACS Honor
Dr. Dowd, chief medical officer of the Canadian National Railways, received a fellowship in the American College of Surgeons at its Chicago meeting held recently in absentia. He leads a 640-doctor staff across Canada and the United States with clinics in Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and Detroit for employee care and injury treatment.
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Canadian National Railways
American College of Surgeons
Chicago
Dowd
Canada
United States
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Detroit
Michigan
Aero Medical Association of
Dr. Dowd
Trans-Canada Air Lines
R.C.A.F
R.A F. Transport Command
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Quyon
Pontiac
Quebec
McGill
British POWs receive vast book shipments from Red Cross
The Red Cross reports that since the start of the war 178,505 educational books have been sent to German prisoners. The collection includes practical manuals on bottle washing as well as historical studies on Assyro- Babylonian history.
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The
Red Cross
Germany
Allies appear to win battle of the Atlantic says radio
A Finnish radio report says barring a sensational German submarine development the Allies seem to have won the battle of the Atlantic. The notice also urges buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Answer Grid
A dense crossword puzzle including across and down clues with numbers and some garbled entries, listing many standard crossword terms and several national or geographic terms such as a Turkish governor and a Siberian river. The grid appears to be a mixed, partially corrupted puzzle page with numerous entries and clues.
Wise Eating: toasted cheese for breakfast urged by British Ministry
The Ministry of Information booklet Wise Eating in Wartime cites Dr Charles Hill recommending toasted cheese as a breakfast for Britons. He notes cheese as breakfast is not unusual and was once common in English boarding schools. Ottawa nutrition chief Dr L B Pett endorses grated cheese on hot porridge for cold weather work to boost staying power.
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Ministry of Information
Charles Hill
Canada
L. B. Pett
Ottawa
Great Storm, Great Calm In Jesus Power
The Sunday lesson centers on Mark 4 35 41 and Mark 5 1 43. Jesus sleeps during a fierce Sea of Galilee storm then rebukes the wind and waves to bring peace. He asks, Have ye not yet faith, urging believers to store and recall divine strength in trials.
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Jesus
Sea of Galilee
Jairus
Sea Water Substitutes For Bread Salt Ration Mentioned
The War Department reports a formula using sea water from California Virginia Florida and Washington to bake bread. Chemists remove algae sand and impurities then mix 62 parts sea water with two parts salt to replace 60 parts fresh water. Bread texture grain flavor and crumb color vary only slightly. Britain produces its own sugar ration as well.
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United States War Department
California
Virginia
Florida
Washington
Hitler Youth urged to join German Army as volunteers
The Hitler Youth is being urged to enlist with the German Army as volunteers. Reports say 15 year old members are training in cavalry units for front line service when they reach sixteen, as Germany reorganizes its cavalry to reflect Russian mounted tactics on the western front.
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Nya Dagugt Allehanda
Hitler Youth
Reich
Aftonticningen
Germany
Safer Air Travel Versus Dodging Fool Drivers
A brief quip notes air travel safer than driving and contrasts options to avoid a fool pilot with only two ways to dodge a fool motorist. The line implies caution in travel choices and highlights differing risks between aviation and road use.
Visitor questions RAF station Scots pilots joke
A visitor at an RAF station fires questions about Scots pilots. The guide jokes that Scots stay because they believe every cloud has a silver lining. An accompanying note adds a line about tire pressure affecting speedometer readings.
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R.A.F
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Launceston
Soviet War News Review
British Women's Army Auxiliary
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Russia
Red Army
India
U.S
Italy
Goebbela
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sicily
M. H. Penhale
Edward RK. Hewitt
K. E. Dowd
BY William FerguSon
NW TM. Rec
C. Koshay
Noeh
Texas
Guiana
Siberian River
Fis
US War Department
Hitler
Army
By Fred Neher
Pop
Hudson
Gene Byrnes
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