World happenings briefly told
Briefs note Britain funds for Big Ben restoration and wartime damage. The Australian Women's Army Service to boost anti air units. Toronto seed firms back Canada seed aid to Soviet Russia. Duke of Windsor joins Nassau fire blaze toll at $1 060 000 destroying 14 buildings. World Jewish Congress cites over 1 000 000 Jews killed under German domination. British bricks salvaged worth $4 000 000 repurposed for RAF airports. Canadian wheat supplies drop sharply from peak levels.
Khaki Woollens Special Process In Britain For Uniforms
British industry standardizes khaki cloth by blending five colors blue yellow brown red mauve to create a uniform earth tone. West Riding of Yorkshire pioneered the method, then shared with all wool spinning areas to supply the troops. The process produces even color and thorough inspection ensures consistency across units.
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South Africa
West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding
United Kingdom
Germany
British Industries Bulletin
Queen Wilhelmina Visits Frank Pease Drug Store
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands visits Lee Massachusetts and chats with the druggist at Pease's store about the morning, her granddaughter Princess Juliana, and her two little girls. She plans to bring the children ice cream cones, saying they will love it.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Frank Pease
Lee
Mass
Pease
Juliana
Busy-Day Dress Pattern 4102 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4102 offers a yoked back bodice and front yokes in points for misses and women in sizes 14 to 40. Includes collarless version and front collar options. size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba for order processing.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Red Cross Aids Iceland In Anticipation Of Air Raids
The American Red Cross has donated supplies and equipment valued at 45000 to the Iceland Red Cross for civilian care in emergencies. The capital is stocked with beds and medical supplies, first aid stations are set up, and distributions to other chapters are planned. Doctors nurses scouts and volunteers will staff stations if needed.
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American Red Cross
Iceland
Red Cross
American Relief Agency
Extermination Policy Claims Massive Jewish Deaths
A World Jewish Congress spokesman in London says Germany has mass murdered at least one million Jews in Europe since the war began. The worst affected areas include Poland Latvia Lithuania and Romania with fatal counts across Lithuania Poland Romania and Russia totaling about 1 000 000 victims from Europe's pre war Jewish population of 6 to 7 million. The Nazis declare physical extermination of the Jews as Germany and allies policy.
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Europe
World Jewish Congress
Lon
East Europe
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Rumania
Russia
Germany
Queen Victoria Relic Fetches 3500 at Red Cross Sale
A historic brooch watch and pendant presented to Queen Victoria by Princess Beatrice sold at a Red Cross sale for 3500 dollars. The pieces are noted as surviving heirlooms linked to Victoria and her family. Proceeds support Red Cross relief efforts.
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Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Victoria
Red Cross
Bolivia and Mexico Read in World Output of Antimony
Bolivia and Mexico are noted in a world output report on antimony, a key material for storage battery production. The article highlights the role of these countries in supplying the metal for industrial use.
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Bolivia
Mexico
Mussolini First Used Gas From Planes in Abyssinia War
Captain R H Helmore of the Royal Air Force warns that Mussolini pioneered aerial chemical warfare by dispersing liquid mustard gas from perforated cans over Abyssinia. He states that if gas is used in current conflicts, Britain and allies could retaliate from the air in greater volume and speed, without needing refills.
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Mussolini
Abyssinia
Ethiopean
R. H. Helmore
R.A F
Eden Garden and Fall The Lesson on Genesis 3
A devotional study on the Garden of Eden Genesis 2 8 15 and the fall Genesis 3. It explains Jehovah planted Eden, the two trees including the tree of knowledge and the tree of life, the serpent’s temptation, Eve’s disobedience, and Adam’s participation. The moral emphasizes temptation and divine consequence.
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Garden of Eden
Eden
Paradise
J. E. McFadyen
Adam
Eve
Milton
Satan
God
U S Blacklist Expands to 9000 Names Across Nations
The United States extends its economic blacklist to six entities in Iran and Iraq and small European states while adding 142 firms in Spain Portugal Switzerland Sweden and Turkey and 308 more listings across 13 American republics. The total names and firms now reach about 9000, forbidden for U S citizens to trade with. Railway locomotives sometimes exceed 250 tons in weight.
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United States
Iran
Iraq
Andorra
Spain
France
Liechtenstein
Portugal
Switzerland
Sweden
Turkey
Healthful diet linked to national strength say doctors
Dr. F F Tisdale warns that despite rich food supplies Canadians largely undernourished. He cites a Toronto survey showing vitamin deficiencies and urges a normal diet including milk eggs meat vegetables fruits and whole grains with vitamin D in winter.
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F. F. Tisdale
Hospital For Sick Children
Board of Trade Club of Toronto
Toronto
Tisdall
Shortage of ships limits world trade amid wartime
The Brandon Sun notes that despite plentiful coffee and other goods in producing regions, wartime ship losses hinder distribution. Submarines cripple freight, forcing rationing of gasoline coffee tea and sugar as more than two hundred ships torpedoed along the eastern Americas.
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Brazil
Canada
Americas
Brandon Sun
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Big Ben Tower
Australian Women's Army Service
Soviet
Duke of Windsor
Nassau
Raf
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Britain
Lee, Mass
By Willam Ferguson
Lee. Sos
Iee
ZOO
Routh Thomas
Wenatchee, Wash
Wighs Times
Loaceer
RCAF
No. 5 Air Observer School
Moussolini
By Fred Neher
U.S
Realty
Mickie
Reg
Bourstrian Shop
Gene Byrnes
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