World Happenings Briefly Told
Reported items show wartime figures and events including women entering taxi work in New York, training for forest defense in British Columbia, a London fund for army cricket gear, the death of Chief Constable Alex Bell, Archie Fadden noting Navy personnel rise in Australia, Britain’s new 16 ton tank, 35 US air observers at a RAF station, Wing Cmdr Malan’s bar to the DSO, all metal rescue boats for RAF airmen, Prince Bernhard piloting a US bomber, and Dr Manion’s view on British morale after Britain’s three months with Canadian forces.
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New York
British Columbia
London
United Kingdom
Alex Bell
Scotland Yard
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Archie Fadden
Royal Navy
Britain
Ministry of Supply
United States
Royal Air Force
R. J. Manion
Bahamas War Effort Ties Nassau to Britain in Supply Drive
Bahamian volunteers marshal resources for the homeland. German guns from Rawson Square will be melted in England, while a weathered pirate cannon from Andros Island decorates past colonial sites. Surplus crops and a restored plant support shipments. labor and transport are donated, earning praise from the British ministry of supplies as shiploads reach England.
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Bahamas
Nassau
Rawson Square
England
Wat Materials
Andros Island
Neville Chamberlain
Ministry of Supplies
Day Of Reckoning Famine Tests Hitler's New Order
The Greeks suffer shortages as wheat and potatoes are shipped to Germany while cattle are slaughtered for Nazi troops. A looming famine is described as a reckoning for the master race, with potential hardship for those prompting Europe’s hunger. The text notes ancient knowledge of platinum but its high melting point hindered use.
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Hitler
Germany
Europe
Charley's Aunt Proven Money Machine in Hollywood
The St Thomas Times Journal notes Charley's Aunt dominates theatrical earnings, outselling Shakespeare and many peers. Brandon Thomas wrote the farce 49 years ago, inspiring W. S. Penley fame, and the play has been produced worldwide including Esperanto. Descendants sell a new movie contract for 125000 dollars with 13 years left on copyright.
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Jack Benny
Shaw
Barrie
Pinero
Cohan
Kaufmann
Hollywood
Brandon Thomas
Hull
England
Sir John Hare
Cherley
Charley
Thomas
W. S. Penley
London
Penley
Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Times- Journal
Miner-turned-constable earns George Medal for rescue
London police constable Thomas Brinley Pedrick used a penknife as a pick to tunnel through bathroom debris after a bomb wrecking trapped a man and wife. He scraped debris with his hands to reach them before being aided by Constable William S. Bignall who helped lift the couple to safety. Pedrick received the George Medal. Bignall received the British Empire Medal.
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Thomas Brinley Pedrick
London
P.C. Pedrick
William S. Bignall
Pedrick
George
Bignall
Hitler Preaches Peace With Russia and Fast Pact
In a Reichstag speech dated September 1, 1939 Adolf Hitler asserted Germany would not export its doctrine to Russia and predicted no future conflict between the two nations. He claimed a pact excluding force would end Western attempts to alter the arrangement and vowed it would bring a decisive change for the future. Shot silk is described as silk whose threads of different colors appear to shift.
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Reichstag
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russa
Paul
Titus
Plato
C. R. Erdman
Notable Plain Facts and Miscellany Tidbits
A set of varied observations covers items from new consumer goods to aviation perspective. It notes that cygnets are young swans and mentions the ease of training conscience to stay quiet in business hours. An airplane can be seen from the ground when the ground is invisible from the plane.
Admirals urge Canada to speed war effort at sea
A towering British admiral in a Canadian warship salutes Canada and calls for a mighty effort to drive the enemy from the seas. Vice-Admiral Charles Kennedy Purvis urges Canada to build more anti-submarine craft, repair ships, and increase air patrols while Britain reveals a secret device warning of approaching planes.
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Canada
Sr Charles Kennedy-Purvis
K.C.B
Waiter and manager handle steak complaint at restaurant
A waiter reports a customer says his steak is too small. The manager orders the dish to be removed and returned on a smaller plate, addressing the issue of portion size.
Planets Rely on Sun for Heat and Light
The planets lack significant internal heat and rely on the sun for warmth. Their surfaces and atmospheres are influenced by solar radiation, driving weather, geology, and climate patterns across the solar system.
Old Alf Hennis Keeps East London Safe Under Fire
Alfred William Hennis known as Old Alf, a telephone cable joiner, has earned the British Empire Medal for his vital work defending East London. He and colleagues repair crucial lines during blitz, often under bombs, fires, and gas leaks to restore communication for fire, police, and ARP services.
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Alfred Wiliam Hennis
Alf
East London
London
Alfred Hennis
Surprise Sour Cream Pudding with All Bran
A midcentury recipe yields Surprise Sour Cream Pudding baked in a deep pan. It blends shortening sugar eggs vanilla sour cream milk and All Bran with flour and baking powder to form a rich hot dessert served in upside-down squares. Yield nine 3-inch squares.
Salt of the earth and church discipline in Titus teachings
Sunday School lesson reviews Pauls guidance on church fellowship and exclusion for impurity and greed. It contrasts excommunication of internal offenders with Jesus directive to judge outsiders, and outlines Titus guidance on virtuous living for elders and younger members.
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I. Corinthians
Colossians
Fire Aftermath Reveals Damaged Library Books
After debris clearance in Liverpool many library safes are opened and calfed leather bound books show heavy damage from heat with bindings failing, while buckram bound volumes largely survive in serviceable condition. The note also mentions a startling aside that reptiles can live up to 175 years.
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Buckram
Liverpool
Liverpool Post
Health League of Canada urges stronger health safeguards
The Health League of Canada declares Canada can be as healthy as citizens want. It pushes mandatory milk pasteurization nationwide, toxoid immunization for diphtheria, nutrition education, periodic medical exams, and better industrial health to halve sickness and death tolls. Ontario currently enforces pasteurization.
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Canada
The
Health League of Canada
League
Ontario
Toronto
Made By Private Industry Marks Australian Anti-Tank Gun
Australia begins private industry production of a new anti-tank gun described as an engineering record by Senator McBride. Fifty engineering firms across three states collaborated to manufacture 3,500 parts with all tooling and steel produced domestically. The weapon, based on a famed British design, fires armor piercing shells claimed to defeat German armor.
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Australia
McBride
Commonwealth
Libya
Australa
Boots For The Army in Australia and East
Australian factories will operate under high pressure for 12 months to produce about 4,000,000 pairs of boots and shoes worth over 9.75 million dollars for troops in Australia and the East.
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Australia
East
Vampire bat Walks on Wings and Hind Feet
Unlike other bats, the vampire bat can walk. It folds its wings into stalks and walks on these and its hind feet.
Mickie declares candidacy for subscriptions and printing
The gossipy note quotes Mickie as saying he is not rum amming for office but is a candidate for subscriptions, advertising and job printing with a platform of satisfaction.
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A. G. Malan
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Uealty
Army
Mickie
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