World Happenings Briefly Told
A lend lease pact with Iceland is announced in Reykjavik. Maj Gen M W Clark now commands all U S ground troops in Britain. Vancouver considers a squad of twelve trained policewomen for war crime control. Hal Roach is ordered to active duty as major in the US Army Signal Corps. Sugar arrives in Moscow stores as Muscovites rush purchases. Edmonton aviation experts discuss a new airport to ease heavy traffic. Draft boards delay married men with dependents after manpower exhaustion. Edith McKenzie leaves Winnipeg for Washington to join the British purchasing commission.
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M. W. Clark
Britain
Hal Roach
US. Army Signal Corps
Conquerors Of Egypt Through the Ages
A concise chronicle of Egypt s rulers from 720 BC Ethiopians to 1882 British entry, outlining major powers including Assyrians Persians Alexander the Great Romans Arabs Turks Napoleon and Nelson in a single narrative window from Newsweek New York.
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Egypt
Alexander the Great
Alexandria
Cleopatra
Napoleon
Lord Nelson
Newsweek
New York
Sundress or Jumper Join the conservation corps pattern
Anne Adams pattern 4113 offers a dual purpose sundress and jumper outfit. Available in junior miss sizes 13 13 15 and 17 with back buttons. Send 20 cents for this pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba. Anticosti Island details included.
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The
Conservation Corps
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Salvaging Girders as Parliament Debris Is Cleared
Expert wreckers salvage steel girders from the wrecked House of Commons after the May 11 1941 air raid. The Clerk of Works logs that the chamber is destroyed and the Law Lords corridor hit with casualties including Captain Elliot, while Westminster Hall beams suffer minor damage. Tanks built from debris will roll from a war plant to bear a message of defiance.
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London
House of Commons
Law Lords
Elliot
House of Lords
Royal Court
Westminster Hall
United States
Canada
Commons
New Fireproof Foamglass Produced in Pennsylvania Plant
Pittsburgh Corning Corp reports start of production of foamglass a new opaque cellular glass weighing ten pounds per cubic foot. It is odorless fireproof vermin proof and floats due to its buoyant cellular structure. Made by firing ordinary glass with carbon it remains afloat absorbs no water and is manufactured at a western Pennsylvania plant joint owned by Pittsburg Plate Glass Co and Corning Glass Works.
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Pittsburgh Corning Corp
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Corning Glass Works
Pennsylvania
Australia joins UN shared supply plan for copra and oils
Melbourne radio reports Australia becomes party to a UN pooling arrangement for copra, coconut oil and palm kernel products. Supplies will be allocated by formula to nations in need, with the government buying and shipping allots while private copra purchases cease and munitions control imports.
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Australia
United Nations
Melbourne Radio
W. J. Scully
Commonwealth
Munitions Department
Made Good Road Improves South Carolina Cotton Road
A strip of cotton road laid in South Carolina over 12 years ago shows no need for repairs under normal traffic and remains in excellent condition.
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South Carolina
Tlingits claim vast Alaska lands and fishing rights
The Tlingits sue the U S government for 35 million dollars arguing recognition of title by Russia and the Cession Treaty of 1867. They claim title covers Alaska's southeastern region including Juneau Ketchikan Skagway Petersburg and Wrangell with rich mines fishing sites and canneries as major industry.
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Alaska
Russia
Juneau Ketchikan
Skagway
Petersburg
Wrangell
United States
Spain Accused of Aiding Axis Submarine Refueling
Allied naval authorities believe Spain is aiding the Axis submarine campaign by supplying fuel to German and Italian submarines. Fuel allegedly arrives at Spanish ports then transfers to Spanish ships bound for American waters, rendezvousing at sea with Axis U boats. Skippers claim hijackings, but proof of neutrality violation remains elusive.
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Spain
Atlantic
Germany
Italy
Newsweek
Noahs Covenant and the Rainbow Promise
This Sunday lesson explains Gods covenant with Noah and all living beings after the flood. The rainbow as the sign of friendship, peace, and divine grace is highlighted, with emphasis on human life sacredness and dominion over animals.
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Noah
Moffatt
Earl of Lincoln
Haven
Earth
Daily Vitamin C Need and Whale Skin Thickness
The text notes that vitamin C cannot be stored in the body in large amounts requiring daily intake from foods like tomatoes cabbage or citrus. It adds a fact about whale skin thickness ranging from two inches to two feet.
Horse Drawn Taxis Modernize Under DeYoung Plan
L. E. DeYoung of Dartmouth Nova Scotia introduces a modernized taxi service with a new landau drawn by two dapple grey horses replacing a worn automobile. He notes additional horses are on order while referencing Cairo’s Al-Azhar University founded in 970.
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L. E. DeYoung
Dartmouth
N.S
DeYoung
Al-Azhar
Cairo
Egypt
Magnesium's Role in Aircraft Weight Reduction
Magnesium stands as the lightest structural metal and over 1,000 pounds of it are used to build an average sized airplane, underpinning major weight savings and performance advantages in modern aerospace manufacturing.
Sun Bathing Warned as Health Risk by Dr Wrong
Dr Norman Wrong of the University of Toronto warns Health Magazine readers that excessive sun exposure harms skin and raises cancer risk. He says moderate sunbathing aids infection resistance and rickets prevention, but severe exposure can cause sunburn heat illness and stroke. The article stresses discretion for fair skinned people.
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Norman Wrong
Health Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
Wrong
University of Toronto
Australia
Boys Must Register with Unemployment Commission
Parents of boys aged 16 and over who are not registered face a possible fine of $500, a commission member said in Toronto. The article notes most migratory birds to and from the Canadian northlands travel at night.
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The
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Commission
Toronto
Canadian Northlands
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Iceland
Reykjavik
Vancouver Police Commission
Moscow
Edmonton
United States Selective Service Headquarters
Edith McKenzie
Women’s Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada
Washington
British Purchasing Commission
Anticosti Island
St Lawrence
Long Island
N.Y
St. Lawrence
Gene Byrnes
Houses of Parliament
R.C.A.F
No. 5 Air Observer School
By William Ferguson
T Takes
Zagha
NEA Service. Inc
Alaska Territory
God
Peter
By Fred Neher
Demen
Mickie
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