World Happenings Briefly Told
Six small silver cream jugs made in London 1759 to 1768 sold for 516 dollars. they resemble cows. The Leipzig attack in February 1944 cost Canada over 6 million dollars. Canadian war savings stamps funded aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force, with 245,000 personnel overseas including 1,000 in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Britain relaxes some place name sign restrictions for low flying aircraft. Air Vice-Marshal Harry Broadhurst commands a fighter group in Normandy. Germans destroyed over 1,000 localities in Greece, leaving 1.5 million shelterless. UNRRA plans its second council meeting in Montreal on September 15.
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London
Soil Composition and Minerals Behind Garden Growth
A Royal Ontario Museum report explains soil blends minerals crucial for growth. Clay absorbs moisture while zeolites exchange chemicals. decayed plant matter adds food and moisture. galleries display clay minerals, zeolites, quartz, and feldspar as part of nature’s mix.
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Victory Gardens
Royal Ontario Museum
China
Dutch Captain’s Wife Missed Invasion Duty On Ship
The captain of a Netherlands coastal gasoline ship bound for Normandy notes his wife, a qualified merchant ship gunner, was not allowed to accompany him due to invasion strain. She has sailed aboard as stewardess for five years and earned a gunnery licence. She previously steered the ship during an air battle while bombs fell, until relief arrived.
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Netherlands
Normandy
Belief in Northward Head Position for Sleep
The article notes a historical belief that sleeping with the head of the bed facing north improves rest. It cites the idea that magnetic currents flow from north to south poles to lull the body.
Democracy At Work in Airwomen’s Barracks Council
Representatives from 800 airwomen in residence debate a measure to govern their barracks. Flight Officer Marion Graham of Saskatoon guides approval by council and commander, creating a self managed system patterned after Canada’s government. The table lists many airwomen and their family connections across Ottawa and Canada.
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Princess Alice Barracks
Ottawa
Marion Graham
Saskatoon
Government of
Winnipeg
Gideon Deploys 300 to Deter Midianite Army at Night
Biblical lesson recounts how Gideon, led by Jehovah, reduces his force to 300 by testing water drinking, then uses trumpets, torches, and shattered pitchers to rout the Midianites. The narrative emphasizes divine intervention and faith.
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Jehovah
Gideon
Israel
Midian
Middle Watch
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed Across and Down
Crossword puzzle grid items include Carnelian seed coating beverage Ugrian tribesman forbid marsh appetizer extremely rodent primary source cutting implement approached symbol for actinium pine tree state to drink anthropoid European fish played for time French construction note confusion part of a fortress note of scale Nazi emblem colloquial having forced foot covering Norse goddess hypothetical force follows consequence period list of names To corner pouch humming bird sped fabulous monsters to ward off note of scale talk pronoun glance continent page heraldic device Spanish in softens symbol for sodium Sovereign of Afghanistan Moslem judge To pay attention to Ireland antiquity To put on Swiss canton lamprey To place Note of case
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Continent
Volcano
Sicily
Ireland
Sight-Seeing In Berlin Jokester Claims View Point
The latest joke on the Nazis heard in Spain recounts a meeting of an American, a Frenchman and a German. The American boasts of the Empire State Building view, the Frenchman of Paris from the Eiffel Tower, and the German claims Berlin from a chair.
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Spain
Empire State Building
New York
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Berlin
British War Office Turns Out German Uniforms for Intelligence Rooms
A small batch of German uniforms is being produced by British firms under War Office supervision for use as exhibits in Know Your Enemy intelligence rooms. The outfits follow specifications from War Office experts on enemy service clothing, guiding cloth cut for different German regiments, with Japanese uniforms planned next.
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British
War Office
British Information Services
France
Germans say invasion must come soon despite risks
A German officer cited in a captured report claims American doughboys briefly entered German lines near La Haye du Puits before being guided back by a German NCO and an anti tank crew. The piece notes German desire for an early continental invasion and belief that failure would ruin Germany and all Allied nations.
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la Haye Dupaits
Mont Castre
Felows
First Commercial Steam Engines Used Melted Beef Tallow
The opening of early industrial plants featured steam engines lubricated with melted beef tallow. This practice marked a primitive yet crucial step in maintaining engine motion and reducing wear in during initial industrial deployment.
A Wise Man Requests Coffee at Country Hotel
A visitor to a country hotel asks for chicory and tea then, after confirmation that is all, orders coffee. The maid delivers six chicory packets and the guest insists on brewing a cup of coffee.
Hospital Ships in Amphibious Campaign Roles
Hospital ships, including converted liners, are employed in all stages of amphibious operations to receive and treat the wounded, then transport them back to port for placement in hospitals.
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RCAF
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Britain
Harry Broadhurst
Desert Air Force
Tripoli
Second Tactical Air Force
Greece
British Broadcasting Corporation
Council of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Montreal
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
Cpl
Alice Seward
W. C. Jones
Glace Bay
N S
Lillian Cochrane
Lac Claude Cochrane
R.C.A.F
Law S. Brown
K. C. Brown
Toronto
Dorothy Beeston
R. Beeston
Law Margaret Allaby
Allaby
Saint John
N.B
N. D. C. Thompson
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Law Geraldine Austin
F. Austin
Haileybury
Eunice Adams
Sgt
H. A. Adams
R.C.A.B. Overseas
F. L. Davies
Springside
Sask
Law Grace Duffield
J. S. Duffield
Lloydminster
Margaret Shaw
Victor Shaw
Point Edward
Law Vera ® Wilde
B. Wilde
Law Kay Fletcher
R. A. Fletcher
Three Rivers
P.Q
Marion Johnston
A. K. Johnston
Billings Bridge
Geraint
Sediment
Fio
Jokester
British War Office
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Germany
Goebbels
Russia
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