Enigmatic Loss and Notable Royal Cadet Training Report
A London taxi driver found £293 in a briefcase left in his cab after thieves drove away in a truck that was recovered empty later. In other items, Prince Gerald Lascelles, 19, led a cadet platoon inspected by his mother the Princess Royal, and Maj Gen Wilhelm Hansteen, Norwegian invasion commander in Britain, qualified as a paratrooper. President Vargas in Rio de Janeiro raised luncheon prices by 60 percent for government workers.
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Toh Goagie
Hls
London
Gerald Lascelles
Princess Royal
Wilhelm Hansteen
Britain
Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Story Of A Delinquent Named Nelson The Sailor
The House of Lords discussed a boy named George, a 15 year old with no parents and one eye. He struggled to find work until a Liverpool juvenile court magistrate persuaded a shipping official. Nelson the one eyed, one armed sailor hired him as a messroom steward and he saved 500 while twice torpedoed. He is back at sea, determined to stay.
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House of Lords
Lord Southwood
George
Liverpool
Nelson
Playing Safe in the Wet Canteen Banter
Two British Army recruits meet in a wet canteen and trade friendly banter about Lancashire and Oldham. The joke pivots on a past encounter when the Oldham man allegedly pinched a watch, prompting a hearty handshake and shared wit.
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Lancashire
Goom
Oldham
Sings in Silence by Maria Nermi Stirs London Audiences
Hungarian contralto Maria Nermi says she practices in silence, confirming a method of vocal study. She first performs a aria with piano, then repeats it mentally for a week before singing aloud again. The piece reflects a rising interest in her in London.
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Maria Nermi
London
Essential Factories Rise Across Britain Under Mary Channel’s Model
Britain forms small essential factories inspired by Mary Channel’s plant turning disused stores into aircraft parts and incendiaries. About 150 workers, many over 60, operate in a centuries-old setting as raids target Germany. Also reported, Adolf Hitler allegedly owns the looted Van Dyck The Adoration of the Lamb, moved from Belgium to France then to Goering per a European authority.
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Britain
Mary Channell
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Belgium
France
Hermann Goering
Daily Mail
Egg production hits record levels across Canadian provinces
Eggs delivered to the Special Products Board lead the year, with inspections reaching 25,414,470 dozen by end of March 1944, compared to 9,873,360 dozen in the same period in 1943.
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Canada
Special Products Board
Tamed in Egypt The Domestication of Cats
The common cat is described as originating from long-tailed wild cats of northern Africa and first tamed by ancient Egyptians. The article notes the long history of domestication, with the wild progenitor no longer identifiable. A separate claim mentions enough Antarctic ice to encase the Earth in a 120‑foot layer.
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Africa
The
Antarctica
Prevention and Cure of Blindness Urged for Public Health
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph editorial calls on public health departments to assume responsibility for the prevention and treatment of blindness in Canada. It notes 12 344 known blind persons and argues for comprehensive measures, including sight saving classes, disease control, school medical inspection and accident prevention, under public health oversight.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Quebec
Department of Public Health
Saving Many Lives Blood Plasma at Italian Evacuation Hospital
An Associated Press dispatch from Santa Maria Infante describes a shock ward where plasma is stacked like cordwood. Litter bearers bring wounded men in from nearby fighting as doctors use plasma to stabilize shock and restore color and pulse, with a reported Ohio patient receiving 10 units and nearing recovery.
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Associated Press
Italy
Santa Maria Infante
Ohio
Record Hog Slaughter Soars in Canada 1944
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada reports that Canada will slaughter more hogs in 1944 than any previous year due to an early year hog premium policy. It also notes a rise in the share of hogs qualifying for the top two grades. Separately, Grand Canyon of Colorado deepens one inch per year and widens at one inch per 1 000 years.
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Canada
Grand Canyon of
Colorado
Ration list sheds six farm machinery types
The prices board announced removal of ration controls for six categories of farm equipment including diamond harrow sections flexible harrow sections spring tooth harrow sections cream separators power sheep shearing machines and animal clippers. Increased production was cited as the reason to permit sale without permits.
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The
Prices Board
Noisy commands reach dog at close range
The text notes that sounds audible to a human from a short distance can be heard by a dog when yelled loudly at close range, implying close proximity is sufficient for canine hearing.
Bread slicing tips for even crust and straight cuts
A plain how to on slicing bread evenly. Hold the loaf on its side and use a sharp knife to saw down for a thin crisp crust. Watch the near side. if the first slice is straight the rest should be too.
First Steps to Tokyo booklet offered to Aleutian veterans kin
The Royal Canadian Air Force announced a 50 page booklet titled First Steps to Tokyo by the late FO. David F. Griffin RCAF public relations officer. It will be sent free to the next of kin of all RCAF personnel who served in the Aleutian campaign.
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Tokyo
David F. Grifin
RCAF
Rc.a.f
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed with Fragmented Entries
Puzzle page lists numerous cryptic style clues and partial entries across numbers 1 to 63 with scattered phrases such as Regulation Nutriment Room in a harem Wing Jason's ship To allot Exclamation of sorrow and other incomplete lines. The item appears as an unfinished crossword with multiple missing answers and garbled text.
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K. M. Kirkham
Pensions
Mackenzie
Commons
Canadian Red Cross
Slough Bucks
Eng
James Thomas Fielder
HMC S. Valleyfield
North Atlantic
Newfoundland Command
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Lower
Egypt
Dustrial
Jamaica
Argentina
National Film Board
Hitler
BY William Ferguson
White Cliffs
Dover
Abozzaros
Wiklop
Sgaden
Indiana
U.S
Gene Byrnes
Br.c.af
Jason
King of Bashan
Ates Pufeloy
Siberian
By Fred Neher
Will-Yum
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