War Briefs From Allied Fronts and Home Front Happenings
The Canada Gazette notes a new base at Porpoise Harbor near Prince Rupert. Dutch ration cuts follow widespread farmer strikes. Anéla reports ships sunk in the Tunisian campaign. Britain says scrap metal output rises to 5.25 million tons yearly. An admiralty communique cites 35 to 40 enemy ships sunk or damaged by mines. Canada and the United States agree on jointly programmed reports for war use. Airplane windows use lama rith plastic to shield crews from sun. Anti freez e production is limited to permit basis. A Czech innkeeper near Prague is executed for listening to BBC bulletins.
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Admiralty
Playtime Wardrobe Pattern 4366 forChildren
Anne Adams offers a complete playwear wardrobe pattern 4366 for children sizes 2 4 6 8 with rompers overalls and a sunsuit in easy pattern. Includes heart pockets and one yard amounts for fabric with 20 cents payment to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Orders may arrive slower due to mail delays.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Barred From Serving Draft-Eligible Illiteracy Blockade
William F. Russell of Columbia University led a statewide conference of school principals in Sacramento to address the issue of 650,000 draft-age men in the United States who are so illiterate that no military branch will accept them.
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United States
William F. Russell
Columbia University
Sacramento
Cal
Hard on the Boys Sewing Classes Urged for Boys Too
A British National Council of Women committee recommends that school boys join girls in classes on sewing mending laundering and home nursing highlighting a push for practical domestic training in schools nationwide.
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British National Council of Women
The Climate of a Place and Its Average Weather
A brief note defines climate as the long term average of weather in a location. It explains how climate differs from daily conditions and emphasizes patterns over extended periods.
Mosquito: World’s Fastest Fighter Bomber In Allied Service
The de Havilland Mosquito serves as a long range day and night fighter intruder and as a bomber with 2000 pounds of bombs. It features four 20 mm cannons and four .303 machine guns in the nose. The aircraft flew from drawing board to combat in 22 months and is produced widely by a global network of sub contractors.
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Germany
Tion
de Havilland Aircraft
Britain
Canada
South Africa
India
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Replacements Scarce Warn Farmers On Machinery Care
Replacements are scarce so farmers should maintain stored equipment. Neglect destroyed much gear in past years. Keep feed grinders milk coolers pumps and large machinery well lubricated. Clean and wipe engines with light oil to protect farm assets.
Pleasant Little Gadgets
The War Department catalogues booby trap devices used by retreating Nazis in Tunisia. Traps include a whistle that detonates on blow, a vibrating pen detonator, thermo bottles that explode when filled, and earphones that fire on electric current.
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Tunisia
War Department
New York Herald-Tribune
Ingenious War Workers Use Domestic Ingenuity
An article notes women advancing from home chores to factory floors saving time in rubber ring production and tube painting. A doughnut flour trick prevents sticking. a two step shortcut saves eight hours per airplane. It argues housewives’ ingenuity benefits wartime work and employment offices.
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Christian Science Monitor
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ON Suffering for Goodness
Devotional study of I Peter 3 13 17 4 12 16 5 6 10 with Golden text It is better if the will of God should so wills that ye suffer for well doing than for evil doing Peter urges readiness to explain faith with meekness and reverence while avoiding arrogance He notes that God blesses those who suffer for righteousness and urges a conscience informed by Christ like conduct amid challenges in life
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Peter
Christ
James Moffatt
Jesus
God
New Cap Badge for Canadian Infantry Corps Unveiled
National Defence Headquarters announces a bronze cap badge for all ranks of the Canadian Infantry Corps. It features two crossed rifles, a double ellipse with three maple leaves, the Imperial Crown, and a scroll reading ACER. The badge is issued in Canada for wear until posted to a battalion or unit for its regimental badge.
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Canadian Infantry Corps
National Defence Headquarters
Canada
Saving Plans and Bond Trends After the War
The Fort William Times Journal notes Canadians favor war bonds and savings, anticipating postwar maturity withdrawals. It compares prewar cash hoards to current bond holdings and predicts dedication to safe government securities unless stock markets rise or consumer spending pressure grows. The article adds a distant historical aside about spices in ancient China.
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Fort William
Why British Sailors Were Called Limeys and More
The article explains nicknames for sailors from different nations dating to sailing days. It notes lime juice used on ships to prevent scurvy led to British seafarers being called Limeys, with Americans as Yankees and other groups given terms like Dutchmen Dago or Bluenose for Nova Scotians.
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Mediterranean
Belfast
A Costly Pet In Britain Goldfish Prices Rise
Food rationing forces Britons to switch to goldfish as pets with prices for a good sized fish reaching up to 22.50 dollars. Large dogs become impractical under rationing.
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London
Britain
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Prague
BBC News
By Fred Neher
China
Mickie
BY William Ferguson
U.S
Pat Ort
Calibur
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King Arthur
Reg'lar Fellers
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Gene Byrnes
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