World Happenings Briefly Told
Savings groups in English and Welsh schools raised £15 600,009 since the war began. Tea rationing in New Zealand sets a weekly two ounce per person allowance. A Nazi decree bans coastal regions in Holland amid Allied invasion worries. Maj Gen F Mason MacFarlane named Gibraltar governor and commander in chief. Chartered banks of Canada report 16,402,769 in profits for 1941. Ottawa buildings for wartime use cost 4,001,095. The BBC confirms Germany provided 109 million marks to Turkey for war materiel. Navy minister asks more sea cadets in training in Canada. Brussels reports 300,000 Belgian workers sent to German factories after Leopold’s capitulation.
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Holland
F. Mason MacFarlane
Moscow
Gibraltar
Banks of
Canada
House of Com
BBC
Ankara
Germany
Navy
Macdonald
Navy League
Bulgaria King Boris Subtly Plays Hitler Card
Detroit News columnist W. K. Kelsey argues rumors of a Bulgarian revolution are premature. He notes King Boris holds bargaining chips, considering offers like an Aegean outlet or Romanian lands, but warns Hitler risks alienating Turkey and Hungary. If Boris stays firm, he may gain leverage without concessions.
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Bulgaria
W. K. Kelsey
Detroit News
Boris
Hitler
Aegean
Greece
Turkey
Hungary
Anne Adams Pattern 4053 Conserves Fabric for Misses Sizes
Learn to conserve fabric with Anne Adams pattern 4053 a simple dress size 16 uses only 2 percent more than minimum fabric. Includes a contrast bolero option from one extra yard. Available in misses sizes 12 to 20 requires 20 cents and mail order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg Man. 2467.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Canada unveils Ic Series stamps for July release
Canada outlines a 14 value stamp set replacing the current issue. A 16 cent air mail stamp features a Trans-Canada airline in violet-blue. Portraits of King George VI appear on several values. Various designs include grain elevators, a farm scene, Parliament, a Ram tank, a corvette, a munitions plant, a destroyer, and the coat of arms. All stamps are single color.
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Canada
George VI
Sophia
Dominion
Russians Use Rocket Bombs Against Tanks Says Aeroplane
Aeroplane magazine asserts rocket bombs are highly effective against tanks and may mark the end of dive bombing. The rockets are mounted on Hurricane or Stormovik wings and fired at targets, delivering high impact like a large low velocity cannon shell. The piece notes greater hit power and accuracy but warns the rocket apparatus lowers bomb charge weight and limits carried projectiles.
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Britain
Air Cadet League foresees 50,000 youths in year ahead
Group Capt. D. C. Hume national director of the Air Cadet League of Canada forecasts expansion to 50,000 teens within the next year on the league’s first anniversary. He cites progress of 15,000 enrollments in 135 squadrons across provinces: Ontario 33 Quebec 32 Saskatchewan 21 Alberta 21 British Columbia 14 Nova Scotia 7 Manitoba 4 Prince Edward Island 2 New Brunswick 1.
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Canada
Air Cadet Organization
D. C. Hume
Air Cadet League of Canada
Hume
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Costly stamp collection beyond any single buyer
The article notes no person has a complete world stamp collection and estimates a total cost between two and three million dollars to acquire one. It frames the rarity and value of assembling a full global stamp set.
Sled once owned by King Edward VII sells for 80 dollars
A four seater sled that belonged to King Edward VII brought about 80 dollars at a sale of the late Lords Daresbury properties. Seismologists face a surprising annoyance as spiders invade delicate earthquake instruments during records of large quakes.
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Edward VII
Daresbury
Decoration Wing Cmdr. Percy Pickard Awarded Bar
Wing Commander Percy Pickard, tall blond pilot who led the Bruneval raid in February, receives the Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross. He commanded a Whitley squadron with Canadian airmen and guided parachutists who destroyed a German radio location unit at Bruneval 12 miles north of Havre. The force fought to the beaches and returned across the Channel, with heavy German casualties and some prisoners taken. British losses were light.
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Percy Pickard
Bruneval
Pickard
Havre
Women railway porters aid Britain's vast wartime traffic
A male observer notes women railway porters in dark blue trousers twill jackets and peak caps moving with sprightlier pace than some men as Britain's railways adapt to a war enlarged freight task. They handle large loads of iron ore pig iron coal and limestone essential for steel and contribute to the dispatch of munitions abroad.
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Britain
Sunday School Lesson on the Empty Tomb and Resurrection
The lesson covers Luke 24 1 48 with the empty tomb the Emmaus road and the risen Christ appearing to the disciples. It cites supporting verses from Luke Acts Matthew Mark and John and notes Jesus bread breaking appearance and the call to witness the Kingdom of God.
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Peter
Jerusalem
Christ
Emmaus
Luke
Jesus
Montreal lecture campaign promotes nutrition and cheese use
In Montreal a four week Food for Health Health for Victory course attracts 10 000 women, 6000 French Canadian and the rest English. Dietitians emphasize milk as essential, cheese consumption rising to about ten pounds yearly, and practical tips for cooking vegetables to preserve vitamins.
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Montreal
Food For Health
Britain
Convertible gun tested in Australia amid weapon production plan
The Australian radio reported a rifle convertible into a machine gun tested successfully in Australia. Army Minister Francis Forde announced that several thousand would be produced as soon as possible. CBS heard the broadcast.
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Australia
Francis Forde
CBS
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House of Commons
Brussels
Leopold
Air Cadet League
S&s
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N. Y. Zoological Park
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No. 7 Service Flying Training School
McLeod
L. D. Brune
E. Rosenbaum
G. H. Finch
Birtle
I. B. Benson
la Riviere
By Fred Neher
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Pinhead
Aggie
Gene Byrnes
Mickie
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