World Happenings Briefly Told
Capt. Michael Blair Wallace, youngest son of the late Edigar Wallace, has been killed in action. The text notes Canada’s trade volume as the world’s third largest among nations. The Lady Cripps Aid-to-China fund exceeded its £1,000,000 target by nearly £7,000 the day before. A South African Spitfire squadron in Italy marked its 1,000th sortie since 1941. Militia trucks from India head toward Russia along the east Persian route. Pope Pius XII elevates Malta to an archbishopric, Malta being the oldest Episcopal see in the British Empire. Courts in Manchester sentence seven men and three women to 19 years plus $42,200 in fines for black market dealings. Archduchess Elizabeth of Habsburg, now in Quebec City, heads Laval University’s social science graduating class. Canada’s Dominion House to record Prime Minister John Curtin’s Australian speech in the debates.
Invasion Emblem Issued For Allied Forces In London
A new shoulder-sleeve emblem for Allied personnel in London marks the European invasion. The design features a crusader sword with flames on black field, a rainbow of Allied flag colors, and a blue chief symbolizing peace and restored liberty for enslaved peoples.
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Europe
Eisenhower
London
United Nations
West Africa Natives Trade Fruit for Aspirin Tablets
Fr. William S. Berry of St Marys says West Africans suffer heat more than whites and trade fresh fruit for aspirin tablets to cure headaches. He served 20 months overseas including 15 as convoy navigator in West Africa and notes chiefs tax eggs and produce when finances run low.
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Williams. Berry
St. Marys
Berry
West Africa
A Clever Plan to Bypass Water Tariff
Boston men faced a twenty five cent per gallon tariff on Canadian table water. They sought legal aid to dodge the levy. A New York lawyer advised freezing the water, importing as ice, then bottling on this side. No duty on ice.
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Boston
United States
New York
Garden work ends as Garrod fills crater
England Spring scene shows Captain G W T Garrod finishing a garden task by filling a crater in his yard. He overlooks the area afterward, while the asparagus bed thrives, thicker than before.
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England
G. W. T. Garrod
Origin of Name White Russia Traced in Historical Record
The article suggests the term White Russia arose from early geographic and cultural distinctions, linking it to the lands around modern Belarus and the region’s historical rulers. It examines usage in maps and chronicles to explain how the name persisted and evolved over centuries.
Was A Fighter The Welsh Guerrilla in Yugoslavia
The article profiles a Welsh student turned lecturer at Belgrade University who joined Tito’s resistance after Nazi occupation. She fought as a guerilla in harsh mountain winters and hot summers, endured bombardment, and died from exhaustion. Her comrades praised her courage as fantastic.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
London
Velebit
Tito
Britain
Belgrade University
Saskatoon Girls Aid War Effort With Bandage Making
Directors of Womens Voluntary Services say Blood Donor Clinic volunteers and City Hospital Auxiliary mobilize high school girls for bandage dressings and swabs. About 90 students weekly at City Park Collegiate produce supplies for hospital Sanatorium and Blood Bank. University classes also run Monday evenings for women students to same end.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Womens Voluntary Services
Department of National War Services
City Hospital Auxiliary
W.W.S
City Park Collegiate
University
English inns and Dickens era myths in Folkestone
A Folkestone dispatch cites the British Lion inn opened in 1460 as Dickens’ possible workshop for Our Mutual Friend. It lists surviving fifteenth century houses like the Angel at Grantham and Pilgrims Inn at Glastonbury and notes richly named pubs whose lore surpasses their beer.
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Folkestone
Kent
Dickens
Grantham
Gladstonbury
Jolly Fellowship
New York Times
Obeying Orders in Household Humor
Mrs Jones questions why her husband stays in bed and Mrs Smith explains the doctor advised rest until a return visit and jokes that the husband has joined the Army as a result.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Smith
Infidel Drink Coffee Intake Across Europe
When coffee first entered Europe it was denounced as an infidel beverage until Pope Clement tasted it, calling it so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it, which helped it gain a foothold.
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Europe
Pope Clement
Planes Used in Africa to Locate Copper Deposits
Air planes survey African terrain to identify surface copper deposits by detecting vegetation growth patterns. Researchers claim copper near the earth inhibits plant vigor, guiding exploration teams to promising areas for mining.
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Africa
Smaller Nations Voice in Postwar Planning Proposed
Netherlands Foreign Minister Dr FE Van Roeffans tells Aneta News Agency that smaller nations must have a voice in postwar planning. He opposes exclusive control by larger powers and calls for a rotation system so smaller countries can participate alongside permanent representatives in postwar bodies.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
FE. van Rieffans
Netherlands
Aneta News
Mixed Farming Saskatchewan Expands Livestock Output
Saskatchewan boosts livestock production with weekly hogs exceeding 25 000 and annual 1.25 million. Beef cattle dairy and poultry profits rise on many farms as the province shifts from wheat dominance to broader agricultural output.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Mariners Compass Known to Chinese in 1115 B C
The article notes that the mariners compass was known by the Chinese as far back as 1115 BC. It presents this ancient maritime navigation achievement as an early precedent in Chinese scientific progress and navigation history.
Crossword Puzzle From The Paper Clues
The page presents a mixed crossword with horizontal and vertical clues including confidence, land measure, nobleman, Greek letters, and various objects and actions. It lists many entries such as to have confidence in, nobleman, wings, and choppy phrases, alongside obscure terms and a few marked numerals.
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Chaldea
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Lady Cripps
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Western Desert
India
Russia
Pius XII
Malta
St. Paul
British Empire
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Elizabeth of
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Zita of Austria
Quebec City
Laval University
Quebec
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Senate
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Commons
John Curtin
Australia
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RCAF
J. A. Sully
C.B
Af.c
McKee Trans-Canada
TM. Reid
DFM
Toronto
R.C.A.F
Ottawa
Reid
Imperial Oil, Limited
Mount Etna
Sicily
BY William Ferguson
Great Barrier Reef
ARMY
NEA Service
TM Reg U. & Pat
Agency
Sun God
Earth
Luzon
By Fred Neher
Will-Yum
Gene Byrnes
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