World Happenings Briefly Told From The Front Lines
A large body of U S troops moved directly to New Zealand from the United States. German war material shipments to Turkey have largely ceased due to Allied air attacks. Japanese engineers reportedly seek to raise the sunken battle cruiser Repulse. Hungary rejected a German plan to relocate its bombed industry. The Jarvis Record notes a two week paper suspension as local staff join Camp Niagara. Manitoba premier predicts postwar democracy will include Britain, the United States, Russia and China. Turkish pilots train on Lockheed Lodestars in Transvaal, with others earning radio qualifications. Paris radio reports 3 000 volunteers to form a fist regiment for central France duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Benville
Portage la Prairie
Messerschmitts
Manning Depot
Brandon
Man
Benville
Royal Canadian Air Force
J. R. Benville
Toronto
Ont
The
Canadian Parachute Club
Double Feature Patterns For Jumper Blouse And Pinafore
Anne Adams offers pattern 4878 showing a jumper and blouse and a gauzy ruffled pinafore with back buttons. Pattern 4373 comes in children's sizes 2 4 6 8 10. size 6 jumper uses 1 1 2 yards 35 inch blouse 5 8 yard 35 inch pinafore 1 yard 35 inch. Send size name address and style number with 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg pattern order. Delays possible due to mail slowness.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Botanical survey group heads toward Alaska Highway route
A party of botanical experts operating under the joint economic committee for Canada and the United States and Harvard University arrived in Edmonton en route north to survey along the Alaska highway. Moscow subway passengers use photo electrically controlled escalators to reach street level platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Economic Committee For
Canada
United States
Harvard University
Edmonton
Alaska Highway
Moscow Subway
Tiny torpedo parts vanish beneath fingernail
A remark on minuscule components noting some torpedo parts are so small they could be missing when located just 2520 beneath a fingernail, illustrating microscopic scale and precision in military tech.
Bread Of The Future Vitamin B Bread Tops In Tests
British Ministry of Food studies compare Canadian United States and British breads and declare Vitamin B bread from Canada as the prototype for future bread. Dr J C Drummond notes the Canadian loaf ranked best in the trials ahead of U S reinforced and British whole wheat varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Food
United States
J. C. Drummond
University of London
England
Great Britain
Fortune for Charity Ford Leaves Vast Estate to Foundation
The late Edsel Ford wills the bulk of his $200,000,000 fortune to the Ford Foundation. The designated charity will receive most of the industrialist's legacy, keeping it free from taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel Ford
Ford
Ford Foundation
Privy Council Affirms Canadian Coin Standards
The privy council reports Canadian coinage meets weight and fineness standards under the Currency Act after the annual pyx assay. Ottawa figures Dr. L. G. Turnbull R. W. Hoff and R. J. Traill presided with Judge E. J. Daly and A. K Eaton observing. Finance Minister Ilsley summarized that the findings confirm conformity for another year.
British Peers Die In War As Royal Family Mourns
The air war toll includes twenty two British titled nobles killed in battle or by enemy action, with the Duke of Kent and Lord Frederick Cambridge among casualties. The text notes several peers are prisoners of war, and highlights Debrett's editor on titles in wartime.
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Britain
Cyril F. J. Hankinson
Debrett's
Lord Haig
Earl Haig
France
Earl
Middle East
Duke of Kent
George VI
Lord Frederick Cambridge
Queen Mary
Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Coventry
Northumberland
England
Coventry
Sunday School Lesson on Walking in the Light
A devotional study on 1 John 1 and 2, framing sin, atonement, and fellowship. It notes Jesus as advocate, defines a paraclete, urges keeping Christ's commandments, and links knowing God with obedience and love. The fatherly tone addresses believers as little children and emphasizes resisting deliberate sin.
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Jesus
John
I John
Christ
God
John Gardner
J. H. Jowett
Visiting Weekend Etiquette With Ration Book Reminder
If you go visiting for a weekend or longer, it is the polite thing to take along your ration book. The note emphasizes courtesy and preparedness when traveling during rationed periods.
Speaker Raeburn Introduces Churchill Then Sits Down
The St. Marys Journal Argus notes Speaker Raeburn briefly introduced Winston Churchill to the U S Congress, delivering a 30 word remark that praised the prime minister. The crowd and press saw the brevity as a historic, effective example for introductions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rachuorr
Churchill
U.S
St. Mary's
Argus
Raeburn
German Merchant Service Recruits Women For North Sea Runs
Word from London says German women are now employed among ship crews due to wartime needs in the North Sea from Kiel to the Rhine. The best German merchant service men and navy personnel are said to be drafted to man the U boat fleet.
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London
North Sea
Kiel
Rhine
Making Munitions On Mersey Seamen At Work
Merchant seamen and ships' officers, instead of idle in the pool, are employed in munition plants at Liverpool making guns and shells. They may later use these against submarines or dive bombers in wartime.
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Liverpool
Mickie Says We Try to Get News Correct
A reflective column notes that errors can slip into reporting and acknowledges the challenge of accurate coverage. It hints at laboring to verify facts and the possibility of missteps in a busy newsroom.
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New Zealand
J. A. Pearce
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
Turkey
Europe
Radio Tokyo
China
Sen
Hungary
Hitler
Daily
Stockholm Gespatch
Jarvis, Ont, Record
25Th
Camp Niagara
Manitoba
Stuart S. Gargon
Chinese Nationalist League of Canada
Brotherhood of Democracy
Russia
British Airways
Vaaldam
Transvaal
Paris
Pierre Aval
No. 1 School of Fighter Control
Rockcliffe Air Station
Ottawa
A. E. Bond
Detroit
B. J. Scott
A. Irving
I. E. Armour
Bread of the Future
Fortune
Privy Council
Royal Canadian Mint
BY William Ferguson
Skywriters
Ephebta
M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Spavin
Chaust
Air Force
By Fred Neher
Pip
Barburn
Winston Churchill
Mickie
Reg'lar Fellers
Safety Legion Member
Gene Byrnes
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