World Happenings Briefly Told
Alberta sugar beet growers sold 266.9034 tons from 3906 acres last year while Saskatchewan farmers saw cash returns rise 44 percent to 375 443 on compared with 2245 1M) in 1942. A Christmas parcel from Galt Ont to John Steele in Italy arrived May 19 on his 34th birthday. Insects unknown in Sweden damaged grain cargoes from America. Australia harvested a 100,000,000 bushel wheat crop, with June 30 reserve at 236,000,000 bushels, the greatest in Commonwealth history. Great Britain grows sunflowers to boost table oils. Ontario's 10,000,000 hens laid over 100,000,000 dozen eggs valued at 36,885,000 dollars, over a third of Dominion poultry revenue. Joseph Duddington, aged 67, retired after 49 years with L N E R after piloting Britain's fastest train at 126 mph in 1938. Argentina plants 3,306,200 acres of sunflower seed this year, nearly double last year. Ungrafted fruit trees shipped to Malta from Sicily and Naples for grafting with apples, pears, plums, and persimmons.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Ontario
Dominion
Québec Chronicle Urges Public Health Duty for Blindness Care
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph editorial argues that prevention and treatment of blindness should be centralized in public health departments. It cites 12 344 known Canadians who are blind or on pensions, notes uncounted progressive eye disease cases, and urges health departments to lead sight-saving efforts and related preventive programs.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Quebec
Department of Public Health
Am on leave in London garbled cable mystery
Mrs. M Marks of Montreal YMCA hosts a dejected Canadian who received a garbled cable from his wife. A trans Atlantic inquiry found the cause a single misread word in the message. The note read I am on leave in London Having a wonderful time Wish you were here. Additional note mentions five acres of land needed to feed a horse for a year.
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M. Marks
Montreal
London
Former Nurses Earn Silver Wings From Trans-Canada
Sixteen young former registered nurses under 25 graduate as the tenth and largest class from Trans-Canada Air Lines Stewardess Training School. They receive silver wings and are assigned to duties in Canada. Their summer uniform features grey gabardine with a fitted jacket and six gore skirt, pale blue blouse, navy accessories, and a silver TC A emblem on the hat.
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Trans-Canada Air
T.C.A
British Housewives Pack Invasion Spare Parts In War Effort
In Britain, hundreds of thousands of housewives assisted the Allied war effort by packing spare parts for invasion equipment. The program prepared over 375 million articles, each coated with preservative and sealed in labeled boxes for ready shipment to military units.
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Britain
Monastery Art Treasures Moved to Castello San Angelo
Vatican authorities say all movable art from Monte Cassino Abbey is safe at Castello San Angelo in Rome. Germans transferred pictures statues books and religious objects to Vatican custody for safekeeping.
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Monte Cassino Abbey
Vatican
Castello San Angelo
Rome
Machinery for Relief Calls for Global Cooperative Effort
The piece argues that relief programs in Britain link every sector from health to food and that emergencies must be addressed together. It stresses interdependence and urges united action by all countries to ensure effective aid and resilience.
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Britain
Be Strong and Courageous Joshua 1 9 Story
devotional on Joshua 1 9 and the call to lead Israel across the Jordan. It notes God’s presence, Moses’ guidance, and the promises given to Joshua while outlining the broader conquest and enduring struggle in Canaan.
Indian Army Doctors Boost Medical Corps with New Officers
Nearly 150 additional officers join the Indian Army medical corps each month to keep hundreds of thousands of troops fit and ready for campaigns ahead. This movement strengthens medical support as India prepares for future operations.
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Indian Army Medical Corps
India
Crossword Puzzle No 4889 Horizontal and Vertical Clues
Crossword puzzle from Our Crossword Puzzle No 4889 with a mixed set of horizontal and vertical clues including words like Suitable harangue intelligent meadow and destiny. The list shows several incomplete phrases and garbled OCR segments requiring completion by solvers.
U Boats Threat Persist as Convoys Reach Russia
The report notes the U boat menace persists despite claims of defeat. A convoy to Russia survived swarms of aircraft and attacks with two U boats sunk by Royal Navy air power aided by a destroyer and several probable kills. One British destroyer was lost. vigilance and strong escorts remain essential for convoys. Canadians show growing ice cream consumption with 42 percent rise from 1937 to 1942 led by British Columbia Ontario and Nova Scotia.
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Russia
Royal Navy
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
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Ealth League Presents
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