World Happenings Briefly Told
Deaths of Canadian children under one year of age in 1942 were at the lowest level in history. Canada has about 34450 women employed in mining, logging, transportation, communication and building trades. Britons face diet limits until 1950 as predicted by Col J J Liew elin food minister. Edmonton livestock sales in 1943 exceed 50 million dollars, up 17 percent from 1942. Not a single private car will be shown at Britains first postwar motor show in London, tanks and trucks will be displayed. The Hamburger Fremendenblatt says Germany will distribute vitamin pills due to vegetable shortages. Stalin reportedly told a diplomat Russia has no plan to expand into Central or Western Europe. Germans killed 128 Russian children near Dnepropetrovsk, their bodies found in a ditch with toys buried. The British Government gifts Jamaica 525000 pounds for five years of agricultural development.
Pattern 4456 for smart side-buttoning dress
Anne Adams presents pattern 4456 in misses and women's sizes 12 through 40 with a simple, comfortable design. Fabrics suggested include chambray, rayon, or crepe. pattern requires 3 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Send 20 cents and details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Russians Bestow Suvorov Honor on Allied Leaders
The Moscow radio reported that Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser Admiral of the Fleet Sir John C. Tovey Gen Sir Harold Alexander and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris received Russia's high military decoration the Order of Suvorov first class.
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Moscow
Bruce Fraser
John C. Tovey
Harold Alexander
Arthur Harris
Russia
Assured of supply for 1944 fertilizer orders in Canada
The notice urges farmers to place fertilizer orders now and accept early delivery to guarantee supply in 1944. It emphasizes that anticipated record purchases will stress the market and early action ensures on hand availability when needed.
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Canada
Experienced gardeners raise more food than beginners
The article notes that seasoned gardeners typically harvest two to five times as much produce as novices from gardens of similar size. It discusses factors like technique, soil health, and plant selection influencing yields.
Sunday School Lesson on Judas and Peter at the Trial
The passages recount Judas Iscariot plotting to betray Jesus to the chief priests, Peter denying Jesus in the high priest's court, and Pilate surrendering Jesus to be crucified after Barabbas is released. The text blends devotional readings from Isaiah and Mark with reflections on sorrow, rejection, and prophecy.
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Judas Iscariot
Jesus
Peter
Pilate
Barabbas
Oranges Prepared Into Sheets For Export In Palestine
Oranges pressed into sheets about the thickness of light leather are dried into a pulp for export from Palestine. Similar experiments are testing other fruits for sale by the sheet. The fruit is suitable for immediate eating and marmalade manufacture.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Lizards in East Indies Fly Distances with Rib Membranes
Some lizards in the East Indies can glide long distances using winglike membranes attached to their ribs. The feature enables controlled descent and extended travel between trees and rocky outcrops.
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East Indies
Mocha Cake and Tea Time Treat Recipe
Rich spiced mocha cake recipe for tea time and dinner desserts. Includes All-Bran soaked in milk, a coffee icing, and instructions for 9 cupcakes or an 8 by 8 inch cake. Contains ingredients, mixing directions, and oven timing.
Mosquito Control Group Reports Secret Gas Weapon
At the Montreal annual meeting of the Canadian Pest Control Operators Association a claim was made that a new lethal gas named D.C.T. kills all mosquitoes within three miles. P. W. McLeod of Vancouver was elected president with Charles Riess of Winnipeg as Western vice-president.
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United Nations
D.C.T
Montreal
Pest Control Operators’ Association
P. W. McLeod
Vancouver
Charles Riess
Winnipeg
Great Lakes Fleet Expands to Ship 1944 Grain Volume
Great Lakes fleets expect 285 million bushels in 1944 up from 190 million this year. The rise comes from 13 vessels from emergency ocean service and 16 new lake ships joining the fleet.
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Great Lakes
Emergency Ocean Service
Saskatchewan to offer free cancer treatment and hospitalization
In the Speech from the Throne the Saskatchewan Government announced starting May 1 free cancer treatment and hospital care. It notes prior free services for tuberculosis and venereal disease, plus free sera and vaccines, and outlines plans for a new labor and public welfare department.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina
Canada
Department of Labor and Public Welfare
Canadian Boy Scouts fund aids postwar overseas revival
The governor-general, chief scout for Canada, announced a Chins Up fund of 42000 dollars raised in Canada by the Boy Scouts Association. The money will assist British scouts and be used after the war to revive scouting in Norway Denmark the Netherlands France Poland and other countries.
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Canada
Boy Scouts Association
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Poland
Airdale Zip to be Decorated in London for Valor
Lieut. Gerald Mahoney of Montreal will receive a valor decoration for his Airdale Zip who aided during enemy raids by locating buried victims and dragging people to safety after collapsing ruins. The dog’s actions saved several lives amid the bombing. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Zip
Gerald Mahoney
Montreal
London
Crossword Puzzle Solution Preview From Local Page
A compact list presents clues for a vertical crossword with entries like moisture dirk Tibetan gazelle and river Belgium, plus various linguistic and historical terms. The puzzle includes a range of vertical and across hints from head covering to turning right, with many classical and language roots.
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Dirk
Belgium
Air travel urged by church leader after the war
Right Reverend A L Filemig, D D Bishop of the Arctic for the Church of England in Canada, argues Ottawa should promote coast to coast air travel after the war. He says incentives will open Canada and attract settlers to remote regions to exploit natural resources. Honduras is described as a largely agricultural nation with limited manufacturing and a single mining firm.
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Ottawa
A. L. Fileming
Arctic
Church of England
Canada
Elgin Deanery
Advisory Commission invites small European states to submit views on Germany
The European Advisory Commission asks smaller European nations to submit their views on handling defeated Germany. The plan coordinates with Britain, Russia, and the United States to develop a master recovery program and liaises with Norway, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, France, and other occupied countries to gather data for war and postwar Europe.
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Germany
European Advisory Commission
Britain
Russia
United States
Commission
Norway
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Czecho- Slovakia
Greece
France
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Col. J. J. Liewelin
Edmonton
Hamburger Fremendenblatt
London Sunday Observer
Stalin
Central
Western
Europe
Mikhailovka
Dnepropetrovsk
Moscow Radio
Jamaica
British Colonial Office
Iad
BY William Ferguson
EREC
Wealth League Opt
BOY Scout Fund
Fie
Sea ‘Agile
Carmine
Teutonic Deity
Air Travel
Honduras
Advisory Commission
By Fred Neher
W.A.A.C
Post
LL West
Gene Byrnes
Sky
Gotcha
Bynles
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