World Happenings Briefly Told From The Fronts Of War
A Russian broadcast reports a new wage rule for foreign workers paying 75 percent upfront with 25 percent withheld after completion of work. The 220 ton British carrier Winstrious, repaired in Norfolk, is back in British waters. Canada’s timber controller A S Nicholson and assistant G H Rochester visit England for wartime supply talks. Mussolini warns of food shortages and rising inflation in Italy. Maj Gen G B Beethoven van Goor dies at 68 after an appendectomy. Over 1,500 Salvation Army workers serve in Canada’s army per a Commons return. The U S War Production Board bans sewing machine production after June 15. The King and Queen christen two bombers named George and Elizabeth during a factory tour.
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Canada
A. S Nicholson
England
G. H Rochester
Britain
Mussolini
Rome
Italy
British Broadcasting Corporation
G. B. Neethoven van Goor
Netherlands
Great Britain
Salvation Army
House of Commons
United States War Production Board
George
Elizabeth
No Vacation This Year For German Youth In War Effort
Berlin reports from Basel via the Basel National Zeitung in Berne indicate German high school boys and girls will spend the summer in munitions factories under a plan to mobilize all labor for war. Younger students are to work on farms and some schools will close to send pupils to field camps. Within weeks, most Germans will be engaged in some form of war work, with gaps filled by war prisoners and civilians from conquered territories.
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Berlin
Basel National Zeitung
Berne
Switzerland
Moving Eye Achieved by New Orleans Doctor
New Orleans oculist Dr. Theodore J. Dimitry reports a moving artificial eye made of lucite that can be fitted to eye muscles for motion. After 35 years of study at LSU Medical College, he has used the device in dozens of cases in private practice and at LSU clinics. The discovery is not yet commercially manufactured.
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New Orleans
Theodore J. Dimitry
Department of
Opthalmology
Louisiana State University Medical College
L.S.U
Petal Yokes Flatter the New Anne Adams Dress Pattern
Fashion features feminine lines with petal yokes and a scalloped front sash. Pattern 4026 offers misses and women sizes 12 through 40 with a slender princess back panel and optional belt. Send 20c to Anne Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E Winnipeg Man for pattern 4026.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Plays to Read This Summer From Mary Ellen Burgess
The selection includes three act plays The Little Foxes The Male Animal Etham Frame The Talley Method Life With Father Arsenic and Old Lace Ladies In Retirement The Lost Colony and more. One act plays from Samuel French include Mrs O Learys Cow Ghostly Evening The Phantom Gentlemen The Ghost Named Henry Curse You Jack Dalton She Was Only A Farmers Daughter Up In Arms Affair Sister Sue Frederick Where the Buffalo Roam Little Darling and others.
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Samuel French
Henry
Jack Dalton
Sue
Frederick
Prairies
Mary Ellen Burgess
Box
Regina
Legume Inoculation and Soil Fertility Facts
The article explains how legume crops such as beans peas and clovers enhance soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen with helpful bacteria forming nodules in roots. It mentions inoculation methods and directs readers to War Time Production Series Pamphlet No 32 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Traders Cast Out of the Temple and Jesus Authority
A devotional study on Matthew 21 12 22 and Isaiah 56 7 describes Jesus driving traders from the temple courtyard, restoring reverence for God s house. It notes money changers in the Court of the Gentiles and portrays Christ as a consuming fire embodying master authority that others yield to.
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Temple
Mount Moriah
Jerusalem
Kedron
Jesus
Edersheim
Earl of Kent
Christ
Eskimo Uses Frozen Steaks to Save Wife’s Life
A doctor ordered ice for his wife but none was available. An Eskimo from the Unga colony obtained frozen steaks from a foods plant and used them as ice, saving her life.
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Unga
Naval ships named by class reflect naming traditions
In U S naval practice battleships bear state names cruisers city names destroyers famous men submarines fish and mine sweepers birds. This naming scheme links hull typology to nominal categories across the fleet.
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United States
Poultry and Egg Sales Rise in 1941 from 1940 Levels
Cash income from selling poultry reaches $15.7 million in 1940 and $18.1 million in 1941. Egg sales climb to $28.2 million in 1940 and $32.1 million in 1941.
RAF Pilots Fly By Compass and Radio Over Channel
RAF fighter crews patrol over the English Channel and occupied Europe relying entirely on compass readings and radio guidance rather than maps. The crews navigate complex routes and coordinate with base commands to target German positions while maintaining air superiority.
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RAF
Health League of Canada Advises Better Breakfast Habits
The Health League of Canada warns that the long overnight gap leaves the stomach empty and energy low. It recommends fruit juice to start breakfast, followed by cereal with milk or eggs or meat, with toasted whole wheat bread and ample milk for cereals or cocoa.
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The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Victoria Welcomes First Woman Letter Carrier
Postmaster G H Gardiner hired Florence Blanchard when a regular postman fell ill. She wore an armband and postman cap to deliver the mail without a hitch. Gardiner said more women could be employed if needed.
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Victoria
G. H. Gardiner
Florence Blanchard
Gardiner
One Consolation for Joy Riders on Rubber Roads
Niagara Falls Review notes excess joy riders remain on rubber and gasoline. At current speeds they will wear out tires and exhaust gas allocations, removing themselves from the roads sooner rather than later.
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Niagara Falls Review
Burat Institute uncovers four hundred rare manuscripts
An expedition for the Burat Mongolian State Institute of Language Literature and Art has discovered four hundred rare Mongolian and Tibetan manuscripts. The find highlights historic texts, with scholars cataloging the collection for study and preservation.
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Burat Mongolian State Institute of Language, Literature and Art
Batavia Founded in 1619 as Dutch East Indies Capital
Batavia the capital of the Dutch East Indies was established in 1619 as a trading post by the Dutch. The settlement grew into a major administrative and commercial center in the region.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
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