World Happenings Briefly Told Across the War News
The ministry of food raises the adult milk allowance to three pints weekly. In Britain during 1941, 1965 people received naturalization certificates, including 110 Thales. A Frankfurter Zeitung despatch says Russians and Spanish republicans in Vichy were arrested. The British Hotels and Restaurants Association asks guests to bring towels due to shortages. Two Liverpool brothers Alfred and Mathew Cox, seamen on Meadowsweet, recount wartime exploits in 16 ships. The people of the Salsk steppes contribute over 1.5 million rubles to a Red Army tank column titled The Collective Farmer of Salsk. Two Red Army sisters Anna and Maria Gotovtzevas reportedly killed 59 Germans and destroyed tanks and emplacements.
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Liverpool
Alfred Cox
Mathew Cox
Meadowsweet
Salsk
Red Army
Anna
Maria Gotovtzevas
Slim Housedress Pattern 4346 by Anne Adams
Fashion notice for a housefrock pattern 4346 by Anne Adams. Describes bust and hip shaping with bias cut and checked fabric. sizes 36 through 50. Pattern costs 20 cents, orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union. mail may delay delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Mickie Says Most Copies Read by FROI A Couple
A lighthearted note explains that a specific readership is attracted to this newspaper, suggesting a favorable audience for advertising. It emphasizes the value of targeting couples or pairs who read the paper together.
Wartime Role of British Women in Herb Gathering
British women’s organizations assist in herb collection to replace imported medicines during wartime. In 1941 42 about 134 million rose hips were harvested producing nearly 600 000 bottles of vitamin syrup for babies. Nostradamus prophecies and historical cycles are noted alongside calls to buy War Savings Stamps.
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Britain
Aleutians Birds Imitate Planes In Military Formations
Captain Blewit of a California unit in an Aleutian valley reports wild life adapting to military life. Ravens allegedly form in bow lines for attack dives and even mock aircraft maneuvers while blue foxes and a terrier mascot suffer shellacking from circling birds.
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Aleutians
Aaron Biewitt
Cal de Sacidado
Blewit
Air Corps
Blewitt
Peter and Johns Bold Pentecost Sermon and Healing
Devotional guide reviews Peters sermon at Pentecost Acts 2 37 41 and 3 1 8 4 13 18 21. It covers the crowd’s conviction their guilt over Jesus and the call to repentance baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit. Also recounts Peter healing a lame man at the temple gate Beautiful and the man walking praising God.
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Peter
John
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Temple
Beautiful
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Currants Juices Rival Vitamin C Content
Research finds red currant juice matches oranges in vitamin C content while black currant juice delivers about twice as much. The finding highlights currant juices as a strong source of this nutrient.
Driver James Allen’s seven inch desert moustache sets record
In the desert, James Allen of the British Eighth Army keeps a perfectly groomed look. He boasts a moustache spanning seven full inches tip to tip, the longest in the army.
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James Allen
Eighth Army
Wartime Meals How To Overcome Food Shortages
Wartime meals can be adequate with cereals, milk, potatoes and vegetables. Nutrition experts suggest varied menus including muffins, quick breads, alternate cereals for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, stretch meat with croquettes and stews, flavoured toasts, puddings, and using milk and cottage cheese in many dishes.
Peculiar Palm Tree Bows to Temple Bells in Faridpore
A palm tree in Faridpore India bent each evening as temple bells rang. Investigators found temperature caused the tree to bow, explaining its unusual behavior.
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Faridpore
India
Christmas Bread Sainted by Old Superstition
An old superstition claims bread baked on Christmas never goes stale. The belief ties longevity to the holy day and winter baking traditions, reflecting regional folk wisdom about seasonal foods and enduring quality.
Vegetables for Victory: Grow Your Own Food Now
A Victory Garden poster from Canada urges citizens to grow vegetables at home to ease shortages and free manpower for war needs. It highlights carrots spinach peas tomatoes and more, stressing health, exercise, and patriotism with guidance from government agriculture departments.
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Victory Garden
Health League of Canada
Canada
United Kingdom
Mussolini Ordered to Wear Glasses by Oculist
An oculist, Professor Leoncini, has ordered Benito Mussolini to wear glasses as his eyesight deteriorates. The dictator, known for his sharp vision, faces a public test of whether he will display the new sign of weakness. The piece ends with a satirical line comparing a gun to a one-cylinder engine.
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Michel de Notre Dame
Nostradamus
Mussolini
Leoncini
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Ministry of Food
Thales
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Vichy
British Hotels and Restaurants Association
Hae
Mickie
Froi A
Countia
R.C.A.F
Royal Canadian Air Force
BY William Ferguson
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Mom
Pinhead
The
Peter and John
Mealith League
Sete
By Fred Neher
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