World Happenings Briefly Told
The Queen awarded a £10 prize in a Berkshire garden competition to promote home food growing. Canada plans to supply 45,000,000 Gournays to the United Kingdom under existing contracts. Thousands of Belgians starved in winter per a Belgian exile in Britain. A seaman's banana from Freetown sold for about $10 in Middlesbrough. Oil must be transferred at the border due to Russian rail gauge differences. About 10,000 Jews will be among 46,000 railway workers feared to be mobilized in Bulgaria. Mongolian and Tibetan manuscripts were found by a Burat State Institute expedition. BC Education Minister Perry reports a rural teacher shortage rising toward 140 to 1530 by September.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Middlesbrough
England
Warship Week
Bulgaria
Berlin
Burat Mongolian State Institute of Language, Literature and Art
Perry
British Columbia
Potatoes Key to German War Effort, Expert Says
Ontario potato expert Norman Parks argues Germany depended on potatoes for food and fuel. He notes 8 million acres dedicated to potatoes with extra acreage in occupied areas and cites yields up to 250 bushels per acre as critical for wartime endurance.
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Germany
Norman Parks
Ontario
Made For Larger Figures Dress Pattern 4928
Anne Adams offers pattern 4928 for larger figures with bias side sections that elongate the bodice. Available in sizes 34 to 48, size 36 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Includes optional top-stitching ric rac and sleeve trims and directs use with the Sewing Instructor.
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Anne Adams
Defeat Nazism to End Suffering of Innocents
The New York Sun editorial condemns Nazi reprisals on civilians in Norway France and Yugoslavia. It argues cruelty will not break will to resist and calls for total defeat of Nazism despite innocent deaths. The piece cites Churchill and stresses ultimate liberation and justice.
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Churchill
Germany
New York Sun
Reading and Planning for Next Year’s Play Productions
Mary Ellen Burgess discusses where to access drama libraries in Canada for groups under 21 and adults in Alberta and British Columbia. She explains membership access at Saskatchewan’s Drama League, directs inquiries to Alberta and BC extension programs, and advises cataloging plays with publishers, prices, cast size, and synopses for future reference.
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New York
Saskatchewan
Drama League
Darke
Regina
Alberta
Dept. of Extension
University of Alberta
Edmonton
British Columbia
G. Shrum
University of British Columbia
Mary Ellen Burgess
Oil Cooler System Regulates Airflow for Aircraft
Air Research has developed an oil cooler for airplanes that operates at high altitude cold. It uses shutters to restrict cooling air when oil becomes too cold, maintaining the oil at a steady efficient temperature.
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Air Research
Air Marshal Bishop Urges Comfort For Troops In Wartime Travel
Air Marshal Billy Bishop tells Canadian airmen in Halifax that past crossings were harsh and that government should ensure better passage for troops. He recalls sailing the Caledonia in 1914 18 on a cattle boat with 16 days at sea and 200 horses dying, urging readiness to accept improved transport in any age.
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Bishop
Billy Bishop
Halifax
Atlantic
Montreal
Ottawa Journal
Oranges Treated Wrappers Promise Decay Prevention
Laboratories in South Africa test chemically treated wrappers to prevent decay in oranges. Immense gold reserves are suspended in ocean waters but recovery is not profitable due to widespread diffusion.
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Stradivarius
South Africa
Sunday School Lesson on Jesus Questioning the Pharisees
The study centers on Matthew 21 and 23 plus Mark 12 and Psalm 2, showing Jesus challenging Pharisees and Sadducees about the Messiah, Lordship of David, and His divine Sonship. It notes how Jesus exposes scribal authorities on Moses seat while urging humility and true obedience to the law.
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Jesus
Christ
Son
David
Lord
Horton
Jerome
Abraham
Hezekiah
George Adam Smith
God
Moses
Health = duty. experts urge daily exercise and balanced diet
Canadian medical writers warn illness malnutrition and lost work hours. They urge daily exercise for all ages, stronger arms, legs and wind, plus milk eggs vegetables and some fruit. Avoid alcohol overindulgence due to harsh climate and high living standards. Rest and sensible routines finish health guidance.
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North America
Vast Milky Way Distances Reach Earth in Light Travel
The Milky Way is immense with Earth and Sun as part of it. Light requires about 30 000 years to cross from its outer edge to our planet. Light travels at roughly 180 000 miles per second.
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Milky Way Galaxy
Earth
Stranger offers ride to pretty girl in cryptic exchange
A passerby records a stranger offering a lift to a pretty girl. The girl asks for direction, and the motorist affirms heading north. He adds a cryptic farewell directing her to send regards to the Eski moSs.
Thousands Of British Youth On Active Duty At Night
Britain mobilizes youth across cities with thousands of trained boys on nightly duty to man posts and maintain communications during heavy bombing. Liverpool alone reports 2,000 youths on active service with A R P messengers in every township contributing to the war effort alongside farm and forestry squads. Decora tions are already awarded for gallantry as mobilization continues.
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Britain
Liverpool
Northwest
A.rp
New York
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Berkshire
Canada
United Kingdom
Bally
France
Lofoten
St. Nazaire
Boulogne
Yugoslavia
Draja Mikhailovitch
By William Ferguson
Righterong Stradivarius
Air Training Plan
No. 2 Wireless School
Calgary
Alta
Ss. O. White
Brooksby
J. J. M. Lambert
Maple Creek
H. A. Middagh
Elbow
E. Rutski
McKim
E. R. Owen
By Fred Neher
Wealth League of Canada
moSs
Gene Byrnes
Cerro de Las Mesas
Mexico
Peru
Mickie
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