Seaman’s Witty Reply Delights King and Queen in Glasgow
The Halifax Herald reports a British magazine recounting the royal visit of King and Queen to Glasgow. At a Merchant Navy hostel, stoker Hugh McCutcheon refused to answer when asked when he would sail again, saying it would be careless talk. The exchange ended in a royal handshake and a warm smile.
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Halifax Herald
Glasgow
Hugh McCutcheon
World Happenings Briefly Told
Flight Lieutenant George Bearting of Verdun was grounded for lying over the aerodrome in his trainer plane. More than 5,000 pounds of Manitobe honey were sent to Great Britain for civilian use. Swedish consul Jaenson says over a quarter of the merchant fleet lost due to the war. The film Desert Victory drew 70,000 viewers in Moscow in two days. German rationing grows complex as a family of four may hold 50 to 100 cards. Malta’s briar pipe industry continues through air raids. Eskimos trapping families face income tax with aid from mounted police. Radio-telephone tests enable better crew conversations in Britain. A memorial gate to Netherlanders killed escaping to Britain will be unveiled in London.
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Verdun, Que
London Chronicle
Great Britain
Canadian Red Cross
Winnipeg
Nils L. Jaenson
Eire
Meaning of Dreams booklet offered by Winnipeg Union
Home Service Dept. advertises a 32 page booklet explaining dream symbols through psychoanalytic ideas. It describes the subconscious as a hidden self with urges and fears revealed in dreams such as trains and attractions, offering the booklet for 15 cents with name address and booklet title sent to Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Sunday School Lesson on The Eighth Commandment
Readings from Exodus Leviticus Luke and Matthew explain honesty in wages, fair dealing, and repayment. The lesson centers on Zacchaeus the tax collector turning honest after Jesus visits Jericho and condemns temple money changers as greedily dishonest.
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Jesus
Dent
Jerusalem
Jericho
Zaccheus
Annas
Nazi mines threaten Rome in Bari radio broadcast
Refugees report that Nazis have mined all major buildings in Rome and plan to leave only the memory of the city. German sappers are said to have mined ministries, bridges, hotels, and the aqueduct. The broadcast, monitored by U.S. authorities, cites vast underground water estimates.
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Pietro Badoglios
Bari Radio
Rome
United States
Battle of Jutland Redeploys Two Hundred Fifty Two Ships
In the 1916 naval engagement at Jutland the opposing fleets combined to about 252 ships. The count reflects the scale of the greatest clash of the era with German and British forces.
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Jutland
British Justice for 11 Year Old in Hereford
The St Catharines Standard notes the King's Bench review of an 11 year old boy's seven year reform school sentence in Hereford. Two female magistrates faced excoriation by the Justices for alleged due process failures amid wartime. The piece defends civil rights.
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Hereford
England
Thirch
King’s Bench
St. Catharines Standard
Railway Shop Apprentices Lead Wartime Victory Loan Drive
Weston Shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway formalized a 133 600 victory loan subscription from 1 709 employees, rising over the fourth loan. Apprentices numbering 176 have enlisted across navy army and air force, with 94 Weston trained engineers serving on ships, 59 in air force roles, and two missing in action.
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Victory
Canadian Pacific Railway
Weston
Winnime
Joan Pennant
W- S Hall
Manitobatrict
L. B. George
Pennant
Mr. Hall
W. Holland
Carman
Federated Trades
George
Canada
Navy
Army
Air Force
Mr. George
Ordnance of Engineering Corps
Air Force Blue
War criminal books list 25000 names in London parlor rooms
More than 25,000 names appear on war criminal books in London identifying quislings and occupational offenders. The first parlors were rooms in monasteries used for conversation with people outside.
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London
Wanted Right Time
A lieutenant at an AAF navigation school discovers a daily morning call from the post fire department asking the time. The secretary, unaware of the caller, learns they use the clock to set the noon siren. The lieutenant then tests whether their clock is accurate by the siren.
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United States Army Air Force
The
Post Fire Department
Scots surprised by Senoussi Arabs band in Barcelona parade
Crowds gathered as drums and pipes sounded through Barce Scotland but were astonished to see a newly formed Senoussi Arab band march past instead of a Scottish regiment.
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Barce
Scotland
Earliest Horse Stage and Alphabet Usage Note
The eohippus or four toed horse represents the earliest known ancestor of the horse. In English, the letters E T and A are among the most used. Borneo has no railroads and few roads.
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Borneo
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Drawn From History
Crossword puzzle clues listed in horizontal and vertical sections. Readable entries include Crone Cicatrix and God of love among others. Complete grid likely balances word lengths with thematic term endings and cross checks.
None Will Escape Thinking of Rome
The Saint John Telegraph Journal notes that minds turn to cities in enemy hands and asks how Paris and other French towns will fare after German withdrawal. It warns that the spirit of Vandals, Goths and Huns remains in those people as Rome has known in history.
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Rome
Paris
Marseilles
Brussels
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Denmark
Copenhagen
Saint John
Russian experimental farms raise colored cotton in natural hues
The article notes cotton grown on Russian experimental farms appears in natural colors such as black red and green highlighting a study on pigmentation and agricultural innovation.
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