World Happenings Briefly Told
A roundup notes 600 enemy planes destroyed by anti aircraft fire over Britain since the war began. Italy nationalizes enemy owned industries. Ireland imposes sugar rationing of one pound per person weekly. Indian provinces donate 3 million pounds for British airplanes. Flt Lt F E W Birchfield earns the Air Force Cross. UK Commons approves a 4.45 billion dollar war credit. Soviet Russia and Czech government sign a military agreement in London. Canadian tobacco crop estimated at 74,875,700 pounds in 1941 vs 61,136,100 pounds in 1940.
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Britain
War Office
Italy
F. E. W. Birchfield
New Westminster
B.C
Royal Air Force
House of Commons
Russia
London
Ingr
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
German Secret Police Dissolve City Church Choirs
The official gazette announced Bromberg known as Bydgoszcz has dissolved and forbidden all Catholic church choirs and other church societies as hostile to the state and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromberg
Bydgoszcz
First Chinese Immigrants to British Columbia Arrived Before 1870
The article notes that the earliest Chinese immigrants to British Columbia are believed to have arrived sometime before 1870. It identifies the arrival period as an early phase in the province's settler history, highlighting the long-standing Chinese presence prior to Confederation.
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British Columbia
Inlet and Outlet Mystery at Crater Lake Oregon
No known inlet or outlet to Crater Lake in Oregon. the source notes the lake appears hydrologically closed with no surface water connections documented. This absence of inflow or outflow is highlighted as a notable geographic fact.
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Crater Lake
Oregon
Reza Shah Pahlevi Deposed In Iran Transfer Of Power
The Hamilton Spectator reports Reza Shah Pahlevi abdicates in favor of his 21 year old son Mohammed Reza Pahlevi ending a 16 year reign. Reza Khan rose to power in 1921 amid anti Bolshevik actions and set Iran on reforms though at times harsh measures were used.
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Reza Shah Pahievi
Iran
Mohammed Reza Pahievi
Hamilton Spectator
Reza Shah
Lord Ironside
Reza Khan
Teheran
Persia
Ahmed
French Riviera
Brief survey of world literature stagnation and revival
The speaker argues few nations sustain literature. ancient Latin declines then imitates, German literature vanishes 1550 to 1750, Italian and Spanish fade by mid seventeenth century. Only ancient Greece Modern France and England show enduring, complete literary traditions.
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Greece
France
England
Good Letter Writing Made Easy and Pattern 4777 Advertisement
A Winnipeg notices page promotes a 32 page booklet on vivid letter writing with 24 sample letters and 15c price, plus other 15c pattern advertisements for Anne Adams Pattern 4777 with sizes 34 to 48 and yardage details. Includes mailing address for orders.
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Bill
Clear Lake
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Anne Adams
Sunday School Lesson On John 3 16 And Zacchaeus Story
A Sunday school study outlines John 3 16 and related verses, with devotional reading Isaiah 53 1 6. Explanations note Jesus’ mission to give his life as a ransom for many, and his encounter with Zacchaeus in Jericho illustrating salvation for the lost.
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Jesus
Christ
Zaccheus
Jericho
Jerusalem
Zacchaeus
Jésus
Palestine
England
Zacchius
John Watson
Mahogany Comes From Tropical American Tree
The mahogany wood derives from a tropical American tree. The article notes its origin and mentions its use in fine furniture and cabinetry.
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Tropical
America
Germany can be beat en the Atlantic Monthly excerpt
Douglas Miller notes in Atlantic Monthly that Germany can be defeated though treasonous talk exists at home and many Germans fear the idea. He argues humanity’s progress toward freedom will outlast the delusions of one people and cites German military strength built while democracies slept as incidental to a larger historic arc.
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Douglas Miller
The
Atlantic Monthly
Germany
Britain to Abolish Rice Confetti at Weddings
A longtime wedding custom of throwing rice and confetti is being banned by law in Britain due to shortages of foods seeds and paper stocks. The move is presented as a wartime regulation that should be easy to follow.
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Britain
Five French lads brave Channel to join Free French forces
The New York Times recounts five French youths under 19 who paddled two canoes across the English Channel to Britain to join the Free French. They battled tides for two nights and a day, avoided daytime sails to dodge patrol planes, and one craft sank after hitting a rock, yet the three survivors reached shore.
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The
New York Times
English Channel
Britain
France
Champlain
Canadian
Marne
Verdun
Time signals link world clocks across continents
Dominion Observatory officials say daily international wireless time signals, including from Germany, are picked from the air to check Canada clocks. Signals conform to international agreement and are reported to cooperating observatories. Ottawa receives signals from Arlington NY Bordeaux France Mon Grade Chile Nauen Germany Rio de Janeiro Brazil and Rugby England.
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Dominion Observatory
Germany
Canada
Ottawa
Arlington
N.Y
Bordeaux
France
Mon Grade
Chile
Nauen
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rugby
England
Mickie Recalls Bosser’s Purse String Plan
The item quotes Mickie reporting the boss’s view that a real man is a fellow who sends the paper away for a year or so when he is hard up, expecting eventual repayment and gratitude.
Inventor of the policemans billy Alonzo Tripp dies in Toronto
Alonzo Tripp aged 70 a Toronto leather worker credited with inventing the leather covered billy with a wrist strap died suddenly at his home 103 Gerrard Street East Toronto He had two brothers in the Toronto Police Force and produced billies and other equipment for the Toronto and Provincial Police during his career.
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Billy
Alonzo Tripp
Toronto
Gerrard Street
Mr. Tripp
South Africa and the United States Share Distinct Alliances
The phrase notes the Union of South Africa as a unique U.S. partner, highlighting its separate, historical role in global diplomacy and regional ties within the broader landscape of international relations.
Vitamin B1 deficiency sparks calls to boost bread vitamins
The Canadian Medical Association Journal warns that low B1 signals broader B vitamin shortages and urges action. It cites surveys in Halifax, Toronto and Edmonton, noting white flour loses most B1 while retaining little of other B vitamins.
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Canadian Medical Association Journal
Halifax
Quebec
Toronto
Edmonton
Canadian Red Cross Sends 15000 Parcels Weekly
Dr F W Routley, national commissioner, says 15000 parcels weekly go to prisoners in continental Europe. Each parcel costs 1.90 to assemble and 2.50 for transport, delivering a week's supply of food totaling 2300 calories per day.
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Canadian Red Cross
Europe
F. W. Routley
Toronto
Canada Britain cheese deal requests 50000 tons
Canada and Great Britain agree to ship 50000 long tons of cheese in the current production year. The figure is small next to New Zealand's 160000 long tons commitment.
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Canada
Great Britain
New Zealand
Automobile owners buy new cars roughly every 22 to 30 months
Records indicate about 90 percent of car owners have purchased new vehicles within a 22 to 30 month interval, reflecting a pattern of frequent replacement among buyers.
Cork sources anchored in Spain and Portugal
The chief sources of cork are identified as Spain and Portugal, marking these two regions as the primary suppliers in the industry.
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Cork
Spain
Portugal
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Ogden's
Ogden’s. Ory
Ogden
Home Service
Bytown
Canada Starch Company Ltd
P. O
Rowy
Christ Our Savior
Japan
the London Star
R.A.F
Durham
Catalina
St. Lawrence Starch Co. Limited
Port Credit
Oat
Airacobra
Mickie
U.S.A
Union of South Africa
Meath
Lydia EZ
Pinkham
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