World Briefly Told Highlights From Wartime Europe
Stepney in London contributes nearly 42000 pennies to the Red Cross. A wartime inventions exchange pact between Britain and the United States is outlined in a white paper. In London sources claim a new clandestine Belgian paper called The Churchill Gazette. De Gaulle returns to London after two months, having toured Syria and Africa. A paper control rule requires both sides of notepaper for letters to government offices. Russian ambassador Ivan Maisky receives the Order of Lenin on the tenth anniversary of his post. Greek reports say over 3000 Crete residents were executed by Nazis for alleged sabotage. More than 100000 laborers are moved to camps and airfields for U.S. forces in Britain, Bevin states.
Anne Adams Pattern 4160 Jumper for Children
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Winnipeg
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Convicts Join Britain War Effort Behind Bars
Britain uses its convict population to boost war production with careful supervision. Convicts aid harvests and manufacture boat parts radio components gas masks and weapon parts while prison courses prepare them for industry after release. Women prisoners also work in war production as officials push total labor efficiency. The fifth Earl of Angus was nicknamed Bell-the-cat.
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Britain
Home Office
Fifth Earl of Angus
Bell-the-cat
Chinese Defendants Propose Oath In Traditional Fashion
Thirty four Chinese seamen in a Liverpool magistrates court propose taking an oath by breaking a saucer and declaring their souls shattered. The plan draws derision as only two saucers exist, with alternatives like throat-cutting of cockerels discussed. The Chinese consul suggests witnesses may swear by raising their hands. They face charges of assaulting five policemen and damaging property on a northern port ship.
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Liverpool
China
Kitten Decorated for Gallantry in Action
Sooty a black and white kitten that accompanied the navy to Dieppe during bombardment has received a miniature Victoria Cross for gallantry. The second fact notes that civilization first learned of the gorilla through Hanno the Carthaginian in 450 BC.
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Sooty
Dieppe
French
Two Words that Changed a Life in Mark Chapter Two
Sunday school lesson centers on Matthew the publican called by Jesus in Capernaum. It contrasts Pharisee criticism with Jesus healing and forgiveness, stressing that Jesus came to call sinners, not the self righteous, and Matthew's decision to follow.
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Capernaum
Matthew
Jesus
Egypt
Damascus
Christ
Mark
Rice Krispies Toffee Chews Recipe Grab Bag
Melt toffee with cream in a double boiler then pour over Kellogg's Rice Krispies. Mix well in a buttered bowl, press into a shallow buttered pan, and cut into squares when cool. Dense chewy treats, simple steps, sweet caramel notes.
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Kellogg's
Apple Muffins Bake With Cinnamon Nutmeg
A recipe for apple muffins uses flour baking powder salt cinnamon and nutmeg with chopped apples egg corn syrup milk and Mazola. The batter yields 12 muffins and bakes at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes, brushed with melted butter before serving.
World diamond output of 1929 formed into giant cube
If all diamonds mined in 1929 were melted and fused into a single object it would be a 512 foot on each side cube weighing about 142 tons, illustrating the massive scale of the year’s diamond production.
Night Pasturing Boosts Farm Horse Work Output
The practice of night pasturing during the busy work season allows farm horses to perform more work than they would during daytime. This method leverages cooler hours and extended grazing to sustain labor capacity and improve productivity on large holdings.
Alcan Highway Chief Brigadier General Hoge Speaks
Brig. Gen. W. H. Hoge commands U S forces building the Alaska-Canadian highway known as the Alcan. The road serves as a vital defence link linking the United States with Alaska.
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United States
Alaska
W. H. Hoge
U.S
Indians Lose Market Slump In Sale Of Seneca Root
War disrupts Seneca root sales harvested by Alberta Stonies Crees and Chippewas. Once used in cough medicines, demand has fallen with Germany and China markets lost and small New York orders failing to clear large stock.
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Alberta
Germany
Canada
China
New York
Russian pilot Valeria Khomyakova credited with downing bomber
Tass reports Lieut Valeria Khomyakova shot down a German Junkers bomber at night over the front. She attacked with gun and machine gun bursts and pursued the plane until it crashed. The Suez Canal was 13 years in construction.
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Valeria Khomyakova
Tass
Junkers
Khomyakova
Winter Length and Siberian Cold Reach Across Russia
The article details Russia’s vast winter span from Arctic to 50 degrees North, noting six to nine months of cold with permafrost. It cites Verkhoyansk as the coldest, Kennan’s Siberian observations, and describes rivers freezing from November to May or June, with Russians adapting to the harsh climate.
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Russia
Arctic
Crimea
Verkhoyansk
Russian
George Kennan
Siberian
Siberia
Black Sea
Caspian
Aral
Asiatic
Taimyr Peninsula
Yana Bay
History of the carrot and other facts of note
The passage claims carrots were among the first cultivated crops and wild in Europe and western Asia. It notes Leonardo da Vinci took two years to paint the Last Supper and that every Japanese word ends with a vowel or n.
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Europe
Asia
Leonardo da Vinci
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Santa Claus
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Miss June Turner
Winnipeg Women’s Air Force Auxiliary
Kitten
By Fred Neher
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Hena
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Gene Byrnes
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Ctober
Alcan
Suez Canal
History OF the Carrot
By William Ferguson
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