World Happenings Briefly Told
Experiments to build pre resisting wooden lifeboats for merchant ships are under way by Britain's shipping authorities. Six Northern Rhodesian chiefs sought flying skills and to learn to drive war birds. RCMP Commissioner Wood announced expanded policing in the three prairie provinces. Canadian telegraph traffic rose from 12.69 million to 13.66 million messages in 1942 versus 1941. A London theatre auction fetched 500 for a matches box taken from Sicily, benefiting the Merchant Navy Comforts Service. HMS Musketeer marked its first year at sea and a 5000 mile milestone. Britain reports a new food yeast with meatlike flavor and high protein content. RNLI lifeboats saved 5,288 lives since the war began. 177 lifeboat medals awarded. A Swedish civilian hospital near Oslo will have Norweigan staff funded by Swedish relief. A photographer’s flash near the Princess Royal at an Aberdeen ATS inspection caused no distress to the royal party.
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England
Sicily
London
Merchant Navy Comforts
Games for All Occasions promisses party fun
Home Service offers a 32 page booklet with party games for servicemen and gatherings. The illustrated mixed music game shows an imaginary orchestra where players imitate instruments. forfeits apply to those who miss the cue. Send 15 cents to Home Service Dept Winnipeg News Co Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg News- Co Union
McDermot Ave. E
Innipeg
Man
Roll Call of Heroism in Allied Sacrifices
The Detroit Free Press lauds the Allied nations led by Britain as the valiant defenders of freedom. It notes only the Soviet Union and China have matched similar sacrifices offered to the common cause against Axis aggression.
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British Commonwealth of Nations
Detroit Free Press
Soviet Union
China
Army Possibilities War Wit Cartoon Gaffe
A Betty Grabbish young woman watches soldiers drill. A rifle volley shocks her and she seeks a soldier’s arms blushing. He reassures and invites her to watch the artillery as the scene ends with a light wartime quip.
Mental illness viewed as medical issue not moral failing
An article praises Edith M. Stern's book Mental Illness: A Guide for the Family, published by The Commonwealth Fund. It argues for rational public attitudes, early medical care, and broader distribution to nurses, physicians, and the public, noting appendices with U S mental hospitals and mental hygiene groups.
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Edith M. Stern
Commonwealth Fund
New York
U.S
Stern
Caliber Explained for Naval Guns 14 Inch Example
A naval cannon uses a caliber rating that multiplies bore by length. For a 14 inch gun of 45 caliber, the bore is 14 inches and the barrel length is 14 times 45. This describes a long gun with a 630 inch barrel.
Railroad box cars No 471901 and 471902 found together now
Six years after eastern Canada yards produced new box cars, units No 471901 and No 471902 appeared back to back at a Winnipeg war plant loading platform. Experts say forecasting such a coincidence is nearly impossible.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Honoring Parents and Jesus in the Temple
The lesson emphasizes obedience to parents as a plus for national life and virtue. It cites Exodus 20 12 and Luke 2 48 51 showing the Jews’ example of honoring parents. It notes the stability of family authority and reflects on Jesus as a boy honoring his parents in the temple before returning to Nazareth.
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F. B. Meyer
Jesus
Temple
Nazareth
Chuckwalla Hides in Crevice Inflating to Escape
In a defensive display the chuckwalla lizard seeks shelter in a rock crevice and inflates its body with air to deter capture. The piece briefly notes wartime savings stamps urging regular purchase.
Puzzle No 4849 Horizontal and Vertical Clues Set
A word puzzle with listed horizontal clues including Brace Vehicle Colloquial sailor Teutonic alphabetic character and more. Vertical clues echo similar items like Vessel fore part Emanation and others.
Canadian flax shows superior iodine content in global comparison
Dominion Agriculture report finds Canadian flax seeds have higher iodine numbers than most regions, surpassing many U.S. Great Plains varieties and matching irrigated southwestern crops. Argentine flax also trails Canadian seeds in iodine content. Malta bells revive amid festas described by the Manchester Guardian with cascading church chimes and crackling fireworks.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Mexico
Canada
Southwest
Great Plains
Prairie
U.S
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Britain
8. T. Wood
Ottawa
R.C.M.P
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Musketeer
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Oslo
Norway
A.T.S
Aberdeen
Scotland
Home Service
Pinheado
Zoolie
Gene Byrnes
Wil
Wren
Wren Bunting
Wren Randell
Toronto
Ripley
BY William Ferguson
Hell
Mars
A.W. Harrold
Tiffin
Ohio
Ainid
Izl
Persia
Twita
Malta
Manchester Guardian
By Fred Neher
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