World Happenings Briefly Told
The British food ministry weighs importing Canadian apples. Stephen Henry Horgan, 87, inventor of half tone engraving, dies in Orange New Jersey. University of Leningrad opens with 3 500 students. Fall term begins with a three year course shortened from five. Shoe price forecasts suggest no broad retail rise. Lady Edward Spencer Churchill, great aunt of the prime minister, dies in an auto crash. Berg Lady Cowdray injured. Norway forms defense corps for vital plants and warehouses. Six showsmen from a Vancouver sideshow join Canadian forces. Saboteurs blow up four tons of war supplies at a Norwegian powder works near Drammen. The Economist estimates Britain’s wartime bomb damage at 480 million dollars in two years. Citizen advisory bureaux answer one millionth questions on rent rations debts and adoption.
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British Food Ministry
Stephen Henry Horgan
Orange
University of Leningrad
Edward Spencer Churchill
Berg Lady
Cowdray
Defence Corps
Vancouver
United States
British Press Service
The
Economist
London Financial Weekly
Great Britain
Britain
Citizens’ Advice
Norwegians Reported Leaving for Britain From Alesund
Reports from Norway state about 70 fishing boats disappeared from Alesund in August and many Norwegians have left for Britain. Searches continue, but authorities note boats and people are likely abroad. Reprisals include confiscation of deported citizens' property.
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Norway
Alesund
Britain
Names Help The Royal Air Force Team Play
The Ottawa Journal notes that team play matters more than individuals yet acknowledges that naming a few players can inspire fans. It cites hockey and football examples and praises Frank Nighbor and Red Batstone as exemplary team players who were also fan idols, drawing a parallel to Canadian airmen as athletes answering a higher call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Frank Nighbor
Red Batstone
Ottawa Journal
Wrong Store Choice Ends Thief's Luck in Belgium Jail
Louis Van Den Borren, an ambulance driver from Ypres, took a wrist watch from a body he transported and tried to swap it for a woman's watch. He was tried in Brussels and jailed for a year after a clerk, the man's widow, recognized the watch among about 8,000,000 Belgians. A note mentions Sgt Michael Cassidy, a St Bernard named for Canada's first overseas soldier, and Paiddie Island as Canada’s southernmost point.
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Louis van den Borren
Brussels
Belgium
van den Borren
Ypres
Michael Cassidy
Camp Shilo
Man
Australian Soldier Frees Lion in Cairo Cage
In Cairo a traveling Australian soldier, angered by confinement, slipped into a lion’s sleeping quarters while mates watched. After establishing rapport the man opened the cage, taking a stroll with the animal. A companion noted crowds scattered and the soldier said the British lion should never be caged.
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Cairo
Australian Press Union
Gas Conservator Fans 1904 One Cylinder Auto
Massachusetts gas savers applaud the 1904 one cylinder car used by Mr and Mrs George C Green of Lambertville New Jersey on a Boston trip. The vehicle runs up to 25 mph and achieves about 30 miles per gallon. It has gone to California Mexico and Canada without incident. The notice cites 1142 accidental injuries hourly in the U S.
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Massachusetts
George C Green
Lambertsville
N.J
Boston
Green
California
Mexico
Canada
Equipment Of Fire Watchers In Old London List
A humorous wartime item from Old London outlines the gear of fire-watchers. It lists ten hooks for sandbags water buckets an axe a stirrup pump whistle ladder shovel two wet blankets a tin hat and a spare box of matches for incendiary lighting purposes.
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Old London
Canadian employers add record payrolls in May to June rise
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 77500 new employees added to Canadian payrolls between May 1 and June 1, surpassing all prior records and indicating a new high in industrial activity. The edition also notes praise for the man who improves results under adverse conditions.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Proper Care Of Tires For Canadian Conservation Efforts
Firestone engineers summarize how to save rubber and cut costs by proper tire inflation and driving habits. Underinflation drastically reduces mileage, with 27 psi giving about 70 percent of normal and 24 psi up to 62 percent waste. Higher speeds accelerate wear. 60 mph doubles wear versus 30 mph, and 70 mph drops mileage to 45 percent. Quick starts, hard stops, and misalignment also hurt tire life. rotate tires every 5,000 miles to even wear.
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Firestone
Effects of Speed on Tire Mileage and Wear
Development engineers at Firestone Tire & Rubber Company release data showing that increasing speeds raise tire wear. At 40 mph, tread mileage waste is 22 percent. at 50 mph, waste nears double that of 40 mph, while normal speeds yield normal wear and lower tire costs.
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National Defense
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Banff Springs Golf Week Victory At Chateau Lake Louise
Mrs Dorothy Sothoron of New York won the Chateau Lake Louise event at Banff Springs during the 12th annual golf week defeating Mrs Pearl Cumming of Vancouver five and four. She also captured other prizes in the medal score event while the Banff Sprines course hosted the 18th green scene.
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Banff Springs
Banff
Dorothy Sothoron
New York
Sothoron
Pearl Cumming
Vancouver
Chateau Lake Louise
C.P.R
Feeding An Army: July Food and Supply Orders Revealed
The general purchasing branch of the munitions and supply department tabulated July buys for the armed forces including 6 million pounds of potatoes and 4.2 million pounds of bread. Other major items covered 3.4 million pounds of beef and 30 million dollars in fuels and supplies. The barracks division also ordered 150000 knives and forks, 500000 bars of soap, and 200000 tins of cleansing powder.
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Navy
Army
Air Force
General Purchasing Branch of
Munitions and Supply Department
Defence Department
Advertising blotters cause nerves on Talbot Street
A St Thomas Times Journal reader laments advertising bills placed on cars and white windshield blotters under wipers. The reader says they are not bothered by the flyers but fear the blotters resemble police tickets until close inspection.
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Talbot Street
St. Thomas ‘Times-Journal
Chiang predicts end of war with Japan next year
A Chungking message to Singapore from Chiang Kai Shek says the war with Japan should end next year and thanks Malaya's 2,500,000 Chinese for support. Chinese Malay leaders declare a Britain Week to raise funds for the Lord Mayor's Fund and hold loyalty meetings.
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Singapore
Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Malaya
Britain
Lord Mayor's
Sunday School Lesson on Revelation and Worship
The text presents a devotional on Revelation 4 8 and 7 1 12 noting the sealing of God s servants and a vast redeemed company from all nations. It highlights early church evangelism, persecuted endurance, and a life lived before God s throne in joyful awareness of the divine presence.
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John
Risng
Friend
Jesus
Patmos
Cady H. Allen
Swete
Pattern 4708 by Anne Adams for children
Dual version dress pattern offers peasant and tailored looks with square neck or trim collar. Front buttoning aids quick dressing and laundering. flaring skirt with shaped waist seaming. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10. yardage and price included. order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Moon rises about 50 minutes later daily.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
St James St Vital Health Unit Ten Year Review
A Canadian Public Health Journal feature analyzes the St James St Vital Health Unit in Manitoba after ten years. The unit serves two Greater Winnipeg municipalities with regular school inspections, dairy and water checks, immunization drives, and medical relief services for about 24 000 people across 30 square miles. Cost of maintenance for 1940 was 14000 dollars, 59 cents per capita.
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St. James-St. Vital
Manitoba
Canadian Public Health Journal
Cess
Winnipeg
Greater Winnipeg
Department of Health
Capacity Of Burma Road Could Surpass 300000 Tons Monthly
Daniel Arnstein, veteran American truck and taxi operator, arrived in Chungking after surveying the Burma Road for the United States Government. He said the road’s capacity is far in excess of the 300000 ton monthly estimate and could be limited only by Rangoon port capacity. He declined to name a ceiling and called the road good with practically unlimited potential if operated efficiently.
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Daniel Arnstein
Chungking
United States
Arnstein
Rangoon
Quisling Plans Recruitment Drive For 3000 Volunteers
Stockholm reports Major Vidkun Quisling leader of the Norwegian Nazi party aims stern action to raise 3000 volunteers to fight the Soviets alongside Germany. He told German occupation authorities the target long ago, but recruitment lagged. The Greeks of ancient times knew the moon drove the tides.
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Vidkun Quisling
Stockholm
Soviet Russia
Quisling
Flying Fortress parts sourced from 248 factories
Bombing plane components derive from 248 separate factories, reflecting broad wartime manufacturing mobilization. The distributed supply chain underscores the scale of production and coordination needed to assemble the bomber.
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Goeteborg
Sweden
Drammen
Paiddie Island
Lake Erie
M.p.h
Chiang Kai-Shek
North Pole
South Pole
Eternal God
Walt League
Eek
Burma
Mickie
TS City
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