World Happenings Briefly Told
The United States treasury plans to borrow 21.2 billion dollars in the last four months of the year. British food distribution costs for 1942 estimated at about 1.599 billion dollars. Three new Afrikan rest camps in Northern Rhodesia for Cape to Cairo travelers. six more soon. Dr R G Hanson predicts Edmonton population over 200000 in 25 years. World sugar production 1940 41 around 200 million tons per year. Lightweight overcoats planned by British board of trade for 1944 not heavier than 22 ounces per yard. Brig Donald Campion of the British army receives the Legion of Merit for UN supply work with US officers. Geneva depot created to distribute Canadian Legion Educational Service Courses to British POWs in Germany.
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Northern
Rhodesia
Cape
Cairo
British Board of Trade
United States Army
Legion of Merit
Donald Campion
United Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Canadian Legion
Germany
Good Nazi Letter Broadcast From Tunis Found by Allies
A letter by Paul Nieren, a German U S Special Leader, describing war as an entertaining affair if equipped like the Russians and fed like the Tommies, with Hitler as an unknown soldier, was broadcast by Algiers radio and picked up by the Daily Sketch Listening Station.
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U.S
Paul Nieren
Tunis
Algiers
Daily Sketch
Adolf Hitler
London Daily Sketch
Up To The Minute Anne Adams Pattern 4479 Dress
The pattern 4479 offers a comfortable cotton bodice top with neat short jacket darts. Sized for children 2 4 6 8 10 with 2 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 6 bodice top and contrast yardage. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union Winnipeg Man. Orders require name address and number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Airgraph letter delivered in London after Canada write on Tuesday
An airgraph letter written in Canada on a Tuesday reached its destination in London on the following Thursday. The brief note confirms swift overseas correspondence during wartime postal service.
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Canada
Fits
London
Start from Sinai and the Israelite march to the Promised Land
The article reviews the Sinai wilderness sojourn from Exodus to Numbers, noting the completion of Sinai legislation and tabernacle, the cloud as God’s guiding presence, and the orderly march of the tribes toward Canaan, with the ark leading and the cloud resting in Paran. It contrasts Israel’s orderly march with earlier chaos and reflects on the 38 years to the Promised Land.
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Sinai
Tabernacle
Promised Land
Horeb
Egypt
Judah
Paran
Mount Sinai
Women Wardens Highlight Role in Battle of Britain
During the Battle of Britain one in six air-raid wardens was a woman, reflecting notable female participation in civil defence efforts alongside men. This fact underscores the diverse roles women played on the home front during the air raids.
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Britain
Germans Consider Demolishing Eiffel Tower for Metal
Reports from Vichy say Germany weighs demolition of the Paris landmark to obtain metal. About 500 workers could dismantle the tower in six months, with work possibly starting in October. Germans are already dismantling structures at Lyons and the Marseille suspension bridge.
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Paris
Vichy
Lyons
Marseille
Develop Your Voice And Join In The Fun
Encourages readers to sing with friends, assuring anyone can sing with practice. Promotes a 32 page booklet “Teach Yourself To Sing” with step by step exercises, available for 15c from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. East, Winnipeg, Canada. Include name and address on order.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Fan
Nazis Alarmed by U-Boat Losses Report
Reports say the German Navy fears growing U-boat losses strain manpower as crews perish at sea, threatening subs operations and overall war effort.
Twin London Refugees Join Canadian Air Force Branches
Refugees Donald and Stanley Rawlins, who arrived in Canada from bombed London at age 14 as war guests, have enlisted in the RCAF. Stanley serves in air crew while Donald works in a ground role due to vision requirements. They view service as repayment for the debt to Canada and received family congratulations by cable after enlisting.
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Donald
Stanley Rawlins
Canada
London
RCAF
Stanley
A Food Lesson on Corn, Meat and Grain
A Vancouver Sun excerpt argues seven pounds of corn yield a pound of pork and 238 muffins. The moral urges civilians to eat more grain and vegetables and less meat, advocating direct consumption of field crops over meat.
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Vancouver Sun
Colonel Chaballe Leads Military Dictionary Project
Col. J. H. Chaballe M D V D of the Bureau of Army Bilingual Publications has taken a leading role in publishing an English French and French English dictionary of military terms.
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J. H. Chaballe
M.D
V.D
Bureau of Army Bilingual Publications
Crossword Puzzle Explores Wordplay Across Puzzle Grid
The page presents a themed crossword with horizontal and vertical clues covering measuring devices, languages, geography, and common objects. Featured entries range from French revolutionary leaders and Roman magistrates to regions, animals, and everyday items, all forming a challenging grid.
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United States Treasury
Glasgow
Scotland
Lord Woolton
Maineter
R. G. Hanson
Ottawa
Dominion Geological Surveys Branch
Edmonton
Trans-Canada Air Lines
John Pearson
T.C.A
Eiffel Tower
By William Ferguson
Automogice
Home Service
RC_AF
Col. Chaballe
Reg'lar
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
Attica
Ary
Nto
Fis
Rad
By Fred Neher
Camp Rodkie
Gabriel
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