World Happenings Briefly Told From War and News
The Gagship of the Home Fleet shifts from King George V to the Duke of York. Stalin sanctions restoring Orthodox church status pre Red revolution. British naval forces in Sicilian campaign include two submarines three motor torpedo boats and one motor gun boat. Over 200 books recoverable in Britain amid large salvaged collection in East Ham. Polish professionals and families killed by Germans in July per Montreal Polish consulate. British Columbia fisheries value hits 38,059,559 in 1942 up from 1941. Canadian whalers report 42 whales caught by Aug 14, down from 127 last year. Sgt. Leslie Thompson, blinded at El Alamein, witnesses investiture by his wife.
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Pacific
Fisheries Department
Britain Replaces Warships With Mighty 35000 Ton Battleships
The Ottawa Citizen notes the Royal Navy has replaced five lost battleships with new 35 000 ton vessels. It reports over 80 destroyers were sunk, with more than double rebuilt to replace them. At war start Britain had six aircraft carriers. after three years only H M S Furious remained, yet American landings in North Africa saw several Royal Navy carriers deployed.
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Ottawa Citizen
Britain
H.M.S. Furious
North Africa
Pinafore or Jumper Pattern 4373 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4373 offers jumper and blouse outfit and saucy pinafore version with back button. Children sizes 2 4 6 8 10 only. size 6 jumper uses 1 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric, blouse 1/2 yard, pinafore 1 1/2 yards. Send 20 cents in coins to Ottawa Winnipeg Pattern Dept, Winnipeg Man. mail slow.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Four million tons of the sun’s mass convert to energy each second
The Sun loses four million tons of mass per second as its fusion processes convert matter into radiant energy. This ongoing nuclear reaction sustains solar luminosity and drives the solar system’s energy balance.
Britain Expects Aircraft Output Rise in 1943 Progress Report
Air Strength Captain Oliver Lyttelton reports second quarter 1943 aircraft production up 44 percent and total munitions up 25 percent from the prior year. He notes UN war output is three times the Axis now and expected to reach four times next year as Britain plans further aircraft expansion. The six month production matched plans, indicating solid progress in the wartime program.
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Oliver Lyttelton
United Nations
Axis
Lyttelton
Britain
Linoleum repairs with melted wax crayon touch up
Small cracks and chipped spots in linoleum can be fixed by melting a wax crayon into the damaged areas matching the surface color. Apply with a 4 color shade for a better blend and smooth finish.
Beveridge on planning postwar policy for a better era
Sir William Beveridge argues that wartime complacency hurt postwar gains and urges clear public discussion to shape a future better than the old days. He cautions that returning to past conditions would repeat mass unemployment and economic and military tensions.
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Sir William H. Beveridge
Relic King Sweyn Coffin To Be Reinterred In Thetford
A stone coffin believed to hold the remains of King Sweyn, father of King Canute, lying neglected for 35 years in Thetford's gasworks yard will be re interred in the ruined chapel at The Canons, Thetford.
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Thetford
Norfolk
Sweyn
Canute
Automobiles Fueled by Sewer Gas Reported in Sweden
Prof. William Holford told a London luncheon of the Anglo-Swedish society that during a Sweden trip he observed sewer gas compressed into cylinders used to power automobiles for locomotion.
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William Holford
London
Anglo- Swedish Society
Sweden
Crossword Puzzle Horizontal Clues List
A long list of crossword hints covering many categories including kings gods languages emblems and actions. Answers include royalty deities languages elements plants and common terms across varied clues.
The Sin of Moses and Aaron in the Wilderness
Devotional study notes recount Moses and Aaron facing Israel's rebellion at Kadesh in Numbers 20. The leaders seek Jehovah, are told to speak to the rock, and Moses sins by claiming authority, losing the privilege to enter Canaan.
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Israel
Kadesh
Miriam
Milton
Children of Israel
Moses
Aaron
Tabernacle
God
The Only Exception
A sergeant halts a new sentry and learns a strange order forbidding any questioned characters from passing the lines except the colonel's wife, causing confusion and tension. The exchange highlights strict wartime protocol and the strain of unusual commands on sentries.
Red Cross parcels to prisoners face tiny loss rate
The British Red Cross reports that among thousands of parcels sent to British war prisoners in Germany and Italy only about one in 750 is lost, indicating a high success rate in wartime mail delivery.
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British Red Cross
Germany
Italy
Rarest tale of poetic justice from dusty Texas
In a Saturday Review snippet, Bennett Cerf highlights a tale about a former New Yorker cartoonist serving in a camouflage unit in Texas. An arrogant officer berates the entire company, claiming their work would not fool the Japanese. The officer orders a fresh take before leaving in his jeep.
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Bennett Cerf
Saturday Review of Literature
Texas
Paraguayans Snack On Oranges Amid Abundant Harvest
Average Paraguayans eat a half dozen or more oranges daily as the fruit remains plentiful in the country. The note highlights widespread consumption and suggests citrus availability supports daily intake.
Hitler's Synagogue Built In Dublin From German Funds
A Jewish synagogue in Dublin funded by German money after wartime bomb damage was dubbed Hitler's synagogue. De Valera protested to Berlin, Hitler apologized and pledged full payment for the damage. A new synagogue was constructed with the German funds.
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Dublin
de Valera
Berlin
Hitler
London
Financial Post
Canadian Artists Donate Works to Dress Training Huts
Twenty five outstanding Canadian artists donated their work to dress up huts in many Canadian Army training centres. The earliest birds are believed to have been water birds.
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