World War II Briefs From The Front
World happenings include Gen F E Morgan knighted for western front plans. Canada to exceed 1939 electric power by 21 percent. Battle of London scorer Sgt Joseph Berry with 69 victories. de Gaulle regime reports 1496 Frenchmen killed at Paris barricades. Nazi orders warn eastern Fr soldiers against self harm as desertion. Royal Indian Navy manpower up fourfold. Indian officers in ship commands rise. Johannesburg exhibit features Livingstone pills for interior fever.
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de Gaulle
Paris
France
Royal Indian Navy
Johannesburg
South Africa
David Livingstone
Not A Record Canadians Hear Voice Of Big Ben Directly
Canadians hear Big Ben directly from the clock via BBC short wave broadcasts. Since 1923 the clock has spoken through a microphone above the hour bell, activated from Broadcasting House in London. Big Ben airs up to 43 times daily as the empire's signature tune.
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B.B.C
Big Ben
Broadcasting House
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Empire
CNR
Churchill
Halifax
Quebec
Canadian National Railways
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Truro
Moncton
N. B. Walton
Canadian National
P.M
Army formations and typical British unit strengths
The article lists typical British and Canadian unit sizes: company 80-160 men, battalion 1,000-1,500, brigade 3,500-5,000, division 12,000-15,000, corps two or three divisions, army three corps, army group two or more armies, with a note that Germans lack brigades.
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London Express
Chocolate Frosted Cocoa Drops Cookie Recipe Verse
Readable text presents a cookie recipe for frosted cocoa drops using All-Bran and sour milk. Instructions: soak All-Bran, cream shortening and sugar, add egg, sift dry ingredients, combine, bake 12 minutes at 350 F, frost while warm. Yield about 24 cookies. Frosting includes sugar cocoa salt vanilla butter and milk.
India’s Railways Fourth Largest System Worldwide
India owns a vast railway network with 41 134 miles in service, ranking behind Russia the United States and Canada. An additional thousand miles are under construction to support farm product marketing. Also noted is an anecdote about clams exposing copper deposits in Alaska.
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India
Russia
United States
Canada
Alaska
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Horizontal and Vertical
A compact crossword puzzle clue set listing horizontal and vertical entries with definitions including cries of sorrow units of resistance art term taxes Shinto gateway three pronged weapon heraldic device girl name earth goddess land measure inspiring genius silkworm floor covering rock resembling slate inlets sun god ancient Trish capital poker stake German for yes parent anguish facing wash lily weaken Tract Indo Chinese language grazing land Before Siamese coin zodiac land polish mixed type division of a play solicitude to place in rows obscuring terms saltpeter obscurity Great Lake war god biblical heroine Belgian river writing fluid insect lambs pen name Norse healing goddess Greek letter Mexican cottonwood slang for courage implement for expunging ecclesiastical garment Arabian Nights character excite slight shock Samoan seaport solar disc above interpret Greek letter unit of work Odin brother
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Trish
Light of the World lesson and a Blind Man’s Sight
Sunday School lesson centers on John 8 12 and related scriptures. Devotional reading reflects on a blind man’s healing John 9 1 7 and Jesus viewing suffering as a stage for God’s work.
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Jesus the Light OF the World
Jesus
Job
Unusual Army Job for Pvt Norton at Rapid City Base
Pvt Thorunn Ella Norton serves as visual radio inspector at a U S Army air base in Rapid City South Dakota with experience as a radio technician. Icelandic by birth in Canada she formerly worked eight years in Chicago at Thornson Transformer Company and Zenith Ratio and seeks Icelandic posting as an interpreter.
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Pvt
Thorunn
Ella Norton
Waacs
Rapid City Army Air Base
South Dakota
Thornnn
Thordarson Transformer Company
Zenith Ratio
Chicago
Norton
Canada
Iceland
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Business
United States
Foos
Lasting Remembrance in Chateaudun Arms and Toronto Meaning
The French town of Chateaudun bears the Cross of the Legion of Honor in its coat of arms to honor 1,000 citizens who defended against a German force in the Franco Prussian war. The name Toronto, of Indian origin, signifies a place of meeting.
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Chateaudun
Legion of Honor
Preservation versus obliteration of blitz ruins
The London Spectator argues against preserving blitz ruins as memorials. It prefers erasing traces quickly over keeping ruins in view amid shops and homes, noting books and photos already recount the war’s impact and questioning the value of artificial ruins.
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London
Berlin
London Spectator
Weather Shifts Outlook Cancels Paraguayan Appointments
In Paraguay rain prompts widespread cancellation of business meetings and events. Shoppers and workers adjust plans as rain disrupts schedules across urban centers. Local authorities advise caution for travel and outdoor activities amid ongoing showers.
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F. E. Morgan
Munitions Department
le Sqdn
Joseph Berry
Air Ministry
Australia
Donald Cameron
New England
James Grigg
India’s Railway
Obscure
Great Lake
Brother
Odin
Hig
God
Gtri
Visual Radio Inspector
U.S. Army Air Base
Toronto
By William Ferguson
Reid Luginbuel T
Vinutr., Oklahoma
Yessa, Mister
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
Paraguay
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