World War II Briefs Reflect Prize Money and Honors
British prisoners in Howitzerland gave £555 to Red Cross and St John Ambulance. Maj Gen Victor Odlum returns to Chungking after months in Canada. Reginald Leiper knighted by King George VI. A German escapee from South Wales camp recaptured in Scotland. Warsaw decree annexes Danzig to Poland per Lublin radio. British Legion in 1944 aided 7,144 ex servicemen and women. 3,603 discharged. Montgomery pins US medals for Western Front success. Wexford town grants freedom to Alderman R Corish at 25 years as mayor. Russian surgeons visiting Toronto's Chorley Park Hospital note canadians’ military surgery might be emulated.
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Reginald Leiper
Greece
British Broadcasting Company
South Wales
Scotland
Wexford
Eire
Ald. R. Corish
Chorley Park Hospital
Toronto
British midget aircraft carriers aid Atlantic convoy safety
The Admiralty in London disclosed that British merchant ships operated with small flight decks since 1943. These midget carriers combine merchant and escort roles, keeping U boats at bay though not credited with major battles. they eliminate catapulted planes and reduce aircraft losses by ditching at sea when fuel runs out.
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Atlantic
Admiralty
London
Churchill Pays Tribute to Lloyd George as Champion of the Poor
In the House of Commons Churchill praised Earl Lloyd George as a champion of the weak and the poor and the greatest Welshman since the Tudors. He credited Lloyd George with launching liberal and radical forces toward social betterment and social security and lauded his eloquence and grasp of ordinary life.
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Churchill
Earl Lloyd George
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Seed Treatment Urged To Prevent Seedborne Diseases In Crops
G A Scott of the Division of Botany and Plant Pathology urges farmers to treat seed with dust preparations to curb seedborne diseases. Mercury dusts like Ceresan and Leytesan provide protection for cereals though organic dusts pose hazards. Hot water treatment remains for loose smuts. vegetable dusts such as Aro an Semesan and Spergon aid certain crops.
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G. A. Scott
Ceresan
Girls garden brigade to boost farm produce nationwide
More than 1,800 farm daughters have enrolled in the girls garden brigade sponsored by the Department of Agriculture. When they all begin work, farm families will enjoy fresh vegetables from local gardens, highlighting the importance of the farm garden.
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Department of Agriculture
Whiter bread to come as flour extractions fall
Britain will see a whiter loaf as national flour extraction rates drop from 85 percent to 82.4 percent. Col. Llewellyn, minister of food, said the change will improve loaf quality with little loss of nutritional value.
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Britain
Col. Liewellin
Cleared Land Miners of War Toll From Russia Farm
A Leeds Yorkshire Post account spotlights Anna Antsiferova a collective farm member where German mined fields near the Don were cleared after invasion. She lifted 1430 mines, with Alexander Neupokoyev 1889, plus others removing 1492 anti tank and anti infantry mines and thousands more unexploded shells and bombs. A separate note cites a southern England food office receiving a letter about a butcher change and the claim heat aids healing.
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Russia
Anna Antsiferova
Don
Anne
Red Army
Anna
Alexander Neupokoyev
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Southern England
Ship Provisions Canadian Farmers Provide Needed Food
Canadian ships out bound and back are fed from strict per day rations with careful stores accounting. In 1944 about 16 million dollars was spent on food for ships, ensuring no food leaks to black markets. Mark Scully, 44, joins US Navy. wife will receive 240 dollars monthly allotment from his pay.
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Canada
Mark Scully
United States Navy
Hartford
Conn
Sunday School Lesson April 15 on Abraham’s Faith
The lesson outlines Abraham’s journey from Haran to Canaan, stressing faith and obedience. It covers Genesis 12 through 50, Acts 7, and Hebrews for context, noting Abraham’s call, migrations, and the patriarchal narratives culminating in Jacob, Joseph, and the settlement in Egypt.
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Abraham
Haran
Canaan
Isaac
Jacob
Esau
Joseph
Egypt
Ita
Stephen
Palestine
Eber
God
Chaldea
Tigris
Euphrates
Persian Gulf
Terah
Damascus
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Ward
Shechem
Raw milk dangers and pasteurization urged in public health warning
The article warns that raw milk from healthy or diseased cows contains germs and can cause indigestion and serious diseases in all ages. It lists diseases such as bovine tuberculosis and typhoid fever, notes harmful germs can come from handlers and contaminated water, and advocates proper pasteurization to destroy germs. The piece also briefly mentions the formation of the Hawaiian Islands by volcanic action.
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J. R. Fraser
McGill University Medical Faculty
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Red Cross
St. John Ambulance
Victor Odlum
China
Chungking
Warsaw
Danzig
Poland
Lublin
The
British Legion
Field Marshal Montgomery
United States Army
Western Front
By Fred Neher
Saya
Scott
Germany
Stoker T. W. Craine
Royal Navy
Rhine
Pioneers OF Faith
Camapa Ae Vital Interest
Hawaiian Islands
Aiaz
Acold
Church Council
Lobater-roe
Ieland
Aegean Sea
Atern
Jie
Fis
By William Ferguson
United States
Kwiz Korner
Robert F. Black
White Motor Company
Kaiki Ralph .Watson
Sevareea
Coe
Reg
Gene Byrnes
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