Indian troops in Italy have the UN lowest sickness rate
Reports note Indian troops serve in Italy with the lowest sickness absence among United Nations forces. Other items reveal wartime farm help camps planned in Britain, record droughts in Britain, palm oil as fuel trials, a massacre claim in Peiping, a 1708 English kettle auctioned for $6750, and Royal Australian Air Force units forming local fishing fleets.
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United Nations
Italy
England
Nigeria
Peip- Ing
Latdon
Sunday School Lesson on Justification by Faith
Devotional reading discusses Romans 6 1, Acts 15 1 35, Galatians 2, Ephesians 2 1 22. It recounts Paul and Titus at Antioch and the Jerusalem conference with James Peter and John. The text notes Gentile inclusion, the subtle pressure of Judaizers, and the church leaders affirming the gospel for all nations.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Epoela
Antioch
Syria
Jerusalem
Paul
Jeroem
Titus
Barnabas
James
Peter
John
Jesus
Before the War Grass Runways Converted to Concrete
The article notes that prewar grass RAF airfields in England used grass runways, but after conversion to concrete the construction work equaled rebuilding all major highways in a vast region. It mentions vast hardship and tents in the windy, stark climate, highlighting the scale of wartime logistics.
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Raf
England
Eni Ya
Gland
Returned Airmen Join Trans-Canada pilots program
Trans-Canada Airlines begins rehabilitating retired airmen for service. The first group, photographed in Winnipeg, includes FO R B White from Orillia who flew 40 operations and raids over Germany, FO H H Bolton of Stettler who served with Coastal Command to Iceland, F L Howey of Exeter who joined the Demon Squad and flew 1000 bomber raids, FO J C Morden of Fleming with 34 Wellington missions, and FO R C Fogal of Edmonton who served over Scotland Gibraltar and North Africa.
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Egypt
Libya
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Alta
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E. L. Howey
D.F.C
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Demon
FO. J. C. Morden, Fleming, Sask
Hig Credit
Wellington
R. C. Fogal
Edmonton
Scotland
Gibraltar
North Africa
Inventions and a Hungry Soldier’s Needle Tricks
A World War I era list of odd ideas for British defense includes beam weapons, cement guns, cloud artillery, balloon nets, poisonous snakes, and bee wing mechanics. The piece also recounts Pte. Paul Gagne who swallowed needles to stave hunger in detention barracks, then returned to showmanship after hospital meals improved.
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Anny
England
Germany
Huns
Paul Gagne
Coney Island
Music in factories boosts output during wartime
Production insight shows music improves efficiency by reducing fatigue and staleness in workers. Marches at shift changes lift mood while waltzes during fatigue periods ease tired muscles, and factories with broadcasting systems report higher output. Historical note mentions England banning cloth covered buttons in 1721.
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Seven Dwarfs
England
Training in India Bullocks and War Preparation
Bullocks in India undergo bettie training to endure war noises and shocks as part of new Indian pack bullock companies. Led by Lieut A J Millis, they face red flags, thunder flashes, gas-rattles, and sirens during jungle marches. After completion they receive battle dress camouflaging white Moles. Also notes Uncle Tom's Cabin ran longest in America from 1853 to 1930.
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India
A. J. Millis
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE NO 4880 HORIZONTA AND VERTICAL CLUES
A readable fragment presents a crossword puzzle with numbered across and down clues, many garbled or repeated. Entries include lighting device, mountain lake, Persian, Greek letters, and common words. the grid appears incomplete with several misprints and OCR errors.
Has Second Sight at 100 Read Bible Without Glasses
John E. Lindley of Tucson Arizona passed his 100th birthday and now reads daily the small print of his Bible without glasses. He wore glasses until age 90 but discarded them after finding no fit. He neither squints nor strains to see the text as he reads.
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John E. Lindley
Tucson
Arizona
Health and crime link in probation supervision
William C. Nay, US Probation Officer, states in Federal Probation that poor health is a major, persistent problem in supervising offenders. He notes health issues rise as healthy individuals enter the armed services, causing rehabilitation challenges, unemployment, addiction risks, and new war-related cases among service members discharged for medical reasons.
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William C. Nay
United States
Armed Services
Nay
Beebe's bathy sphere repurposed for depth charge tests
Dr William Beebe notes his famed bathy sphere is being used by the U S Government for depth charge testing. He remarks he is well out of it as the device is pressed into military service and ocean depths observations are repurposed for wartime purposes.
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William Beebe
Beebe
Blackpool to Raise Funds for Sunk Cruiser Penelope
After the Penelope cruiser was sunk, Blackpool adopted the ship and telegraphed the Admiralty that it would raise 9 million dollars by year end to replace the vessel.
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Penelope
Blackpool
Admiralty
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