Nation war aid, crippling surplus and global notes
Supplies valued at over 1 020,500 have been sent to Rupertine during the past year by the Canadian Red Cross. Vichy reports Portugal mobilizing merchant marine as new government rules take hold. Britain boosts bicycle use at railway stations and tightens stands. Bristol receives the Dieppe prize monster. South Africa sees churchgoers celebrate Allied victories in North Africa. Uruguay elects pro Allied Liberal Dr Juan Jose Amexzaga to succeed Baldomir on March 1, 1943. Dublin plans enforcement to join blackouts. British postmen to wear uniforms with no red piping on jackets. Antwerp says only one orangutan remains in the monkey section. rest reportedly stolen for food.
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Republic of
Uruguay
Juan Jose Amexzaga
Alfredo Baldomir
Dublin Defence Department
Britain
Button Front Jumper Pattern 4249 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams exclusive pattern 4249 offers a front buttoning jumper with a long sleeve plaid blouse and Scotch cap. Available in girls sizes 6 8 10 12 14. size 10 uses 1.5 yards of fabric plus contrast. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba with name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Ribbentrop Uses Tellegard Train for Deer Shooting
The German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, invited by the Slovak government, shoots deer at Telegard estate in Movakia, with the property leased to him for 50 years. He travels in a special train with two locomotives, dining cars, staff carriages, and support wagons as German forces wage war nearby.
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Atrep
Prip
Stalingrad
A.A
Private Potato Delivers Punch in Daily Eating
A humorous note extols potatoes as essential, noting daily servings provide iron B vitamins and energy. It urges cooking with skins to retain nutrients, cites Britain’s verse praising eating potatoes in the skin, and highlights potatoes as inexpensive and reliable nutrition for both army and home front.
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Canada
Lord Woolton
Salt and light in the Sermon on the Mount lesson
The Sunday lesson centers on Ye are the salt of the earth and Ye are the light of the world. It explains salt as a symbol of purity and influence, warns Christians to maintain their character, and uses the lamp and bushel metaphor to urge visible witness, tying to broader gospel passages and devotional readings.
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Jesus
Horns of
Hattin
Safed
Christ
Philips Brooks
Britons Learn Russian Despite Tough Alphabet Challenge
About 10,000 people in Britain study Russian today, a task seen as strenuous due to 31 letters in the alphabet and many unfamiliar sounds. The effort shows resolve to reduce future misunderstandings with Russia. Bay War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Britain
Newa
Toronto
Tories Vital Interest Exercise For Health
Dr Stanley Ryerson of Health League of Canada promotes balance of rest and physical activity. The article explains how walking, sports, and exercise improve heart function, blood flow, lung capacity, brain responsiveness, and overall body health.
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Stanley Ryerson
The
Health League of Canada
Ryerson
Dr. Ryerson
Smile A While Cartoon Jokes Hit Queer Quips
A montage of light weight gags and exchanges features a garage man a policeman a lady driver a waiter and an inventor. Puns on short circuits beauty and flat lenses mix with family quips about ginger cake and the elephant milk joke.
Quotas Cut Across Ship Classes Amid Refugee Britain
Quotas for typewriters on ships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers have been roughly halved. More than 15,000 British workers are employed by firms in England founded by refugees, reflecting wartime labor shifts and economic policy.
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England
Dome of St Pauls Dome Architect and Worship
In a lecture on St Pauls and its Builder, the speaker notes a daring decision to crown the cathedral with a great dome set on sand. Despite initial risk, the dome remains robust, reflecting Wren's aim to create a vast open space for multitudes to worship.
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Arcitect
A. Alexander
St. Paul
Wren
London
Wishing well at Fort Benning nets pennies and slugs
The 124th Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia runs a wishing well where visitors toss a penny for fortune. So far 800 pennies and 35 slugs have been collected. Separately the Hebrides report oranges growing very large, nearly spanning with two hands.
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124Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Georgia
U.S.A
Britain and America in War Support Contrast
The Chicago Sun urges readers to recall Britain’s war stance and sacrifice. It notes a large British army with American air cooperation in the Egyptian desert, a global naval blockade, and a looming German air blitz. It argues Americans must endure higher sacrifice, citing comparatively lighter U.S. living costs and taxes to emphasize allied burden.
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Chicago
Britain
Europe
Chicago Sun
Wool demand cited by government for war service
The piece notes that if all garments bought for the armed services were hung to dry they would stretch from Montreal to Liverpool. It states about 9,500,000 woollen underwear garments have been purchased from Canadian manufacturers since the war began.
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Montreal
Liverpool
England
Seaman William Stachuia Refused Help Up
Seaman William Stachuia said he refused assistance after an incident at sea. Details are limited and no injuries or official actions are confirmed in the report.
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William Stachuia
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