British War Era Snippets Highlight Military and Society Notes
Brief items note Capt James Sidney Critchley death at 70s, Cap Gris Nez naval handover to Folkestone, Canadian universities face surplus war material allocations, UK shoe prices up 3p, 58 year old General Edward Owen Hay birthday, blinded WWI veterans training in England, Chinese seaman jailed for opium, V class destroyer Vigilant Arctic crossings count, Manchester Chamber forms Russian trade section postwar.
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Britain
Fruits of the Spirit in Galatians devotion and guidance
The devotional text explores living by the Spirit with virtues listed as love joy peace longsuffering kindness goodness faithfulness meekness and self control. It explains walking by the Spirit as living righteously and includes guidance on gentleness restoring the fallen bearing one another's burdens and avoiding pride. It cites Galatians Romans and Matthew and reflects on practical application through pastoral imagery.
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Puwul
Paul
Moffatt
Christ
Pharisese
Pan
Alberta Coal Syndicate Acquires West of High River
A syndicate of Canadian, British and American financiers has acquired extensive coal properties along the Highwood River west of High River Alberta and plans a mine with an initial outlay of 2,000,000 dollars. Montreal financier R O Bweerey was reported to have advanced recently.
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Sydaicate
High River
Highwood River
Alberta
R. O. Bweerey
Montreal
Tin Mining Began As First Mineral In 2508 Reference
A fragment notes tin as the initial mineral mined in a dated sequence marked 2508. The brief mentions early mining activity and implies a chronological record of mineral extraction beginning with tin. A specific place or organization is not provided in the readable text.
Rail Workers Set Canada Loan Record in Seventh Victory Loan
Canadian National System workers led the drive with 13 733 550 in subscriptions surpassing the prior campaign by 4 696 45 and setting a national record. Including Trans-Canada Air Lines and National Railways Munitions Limited, 90 779 subscribers contributed. Total CN employees across seven loans reached 49 785 250, while Victory bonds bought by the company pushed the grand total to 140 342 150. The cross section photo of CNR workers around a 6060 type engine symbolizes the united effort of rail crews and staff nationwide. Final returns prompted congratulations from Railways National System head R C Vaughan to volunteers and employees. J P Johnson, J F Pringle, and W R Devenish led regional campaigns.
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Canadian National System
Canada
Trans-Canada Air Lines
National Railways Munitions Limited
Canadian National
C.N.R
United Effort
Dominion
R C. Vaughan
National System
C. Grant
Atlantic
J. P. Johnson
J. F. Pringle
W. R. Devenish
Wodehouse Criticized for Nazi Broadcasts
The Ottawa Journal argues that the British writer PG Wodehouse showed poor judgment in broadcasting for Germany during the war. It contends he acted naively and now must face contempt from decent people for aiding German propaganda.
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Wedehouse
Wodehouse
England
Britain
Germany
Ottawa Journal
Hatchery for Red Deer Planned by Red Deer Hatcheries
A new fully automatic hatchery with a capacity of 65 000 eggs is planned for Red Deer. Mr EG Learmond, proprietor of the Red Deer Hatcheries, announced the project as imminent.
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Red Deer
EG. Learmond
Health League of Canada Hails Voluntary Aid in Public Health
At the 25th annual Montreal meeting the Health League of Canada approved a resolution praising voluntary associations as vital to starting health programs and securing public support beyond government funding. A second resolution stressed that the health of every man woman and child in Canada strengthens the nation and urged ongoing cooperation between Dominion and provinces to raise national health levels.
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The
Health League of Canada
Montreal
Canada
Curious Place Names From War to Tourism Trade
The Brockville Recorder notes post war Canadian tourism will not come without effort as other nations aggressively pursue visitors. It cites s Hertogenbosch and its Dutch origin the Duke's wood and mentions It river in Finland, alongside a note on howler monkeys with vocal sacs.
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Brockville
Times
Canada
Finland
Toronto Daily Star
Secretary Stettinius named U S secretary of state headlined
Edward R. Stettinius Jr succeeds Cordell Hull as secretary of state. Born in Chicago, he is 44 and rose as a boy wonder in business before age 30 when he chaired U S Steel. He became undersecretary a year ago, is married with three sons. The Australian phalanger is the only known animal with green fur.
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Cordell Hull
U.S
Stettinius
Chicago
U.S. Steel Corporation
State Department
Our Crossword Puzzle No 4913 Jumble of clues
Crossword puzzle item lists many themed clues with errors and misprints. The readable lines present horizontal and vertical clue entries including worm beverage goddess and other numbered hints, suggesting a standard puzzle page fragment with multiple entry references and inconsistent letterings.
Norway school children outwit Nazi arrest plot
Theodor Broch recounts a Time and Tide story from occupied Norway showing children in a school obeying routine. When teachers were seized, pupils remained quiet and focused, hinting a teacher had warned others and slipped away, leaving classes to continue without a visible teacher.
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Theodor Broch
Norway
Endorsing a Check Becomes Personal Proof in Court Case
A woman attempts to cash a check made out to her, signed by her husband. The teller refuses endorsement until the wife adds a back endorsement. She returns with the note “Thank you, Harry, Your devoted wife, HORTENSE” alleging unique credit to proceed.
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Teller
Harry
Hortense
Emerald Mine in Colombia Serves Global Market
Colombia hosts the world’s only producing emerald mine. The operation sustains a unique source of high value gems linked to the country’s mining sector and international jewelry trade.
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Colombia
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