World Happenings Briefly Told
A Japanese diet approves a 2.8 billion yen war budget. The U S production office limits new deliveries to 1940 levels. Washington considers optional death penalty for sabotage. Vancouver Chinese receive lapel buttons to identify them. An inkstand gifted by Rudyard Kipling goes to the British destroyer Kipling. Norwegian plans to restore Spitsbergen coal mines await wartime conditions. The King and Queen donate 1700 books to British prisoners in German camps. Several German American and allied offices are seized by the U S Treasury. Attlee says Britain Russia and the U S coordinate military plans.
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Vancouver
Q. P Jack
Chinese Benevolent Association
Rudyard Kipling
J. M. Fleming
Kipling
Fleming
London
Spitabergen
Germany
Red Cross
Free American
Deutscher Weckruf
Beeobachter
Bund
German-American Business League
United States
Treasury Department
Clement Attlee
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Britain
Russia
Pattern 4777 by Anne Adams for Sew-Your-Own Brigade
Budget mode suggests large figures as Pattern 4777 offers front buttoning for easy laundering and trim lines through bias side bodice sections. Available in sizes 34 to 48, it includes a short-sleeve work dress and a wool version for all around wear, with finishes shown by The Sewing Instructor. Send size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Anne
Plane designer Sydney Camm who built the Hurricane
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Sydney Camm, creator of the Hurricane and later Typhoon, has never flown a plane but has shaped major British aircraft. It recalls his early Sopwith and Hawker links, 4,000 blueprints for the Hurricane, and his aim to name a future model after himself to honor his work.
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Sydney Camm
Britain
British Empire
T. O. M. Sopwith
Harry G. Hawker
Grieve
Atlantic
Alcock
Brown
Hawker
Camm
Edinburgh
London
Air Force
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Harvard Plans Secret Cache For Rare Books In Wartime
After France fell, Harvard head librarian Keyes DeW. Metcalf organized a hidden storage for the university’s rare and valuable volumes. A deep secret site will house up to 120 crates ready for 24 hour move of the treasures. Shakespeare quartos valued at $100,000 and priceless manuscripts are among the irreplaceable holdings.
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Harvard
France
Keyes Dew. Metcalf
Metcalf
Difference In Cost Poles And Burmas Road Bombing
The report notes Japan resumes bombing the Burma Road while American airmen fly under Chinese flag to defend it. China claims Japan spends 1000 to breach the road but only two to fill holes. England restricts store entry queues as sappers are replaced. In Poland, men up to 25 are conscripted for German roads and bridges, with women sent to General Government factories. A stray quip questions a woman’s intuition and questions.
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Burma Road
Japan
Poland
General Government
Sheep Watch Keeps Flock Awake
A flock of sheep takes turns watching for disturbers while remaining alert. In Malaya coconut oil is replacing peanut oil in soap production, signaling shifts in local manufacturing practices.
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Malaya
Promise of Christ and the Father’s house in John 14
Sunday school lesson ties John 14 1 6 to Matthew 25 31 46 and Revelation 21 1 7. It explains Jesus promise to prepare a place in the Father’s house and his return to receive believers, framing trust in God and Christ amid sorrow and separation. The Greek mansions mean sheltering abiding places and the Holy Spirit’s ongoing work leads to final union with Christ.
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T. Peter
Christ
Jesus
God
The Pas eyed as great hunting center by Ducks Unlimited
T C Main president of Ducks Unlimited Canada labels The Pas Manitoba a premier hunting grounds in Western Canada pending restored water levels. He cites abundant fish ducks and geese and urges the local Board of Trade to develop hunting accommodations and guide stations to attract tourism and organize hunting parties for both anglers and sightseers.
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Pas
T. C. Main
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Man
Winnipeg
Main
Board of Trade
Manitoba
Dominion
Colorful Roman cushions changed with each course
British war work groups organize scientists into 27 teams led by a chief. In all, 112 scientists assistants are assigned across the teams to support efforts.
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Rome
Artificial worms for fishermen resemble the real
Makers produce artificial fishing worms that resemble real ones and can be cut to any length. The age group 15 to 19 years contains more people than any other five year span.
Ontario official warns crippling preventable in children
Reg. W. Hopper of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children says at least 24 000 children in Canada are crippled but most can be prevented. He cites Infantile Paralysis Tuberculosis and Rickets and urges effort to cut 80 percent of unnecessary crippling. Emphasizes pasteurized milk cod liver oil and proper medical care as key preventatives. Travelers in Uruguay prefer motor coaches to steam trains.
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Canada
Reg. W. Hopper
Ontario Society For Crippled Children
Ontario
Department of Health
Hopper
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Diet
Paneer
Office of Production Management
Washington
Senate
Aone Adama
Deaigser
RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force
Eiristol
Australia
China
England
William
Wno
WEA Service Inc
Crs Ae
League
Uruguay
Mickie
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