World Happenings Briefly Told
The Rome radio reports the Nanpreset tareau deputy chief von Stumpf was killed on the Russian front. Britain unveils new military classes for nationals abroad and unfertile students. Turkish naval cadets depart Ankara for air training in Britain. Churchill sends cordial greetings to Stalin on his 62nd birthday. Captain Edward Gough receives the OBE for meritorious service after U boats sank two merchant ships. Canadian cartoonist Arthur G. Racey dies in Montreal after 46 years with the Montreal Star. Sergeant pilot D E Kingaby earns a second DFM bar after shooting down 14 enemy planes. Britain has scrap metal enough in two years to build two cruisers and 10,000 tanks. Sir Mohammed Razizul Haque becomes high commissioner for India succeeding Sir Firoz Noon.
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Rome
Nanpresettareau
von Stumpf
Basler Nachrichten
Italy
Ankara
Britain
AFI
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Edward Gough
Arthur G. Racey
Montreal
Quebec City
Montreal Star
Fighter Command
D. E. Kingaby
Bon Bon apron pattern for gift sewing instruction
Anne Adams pattern 4951 titled Bon Bon with lace ruffles and heart pocket. Describes bodice, waistband, back ties, and ruffle trim. Recommends dimity fabrics in powder blue or lemon. provides sizing 32-34 to 40-42 and fabric yardages. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Also notes Strauss, storks, and Alaska coastline trivia.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Far East Air Cadets Arrive For Prairie Training Camps
A steady flow of tough young men from Australia the Far East and India arrive at Canadian prairie air training camps. Notable figures include Sinhalese C H B Tallalla and Tan Kai Hai from Singapore both aiming to serve with Britain in the Battle of Britain.
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Prairice
Canada
Australia
Far East
Prairies
India
Hong Kong
C. H. B. Talalla
Britain
Talalla
Kuala Lumpur
Charlea Shaw
Casting for natural theatre in rehearsal and play study
The author advocates careful casting for festival or entertainment productions, stressing naturalness on stage and deep character immersion. He urges reading parts, letting actors grow into roles, and using actors biographies to fuel performance, concluding with a contact for more information.
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Mary Ellen
Box 326
Regina
Aircraft specification with equal wingspan and length
The data lists an aircraft with a wingspan of 34 feet and length of 34 feet two inches. It stands nine feet three and a quarter inches high, and has a wing area of 213 square feet along with an airscrew diameter of 10 feet four and a quarter inches.
Clarifications on date and natural history facts
The text notes that the twentieth century started in 1901 not 1900, mentions Chinese moths with nine inch wingspans, claims Grand Comoro coffee lacks caffeine, and recalls Pancho Villa herding goats and selling his mother's cheese before age twenty.
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Pancho Villa
How Matthew and Mark Begin Their Gospels
Sunday school lesson surveys Matthew 1 1 17 Genealogy shows Jesus descent through Joseph from David and Abraham Mark 1 1 15 proclaims the gospel as good news from God Jesus Son of God Luke Acts outline shows Luke continuation and Acts mission from Galilee to Rome
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Christ Jesus
Jesus
David
Abraham
Babylon
Joseph
Mary
Lord
Mark
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Luke
Theophilus
Galilee
Jerusalem
Rome
Soldier and terrier duel in Berry Barr capture ends comical
In Birchfield road Berry Barr Birmingham Mail reports a laughing scene as a Royal Warwickshire soldier, backed to a wall with his rifle at bay, faces a determined terrier named Paddy. The dog charged, Mary appeared, captured Paddy by the collar, and led him away, finishing the comic incident.
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Birchfield Road
Berry
Paddy
Mary
Colonies Aid War Effort and Vatican City Note
Colonies in the British Empire contributed about £23 million to the British Treasury to support the war effort while wartime restrictions limited exports of key products. They also increased local defence contributions. The text notes a historical belief that Vatican City was founded around 500 A.D.
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Britain
Vitamins Hint At Eye Health Diet Links To B2 Deficiency
Dr Chant Robertson writes in Health that many eye troubles stem from insufficient riboflavin intake. She cites research showing blood vessel changes in the eye with low vitamin B2 and urges more liver, kidney, cheese, eggs, wheat germ, beans and peas, plus milk. She notes high costs of sickness to schools and claims diet improvements could prevent most cases.
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FE. Chant-Robertson
The
Health League of Canada
Board of Education
Dovtor Chant-Robertson
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
White coats boost pedestrian visibility at night
Tests in Wellington New Zealand show white coats greatly enhance a pedestrian’s visibility with restricted headlights. Four cars observed a man in black at 95 feet while a man in a white coat was seen up to 343 feet away, and a white waist band added 40 percent visibility.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Agriculture officials warn against driving hogs with sticks
Ottawa officials in the Wiltshire contract warn packers not to use sticks or canes to drive hogs before slaughter. They recommend replacing rough handling with flappers made from waterproof material from used oilcloth aprons to guide hogs safely.
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Agriculture Department
Ottawa
Britain
Warships first protected by iron plating in 1782
In 1782 French warships were sheathed in iron for protection as conflicts spread near Gibraltar under British control. The note mentions jjron platea as the protector and cites the Spanish-French serge context.
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Jjron Platea
Gibraltar
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Mohammed Razizul Haque
Bengal Legislative Assembly
Firoz Noon
Governor General
Johann Strauss the Younger
Balkans
Alaska
United States
Far
NES
Royal Canadian Air
Mim
Armee de l'Air
France
British Purchasing Commission
Airacobra
Allison
Grand Comoro Island
South Africa
William
Fergus On
NEA Service, Inc
Saturn
Matthew, Mark
Vatican City
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Mickie
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