World Happenings Briefly Told
Supply Minister Beasley discusses rationing consumer goods and raw materials amid government measures. Fifty Canadian nurses arrive as first contingent to join South African military nursing service welcomed in Cape Town. Italy approves a 14 trillion lire WHI4E fiscal year budget for armed forces. Canberra reports Australia could host U S and Netherlands forces in the Pacific as well as British units. Canadian pig iron production in November totals 133,725 tons, down from prior months and last year.
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John Beasley
Cape Town
Council of Ministers
Massilini
Canberra
Australia
United States
Netherlands
Pacific
Dominion Bureau of Atatiques
Anne Adams Home Frock Pattern for Larger Figures
A sewing pattern advertisement promotes Anne Adams pattern 4928 designed for larger figures with bias cut panels and aquare neckline. It offers various sleeve lengths and ric rac trimming, with sizes 34 to 48 and fabric needs for size 36. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Australia could self produce drugs from domestic resources
Australian experts say if imports stop, the country could manufacture drugs from native materials. Frederick Palmer of Canada notes plans to grow plants for medicines and Melbourne University researchers study sedative production to ensure self sufficiency.
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Australia
Frederick Palmer
Physiology Department
Melbourne University
Covered Lots of Ground Since the Australian Air Force
The article traces decades of activity by the Australian Air Force, highlighting key missions, aircraft developments, and leadership changes. It notes overseas deployments, domestic support roles, and evolving defense priorities shaping the force over time.
Soldier seeks officer on stalled tram in Alberta
A troop tram bound for Eastern Canada halted at Bansar Alberta for water. One soldier leaped from a forward coach along the platform shouting for an officer. A harried Major appeared at a window and the man asked for a corkscrew in a terse exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bansar Alberta
Maclean's Magazine
Plays listed for community theaters in 1942
Reader notices request a catalog of plays for non royalty and royalty productions. Items include comedies and dramas with casts from two to five performers and runtimes around 30 to 60 minutes. Publishers Robinson Plays and Samuel French Canada listed with prices and contact details.
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Robinson
Mariot
Mariette
Spain
Dad
Mother
Regina
Burgess Ave
Toronto
Mary Ellen
LIPE'S LIKE THAT Production Up in Canada Factory
Fred Neber reports that a Canadian government owned plant is ramping Lee-Enfield rifle production to over 200000 units annually. The piece notes 5000 flour mills built in Russia in 1940 and 26000 old mills repaired and put back into service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Escape from Helland Dutch Boat Reaches Ireland
An improvised motor boat named Orange carries eight Dutch and former officers from occupied Netherlands to England. They painted the craft grey and camouflaged it with weeds, then fled Shere at night after posing as German troops with a password before the patrol boat was challenged.
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Ereland
Orange
Jar
Kinas
Piet
Simon
Albert
Cornelis
Henk
Dirk
England
Shere
Klaas
Jan
Destructive Weeds Bring Large Losses Claim
A claim in the United States asserts that losses from weeds exceed by one and a half times those from animal diseases, plant diseases, and insect pests combined. If accurate, it argues forcefully for a coordinated weed control effort.
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United States
Flying School Graduates Receive Pilot Wings at Dauphin
Flight cadets from Manitoba and Alberta earned their Pilot's Wings at No. 10 Service Flying Training School in Dauphin Manitoba on Friday December 19. Squadron Leader C F Herington presented the wings to the graduating group. Names follow left to right.
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No. 10
Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Manitoba
Alberta
C. F. Herington
Presentation and Simeon Foretold in Luke’s Early Tale
An article outlines the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple for purification with Mary offering two birds, Simeon’s meeting the infant Messiah, and his prophecy. It notes the significance of Jesus’ mission for Israel's fall and rise, and Mary’s poignant sorrow foreshadowed by a sword in her soul.
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Temple
Jesus
Jerusalem
Mary
Simeon
Luke
Israel
Christ
Joseph
Holman Hunt
Lose Their Fear Jan Ciechanowski on air raids
Polish Ambassador to the United States says residents quickly shed fear of air raids. He argues that safety in offices mirrors elsewhere and worrying is ineffective if a bomb will strike.
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Jan Ciechanowski
U.S
Torpedoes Run Submerged Then Trigger Under Ship Shadow
Report notes torpedoes travel beneath the water until a ship passes overhead, causing an explosion. It also states new machine gears are made from plastics and outlast traditional metal components.
Some Are Born Great And Others Feel Great
A reflective line on greatness contrasts birth, achievement, and perception, noting that some attain greatness by birth, others by deeds, and some simply revel in the sense of being great.
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D. W. McLachlan
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H. A. Stackhouse
Holden
M. C. Hyslop
Edmonton
J. W. N. Harley
L. W. Woolf
Hill Springs
J. K. A. Haslop
R. G. Tighe
A. W. Sterrenberg
Consort
J. W. Millar
J. C. Leslie
Calgary
E.G. Booth
M.S. J. Boulton
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Eke
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Gene Byrnes
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