World happenings briefly told in wartime notes
Canadian Women’s Army Corps may wear the Canada badge as announced in corps orders. Crechy Blovakia added to eligible governments for American lend lease aid. A German storm troop leader was arrested in Stockholm on espionage charges. Gus Skinner, 83, noted actor and father of Cornelia Otta Skinner, died in New York. Radio beams enable Edmonton to Alaska air route flights in all weather. U S army and navy ready to place orders over $5,000,000 to convert automakers to armament production. Danish citizens to yield 10 percent of weekly butter to aid Finland. Pioneer Corps veterans become British subjects and officers amid Britain’s war effort. Norwegians near Vaagso find 10,000 kroner after German cables cut.
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Canada
Crechy-Blovakia
Stockholm
Gus Skinner
Cornelia Otta Skinner
New York
Edmonton
Alaska
United States Army
Navy
Copenhagen
Finland
Pioneer Corps
Britain
Vaagsojatand
Norway
Nazi writer Soldan forecasts change in Eastern Front stance
Lt Col George Soldan states that the Russian soldier, once deemed distinctly inferior to Germans in the Great War, is no longer inferior. He predicts eastern German armies will align with him on this view as events unfold.
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George Soldan
Debonair Young Frock by Anne Adams Pattern 4941
The Debonair Young Frock pattern 4941 offers a long line basque bodice with twin front panels and a V neck. It presents sleeve options, optional embroidery, and contrast fabrics, with sizes ranging from 14 to 42 and yardage listed for size 16. Send 20 cents in coins for the pattern, instructions provided.
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Anne Adams
Patteen
Women Build Battle Balloons in Welsh War Factory
In a Wales war factory women without men produce barrage balloons for England. American sewing machines craft panels 440 meters wide and over 500 small parts, with two miles of tape per balloon. Workers trim, glue, and stitch while government inspectors check tolerances for exactness.
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Wales
London
Hyde Park
Algoma Guide Warns Moose Riding Is Dangerous
Oscar Boyer of Pangis, a renowned Algoma guide, says riding a moose is courting death on dry land though it can be done safely in water. He recounts a failed attempt when a moose hit shore and brush swept him off after about 15 minutes of hanging on.
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Algoma
Oscar Boyer
Pangis
Oscar
Canada
Saved By His Hair Wild Tribesmen Of Lauzon Knew Altman
An American pilot who baled out over Central Luzon landed amid Kalinga tribesmen. They shouted and Brandished weapons until they saw his flaming red hair, realizing he was not Japanese and spared him. The tribesmen had lost men to earlier air raids, and language barriers remained.
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Lauzon
Altman
Luzon
Night raiding role of a two ton capacity vehicle
The text notes a large and important part in raiding into enemy territory since the war began. It emphasizes use mainly for night operations due to its low speed and high load capacity of nearly two tons.
The Rebuke and the Raise Fable in Office Memo
An army officer visits a subordinate at 4 p.m. and leaves a memo claiming the chair was cold. The next morning the subordinate asks for a raise, but the boss fires him for barefoot work, saying bare feet won’t be tolerated. The rest reflects on pockets in winter clothes, Seville Cathedral dating 1402, a quiz about five zones, and Vancouver Island’s circumnavigation by Captain George Vancouver in 1792.
Sunday School Lesson January 18 58
Devotional notes on John the Baptist and Jesus baptism in the Jordan with Luke 3 15 17 and Matthew 3 13 17. Explains John's humility and prophesied baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. Emphasizes the anointing and divine voice declaring Jesus beloved Son.
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John
Jesus
Dummelow
J. H. Jowett
Matthew
Mark
Nazareth
Galilee
Jordan
Luke
Astrologers Predict Hitlers Downturn In 1942
Old Moore's Almanack 1942 foresees a bad outlook for Hitler with progressed ascendant opposing Neptune and Saturn. A Saturn Mars conjunction in February affects the Third Reich, suggesting Hitler and Nazism will crash between early and late February. Jupiter’s culmination in Japan points to trouble for Tojo's forces and peace arriving by summer.
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Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Hitler, Hirohito & Company
Old Moore's Almanack
Hitler
Third Reich
Old Moore
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Withdrawing Room Recalled in Dining Etiquette Tale
The article notes the term withdrawing room once used for a room where ladies withdrew after dinner while men stayed for bread jokes and strong drinks, reflecting changing social customs and language.
Canada Gold Output Declines for 1941 First Eight Months
Canada produced 2,560,120 ounces of gold in the first eight months of 1941, down from 3,500,256 ounces in the same period of 1940. A separate note mentions frogs burrowing into pond mud at winter’s approach and reemerging with spring.
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Canada
Health education call to national program urged by Dr Bates
Dr Gordon Bates chief of Health League of Canada urges Ottawa to lead a nationwide health education campaign with regular provincial conferences and specifically planned health programs. He argues costs of sickness fall on provinces not the federal government and criticizes the nine uneven health plans. Public opinion must push for immediate national health action.
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United Church Observer
Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
Bates
Ottawa
Dr. Bates
Reminder Dialogue and Random Facts
A short reminiscence features a husband asking about plans and a wife listing quiet activities such as writing letters reading and listening to the radio. It notes minerals found in fish calcium phosphorus copper iron and mentions the fox and dog being closely allied.
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Fender
Puddinhead
Mickie
MR. Merchant
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