Britain races to repair Big Ben and bolster wartime efforts
Parliament votes to spend 360000 to restore Big Ben stonework damaged by boats last year. Australian Women’s Army Service expands anti aircraft roles to free men for field work. Toronto seed firms back sending Canadian vegetables to Soviet Russia. Duke of Windsor helps battle a 1 million dollar Nassau blaze razing fourteen buildings. World Jewish Congress says over a million Jews died under German domination. About 34 million dollars worth of bricks and metal salvaged for RAF airport bases. Canadian wheat supplies fall sharply from peak.
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Big Ben Tower
Duke of Windsor
Nassau
World Jewish Congress
Germany
RAF
Queen Wilhelmina Visits Lee Mass Druggist
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands visited Frank Pease’s drug store in Lee Massachusetts to buy items. The exchange included questions about Princess Juliana’s children and a promise to bring the little girls ice cream cones.
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Ueen Wilhelmina
Lee
Mass
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Frank Pease
Pease
Juliana
IIL
Busy Day Dress Pattern 4102 for shirtfrock fans
Anne Adams Pattern 4102 features a yoked back bodice and pointy front yokes with a collarless version. Available in misses and women sizes 14 16 18 20 32 SA BB 40. Size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Sek Swendy conte in coins.
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Anne Adams
Khaki Cloth Blending Advances for Soldiers Uniforms
British woolen industry shares khaki blending secrets once held by the West Riding of Yorkshire. Five colors blue yellow brown red mauve are mixed into a standardized khaki thread. Modern process avoids dyeing per piece and ensures uniform shade across mills, with wartime dye shortages history.
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Britain
South Africa
Weat
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Germany
British Industries Bulletin
Preparations For Raids In Iceland Red Cross Supplies
The American Red Cross has donated 45 000 worth of supplies and equipment to the Iceland Red Cross for civilian air raid and emergency care. The city reports hospital beds more than adequate and large stockpiles of medical supplies and clothing. First aid stations are set up in the capital and American supplies are being distributed to other Red Cross chapters. Staffed by doctors nurses Boy and Girl Scouts and volunteers, these stations are ready if an emergency arises.
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American Red Cross
Iceland
Red Cross
American Relief Agency
Extermination Policy Nazi Massacres Jews in Europe
World Jewish Congress spokesman says at least 1 million Jews killed in Europe since war began. Persecution worst in East Europe with Poland Latvia Lithuania and Romania heavily affected. Estimates place deaths at Lithuania 700000 Poland 125000 Romania 200000 Russia 100000 others. Victims drawn from prewar European Jewish population of 6 to 7 million. Slaughter tied to Nazi goal of physical extermination.
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Europe
World Jewish Congress
London
East
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Rumania
Russia
Germany
Jewelled royal items fetch 3500 at Red Cross sale
A jewelled brooch a watch and a pendant given to Queen Victoria by Princess Beatrice sold for 3500 dollars at a Red Cross sale. Bolivia and Mexico dominate global antimony production used in storage battery manufacture.
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RED Cross
Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Victoria
Bolivia
Mexico
Poison Gas Employed By Mussolini In Abyssinia War
Captain R H Helmore of the FLA F suggests Italy used airborne liquid mustard gas in Abyssinia, spraying villages under favorable conditions. He warns that if gas is used against Allies, retaliation could be faster and stronger, without needing refills.
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Musolini
Mussolini
Abyssinia
R. H. Helmore
FLA
Garden of Eden Lesson on Temptation and Sin Explored
A devotional study on Genesis 2 and 3 explains Jehovah planting Eden, the forbidden tree, and the serpent as personified evil. It traces Eve’s temptation, her desire for wisdom, and the consequence of disobedience leading to death, with references to parallel verses and classical commentary.
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Garden of Eden
Eden
Paradise
J. E. McFadyen
Adam
Eve
Milton
Satan
U S Blacklist Expands To 86 Iran Iraq Andorra And Liechtenstein
The United States extends its economic blacklist to 86 new firms and individuals in Iran and Iraq and in Andorra Liechtenstein and nearby European states. It adds 142 listings in Spain Portugal Switzerland Sweden and Turkey and 308 more in 13 American republics, bringing the total to about 9 000. Trade with these entities remains forbidden for U S citizens. Railroading note mentions that some locomotives exceed 250 tons in weight.
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United States
Iran
Iraq
Andorra
Spain
France
Liechtenstein
Portugal
Switzerland
Sweden
Turkey
Nutrition as war key in Canadian health drive
Dr F F Tisdale of the Hospital for Sick Children told Toronto businessmen that Canadians with ample food often eat poorly, leaving about one third under nourished. A Toronto survey found vitamin deficiencies. she urged a normal diet with milk, eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit, whole grains and winter vitamin D, noting cooking times affect nutrient value.
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F. F. Tisdale
Hospital For Sick Children
Board of Trade Club of Toronto
Toronto
Tisdall
Shortage of ships drives wartime rationing across domains
The Brandon Sun notes that global coffee and other rationing stems from wartime shipping limits. Submarine warfare has sunk or delayed hundreds of vessels, crippling transport along the Americas and preventing movement of gasoline coffee tea and sugar to demand centers.
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Brazil
Canada
Americas
Brandon Sun
Bixty Tubes Contain Tin for Bomber Soldering
A reader note claims sixty used toothpaste tubes hold enough tin to solder all electrical connections in a medium seized bomber.
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Bixty
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Reg
Gene Byrnes
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