Scrap drives and war aid reach across continents
Breefly reports list varied war era items: Powell Fiver workers keep 14 trucks for a day, scrap shipped to Vancouver. mobile X ray units sent to the Russian front. an engine from a yacht once owned by King Alfonso XIII given to scrap metal drive. Miners Welfare Britain starts scholarships for young miners. Civilians evacuated from Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. Genghis Khan anniversary solemnly observed in China. France bakers face a 40 percent flour cut. Eugene Petrov, renowned Soviet journalist and novelist, dies covering Sevastopol siege. Sir Phone Neal, former lord mayor of London, dies at 81, noted for a famously brief speech.
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Powell Fiver
Vancouver
Dezen
France
Eugene Petrov
Soviet Union
Sevastopol
Phone Neal
London
Lack Of Courtesy In War Work Reflections
Adelaide Kerr writes on Common Courtesy noting wartime strain and blamed lapses. She urges self check on manners and timeliness, reminding readers to write mothers and improve handwriting, while arguing that busier schedules can boost productivity.
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Adelaide Kerr
Tots Airy Ensemble Pattern 4022 by Anne Adams
Childrens pattern 4022 offers a scalloped bodice bonnet and sleeve variations in sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Includes fabric yardage 215 for 35 inch and 2 yards 25 inch. Send 20 cents and provide size name address and style number to Ri Adams Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adama
Adams Tern
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
German Brutality in Occupied Europe Reported by Norwegian and Polish Sources
Ottawa Journal summarizes a two nation report from the Royal Norwegian Government information office detailing German torture and mistreatment in Norwegian prisons and concentration camps. It cites eye witnesses and a judge directed study, noting brutal Gestapo guards and camp abuses at Oswiecim, with Poland Fights accounts of inhumane winter treatment and forced labor.
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Ocklang Merle
Norway
Poland
Europe
Information Office
Canada
Royal
London
Oswiecim
Ottawa Journal
Gertrude the Goose Boosts Luck Aboard Hepatica
Canadian corvette Hepatica gains a mascot named Gertrude the Goose after a voyage from Vancouver. Sailors debated roast goose vs mascot, settled on mascot, and Gertrude now shares watch duties and enjoys a deck-side life aboard with limited harbor freedom.
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Gertrude
Donald
Vancouver Sun
Saving A Minute Safety Wizard
A voice highlights minutes as life’s currency. A man with 25 years left could face roughly 13 million minutes, depending on leap years. The piece urges careful street crossing to save time and avoid losing precious minutes to death.
Getting Acquainted From A Girl Reporter In Canada
A San Francisco Chronicle reflection notes Canadians worry about California morale amid blackout hysteria and air raid fears. The piece contrasts typical US and Canadian news, calls for better official news on wartime effort, and argues Californians would endure an air raid if it comes, not seeking it.
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Canada
British Columbia
California
Portia
United States
Congress
San Francise
Cain and Abel a Faithful Sacrifice Contrast
A Sunday school lesson on Genesis 4 contrasts Cain and Abel. Abel’s firstborn flock offerings pleased Jehovah while Cain’s produce did not. The study explores anger, jealousy, and the need for self examination to resist sin, with insights on how the offerer shapes the acceptability of the offering.
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Abel
Cain
Adam
Eve
Kaneh
Herbert E. Ryle
Jehovah
God
Health program could save Canada billions in lost labour
A Canadian Health League report links sickness to major wartime production losses. It cites fifty million dollars in annual wage loss, with potential saves through national health programs that protect homes and factories, improve labor relations, and reduce accidents and occupational disease.
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United States
Health League of Canada
Gallup
Grant Cunningham
Industrial Hygiene Division
Ontario Department of Health
Ian MacKenzie
National Health
Skyline highway claims world rooftop in Rockies
A report notes the highest automobile road in the world sits within Rocky Mountain National Park. It describes awe at elevation and the moon appearing larger when viewed from a flat, supine position above the ground.
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The
Rocky Mountain National Park
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Brefly
Alfonag
Spain
Miners Welfare Association
Britain
Maintai
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Pridilof Islands
Aleuthane
China
Genghis Khan
Rc.a.f
No. 5 Air Observer School
By William Ferguson
SV Meaber
Galileo
Galilei
Gertie the Goose
By Fred Neher
Cain and Abel
Gene Byrnes
Wealth of
Capitol
Washington
Australia
Mickie
Evry
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