World Happenings Briefly Told
The Soviet government has withdrawn its diplomatic recognition of Greece. Seventeen million oranges were unloaded at Liverpool from newly arrived ships and allocated to British cities. Three ambulances funded by over 1,000 Canadian seamen were presented to the Royal Canadian Navy. Mr Justice C D Macaulay retires after 39 years in Yukon. McGill studies speed up medics training to meet physician shortages. A Dominion loan renewal to British Columbia was announced in the House of Commons. Some senators foresee longer US defense work hours. A Denham contractor fined £600 for gasoline misuses. Traveling salesmen in WA OR and BC to tip under war savings rules.
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Liverpool
Britain
Great Lakes
Royal Canadian Navy
C. D. Macaulay
Yukon Territorial Court
Justice Department
Dominion
British Columbia
House of Commons
United States
Denham
England
Washington
Oregon
United Commercial
Defence Savings Stampa
Noted London Landmarks Damaged in Nazi Air Raids
British authorities report heavy damage to London landmarks including the Temple and Gray's Inn from recent German air raids. The Temple suffered major fires and destruction of the Inner Temple hall and cloisters, while Gray's Inn's 16th century hall and vast library were burned out. A Raleigh catalyst tree remained unharmed.
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London
Gray's Inn
Sergeant's Inn
St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
Heart of Legal
Inner Temple Hall
Fig Tree Court
Crown Office Row
Charles Lamb
England
Knights Templar
Inns of Court
Walter Raleigh
Fontainbleau Citizens Ordered Off Sidewalk by Nazis
A fragment reports that in Fontainebleau residents must step into the gutter when a Nazi approaches, allegedly sparked by a boy tripping a German soldier with a croque a jambe. It mentions family movement during house cleaning and broader wartime aid.
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Fontainebleau
Just An Old Story From The War Propaganda
The Montreal Star denounces Nazi propaganda and intervention pretenses as a repeating pattern from Norway’s betrayal to the present. It accuses Fetain of acting as a mouthpiece for Nazi masters and notes the pervasive use of “tourists” and claimed help to oppressed peoples.
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Norway
Fetain
Montreal
Bodice Novelty In Shirt Frock Pattern 4746
Anne Adams presents pattern 4746 for a 1941 shirtwaist bodice with deep yoke panels and concealed gathers, featuring a tailored collar and waist buttoning. Available in women's sizes 34 through 48. yardage listed for size 36. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Russian scientist Voronoff admitted for permanent residence
Dr Serge Voronoff, a Russian born scientist known for monkey gland experiments, and his wife were formally admitted to the United States for permanent residence. He arrived in Canada with his wife to await his number under the U S immigration department’s Russian quota after fleeing Europe where his Mentone France laboratories were destroyed when Germany advanced into France last year.
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Serge Voronoff
United States
Voronoff
Canada
United States Immigration Department
Europe
Mentone
France
Honor For McNaughton Named Honorary Fellow Of Royal Society
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton commander of the Canadian corps in Britain was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Canada at Queen's University Kingston Ontario. He previously led the National Research Council for many years.
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A. G. L. McNaughton
Britain
Royal Society of Canada
Queen’s University
Kingston
Ont
McNaughton
National Research Council
New Use For Coffee Found By Scientists In Brazil
Scientists visiting Brazil report a surplus coffee bean byproduct being turned into a plastic material. Lord Forres of the Will ingdon mission to South America notes the resin could be used to manufacture airplane and car components.
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Brazil
Lord Forres
Willingdon
South America
London
Mayan Teeth Decoration Reveals Ancient Central American Craft
Archaeologists report that the Ancient Mayans in Central and South America practiced teeth decoration. The practice indicates aesthetic and cultural significance, with findings suggesting rituals and daily adornment across multiple sites.
International Peace Garden Gains Western Appeal
The International Peace Garden lies sixteen miles south of Boisxeya Manitoba along the North Dakota Manitoba boundary. Visitors to western Canada are urged to consider a visit as roads to the garden and Turtle Mountain Forest reserve are excellent. The site is developing with greater advancement on the American side aided by CCC camps and significant federal funding.
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Boisxeya
Manitoba
North Dakota
Canada
Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve
United States
C.C.C
Fanny Kembie’s Summers and the Coachman Incident
In rural Massachusetts Fanny Kembie hired a neighbor as a coachman during country stays. He talked of crops and people, she warned him to drive not converse. Upon billing, a curious line reads SASS five dollars, a charge she found baffling and he justified with a dry quip.
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Boston
Fanny Kembie
Massachusetts
Fanny
Inflation Starts With a Boy at the Table
In the Christian Science Monitor, a concise illustration shows a boy taking extra bread and jelly to balance his plate, a simple parable about how inflation begins when small self interest accumulates.
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Christian , Science Monitor
Rose Week Drive Supports British Soldiers and Civilians
The New York chapter of the Maple Leaf Fund held Rose Week selling 1,000,000 roses donated by florists to raise comforts for British soldiers and civilians across the United States.
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New York
The
Maple Leaf Fund
Canadian War Relief Organization
United States
Christie's sale rooms hit in London bomb raid
Nazi bombs struck Christie's sale rooms in St James's London destroying the grand stair and rupturing the art centre. Sir Alec Martin, a director, vowed to continue as Chelsea Old Church lay in ruins with tombs and historic books including a Vinegar Bible among the relics.
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Christie's Sale Rooms
St. James's London
Art Centre of the World
Alec Martin
Christie's
Chelsea Old Church
London
Thomas More
Irregular Rhubarb Dessert From Vintage Recipe Card
A vintage recipe describes combining butter and sugar with eggs, nutmeg, vanilla, bread cubes, and corn flakes. Layer with rhubarb and bake a 375F oven for about 35 minutes yielding eight servings in an 8x1 inch casserole.
Devilled Lima Beans and Milk Lunch Biscuits Recipe
A recipe outlines heating butter with salt mustard and paprika, adding crushed biscuits and milk then simmering. Stir in Worcester sauce and lima beans, finish after three minutes. Serves six. The article notes a storm safety fact about lightning danger comparing standing versus lying on the ground.
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Christie's
Famous aviator Cathcart-Jones to aid in RC A F film
Squadron Leader Owen Cathcart-Jones of the Royal Canadian Air Force is appointed officer in charge and technical adviser for Warner Brothers forthcoming film Shadows of Their Wings about the RC A F. He also helps with the script, drawing on aviation memoirs and a string of long distance records.
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Owen Carthcart- Jones
Royal Canadian Air Force
Warner Brothers Film of
Hal B. Wallis
Department of National Defence For Air
Wallis
Cathcart-Jones
London
Capetown
London-to-Kenya
Malta-to-Cairo
Mediterranean
China
Palestine
Royal Aero Club
Owen Cathcart-Jones
R.C.A.F
Hal. B. Wallin
Warner Bros. Pictures
Ottawa
Paul and Barnabas Speak in Antioch and Face Jewish Opposition
Sunday school lesson reviews Paul and Barnabas in Antioch as they preach to Jews and Gentile converts after Acts 13 13 44 49. The synagogue leadership invites speech and the message widens to Gentiles though jealousy from Jews grows. Persecution follows and the missionaries depart for Iconium.
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Paul
Antioch
Pistolim
Barnabas
Barnaban
Tan
Ramsay
Iconium
Air Superiority Key to Ending War Warns Leader
A wartime address stresses the need for Allied air superiority to crush Nazi threats. It argues that Middle East gains or Suez victories will not end the war without air dominance. The Crete battle lesson emphasizes overwhelming air power as essential for freedom. The speaker calls the British Empire and American people to focus on air superiority.
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Mediterranean
Suez
Middle East
Crete
Sir Henry Buckland Dies On Crystal Palace Wreck
The manager of London's Crystal Palace Sir Henry Buckland, who witnessed the destruction of the north tower, is mourned by all who knew him. Appointed in 1914, he aimed to restore the palace's reputation as a public pleasure ground, but the war redirected the arena to sailors. Buckland, a former draper's manager, was brother-in-law to Sir Milsom Rees and lived in the Paxton house within the palace grounds.
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Sir Henry Buckland
London
Crystal Palace
S. Crystal Palace
Sir Henry
Milsom Rees
Looking Ahead In A Tailor Shop Joke
An actor orders a suit and shows a fabric pattern to his son Tom. The boy replies that he is looking at the wrong side but notes that the back side is what he must wear, delivering a wry family joke about clothing and perspective.
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Tommy
Pedestrian Enjoys Car Showroom Change of Pace
A motor salesman offers to show a car and a pedestrian replies he is not buying. The man adds it is wonderful to be among cars without dodging them, expressing appreciation for the setting.
Health League of Canada urges public health lift during war
Health League of Canada cites British figures showing higher general health despite bombing and crowded shelters. It credits medical services in shelters and prompt treatment for reduced typhoid and communicable diseases, urging Canada to improve public health to save working hours and curb preventable diseases.
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Health League of Canada
Britain
London
Lengie
The
Health League
Canada
Evaporated Milk Found With US Tool Shipments
Forty eight tins of evaporated milk were found in each of three crates of machine tools from the United States received by the ministry of supply and ordnance. A typewritten slip attached said the milk was for the recipients' children and sent without the purchasers’ knowledge or any agent's involvement.
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United States
Ministry of Supply and Ordnance
Jones Machine Tool Works
Cincinnati
Queen Elizabeth Uses Wood Touch superstition during visit
During a visit to the King George and Queen Elizabeth Club for Service Women of the Empire, Queen Elizabeth joked about touching wood after a young Irish cook assured gas service remained on. The Queen touched the table and urged caution in the face of air raid fears.
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King George and Queen Elizabeth Club
Dakar as springboard in world war speculation
The Buffalo Courier Express debates talk of American expeditionary forces to Dakar as speculation. It argues that French collaboration with Germany to hold Dakar is not fantastical, noting Dakar's strategic value to Germany and France’s distant, limited interests in using Dakar as a base for conquests in the New World.
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Buffalo Courier-Express
Dakar
Germany
France
Brazil
New World
Sunflower oil surpasses olive oils in value
Australian sunflowers yield oil with greater food and medical value than previously imported olive oils, signaling a shift in dietary and medical oil use.
Canadian Army Vehicles Serve British Forces Worldwide
Canadian made army vehicles are serving British forces in Britain Egypt the Near East Australia and South Africa. The best way to get rid of your duties is to discharge them.
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World
Britain
Egypt
The
Near East
Australia
South Africa
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Queen Elizabeth
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