Briefly Told Items From World War II News
A round of quick notes spans aviation arrivals in Havana from Ottawa and honors for war heroes. British child casualties spark a new London hospital ward memorial. Cardiff plans to grant freedom of the city to Prime Minister Churchill. A tobacco fund ships 225 million cigarettes for Canadian forces. Chinese wartime casualties reach 3.1 million. A renowned gardener, Joseph Mallender, dies near 100 in Retford. Belgium mines cleared with no casualties. A new influenza vaccine shows high effectiveness. A long-ago land deed transfer in Portland is revealed in Maine records.
Canadian Wheat Stocks Drop From 1944 Total On Farms and In Bond
The March 31 1945 survey reports total North American Canadian wheat stocks at 502 977 991 bushels with 24 076 406 bushels bonded in the United States a decline of 42 6 million bushels from 1944 Farm stocks total 154 million bushels with 38 per cent in country elevators and 32 per cent on farms Prairie Provinces hold 149 million bushels on farms Manitoba 14 Saskatchewan 90 Alberta 45 million bushels Remaining stock will be used for 1945 crop feed and livestock and poultry through the year leaving some carryover for July 31 delivery.
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United States
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
SUNDAY LESSON MEMORY VERSE ON SOWING AND REAPING
The lesson centers on divine sowing and reaping from Galatians 6 7 and traces biblical kings Jeroboam and Ahab through prophetic battles and moral decline. It cites 1 Kings chapters 12 to 22 along with readings from Amos and emphasizes Baal worship, Elijahs flight, and Gods continued faithfulness to a remnant.
Unique gift from South Africa to Churchill in London
Field Marshal Smuts carried a remarkable ashtray carved from an old pear tree he once climbed as a boy to the London talks with Britain's Commonwealth leaders. The item was presented by prominent Malmesbury residents in South Africa as a gift to Prime Minister Churchill.
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Field Marshal Smuts
London
Fremier Churchill
Field Marshal
Malmesbury
South Africa
Correcting hardened honey and jam with warm oven heat
Simple kitchen fix for thickened honey or jam: warm the jar in a warm oven until the sugar melts and the product becomes smooth again. This method restores spreadability and guards against waste from storage.
Dutch Notary Finds Hidden German Loot in Nijmegen Safe
A Dutch notary returning home after German troops left Nijmegen discovered his safe contained 985,000 Dutch guilders about $400,000. Canadian engineers opened the safe to avoid booby traps and the money was turned over to Dutch authorities, with a possible percentage reward for the finder.
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Nctory
Nijmegen
Holland
Delicacy from Siberia: Swans in London restaurants
Swans from Siberia are shipped to Britain via Ireland and sold as a West End delicacy. The birds, about the size of a turkey when plucked, are part of an animal trade described as a culinary lure. In a separate note, the U.S. Patent Office rejected 48 percent of patents in a 12 year span.
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Siberia
London
Ireland
Britain
West End
U.S. Patent Office
The Junior Chamber Of Commerce Nation Wide Aims And Aims
The Junior Chamber of Commerce is a nation wide organization of young Canadian men with branches in over one hundred cities. Its aim is to weld young men of Canada through self development and public participation. Its objects develop interest in public affairs and projects to improve communities and the country. Members use programs in public speaking and management and engage in civic projects such as Mosquito Control Get Out The Vote Traffic Safety and City Beautification. With over 6 000 members in the Armed Forces rehabilitation is a key task this year. Ten thousand members coast to coast support the war effort through Blood Donor War Services Victory Loan Red Cross and related campaigns. Saskatchewan’s region 3 has 14 affiliates and over 1 000 members ages 20 to 40. The provincial convention at Regina on May 12 13 will discuss fulfilling leadership obligations for a peacetime economy.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Halifax
Vancouver
Canada
Jaycees
Victory Loan
Community Chest
Red Cross
Saskatchewan Junior Chamber
Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada
Crossword Puzzle No 493 Horizontal and Vertical Clues
The page presents a numbered crossword puzzle titled Our Crossword Puzzle No 493 with horizontal and vertical clues listed. Entries include familiar terms across worry band and clay mixture to Latvian capital and Indian mulberry, plus several descriptive words and crossword mechanics like recept ions and con junctions.
Letters and Germans Draw Mixed Reactions From World War II Allies
General Eisenhower receives a flood of letters and gifts from across the world including tooth brushes gingerbread cigarettes and sweaters. Some writers request autographs pictures or battle items while youngsters seek uniforms pistols or a Tiger tank toy. A Vancouver Sun correspondent notes conquered Germans are mainly snarling ignorers smilers and wavers with snipers shot.
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General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
New York Herald Tribune
Emmerich
Vancouver Sun
Prowler Feeds Morning Meal at Dallas Home
A prowler entered Mrs. J. P. Woodward home in Dallas before dawn, cooked a meal, washed dishes, and stacked them neatly on the drain board before departing while the resident slept. Alaska’s coastline measures 35 000 miles, about 10 000 more than Earth's circumference.
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Mrs. J. P. Woodward
Dallas
Texas
Alaska
Cost of killing rising through major wars
Life Magazine notes rising costs of killing across wars from ancient Rome to Napoleon, World War I, the Civil War, and World War II. It cites about 75 cents in Roman wars, 3000 dollars under Napoleon, 21000 in World War I, 46000 in the Civil War era, and about 50000 per enemy in World War II.
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Your Life Magazine
Sugar Consumption In United States Is Large
Americans consume over six million tons of sugar annually, with about 4.6 million tons imported. The figures highlight the heavy reliance on imported sweeteners in the national diet.
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Ottawa
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Wales
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Chen Cheng
Japan
Joseph Maliender
Retford
Eng
Belgium
Wendell M. Stanley
Rockefeller Institute
Princeton University
U.S
Liverpool
England
Portland
Long Island
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Mia. Burns
Archie
Jeroboam
Jehovah
Jerusalem
Rehoboam
Judah
Israel
Egypt
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Dan
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Baal
Samaria
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Beersheba
Damascus
Hazael
Syria
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Nimshi
Elisha
Shaphat
Abel-meholah
Reg'lar Fellers
Gene Byrnes
H Wickel
Pimhrad Duffy
Josef Kramer
S.S. Storm Group
Belsen
Kramer
Holland Town
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce Nation-Wide
Beulah Walton
Jorersville
Coval Sea
GAM
Meagervice
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Ibsen
Lal
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Berlin
Tempelhof
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