Congress approves lend lease aid for another year
The legislative council passed a woman suffrage act giving Bermuda Women the right to vote in municipal elections. A German execution in Berlin was reported and a Soviet wartime bond oversubscription reached 5 billion roubles, with heavy terms for those listening to London broadcasts. A blackout curfew was set at London’s Albert Hall due to shrapnel risk. A New York to Foynes nonstop flight set a 15 hours 30 minutes record, with expectations of 12-hour flights postwar.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Legislative Council
Bermuda
New York
Foynes
Ireland
Britain’s X craft midget submarine proves deadly weapon
A diminutive British X craft submarine, about 50 feet long and manned by four officers and a rating, demonstrated its stealthy surface and submerged operations. Its secret torpedo armament and range remain classified, but its wartime feats against Tirpitz underline its lethal potential.
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Britain
Alten Fjord
Norway
Admiralty
Japan
Lost city houses reveal medieval echo of Rome’s traders
Beneath London streets lie 12 century houses with modern comforts built by rich merchants who traded with Gauls Italians and Spaniards after Rome fell. Archaeologists form a council to document these “lost city” remains before excavation for new foundations destroys them. Misa K M Kenyon warns future generations will fault us if we steal these treasures.
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London
England
Misa K. M. Kenyon
The
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London News-Chronicle
Newsprint Output Falls in Canada US and Newfoundland
Newsprint production in Canada the United States and Newfoundland dropped to 310714 tons in April from 32161 tons in March. Output in April 1943 was about the same as this April level according to the United States Newsprint service bureau.
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Canada
United States
Newfoundland
United States Newsprint Service Bureau
Distribution of Victoria Cross awards across Empire forces
The war has yielded 85 Victoria Crosses with 31 to Dominion and Indian troops. Of 50 army VCs, 26 went to Dominion or Indian soldiers and 24 to British army personnel. Australians lead with 11, Indians seven, New Zealanders five, Australians three, and South Africans one. Air force VCs total 17 with three to Australians and two to New Zealanders, the rest to British air crews. All 18 naval VCs were awarded to Royal Navy personnel.
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Dominions
India
V.C
New
Penicillin for civilian use eyed within five to six months
Cana dian Medical Association Journal reports two Canadian supply sources Con naught Laboratories in Toronto and a Montreal government lab run by a major pharmaceutical firm Progress in production ahead of schedule Banting Institute research under National Research Council. Limited weekly penicillin shares go to Joint Services Penicillin Committee Montreal and Toronto for clinical trials After meeting demand any surplus funds civilian use for severe infections. US Public Health Service allocates penicillin for sulfa resistant gonorrhea rapid treatment centres across 24 states and federal facilities during April.
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Canadian Medical Association Journal
Canada
Connaught Laboratories
Toronto
Montreal
Banting Institute
National Research Council
Joint Services Penicillin Committee
U.S. Public Health Service
Fossil Penguin Found in Duntroon New Zealand
The fossilized skeleton of the largest penguin ever known, dating back about 30 million years, was discovered at Duntroon in New Zealand. It likely stood five feet tall, compared with the modern king penguin at three feet.
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Duntroon
New Zealand
Alexander Discovers Bananas in Indust Valley
In 327 B.C., Alexander the Great reportedly found bananas growing in the valley of the Indust in India.
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Alexander the Great
Valley of the Indust
India
B.c
Canadian Annyphore Wins Top CBC Awards
Canadian Annyphore was honored with two top place awards for CBC network programs. It featured an air drama by Sen. Peterson titled They Are All Afraid broadcast February 27. Peterson, from Regina, is assistant radio Maison officer in Public Relations Army and Northwestern University graduate.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sen. Peterson
St. Peterson
Regina
Radio Maison
Northwestern University
Pauls Preaching and Hope in Corinthians Lessons
The lesson centers on Paul’s motive in preaching as love for Christ and not self. It emphasizes Christ’s grace, the hope of a glorified body, and the believer’s longing to be with Christ. Key passages cite 2 Corinthians 4 and 5, with devotional reflections on faith, mortality, and eternal life.
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Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Matthie D. Babcock
Christ
God
Works Long Hours Doctors Keep Close Watch On Prime Minister
Doctors monitor Prime Minister Churchill to guard his health amid invasion preparations. He reportedly works eighteen hours daily at age seventy, battling prior pneumonia twice in ten months. Doctors disapprove but feel limited in curbing his workload. Four dozen pairs of silk stockings are noted as silk supply for a powder bag for a 16 inch gun.
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Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Manitoba Honors Five With Doctor of Laws Degrees
The University of Manitoba conferred five Doctor of Laws honorary degrees at its annual Winnipeg convocation. Recipients included Fr Justice Amk Dysart as chancellor, Arthur MacNamara of Ottawa, A W Elieforth US Consul General in Winnipeg, H E Sellers Manitoba National War Finance chair, and Dr B J Branden emeritus medicine professor. Dysart urged graduates to pursue faith hope and charity in life.
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Justice Amk. Dysart
J. W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Arthur MacNamara
Ottawa
National Selective Service
A. W. Elieforth
United States
H. E Sellers
Manitoba
National War Finance Committee
B. J. Branden
Faculty of Medicine
Justice Dysart
Women train announcers improve railway speech at Waterloo
Britain reports 106000 women in nearly all railway roles. A female Waterloo Station announcer is praised for clarity, a standard not yet matched by her male predecessor. The piece suggests this merit may influence future hiring in Canada’s railways.
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Woasen
Waterine
Canada
Britain
Waterloo Station
Windsor Star
Crossby Crossword Puzzle No 4884
Puzzle puzzle clues listed with horizontal and vertical entries. Entries include movable barriers tilled land sister of Cadmus moved smoothly over face while loose draping preposition conducted European mountain gash thread formed on a spindle metallic dross Russian commune to close Asian to mix heavy weights froth trumpet call for revelry gentle women to sketch Tani palm leaf mates greeting symbol for calcium blothed to waltz boasted slightest succulent vegetables plus numerous vertical clues and garbled text fragments incomplete beyond restoration.
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