World Happenings Briefly Told In War News
A digest of wartime items reports Britain speeding ship load operations, a key-collection drive in Aberdeen, Red Cross relief totals, Allied anti-aircraft success against a Messerschmitt 110, Boy Scout honors, raids deaths, San Francisco arrests over smuggling tool bits, Irish refugee fund start, and Australian Air Dept figures showing 169,000+ RLA.A.F. admittance applications in 58 weeks.
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American Red Cross
Europe
Orient
Great Britain
Britain
Northern Command
Boy Scouta
Lord Somers
Reout
San Francisco
NYK
Eire
Dublin
Rla.a.f
Australian Air Department
Nine London girls drive A A officers through blitz war
Real heroes are the unknown heroines who drive A A officers from gun site to gun site during blackout and bombardment. Audrey Palmer among nine, has navigated daily since September 1938 and even blindfolded, faced the Blitz of 1940 with courage and steadiness. The women endured bombs, shell splinters, and night waits, yet fear no scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Buiz
London
Audrey Palmer
Attes
Soldier’s dying wish to settle debt by officer reaches home
A young soldier injured while serving with a bomb disposal unit asked to see his officer to settle a debt of half a crown owed to a friend. The officer traveled from the South of England to Kettering in Yorkshire, a journey of over 100 miles, the next day to fulfill the dying man’s wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettering
Yorkshire
England
Canadian Bombs Reach Gratifying Production Pace
The munitions and supply department at Ottawa announced Canadian made 500 pound aerial bombs are in production at a Quebec factory. Built last August the plant began production this March and is expected to produce over 100000 bombs per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munitions and Supply Department
Ottawa
Quebec
Danish Roots Linger in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Place Names
A survey identifies about 100 locations across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire with names tracing to Danish settlement origins. Researchers map linguistic patterns linking old Norse influence to modern topography, highlighting village names, rivers, and fields reflecting historic Viking presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
England
Cable Messages To Service Men In The United Kingdom
Instructions outline how to address cable messages to Active Service Force members in the United Kingdom and a poetical telegram option. Messages should include regimental number rank name unit and Canrecord London or Officer-in-Charge of Records Ottawa for abroad addresses to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
London
John Doe
Ottawa
King George Drives New Heavy Tank on Testing Ground
The king tested Britain's latest heavy tank at a Ministry of Supply factory site, praising its comfort and handling. He wore white overalls over his field marshal uniform and operated the tank from the driving compartment on a rough field. He later toured the factory, showing interest in manufacture and armaments. An official quip drew a line about stopping tanks, which the king dismissed with a straight question to a nearby constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Britain
Ministry of Supply
Indian Command in Camp Names Indian War Veteran Leader
Lt Col C Milton Martin a full blooded Indian and veteran of the first Great War was named commandant of the Nanaimo military camp succeeding Brig J B Steevenson who will move to Welland Ont He had been commanding officer of the 13th Infantry Brigade for a year and was formerly a high school principal before the latest war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catharines
Ont
C. Milton Martin
13Th Infantry Brigade
Nanaimo
B.C
J. B. Steevenso
Welland
Col. Martin
Practical Canadian Garden Tips for Early Season Planting
The article advises starting vegetables from seeds in warm regions of Canada and outlines timely tasks. It covers spacing, staking, and tying, plus fertilizing applies to new transplants. It warns against crowding and emphasizes thinning and plant support for tomatoes, beans, and ornamental species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Green House
Where The Fault Lies When Maids Are Incticiant
The article argues men praise efficient secretaries while women complain about maids. It contends wives change maids every six months, seek strict routines, and deny initiative to help with chores. Women, it says, foster the servant problem by devaluing servants and blaming them rather than improving work culture.
Induction Report Notes Odd Physical Description
Private Thomas Sutton scanned his United States army induction report and found an erroneous carbon copy. The document listed his physical characteristics with odd labels including frame red hair blue eyes ruddy complexion no comment.
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Thomas Sutton
United States Army
Youth Must Be Served Aboard Solo Flight From Ann Arbor
Mrs W Carl Rufus 60, wife of a University of Michigan professor, departs Ann Arbor for a solo round trip to the Pacific coast to give her 91-year-old father Rev G C Squire of Bellingham Washington his first airplane ride. The Montgolfier brothers first experimented with balloons on June 5 1783.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
W. Carl Rufus
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Pacific Coast
G. C. Squire
Bellingham
Wash
Long-Waisted Dress Is Slim by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4742 offers a full length front panel design with a longer wasted line and side seams. The dress features a double skirt panel, decorative bodice gathers, notch neckline and short sleeves with bow accents in sizes 36 to 50. Send 20c to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Not Many High Incomes In Canada In 1939 40
Canada had 483 taxpayers reporting net incomes of 50 000 or more in 1939 40. Ashley told the House of Commons 27 earned 200 000 or more and 139 were in the 50 000 to 60 000 bracket, 121 in 60 000 to 75 000, 102 in 75 000 to 100 000, 66 in 100 000 to 150 000, and 28 in 150 000 to 200 000. Brazil builds airplane factories with a fourth under construction.
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Canada
Asley
House of Commons
Barnabas and Paul Unite for Gentile Mission
The lesson recounts Barnabas sending for Paul in Antioch, recognizing his breadth and help for the Gentile church. It praises Barnabas as a good, Spirit filled man who fosters unity, then secures Paul as co worker, enabling the expansion of the church beyond Jewish boundaries. It emphasizes Barnabas as a key agent of divine outreach and Paul’s early mission.
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Ramabas
Antioch
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Cyprus
Luke Jesus
Paul
Tarsus
J. D. Jones
God
Returned His Medals To Italy From War Service
Arthur Collins Cundy born in the Tower of London, international secretary of the Civilian club, returned two war medals to Italy, Monta Guerra and the Order of the Annunziata, after saving a wounded Italian officer. He traveled 128000 miles last year, paid 4.08 to return them, and received a receipt signed by an equerry of the Italian king. He is a U.S. citizen, descendant of Frances Scott Key, Boer War veteran, once a drummer under Baden-Powell, served with the London Scottish, then the AEF, rising to captain. He said he no longer wished to be a cousin of the Italian king. He mailed the medals and citations by registered mail.
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Arthur Collins Cundy
Tower of London
Italy
Cundy
U.S
Frances Scott Key
Sir Robert Baden- Powell
Boy Scout Movement
London Scottish Regiment
A.E.F
Mr. Cundy
Darwin Studies on Worm Burrows and Soil Impact
Charles Darwin explored earthworms and their role in soil mixing and aeration. His observations highlighted how worm activity influences soil structure, nutrient cycling, and landscape formation over time.
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Charles Darwin
Big plane steels ride on five ton alloy demand
A historical note states that building a large transport plane or heavy bomber requires at least five tons of high grade alloy steels. It also mentions mallard ducks learning to nest in trees and credits Thomas Alva Edison with inventing the moving picture projection machine.
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Thomas Alva
Edison
Preventive medicine in Canada and action needed
A critique of inconsistent adoption of preventive methods in Canada since 1914. While Toronto pasteurized milk cutting infant mortality and bovine tuberculosis, many provinces lag in implementing dips and toxoid campaigns. Despite proven fulltime health service benefits, funding and public education are insufficient to mobilize voters and taxpayers toward preventive care.
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Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Hamilton
Brantford
Quebec
Rockefeller Foundation
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British Broadcasting Corporaiter
William Alexander
Aberdeen
Aieden
Addreerd
Montgolfier Brothers
Brazil
Antioch Movement
Thessalonians
Pally Mai
Mickie
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