World Happenings Briefly Told
The British admiralty reveals the battleship Queen Elizabeth was damaged by a torpedo in January 1942. Sir John Andersen cites war damage estimates over 34 billion pounds. Turkey bans Canadian machinery exports. Fufki Zorlu speaks in Ottawa. Fewer UK road deaths in January. Mary Churchill auctions Paris paintings for London war children. A message from the Dominions office honors Newfoundland’s role in the European conflict.
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John Andersen
Exchequer
House of Commons
Britain
Mary Churchill
Paris
London
Dominions Office
Newfoundland Commission of Government
Newfoundland
Behold I Send My Messenger Malachi Lesson Summary
A Sunday school memory selection centers on Malachi 3 1 and related readings from Luke 1 2 Galatians 4 4 5 noting the messenger prepare the way Jehovah visitation redemption mercy and purification of Levi and guidance toward righteous offerings Also mentions solar eclipses and a note on periodic celestial events.
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Malachi
Covenant
Levi
Israel
Bible Societies Reach Millions With Scriptures
The British and Foreign Bible Society report for 1942 43 notes that since 1404 the society has issued over 532 544 0020 copies of the Scriptures with about 129 284 000 in English and highlights the goal to spread the holy text without note or comment. American figures for 1944 show 12 403 541 copies distributed. The piece ends with a nod to ongoing translations and support from faithful followers, listing Canada and Newfoundland offices at 16 College Street Toronto and Rev. J. B. M. Armour as general secretary.
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Me Society
British and Foreign Bible Society
Use Bible Society
Englash
B. & Fbs
American Bible Society
Brat Hand
Free Countries
Christ
Canada
Newfoundland
College Street
Toronto
J. B. M. Armour
Wheat Carry-Over In North America Reaches High Levels
The Monthly Review of the Wheat Situation notes that most world wheat is in North America and demand is tightening stocks in Canada and the United States. With three months left in Canada's crop year, carry-over may reach 300 million bushels by July 31, while U S carry-over at June 30 could be 35 million. The combined 650 million bushels is near the 1944 total but remains the lowest mid-summer stock since 1840.
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North America
Canada
United States
Paint makes a difference for dormer appearance
The article advises painting dormer faces to blend with the roof to reduce their visual height, making the house look lower. Conversely, painting dormers the color of the side walls can increase perceived height.
Crossword puzzle No 4939 hints and clues
The page carries a crossword puzzle with numbered horizontal and vertical clues including entries such as Roman general and goddess of the harvest, with various missing letters and wordplay prompts. Readers are invited to solve across and down entries like indehiscent fruit and draft legal terms while noting errant spellings and misprints.
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Wwe
England
Warsaw exhibit tells of relics looted by Germans
A Tass dispatch from Warsaw reports a document signed by Adolf Hitler ordering Polish crowns and scepters taken to Germany. The exhibition Warsaw Accuses highlights widespread looting of art treasures and museums, including Egyptian mummies, with descriptions of destroyed sarcophagi and broken statues. The cost of plundered Polish collections runs into billions of zlotys.
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Tass
Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Tasa
Eisenhower restricts imported food to extreme emergencies
Arthur Henderson, financial secretary to the war office, said in Parliament that General Eisenhower has issued instruction limiting imported food to extreme emergencies. The note comes as a clarification amid wartime shortages. Argentina meanwhile enforces compulsory voting.
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Eisenhower
Germany
Arthur Henderson
War Office
House of Commons
Daring Manxman Mission Mines Italian Harbor in 1941
The British light cruiser Manxman, masqueraded as a French ship, mined Leghorn harbor in 1941 and withdrew. Rear Admiral Dickson, the former commander, spoke on BBC about the covert operation that fooled German planes and a nearby French cruiser, with Italian ships sinking as a result.
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Leghorn
Italy
K. Dickson
Dickson
Leopard
Oysters on Trees Report in Puerto Rico Mystery
The article notes oysters supposedly grow on trees in Puerto Rico with shells warped and bark-covered backs from their submerged growth. It also cites a claim that 40 to 50 percent of professional Japanese soldiers studied English and about 25 percent speak it efficiently.
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Puerto Rico
Strange Gift Of A Tropey To Nelson Retold
The Manchester Guardian recalls a bizarre gift after the Nile chase. Captain Hallowell had a coffin made from L Orient timbers and sent to Nelson with a note wishing burial in a trophy coffin. Nelson kept it in his cabin before orders moved it to London and, after Trafalgar, used to entomb his remains in St Paul’s Cathedral crypt.
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Hickman Bacon
Thonock Hell
Gainsborough
Nelson
Trafalgar
NeMan
St. Paul's Cathedral
Manchester Guardian
Not All Young Airmen Do Not Age in War Honors
A London Daily Express note profiles RAF airmen awarded the DFC for courage in combat, highlighting ages from 41 to 68. Squadron Leader Charles Sherring, 41, is a radio operator and air gunner. Squadron Leader W S Fielding Johnson, 52, bailed out after flak. Sir Arnold Wilson, MP, died at 56. Wing Commander Lionel Cohen, 68, earned the DFC a year earlier. The piece also mentions that the Chinese have no alphabet despite recent attempts.
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Charles Sherring
R.A.F
Sherring
W. S. Fielding Johnson
Arnold Wilson
M.P
Lionel Cohen
D.F.C
London Daily Express
Milk riboflavin content unaffected by pasteurization findings
A study by Arthur D. Holmes of Massachusetts State College reports pasteurization with holding at 144 F for 33 minutes reduces riboflavin by about two percent. Flash pasteurization at 161 F for 15 seconds shows no loss. Milk riboflavin varies by cow breed and season, highest in Jerseys, lowest in Guernseys and Ayrshires.
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Jersey
Guernseys
Ayrshires
Arthur D. Holmes
Agriculture Experimental Station
Massachusetts State College, Almherst
Walter Lye Signals National Victory With Cathedral Chimes
For the second time Walter Lye, a carilloner for 31 years, rang the chimes at St James Cathedral on May 7 to mark a national victory. He previously signalled the end of the First World War in 1918. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Walter L. Lye
St. James’ Cathedral
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