Labor officers to be added and pension tensions noted
The Labor Department will add twelve probation officers to its staff with three best qualified to be labeled as Labor relations specialists. First World War pensions show 72 934 disability and 17 941 dependent with a total annual obligation of 39 595. War time Italy orders all public venues to close by 10 p.m. Canadian living costs rise with a 316 0 index and Western Canada up 3 1 per cent to 114 9. Ambassador John Winant cites strategy to fight enemies on their chosen ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Labor Department
Ttssis
Italy
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Gypsy Fortune Telling Boosts Love Luck and Wealth
A column advertises fortune telling and mystic methods with a quiz on romance and marriage readings. It mentions a 32 page booklet titled Fun With Fortune Telling and lists other inexpensive pamphlets on cartoons, fashion drawing, weddings, and parties. It also includes curious notes on Albania customs and a remark about the ocean's gold content per cubic mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen of Hearts
Bill
Colina
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Canada’s 1941 canned salmon pack exceeds past records
Fisheries Minister Michaud announced a large 1941 salmon pack with Canada able to supply the United Kingdom about 200,000 more than the initial 1,190,000 cases agreed. BC remains the main source, with sockeye and cohoe canning ahead of prior years and pinks down slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
Michaud
Australia
South Africa
British Columbia
GA Versions of Child's Frock Pattern 4899 Dresses
Two Anne Adams patterns titled 4899 for girls show a curved bodice panel creating a bolero like front and a waistband at back. One version features ribbon lacing to a bow at the collar, the other uses contrasting fabric with buttons. Patterns 2 4 6 8 10 available. size 6 dress without collar uses 15/35 yard fabric and 1 yard ribbon, with collar uses 15/54 yard fabric and 4 yards contrast. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Warlike German Spirit Through Centuries Cited
The passage notes Tacitus describing the German tribes as hating peace and valuing blood to win, attributes Caesar's view that they are addicted to hunting and war, and claims the old fighting spirit persisted up to later centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacitus
Germany
Julius Caesar
Inoculation Drive Cuts Winter Absence by 14 Percent
Lord Nuffield's 25 000 war work employees were inoculated against colds, cutting last winter's to work by fourteen percent. All workers will be inoculated again next season to maintain protection and reduce future sickness.
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Lord Nuffield
Fusing Stamp Sales Appoints National War Savings Director
Fusing Stamp Sales accepts the role of National Director of War Savings Stamp Sales. Ottawa notes the need for a strong executive to lead fund-raising efforts. Mr. Tingle, director and advertising manager at Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada Ltd., brings extensive advertising experience and public service in Quebec. He currently chairs the Air Cadet League of Canada for the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Tingle
Imperial Tobacco Co., of Canada Ltd
Quebec
Air Cadet League of Canada
Alberta Coal Ordered by Ontario Dealers This Year
Wartime Prices and Trade Board statement on behalf of Coal Administrator J McG Stewart urges Ontario dealers to take delivery of Alberta domestic coal promptly to prevent traffic congestion as weather worsens. London air expert predicts glider trains for freight drawn by airplanes becoming common within five years. The elapsed years between a date BC and the same date AD equal one less than the sum of the two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario
J. McG. Stewart
Prices and Trade Board
London Air
B.C
A.D
Sunday School Lesson for November 23 Theme Pray Without Ceasing
The lesson highlights thankful living with reference to First Thessalonians 5:17 1st Thessalonians 5:16-18 and related passages Psalms 103 Matthew 6 5-15 John 17 1-26 Ephesians 5 18-71 Philippians 4 6 I Thessalonians 5 16-18 I John 5 14 15 and devotional reading Psalm 10 23-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Thessalonians
Matthew
John
Espesians
Philippians
I. John
Explanations on Prayer and Thankfulness Across Christian Writings
The text contrasts true and hypocritical prayer focusing on inward communion with God rather than show. It stresses praying in secret, thanking in all things, and maintaining joy as linked to gratitude, citing James Drummond and various biblical references. It ends with a note on Azore Indians mistaking Cortes’s mounted men for twin beings due to horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
James Drummond
Drummond
Clarke
George Matheson
Cortz
Design for victory or sudden strike plan in Britain
London Daily Express argues Britain must wait for the right moment to strike Europe with finality. The piece rejects theatrical threats and stresses patience, buildup in field, factory, ships, and shipyards before a decisive assault at the proper front and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Europe
The
Express
Winston Churchill
Downing Street
Trafalgar Square
Nelson
Hitler
London Daily Express
Life Span Longer Drives Heart Disease Rise
Dr. Paul Dudley White, president of the American Heart Association, notes life expectancy has increased 18 years since 1900. He said longer lives mean people die later from diseases once controlled, delaying the appearance of heart ailments in the United States at a Los Angeles symposium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Paul Dudley White
American Heart Association
Los Angeles
Can Be Prevented Diptheria Death May Trigger Prosecution
Medical science has advanced 0 for, according to Dr. Harry Thomson of Toronto, that the time is coming when death from diphtheria will be cause for criminal prosecu tion. Thomson made the statement in an address to the Ottawa Liong Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thomson
Toronto
Thomson
Ottawa Liong Club
Amsterdam Island Bridge Network Before Occupation
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, sits on about 100 small islands linked by more than 300 bridges, a unique urban waterway system key to its historic layout and transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Health League Canada hears on wartime nutrition and disease control
Sir Wilson Jameson, chief medical officer for Britain, urged Canada to overcome public ignorance in health education. He cited a diet for expectant mothers reducing infant mortality and urged immediate use in Britain. He noted cholrine-treated water, toxoid campaigns, and a rise in tuberculosis among young women, with meat and cheese most needed for industrial workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Hitler
Wilson Jameson
Ministry of Health For
Health League of Canada
Toronto
Sir Wilson
London
New Use For Plastic Lines On British Roads
Eight 10 mile sections of a new plastic white line have been grafted onto British roads to aid night driving. The lines are permanent and applied like grafted skin. Ministry official says wear and weather damage painted lines and night lorry drivers rely on them. the plastic lines are experimental and paint remains in use until proved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Transport
Continent heights average about 2800 feet above base
A study suggests if all continents were leveled to a common base, the resulting average height would be about 2800 feet. The estimate highlights geologic variation and crustal differences across landmasses.
Neap tides mark the lowest monthly tides
Neap tides occur during the first and third quarters of the moon, producing the lowest tides of each lunar cycle.
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John Winant
Home Service
Queer Custon
Albania
Peta
W. B. Tingle
Alberta Coal
News of the World
Mickie
Jerry
Paddy
Paddy Finucane
Dublin
452 Squadron
RAF
Brendon Finucane
Keith Vicks
Health League Presen Canada
Lydia E. Pinkham
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