Anniversary of Confucius marked with global notes
The 243rd anniversary of Confucius was celebrated this year. Three million dollars worth of fish were landed by Canadian fishermen Goring Jute. The visit of a Chinese mission to India has been postponed indefinitely, according to a government spokesman. Argentina has dissolved the German Cultural Welfare Society amid Nazi propaganda actions. Britain orders strict economy in car use as Scotland Yard cuts transportation for suspects. A South African commission will study a national health service for all. Lieut Francis Goodfellow of the Royal Navy received the Netherlands Grand Cross for a dangerous secret mission. Admiral Max Horton says British submarines have sunk 500 enemy supply ships and damaged 87 warships. Charles Vining of wartime information told Ottawa a modest press office in Washington and another in New York is planned. Platform farewells are being staged at London stations with platform tickets canceled at rush hours.
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Britain
Scotland Yard
Union of South Africa
Max Horton
Food Value of Fish in Diets Highlighted
Food experts note that 85 to 90 percent of digested fish is absorbed into the bloodstream. Fish provides a complete protein for body building and repair. Sea fish should be eaten often for iodine and mineral content including calcium magnesium phosphorus iron and copper.
Dirndi Type Jumper Pattern 4113 by Anne Adams
Junior sizes 13 15 17 offered for the Dirndi Type Jumper pattern 4113. Back buttoning extends below the waist for easy on off. blouse may have abort or long sleeves. Pattern details include fabric yardage for 54 inch or 35 ounce widths and a note on price and coin acceptance.
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Anne Adams
New York Harbor Sees Wartime Change in Trade and Traffic
Wide World notes New York No 1 port of the world now under wartime conditions with reduced passenger liners and scarce cargo ships. Passenger traffic to Europe and the Pacific has ceased and many freighters have redirected or avoided the harbor. Longshoremen face layoffs with about half out of work as port activity shifts from peacetime commerce to military needs.
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New York
Wide World
Hudson River
Europe
South America
Bermuda
Pacific
East River
Counteracting Force Rising Against Nazi Aggression
The piece argues Nazis overreached by attacking the United States and predicts a counteracting force growing inside and outside Hitler's lines. It contends wisdom failed Germany, cites World War II extending beyond Nazi plans, and warns Hitler's defeat is sealed by his own momentum and failures in 1940 and 1941.
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Hitler
Russia
Asia
Africa
Octopus in Middle East Bites Back as Food Ally
A Royal Army Service Corps letter recounts hunting octopus with a two pronged barb spear in rocky pools and cooking it to taste like crab. The writer notes Greeks favor small two foot specimens for meals. A Toronto Telegram quote contrasts this with 1900 era car weight estimates.
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Middle East
Royal Army Service Corps
Toronto Telegram
Voyage Sparked by Quiros Could Have Opened Australia
The note ponders if Ferdinand de Quiros voyage of 1606 had succeeded, Australia might have fallen to Spanish discovery rather than English explorers. It also mentions Buenos Aires housing the world’s largest refrigeration plant with a daily capacity of 5,000 cattle and 10,000 sheep.
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Ferdinand de Quiros
Australia
Buenos Aires
Argentina
German Home Front Weighed by Famine and War Weariness
War weary Germans face a harsh winter with shortages of potatoes vegetables and fats. The Allied air campaign and Soviet resistance press Germany’s resources to the limit as harvests fail and the food supply deteriorates across occupied Europe.
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Germany
Europe
Royal Air Force
United States
Armed For Victory Lesson From A Year Of Battle
The London Daily Express asserts that Russia learns in combat, while Britain supplies weapons and air power. It praises Britain as the best armed force, noting 20 percent of output sent abroad and the massive war effort as the start of victories to come.
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Britain
London Daily Express
Best mileage speeds for cars in fuel tests
The best mileage for gasoline cars occurs between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Fuel economy declines steadily as speed rises, and at 60 miles per hour the mileage is nearly cut in half.
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Aggie
Violet object reveals vast light waves entering eye
Observation notes that about 800000000000 light waves enter the eye each second when viewing a violet hue. It adds Malta's water supply comes solely from springs, with no rivers or lakes on the island. 2482.
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Malta
Joseph Reveals His Identity in Egypt Lesson
Sunday School lesson from Genesis 45 and 50 centers on Joseph disclosing his identity to his brothers and the emotional reunion. The text emphasizes God’s providence in Joseph’s life, presenting him as a savior during famine and a co-worker with divine plans, with reflections on tears as signs of joy and sorrow.
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Joseph
Pharoah
Teara
Hye
Egypt
John FE. McFadyen
Gains and Loss In Civil Service Exam Trick Question
A New York civil service exam posed a riddle about buying for 12.25 and selling for 9.75. A respondent quipped that he gains on the cents but loses on the dollars, highlighting misreading of net loss.
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Civil Service
New York
Japanese Fishermen Return to B C Waters Amid Switch inIndustry
Thousands of ash ing boats crowd the Gulf of Georgia and Fraser River mouth as white and Indiana crews work the fleets. For the first time in over four decades the Japanese dominate the industry, signaling a historic shift in British Columbia fishing.
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Gulf of Georgia
Fraser River
Indiana
B.C
Vancouver Sun
Mickie Says They Pay For This Paper Ad There
A cheeky note quotes Mickie complaining readers pay for the paper yet ads are discarded like ads. It urges advertisers to place ads in the newspaper to avoid being unread.
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J. E. Cameron
C. J. Slough
Saskatoon
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J. A. Sully
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