World Happenings Briefly Told
Area planted to soybeans doubled to almost 30 000 acres to meet 1942 vegetable oil and feed needs. Stalin received a Latin typed copy of 1864 minutes of the Original International Workingmen's Association meetings in London. Britain faces radio valve and skilled labor shortages slow domestic sets. Harrow and other boys schools use women teachers for the duration. BC Japanese families settle on farms in Lethbridge irrigation district. War Secretary Grigg elected MP for East Cardiff. US soldiers to work on Alaska highway move under canvas on a White Horse plateau. Swiss sugar for public eating places to be halved under new food restrictions. Commodore Lake named chief of New Zealand naval staff.
Sunday school lesson on narrow gate and discipleship
A devotional reading explains Luke 13 22 30 and the parabolic warning against false hope. Jesus challenges a Jew’s claim of salvation, urging effort to enter by the narrow door, and laments Jerusalem while illustrating divine care with Beecher’s hen imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Jerusalem
Israel
Cebes
Socrates
Henry Ward Beecher
Lord Jesus Christ
Bonnie Dress and Bonnet Pattern 4022 by Anne Adams
The pattern 4022 offers a scalloped bonnet and frock with a Peter Pan collar and optional flare sleeve. Available in children's sizes 2 to 10 with specific fabric yardages. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Winnipeg for ordering.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Horses Replace Trucks Slow in Meeting Demand
The piece notes replacing motor transport with horse power is slow due to longer production of a workhorse and a limited supply of idle horses. It contrasts the time needed to raise a horse with the quicker availability of power vehicles.
Rationing Frustrations Met by Rural Horse Solution
A lighthearted note suggests a horse as relief from rationing woes, reflecting rural attitudes toward shortages. The remark implies practical humor rather than policy details, illustrating everyday adaptation during scarcity.
Stage play pacing tips and notes from Regina theatre
Instructional piece on rehearsing pacing for a one act play, stressing cue timing and maintaining unity. Mentions observing real speech, trimming pauses, and using action to fill silence. References the Broadway play Ladies In Retirement and Mary Ellen Burgess of Regina, Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Regina
The
Little Theatre
Mary Ellen Burgess
Sask
Rapid speech tongue twister scene on ships and shells
A brisk report-like line describes Sheila aboard sailing ships spotting silver shells shining in a shallow sea. She intends to sell the shiny shells for a shilling, emphasizing quick speech and repeated alliteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila
Red Hunter Receives Wings as RCAF Pilot
Former hockey star K. A. Red Hunter of the Saskatoon Quakers and Club of Saskatchewan becomes a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot. He is pictured receiving his Wings from Wing Commander W. E. Kennedy at No. 15 SFTS Claresholm Alberta after a successful hockey season with No. 15 SFTS in the Southern Alberta Service League Senior.
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Saskatoon Quakers
Tour Club of
Saskatchewan
Hunter
Royal Canadian Air Force
W. E. Kennedy
No. 15
S.F.T.S
R.C.A.F
Claresholm
Alta
Red
SFTS
Five Key Farm Business Factors For Profitable Operations
A Dominion Agriculture study of 5000 farm records identifies five essential factors for financial success. Efficiency in land livestock labour capital and farm size are the pillars guiding better returns and cost management as farming expands commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontaro
Therm
H. R. Hare
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Will Not Take Leave Canadian Soldier From Victoria
A Victoria based Canadian Scottish private, once a trapper in British Columbia, refuses all leave. He dislikes cities, preferring to stay around camp and pass evenings in his hut calmly playing with a Bren gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Whale machine-gunned washed ashore near Gijon
A sixty foot whale washed up on a beach near Gijon Spain after being machine gunned by patrolling aviators who mistook it for a submarine. The whale’s hide bore multiple puncture wounds from the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gijon
Spain
Windowless plant uses air cooling system for air flow
A windowless aircraft plant operates an air cooling and cleaning system that pumps 1 400 000 cubic feet or 56 tons of air every minute. Canada reported 1 186 motion picture theatres in 1939 across 2460 theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Aircraft Company
Immunization Push Targets Diphtheria in Canada
Health authorities and the Health League of Canada unite nationwide to promote diphtheria immunization for children. Diphtheria remains a leading cause of death in ages two to five, despite a toxoid preventive requiring three injections at three week intervals plus a booster after four to five years. If toxoid usage were universal, diphtheria could disappear in Canada.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
Spearman warns against harsh postwar German policy
The Owen Sound Sun Times argues for moral suasion towards Germans after the war, noting many favor gentler treatment while implying a reserved Speanker could be useful. The piece mentions Ammonia gas containing nitrogen used to harden steel crankshafts for airplane engines.
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Owen Sound
Sun- Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agriculture Department
International Workingmen’s Association
London
Stalin
Britain
Harrow
Pacific Coast
Lethbridge Northern
James Grigg
Civil Service
House of Commons
East
Cardiff
United States
Alaska
White Horse, Y
Switzerland
Sir Atwell Lake
New Zealand Naval Staff
WE. Parry
Ean
LA Ad
Baily Mai
By Weham Ferguson
Guiana
Vissibile
Lea EL
NEA Service. Inc
Theodore Parker
Boston
Hockey
By Fred Neher
Gus Smeers
Roags Gallery
Oy Osc S Furniture Polish Comeiman
NY Rone
Gene Byrnes
P. Duffy Moodern
Sare
Ugarit Tb League
Mickie
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