World Happenings Briefly Told Dated Items
Dr Annie Jump Cannon renowned Harvard astronomer dies in Cambridge Massachusetts hospital. British-Canadian prisoner aid shipments arrive via Geneva. UK cigarette rations drop to ten per day for service members. Axis talks threaten Yugoslavia with Salonika loss. Atlantic Airways plans transatlantic flying boat service.
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Annie Jump Cannon
Harvard
Cambridge
Mans
R. M. Wolvin
the Station
Italy
Germany
Yugoslavia
Salonika
Greece
Vienna
Gardening for all locations and conditions in modern plots
The article explains best practices for tender vegetables with careful fertilizer use and watering when needed. It discusses cultivation tools to conserve moisture, weed control, and methods to maintain growth in dry weather. It then covers rock gardens and alpine plots to beautify slopes and rough land with weathered boulders and sandy pockets. It ends noting seeds catalogs offer location specific flowers.
War in Kenya War Chest Gift and Odd War Tales
War coverage notes that 47 percent of troops in Kenya are in uniform. Italian airmen survived 12 days by eating raw tortoises and drinking water from elephants footprints after capture by Africans and an Arab with an elephant gun. A South African pilot reportedly landed on a zebra in Abyssinia, and incidents include an elephant sitting on a land mine and a buffalo knocking a bandsman into a tree. The Masai offer 1,600 cattle a month to the government and add 50 cents per head to the war chest gift.
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Abyssinia
Underground Fortress near front line revealed in Red Star
A Red Star report describes a Soviet underground fortress, part of a line of steel and concrete fortifications. A special correspondent entered a hillside concealed door and found a warm lit labyrinth with a power plant dormitory and fire stations. Guns and machine guns formed a fortified fire unit in a complete zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star
Ship Without Rivets Built At Kalgoorlie For Coastal Defence
A steel motor cruiser welded rather than riveted is under construction at Kalgoorlie Australia 300 miles from the sea. Builder A T Rogers plans to use it as a pleasure craft and believes the design suits Australian coastal defence needs.
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Kalgoorlie
Australia
A. T. Rogers
Meaning of Dreams booklet offer from Home Service
Dream interpretations reveal hidden fears and responsibilities as a Winnipeg News for Union Home Service promotes a 32 page booklet on dream meanings including prophetic dreams. It lists other 15 cent booklets such as How to Make Rock Gardens and Good Letter Writing. requests 15 cents to Home Service Dept Winnipeg.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newsper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Fierce camera trick frees 60 Italian POWs in Tobruk cave
A Royal Air Force pilot, without a weapon, used a concealed miniature camera and a fierce look to guide 60 armed Italian prisoners out of a Tobruk cave. He shouted veni tutti, meaning come on all of you, and led them into the light as troops advanced. The pilot then chose to return to aerial duties.
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Royal Air Force
Tobruk
Old Custom Revived in War Time London Barbers
In wartime Britain barbers report a shaving boom due to blade shortages. Old shaving mugs reappear on shelves as customers return to traditional methods. Girls with electric razors assist. barbers boast rising daily shaves and nostalgic customers bring back mugs from years ago.
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Britain
Grandpop
London
Wedding Day Exchange Echoes a Censored Moment
A fragmented dialogue hints at a wedding day and interruptions about grammar and events. The exchange centers on the phrase occurrence versus event and reflects a formal, stagey debate on language within a narrative fragment. The snippet preserves tense ambiguity and a focus on marriage as a backdrop.
Pity the poor moth statement on winter attire
A brief quip notes sympathy for a moth facing winter clothing as people anticipate shedding winter garments. The line uses humorous wordplay to contrast human comfort with a moth's predicament.
Devil's riding horse nickname for pirate bug spotted in south
The pirate bug is known as the devil's riding horse in southern regions, a local reference highlighting its fearsome reputation among residents.
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Pirate Bug
Matron's Trim Buttoned Frock pattern 4726
Anne Adams Pattern 4726 offers a neat tailored house dress that extends to outdoor use. Front buttoning slimlines the figure and a yoke bodice with darts smooths shoulders. Skirt panels reduce width. pockets optional. sizes 34 to 48. Send 20c to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Downing Street chat with Churchill described by Air Marshal Bishop
Air Marshal W A Bishop VC recalls visiting Downing Street and meeting Winston Churchill. He portrays Churchill as strong fearless and unflinching, the stern leader seen as the last defender of freedom in the world today.
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Downing Street
Churchill
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Radio Interrupts Test Conversational Skill
A witty remark notes how conversation dies when guests drop by during a listener’s favorite radio program, highlighting the clash between social intrusion and focused listening.
Han dkerchiefs edged with gold gifted to English youths hats
A note recalls young Englishmen wearing handkerchiefs edged with gold in their hats as gifts from young women, a fashionable custom reflecting courtship traditions of the era.
Shared possessions among the early Christian community
Devotional lesson on Acts 4 32 to 7 60 describes the early church in Jerusalem sharing all things in common while voluntary giving supported the poor. It notes the apostles' testimony of the resurrection and the spread of the gospel alongside material generosity.
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Dead Sea
Palestine
Egypt
Jerusalem
John Gardner
Kind Swift and His Gentle Rebukes to Servants
The Dean Swift showed amiable traits despite his fierce pen he treated servants kindly. When a joint at table was overdone he told the cook to take the mutton to the kitchen and do it less. He added if faults must be made they should be ones that can be mended.
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Dean Swift
Swift
Massive Cotton Use in Auto Industry Report
The article notes 89,000,000 pounds of cotton used in manufacturing 1,000,000 automobiles. This cotton comes from 558,000 acres harvested for the crop.
German Claim of Ten Million Rats in Paris Provokes Alarm
Publication notes mockery of German propaganda about Paris rats while joking that Hitler’s forces must be larger than previously imagined. The line satirically frames wartime fears and mockery of enemy statements.
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Paris
Hitler
Coronary thrombosis often not fatal says medical study
Doctors Masters and Dack analyze 75 private cases and 415 patients with coronary occlusion, showing many patients return to work and remain healthy. Most ward patients were manual workers, yet over half resume full-time work within months, with women and men showing similar recovery rates. The report highlights multiple attacks as the main drawback but overall hopeful outcomes.
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Masters
Dack
New York
New Flour Type Claims Vitamins Retained in Canada
Dr F F Tisdall of Toronto told a Winnipeg Canadian Club audience that Dominion government researchers perfected a new white flour retaining about 75 percent of essential vitamins. He noted the process would cost little to implement and could add large vitamin totals annually if adopted nationwide. He cited studies showing many Canadians lack proper nutrition and warned Britain and Canada would face shortages without proper feeding.
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F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Federal
Department of National Defence
Winnipeg
Tisdall
H. L. Newman
Dominion
Department of Pensions and National Health
Canada
Great Britain
Proud Of Old Country
An officer of the mercantile marine just back from Australia declares that the reputation of this country has never stood so high there. In uniform he received invitations to meals, picnics, and motor runs. Australians show touching pride in the Old Country and its standing.
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Mercantile Marine
Australia
News of the World
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Balkans
Berlin
Canadian
Red Cross
Geneva
Society
Montreal
Cable
R. A. D. Alstoft
Western Command
Navy
Army and
Air Force Institute
Paul Benshea
United States
British Overseas Airways
Airways Atlantic
Rock Gardens
Kenya
Ministry of Information
Maginot Line
Home Service
Kap
Alan
British Isles
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