World happenings briefly told from distant shores and science
October reports from Sweden describe a war related marine total. Sir Francis Newbolt, 77, a noted lawyer and author, dies in Devon. An inventor unveils a rocket motor in New York that could speed planes and shift air power. British medals honor two Spanish sailors for rescuing oil tanker survivors. Manitoba Rhodes scholar chosen. Golden is law student at Manitoba. A 17 hour 40 minute New Testament reading by 71 Methodists in McLouth Kansas ends at 3:40 pm.
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Sweden
Francis Newbolt
Royal Academy
Devon
England
New York University
United States
David A. Golden
Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. L. Morton
Golden
University of Manitoba Law School
Methodist
McLouth
Kas
Merciful bits for horses in freezing weather
W. D. Albright of Beaver Lodge Alberta warns that touching steel bits to the tongue in sub zero temperatures can cause pain and advises humane alternatives. Wrapped steel bits with cotton or warm the bit before use, dipping unwrapped bits in water to draw the cold or warming in hands to 32 degrees. The message ends with a proverb on mercy to beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Albright
Dominion Experimental
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Dobbin
German-Paris Mail Blocked After Suicide Claims
Marion Dix reports from New York that German soldiers in Paris have been denied mail from home after some committed suicide when letters revealed relatives were killed in British bombing raids. She notes many French refuse to speak to Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dix
New York
France
Marques de Comillas
Paris
Gellak Tribesmen Build Boats That Function as Sleds
Siberian Gellak tribesmen craft boats used as winter sleds, enabling travel across frozen rivers and snowbound landscapes. The boats double as sleds, illustrating adaptive transport practices amid harsh seasonal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Decimation as a Punishment Across Centuries
The article traces the use of decimation in various eras and nations. It notes its historic Roman origin about 450 years before Christ and lists later applications by the Saxons at Waterloo era, Lord Essex in Dublin 1599, Austrians at Leipsic 1642, and the French at Treves 1675, as a punishment for mutiny or cowardice.
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Albania
Blucher
Waterloo
Lord Essex
Dublin
Leipsic
Treves
Toronto Star
Seaman’s Papers For Young Stowaway Bobby Stap
Bobby Stap 16 earned seaman’s papers after stowing away four times in five months and sailing about 20 000 nautical miles. He graduated with honors from New York Merchant Marine School and aims for a berth with Clyde Mallory Line. His Caribbean illicit cruise prompted the children’s court to send him to the school. His travels included England France and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Stap
Bobby
New York Merchant Marine School
Clyde Mallory Line
The
Children’s Court of New York
Marine School
Caribbean
England
France
South America
Plastics From Coffee A New Use For Coffee Grounds
Herbert Polin receives U S Patent 2 207 069 for a process turning green coffee beans into a molded dark brown powder. Ground beans are treated to extract oil, fractions are remixed with spent grounds, heated under high pressure, then molded into plastic at high temperature. Brazil eyeing disposal of its large coffee crop.
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Herbert
Polin
Brazil
U.S
New York Times
Astor Urges Americans to Aid British War Effort
Viscountess Astor addressed the Eagle squadron of American volunteers in the Royal Air Force and urged that the United States join Britain in the war. She said the era tests the English speaking peoples and that many Americans yearn to join, while Capt. H H Balfour praised the volunteers and warned of a new phase of the Battle of Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Squadron
Royal Air Force
Viscountess Astor
United States
America
Lady Astor
Col
Charles Sweeny
Sherman
H. H. Balfour
Air
Britain
Balfour
Riom trials fate unclear as France debates justice
In a London Daily Sketch critique readers see slow Riom proceedings amid wartime pressure. The piece questions French magistrates honesty under Nazi influence while noting public reaction to wartime cinema and the pace of indictments against former leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Riom
Hitler
Petit Parisien
M. Lebrun
Republic
Germany
R.A.F
London Daily Sketch
Effingham Woman Forms Ten Thousand Button Collection
Mrs Bernardine Rathmell of Effingham Illinois gathered ten thousand buttons in one year. She selects specimens aged fifty years or more and refuses anything younger. She notes many collectors begin with spare buttons from sewing baskets and enjoy matching companions for each aged piece.
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Bernardine Rathmell
Effingham
Turks Praise British Morale in Ankara Echoes
The Tasvikeskar Ankara cites a recent Churchill speech noting Britain's centuries old morale built on a complex system of institutions. It applauds Churchill’s frank language as proof of Britain's democratic strength amid great peril and asserts Britons will overcome.
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Germany
England
Tasvikeskar Ankara
Churchill
Britain
Woman's census label shocks household workers
Phrase describes a woman who performs multiple chores from scrubbing and washing to baking and sewing, while the census assigns her to housekeeper no occupation. The line reflects attitudes toward women's work and classification in the census.
Lorraine and France Clash Over National Identity
Lorraine protests echo grand historical ties to France as De Gaulle’s flag carries the Cross of Lorraine. The piece argues deportations cannot erase regional loyalty to France.
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Lorraine
France
de Gaulle
Anne Adams Pattern 4605 for Misses and Women
Anne Adams introduces Pattern 4605 a two piece dress with round neckline yokes and tuck and button trim. Features include puffed or short sleeves optional pockets and a front sash. Available in sizes 14 through 42 with size 16 using 31 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Australia’s Wool Industry Grows to World Leader
The Victoria Colonist notes Australia hosts 110 million sheep yielding 1.01 billion pounds of wool yearly worth about 200 million dollars. Though only a sixth of global flocks, Australia provides over a quarter of world wool with a capital value near 3 billion dollars, created in under 150 years since early colonists introduced sheep.
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Victoria
B.C
Australia
Miss Brown Chooses Between Smith and Jones
In social notes two suitors named Smith and Jones vied for Miss Brown. The question of which man won her favor is left undecided as she accepts Smith, with no final verdict yet.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
Sunday School Lesson on Luke 2 14 Includes Marys Lullaby
Golden text praises God for peace on earth among people well pleased. The lesson centers on Luke 2 8 20 with shepherds, angels, and the manger scene. Marion Colman writes Marys Lullaby asking how all will find the infant king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Christ the Lord
God
Mary
Joseph
Earth
Marion Colman
Pasteurization urged by Canadian Public Health Association
At a Winnipeg convention the Canadian Public Health Association urged provincial laws for compulsory milk pasteurization. The group backs certified full time sanitary inspectors, health supervision for workers in war industry, and bread with wheat germ to boost nutrition.
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Canadian Public Health Association
Winnipeg
Health League of Canada
Public Health Association
Canada
Association
Dominion
Council On Nutrition
Millar urges farm product education and wheat surplus aid
Mrs. F G Millar of Hamilton Ontario calls the Ontario Provincial Council of Women to launch an educational campaign on wheat and quick frozen fruits. She argues Canada lags behind the United States in farm product preservation and suggests giving Canada’s wheat surplus to Great Britain while warning against cutting acreage. She questions why power alcohol production is blocked and says councils offer a forum for farm and city to exchange views. Copper gold diamonds tin and radium dominate Belgian Congo exports. Meteorites are fragments that survive atmospheric entry.
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F. G. Millar
Hamilton
Ont
Ontario Provincial Council
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Cancer articles offered free by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a valuable set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ont. Include a request for Dr. McCullough's articles and print name and address clearly.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Topsy’s Canteen A Remedy For London Hardship
Relief efforts in London include the tea and sandwich canteen project led by Miss Violet Markham. Topsy's Canteen serves shelter residents with low cost food, open afternoons and early mornings, staffed by volunteers who bake, butter and brew. Prices are a penny for tea or milk and meals, feeding many who face food insecurity.
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London
Topsy
Surrey
Violet Markham
Manchester Guardian
Special Badge Approved for Bomb Disposal Squads
The King approves a special badge for time bomb disposal squads. The badge is slightly larger than 4 half dollars and features an orange bomb on a red background. It is worn on the left sleeve between the elbow and wrist.
Tea planters vow monthly wage donation for war fund
Ceylon tea planters arrange to give one day’s pay each month to a central fund supporting war efforts, signaling organized industry backing amid conflict.
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Ceylon
English Channel Quiet On Most Days Of Month
On average the English channel remains calm for about twenty days each month, with calmer conditions prevailing through much of the period.
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English Channel
Camel Drinks 15 Gallons In One Lunge Of Water
A camel reportedly drinks 15 gallons of water in a single gulp, illustrating the animal's capacity to endure arid conditions. The event highlights camel adaptation and thirst tolerance discovered in a desert study.
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Mickie
Gay
Cotton Prock
Wealth League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Belgian Congo
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