World Happenings Briefly Told
Flying Officer David L. Morris was killed and three other occupants of a Royal Air Force plane were injured when it crashed near Ibworth Hampshire England. Infantile paralysis cases in Victoria Australia total 1700 with 88 deaths. schools closed six months. The Japanese foreign office denied navy plans for large battleships. Gypsy fortune-tellers move from Calgary due to license fee rise. Captain Robert Irving named commodore of Cunard White Star fleet. Commonwealth to exhibit at 1939 World’s Fair in New York with wool focus. Gold nuggets found behind the bar at Pietersburg Goldfields hotel in South Africa. Alberta to begin chinchilla fur farming with four pairs. Sergeant D L Middleton of Iford killed piloting solo RAF plane in Solent. RAF deaths in nine accidents total 14 this year.
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David L. Morris
Royal Air Force
Ibworth
Hampshire
Eng
Victoria
Australia
Foreign Office
Navy
Calgary
East End
Robert Irving
Cunard- White Star
Reginald V. Peel
Commonwealth
New York
Pietersburg
South Africa
Alberta
Canada
Andes
South America
D. L. Middleton
Iford
Solent
Calshot
Apprenticeship boom at Flin Flon offers steady trades
The writer praises Flin Flon Community Club and its four year apprentice program for youths aged 16 to 18. They detail paid training in trades such as mill operations boiler making and blacksmithing, with wages from 27 to 67 cents an hour and a $100 bonus on completion. A map illustrates power plant site and nearby works on the Churchill River.
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Flin Flon
Winnipeg
Pas
Churchill River
Reindeer Ilake
Churchill
Island Falls
The Call of Matthew and the New Gospel Teachings
Sunday school lesson reviews Mark 2 13 22 focusing on Jesus calling Levi later named Matthew and dining with publicans and sinners. It contrasts Pharisee critique with Jesus defense of fellowship and explains Jesus new gospel themes including God as Father, a kingdom of love, and a life guided by grateful use of mercies.
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Matthew
Jesus
Levi
Alphaus
Andrew
Peter
James
John
R. Vm
John the Baptist
God
A. B. Bruce
No Choosing Allowed Vegetables and Fresh Fruit Diet
The article describes a 3.5 year old set of quintuplets raised on a strict diet of vegetables and fresh fruit. Liver and bacon provide almost all meat. The children eat a wide variety from spinach to angel cake and enjoy it, indicating they are not being raised on a pick and choose regimen.
Air pilots call for practical defence lines in Canada
R Baker of Toronto urged practical defences and advised Canada keep 10 000 highly trained pilots in the commercial or militia field addressing the Military Institute in District Number One. Baker is managing director of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Ten U S women hold aeronautics branch licenses to repack and repair parachutes. Water density peaks at 9.2 F freezes at 32 F and boils at 212 F.
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R. Baker
Toronto
Military Institute of Military District
Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
United States
Aeronautics Branch
An Ill-Chosen Name Across Lands and Wires
The Halifax Chronicle laments the mismatched names of Iceland and Greenland. It argues Iceland suits its country better and suggests Greenland could adopt a name more fitting to its icy land and independence.
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Iceland
Greenland
Halifax Chronicle
I Was the Man Who Murmured a Prime Minister Speech
A constituent challenges the MP about visibility in the press and speeches. The MP replies with a full report of the Prime Minister’s speech, noting at the end in brackets the word murmurs and claiming the speaker was the one who murmured.
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M.P
Insects Move in Tripod Gait and City Store Density Noted
Insects walk with two tripods forming the support at each step. Birmingham has one store for every 48 inhabitants with some areas having more stores than people. Belfast shipbuilders report scarce orders for mercantile vessels. The human ear can hear 16 to 40 000 vibrations per second.
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Birmingham
England
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Wop May Returns to Work After Eye Operation
Famous Canadian aviator W R May known as Wop May resumes duties as superintendent of Canadian Airways Mackenzie division following eye removal surgery to prevent infection. Once a wartime ace and recipient of the Order of the British Empire, May will continue leadership without impairment to his duties or mercy flights over northern regions.
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W. R. “Wop” May
Canadian Airways
May
Mackenzie Division
Airways
Barrens
George V
Letter From War Brother Declared Secret Message
A man in a country at war warns his sister he will not discuss war in letters. The envelope later bears the inscription that letters are read, revealing a clash over surveillance and censorship in wartime correspondence.
France Sees Almost 90000 Fewer Idle Workers
France reports a drop in idle workers from the previous year, with about 89 900 fewer people unemployed or idle, signaling improving labor conditions. The government notes ongoing reforms to boost employment and reduce unemployment rates across regions.
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France
Wireless Telephony and the Deaf Scientist Sir Ambrose Fleming
The News of the World writer credits millions listening today to wireless broadcasting to Sir Ambrose Fleming who became deaf early yet used J J Thomson's electron discovery to create the thermionic valve enabling wireless telephony. Fleming, aged 8s, lives at Sidmouth Devon.
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Sir Ambrose Fleming
Royal Society of Arts
Sir Ambrose
J. J. Thomson
Sidmouth
Devon
De Valera Breaks Courtesy Rule With Buckingham Palace Visit
Irish premier Eamon de Valera broke a longstanding protocol by visiting Buckingham Palace and signing the royal visitors book as he prepared to return to Dublin. Previously he had avoided any courtesy call at the palace during London visits amid Ireland's internal affairs.
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Eamon de Valera
Buckingham Palace
Dublin
London
de Valera
Ireland
Palace
Birds Use Claw Combs For Plume Pride
Birds display combs on middle claws to aid preening. Britain now employs nearly 600000 people. Wartime effects depress lace and textile trades in Belgium.
Pressing tips for boys and men by Alice Stevens
Readers learn grooming and fabric care with step by step ironing methods for trousers and jackets. Instructions cover heat control, coverings, moisture, and shaping of knees and legs to avoid shine and keep creases sharp. Also notes on submitting free home advice requests to the Winnipeg union in Manitoba. Sheep damage to roads in Virginia linked to road salt experiments and salt cravings.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Virginia
There is little cancer in Mexico says Doctor Brito
Chief Health Officer Doctor Angel de La Garza Brito, visiting Canada, explains that cancer is rare in Mexico because most people die young before cancer can develop. He cites life expectancy and infant mortality as key factors and compares Canada and New Zealand rates. The article notes discussions on primitive vs civilized populations and ends with a teaser about the next topic, Cancer of the Stomach.
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Angel de la Garza Brito
Mexico
Canada
Republic of
Doctor Brito
New Zealand
South Australia
Europe
North America
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbis
Prairie Provinces
Cancer articles offer by Health League of Canada notice
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
England Leads in Shove Ha'penny TV Glory
The British Broadcasting Corporation aired a game of shove ha'penny on its TV program and drew the best publicity yet. Television is growing fast in England and seen as entertainment for the future, with England ahead in science though the US and Germany grow curious and Italy plans air propaganda films.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
England
United States
Germany
Italy
Birthmonth life expectancy findings from Professor Huntington
Professor Ellsworth Huntington reports research on birthdays showing Americans born in March average 51 years of life while those born in July August and September average 47 years. He notes vultures as the highest flyers among birds yet possessing the lowest tastes.
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Ellsworth Huntington
United States
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Flon Flon
Jubilee Hall
Mendees
iAre
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Sherridan
British Railways
China
Lass
Belgium
J. W. S. McCullough
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