World Happenings Briefly Told
More than 17 000 priests volunteer to fight for France. Alfred Cardinal Baudrillart notes in Le Journal. The King cancels traditional summer courts due to war. Princess Royal promoted to chief controller of ATS. Harlan Ingersoll Smith dies in Ottawa at 67. Nazi renaming in Czech towns ordered. US volunteers join Canadian Red Cross blood drive. Ciano proposes anti Comintern bloc excluding Germany. NI ministry eyes 50 000 acres flax target in Canada.
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France
Alfred Cardinal Baudrillart
Paris
le Journal
Princess Royal
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Dominion
National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
Prague
Czech
United States
Canadian Red Cross Society
Asahi
Galeazzo Ciano
Japan
Germany
Northern Ireland
Making Friends Pays in Hotels as Hitz Chain Thrives
The Christian Science Monitor notes Ralph Hitz built an $80,000,000 hotel empire from humble beginnings, with an $15,000,000 annual business. It credits his staff touches, such as laundried socks turned inside out, for a 70 percent occupancy and strong customer loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hitz
Hitz
Christian Science Monitor
Albinen Village Reached Only By Ladders in Alps
A Swiss village Albinen sits 4800 feet above sea level and is reached by seven ladders on the route from Leukerbach to Albinen. Residents bear heavy loads but youths master the ascent as a mark of adaptation and pride in home. The piece notes world gold production since 1492 and a sulfur cake at Cornell that has ticked for five years.
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Rhone Valley
Bernese Alps
Albinen
Leukerbach
Home
America
G. F. MacLeod
Cornell University
Opinion Of A Chemist Praises Modern Housewife
Gordon Maybee of Montreal told the Ottawa branch of the Society of Chemical Industry that the modern wife cooks meals as good as or better than her mother and mother in law. He said aging dulls tasting ability, so husbands may say meals taste like mothers’ but are actually superior in content and nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Maybee
Montreal
Maybe
Ottawa
Society of Chemical Industry
Maybee
Five London Pub Owners Renew Royal Licenses
Five London pub owners, the sole licensees under His Majesty, renewed their licenses at Buckingham Palace. Each year they receive summons to Verge of London, the Board of the Green Cloth, which oversees palace kitchen and domestic arrangements. The Verge has jurisdiction over household matters within a one mile radius of the Sovereign. The king does not meet the keepers. they present proof of proper conduct to the Master of the Household.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Verge of
Board of the Green Cloth
Palace
Would Be Cheaper Than a New Dress
A university girl writes to her mother asking for money for a dress after several dates. The mother replies with blunt humor advising Ruth to “get yourself a new boyfriend and start over again.”
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Air Mail
Jimmy
Ruth
Popular Cowboy Songs sung at home party
A Home Service note invites readers to purchase "Popular Cowboy Songs" for 15 cents. The booklet features 19 cowboy tunes with words and piano accompaniments, plus related booklets like "Good Letter-Writing Made Easy" and "Good Table Manners." Winnipeg Union promotes easy singalong gatherings with a Western flavor.
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Missouri
Sonora
Ozarks
Arkansas
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Plain Truths From Dorothy Thompson on Peace Power
Dorothy Thompson argues in Ladies' Home Journal that past wars avoided by Britain’s power and that postwar peace could be kept if the United States used its financial economic and naval influence. She warns against relying on antiwar sentiment alone and suggests a strong US role.
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Dorothy Thompson
Ladies’ Home Journal
United States
British Commonwealth
Cute Pantie-Dress for Tots Pattern 4259
Anne Adams Pattern 4259 offers a playful kids dress with an unusual waist seam and a panel that runs into the front skirt. Includes short or long sleeves, ric rac trim, bloomers or panties, and uses two fabrics. Size 2 to 10 with yardage. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Ricrac
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Hummingbirds Pause in Midair
Hummingbirds demonstrate their unique ability to hover by beating wings rapidly to hold position in midair. Researchers note precise wing angles allow adjustable lift and thrust enabling stationary flight.
Finnish lieutenant sets world air record claims in Helsinki
A Windsor Star correspondent reports a Finnish air force lieutenant in a pursuit plane claimed six Soviet bombers in one morning mission. The feat surpasses Canada's Billy Bishop who, on the Western Front in May 1918, accounted for five enemy planes in a single afternoon, though two were later attributed to collision.
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R. M. Harrison
Windsor Star
Helsinki
William Avery Bishop
V.C
Western Front
Billy Bishop
Vickers
Writer Becomes Artist Charles Norman Holds Gallery Show
Charles Norman, formerly an Associated Press feature writer, began painting in his Greenwich Village apartment two and a half years ago. His watercolors earned him a one man show at Julien Levy Gallery, a notable New York venue, with Norman also published as a poet with two books of verse.
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Charles Norman
New York
Greenwigh Village
Julien Levy
Norman
Associated Press
British War Prisoners Get Same Ration as Home Troops
War Secretary Oliver Stanley told the House of Commons that German prisoners in Great Britain are supplied daily with the same rations as British troops at home under the 1929 convention. He noted no complaints about bread but said prisoners prefer rye bread and arrangements for it are being made.
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Great Britain
Oliver Stanley
House of Commons
Calgary Student Named 1940 Rhodes Scholar
Neil V. German a 23 year old third year University of Alberta student from Calgary has been named a 1940 Rhodes scholar. Officials say the scholarship will not be tenable until the Second Great War ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil V. German
Calgary
University of Alberta
Alberta
Rhodes Scholarship Committee
Parable of the Two Sons Explored in Sunday Lesson
The study centers on Matthew 21 17 to 22 14 and Luke 14 1 to 14 with commentary from George A Buttrick. It contrasts the obedient son who repents with the obedient posture of others and notes the publicans and harlots entering the kingdom before the priests and elders.
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George A. Buttrick
Jesus
Baptist
John
The King's Pigeons Relay SOS Message From Sea Patrol
Pigeons from the Sandringham loft are on active service with the air ministry national pigeon service. One pigeon carried an SOS message from an RAF pilot in trouble over the sea and delivered it to his base aero drome enabling immediate aid. The King has approved the service badge showing a blue enamel emblem with a gilt crown.
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Sandringham
R.A.F
Sandringham Lofts
Air Ministry
Population Boost Lord Riverdale Sees Canada Absorbing 40 Million
Lord Riverdale head of the British air mission to Canada says the dominion can easily take 40,000,000 people and that linking empire youth in air training may repopulate Canada. He adds airmen and planes built in Canada will aid the war effort and may terrorize the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Riverdale
Canada
Dominion
Nutrition and Hearing Tied to Social Conditions in Britain Study
A British study of about 7 000 children compares ear health and hearing across rich and poor environments. It finds middle ear disease far higher in poor groups, linked to deficient diets, while improved nutrition for a year did not reduce deafness incidence. The results emphasize social conditions and nutrition as key to preventing deafness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
Editorial Notice on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Red hair and lightning myths in North America
A compact quotation explores belief about lightning strikes and a historical remark on red hair. The text notes roughly three percent of North Americans have red hair and claims this percentage has remained stable over many years.
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North America
Canada’s Caned Food Consumption Averages High
Canada’s consumption of canned foods runs about 45.4 million dollars per year in value, reflecting steady demand across households. The figure highlights ongoing reliance on preserved foods for everyday meals and emergency stockpiling.
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Canada
Elephants Seen As Strong Work Partners Then and Now
From the viewpoint of power, an elephant can perform the work of six to eight horses, highlighting the animal’s surprising strength for heavy labor.
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London Inns
Home Service
United States Magazine
Re Nad
Rhodes Scholar
Norwegian
AXE
CERII
Eringrad
Christ
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Nutrition and Hearing
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