World Happenings Briefly Told Headlines
Ljuba Davidovitch a Yugoslav premier and prewar statesman dies at 77. The King awards Captain L. Bell for bravery aboard Exeter. Canada reports 90,000 on active service across military, naval, air forces. A bomb in Karachi kills one, injures 17. curfew set. Girl Guides report a patrol wiped out in Europe. France Britain Turkey pact with League signed in Ankara. European cold reduces eggs. Canada ships eggs to UK. Boy Scouts cite 150 lives saved in five years.
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Bath
L. 8. Bell
Exeter
National Defence Department
Canada
the Agricultural Department
United Kingdom
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Association
Vitality of Soybean Seed Diminishes with Age
In the December issue of Scientific Agriculture edited by the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists, age effects show seed up to three years germinate satisfactorily with slight edge to new seed. Four-year seeds weaken. beyond that, sowing unfit. Five to six-year seeds yield few weak plants. eight-year-old seed produces none.
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Scientific Agriculture
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Medal Struck for Victory at River Plate Battle
A special medal will be struck at the King's suggestion to honor the victory over the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. It will be awarded to all officers and men of the cruisers Ajax Exeter and Achilles who participated in the River Plate action. Next of kin will receive medals for those killed.
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Graf Spee
Ajax
Exeter
Achilles
River
Plata
Scarcity Hits Vancouver Grain Shipments in 1939–40
Figures from the Vancouver Merchants' Exchange show Pacific grain shipments from Aug 1, 1939, to Jan 31, 1940 totaling 6,448,630 bushels. Officials attribute the decline to general war conditions affecting trade and transport.
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Pacific
Vancouver
Clock Club Engineer Solves Midnight Time Mystery
Charles T. Beeching of Rome New York and member of Boston Clock Club repaired a grandfather clock for his living room. The clock began stopping at 3 10 each morning despite checks. After watching all night he set a buzzer and found the cat in the clock stopping the pendulum. The engineer ponders how the cat learned to tell time.
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Charles T. Beeching
Rome
N.Y
Boston
Beeching
Admiralty Names Ships Amid Wartime Fleet Expansion
The Admiralty faces a task beyond sea fights finding names for many new ships. The First Lord delegates the duty with officers naming vessels during the last war. Early sloops were dubbed the herbaceous border names from the Acting Admiralty Librarian garden.
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Admiralty
Proving Profitable This Letter From the Times
A New York Times letter notes Finland’s slow debt repayment to the United States. If Finland maintains known terms, full payment would take 44 more years to 1984 with totals around 21 million dollars, including 12.7 million in interest on a 9 million dollar funded debt. A.K. Washington forwards the letter dated January 30, 1940.
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New York Times
Finland
United States
A.K
Washington
Hawaiian lobsters migrate far from home to far South
A migrating lobster species native to the Hawaiian Islands has been found 12 000 miles away along the South African coast. The finding marks the first long distance spread beyond its original range and suggests the species has already traveled roughly half a globe. Snowshoes are noted as a key factor in development for the Far North.
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South Africa
Hawaiian Islands
Apple varieties number in the thousands, scientists say
A historical note states that 1 600 different varieties of apples are known to experts. The remark highlights the vast diversity of apple cultivars recognized by researchers.
Pioneering Aviator Dr George de Bothezat Dies at 56
Dr George de Bothezat, famed aviation pioneer who in 1922 built the Army’s first sustained controllable helicopter, dies in Boston at 56. He dreamed of vertical takeoff craft delivering flight from air ports to backyards, and his one place secret New York test helicopter followed a 3,500 pound pioneer. Edison praised his work and he earlier debated Einstein as a mathematical physicist while also inventing a hospital blower used in skyscraper ventilation.
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Boston
George de Bbothezat
Army Service Corps
de Bothezat
New York
Dr. de Bothezat
Thomas A. Edison
Albert Einstein
Buffalo Courier-Express
Youngster Ovid Ottleys Flight Dream Returns
London reports that Ovid Ottley, once the world’s youngest solo pilot at age 14, now age 19, awaits a call to the flying force after traditional legislation barred under 17s from solo flight and he shifted to gliding in the interim.
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Ovid Ottley
London
Ovid
Costume look spring ensemble by Anne Adams pattern 4377
Anne Adams presents a spring printed ensemble with jacket dress in crepe. The V neck jacket features revers and lace edging, with a gores front skirt to elongate the silhouette. Pattern 4377 fits sizes 34 through 48 and requires 5% yards of 39 inch fabric. send 20 cents and the size, name, address, and pattern number to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Four Designs for Painting on Glass Offer Easy Color
A Winnipeg Newspaper Union Home Service feature promotes painting on glass with simple supplies. The 9 by 12 inch designs include Yankee Clippers Moonlight in Venice Roses and Cottage Tulips Tropical Birds and come with a color mixing chart. Additional booklets on nursing etiquette gardening and more are available for 15 cents.
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Venice
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Prairie library scheme urged by Ottawa women council
The Ottawa local council of women passed a resolution requesting national council of women to carry on the prairie library plan started by Lady Tweedsmuir. Local councils across Canada would take responsibility for collecting books and reading material to aid hard-hit prairie districts.
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Lady Tweedsmuir
Ottawa
Resinous Sap Seals Wounds In Conifer Bark
A resinous sap immediately seals wounds in conifer bark and acts as an antiseptic dressing, protecting the tree from infection and decay by forming a protective barrier.
William Morris Invented the Morris Chair
Master draftsman William Morris created the Morris chair marking a notable design innovation. His invention influenced furniture style and comfort, reflecting Morris's skill in craftsmanship and functional artistry.
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William Morris
Morris Chair
The Presence of the Traitor and the Lord's Supper
A devotional summary on the betrayal foretold at the Passover table and Jesus instituting the Lord's Supper. It notes the moment one of the disciples would betray Christ, the dipping of hands in the dish, and Jesus blessing bread and cup as symbols of his body and blood for many for remission of sins.
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Jesus
Moffatt
Luke
Christ
Sinai
Planning a Garden Season With Seeds and Sweet Peas
Gardeners are urged to plan before planting for best results. Seed packets symbolize dreams of beauty and usefulness, with sweet peas needing cool soil and deep trenches. Provide rich soil, restrict topsoil, water daily in heat, and support climbing vines for July blooms and plentiful cut flowers.
Great Assets In Business Traits Employers Value
Respondents to a questionnaire on valued employee traits emphasize honesty integrity faithfulness character ambition neatness loyalty to employer and cooperation rather than shrewdness or brilliant talents.
Population forecast for India's 1941 census
The article projects India’s population reaching 383,000,000 at the time of the 1941 census, indicating demographic scale and growth expectations for the period.
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India
Finnish Rectors Lead Paris University in Late Middle Ages
Three of the University of Paris rectors during the late Middle Ages were Finns, reflecting Nordic influence in medieval academic leadership. The era marks notable Finnish involvement in European scholastic governance.
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University of
Paris
Nutrition education expands to 16 more Toronto public schools
The Toronto Board of Education offers the Health League of Canada use of 16 additional public schools for nutrition courses for housewives. Demand for admission far exceeds capacity. Lecturers emphasize food use on health and economy during wartime, citing TB declines after prior war shortages.
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Toronto
Board of Education
Health League of Canada
Elizabeth Chant Robertson
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles Offer
Readers may obtain the complete Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The note promotes full set access via postal request seeking readers to contact the league for compilation.
Oil survey in New Zealand aims for commercial quantities
World leading geologists and geophysicists conduct a large scale survey in New Zealand to assess oil potential. Wells in the Taranaki district have produced small quantities but commercial viability is unproven. Licenses are granted, US firms participate, and drilling has faced delays in difficult strata.
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New Zealand
East Indies
United
Taranaki
North Island
United States
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Ljuba Davidovitch
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Karachi
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Girl Guides Association
Great Britain
Turkey
League of Nations
Ankara
Pacific Coast
Lydia E. Pinkham
British Admiralty
U.S
Far North
Pir
Kang
Home Service
Prairie Library Plan
Tweedsmuir
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
Wealth League
J. W. S. M.cullough
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