World Happenings Briefly Told
A war casualty fund for Ontario teachers will be instituted at the annual convention of the Ontario secondary school teachers federation. Trans-Canada Airlines hopes to start a nonstop Toronto New York service around March 1 with a two hour flight. Charlies Burchell Canada’s first high commissioner to Australia urged full dominion cooperation during the empire’s war. The Golden Gate exposition at San Francisco will reopen in 1940 with larger exhibits from May 25 to Sept 29. BBC foreign language service has doubled to 250 workers in 15 languages due to the war. The 21 American republics will strengthen the neutrality zone around the western hemisphere to prevent naval clashes. Canadian Red Cross sent 36 cases and six bales of clothing and medical supplies for Polish refugees in Hungary and areas of Poland. special investigators briefed Dies committee on alleged Communist ties among west coast actors. Alberta Treasurer Solon Law was named to the Dominion war loan committee to coordinate Canada’s war financing.
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Ontario
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
Trans-Canada Airlines
Charlies Burchell
Canada
Australia
Dominions
San Francisco
British Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Red Cross
Hungary
Bourmania
Poland
Dies Committee
Solon Law
Alberta
Dominion War Loan Committee
J. L. Ralston
Dominion
Wilkins Offers War Aid as Arctic Submarine Plans Pause
Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer, halts Arctic submarine project and offers services to Canada in its war effort. He traveled to Ottawa to discuss with officials and said a submarine remains the practical Arctic craft, hoping to resume postwar. He notes cooperation is key and plans to resume after the war.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Canada
Sir Hubert
Ottawa
Montreal
Iceland
Sir Hubert Since
Arctic
Antarctic
Seaworthiness of Great Lakes Vessels Questioned
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes fears about ships moved from the Great Lakes to ocean service facing Atlantic weather. It points out many lakes freighters were British built and crossed the Atlantic, stressing their seaworthiness and strong hulls necessary in inland storm conditions. China’s grand canal is cited as 1,000 miles long.
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Great Lakes
Ocean Service
Upper St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Canada
Brockville Recorder and Times
Flax crop potential and import trends in Western Canada
The article analyzes linseed and flaxseed oil imports, consumption by the linseed oil industry, and the historical acreage and production of flax in the Prairie Provinces. It discusses fluctuating cultivation, stock levels, export barriers, and the price relationship between flax and wheat, urging consideration of flax as a cash crop for domestic security and diversification.
Bustle Bow Accessory Prock Pattern 4310 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4310 offers a stage ready bustle bow back detail with a six panel skirt and high neckline. Available in misses and women sizes 14 through 42, requires fabric yardage for size 16 and costs 20 cents postage not accepted. orders to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. at 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson January Focus
Golden text from Matthew 16 16 declares Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God. Lesson centers on Matthew 16 13 28 with devotional reading Isaiah 53 7 12. This compact study invites reflection on identity and mission of Jesus within the gospel narrative.
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Christ
God
Who Do Ye Say I Am The Christ The Son Of God
The sermon reflects on Jesus asking his disciples who he is at Caesarea Philippi. Peter declares him the Christ, the Son of the living God, while the text urges daily pursuit of knowing the Perfect Man through Gospel biographies starting with Matthew. This excerpt cites Henry Drummond.
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Christ
Caesarea Philippi
John the Baptist
Peter
Lord
God
Henry Drummond
Right And Justice in Face of Totalitarian Threats
Brantford Expositor argues that Hitler and Stalin deny core Christian principles and threaten world safety. It asserts the Allies have worldwide sympathy, enabling them to obtain food and munitions, and notes mankind’s response to the appeal of right and justice.
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Hitler
Stalin
Shakespeare
Right
Justice
Brantford
Digby’s Red Horizons Ponders War Widows Pension Mystery
Butterfield reports in the Vancouver Province about a book by Mr. Digby in England. The book notes oddities of U S pensions, explaining widows of the War of 1812 remain eligible long after, and offers a wry prediction of pensions lasting into 2079. It also mentions Florida and California as crop centers.
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Butterfield
Vancouver
Digby
England
United States
Preservation method for poles used in remote districts
Researchers at Forest Products Laboratories Department of Mines and Resources developed a preservative treatment for the butts of poles in telephone and power lines. Holes filled with copper sulphate and sodium arsenite draw up to sapwood forming cupric arsenite, protecting against decay for several years. tested poles show six years in service with untreated poles decayed at ground line.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Animal Heroes of World War Roster Beyond Humans
The article describes nonhuman animals serving in World War efforts. Horses, mules, camels, oxen, and dogs supported logistics. pigeons carried messages. canaries and white mice tested air quality aboard submarines. cats, geese, and other creatures acted as mascots in regiments.
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Canaries
Giraffe Prices Jump Before and After the War
Before the Great War a giraffe could be bought for two thousand dollars or less. After the war prices rose to five thousand dollars and beyond, reflecting market changes and postwar demand.
Loan Sharks Quietly Target Within Financial Depth
A compact note observes that loan sharks rarely strike those who stay within their borrowing limits. The remark highlights risk management and caution for borrowers navigating high interest lending environments.
Russian humor shapes tense Finland Estonia aid demand
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes a sharp take on Russia using humor to frame its stance. It cites her claim that Finland invaded her and her call for Estonia to honor a mutual aid pact, shaping a charged house scene.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Finland
Estonia
Royal Bank of Canada reports record assets and deposits
The Royal Bank of Canada releases its year end november 30 1939 balance sheet showing total assets of 1 014 708 000 up 106 643 000 from 1938 and total deposits of 911 519 210 an all time high. Net profits after tax rise to 3 724 842 with dividends of 2 800 000 and a 250 000 write off building. AGM scheduled for January 11 1940 at head office.
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Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Publc
Dominion
Pension Fund Society
Wireless School at Trenton Trains Airmen and Officers
At the Royal Canadian Air Force station in Trenton a wireless school trains 180 airmen and 18 officers. Wireless telegraphy is core to air and ground communications and to army co operation tasks. Operators must reach 20 WPM Morse, operator mechanics 25 WPM, with hands on aircraft wiring practice and four hours of in air credit.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Trenton
Special Air Force
Six Planets Visible Together In Western Sky Next February
Dr. Frank Ss Hogg of the David Dunlap Observatory told the Royal Canadian Institute that a rare celestial arrangement will occur in February with six planets Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars and Uranus visible in the western sky. He said such a grouping happens only every few thousand years and will be witnessed by people today and their descendants.
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Frank Ss. Hogg
David Dunlap Observatory
Royal Canadian Institute
Earth
Venus
Ancient Egyptians Linked Disease to Sekhet Rage
The ancient Egyptians attributed much illness to the anger of the goddess Sekhet, viewing her wrath as a primary cause of disease and misfortune across the world.
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Sekhet
Health guidelines of Fisher and Emerson proposed
Eighteen health maxim s from Yale Professor Irving Fisher and Dr Haven Emerson outline balanced living. They urge loose clothing, ventilation, outdoor activity, daily exercise or cold air baths, frequent bathing, natural foods, moderate portions, light seasoning, limited protein, slow mindful eating, poison avoidance, dental hygiene, regular bowel elimination, good posture, balanced work and rest, recreation for gaps, calm demeanor, and periodic health examinations.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Haven Emerson
Public Health Authority
Health
Toronto
Readers Urged to Claim Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Rude Gives Free Clothes to Dallas Poor on Christmas
In Dallas Texas the merchant Rude longtime rival of Santa Claus distributes free clothing to about 10000 needy people every Christmas. He opens his store long before dawn and aims to clothe those in need with no charge. For 27 years he has provided free garments to any shabbily dressed visitors.
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I. Rude
Santa Clus
Dallas
Texas
Rude
Insonma Idea or Pickled Herring At Bedtime
A psychologist suggests that insonma may be a half remembered idea seeking entry to consciousness or simply a late night misfire from sleep. The remark frames the phenomenon as mental intrusion or dietary byproduct.
Tanganyika Territory Area and Coastline Facts
Tanganyika territory in Africa, a British possession, covers 380000 square miles with a 450 mile coastline.
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Tanganyika
Africa
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Chef
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Wealth League
J. W. S. McCullough
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