World Happenings Briefly Told
Keels will be laid soon for three minelayers under the British 1938 naval construction program. The World Jewish Congress accuses Dan zig of organizing a pogrom to drive Jews from the Nazified free city. Effective Dec 28 the duty on celery imports in Canada is suspended. A Sydney windstorm causes $1,000,000 in damage and 1 dead, 18 injured, 240 houses wrecked. Tass reports Soviet Russia closes its Milan consulate after a fascist attack during an anti French demonstration. British Columbia ships about 2,000,000 Christmas trees to the continent this month. last year 1,725,000 were exported. Three children killed by leopards near Mount Garhwal in India. Saint John council urges arms for the port against hostilities. The Christian Science Monitor Building will flash hourly world news during the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Jewish Congress
Free City of
Danzig
Free City
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Sydney
Australia
Tass
Russia
Milan
Italy
Mount Garhwal
India
Department of National Defence
Saint John
Canada
Common Council
Christian Science Monitor
RCMP Band Recruits New Talent in Canada’s First in 30 Years
Staff Sergeant J T Brown leads a six over twenty lineup of 34 recruits for the RCMP band in Regina. Recruitment crossed Canada to build a 50 50 Eastern Western balance. Recruits receive police training along with three hours of daily practice as they revive a historic tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Regina
R.N.W.M.P
J. T. Brown
Governor- General's Foot Guards
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
R.C.M.P
New Coating Makes Glass Invisible Says Dr Blodgett
In Schenectady New York Dr Katharine B Blodgett a noted woman scientist announced a coating that makes glass invisible ordinary thicknesses become clear as air and reveal how much eyes have been missing in looking through fine glass the coating transmits about 92 percent of light versus over 99 without it a coated pane is visible only by its dim edges and never reflects light from any angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N.Y
Katharine B. Blodgett
Helium Bottles Return to Germany From United States
The Going Back Empty Germany recalls 200 empty bottles once shipped to Germany aboard the freighter Idarwald. The Nazi plan was to return them filled with helium to support German airships, signaling U S reluctance to sell Germany helium for commercial air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Pearls Found in Coconut Milk Highlight Curious Find
A curious report notes pearls sometimes appear floating in coconut milk, a finding that intrigues readers about natural oddities and the culinary or culinary-adjacent surprises they may reveal.
Spectacle Wear Split Shows Twice as Many Men as Women
A study notes that men wear spectacles at roughly twice the rate of women, indicating a gender gap in glasses usage. The finding highlights differing eyewear prevalence between sexes across surveyed groups.
Century of Canadian Art at Tate London a Great Success
H C McCurry of Ottawa says the Century of Canadian Art show at the Tate Gallery London drew record attendance and extended its closing twice. The exhibit, canvases from every province in the last century, was the first Canadian group to be honored there.
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Canada
London
Tate Gallery
H. C. McCurry
Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada
Halifax
McCurry
England
Montrose
Dominions
Brussels
Belgium
National Gallery
Home Packed With Goods From Edgar Bogart Estate
Executors of Edgar A. Bogart estate in Newmarket Ontario struggle to appraise a home packed with furniture coins weapons china clothing newspapers and other items amassed over years. A crew catalogues rooms long unused since his death finding narrow passageways and many items still wrapped or uncrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Bogart
Newmarket, Ont
Bogart
Bolero Dress Pattern 4932 Promises Easy Spring Style
Anne Adams Pattern 4932 offers a bolero dress in misses and women sizes 14 through 42 with adjustable neckline sleeves and trims. The pattern requires 3.5 yards of 39 inch fabric for a size 16 and costs 20 cents, with orders sent to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. at 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada's National Game Elevates Brier Tankard and Western Canada
The article notes that the Brier and its divisions improve annually as champions compete for curling’s top prize. Western Canada drives much of the progress with stronger play and broader influence, pushing nationwide equality and democratic spirit in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Dominion
Western Canada
Western Canada Dominates Curling's Macdonalds Brier Path
The piece extols Western Canada as the national force in curling, tracing a history from 1927 inter-provincial playdowns to Manitoba and Alberta dominance, the expansion of district playdowns across provinces, and the move toward inclusive provincial championships feeding the Macdonalds Brier Tankard. It notes Saskatchewan's rise, artificial ice adoption, and the broad regional effort to equalize access to the Dominion stage.
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Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Toronto
Dominion
Macdonald Tobacco Company
Calgary
Alberta Curling Association
Edmonton
Alberta Association
Peace River
Grande Prairie
B.C. Peace River
Halifax
Prairies
Ontario Curling Association
Abberta Association
Regina
Saskatoon
Northern Ontario
Prince Edward Island
British Consu
British Columbia Curling Association
Macdon
Sunday School Lesson Study Card
Golden text Thou are the Christ the Son of the living God Matthew 16 16 Lesson Matthew 16 13 25 Devotional Colossians 1 9 18
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
God
Peter’s Great Pronouncement and Jesus’ Rebuke in Matthew 16
A devotional reducción of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ with Jesus’ commendation and blessing, followed by Peter’s rebuke of the predicted crucifixion and Jesus’ sharp rebuke branding him a Satan for human error. The passage contrasts Catholic and Protestant interpretations of the keys of the kingdom.
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Peter
Matthew
Jesus
Christ
Simon Bar-Jonah
John
Kingdom of Heaven
Jerusalem
Peter Jesus
Satan
God
Moffatt
Selected Recipes Creamy Marshmallow Date Nut Balls
Whip cream and fold in cut marshmallows chopped dates and nut meats. Let stand an hour. Add Graham Waters crumbs and roll into teaspoon sized balls. Coat with Graham Wafer crumbs and chill in a cool place on waxed paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie's Graham Waters
Brown Betty Delane Recipe with Nuts and Crumbs
Pare core and quarter the six tart apples then cook with water until almost tender. Stir in sugar and cinnamon, pour into a buttered dish, top with crumbs brown with butter and pecans, bake about 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Serve hot or cold with whipped cream. Six portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie’s Graham
Historical Wars List and Predator Inversions
The text asserts the United States fought 27 wars from the Revolution to World War I era. It notes ecological interactions where weasels prey on owls and owls prey on weasels, reflecting predator-prey dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Diphtheria Toxoid Immunization in Yarmouth 1938
Dr. L. M. Morton recounts Yarmouth Nova Scotia's diphtheria toxoid program begun 1929 after initial council resistance. A mass immunization drive, aided by press, a film loan, and school consent, immunized 495 children in August–September 1929. Since then no new cases in children who completed three toxoid doses. only one case in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Morton
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Yarmuth
Editorial Offer for Cancer Articles from Dr. McCullough
Readers may obtain the full set of cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites subscribers to secure the complete collection via mail order.
Easier eating with new cabbage and nut innovations
The U S Department of Agriculture highlights innovations making meals simpler such as odorless cabbage seedless oranges non-splatter eggs and non skid corn on the cob. Innovations come from private firms and government efforts with English walnuts now exploded by heat to remove shells in the market.
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United States Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Talking clocks without faces debut in Switzerland
In Switzerland new clocks omit faces and tell time aloud when a button is pressed. Internal phonographic arrangements vocalize the current time such as "Half past five" for the user.
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Switzerland
East Bengal Figure Records Wettest Spot on Earth
East Bengal in India is described as the wettest spot on earth with a record annual precipitation of 429 inches. The note highlights the extreme rainfall claim tied to the region.
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East Bengal
India
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R.C.M.P. Band
Saskatchewan Curling Association
British Consols
West
L. M. Morton
Canadian Public Health Journal
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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