World Happenings Briefly Told
A set of fast freighters will be built at Groton Iron Works in Old Groton Connecticut for Britain and allies. Rosa L Shaw announces the Canadian Women's Press Club triennial convention will be in Vancouver in June. Australia plans 70000 more war factory workers in six months. Alberta hotel association to contribute 25000 annually for war duration and one year after. United States Navy reconditions submarines from World War I and puts them back in service. Justice A F Ewing named to Alberta Appellate Division. US and Britain reach agreement on eight bases in British possessions in the western hemisphere.
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Britain
Old Groton Iron Works
Old Groton
Conn
Rosa L. Shaw
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Vancouver
Australia
Alberta Hotel Association
United States Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ernest Lapointe
A. F. Ewing
Edmonton
Supreme Court of Alberta
A. A. McGillivray
Influenza Epidemic Under Study in North America
The Expositor Brantford reports an influenza outbreak across the United States and Canada with varying severity. Health experts distinguish two viruses one mild and common the other the deadly 1918-19 strain. Vaccines and treatments advance while scientists test sulfanilamide and derivatives for potential use.
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North America
United States
Canada
The
Expositor
Brantford
Arctic Tourism Grows with Mackenzie District Travel
Tourism to the western Arctic rises as air and water routes link Mackenzie District mining towns. Peak season runs June to August with year round air service and summer pontoons or winter skis. Major carriers serve Yellowknife Fort Smith and Aklavik while ferries and boats connect Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake routes.
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Western Arctic
Department of Mines and Resources
Mackenzie District
Northland
Fort Smith
Yellowknife
Resolution
Aklavik
Mackenzie Air Service Limited
Canadian Airways Limited
Territories
Edmonton
Alberta
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Goldfields
Port Radium
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine
Coronation Gulf
Waterways
Athabaska
Slave Rivers
Great Slave Lake
Mackenzie River
Hudson's Bay Company
Northern Transportation Company
Yukon
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Early Egyptian Laws Precede Christ by Millennia
The fragment states that legal codes existed in ancient Egypt many thousands of years before the birth of Christ, indicating a long tradition of formal law in the civilization.
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Egypt
Christ
Slip Covers Made Easy By Pin On Method
Illustrated guide offers step by step directions to make chair and sofa slip covers. Includes pinning, cutting, stitching tips and a 32 page booklet for 15 cents from Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Also lists other 15 cent booklets on painting glass curtains and manners. Snow rollers are described as wind rolls snow into cylinders.
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Fountain of Youth
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Club Woman's Guide
Boss Timing Jokes Echo Classic Workplace Wisdom
A humorous line: a boss arrives late when you are early and early when you are late, illustrating the paradoxical timing often observed in management. The quip reflects common workplace frustrations with authority figures and punctuality.
Ancient Greece Inspires Global Resolve in Montreal Monthly
Estia magazine in Montreal echoes an ancient war cry as Greece is viewed revived in modern liberty and civilization. The piece praises Great Britain and the United States for supporting the Greek struggle for national freedom and human civilization.
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Greece
Hellas
Great Britain
United States
Marathon
Estia
the Hearth
Montreal
India to Turn War Factories To Arms Drive
Britain relies on India as a vast war production hub from Suez to Singapore. India now makes rifles, machine guns, ammo, artillery shells, anti aircraft guns, bombs and might soon produce aeroplanes. Since the war began India has shipped 100 million rounds of ammo and millions of shells boots and other materiel. Indian steelworks supply Middle East and Iraq needs.
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Suez
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
India
Burma
Malaya
Suez-Singapore
Middle East
Iraq
Back To Ancient Times Morale Of Galley Slaves
The Sydney Post-Record reports garbled and spurious accounts of Churchill's radio speech printed by Mussolini's Rome papers. It accuses the Fascist system of forcing Italians to fight under threat of execution and keeping them ignorant of their purpose, claiming this breeds slave‑like morale among Italian troops in Albania and Libya.
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Sydney Post-Record
Churchill
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Albania
Libya
Wraparound dress pattern for Anne Adams 4626
Pattern 4626 features a wraparound basque dress with V neck and long or short sleeves. It covers almost full-length double protection with a cross over under-front, belt, and back tie. available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40. order by sending 20 cents and size, name, address, and pattern number to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Ave E Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Norway restricts clothing purchases to one suit and shirt per year
Berlin digest reports Norway issues new clothing ration permits limiting each man to one suit and shirt or equivalent annually. A yearly ration card carries 300 points. Suits cost 240 points and shirts 60. Women’s coats cost 200 points. cotton coats 150. wool dresses 120. stockings 15.
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Norway
Berlin
Deutsche Zeitung
Inadvertently Lost Parable Teaches Seek and Save
A Sunday lesson interprets Luke 15 on God’s love for sinners and the shepherd seeking the lost sheep. It notes heaven’s joy over repentance, contrasts Pharisees, and cites examples of inadvertent wandering from Isaiah and Paul.
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Jesus
Mark Twain
Charles Brown
Curious Trade Quirks Prompt Calls for Cleaned Lawbooks
A Chicago Daily News editorial notes odd U S trade limits favoring Japan and Russia over Canada and Britain and uneven loan terms, blaming pacifist lobby influence. It urges Congress to clear outdated laws as a defense step and compares policy quirks to a needed broom and dusters.
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Washington Business Review
United States
Japan
Canada
Russia
Great Britain
Congress
Chicago Daily News
Fountain pens withstand all but a borrower’s minute use
The article notes fountain pens have improved to resist wear and tear, with the only exception being a brief period of use by a borrower. It emphasizes durability and reliability in everyday writing tools.
Banana Bran Nut Bread
A fruit bread recipe for Banana Bran Nut Bread with vanilla, shortening, flour, sugar, baking powder, egg, salt, all bran, baking soda, mashed bananas and chopped nuts. Mix shortening and sugar, add egg, fold in bran and bananas, sifted dry ingredients add with nuts, bake in loaf pan about one hour at 350 degrees. Yield one loaf.
New Blood Plasma Powder Aids War Casualties
Dr Bruce Robert of Toronto pioneered dried blood plasma to treat shock via serum powder that stores indefinitely. Connaught Laboratories in Toronto developed a vacuum drying system and plans call for 2000 donors to supply plasma for military use.
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Bruce Robertson
Toronto
France
Connaught Laboratories
Charles Best
America
Titania's Palace Dream From Sir Nevile Wilkinson
The idea for Titania's Palace came in 1907 after the Coldstream Guards veteran retired. While sketching near Dublin, his daughter said she saw a fairy vanish behind a tree. He built a tiny royal palace with 4000 pieces of furniture under four inches tall, including a mosaic ceiling of 250000 pieces, all disassemblable for shipment.
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Sir Nevile R. Wilkinson
Titania's Palace
Coldstream Guards
Dublin
Nevile
Vatican Observatory in Rome is Europe’s oldest
The Vatican Observatory in Rome claims the status of Europe’s oldest astronomical observatory, highlighting its historical significance and enduring legacy in celestial study.
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Europe
Vatican
Rome
Secret Device Trains Students for Air Spotting
Prof E F Burton of the University of Toronto describes a secret device used to spot enemy airplanes over Britain. He says it is not a weapon but a radio based method, with training at the university and overseas progression. Dr P A Sarjeant notes eleven graduates are now operating the device, credited as a factor in deterring a Nazi invasion.
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University of Toronto
Great Britain
E. F. Burton
Britain
Prof. Burton
P. A. Sarjeant
Riverdale Kiwanis Club
1784 Law Quoted In acquittal Of Guard Charged With Theft
A home guard faced charges for stealing four German flyer’s equipment. The court cited a 1784 judgment stating the subject could take from the King's enemies. The guard was acquitted with the old law referenced in the ruling.
Ocarina Described as Small Terracotta Wind Instrument
The ocarina is a small terracotta wind instrument that produces soft flute like notes and is popularly called sweet potato.
One President Died Young Under 50
Only James A. Garfield died in office at age 49 making him the youngest president to pass away and the sole U.S. leader to die before fifty.
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U.S
James A. Garfield
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