World Happenings Briefly Told
King Haskon's relief fund in Norway receives 556 dollars from the Dean of Manchester raised at a cathedral collection. Britain urges repurposing lamp posts for steel in arms factories as a cost saving. Germany and Greece sign an economic pact raising import export quotas. London scraps metal railings and bandstands for the war effort. private owners urged to donate fencing. In Britain lifeboat salvage from Doric Star sinking returns to London. Polish airmen in training in Britain show progress. many veterans may fly fighters. Canada reports May trade surplus 10 226 810 dollars with April deficit 1 266 841 and May 1939 surplus 7 816 320. Chinese consul general in Canada calls for all Chinese residents to support the war effort against Germany.
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Reuters
Athens
Germany
Greece
London
Britain
South Atlantic
Graf Spee
British
Air Ministry
France
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Eyeless subterranean fish found in California artesian well
Thousands of tiny eyeless fish emerged with artesian water in the Coachella Valley, identified as a known cave-dwelling species linked to Mam moth Cave Kentucky. Scientists suggest a subterranean river or lake beneath the valley allowed survival through ages of adaptation.
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California
Coachella Valley
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Christian Science Monitor
Newsboys offer aid for British child evacuees in Toronto
Toronto newsboys propose using the Newsboys' Community House as a reception station for young evacuees from the British Isles. Hon. Eric Cross states the offer includes turning over the building with staff and equipment. The boys also pledge funds to operate the premises as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
British Isles
Eric Cross
Newsboys
Port Arthur Students Suspended Over Anthem Refusal
Ten pupils from six families in Port Arthur public schools were suspended for refusing to join the singing of the national anthem at morning exercises. The board heard the families belong to Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Port Arthur
Board of Education
Jehovah's Witnesses
War Charities Register Grows to 560 Groups
Canada sees a steady rise in wartime charity activity as 560 organizations and funds are now registered under the War Charities Act, per W. G. Gunn, the act’s administrator.
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Canada
W. G. Gunn
War Charities Act
Columbia Icefield Highway Opens From Jasper to Banff Park
The Columbia Icefield Highway extends from Jasper Park Lodge to the Icefield and south to Banff Park, a 75 mile addition, linking Atha baska Glacier and Snow Dome with Kitchener Glacier. The route, famed for its scenery, supports summer skiing and trains top athletes for Canadian and international events. Jasper Park Lodge offers modern luxury in America's largest national park.
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Fred Brewster
Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
New Columbia Icefield
Columbia
Jasper Park Lodge
Athabaska Glacier
Snow Dome
Kitchener
Columbia Icefield
Canadian National Railways
Jasper Park
America
Editors In Convention Represent Canada At Calgary Meeting
More than 200 newspaper editors and owners from across Canada gathered in Calgary for a two day Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention. H T Halliwell led sessions and urged weekly editors to boost community impact beyond metropolitan news. Banquet and dance crowned the meeting with awards, guest speaker W Frank Prendergast of Imperial Oil.
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Canada
Calgary
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
H. T. Halliwell
Coleman
Alta
Halliwell
W. Frank Prendergast
Imperial Oil, Ltd
Toronto
H. E Rice
Huntsville
Ont
Walter Ashfield
Grenfell, Sask
Walter Legge
Granby Que
C. V. Charters
Brampton
British Columbia
R. P. McLean
Kelowna
D. Campbell
Salmon Arm
Alberta
E. P. Galbraith
Red Deer
Harry Ford
Lacombe
Saskatchewan
S. J
CWNA awards announced for small town newspapers
Results in the Better Newspapers Competition of the CWNA list winners from Alberta to Newfoundland. Top papers include Lacombe Globe Alliston Herald Wolfville Acadian Rossland Miner Jarvis Record Grenfell Sun Pilot Mound Sentinel and Alameda Dispatch among others with awards for best front page editorial page and all round paper.
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Dernan Alameda
N. Wynn
Yorktow
Cameron McIntosh
North Battleford
Manitobte
H G. Franklin
Roland
H B Munroe
Swan River
Ontario
Clem Pearce
Simcoe
Andrew Hebd
Newmarket
Hugh Tempin
John Marsh
Amherstberg
Wilson
Shawinigan Falls
R. A. Giles
la Chute Maritimes
R. Alien
Hartland
C. J. Ajilbonn
Springhill Record
John W. Eedy
Rossland Miner
Creemore
Ont
Star
Lacombe Globe
Wolfville Acadian
Jarvis Record
Grenfell
Sun
Rouleau
Sask
Enterprise
Charters Cup
Jarvis
Sask. Sun
Pilot Mound
Man
Sentinel
H. E Rice
Alameda
Dispatch
Pilot Mound Sentinel
Grenfell Sun
Brampton Conservator Wins Mason Trophy
The Mason Trophy for the best all round weekly in Canada over 2000 circulation was awarded to the Brampton Ontario Conservator published by C. V. Charters. Charters serves as secretary manager of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association.
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Mason
Canada
Brampton, Ont
C. V. Charters
Charters
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Parade of literary figures and a Kansas City political exile
Contained anecdotes reveal F Hopkinson Smith in a Kaiser outfit at a literary party, and William Lyons Phelps on pessimists and humorists. Ex-Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast, jailed for tax evasion, is released under strict probation with conditions on politics, gambling, and finances. Future war outcomes threaten monarchies, cities, and tourism. Navajo radio broadcasts begin at Window Rock to educate on agriculture, land use, and culture.
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F. Hopkinson Smith
China
Morocco
William Lyons Phelps
Josh Billings
Billings
Tom Pendergast
Democratic
Kansas City
Pendergast
Window Rock
Arizona
Job's Restoration and Turning Of Captivity
Sunday school lesson surveys Job 42 1 15 focusing on Gods wisdom power and love revealed to Job after trials, his repentance and trust. It notes Jehovahs wrath against friends for false speech and Job interceding, then God restores Job with twice his former wealth.
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Job
Jehovah
Eliphaz
Moffatt
Bildad
Zophar
Satan
Tots cool pinafore outfit by Anne Adams
An Anne Adams pattern offers a pinafore that doubles as a sun dress or apron with back fastening and a bow. The set includes a full gathered skirt, optional back bow, matching sunbonnet, and one piece panties. Available in children sizes 2 to 10, pattern 4330 requires fabric and yardage listed. order from Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Eskimos Store Winter Food In Seal Skins
Eskimos store winter provisions by packing hair-side down in whole seal skins. The diet includes sea oil, half-dried meats, and berries, preserved for harsh months.
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Eskimos
Speech defects need whole child approach says Ruth Lewis
Ruth Lewis of Health Canada argues speech is a facet of overall self expression and must be linked to home and school life. She says parrot drills fail when a child is emotionally maladjusted and urges psychologists to assess personality and tailor activity to improve emotional life alongside speech therapy.
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Ruth Lewis
The
Health League of Canada
Miss Lewis
Lewis
Cancer articles offered free by Health League of Canada
Readers may request Dr McCullough's articles on Cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ont. Send name and address and say please send me the articles.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
Necklace of 42 diamonds sold for British war effort
A 42 diamond necklace anonymous donor to support the British war effort sold at Christie's London for £24,400. Experts praised the stones set in collets with twin diamonds and a large centre diamond linked by circular stones. The donor remains unidentified.
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Christie's
London
Courage Of Queen Victoria Poster At Greenwich Police Court
A poster in Greenwich Police Court quotes Queen Victoria during the Boer War urging denial of defeat and warning that listening to rumors of calamity aids the enemy. It cites her at age 80 saying there is no low mood in this house.
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Greenwich Police Court
Queen Victoria
Safety Rules for Storing and Using Matches
Care with matches. Always store matches in a covered tin box or pail out of reach of small children and away from heated pipes or stoves. Be sure your matches are extinguished before you discard them. Never light matches in closets, garages or poorly ventilated places.
Palm Trees Produce New Branch Each Month
A short note reports palm trees consistently generate a new branch monthly, indicating steady growth cycles. The observation emphasizes regularity in tropical plant development and may inform horticultural timing for pruning or study.
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Haskon
Norway
Manchester
Standam
Chao-Ying Shiloh
Toronto Centre
War Charities
H. BE. Rice
H. E. Rice
Huntsville “Forester
Editors In Convention
Mason Trophy
By John C. Kirkwood
Hitler
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Balkan
Egypt
Paris
DR. J.W. S. McCullough
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