World Happenings Briefly Told
Mary Countess Minto widow of a Canada governor general died at Godalming Surrey. Jersey cattle herds in the Channel Islands moved to England before German occupation. Britain rejects Gandhi’s non violent resistance idea for Germany. Canadian newspapermen to obtain special permits from Washington. List of 272 people admitted to British nationality in May in the London Gazette. Viscount Fincastle died in action in France. The Canadian Red Cross hospital handed to the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in London. Monastery lands distributed to landless peasants in Bessarabia per Soviet radio. Red army marched into Bessarabia in June. Ontario to supply 70 acres for assembling army motor vehicles overseas.
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United States
Washington
External Affairs Department
London
Viscount Fincastle
France
Queen's Own Highladers
Eighth Earl of
H. C. Nixon
Ontario
Dominion
Invasion Sermon Echoes Across A Century
An excerpt from a Sydney Smith sermon on Invasion is quoted in the Manchester Guardian. The piece contemplates national character and virtue amid unrest, urging patience, endurance, and noble action as times test humanity.
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Sydney Smith
Manchester Guardian
Polish Settlers in Canada Form Large Rural Community
The Colonization Department of the Canadian National Railways reports about 155000 Poles in Canada with 65 percent living on the land and the rest in heavy industry. About 5000 Poles in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are strong tillers of the soil.
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Canada
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dutch motorist reaches Singapore after long search for happiness
A Dutch motorist arriving in Singapore before the war said he travelled 300000 miles in search of happiness, but had not found it.
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Singapore
Just A Year Ago Book On King George and Queen Elizabeth Visit
R K Carnegie of The Canadian Press Ottawa bureau describes the royal visit to Canada and the United States in a new book titled Just A Year Ago. The work blends notes and observations from a 9900 mile pilgrimage, reflecting on public cheers and human value amid a world shadowed by war.
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R. K. Carnegie
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
George
Elizabeth
Ottawa
Andy
Carnegies
Vancouver
Button-Front Shirtwaister Pattern 4489 by Anne Adams
Summer dress pattern 4489 offers button front style with panelled front and back skirts and optional horn pockets. Bodice is gently bloused with shoulder darts, short sleeves, and collar. sizes 16 to 46 available. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 4489.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Aims Identical Says Legionary on Hitler’s Parallels
The Legionary compares Nazi Germany to the Mongol empire, arguing both share identical aims and ruthless methods. It declares Hitler mirrors Genghis Khan in organization, treachery, destruction, and savagery, labeling both as liars and murderers.
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Hitler
Genghis Khan
Classroom Riot Fears Near Waynesburg Top Names
Ruth Nichols names Phillips in Waynesburg high classroom sparking tension as thirteen students identified Phillips include six boys and seven girls. The scene hints at potential minor disturbance among students in Miss Nichol's room.
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Ruth Nichols
Phillips
Waynesburg
Miss Nichol
Phillipe
Canadian National Exhibition 1940 Poster Urges Shared War Effort
The 62nd C N E poster calls Canadians to serve in Canada if unable to go overseas and to keep trade and revenue flowing for war. It notes a larger British section to boost Inter Empire Trade and mentions troops at summer camps during fair time. The event runs August 23 to September 7 in Toronto.
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Toronto
Canada
C.N.E
Outdoor grilling era and radio war talk mix
The article notes a rise in outdoor grills letting housewives cook in backyards and desccribes portable models priced from 3.50 to 49. It also discusses Abe Lincoln in Illinois reception in the U S and praises radio use in World War II battles with radios and direction finders aiding command and mobility. It profiles Helen Keller at 60, describing her home life and views on disability.
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Helen Keller
Chief Part of Wisdom and Instructions for Life
Sunday school lesson outlines reverence for God as the core of knowledge and warns that fools despise wisdom. It urges trusting in Jehovah, following parental instruction, avoiding enticement to sin, condemns drunkenness, and emphasizes God’s spiritual harvest: sowing and reaping with steady, lasting reward.
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Isaiah
Salt's global bounty and Canada’s vast reserves
The piece notes world salt use totals about 30 million tons yearly and could cover a square mile with 30 feet of salt. It highlights mines and brine as top sources, with Bohemia in Europe, salt domes in Louisiana, and Windsor Ontario cited as a vast Canadian reserve capable of supplying the world for nearly 100000 years.
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Europe
Bohemia
Louisiana
Canada
Windsor
Ontario
Winnipeg Free Press
Elevator shoe maker finds broad demand beyond theater
A Brockton Mass outfit originally targeting theater clients for its elevator shoes now faces a surge in demand from countless Americans seeking height enhancement. Production runs at full tilt as orders pile up nationwide.
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Brockton
Mass
Germany workers told to wear felt slippers at factory
Authorities order leather factory and office staff to remove shoes and switch to felt slippers while at work to reduce dust and odor. The directive applies to all areas of the facility and aims to improve cleanliness and worker comfort.
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Germany
Health League editorial urges wartime health funding and prevention
The Health League of Canada editorial in Health argues that war increases disease and costs, demanding higher national health expenditures and no cutbacks. It calls Canadians to shared responsibility, preserving personal and public health as the war continues and to ensure postwar wellbeing.
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Health League of Canada
Germany
Health League offers free cancer articles by request in Canada
Readers can obtain a valuable set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept W N Y 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include the phrase Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and print name and address plainly.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Timber marking via paint gun replaces axe technique
A new method for marking timber uses a paint gun instead of an axe. Witty aphorisms compare mental effort to bank deposits and caution against drawing out what was not put in.
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Mary Countess Minto
Godalming
Surrey
Jersey
Channel Islands
England
Islands
Great Britain
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahatma
Lawless Assassins
Forbes
Australia
Canaan
Abe Lincoln
Raymond Massey
Illinois
RKO Radio Studios
America
New York
Frisco
Scott
Portland Oregonian
Pecos
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
England and
Wales
Mickie
Henill
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