World Happenings Briefly Told
A compact roundup notes Republicans in Massachusetts opposing a proposal. Canada leads in exports in April and May per the League bulletin. Nova Scotia allocates 30,000 for youth reforestation. German removals of war dead move from France to Germany at Nazi request. A census of property linked to manpower plans is approved in Australia. A South African boy raised with baboons has learned to speak. New Zealand to appoint a Royal Commission on sheep prices. Southwest Africa police integrate under South Africa. Quebec reports 309 forest fires burning 12 000 acres. Britain reports higher Canadian salmon imports for six months in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistical Bulletin
The
League of Nations
Canada
National Register of
House of Representatives
Quebec Forest Protection Service
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Labrador Coast Survey Tied to Dominion Defence Efforts
The Royal Canadian Air Force surveys Labrador coast as part of national defence planning. It remains unclear if the Labrador expedition will select air station sites. Defence of Newfoundland and Labrador is linked with broader Atlantic security and coordinated with British authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Labrador
Royal Canadian Air Force
Newfoundland and Labrador
Atlantic
Newfoundland
St. Lawrence
Anticosti Island
Hudson Bay
Bay
Lord Mottistone Seely Celebrated at Seventy-One
The Glasgow Bulletin notes General Jack Seely now Lord Mottistone at age 71. A famed adventurer, he led Canadian forces in World War I, served in the South African War with the Imperial Yeomanry, and has long been active with the Isle of Wight lifeboat crew.
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Lord Mottistone
Glasgow Bulletin
Jack” Seely
Imperial Yeomanry
Isle of Wight
Sturdy Air Engines and Wartime Engine Claims
New York Post reports Neal O’Hara that German copies of Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines require stripping every 40 to 60 flying hours, while British engines endure up to 300 hours before maintenance. The piece notes wartime engine durability discrepancies and mentions historic Chinese empires' treasure values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Neal O'Hara
New York Post
British nobles named as possible Governors General of Canada
The London Daily Mail lists the Duke of Buccleuch the Duke of Devonshire and the Earl of Haddington as potential successors to Lord Tweedsmuir. Canadians prefer a fellow citizen, but if a British choice is made, royalty status should be strong. The trio each has deep Canadian ties and royal connections through marriages and past service in Ottawa.
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Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Buccleuch
Earl of Haddington
London Daily Mail
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Mall
Britain
Australan Commonwealth
Duke of Kent
Duke of
Esther “Mollie” Lascelles
Ottawa
Sarah Cook
Montreal
Countess of
Minto
Earl
Four chemist groups report synthetic vitamin K breakthrough
Four independent teams report synthesizing vitamin K from coal tar, yielding an artificial form four times as potent as natural vitamin K. The discovery stemmed from yellow oily substance phtysocol found in tuberculosis germs at Yale, revealing a bacterial chemical with vitamin K activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
Stand Great Strain In Early Motoring Punctures
An Oshawa Times note recalls early motoring where tire punctures and blowouts were frequent and tire life was brief. It notes tires carry 44 times their weight and, over 25 000 miles, endure about 19 000 000 revolutions. It adds a New Jersey man built electric motors half the size of a postage stamp to power a miniature airplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshawa Times
New Jersey
Tall German mast claimed tallest European structure
A mast 1,111 feet high stands at a German government radio station and is reputed to be the tallest structure in Europe. The claim highlights the station’s imposing aerial tower amid postwar infrastructure developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Orange juice preserves vitamin C in refrigerator study
A recent tests show orange juice loses no appreciable vitamin C within 24 hours when kept cold in a refrigerator. In Huntington Library, San Marino California a Omar Khayyam volume weighs about one fourth of an ounce.
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Huntington
San Marino
Calif
Omar Khayyam
Power from Italian volcanoes lights towns near Lardar
In the Valley of Hell Valle dell Inferno near Mount Cerboli, volcanic steam and boric acid by products power eight turbine plants. The plants supply 33 million kilowatt hours monthly for the Pisa Rome railway and local towns, reducing coal imports by about 500 tons monthly.
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Italy
Valley of Hell
Lardarello
Mussolini
Pisa-Rome
Tuscany
Valley of
Hell
Valle Dell’ Inferno
Mount
Cerboli
Hertzog Says League Remains in South Africa Interest
General Hertzog, Union Prime Minister, defended the League of Nations in a Senate speech. He called the League a refuge for smaller states despite faults and weaknesses and asserted South Africa's interest in remaining a member.
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South Africa
Hertzog
Union
Senate
League of Nations
Overcoming Nerves Booklet Offer from Winnipeg Union
An ad urges readers to buy a 32 page booklet by a well known physician on nerves diet and emotional well being. It promotes using outlets for nerves and lists additional 15 cent booklets on manners personality conversation and etiquette available from the Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jones
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Slimming pattern by Anne Adams offers slenderizing dress
Anne Adams unveils Pattern 4174 a waist slimming front panel dress with a bias or straight cut slimming yoke full bodice and possible puff sleeves. Size 34 to 48 fabrics 39 inch 3% yards plus edging 2 yards. Send 20 cents plus size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Selected Recipes Fruit Salad Dressing
Fruit salad dressing combining sugar corn syrup corn starch mustard salt pineapple and orange juice cider vinegar and cream. The method uses a double boiler to thicken then fold in whipped cream for a pint yield.
Sunday School Lesson Theme and Scriptural Core
Sunday school lesson centers on seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. It references II Chronicles 17 1 19 and devotional reading Matthew 7 21 27, aligning with biblical guidance and moral instruction.
Jehoshaphat Fortifies Judah and Renews Obedience
Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, strengthens Judah by fortifying frontier cities and expanding garrisons in Ephraim, pursues Davidic ways, rejects Baal worship, and removes high places and Asherim. The text links obedience to God with national prosperity while noting his heart stayed humble in Jehovah’s service.
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Jehoshaphat
Asa
Judah
Israel
Ahab
Sidon
Rehoboam
Ephraim
David
Baal
Jehovah
Uzziah
Health League of Canada Warns on Summer Dangers
The Health League of Canada urges precautions for vacation season. It advises artificial respiration training, warns against raw milk, promotes sanitation and proper waste disposal, poison ivy avoidance, fly and mosquito screening, screened and refrigerated foods, balanced diets, light clothing, frequent underwear changes, and bathing hygiene. It cautions about excessive sunlight and the need to guard skin and eyes. Water from unknown sources should be boiled or chlorinated. Ontario offers chlorinating materials on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health
Ontario
Provinces
World's Fair Police Report A Pretty Quiet Day
New York World's Fair police chief says the event is peaceful with 12 million visitors since April 30 and only five arrests for misdemeanors. One fountain swimmer and a parachute tower climber are noted. no drunkenness arrests reported. He jokes about catching pickpockets inside the gates after collecting admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sheridan
The
Fair Police
Maine Blueberry Cake
A simplified recipe for Maine Blueberry Cake uses 212 cups sifted flour 212 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder teaspoon salt 2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg unbeaten cup milk 2 cups blueberries. Cream butter and sugar, add egg, alternate flour and milk, fold in berries, bake in a greased pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
King’s Birthday 1940 Official Celebrations Set
The King’s official birthday will be observed on June 13 in London and at military stations at home and abroad while customs offices mark the date on June 22. The actual birthday remains December 14, with a June observance chosen annually for official celebrations.
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George
London
Indians oppose one dollar daily pay for brush clearing
Indians on the Little Prime reserve in northwest Saskatchewan objected to pay of one dollar a day for brush clearing. Inspector Dr. Thomas Robertson arranged groceries and four dollars a month for clothing, about 65 cents per day, for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Robertson
Saskatchewan
Cattle from Sandringham Highlight Essex Show in Harlow
Cattle from Sandringham exhibited by the King were a feature of the Essex Agricultural Show in Harlow England. The Lincoln Highway in the United States is more than 3 300 miles long.
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Sandringham
Harlow
England
U.S
Sark Clings to Diminutive Norman French Dialect
Sark, an island in the English Channel, refuses to desert its language, a form of old Norman French understood by only 500 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sark
English Channel
John Bull's loaning technique outpaces US efforts
John Bull has developed, through the centuries, a technique in loaning money to other countries, which Uncle Sam cannot hope to match overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Editorial Notice on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
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MccCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Silent Indian films proposed for illiterate audiences
A. J. Patel, a Bombay photographer, proposes silent motion pictures for India's vast illiterate and multilingual population. Screens would be uncaptioned with vernacular booklets read by trained lecturers, delivering constructive travelogues and industry features to promote reform and economic improvement across India's 400 million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Patel
Bombay
India
Patel
Health Insurance Seen as Inevitable by Dr Hannah
Dr J A Hannah head of Associated Medical Services told Kingston service club that health insurance is inevitable and will be adopted. He described Toronto's contributory plan enabling moderate earners to access medical care and hospital treatment.
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J. A. Hannah
Associated Medical Services, Incorporated
Kingston
Ont
Hannah
Toronto
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Vwrance
S.l
Government of
New Zealand
Southwest Africa
Union of South Africa
Survey of Labrador
Coast Line
China
London Paper
Home Service
Benson’s
League
J. W. S. McCullough
Sheridan
Maine
Holly
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