World Happenings Briefly Told
Summary of international news and events. Red Cross ambulance appeal leads to six donated vehicles for overseas use. Australia pushes for oriental trade to market dairy produce and canned goods. Sweden seeks 31 million dollars for defense. Canada strikes a 50 million bushel wheat deal with Britain. Lifeboat awards to Wells crew after 22 hours seeking a missing tug. Winnipeg grain exchange to stay open through July 31. Evacuation praise from the admiralty for Dunkirk relief. A strong Arctic earthquake at Aklavik disrupts homes and clocks, 1,700 miles north of Edmonton, on May 28. April road fatalities in Great Britain: 451, vs 514 in 1939 and 496 in March. Blackout deaths: 178, March had 235. Sir Ernest MacMillan plans to continue excluding modern German composers from performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Wells
England
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
J. A. MacKinnon
Admiralty
Dunkirk
Aklavik
Arctic Post
Edmonton
Great Britain
Food for Health book offered to readers free
Public health booklet "Food for Health" available at no charge through doctors Red Cross and life insurance reps. It outlines menus for two adults and five children at 23 cents per person per day and promotes simple, healthful living to ward off flu. If unavailable, contact Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Junior Farm Clubs Grow Across Canada
The 1939 official report highlights rapid growth in the junior farm club movement in Canada with 45,314 members, up from 37,254 in 1938, a 21 percent rise. Since 1931 membership has more than doubled, from 21,142 to today’s total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vancouver Sun
Saskatchewan Red Cross Receives Blankets For French Hospital Beds
Saskatchewan reports rapid blanket intake for overseas hospital needs. Over 250 blankets received, with express packages arriving daily at the Regina Provincial Depot. A further $10,000 was voted for national and overseas aid to support British and French hospital needs and refugee casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Regina
Red Cross
Seaboard
Saskatchewan Red Cross
The
Society
Toronto
Red Cross of Canada
British Red Cross
W. F. Marshall
Good Table Manners Guide From Home Service
A 32 page etiquette booklet from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union teaches proper table manners. It explains using forks for certain foods, napkin placement, and dining at clubs or parties. Also lists other 15 cent booklets on tennis, beauty, nursing, swimming, gardening, and ballroom dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Car runs off road near Canberra. aid arrives in parade
An incident near Canberra left a badly damaged car but no injuries. A nurse, priest, doctor, and ambulance man in successive cars stopped to render help, with all offering aid to the shaken travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Christopher
Canberra
Australia Press Bureau
Tungsten Proportion in High Speed Tool Steel Marks 18 Percent
A technical note states tungsten comprises 18 percent of the weight of popular high speed tool steel, highlighting its key role in drill and cutting tools.
Parthenon colors noted red blue and gold in Athens
Descriptions mention The Parthenon in Athens with a color scheme of red blue and gold. A separate fact notes spiders can survive 18 months without food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Polish Black Book Details Nazi Atrocities Against Poland
A New York issued Polish black book accuses Germany of genocide and mass deportations. It cites 1.1 million adult Polish deaths, 200,000 children, 320,000 officers and soldiers, and 4 million civilians deported. It also reports 26,000 civilian executions and 7 million people suffering hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
New York
Future
T. F. Bennett
Anthony Tarnowski
Polish Information Centre
Poland
Stars nearer Earth than thought alter view of night sky
A sky science note states more than 5 000 nearby stars are only one third as far away as previously believed. A separate name study lists Charles Edward George Henry John Joseph James Robert Thomas and William as America's top 10 male names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Charles
Edward
George
Henry
John
Joseph
James
Robert
Thomas
William
America
Royal Military College to Graduate Two Year War Cadets
Royal Military College at Point Frederick Kingston will continue during the war with higher production and altered graduation standards. The four year program is cut to two, yielding about 100 graduates yearly who will join military or naval forces or the air force. The two year training equals the wartime military education of the four year peacetime course and prepares graduates for university entry postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
Canada
Point Frederick
Kingston
R.M.C
Windsprite pledges weekly ten cent stamp aid to Canada war effort
A Windsor Star reader, the Windsprite, vows to buy at least one ten cent postage stamp weekly for the war duration. The stamps will go on letters with normal postage and directly fund the Dominion treasury with no repayment expected. Boys are taught farming on English school land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The
Star
Dominion Treasury
Windsor Star
Portugal's 800th Anniversary and World Exhibition
A notice of Portugal celebrating 800 years since 1140 with an exhibition of the Portuguese world and historic milestones over the century. Mentions voyages of Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Brazil's claim, and global exploration. Also notes investment schemes in 5-cent movie devices and photofilm ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Prince Henry
Vasco de Gama
India
Magellan
Brazil
Madeira
Azores
Africa
Australian
Abyssinia
Greenland
Ceylon
China
Haggai temple rebuilding urged by prophetic call
The lesson explains Haggai urging the people to resume temple work, contrasting current dwellings with the ruined temple, and stressing divine presence as the source of strength. It notes the governor and priests joining in, and Zechariah’s encouragement as the Feast of Tabernacles arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacles
Solomon's Temple
Haggai
Jehovah
Alexander Maclaren
Frock With Slimming Bodice Pattern 4462
Anne Adams presents pattern 4462 a slimming button front frock with wide bodice sections front and back skirt panels for ease and a youthful look. available in sizes 34 through 48 fabric yardages listed with a 20 cent order to the Winnipeg pattern department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Winnipeg
R Union
McDermot Ave. E
Drums from Haitian Voodoo Similar to West African Rites
Researchers note that Haitian voodoo drums closely resemble West African drums, suggesting strong cultural continuity in ritual music across the Atlantic. The finding highlights enduring practices and shared instrument design across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Health League of Canada Praises Press and Radio Support
An editorial in Health, the Health League of Canada's organ, credits newspapers for public health education and disease prevention progress. It notes the league's weekly news service, wartime lectures, and radio broadcasts aiding nutritious cooking and food preparation education nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press of Canada
Health
The
Health League of Canada
League
Dominion
Canada
Readers invited to request cancer articles from Health League
Editorial note invites readers to obtain a free set of Cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 111 Avenue Road, Toronto. Include a request phrase and print name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Origins Of Names Triggered Like Athena Legend
The piece notes naming origins appear as if sprung like Athena from Zeus. It cites Carthage and Rome arriving in history without visible origins. It recalls Romulus and Remus myths and ties Rome to the City of Seven Hills and Venus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Zeus
Carthage
Rome
Romulus and
Remus
Seven Hills
Aphrodite
Venus
Dea Amoris
Time Taught By A Father To His Daughter
A proud father teaches his young daughter to tell time distinguishing minutes and seconds. The child asks where the jiffies are, reflecting a playful moment of learning and language.
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Calgary
Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Ree Cross
Home Service
Lydia KE
Pinkham's
Pinkham’s
Wrigley
Royal Mutary Vcollege
United States
James Roosevelt
Oslo
Norway
Jerusalem
H. M. Aitken
Famous Cooking Authority
Canada Starch Home Service Department
Canada Starch
Canada Starch Home Service
Dept
Canada Starch Company Limited
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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