World Happenings Briefly Told
The United States agriculture department forecast a winter wheat crop of 488 554,000 bushels. Windsor suspended all enemy aliens at an emergency city council meeting. Australian revenue for the year ended May 31 was the highest in the Commonwealth. Four crates from Yellowknife NWT arrived from the far north. The English breakfast ration is cut to four ounces weekly per person. John Hart announced steps to secure British Columbia spruce for Allied aircraft. British conscription of Straits Settlements discussed in Singapore. The British Ministry of Supply brings 15 000 firms under government control under the conscription of property act. Defence procurement awards reach 275 contracts totaling nearly 18 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Agriculture Department
Commonwealth
Red Crees Society
Canada
Yellowknife Nwt
Edmonton
Ministry of Supply
Defence Purchasing Board
Department of Munitions and Supply
Motorized autocycles gain use in wartime Britain
Britain produces autocycles fused with one horsepower air cooled engines. Over 10 000 units made last year and wartime orders from overseas flood 12 manufacturers. These economical pedal cycles reach 30 mph, climb 1 in 15 gradients with no pedal help, and run up to 150 miles per gallon of fuel mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Brockville
Three Sons of the Late Tweedsmuir Serve in Forces
The three sons of the late Lord Tweedsmuir are in military service. William Buchan, 24, has joined the Royal Air Force as an aircraftman though he has not yet flown. John, now Lord Tweedsmuir, serves with the Governor-General's Foot Guards and is on the 1st Division headquarters staff. Alistair is with the Canadian forces, attached to Canadian military headquarters in London, and is a member of the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards now a mechanized unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buchan
Royal Air Force
John
Lord Tweedsmuir
Alastair
London
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Saskatchewan Red Cross Overwhelmed by Blanket Appeal
The Red Cross blanket drive for France drew a strong response from Saskatchewan communities. Total gifts reach 3,500 blankets with 76 more cases en route for wounded soldiers and refugees. Promises totaling 50 ambulances come from various Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Regina, Kindersley, Melfort, Prince Albert, and rural groups. Londres and Canadian efforts support British and French Red Crosses amid historic evacuations.
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France
Saskatchewan
British Red Cross
Canada
Junior
Red Cross
Moose Jaw
Regina
Kindersley and District
Melfort
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Hotel Men's Association
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Employees’ Association
City of
Prince Albert
C.P.R
The
Canadian Society
London
Flanders
Hotelmen foresee travel boom and era of combined service
A Brandon Sun report notes hotel men from 40 states meeting in Chicago to plan for a future surge in American vacation travel amid unsettled abroad conditions. They compare modern autos to old overland travel, arguing inns should provide integrated traveler services including for horses and transport needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wayfarer
Agency of Transport
Brandon Sun
Reducing diet ads promise slim figures and low calories
Mrs Buxom is urged to alter her figure with a low calorie reducing diet promising two pounds weekly. The ad lists meal ideas and calorie counts, promotes a 32 page booklet The New Way to a Youthful Figure, and offers other 15c booklets from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Buxom
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
The Year of the Big Freeze in Italy War Era
The Windsor Star reports Mussolini sides with Germany in the 1940 41 war and predicts a winter of coal shortages from Allied bombing of the Brenner Pass. It foresees shivering Italians as fascist rhetoric resumes in the Mediterranean region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Windsor Star
Mussolini
Germany
Brenner Pass
Italy
M Mediterranean
Cats Live in a World of Sombre Greyness
A brief commentary notes that cats perceive colors differently, living in a muted visual world dominated by shades of grey rather than a full spectrum. It highlights the contrast with human color perception and suggests a reflective tone on animal sensory experience.
Isle of Man as Internment Site Between England and Ireland
The Isle of Man is described as a safe midway internment location for several thousand German and Austrian women, located 31 miles from England and 31 miles from Ireland in the Irish Sea. The piece notes its history of invasions and rule shifts, its current peace, and the origin of its name Mona meaning distant isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
England
Ireland
Irish Sea
Norway
Scotland
Mona
How a Snake Walks and Tank Wreckage Mentioned
The text explains snake locomotion with slow straight movement using ventral plates and rapid lateral undulations when frightened. It also notes many German tanks returning to scrap iron form, implying postwar destruction or disposal of equipment.
Anne Adams Pattern 4463 Dress Promises Youthful Style
A description of Pattern 4463 by Anne Adams highlighting its back button design shoulder yokes and contrasting sleeves. Features include a front panel sash and optional sportster look with omitted sleeves. Available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40 with fabric yardage and price details and ordering instructions to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson from Malachi Devotional Reading
Golden text urges bringing the whole tithe into the storehouse to receive divine blessing. The lesson centers on Malachi with devotional reading from Matthew 6 to contrast earthly treasure and heavenly rewards. The passage promises windows of heaven opening, blessings beyond capacity to receive.
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Lesson
Malachi
Matthew
Malachi Excerpt on Robbing God and Returning
The passage frames Malachi 3 7 12 as Jehovah calling Israel to repentance and offering pardon for turning back to God The people question Wherein shall we return The text notes the recurring argumentative pattern with a prior denunciation followed by a corrective reproof Jehovah notes a book of remembrance for those who fear him and speak faith renewed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malachi
God
Posey
Jehovah
Hitler Seeks Canada Annexation if Victory, Says Expert
Gabriel Hanotaux cited in Le Temps on April 20, 1940, claims Hitler envisions Canada as vital space to seize upon victory. The warning notes a potential expansion plan linked to Nazi aims and colonial ambition.
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Hitler
Canada
Gabriel Hanotaux
le Temps
Paris
Fly Pads Suggested To Fight House Fly Menace
As warm weather returns communities face the common house fly and its health risks. Experts note flies carry millions of bacteria and can spread diseases. using Wilson's Fly Pads around the home offers a quick clean way to reduce the fly population and protect food and infants.
Birds use tail as rudder brake and balance in flight
In the Himalayan range some peaks reach 20 000 feet and remain unnamed. The text notes the tail of a bird functions as a rudder during flight as a brake when landing and as a balancer while perching.
Spelling Challenge and Cosmic Fact Fragments
A lively column mixes a complex chemistry term from wood liquefaction by Professor Hibbert with astrophysical trivia about the sun’s age and mass loss. It then sketches 1929 economic causes cited by Frederick Strauss, notes shifts in Canadian agrarian consumption, and ends with a quip about Nature as the glass inventor sourced from obsidian lava.
Refugees Offered St George's School as Temporary Shelter
Dr. W G Black, chairman of the British Columbia branch of the Canadian refugee committee, says St George's private school for boys could serve as temporary refuge for child evacuees if sent to Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's
Vancouver
W.G. Black
British Columbia
Canadian Refugee Committee
Salmon Color Shift and Early Buffallo Kill Figures
The text notes young Pacific salmon are yellowish green that darken to bluish gray as they mature. It states that between 1870 and 1875 about two and a half million buffalo were killed annually. It also mentions bees foraging up to eight miles from the hive in search of food.
Hay Fever Cure and Causes Described Across Pollen Sources
The article explains hay fever arises from inherited sensitivities to pollen from grasses trees and weeds with ragweed as a major offender. It notes spring and early summer for grasses and trees and late summer for weeds and outlines relief via climate changes desensitization and skin tests followed by injections over several years.
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America
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Gaspe
Rainy River
Prairie
St. Lawrence
Gaspe Coast
Lake Superior
Readers Urged to Request Cancer Articles Free of Charge
Editorial note invites readers to obtain a set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer from The Health League of Canada. Requests should be mailed to Dept WLN.U at 111 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario with the phrase Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and the sender's name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health League of Canada
Dept
WLN
U. 111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Boy Hero Helps Capture German Parachutists Near Paris
Thirteen year old Guy Bocher of Massy near Paris received a 2000 franc savings account and a letter from Interior Minister Mandel after he spotted three German parachutists descending May 23. He called police who trapped the sky troops in a running gunfight.
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Guy Bocher
Massy
Paris
Mandel
Sky Troopers
Plastic airplanes tested in California may start mass production
An all plastic airplane pressed from a mold flew successfully in Van Nuys California. Col Joseph L Stromme of the Army Air Corps planning division predicted the test may mark the start of an era of mass production of aircraft for military and commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nuys
California
Joseph L. Stromme
Army Air Corps Planning Division
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Windsor
John Hart
Allied Plane
Straits Settlements
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Singapore
Iweedsomir
Mickie
Home Service
By Anre Adams
By John C. Kirkwood
Harold Hibbert
McGill University
Frederick Strauss
National Bureau of Economic Research
United States
Strauss
Alture
Jones Beach
Long Island
New York City
Oldsters
Great Britain
Inland Revenue Commission
Nature
Home For Refugees
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
Hay Pever
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