World Happenings Briefly Told From Around the Globe
The report surveys wartime Canada production highs and refugee life in London. It notes 69 European officials admitted to Canada under 1939–40 regulation with capital of 4.2 million dollars and the Wings for Britain fund receiving 35 thousand dollars for a Spitfire. Canada’s airmen rose from under 5,000 to over 40,000. Sir Herbert Ames spoke in Boston. Authorities warned evacuations near potential Singapore targets. G W Peacock of Toronto visited England to review Salvation Army work with Canadian troops. Over 60,000 Canadians have been deported since 1992–93, 27,995 as public charges. Soldier settlement farms in Canada total 18,765 with 35,710,872 dollars invested.
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London
Canada
Wings
Britain
Searle Grain Company Limited
Winnipeg
Herbert Ames
Montreal
Boston
G. W. Peacock
Toronto
Salvation Army For Canada
England
Canadian Salvation Army
Soldier Settlement of Canada
Mines and Resources Department
Room For Sheep Industry In Prairie Canada
A Calgary Herald excerpt urges expanding Canada's sheep and wool sector to cut imports of about 83 million pounds. It notes high quality wool can be produced in the dominion, especially the prairies, but processing capacity and labor are lacking. The piece links wool diversification to easing wheat overproduction and war-era industrial growth. It cites birds changing wing area in flight and skunks liking potato chips as aside curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Praire
Western
Calgary Herald
Wellington's 1819 plan to defend Canada and move capital
The Duke of Wellington advised fortifying Kingston and possibly moving the provincial capital from York to Kingston or upriver, with inland routes to Lake Simcoe and Penetanguishene as a naval base. He proposed canal links and railways to connect Lake Erie, Simcoe, and Thames and Chippewa systems to sustain an army on the Niagara frontier.
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Duke of Wellington
Canada
Kingston
York
Trent River
Trent
Hollands River
Toronto
Lake Ontario
Rideau and
Lake Simcoe
Black River
Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
la Grande Riviere
Lake Erie
Chippewa
Niagara
Wellington
Toronto Star
Fashion Drawing Made Easy at Home
A home study guide promotes starting a fashion art career with a 24 page booklet. It explains drawing proportions, balance, and garment flows using simple shapes and lines. The offer includes a 15 cent booklet plus several additional 15 cent home instruction pamphlets from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
German Nazi Film Show Impresses Turkish Officials
The Turkish delegates in Ankara viewed a private Nazi film in the German embassy as British Turkish talks continued. The film depicted wartime atrocities in Poland and elsewhere, presented as a warning before new aggression. Prime Minister Saydam and Foreign Minister Saracoğlu were among those reportedly impressed, though a broader understanding between Britain and Turkey was suggested.
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Ankara
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Belgium
France
Poland
Berlin
Saydam
Saracoglu
New York Times
Gardening Timely work yields best results in Canadian plots
The article explains that timing matters more than effort in gardening. It advises digging at the right time, using nursery stock from reputable sources, and planting vegetables in staged sowings. Early crops include peas lettuce radish spinach, with later sowings for carrots beets onions and frost‑tolerant beans corn tomatoes cabbage and cucumbers.
Pattern 4685 Anne Adams dress pattern features
Anne Adams Pattern 4685 offers a yoke front panel with slant lines and soft side gathering for bust flattering fit. Simple in-one construction with a waist buttoning for easy wear, options for sleeve lengths, available in misses and women's sizes, order form and 20 cent price.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Three Senate Vacancies Create Conservative Majority in Canada
Death of Senator J J Hughes raises vacancies in Canada's Senate to three. Resulting tally shows 47 Conservative and 46 Liberal senators, giving the Conservative party a one vote edge.
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J. J. Hughes
Canada
Riflemen from Ellis platoon excel in Alberta division contest
Lieut R L Ellis led an Alberta infantry platoon to top Canadian Division status in a skill at arms event. The unit earned bronze in a second competition against a Welsh platoon, after a 10 mile route march and rifle Bren gun firing. Private S Relkey of Regina was among the winning crew.
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R. L. Ellis
Alberta
Prairie Infantry
England
Western Ontario
Lieut
Ellis
Pte. S. Relkey
Regina
Gila Monster Poisons Lizard Noted in Arizona News
A Gila monster, the sole poisonous lizard, inhabits Arizona and New Mexico and reportedly has a grip unbroken by bare hands. A Montreal signpost points to the North Pole, South Pole, London, and Paris. Grasshoppers reach up to 2000 feet in flight.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Montreal
Canada
North Pole
South Pole
London
Paris
Sunday School Lesson on the Crucifixion and Pilate
This lesson reviews Jesus before Pilate and Herod, the crowd’s demand for Barabbas, the sentence of crucifixion, and the seven sayings from the cross. It cites Luke 23 and John 19 as the narrative basis and reflects on Pilate’s attempts to release Jesus despite the mob’s insistence.
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Pilate
Judea
Jesus
Cesar
Galilee
Jerusalem
Herod
Barabbas
Tiberius
Golgotha
Luke
Toronto RC N sailors return on leave after wartime service
A group of Toronto Royal Canadian Navy and RCNR veterans arrived home on leave. Stoker H H Hunt recalled heavy service in Canadian ships. They recounted an overboard seaman’s auction where a knife sold for $20 and black silk for $12, with $450 sent to the widow and $150 from the canteen fund.
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Toronto
Royal Canadian Navy
R.C.N.V.R
Stoker
H. H. Hunt
Training For Students Ottawa Plan Outlined
War Services Minister Gardiner outlined in the House of Commons a four month compulsory training plan for university students. Students would receive 110 hours per term plus two weeks of summer camp training, equating to one month of regular training each year. A three year university student called for compulsory training would complete one month upon leaving.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
War Services
Gardiner
Pneumonia Belts Identified In North America
The article notes two pneumonia belts in North America focus areas: the eastern belt from Quebec to New Brunswick along the Atlantic and a western belt of four mountain states Colorado New Mexico Arizona and Nevada. It explains climate factors, the impact of sulphanilamide drugs, and outlines prevention measures such as clearing infection foci and proper nutrition.
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Toronto Star
North America
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Atlantic
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
South Dakota
South Carolina
Georgia
United States
Vegetable products fuel Canada’s diverse manufacturing
The text outlines vegetable origin industry roles in Canada, covering flour milling, grain foods, bakery goods, confectionery, beverages, animal feeds, ice cream, pasta, starch, sugar, fruit and vegetable preparations, coffee and tea, spices, tobacco, oils, textiles fibers, and rubber goods, noting their importance to domestic production and foreign trade.
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Canada
Imperial Institute hosts 250 Indian art photographs exhibit
The India Society, unable to stage a winter exhibition of Indian art due to the war, opens a 250 photograph display at the Imperial Institute covering 2000 years of Indian sculpture and architecture. Secretary of State for India L. S. Amery presides.
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Royal Academy
India Society
London Daily Sketch
Imperial Institute
State For India
L. S. Amery
General Wavell Urges Postwar Peace Effort
Addressing his troops General Wavell, renowned for Libya, called on soldiers to apply wartime energy and cooperation to peaceful postwar efforts, inviting reflection on the world they could build after the conflict ends.
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Wavell
Libya
Beetle Diversity Surpasses 100000 Known Species
Scientists note more than 100000 beetle species have been identified, highlighting the vast diversity within the order Coleoptera. Researchers call for continued exploration to catalog and understand the roles these insects play in ecosystems.
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Prairie Provinces
Mickie
Home Service
Rprook
Senate
Liai
AWA Sallegs
Alberta Regiment
Christ
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Ont
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