World Happenings Briefly Told
Ottawa reports plans to limit motor car production for sale this year. Japanese firm claims gasoline from sardines after experiments. British army returns to farming with War Office tiling 10 000 acres. A 13-year-old Cardiff boy dies from a light bomb explosion. Arthur Greenwood pledges to build a fairer Britain replacing hovels with homes. Japan and Venezuela sign a one year trade pact March 11. Schuschnigg moved to Bavaria. Lady Patricia Ramsay inspects a western Canada regiment. Finland credit relief announced by the Export Import Bank up to five million dollars.
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Ottawa
War Office
Cardiff
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Japan
Venezuela
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
Bavaria
Vienna
Solved Parking Problem From War Damage in London
Bombing of London opens empty spaces where warehouses and offices stood, prompting plans to convert gaps into parking lots. Official spaces remain inadequate while thousands keep cars in side streets hampering civil defence and police work. About 20,000 cars participate in the Help Your Neighbor scheme.
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London
Nine year old boy gains weight while craving chicken
Nine year old Joe Randazza of Gloucester Mass has gained 110 pounds in 14 months to reach 290 pounds yet retains a normal appetite. He woke hungry and ate five broilers meant for the next day. A hint on bottle stoppers and a note on Saltien workers and Ethiopian roses close the piece.
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Joe Randazza
Gloucester
Mass
Joe
No Name For Them The Argonaut Essay On Dictators
A San Francisco pamphlet-like critique savages Mussolini and Hitler as unredeemable tyrants. It contrasts Graziani’s claims with brutal sarcasm, calling Hitler a beast and Mussolini a bluffing poser, while praising English virtue and predicting German surrender to a triumphant British advance.
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the Argonaut
San Francisco
Marshal Graziani
North
Africa
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mussolini
Hitler
England
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Clemenceau Buys Statuette In East Indies Bargain
In a small East Indies village Georges Clemenceau negotiates a statuette, pays 75 rupees, offers 45 rupees after a playful exchange. The dealer objects, Clemenceau insists, then gifting 45 rupees back to be used in good works. The dealer accepts the gesture.
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East Indies
Georges Clemenceau
Clemen
Clemenceau
Britain Builds Invasion Barges For Lofoten Raid
The report notes Britain has invasion barges used in the raid on the Lofoten islands in Norway. A photographed barge shows a white hull with a high boxlike bow and regularly spaced holes that may be rifle loop-holes. Lincolnshire farmers vote to exempt key land workers from military service to protect food production.
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Britain
Lofoten Islands
Norway
Lincolnshire
England
Shirtwaister With Waist Band Pattern 4710
Anne Adams Pattern 4710 offers a shirtwaister with waist band in linen, shanting, or cotton. Features a waist girdle shaping the figure and adaptable sleeve lengths from short to long. Available in misses and women sizes with fabric yardage listed. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada reports record mineral output in wartime year
W H Losee of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics told delegates at the Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute in Montreal that Canada's mineral production for the first full war year reached a preliminary value of 529,179,434 dollars, surpassing 474,602,059 dollars the previous year and exceeding the half billion mark for the first time.
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Canada
W. H. Losee
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute
Montreal
Losee
John Caesar Designer of Station Gardens Across Canada
John Caesar, longtime Markdale Ontario CP Railway agent, initiated plantings at Canadian Pacific stations in 1882. He became the railway’s first travelling florist, planting gardens from Atlantic to Pacific and inspiring an annual horticultural contest and prize system.
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John Caesar
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Markdale
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
C.P.R
Railway
When Ship Whistle Blows at Taku Glacier
The Taku glacier near Juneau Alaska spans about 9000 feet across facing Gastineau channel and rises 200 feet at the shore. It extends 35 miles inland and frequently sheds bergs into the sea with a great splash as ships whistle. Sirens from the Prince ships of Canadian National steamships echo over the water.
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Taku
Juneau
Alaska
Gastineau Channel
Canadian National Steamships
Ontario Attorney General weighs air gun law for minors
Attorney General Gordon Conant told the Ontario legislature that a federal amendment to the criminal code is needed to change air gun rules for minors. Currently the code prohibits selling or giving an air gun to a minor under 14 without a permit.
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Gordon Conant
Ontario
Poland Districts Wool Declared Superior for Carpets
Wool from sheep raised in specific Polish districts is declared especially suited for carpet production, highlighting regional quality and industry impact.
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Poland
Easter Appearance to Disciples in Jerusalem
Devotional note on Luke 24 36 53 describes Jesus appearing among the apostles on Easter eve. He reassures them by inviting touch, offers food, and references First Corinthians 15 to prove his resurrection. Discussion includes views on sequence of post resurrection appearances and Ascension Day discourse.
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Jesus
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan
Paul
Christ
Thomas
Galilee
Professor Riddle
Luke
Informal garden layouts maximize space and privacy
The article advises a central lawn with edge beds of perennials and annuals, shrubs along walls, and softened boundaries to create spaciousness. For larger gardens, screen off sections with shrubbery, hedges, or trees to gain secluded corners for family use. It warns against working wet soils, recommends hardening in cold frames, and stresses adding humus via manure or leaves to improve texture.
Press freedom vs banner headlines sparks at Boston address
Erwin D. Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor argued against six inch banner headlines aimed to boost street sales. He warned the constant shock tactic harms press freedom and blunts public trust in newspapers.
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Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
It Takes More Than Pride to Elevate a Person
A thoughtful reflection argues that contempt for others does not grant higher status. The speaker suggests true standing comes from character and actions, not belittling rivals.
Health League of Canada Warns on Tuberculosis Signs
The Health League of Canada broadcasts a health message warning Canadians to watch for signs of tuberculosis. Tiredness, weight loss, indigestion, a lingering cough, blood in sputum, and chest pains can signal TB. Rest, fresh air, sun, and sanatorium care offer good recovery prospects.
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Health League of Canada
Around The World War Aid And Preparedness Echoes
Nations and territories pledge aid and resources for war efforts. St Pierre and Miquelon residents pool aid for Europe’s victims as South Africa ships armored cars and supports North Africa. Tonga cedes land for an airfield and funds fighter aircraft. Malay recruits impress Singapore RAF officers. South Africa appeals for blood donors. Australia notes record under arms with 100 donors.
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St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
France
Europe
South Africa
North Africa
Salete
Tonga
New Zealand
Island
Pacific
Fiji
Royal Air Force
Singapore
Great Britain
Rand
Australia
Philip McBride
Ship Building Plans Studied for Mass Production in Canada
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that mass production methods for ship building are being studied for possible adoption in Canada. He described planning involving parts made in different plants and assembled later, noting limited wartime USA trials and cautions from British officials about expanding shipbuilding too quickly due to skilled worker shortages.
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Department of Munitions and Supply
Canada
Howe
House of Commons
United States
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Ontaro
Empire War Effort
Toronto
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