World Happenings Briefly Told In War Time News
British authorities seize 12 mail bags bound for Germany on the Fushimi Maru. The King and Queen review Red Cross ambulances for France. Pensions rise for parents of unmarried British men killed in action. Blackouts spur new industries like luminous buttons. London evacuee billeting costs pegged at 31 million. Train wreck in Yugoslavia kills 25, injures 70 amid avalanche. French to accept Canadian flyers for service. Two men in Rotterdam convicted for wireless weather reports to Germany. Weather data sent to aid the German air force.
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Singapore
Germany
Foreign Office
Buckingham Palace
Red Cross
France
Walter Womersley
US Department of Commerce
London
Walter Elliott
House of Commons
Ozalj
Yugoslavia
Finnish War Veterans’ Association
Toronto
Rotterdam
Kipling's Sussex Home Bequeathed to National Trust
Mrs Kipling leaves Bateman's in East Sussex to the National Trust along with £5000 endowment. The 17th century stone house with mullioned windows sits in former ironworks country, part of a 300 acre estate.
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Rudyard Kipling
Bateman
Lane Bridge
Kiplings
Kipling
Manchester Guardian
Spring Wardrobe Shirt Pattern 4384 From Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4384 offers a yoked front and back, darts, and full lower fullness for a tailored frock. Choices include long or short sleeves, self fabric or contrast collar, a collarless warm weather version, with pockets optional. Sizes 34 to 48, yardage 4 yards for size 36, order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Manitoba Red Cross Shipments to England From Winnipeg 1940
Manitoba Red Cross headquarters in Winnipeg shipped hospital and surgical supplies to England via the Civic Auditorium between March 1 and 1940. The list includes 3 012 men s wool socks 400 men s wool scarves 889 seamen wool scarves 636 seamen s wool stockings 730 pullovers 2 160 bed covers 2 6 5 0 abdominal bandages 1 188 dressing gowns 1 555 surgical towels 972 triangular bandages 3 120 acres 600 pneumonia jackets 330 single bed sheets 156 hospital bed gowns 1 219 189 surgical supplies cotton bandages wipes and related items. Also noted is a remark about kangaroo rats and whales as the only mammals with consolidated neckbones and rabbits fined in New Zealand for population control.
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England
Manitoba
The
Red Cross
Winnipeg Civic Auditorium
Boo
Titmouse Steals Hair for Nest Building
A titmouse bird in a local area is reported to snatch hairs from a man's head and use them to construct its nest, illustrating a curious avian nesting behavior.
Encephalomyelitis in Saskatchewan Horses Warns of Human Risk
J S Fulton outlines a 1938 outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis in Saskatchewan, its spread from farms, and potential human cases. He explains transmission uncertainty, home and animal carriers, and the urgency of systematic vaccination using chick vaccine, with dosage, timing, and veterinary guidance. He links horse vaccination to public health protection and urges widespread immunization.
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J. S. Fulton
DVS
Saskatchewan
Union
University Laboratory
Lav
California
The
Man
Lederle, Cutter, Kennedy
Abbott Laboratories
Department of Agriculture
Regina
Goering’s Generals Joke Reveals a Private Czecho-Slovak Play
Gregory Ratoff recounts a Goering tale where the commander asks if the war will be quick. All but one general shout yes. The lone officer hesitates and suggests placing Czecho-Slovakia in the general’s wife’s name.
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Gregory Ratoff
Goering
Early January Connecticut Corn Planting Trial
An agricultural experiment station conducts a trial on January 30 in Connecticut to determine how early corn can be planted in frozen soil for New England.
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Connecticut
New England
Final Interview with the Risen Christ and Great Commission
The article surveys Jesus brief Galilean appearance and the Great Commission. It notes Christ’s authority in heaven and earth and commands disciples to make nations into followers, baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It discusses baptismal formula changes and aims to live worthy of the calling.
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Christ
Matthew
Jesus
Galilee
Jesus Christ
William R. Richards
Paul
John Mackay
Start Gardening When To Begin Digging And Planting
A guide for preparing soil and starting a garden with tips on soil texture, manure, and seed choices. It notes that wet soil clumps, heavy clay is risky, and testing moisture by muddy shoes helps timing. It advises sowing good Canadian grass seed and using rich mixtures for sunny borders.
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California
Denmark's Christian X Tallest Monarch in Modern Era
Since 1448 Denmark has produced 19 rulers including 10 Christians and eight Fredericks. The current king Christian X is in his 27th year on the throne and stands six feet six inches tall, reputedly the nation’s tallest man.
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Denmark
Fredericks
Hans
Christian X
Jefferson's seed trade sparked Southern rice industry
Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. president, reportedly smuggled Italy’s rice seed to South Carolina, initiating the region's rice farming tradition and shaping agricultural development.
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
Italy
South Carolina
South
Population of Rome hit 1,330,600 at month end
Officials announced the city of Rome reached a population of 1,330,600 as January closed. The figure reflects updated census data and will guide planning for services and infrastructure.
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Rome
Preventive Medicine Urged As Canada’s Path Forward
Dr Gordon Bates, General Director of the Health League of Canada, argues in Toronto that life expectancy has risen from 30 to 60 years in a century and that prevention will shape future medical practice. He cites Pasteur and Lister, urges reorganizing health funding toward prevention, criticizes the Robin Hood model, and notes Canada needs 15 000 doctors, five thousand more than current staffing.
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Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
Toronto
Pasteur
Lister
Bates
Canada
England
Dr. Bates
Canadian National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond Street, Toronto Ontario. The notice directs readers to request the full collection.
Invisible German UV Search Light Revealed by London Express
A London Daily Express correspondent reports a German invisible search light using ultraviolet rays guided by a sound locator. Rays reflect off enemy aircraft onto a glass plate to reveal their course.
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London Daily Express
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Sussex
Mickie
New Zealand
Tad
Woory
Durham Storch
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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