World Happenings Briefly Told
The Canadian Red Cross reports its northern England warehouse and stocks destroyed by bombs. The U S halted exports to Russia for defence use. Great Britain’s 1940 exports were barely affected by U boats. Queen Mary visited London and dined with the King and Queen. The Jewish agency in Jerusalem urged unmarried men 23 to 30 to enlist with British forces. Sir Clive McPherson announced Australian wheat exports total 16 500 000 bushels remaining. Maj Gen Freyberg appointed commander in chief of Allied forces in Crete. Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa after five years in exile. Rome said university students would be called to arms on June 1.
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United States
Russia
Great Britain
Mary
London
Buckingham Palace
Jerusalem
Clive McPherson
Australian Wheat Board
B. C. Freyberg
V.C
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Crete
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
War Department
Rome
The Old Greek Shepherd and the Flame of Freedom
An American correspondent recalls a Thessalian plateau scene where a wrinkled shepherd plays his flute as tanks threaten Greece. He reflects that Greece and freedom endure despite Nazi victories, noting the unvanquished spirit of people who refuse to surrender. The piece links Greece's enduring freedom to a larger struggle for the world.
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Thessaly
Greece
Byron
Norway
France
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Good Citizen Pays Taxes Before Joining Navy
A U S businessman who had lived in Canada and intended to drive an ambulance in France before the war paid his 1940 income tax after a Montreal Star profile inspired the tax official to recall him. He later joined the United States Navy, settling his 1939 and 1940 taxes.
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Montreal Star
United States
Canada
Europe
France
United States Navy
British scientist Darwin travels to United States for science exchange
The British government confirms Charles G. Darwin, grandson of Charles Darwin and director of the National Physical Laboratory, has been sent to the United States to coordinate scientific and technical information exchange between the two nations. The move mirrors Dr. James Bryant Conant's recent England mission. Also noted is that sea water contains at least 30 elements.
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Charles G. Darwin
Great Britain
Charles Darwin
United States
Darwin
National Physical Laboratory
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
England
Churchill's salad ritual revealed by former secretary
Phyllis Moir details Winston Churchill's dressing method as a ceremonial act. He measures oil and vinegar, adds pepper and salt, and mixes vigorously yet lightly. The dressing is poured over greens in a large wooden bowl without garlic rubbing.
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Winston Churchill
Phyllis Moir
Churchill
Fresh from the garden extending the vegetable season
Gardeners can stretch freshness through summer by spreading sowing times and choosing early, mid, and late maturing varieties. Plan for continuous harvests, mix flowers with shrubs and stone features carefully, and use lawns as foreground for balanced garden pictures.
Refugees sail to Canada aboard Kaare II from Norway
After eleven months at sea a 70 foot ketch with nine tons, the Kaare II, reaches Vancouver with eight refugees from Nazi persecution aboard. The group of 23 fled Christiansund last June 9 after helping officials escape the Nazi net. 15 others went ashore at Halifax, then by train to Vancouver. Skipper Ottar Novik. passengers include Hans Ove Haakon Novik Margot Novik Ingavar Engvik Karen Engvik. The boat shows Nazi machine gun marks and a large keel gash.
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Vancouver
Norway
Christiansund
Halifax
Ottar Novik
Hans
Ove
Haakon Novik
Margot Novik
Peder
Ingavar Engvik
Karen
Noviks
Canada
British Columbia
Scarf of Mrs Churchill Bears Wartime Slogans
Mrs Winston Churchill displays a scarf printed with national slogans and lines from her husband’s speeches as she turns over a mobile club van to the Army Territorial Service girls. The event emphasizes support for wartime service and morale.
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Winston Churchill
Army Territorial Service
Rarely Used Station Masters Schedule Train For Proper Passengers
Station masters possess authority to adjust a train schedule to aid a late passenger. This power is seldom exercised and only in exceptional cases of clear necessity such as transporting a patient to a hospital.
Streamlined Princess DRE Pattern 4743 Promotes Summer Look
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4743 a breezy teen queen style with princess lines scalloped yokes puff sleeves and square neckline. The design offers a cool puff sleeve or flared sleeve version with lace edging a bow and color contrast options. Misses sizes 12 to 20 require 3 yards of 39 inch fabric and 3% yards edging. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Menzies Addresses Ulster Reform Club on War Cost
Australian Prime Minister Menzies warned the price of war will force millions to rebuild from their beginnings. A cheerful philosopher quipped that God made women beautiful and dumb to ensure men are loved by both.
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Menzies
Australia
Ulster Reform Club
Language Gap in Exam Room Causes Lapse in Care
A historical clinic scene shows a breast specialist asking for speech in English while a patient replies with a humorous but incomplete attempt in broken English. The exchange highlights communication barriers in medical settings and the need for clear language support.
Egypt: vast area, only small portion settled
Egypt covers about 386000 square miles with roughly 13600 square miles developed for habitation. The asymmetry underscores population concentration along the Nile and near coastal settlements.
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Egypt
French car 1904 may be first New York taxicab
A 1904 French car driven by Benjamin Riley is claimed as the first motor vehicle for hire in New York City and perhaps in the United States, marking an early milestone in taxi history.
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Benjamin Riley
New York City
United States
Persecutor Paul Converts After Vision on Road to Damascus
Sunday school lesson outlines Saul on the road to Damascus where a blinding light and a voice compel his conversion. It contrasts Acts 9 with Pauls later claims of seeing the risen Christ and notes his obedience to the heavenly vision.
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Saul
Philip
Stephen
Christ
Jerusalem
Paul
Damascus
Jesus
Food Ministry Turns London Feeding to J Lyon & Co
The Food Ministry assigns the task of feeding Greater London in a total breakdown to J Lyon & Co, a leading caterer. Cards will be issued to provide a standard meal for about 11 cents to those in need.
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London
Food Ministry
J. Lyon & Co
Fully Explained Mother Describes Weapon Mechanism
A speaker details a weapon system by naming a munition component and the mechanism that aligns a pilot's navigation aid. The description links a gun's ammunition to a bolt plate recess and a gummy fluid used in the gadget that guides the pilot in darkness.
Rheumatic fever danger urged in schools and homes
Health officials warn rheumatic infection, a leading cause of heart disease, is not reportable and common in children aged 5 to 12. Poverty and poor hygiene fuel its spread. Examinations reveal 80 percent of pediatric organic heart disease has rheumatic origins. prevention calls for bed rest, tonsil removal when needed, good nutrition and proper care, with early detection key. Caragana shrubs lead Canadian ornamental nursery stocks in 1940.
Children in Leyton Gather Shrapnel for Recycling
Children at Canterbury Road schools in Leyton England have collected more than a quarter of a ton of shrapnel to be melted down and reused, reflecting a local effort to repurpose war debris into new material.
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Canterbury Rd
Leyton, E
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Burgess
Health League
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