World Happenings Briefly Told From Global News
Belgian circles report Germany holds 127478 Belgian prisoners of war. Gen Sosnakowski suffers back and neck injuries in a large Nazi raid on London. Hitler sends congratulatory telegrams to King Michael and Ion Antonescu on Romania independence day. Cape Breton Gaelic foundation announces federation plans for Highland and Gaelic societies across Canada. Australian universities urged to shorten medical courses to prevent doctor shortage for the army. Western Australia finds large deposits of potash salts to replace imports. Gen Sikorski returns from Canada and the U S by bomber ferry. Sir Maitland Wilson assumes command of British forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
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Hitler
Michael
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Highland and
Cape Breton Gaelic Foundation
British Broadcasting Corporation
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Canada
United States
Atlantic
Sir Maitland Wilson
Greece
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Gardening transplanting tips for healthy growth and protection
Watering after transplanting is crucial with shrubs and trees needing half a pail or more, repeated two to three times weekly for quick start. Use caution with fertilizer, dissolve in water, and avoid touching roots or foliage to prevent burning.
Queer Money Ordinary Playing Cards Used As Currency
Ottawa Journal notes Canada's first domestic currency venture used ordinary playing cards as money from 1685 to 1714. Cards bore signature of Jacques de Meulles and "G. de Paris" on face cards, circulated for sums, could be redeemed for gold, and forged cards punished.
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Canada
Dominion
Gustave Lanctot
National Archives
Ottawa
Mr Lanctot
G. de Paris
Jacques de Meulles
Justice
Police and Finance
Ottawa Journal
Britain’s Resolve in Wartime Speech Echoes Kipling If
The Cleveland Press notes Churchill’s steadfast fortitude amid defeats in Greece and Yugoslavia. It contrasts British grit with German conduct in retreat, praising Churchill’s voice as a beacon for a worried world and likening it to Kipling’s If.
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Britain
Churchill
Yugoslavia
Athens
Kipling
Cleveland Press
Remarkable Fifteen-Year-Old Aims to Count One Billion
A highly alert fifteen year old boy vows to count dollars at one hundred per minute. At eight hours daily five days a week, he would reach one billion dollars by age ninety six, illustrating extraordinary patience and ambition.
Franking privilege origins from old French franc meaning free
The term franking privilege allows sending mail without postage and traces to the French word franc meaning free, reflecting a historical notion of unpaid mail.
Vatican City Hosts World’s Shortest Railway at 600 Feet
A tiny transport feature in Vatican City, Italy, claims the world’s shortest railway at about 600 feet, drawing curiosity from visitors and rail enthusiasts worldwide. The line operates as a historic curiosity within the Vatican grounds, highlighting a unique urban rail relic.
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Vatican City
Italy
Canada seen as a large edition of Scotland by British official
Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald told the Montreal Board of Trade that Canada is so Scots like that the Glencoe Massacre appears a failed military operation. He recalled the 1692 massacre where Campbell forces ambushed the MacDonalds at Glencoe Pass.
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Canada
Glencoe
Malcolm MacDonald
Montreal Board of Trade and Chambre de Commerce
Scotland
MacDonald
Glencoe Pass
Tenant Complaint Sparks Self Defending Wit
A woman estate owner who collected rents to save expense found one of her tenants in a discontented mood. She opened with a sharp remark about the kitchen being in a bad state. The tenant admitted the kitchen's condition and quipped that the landlady would look the same without any paint on her in five years.
Automatic cannon to arm anti aircraft role by Pontiac GM
The Pontiac division of General Motors Corp began manufacturing an automatic cannon that fires 20 millimeter explosive shells at one hundred rounds per minute. It is understood the weapon will be used against dive bombers.
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Pontiac
General Motors Corporation
Finland’s shift from Sweden to Russia after independence
Finland endured 500 years under Swedish rule before being ceded to the Russian Empire in the eighteenth century and finally becoming an independent state in 1918.
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Finland
Britain Extends Five Million Pound Loan to China
Great Britain grants another loan of five million pounds to China taking effect immediately. The move adds to recent financial assistance and signals ongoing cooperation between the two nations.
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Great Britain
China
Norway Adapts With Shoes Oil Substitutes And Id Cards
Norway faces shortages in wartime from leather to aluminum. Wooden shoes replace feathered footwear due to leather scarcity while toothpaste sale requires returning old tubes. Substitutes include fish oil for olive oil and gas generator licenses climb to 5 563. Identity cards become mandatory for Norwegians over 15 to curb sabotage.
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Norway
Washington
Determined Chiang Stands Firm Against Japanese Peace Offers
Chiang Kai-shek remains resolute in continuing resistance to Japan until terms of complete justice and equality are granted. He has rebuffed peace overtures, most recently in January, arguing that a just settlement is unlikely while Axis fortunes rise.
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Chiang
Japan
China
Britain
America
Asia
Resistance Grows as War Wears on Across Occupied Lands
Reports describe Nazi guard duties increasing in occupied countries while resistance strengthens. Norwegians aid British raids, French fight Italians in Nice, Parisians defy patrols near the George V station, and youths attempt escape to join De Gaulle forces. Poles rebel against German control.
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Hitler
Nice
George W
de Gaulle
New York Herald Tribune
Monocle Boom Drives Sales for Refugee Influx
The Community Opticians' Association in New York reports a 50 percent rise in monocle sales, spurred by a flood of refugees. The industry notes a wartime demand shift and stronger demand for one-eyed glasses among customers.
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Community Opticians’ Association
New York
Mbongo the 617 Pound Gorilla Tops San Diego Zoo
Mbongo, the largest gorilla in captivity at the San Diego Zoo, weighs 617 pounds and dominates his enclosure as a notable zoological giant in the exhibit.
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Mbongo
San Diego Zoo
Sewing for War Relief Lets Women Aid Overseas
Women and individuals donate warm clothing for war relief with a focus on practical, self-serve children's garments and warm adult wear. Patterns from Anne Adams offer several simple outfits, with fabric yardages and sizes listed, and requests delivery to Red Cross Salvation Army branches or by mail to Winnipeg pattern department.
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Red Cross
Salvation Army
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnpeg
Man
Peter Calls Gentiles Equal Before God in Vision
Lesson notes recount Peter in Joppa receiving a vision of a sheet with unclean animals and a command to eat. He learns that God cleanses what He calls clean, breaking Jewish purity rules, as three men arrive from Caesarea to invite him, teaching that God shows no partiality to persons.
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Peter
Jerusalem
Luke
Joppa
Arance
Whster
Caesarea
Tear Gas Aids Fight Against Grain Mites In Canada
Dominion entomologist Dr. B N Smallman reports tear gas is used in western grain storage bins to combat mites threatening thousands of bushels of stored Canadian wheat. Demonstrations show rapid mite kill with gas vapor without harming milling or baking quality.
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B. N. Smallman
Dominion
Board of Grain Commissioners
West
Smallman
Winnipeg
Health menace in Ontario factories curbs war production
Dr Grant Cunningham, Ontario health official, notes up to 25 000 workers a day off sick in Ontario. He cites inadequate rest and minor health complaints as main causes of illness during wartime, with potential to cut lost time by half. Britain requires industry physicians and nurses for daily health supervision, while Canada forms an industrial health committee and distributes health posters and leaflets.
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Ontario
Grant Cunningham
Division of
Industrial Hygiene
Ontario Department of Health
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Cunningham
Farm Boy Enlists in U S Marine Corps for Sleep
An 18 year old farm youth Edward F Staebel Jr of Andover New York explains he joins the Marine Corps to get more sleep. He says he rises at 430 each morning and views boot camp as a vacation while Marine reveille rings at 545.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Edward F. Staebel, Jr
Andover
N.Y
Marine Reveille
Wavell Receives Greek Decoration Grand Cross
The commander in chief of British Middle East forces General Sir Archibald Wavell was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order King George I by King George II of Greece, as announced in the London Gazette.
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Middle East
Archibald P. Wavell
King George I
George II
Greece
London Gazette
Peru and Canada seek expanded trade ties through new exchanges
Trade official Humberto Fernandez Davila states Peru and Canada aim to boost commerce with Peru exporting cotton, sugar, metals such as tungsten and molybdenum in exchange for Canada newsprint wheat machinery and other goods. Peru may shift from Argentine wheat to Canadian grain, newsprint and rubber tires.
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Humberto Fernandez Davila
Canada
Peru
Census Form Demands Definite Religious Information
Census enumerators must obtain definite religious information for every household member this year. Indefinite replies will not be acceptable. If children belong to a different religion than their parents the discrepancy must be recorded.
Powell and the Grand Canyon Exploration in 1869
Major Powell led the first expedition into the Grand Canyon in 1869. He was described as a one armed school teacher who dated questions about which Indians and frontiersmen would dare to attempt the perilous descent.
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Grand Canyon
Powell
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Casimir Sosnakowski
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