World Happenings Briefly Told 1938 Sum Up and Global Entries
At year end 1938 Canada’s 57 mental institutions housed 46389 patients, with 3702 on parole. Manitoba Legion backs a war veterans defence force to fight fifth column activities. A civil tribunal allocates 100 shares of the Suez Canal stock to Propaganda Minister Goebbels. British police seize arms from gut shops nationwide to counter fifth column danger. Alberta electors lose 47 deposits in March 21 race. RCAF flyers receive full honors after a fatal night cross country crash near Cobourg. France’s General Guillaumat, 76, dies. he led Allied forces in the east 1917-18. Belgrade tightens foreigner rules after an emergency cabinet meeting. reporting to police every 10 days required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canadian Legion
Canada
Suez Canal
Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Britain
Alberta
Robert Andison
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cobourg
Ont
Marie-Louis Guillaumat
France
The
East
Hitler Recalled By Schoolmate As War Risked World
Anton Betlitz, a Slovak now in London, recalls Adolf Hitler as a schoolyard bully and later says Hitler served in the Austrian army during the Great War, not the German army. He notes Hitler rose to second lieutenant and questions common newspaper claims about his rank.
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Adolf Hitler
Anton Beletz
Hitler
Anton
King and Waterloo Streets
London
Gratz
Austria
Adolf
Linz
St Stephen writer wins 1940 CWPC Memorial Award
Maud Maxwell Vesey of St Stephen New Brunswick is named winner of the 1940 Members Memorial Award of the Canadian Women's Press Club for a report on the King and Queen’s 1939 New Brunswick visit. Honorable mentions go to Evelyn Caldwell Norma Magder Louise Thirwell and Lillian Gibbons for varied crime and mass meeting reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Maxwell Vesey
St. Stepheen
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Miriam Green Ellis
Win
Nipeg
Vesey
New Brunswick
St. Croix Courier
St Stephen
N.B
Evelyn Caldwell
Vancouver News- Herald
Norma Nettie Magder
Montreal
Louise Thirwell
Calgary Albertan
Lillian Gibbons
Winnipeg Tribune
Dexter P. Cooper
Maritimes
Canada
United States
Mount Allison University
Home Service Beauty Course Teaches At-Home Methods
A Winnipeg union notice advertises a 32-page illustrated booklet How To Give Beauty Treatments detailing shampoos, tonics, facials, makeup, and hair care for oily and dry hair. The offer includes other booklets on writing, vocabulary, poetry, fortune telling, French, and wedding planning. send 15 cents for copy.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg
Nwspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Man
The
Ench
High Grade Ore Discovery Near Steep Rock Frontiers
Canada reports a high grade iron ore body at Lake Steep Rock, 135 miles west of Fort CNR, with reserves over 200 million tons. Ore is hailed as among the world’s highest grade and production is slated to begin with 1,000,000 tons annually.
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Canada
K Lake
Fort Cnr
Steep Rock
Sweden
Sunday School Lesson Commentary and Readings
Golden text quotes Matthew 7 16 and the lesson cites Extekie 15 1 6 and Matthew 5 13 16 7 16 20 1 Corinthians 10 6 7 Devotional reading references Mark 11 12 - The fragment outlines themes of fruit and witness across gospel passages.
Doctor Of Finance On Collections
The Harvester World urges collectors to view themselves as financial doctors. It says each delinquent customer is a financially sick patient needing friendly guidance and personalized analysis to prescribe a path back to healthy finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvester World
Tomorrow's hotel glimmer at Atlantic City show
Delegates to the New Jersey State Hotel Association in Atlantic City saw a glimpse of the future at the Hotel Ambassador exhibits. Woven glass drapes cold light glass brick partitions neon decorations and chromium glass bars without a mahogany sign highlighted the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey State Hotel Association
Atlantic City
Ambassador
France Orders 12-Hour Workday for Aviation Plants
The French air ministry directs a 12 hour day for factory workers tied to air force production. All industries with aviation orders must also operate Sundays and holidays due to current circumstances.
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Air Force
French
Air Ministry
Norse Settlement at Hagensville Near Bella Coola BC
The Toronto Star Weekly notes a Norwegian farming and fishing colony near Bella Coola British Columbia on the road to Tweedsmuir Lodge. Migrants arrived about 1898 42 years after the Yukon gold rush era to farm and fish along the Bella Coola River valley. Oxen once tilled fields and hauled freight in this remote community still appear in local life.
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Hagensville
Bella Coola
B.C
Tweedsmuir Lodge
Yukon
British Columbia
Alexander Mackenzie
Canada
Pacific
Bella Coola River
Toronto Star Weekly
Two German Officers Shot For Criticizing War Plans
The Petit Parisien reports that Colonel Etterlin and Colonel Betzler of the Berlin garrison were executed on May 8 for criticizing Adolf Hitler's war plans two days before the invasion of the Low Countries.
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Petit Parisien
Etterlin
Betzler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Low Countries
Minerals and Jobs Shift with Global Supply Demands
The piece notes Britain and the United States control about three fourths of world mineral output, with rising public and international control likely. It also discusses college placement gains, career guidance, and testing to prepare students for self directed job hunts, plus a Ben Franklin anniversary reflection.
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Great Britain
United States
C. K. Leith
Minerals and Metals
Dr Leith
Ays Dr
Leith
A Lesson on Usefulness from the Vine and Fruit
This excerpt juxtaposes Ezekiel 15 with Matthew 7 16 20 and the idea that true usefulness is proven by fruit. It recalls Jeru salem’s judgment and Jesus warning against expecting value from unproductive trees, noting how Western Asia practices selective cultivation for firewood and building.
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Ezekiel
God
Jerusalem
Jesus
J. D. Jons
van Lennep
Western
Asia
Health League of Canada Credits Press for Health Education Support
An editorial in Health the official organ of the Health League of Canada praises the press for its cooperation in public health education. It notes the league’s weekly news service and wartime lectures on nutrition and cooking, and thanks Canadian radio stations for free health talks.
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Press of Canada
Health
The
Health League of Canada
League
Dominion
Canada
Anne Adams Pattern 4445 for a versatile cotton frock
The Anne Adams pattern 4445 offers a light hearted cotton frock with a curved center front, bloused side bodices and matching sleeves. Available in misses and women's sizes with fabric and ric rac requirements, order details list Winnipeg Pattern Dept. plus a note on colonial nail making and a South African tribe adopting Viking style headdresses.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave. E
Editorial note on McCullough cancer articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 10 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites subscribers to request the full series.
Continuous gardening spread extends harvest season in Canada
Experts warn against premature sowing and stopping too soon. Plantings can extend through July in most of Canada, spreading harvest over 41 months with fresh produce. Techniques include staggered sowing, started plants, frost protection, and weed control with safe killers. implements like Dutch hoes and small cultivators ease labor.
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Canada
Gorillas Reach Six Feet Tall and Eight Foot Wingspan
Report notes gorillas commonly reach about six feet in height with a reach near eight feet. Observers describe their muscular build and arm span as notable for primates in field studies.
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