Canadian and World Happenings Briefly Told
An inventory of Canada’s research resources is to be taken by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Germany’s share of Poland is cited in a Nazi Reich population figure. British Guiana’s sugar output up to August 1940 was bought by Britain. Egypt vows support for democratic powers in wartime. Dr Ahmed Maher Pasha spoke in parliament. The Polish consulates in Canada will continue operations despite Poland’s conquest. Ducks Unlimited funds are not limited by Neutrality Act, says Alberta director. Canada plans a military ski unit trained in the Rockies. British Columbia teachers must update history and geography texts to reflect rapidly changing European events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
National Research Council
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Egypt
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Saadist
Ottawa
Germany
Russia
Ducks Unlimited
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Europe
Department of Education
Paris Fashion Turns Practical for Air Raid Wardrobe
The piece notes how Paris fashion adapts to air raids with ski pants, windbreaker jackets, four-pocket corduroy coats, gas-mask carriers, and hooded wool garments. Buyers favor speed and protection with tight ankles, easy-entry boots, warm sweaters, and belted long hooded outfits designed for rapid dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Centenary of Canada’s first railway to feature metal rails observed
The U S board of trade moves to mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first metal rail railway opened in 1839 from Pictou county through New Glasgow to Granton. The event will include a pageant and a plaque unveiling, delayed a year due to a royal visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Board of Trade
Canada
Pictou County
Albion Mines
New Glasgow
Granton
Sampson
Albion
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Board of Trade
Relics Found At Nova Scotia Home Of Sam Slick Creator
A pool side discovery near the old Thomas Chandler Haliburton residence yields an iron kettle, andirons, an iron plate, and a burnished cauldron from the Sam Slick kitchen. Officials restore the items to the house now a Windsor Hants County tourist site.
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Nova Scotia
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Sam Slick
Piper
Windsor
Hants County
Engineers Celebrate Safe Six Avenue Subway Work
New York engineers and workers completed a complex branch of the Independent Subway beneath Sixth Avenue without disturbing city services. They diverted 1000 miles of gas mains, electric lines, water pipes, and telephones, with only one minor error corrected by a washer. London’s deeper underground network is noted as even more extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sixth Avenue
Independent
Subway
London
St. Thomas
Robot starter shouts Go at lift of barrier
Adelaide Racing Club tests a robot that shouts Go the instant the starting gates rise. Inventor E. T. Booth of Adelaide designed the device to synchronize the starter’s voice with the barrier lift, following his earlier creations such as the Nuffield iron lung and Booth electro cardiograph.
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Adelaide Racing Club
E. T. Booth
Adelaide
Australia
Whistle Game Brightens Johannesburg Textile Mill
In a Johannesburg textile factory, loudspeakers play popular and classical tunes for the workers. The girls may sing while working, with light opera and Strauss waltzes favored. The factory owner notes that whistle singing correlates with improved work quality.
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Johannesburg
Water garden ideas for indoor plant care tips
Home Service presents a guide on growing water garden style plants with bulbs and root vegetables, including sweet potato vines and autumn crocus. It advertises a 32 page booklet Making Plants and Flowers Grow Indoors and lists additional booklets available for 15c each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Early fall and heavy winter forecast by Yosemite Indians chief
Predicts an early fall and a heavy winter based on animal signs including yellow jackets field mice and abundant squirrels. The note links seasonal forecasts to local wildlife and mentions cheese consumption in Canada at about 3 percent.
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Lemme
U.S. Weather Bureau
Yellow Jackets
Apron Pattern 4266 From Anne Adams
Pattern 4266 offers two apron styles for everyday use and best wear. The sturdy percale gingham or chambray version features ric rac trim and a central panel, with back straps secured by a horizontal connector and handy pockets. Available in small, medium, large. order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
1939 Canadian Army Life Compared To 1914 Conditions
A wartime piece notes improvements in the 1939 Canadian Army over 1914, highlighting stricter medical exams, better food rations estimated at under 414 pounds per man per day, a new khaki uniform, and enhanced recreation within barracks and through YMCA programs.
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Commissariat Department
Y.M.C.A
Ther
Labrador explorer and author Dillon Wallace dies at 76
Authority on Labrador Dillon Wallace, aged 76, died after a long illness. Wallace, famed for Labrador expeditions in 1905 and 1913, wrote 26 books between 1905 and 1932, including The Lure of the Labrador Wild and The Long Labrador Trail.
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Dillon Wallace
Labrador
Wallace
Mexico Sierras
Lest
Sunday School Lesson on Temptation in the Wilderness
The text recounts Jesus fasting forty days and being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. He resists each temptation with scripture and ultimately commands Satan to depart, with angels ministering to Him afterward.
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Jesus
Holy
Temple
God
Spinach Through the Ages Its Iron and Uses Tracked
The article traces spinach from Crusades Europe to Renaissance London and modern kitchens. It notes spinach’s iron content, nutritional value, and historical medicinal uses while cautioning against its use for arthritis gouty conditions or kidney and bladder stone sufferers.
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Europe
London
Selected Recipes For Leaf Pan Cakes
A recipe demonstrates mixing sifted flour with baking powder salt and sugar then adding Graham flour candied orange peel and nut meats to form a batter. Milk eggs and melted butter are folded in and baked in two greased leaf pans at 350 degrees F for about one hour. Slice after resting.
Cranberry Shredded Wheat Loaf Recipe
A vintage recipe for Cranberry Shredded Wheat Loaf combines Shredded Wheat cranberries and walnuts with flour, baking powder and sugar. The method instructs mixing dry ingredients, adding wet components, then baking a greased loaf at 350 degrees for about one hour.
Foreign museums request return of paintings from New York exhibition
International authorities from the Louvre National Gallery London and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam have asked the exhibition directors to hold paintings until further notice. The display features pieces valued at 2 500 000 dollars and Perry T Rathbone says no shipments will occur without explicit directions.
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Louvre
National Gallery of London
Rijksmuseum of
Amsterdam
Perry T. Rathbone
Hole in one bet pays 50 to 1 on long odds
Ellis Knowles Sr and Ellis Knowles Jr of Rye New York insured themselves with Lloyds of London for 100 dollars each over two years to cover a hole in one. Both paid one dollar yearly until Ellis Jr achieved an ace on the 203 yard twelfth at Apawamis Golf Club triggering the payout.
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Ellis Knowles, Sr
Rye
N.Y
Ellis, Jr
Lloyds of London
Apawamis
Sensory Rackling Fish and Piano Parts Comparison
A reader notes the rackling fish can sense with its feelers fins and mouth. A second fact states a piano has three times as many parts as an automobile.
Editorial Offer for Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the full Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites subscribers to request the complete set in one request.
Protecting Priceless Film National Library safeguards WWII era reels
The National Film Library of the British Film Institute sent into safety storage nearly 2,000,000 feet of priceless films dating from 1895 to today. Notables include the full Coronation film of George VI and Elizabeth, coronation processions, royal funerals, Boer War and World War I coverage, and early royal tours in Canada and the United States.
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National Film Library of the
British Film Institute
Sussex
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
George V
Victoria
King Edward VII
The Perfect Footman and the Tradesmen's Entrance
A red visitor at a Park Lane house declares the revolution is here and is told all revolutions must be delivered at the tradesmen's entrance. Meanwhile Singapore plans a Chinese chamber of commerce building with glass bricks in Malaya.
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Park Lane
London
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Singapore
Malaya
Buttermilk Finds Major Use in Paint Trade
The article notes buttermilk is increasingly used in paint besides food for people and animals, highlighting its drying properties and traditional roles in coatings.
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Poland
Nazi Reich
British Guiana
Georgetown
Nova
Post Office
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Tanners
Japan
England
Mount Lassen
California
Home Service
Authority On
Temptation
Satan
Popeye
Health League
J. W. S. M.cullough
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