World Happenings Briefly Told
Delegates to the Pacific congress raised 300 for cigarettes for Canadian troops overseas before ending their annual meeting. A new British Turkish commercial accord is reported from Istanbul. A Sea Island plant near Vancouver will cost 1.5 million dollars to build aero planes of service and training types. Admiral Evans in London signals a season ticket plan for air raid shelters. A nine acre Roman fort from the second century is unearthed near Stanwix. The Soviet Tass dispatch says London anti aircraft defence is now more imposing than German air recognition. A Canadian army of 500000 in sight per National Defence figures. Britain continues supplying Argentina and Uruguay with coal despite the war. Argentina imports over 3 million tons annually from Britain.
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Pacific Blogg
DE Congress
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Istanbul
Munitions and Supply Department
Sea Island
Vancouver
Sir Edward Evans
London
Stanwix
England
Reuters
Great Britain
Argentina
Uruguay
Britain
Watered stock tale linked to Daniel Drew and Uncle Dan'l
A Railway Magazine account recalls Daniel Drew as the Great Bear of Wall Street and his partner Jay Gould. It notes Drew’s cattle trick to fatten stock before Alden Astor’s brother Henry paid high price, leading to the origin of the term watered stock.
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Wall Street
Daniel Drew
Dan'l
Erie Railroad
Jay Gould
Jim Fiske Drew
Gould
Dan
John Jacob Astor
Henry
New York
Drew
Henry Astor
Astor
John Jacob
Railway Magazine
German conquest and the fate of small European states
The Ottawa Journal argues that Nazi aims crush sovereignty for nations like Luxembourg Alsace Lorraine and Nordic states if Germany wins. It accuses Berlin of pressing Nazification via Quisling and predicts loss of independence for Denmark Holland Belgium France Switzerland and the Balkans without Allied victory. Britain and the Empire must win to restore freedom.
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Germany
Warsaw
Norway
Berlin
Luxembourg
Alsace
Lorraine
Quisling
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Balkans
Hitler
Europe
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Britain
Empire
Ottawa Journal
Loneliness Club Forms for War‑Torn Wives in Pad dington
A Lonely Wives club opens in Pad dington London for wives and mothers whose husbands and sons are at war and evacuees. Membership costs threepence yearly and grants access to a club room library and children playrooms plus sixpence sandwich meals from the canteen. Founded in July by Hon. Mrs. Kenneth Marr Johnson, daughter of Lord Maugham, the group quickly drew over 100 members in its first week.
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Lonely Wives” Club
London
Paddington
Kenneth Marr Johnson
Lord Maugham
Esther Cleve land born in White House in 1893
Esther, daughter of Grover Cleveland, the only child of a U S president born in the White House, was born September 5 1893.
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Esther
Grover Cleveland
United States
White House
Paint On Glass Patterns Offer Home Craft Fun
Home Service you can paint on glass with patterns like Cabin in the Pines. Nine by twelve inch designs require three oil colors plus enamel, with a color chart and gold backing. Available set Four Designs To Paint On Glass Second Series includes Swans On a Lake and Rose Bouquet. Send 15 cents to Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Also 15c booklets listed.
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Pines
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Geese and Planes Maneuver Through Northern Smoke
Across the northern bush, pilots and geese share air corridors as forest fires stack smoke to 10000 feet. Geese move south toward Fort McMurray while pilots seek thinning holes to land, the flocks and planes weaving in orderly, tense traffic.
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Fort McMurray
Calgary Herald
Egypts Treasured Manuscripts Buried for Safety in Desert Cave
Egypt ferries more than 180000 manuscripts and ancient tomes to a desert hill cavern hidden location to shield them from air raids. Earlier, Tutankhamun and other pharaohs treasures lay secured in Cairo museum vaults.
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Egypt
Cairo Museum
Melons Exhibit Grown Near Arctic Circle At Moscow Show
At the Moscow Agricultural Exhibition this summer melons grown at 62 degrees north in Yakutia Eastern Siberia were displayed. The display sits within four degrees of the Arctic Circle while Canada maintains farthest north gardeners around Aklavik inside the Circle.
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Moscow
Yakutia
Siberia
Arctic Circle
Canada
Aklavik
England Revives Old Time Gigs and Traps Driving Clubs
England faces gasoline shortages prompting a revival of century old gigs and traps. Driving clubs are being revived across the country as motorists seek alternative club activities amid fuel scarcities.
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England
Palm Trees Produce Monthly Growth Branches
A report notes palm trees extend a new branch each month indicating steady growth in tropical flora. Researchers observe consistent growth cycles across specimens, suggesting predictable structural development in palm fronds and trunks.
Anne Adams Pattern 4578 Shirtfrock for Women
A matron's shirtfrock design by Anne Adams features a yoked bodice front with darts, back gathers, front waist buttons for easy wear, notch collar, bias front panel, and optioned long or slashed sleeves. Available in sizes 34 to 48, with fabric estimate and 20-cent order request to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Study Languages Canada offers pocket language booklets
Canadian servicemen may become skilled linguists after the war as the Canadian Legion war services provide compact booklets in Icelandic German and French. Troops in Iceland report the Icelandic guide aids communication. The booklet was written by Einar P. Johnson and Dr S J Johannesson of Winnipeg and issued by the Legion Service and the Canadian Association for Adult Education.
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Canada
Canadian Legion War Services
Iceland
Einar P. Johnson
S. J. Johannesson
Winnipeg
The
Legion Service
Canadian Association For Adult Edu
John the Baptist Preaches Repentance in Luke 3
Devotional focus on John the Baptist calling for repentance in the wilderness during Tiberius Caesar’s fifteenth year and Pontius Pilate’s governorship. Luke 3:1-9 frames his warning to the Pharisees and Sadducees, urging fruit worthy of repentance and the coming Messiah’s judgment.
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John
Tiberius Cesar
Pontius Pilate
Judea
Herod
Tetrarch
Galilee
Philip Tetrarch
Idumea
Trachonitis
Jordan
Lysanias
Tiberius
Augustus
John the Baptist
Lowell
Eccentric Australian Surgeon Archibald Watson Dies at 91
The Australian surgeon Archibald Watson, famed for eccentric dress and street demonstrations with body parts to illustrate points, died near Thursday Island at 91. He taught Australia surgery and influenced many of today’s noted surgeons.
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Archibald Watson
Thursday Island
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide
Australia
New Water Route Opens Odessa to Danzig Trade
A water route from Odessa to Danzig is completed enabling barges to move trade goods between southern Russia and Germany. The development enhances commercial traffic and connects regional markets across Europe.
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Odessa
Danzig
Russia
Germany
Dentists Take Lead in Wrinkle Prevention and Dental Health
Dr. T. L. Marsh argues dentists rapidly replace beauticians and surgeons in preventing wrinkles. He urges examining children's teeth at least three times yearly, emphasizes chewing fibrous foods and proper diet, and notes neglected teeth can cause deep infections and systemic illness.
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T. L. Marsh
Health
Health League of Canada
Marsh
Mars
March
Readers urged to request McCullough's Cause and Control articles
An editorial note invites readers who valued a series on Canc to obtain articles free by writing to The Heat League of Canada at 111 Avenue Road, Toronto. Include a plain handwritten request and your full name and address.
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Canc
The
Heat League of Canada
Dept. W.N
Avenue Road
Toronto
McCullough
Young Michael Returns as King Romania
The fragment suggests Michael resumes royal role in Romania with focus on avoiding serious debate while Hitler may influence Antonescu about future plans. No clear dates or outcomes are stated.
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Michael
Romania
Hitler
Antonescu
Chael
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