World Happenings Briefly Told
Arthur Bishop son of Air Marshal W A Bishop has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. More than 20 000 English children are raised by 15 000 foster mothers under health inspectors. Mor genthau proposes expanding Canadian wheat imports to the United States. Jeckell to supervise Winnipeg office for munitions and supply division. Symington says rationing of electric power in Canada could occur. Eighteen Manitoba 21 year olds who missed four months of training face prosecution. Alberta coal 415 047 tons July up from last year 375 968. British Columbia 154 878 tons down from 158 012. Saskatchewan 33 848 tons up from 30 244.
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Arthur Bishop
W. A. Bishop
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
England
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
United States
F. L. Jeckell
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Federal Department of Munitions and Supply
H. J. Symington
Montreal
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Jaunty belted two piece pattern for fall wear
A Pattern 4868 by Anne Adams offers a two piece frock with a long slim top and inset belt. Reads as a stylish fall wardrobe essential with V neck, revers collar, and optional sleeves. Available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40. fabric yardage listed. order from Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermon Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Christmas Turkeys Parade in Majorca Showpieces
In Majorca Balearic Islands shoppers buy Christmas turkeys early to display them locally. The birds are then walked daily by their purchasers as part of the holiday display tradition.
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Majorca
Balearic Islands
Scientist debate on first Americans reaching New World
Some researchers contend the initial human migration into the Americas occurred via the Bering Strait. The claim highlights theories about early populations crossing from Asia into North America long before widespread exploration.
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New World
Bering Strait
Illegal Polish publications spread resistance press
In occupied Poland, illegal presses exceed two dozen titles alongside Nazi controlled papers. Roneco sheets, weekly and monthly reviews, youth and peasant papers, a Warsaw Ghetto Yiddish paper, and a humorous anti German issue reach thousands. Editors risk death for printing. readers face the same danger.
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Poland
BBC
Warsaw Ghetto
Married Men Retain Morale Under Economic Stress
A study by Prof. Goodwin Watson using 539 unemployed men in New York during January and February 1934 finds married men with dependents exhibit higher morale than bachelors. Morale linked to life satisfaction, ambition, and belief that effort counts, especially among the religious, office holders, and workers in teaching writing selling or executive roles.
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American Psychological Association
Goodwin Watson
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York
Adjustment Service
Prof. Watson
Alleged spy ring case opens in federal court
United States Attorney Harold M. Kennedy outlined a wide-reaching spy ring connected to Germany claiming Norden bomb sights secret since 1938. Hermann Lang, a defendant and former inspections chief, allegedly passed details to Germany in 1938 as the prosecution rests on a jury trial before Judge Mortimer Byers.
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Germany
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
Mortimer Byers
Hermann Lang
Kennedy
Western Hemisphere
Medical Experiment Aims At Typhus Vaccine in Andes
Three eminent scientists and thousands of Bolivian miners take part in a yearlong high altitude medical trial. They test a cheaply produced typhus vaccine developed by Dr Harold R. Cox at the U S Public Health Service Laboratory in Hamilton Montana to curb fevers that follow wars.
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Andes Mountains
Harold R. Cox
U.S. Public Health Service Laboratory
Hamilton
Mont
Leather Coats Needed for Seamen This Winter
A Toronto report says seamen on trawlers minesweepers destroyers and battleships urgently need leather coats to keep warm against the Atlantic cold this winter.
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Toronto
Atlantic
Onions Peelers Veteran Peter Tyler Of London
Peter Tyler, a peeler from London, earned a living for over five decades by finely peeling onions. He could peel three quarters of a ton of onions in a single day, showcasing a remarkable and enduring trade.
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Peter Tyler
London
England
Defeat of Satan in Heaven and the Great Host
War in heaven as Michael and angels clash with the dragon and his forces 결국 Satan is cast down to earth. The victory rests on Christ’s atonement and the testimony of martyrs, with John’s vision of the redeemed standing on a glassy sea amid fire.
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Satan
Heaven
Michael
Israel
God
Christ
Dummelow
John
Aegean Sea
Red Sea
Moses
Erdman
Jehovah
Rome
Modest President Is Awkward About Falstaff Actor
Lincoln praised Falstaff actor in a brief note then privately admitted difficulty liking friendly visitors. Noah P. Brooks recalls Lincoln in the waiting room saying he could not see the actor, noting the man sought consul at London and that their cordial exchange caused expectations.
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Lincoln
Falstaff
Noah P. Brooks
Brooks
London
Windsor Castle forms royal pig club for bacon
Windsor Castle will produce its own bacon as members of the royal household form the 105th pig club registered with the National Pig Breeders Council. The 52 pigs were bought by the royal farm manager Mr Ritchie using a $5 subscription per member, and scraps from the castle feed the herd. Sir Ulick Alexander chairs the club as keeper of the privy purse.
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Windsor Castle
Royal Household
National
Ritchie
Royal Farm
Windsor
Solved His Problem Jimmy Engler’s Dual Tank Car
Jimmy Engler, a New York service station operator, reports a fuel setup using a kerosene tank with a small gasoline auxiliary. He says gasoline powers only the start, then the car runs on kerosene after starting.
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Jimmy Engler
New York
Health reform calls gain momentum in US and Canada
Health League of Canada officials cite shared demand for national health cleansing and disease prevention. Dr Victor G Heiser promotes stronger preventive measures and a modern health department. His Halifax fund support and five year results show drops in death and infant mortality rates.
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Victor G. Heiser
America
Heiser
Health League
Halifax
N.S
Massachusetts
Canada Expands Air Raid Siren Program for National Protection
Ottawa officials announced a comprehensive air raid warning program including sirens and warning systems for vulnerable Dominion areas. A Toronto notice cited a British firm planning to supply sirens, expanding available equipment. The exact list of vulnerable points remains secret, with two years of A.R.P. service already operating at key sites.
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Canada
Ottawa
Toronto
Dominion
A.R.P
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Wwe
Berlin
Canadian War Savings
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Associated Countrywomen of the World
Newman
Wilder H. Ripley
Calgary
Pasadena
Calif
S. R. Howard
Lethbridge
Alta
Edrward Prince of Wales
Ripley
Banff Springs
Banff
Canadian Pacific
The
Health League of Canada
Mickie
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