World Happenings Briefly Told
Horsemeat rationing and general shortages appear in wartime notes. Notable items include a four year post chess game between players in Nottingham England and the USS, sugar from wood pulp eyed in Germany occupied Norway, and a trade ministry proposal for British imports exports. Canada’s golden jubilee hears Hereford breeders elect Lieut Col Birdsall president. Italian claim disputes British parachutists landed in southern Italy in February.
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Nottingham
England
USS
Norway
Ministry of Overseas Trade
Institute of Ex
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Calgary
Canadian
Learn to Play Piano With a Short-Cut Method for Girls
A self teaching piano guide shows a life-size chart behind the keyboard to match notes on the staff. It explains the octave from middle C to next C and offers a 21-page book with keyboard basics and popular tunes. The ad lists affordable home courses and dance music items for girls.
Gardening Tips For Easier, More Pleasing Plots
Special implements can make gardening more interesting and less costly. Use a spade or digging fork for turning soil and breaking up clods. A small sharp hoe aids weed control and working near seedlings. Dutch hoe works under foliage for beds. Three to two pronged cultivators loosen between rows. Plan borders to avoid a jungle, combine flowers with grass, and leave space for lawn foregrounds and well-cared soil with fertilizer or manure to maintain green growth and suppress weeds.
Bell rings at Eltham church despite wartime ban
In 1940 residents near St Barnabas Church Eltham England heard the church bell toll during the installation of a new vicar by the Bishop of Southwark. The ringing occurred despite Britain's order against tolling.
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St. Barnabas Church
Eltham
England
Britain
Southwark
Viet Fashion Pattern for Girls Size 2 to 10
Anne Adams Pattern 4720 offers a simple to sew dress style with gathered front, curved side bodice sections and wing like sleeve puffs. Describes options in sheer flowered fabric with lace edging or cotton rayon version with buttons and contrasting collar. Available in sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with fabric yardage and order details from Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Send size name address and pattern number with payment by coins stamps not accepted.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. FE
Winnipeg
Newsman reflects on Nazi hate and global sentiment
A traveling American journalist notes that the Nazis provoke hate worldwide yet others struggle to avoid it. In Brazil, loud horns are banned around the clock, with a ban extended from 10 pm to 7 am.
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Brazil
Good Conduct Expected in Berlin Robbery Case
Two Frenchmen sentenced to death for robbery of a German citizen. They traveled from Paris to Berlin as factory workers and allegedly robbed a German during a blackout. The court stressed expected good conduct in the aftermath.
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Germany
Berlin
Paris
Pentecost Power and Peter and John in Acts
Devotional notes recount Pentecost power and the early church boldness as Peter and John confront the Sanhedrin. The sermon ties Acts 3 4 and 4 5-12 to the spread of gospel through the apostles despite persecution, while noting recent wool shipments from New Zealand to neutral nations since 1939.
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Peter
John
Solomon's
Temple
Jesus
Poter
Annas
Caiaphas Alexander
Sanhedrin
Israel
Jess Christ of
Nazareth
God
United States
New Zealand
Sleepless Nights Highlight Child Hours in Speech
A remark about sleepless nights arises from a child's comment, reflecting nightly restlessness and parental concern. The brief line captures a lighthearted yet pointed view on sleep routines and family dynamics.
Preventing Crippling in Ontario Children
Reg W. Hopper of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children cites at least 24,000 crippled youths in Canada and urges prevention. He highlights infantile paralysis, tuberculosis, and rickets as preventable causes, noting pasteurization and cod liver oil as key factors. Ontario’s pasteurization law reduces TB, and modern care stops deformities when started early.
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Canada
Reg. W. Hopper
Ontario Society For Crippled Children
Ently
Ontario
Department of Health
Hopper
Lea
Committee advises cereal varieties for prairie provinces
A committee on cereal varieties recommends ten varieties of hard red spring wheat for prairie districts. The official guidance is worth following unless local conditions call for a different choice. Also noted are motor bus and truck services operated in North China by a Chinese railway company, cited to exceed 6,509 miles 2407.
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Prairie Provinces
China
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Men of Drean
Duten
Anne Adam
Arnut
Rta
Childre
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