World Happenings Briefly Told From Global News
The Alting elections will be held June 20. Dorchester coins reveal a 20000 Roman legion pay chest, with 1000 bought by the British Museum. Hitler claims no meat for four years per Otto Dietrich in National Zeitung Basel. UK oil from coal committee to study production. Hitler delaying Protestant church elections to autumn. Duke of Gloucester resides at York House after Duke of Windsor. Welsh City crew arrested in Hakodate for photos in fortified zones. Canadian pension applications quorums reduced to 601, still active. Manitoba seeks 400000 loan and 100000 housing grant from Dominion for slum relief and unemployment aid.
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Dorchester
British Museum
Hitler
Otto Dietrich
National Zeitung
Basel
Committee of Imperial Defence
United Kingdom
Duke of Gloucester
York House
St James's Palace
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Hakodate
Japan
Canadian Pension Commission
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Dominion
Canada plans new coin series from one cent to one dollar
Finance Minister Charles Dunning announced Ottawa will mint a new Canadian coin set this year in collaboration with British and French mints. The obverse will bear King George VI, while the reverse designs include a canoeist on the one dollar coin and caribou on twenty-five and fifty cent pieces, with dates and graining on all edges.
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Charles Dunning
Ottawa
George VI
TH. Pages
Royal Mint
London
Paris
Georges
Canada
Estate Taxes Debate On Logic Of Death Duties
Windsor Star argues against death taxes claiming long‑time workers like John J. built cities through taxes and employment. It contends the state did not aid him but benefited from his contributions, and questions why his fortune should fund government after death.
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John J
Windsor Star
Durable World Peace Promotes Democracy as Key to Global Stability
President Roosevelt told the Pan-American Union governing board that continued maintenance and improvement of democracy, mutual confidence, and cooperation are the best guarantees of durable world peace. He warned that insecurity breeds militarism and curbs freedoms like speech and assembly, urging democratic governance across the Americas.
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Roosevelt
Americas
Home Improvement Plan urged to spark repairs and jobs
The Home Improvement Plan aims to foster home consciousness in Canada as car use rises and recent gloom lessens. It notes thousands of homes need renovating and that easing borrowing will revive construction trades, creating work for men on relief. Communities supporting the plan may gain the most benefits.
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Dominion
Canada
Woodstock Sentinel
Charming Pattern 4366 Dress Idea for Miss in Town
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4366 a demure frock with shirring yoke and puffed or flared sleeves. The pattern offers Gainty lawn eyelet and silk crepe fabrics in sizes up to 40 with 3% yards of fabric for size 16 and illustrated sewing instructions. Mail 20c, name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Miss 8
Anne Adams
Berti
Stampa Teoin
Kane Adams
Anne Kiama
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Winnipeg
Appeals To Queen Elizabeth For Husband Return
A London woman, Alice Barnett, 20, appeals to Queen Elizabeth to restore her husband from Singapore where he was ordered as a soldier three days after their marriage. He is due to remain in Singapore until 1942 as requested. She expresses deep desire to build a home with him.
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Alice Barnett
London
Elizabeth
Singapore
Barnett
Call of Abraham Faithful Journey from Ur to Canaan
This devotional outlines Abraham’s call to leave his homeland and kin, trusting God to guide him to the land promised as his inheritance. It notes his age, accompanying family, and the emphasis on faith over detail, as Genesis frames the broader plan of blessing all nations through Abraham.
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Palestine
Abraham
Terah
Haran
Jeho
Profes-se Kent
Hamon
Israel
Christ
Sarai
Lot
Canaan
Airplanes of the Future Vision by Bell
Lawrence D Bell, Buffalo airplane maker, envisioned a wingship with no fuselage, weighing 50 to 500 tons and speeds over 200 mph. Passengers would ride in the wing, with four engines and streamlined design reducing parasitic drag. He predicted dirigibles would become obsolete due to economic operation of the new liners.
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Lawrence D. Bell
Buffalo
Tie
Express
Kindness In Social Service Cited In England Study
Sir Francis Floud, high commissioner for the United Kingdom, told the Victorian Order of Nurses board that 20 percent of England and Wales are underfed, and 25 percent of families lack basic needs. He praised the personal touch of sympathy in social service and urged voluntary contributions beyond taxes to aid those less fortunate.
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England
Francis Floud
United Kingdom
Victorian Order of Nurses’ Board of Directors
Engnderfed
Louise Boyd Plans Arctic Sea Floor Expedition From Norway
San Francisco heiress Louise A. Boyd, already decorated by three nations, plans a new expedition sailing from a Norwegian port aboard the Veslekari to explore the sea bottom north of Norway and possibly connect land and Spitzbergen via a submarine ridge. She will serve as photographer for her five prior major expeditions and has hunted polar bears aboard Roald Amundsen's former supply ship. Boyd earlier became the first woman to reach Franz Josef Land, while Harvard researchers report 175,000,000 years old fossils in South America.
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Rancisco
Amundsen
Hobby
Miss Boyd
Franz Josef Land
Gardening Tips for Spring Planting and Lawn Care
Spring gardening advice covers using started annuals from seed stores, planting among spring bulbs, and filling gaps in perennial beds. It warns remaining seed weed challenges from a harsh winter, stresses regular lawn care, and recommends sharp mowing, careful soil work, and goat quality seed for a deep green lawn. It also notes keeping salad greens in supply and planting Fall storage crops in June or July after frost danger ends.
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Canada
New Method Lets Britain Debunk Hostile Planes Aided
An almost unbelievable report claims Britain developed a precision rangefinder that guides anti-aircraft shells unerringly to moving targets. In 1918 it allegedly fired 15 shots with no misses during maneuvers, driving off 14 German raiders and keeping air attacks at bay.
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Britain
London
Halifax Chronicle
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