World Happenings Briefly Told For 1939 News
The Nobel peace prize committee declines to award the prize for 1939. A £100 gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad funds a Royal Air Force fighter squad. California sea lions head to Washington for wartime refuge. Dr Mann hosts them. Dr Wilfred Trotter dies at Blackmoor Hampshire aged 67. Canada’s Hon Claude Howe assumes war supply board duties. Berlin bars football for schoolboys due to shoe leather shortages. Canadian Jersey Cattle Club 1940 directors elected by mail ballot.
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Hyderabad
Royal Air Force
California
London
Washington
Mann
Wilfred Trotter
Blackmoor
Hampshire
England
CD Howe
Transport
War Supply Board
J. L Ralston
Berlin
Germany
Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
W. B. Wainwright
Vancouver
British Columbia
T. A. McCusker
Regina
Prairie Provinces
Ambitious Antarctic Venture Led by Admiral Byrd
The North Star departs Boston marking a bold expedition into the Antarctic. Admiral Byrd plans colonization and exploration with 125 men, tanks, snowplanes, airplanes, prefab houses, and bright tents to probe mineral wealth and set Little America as a potential permanent U.S. presence.
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Antarctic
North Star
Boston
South Pole
Germany
Murmansk
Byrd
State Department
Admiral Byrd
Little America
United States
New York Times
Lord Riverdale in Canada on a grim mission
A British war plane mission head is described as the epitome of John Bull in Canada. He is medium height stocky ruddy faced bald and good humored, representing Britain's long history and aim to keep free peoples safe. The piece also notes unrelated trivia about salamanders and woodcocks.
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John Bull
Lord Riverdale
Britain
Canada
Belgian Gate hailed as most ingenious obstacle
The Belgian gate uses steel rollers and a broad base to resist overturning and transport by tractor. Interlocked gates extend for miles to slow and immobilize tanks under shellfire, forcing heavy artillery to breach. Belgians believe it can halt armored advances as speeds drop, turning the tide of battle. The concept appears alongside notes on plague history in England.
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A. Butzkrieg
Berlum
New York Times
Winter diet boosted by fatty fishes and other seafood
Reads like a health note praising winter fats from fish such as herring sprats salmon and eels for their vitamin A and fat content. It notes herring as a main fat source with bone caveat and compares salmon and white fish for fat value and cooking methods. An unrelated line mentions the leaf-nosed bat from the West Indies with a rough tongue.
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West Indies
Gracious Invitation to Rest in Christ
Sunday school lesson centers on Matthew 11 28 30 and the call to carry life as Jesus does. It contrasts the heavy yoke of legalism with Jesus promise of rest for the soul and mind, noting Christ life amid outward turmoil yet inner calm and steadfast guidance.
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Jesus
Christ
Henry Drummond
Christmas Seals Rally for Saskatchewan Tuberculosis Fight
The Bulwark of Saskatchewan's defense against tuberculosis argues that eradication is feasible. The campaign urges generous support to fund tuberculosis preventive work and the push toward eventual disease elimination.
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Saskatchewan
No Home Is Safe Propaganda on Tuberculosis War Effort
The piece promotes the 1940 Christmas Seals campaign led by the Saskatchewan Anti Tuberculosis League. It stresses education, clinics, and traveling X ray units as essential weapons, urging public contribution to fund prevention, detection, and treatment across Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and other communities.
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War Office
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Fort Qu’Appelle
Saskatoon
Prince Albert Land
Regina
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
North Battleford
Canora
Yorkton
Melfort
Tisdale
Wadena
League
Fort San
Anne Adams Pattern 296 for Dutch fashion styles and sizes
Anne Adams Pattern 296 showcases a princess style with a Dutch girl collar and bishop sleeves. Features include double button rows, pockets on a full skirt, belt options, and versatile fabrics. Available in sizes 14 to 42 with 34 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 16. Send orders to Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Newpaper Union
McDermot Ave
Tuber culosis threat to youth records years of war
The document warns that tuberculosis is killing more young people aged 18 to 4 than any other cause. It emphasizes maintaining the record and facing an increased death-rate as a consequence of recent wars and the associated health sequelae.
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Ttsta
Seskatan
Preventing Accidents in the Aged Population
The aging population represents about 6 percent of the total and accounts for roughly a quarter of annual accident fatalities in Canada and the United States. Falls are the commonest cause among 65 and older, with burns and pneumonia complicating injuries. Prevention faces obstacles as the elderly resist advice, so early health education in primary schools is urged to shape lifelong safer habits.
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Canada
United States
Pla
Factorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to Tawealth League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont for full publication.
Leave Nature Alone It Has Left Handed Stuttering Link
Dr James Sennett Greene medical director at the National Hospital for Speech Disorders reports an investigation of 1200 stutterers finding about seven percent left handed, slightly above general population, warning against forcing handedness. He cautions left handed natural development should be allowed to continue without nervous stress that could provoke stuttering.
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Iung
James Sennett Greene
National Hospital For Speech Disorders
Greene
Dr. Greene
New York Herald Tribune
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Far West
Institute of London
Canapal
Intere
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