World Happenings Briefly Told
Leslie Hore-Belisha resigns as secretary of state for war and says he will return to journalism. Germany enacts six months of obligatory labor service for men aged 18 to 25 in annexed Polish areas. Holland America Line reports a syndicate to operate a trans Atlantic air service between Netherlands and the United States. Prince Albert Fur Co. buys the entire yarding of buffalo hides from last fall's Wainwright National Park slaughter, estimated 1 800 to 1 900 hides. British navy receive about $20 000 worth of knitted goods games books cigars and cigarettes from women in New York and Washington as a token of supreme friendship. Canada plans to recruit 3 4 thousand more shipyard workers to support a shipbuilding program worth 50 million dollars. Saskatoon Technical Institute principal Robert McGregor announces a new radio communication school to train students for Royal Canadian Air Force service under the youth training scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
United States
Holland-America Steamship Line
Wainwright, Alta, National Park
Prince Albert Fur Co
New York
Washington
Robert McGregor
Saskatoon Technical Institute
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sugar and coffee rations in Italy leave coffee short
In Italy people face monthly limits of 11 to 10 pounds of sugar and 17 ounces of coffee per person. With sugar scarce most days, coffee cannot be sweetened as hoped. The shortage implies widespread lack of sugar for daily use.
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Italy
Emblems and coats of arms through history
The piece notes coats of arms as a shorthand of history with diverse symbols like St John’s head, a locomotive, a sausage, Noah’s Ark, a telescope and lamp. It states ownership rights exist for individuals and families, with the College of Arms in London handling grants, about 150 yearly at a cost of £76 108 each, and North America hosting about 1,500 bearers from around 300 English families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
College of Arms
London
Home crafts for rugs and novelties from scraps
Instructions describe weaving a 27 inch diameter rug from red and yellow fabric strips using a hoop and spokes, plus ideas for matching pillow tops and accessories. The piece promotes a 32 page booklet How to Weave Useful Novelties and lists additional booklets for sale including Effective Phrases and Planning Your Wedding. A Chicago crime anecdote interrupts the piece with a brief bar shooting joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Hypocritical Question and the Two Great Commandments
A Sunday school devotional presents Jesus answering Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Caesar. He cites render unto Caesar and render unto God, then states the two greatest commandments from Deuteronomy and Leviticus. The text links love of God and neighbor to living lawfully and avoiding conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Boisti
Jesus
Omaar
Cesar
God
Matthew
James Stalker
Anne Adams Pattern 4189 for men’s coat sewing tips
Pattern 4189 promises a tall, slim silhouette with princess lines and bias-cut side panels. It features a neck-to-hem front buttoning, optional straight or novelty sleeve openings, and a fresh collar. Sizes 34 to 48 require 5% yards of 35 inch fabric. order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Waymen's
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Letters Seized From Air Mails to Hitler Revealed
Censorship officials disclosed that three letters addressed to Adolf Hitler were removed from air mails traveling from the United States to Europe via Bermuda. The chief censor would not reveal their contents. The letters were addressed to Herr Adolf, Chancellor Hitler, and Puhrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
United States
Europe
Bermuda
Adolf
Hitler
Puehrer
Conscientious Objector Bennet Granted Non-Combatant Status
George E. Bennet, aReal objector, who protested even against filling vegetables, argued before the conscientious objectors tribunal in London that he absorbed life by eating vegetables raw to keep them from being killed. He was excused from military service and permitted to register for non combatant service.
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George E. Bennet
Bennet
Conscientious Objectors’ Tribunal
London
Selected Recipes Whole Wheat Muffins
A compact set of muffins using whole wheat flour milk and egg. The batter blends dry ingredients with milk and a well beaten egg then folds in melted butter before baking in buttered muffin tins at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes.
Oyster Buttered Dinner Baited With Cracker Crumbs
Carefully pick over oysters. Heat milk and oyster liquor. Season with salt and pepper. When milk is scalded add butter and oysters. Cook until oysters are plump and edges curl. Add cracker crumbs just before serving.
Simmons Co advertises aging workforce loyalty in Chicago ad
The Simmons Bedding Co reports in a Chicago full page ad that age should not hinder employment. It notes about 70 percent of workers have 10+ years with the firm, many 20, 30, or 40 years, and stresses security and high wages to retain good people under good conditions.
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Wwe Querueondustry
Simmons Co
Chicago
Pany
Simmons
New York Herald Tribune
Nutrition as a national objective raised in Toronto talk
A 1500 crowd heard the Minister of Pensions and National Health discuss National Health Objectives in War-Time with a focus on Nutrition. The Health League of pada promoted public education on proper food, aiming to improve child growth and overall national stature through practical cooking and budgeting lessons.
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The
Health League
Toronto
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Germany
Poland
Oning
Raat
Erte
Home Service
LIM
Anne Adame
Beret Stawa, Cannas
Canada
Vital
Terest
Ceylon
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