World Happenings Briefly Told
King Leopold of Belgium has assumed supreme command of all armed forces as his father did in the world war. Two years of compulsory labor are ordered for Jews aged 14 to 60 in the German-ruled Polish areas not yet Reich annexed. The French army will receive 9 246 230 gallons of wine as mulled wine for soldiers. British tanker tonnage gains are confirmed despite a German claim of heavy losses. Lt-Col Ralph H. Webb is named chief inspector of catering for the Canadian Active Service Force. Ontario plans a 1940 campaign to attract U.S. tourists using favorable exchange rates. Raoul Dautry and experts visit London to boost joint French-British war efforts in labs and factories. Dr A R Dafoe’s resignation as guardian of the Dionne quintuplets is accepted by Ontario. it was voluntary.
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Leopold
Belgium
Albert
Poland
Admiralty
Ralph H. Webb
Winnipeg
Active Service Force
Department of National Defence
Canada
Ottawa
Active
Norman Halkett
Ontario
United States
Hepburn
Raoul Dautry
London
A. R. Dafoe
Royal Bank of Canada Report at 71st annual meeting
At the Royal Bank of Canada annual meeting President Morris W. Wilson urged thrift and noted Canada’s growing industrial capacity for the Allied war effort. General Manager 8. G. Dobson predicted higher 1940 activity from war orders, with employment and purchasing power rising. The report showed assets and deposits at record highs, totaling $1,014,708,343.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Canada
Wilson
8. G. Dobson
Herat’s Grounds Rebuilt After Repeated Destruction
Historical overview notes Herat in Afghanistan endured repeated destruction across centuries with the city’s walls, monuments, and neighborhoods leveled dozens of times. The record cites 56 instances of devastation, reflecting persistent conflict and reconstruction efforts shaping its urban landscape.
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Herat
Afghanistan
Charming Anne Adams Pattern 4324 for a light peasant dress
Anne Adams designs a simple misses and women's dress pattern 4324 with a slim waist, full skirt, and a decorative yoke. Choose vivid contrast yoke and sleeve bands or fabric florals to suit a youthful look. Sizes 12 through 40, fabric needs vary. send 20 cents and full name address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Have No Advisers and Dictators Finally Mat Error
The Fort William Times Journal notes a dictatorship flaw when rulers must act on personal initiative and lack advisers in touch with public sentiment. It cites Stalin’s miscalculations risking wrecking plans of both dictators.
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Fort William
Bee Hive White Corn Syrup Cookies Recipe
Selected recipe outlines bees hive white corn syrup with butter eggs and flour. It lists baking powder orange rind juice salt and guidance to cream ingredients then bake spoonfuls at 350 degrees for seven to ten minutes yielding thirty six cookies.
Apricot and Lime Dessert and Sugar Gift to Royal Navy
A dessert recipe uses Lime Jell-O apricot halves and cream cheese balls served with crackers or mayonnaise for salad. The text notes a gift of 6,000,000 pounds of sugar to the Royal Navy, refined at Natal and placed at naval authorities' disposal.
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Royal Navy
Natal
Triumphal Entry Lesson with Behold Thy King
The lesson notes Jesus entering Jerusalem on an ass, crowds placing robes and palm branches, and cries of Hosanna. It links Matthew 21 to Isaiah 11 and Psalm 118, explaining palm symbolism, the crowd from Jerusalem and Galilee, and blessings uttered as the Messiah-authorized figure arrives.
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Matthew
Jerusalem
Galilee
Jesus
Bethphage
John
David
Messian
Finnish Nobel Laureate’s Escape to Sweden Amid War Hardship
An exhausted Finnish writer Emil Sillanpää, accompanied by seven children, crossed the Finnish frontier to a refugee relief center in Haparanda Sweden where food was provided. He vowed to repay later as he heads to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize valued at $44,500. The Rue de Moscou in Paris may be renamed Rue de Helsinki to honor Helsinki, Finland.
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Paris
Helsinki
Helsingfors
Red Cross Wartime Work Rules For Canada Branches
Canadian Red Cross issued detailed knitting and sewing instructions for socks wristlets mitts and related items while urging branches to slow production of certain hospital supplies as regular shipments rise. The bulletin specifies new soldier sock lengths seamen stockings color codes and garment colors for each service and warns on finishing toes casting on and off to avoid lumps.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Red Cross
Air Force
Navy
Army
Fair Force
Air freight carries cattle to Sydney in record time
In parts of Australia where land routes are poor, cattle are hauled by air to the Sydney market. Monster freight planes can carry up to 30 head, cutting six weeks of land travel to about six hours, with some legs spanning 1,500 miles. Meanwhile Japan recalls soldiers from China to assist harvests.
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Australia
Autralia
Sydney
Jersey Bulletin
German universities decline threaten European war efforts
Sir Thomas Holland, Edinburgh University principal, warned at a graduation that neglect of fundamental science by German universities over the past six to seven years would erode technical and military efficiency. He said production from German laboratories had shrunk to fragments, predicting long recovery and noting the risk to Europe if the trend continued.
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Thomas Holland
Edinburgh U:versity
Sir Thomas
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
London
Journal of the American Medical Association
Germany
Technica
Europe
Editorial note on McCullough cancer articles request
Readers seeking the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles may secure them by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
A M Hills Invented the Lawn Mower in 1868
A. M. Hills is credited with inventing the lawn mower in 1868 marking a milestone in garden care. The device improved grass cutting efficiency and influenced later mower designs used in households and landscapes.
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A. M. Hills
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Royal Bank of Canada Report
Ueen
Mickie
Anne
Unday
Japan
China
ITAL
Jintek
Y JW. S. McCullough
Appleford Paper Products Limited
Para Heavywax
Winnipeg - Regina
Canad
Calgary
Monton
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