World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Arthur Harbord dies in London at 76. Australia invited Wendell Willkie to visit. Royal Air Force Malta command raised. Maynard becomes air marshal. Boyd promoted to rear admiral after Mlustrious damage. Ho Ying-Chin says Chinese troops will aid Britain in Burma or Malaya if asked. British sailors banned Love letters with crosses. Fire-bomb detection systems outlined for English rooftops. Lucy Adaline Van Horne dies in Montreal. son of Sir William Horne. Louis Johnson cites Hitler’s production for invasion plans of Britain.
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Ivite
Wendell Willkie
United States
Australia
Royal Air Force
Malta
F. H. M. Maynard
D. W. Boyd
Mlustrious
Mediterranean
Ho Ying-Chin
British Broadcasting Corporation
Lucy Adaline van Horne
Sir William Horne
Lady van Horne
Montreal
William
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Louis Johnson
Hitler
Great Britain
Foreign Ration Cuts Stir Italians and Japanese
Italians are told to shrink portions of spaghetti and Japanese must cut already limited rice rations. Citizens wonder if their rulers display real wisdom amid austerity measures.
Pattern 4361 by Anne Adams for a slim, jaunty frock
The advertisement promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4361 a versatile dress with long waist side bodice shaping slim hips and a center bodice tapering to the skirt. It features a wide self fabric collar or contrast fabric, short or three quarter sleeves, and a flowered print option. Sizes 16 through 46 and fabric amount 4 yards for size 36. Order by sending size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper 179 McDermot Ave E Winnipes.
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Anne Adams
Annedams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
E. Winnipes
Belgium Congo backs Britain in wartime trade
The Belgian Congo places nearly all mineral wealth under Britain and Allies. Annual outputs include 900 tons of gold, 40 000 tons of cotton, 8 000 000 karate of diamonds, and substantial tin shipped to the United States. The colony borders Kenya and serves as a second line of communications, with mobilized native troops and veteran officers. Commercial airplanes aid swift travel and transport across Africa.
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Belgian Congo
Britain
United States
Kenya
Congo
Africa
New Canadian Industries Grow From Vegetable Based Products
Canadian manufacturing expands through vegetable origin commodities. It includes flour and grain milling, bakery, confectionery, beverages, dairy substitutes, fruit and vegetable preparations, rubber goods, oils, fibres, and tobacco processing. These products support foreign trade and domestic industry.
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Canada
Parable of the Vineyard Owners Interprets Israel Rebellion
A teacher explains a parable of a vineyard owner and careless husbandmen to illustrate Israel's repeated rejection of prophets and the coming of the Son. The chiefs and Pharisees recognize the indictment against them as they fear the crowds. They plot to kill Jesus but fear public reaction.
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Christ
Alexander ‘Maclaren
Jesus
Israel
God
Space Savers in Vegetable Gardens Boost Yields and Efficiency
The piece argues gardening is practical work not mere pastime. It emphasizes maximizing space with compact rows, staggered plantings, and quick maturing crops like lettuce and spinach. It explains trench beds for sweet peas and how to support climbing plants.
Health Dictator of Canada scheme proposed in Health magazine
Article recounts Frank Chamberlain’s hypothetical Health Dictator plan for Canada. It envisions universal annual physical exams for all, mandatory medical certificates for marriage and driving, early toxoid immunizations for infants, compulsory tuberculosis observation, nurse accessibility, health insurance funded by citizens, and compulsory milk pasteurization. It also calls for government and provincial cooperation and a “Fitness Battalion” for those rejected for service.
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Canada
Health
Health League of Canada
Frank Chamberlain
Dominion
sEvery
Severy Hospital
Recovery prospects for salt-damaged land and vegetation
Salt water records show land and vegetation destroyed with recovery possible in three to twenty years if the sea is kept out. Overworked land slows recovery. salt can turn soil into sodium clay that won’t work or drain. In England experts cite worm activity as a sign of eventual recovery.
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Boston News
America
John Campbell
England
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Sir Arthur Harbord
House of Commons
Great Yarmouth
London
Food For
Anne Acam
Wigian Congo
Appleford. Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Sweet Peas Farly
Mickie
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