World Happenings Briefly Told
Tea rationing begins April 5 with two ounces weekly per adult and one ounce per child. Britain announces daylight saving from May 3 to August, clocks set two hours ahead. War news includes 140,000 tally prisoners in Africa. King decorates 300 service members. a Cartierville aviation mechanics school opens with 450 enrolled. United Air Lines launches Chicago to Boston Mainliner route at 227 mph. UK confirms blockade policy preventing US food ships to German-occupied areas.
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Ministry of Food
Britain
Africa
David Margeamn
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
Dominion Fund Quebec
Cartierville
United Air Lines
United
Chicago
Boston
Hugh Dalton
United States
Good Rifle Shot Sir William Mulock Opens Toronto Range
Sir William Mulock aged 97 fired the opening shot at the new Irish Rifle Club range in Toronto. Visitors watched as club captain T F J Vamplew examined the bullseye. Mulock urged all to learn weapons for defense and reflected on readiness against potential foes.
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William Mulock
Irish Rifle Club
Toronto
T. F. J. Vamplew
Sir William
Coins of Queen Victoria Rupees Recalled in India and Ceylon
The long tenure of Queen Victoria coins ends as rupees are recalled in India and Ceylon. The report notes a 1901 death of Toria, marking a historic shift in currency and imperial era practices.
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India
Ceylon
Toria
Oil production in Canada climbs in November 1940
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports crude and gasoline production in Canada for November 1940 totaling 7,979,500 barrels, up 88 percent from 1939. Alberta dominated output with 877,165 barrels, Turner Valley yielding 988, Red Coulee 2,415, and other fields 1,506. Natural gas total reached 3,506,425 cubic feet, down from 9,461,149 a year earlier.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of
Alberta
Turner Valley
Red Coulee
Wainwright-Ribstone
del Bonita
Lloydminster
Vermilion
Bureau
Patra
Anne Adams Pattern 4472 for Kiddie Dresses
Practical two in one style a dress and sun-style for children in sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Describes panel lines yoke lace edging sleeve tabs and decorative front panel. Pattern requires specific yardage and costs 20 cents plus order details to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Naturally Left Handed Baden Powell Was Ambidextrous
The late Lord Baden Powell was left handed by nature. His mother tried to break the habit until Ruskin intervened, after which he became ambidextrous. He wrote with his left hand yet drew and shaded with both hands, and gave up smoking to shoot better without tobacco.
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Lord Baden-Powell
Ruskin
Exercise promises shapely legs and slim figure gains
A home service advertisement promotes leg and body toning through daily exercises to reduce calves knees and thighs. It offers a 32 page booklet with routines for waistline hips and arms plus posture nerves and digestion tips. Extra booklets on gardening crafts and home topics are advertised with prices and ordering details from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Mai
Nazis In U S Warn Of Invisible Invasion
Gerhart Segar, ex Reichstag member and political refugee, told the American Association of School Administrators that there are a million Nazis in the western hemisphere ready for an invisible invasion of the United States. He escaped a 1933 concentration camp and has lived in New York for six years, saying many Germans here may rally to Hitler if he maintains strength in the war.
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Gerhart Segar
Reichstag
American Association of School Administrators
Western Hemisphere
United State
Segar
New York
Hitler
Record Largest Tree Cut In Lynn Valley Douglas Fir
A British Columbia report notes the Lynn Valley Douglas fir as the record largest tree cut, standing 417 feet high with a 25 foot diameter and a 77 foot circumference. The Battle of the Big Horn occurred on June 25, 1876, with Custer and his men killed.
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British Columbia
Lynn Valley
Big Horn
Sunday School Lesson on the Lord's Supper Theme
The text traces Jesus desire to share the Passover with his disciples before his suffering. It explains the Lord's Supper as a covenant meal symbolizing his body given for believers and his blood shed to ratify the new covenant. It urges reflection on remembrance, faith, and fellowship as support for believers facing sorrow and loss.
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Yaplanatio
Luke
Matthew
Jesus
Moses
New German mine uses ship propeller vibrations
An east coast Canadian port officer reports Germany has developed a mine exploded by propeller vibrations. He notes British countermeasures with de Gaussifier and predicts a future British solution. He claims Nazis camouflage planes to look like Spitfires and recalls a nearby downed intruder near his convoy.
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Germany
Norway
Bush Pilot Filming Next Summer In Canada With War Fliers
Warner Brothers shifts to Canada for background shots of Bush Pilot. Cooperation from the Canadian Air Force enables filming next summer. The story centers on Canada’s pioneer airmen and ties to the Commonwealth training plan. Possible star list includes Errol Flynn Cary Grant Burgess Meredith and perhaps Olivia de Havilland.
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Canada
Warner Brothers
Air Force
Errol Flynn
Cary Grant
Burgess Meredith
Olivia de Havilland
Typhoid Death Rates Fall Across North America
The article notes a long decline in typhoid deaths across the United States and Canada from the early 1900s to 1938 and 1989, crediting education, hygiene, and clean water. It praises inoculation for soldiers in World War I and World War II era, citing historically low mortality among British defenders thanks to vaccines.
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United States
Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Gardeners Warn Against Early Planting And Crowded Beds
Beginner gardening mistakes include planting too early too close and too deep. Frost risk offsets gains, so hardy vegetables may be sown when soil is workable. Maintain proper depth, spacing, and soil preparation. use sand to aid even seed spread for tiny seeds. prepare hot beds in March with manure heat and a protected frame.
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Liberal Tate
Feputasle
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Mickie
Anne
Home Service
U.S
Jeremiah
Phoid Disa
Quanur
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