World happenings briefly told in Ottawa briefing
Government plans to limit car production for public sale this year were outlined in Ottawa. Japan’s High Frequency Industry Company reports gasoline production from nardines after extensive tests. The British army resumes rural duties as War Office seizes over 10 000 acres for soldiers use. A Cardiff boy, 11, died after finding and bringing a light calibre bomb home. Arthur Greenwood promises a fairer Britain with better housing. After War, Japan and Venezuela sign a one year trade pact to maximize Venezuelan exports to Japan. Kurt von Schuschnigg, ex chancellor of Austria, moved to Bavaria from prison. Lady Patricia Ramsay visits a Canadian regiment, inspecting troops and meeting officers. Jesse H Jones announces the Export-Import Bank has $5 million in credits for Finland’s food purchases.
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Ottawa
War Office
Cardiff
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Japan
Venezuela
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
Bavaria
Vienna
Patricia Ramsay
Western Canada
Canalan
Patricia
Duke of Connaught
Jesse H. Jones
United States
Finland
Primarfy
Canada tops half billion in war year mineral output
W H Lose of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics told delegates at the Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute in Montreal that preliminary 1940 mineral production reached 529,179,434 dollars, up from 474,602,059 dollars the prior year, marking the first time the figure exceeded half a billion. The report notes wool from Polish districts suits carpet production and mentions glass stoppers require a twist to loosen.
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Canada
W. H. Lose
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute
Montreal
Losee
Gentlemen and tyrants blamed in wartime critique
The Argonaut notes harsh opinions about Mussolini and Hitler, calling them crude and inhuman tyrants. It contrasts Graziani’s claim that British troops will be courteous with the brutal nature attributed to the two dictators, and imagines Germans welcoming a British advance while condemning the Nazi and fascist regimes.
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Mumelini
San Francisco
Marshal Graziani
North
Africa
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Schickelgruber
Hitler
Mussolini
Napoleon Bonaparte
England
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Deal Was Completed How Clemenceau Got Statuette
In a village in the East Indies Georges Clemenceau admired a statuette and offered forty five rupees. The dealer refused, Clemenceau insisted the gift came from a friend and paid the amount to fund good works. The scene ends with a mutual gesture across class lines.
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Georges Clemenceau
East Indies
Clemen
Clemenceau
Twaiser With Wait Band By Anne Adame
An ad style feature reviews Anne Adame patterns for a waist girdle bodice design. It highlights a notched collar novelty buttons and various sleeve lengths. Pattern 4710 offered in sizes 14 to 42 with fabric yardage and mailing details.
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Pat
Anne Adamas Verson
Shantung
Anne Midas” Pattern
Winniper Restpaper Union
McDermot Rye B. Winnipee
Mass production shipbuilding studied for Canadian use
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that mass production methods for shipbuilding are being studied by the department of munitions and supply with a view to adoption in Canada if practicable. He noted these methods involve assembling ships from parts manufactured in different plants and brought together for final assembly. The approach was tested briefly in the United States in the first Great War, but not proven. He warned against rushing expansion due to skilled worker shortages, citing British officers’ advice.
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Department of Munitions and Supply
Canada
Howe
House of ‘Commons
United States
Britain’s Invasion Barges Used in Raid on Lofoten Isles
Reports reveal Britain has invasion barges of its own and used them in the Lofoten raids on Norway. Press photos showed a barge near a snowy shore painted white with a boxlike bow and evenly spaced holes that may be riflemen ports.
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Britain
Lofoten Islands
Norway
Easter Evening Appearance and Resurrection Teachings
On the eve of the first Easter the risen Jesus appears to the apostles in Jerusalem and reassures them. He invites them to touch his flesh and bones, proves he is not a spirit, and eats broiled fish. The text references Paul’s resurrection chapters and scholarly views on the sequence of postresurrection appearances and Ascension Day discourse.
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Jean Appram
Luke
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Jesus
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan
Paul
Christ
Thomas
Galilee
Galile
Riddle
Designing an Informal Garden Plan for Space and Seclusion
An informal layout centers a clear grassy area with edge beds of perennials and annuals, shrubs, and vines along boundaries to enhance spaciousness. For larger plots, screen portions with hedge or surrounding shrubbery to create hidden corners and privacy, then prepare beds and transplant after hardening in a cold frame and enrich soils with well rotted manure and leaves to improve texture and moisture.
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Ehadren
Health tips warn Canadians on tuberculosis signs
The Health League of Canada broadcasts a warning about tuberculosis, describing fatigue, weight loss, indigestion, lingering coughs, and coughing blood as danger signs. It urges rest, fresh air, sun exposure, and sanatorium care, noting modern treatment offers recovery chances even for advanced cases.
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Health League of Canada
Ike
Nations unite to aid war victims across colonies and allies
Citizens of St Pierre and Miquelon join to assist British and French war victims. South Africa vows 60 mph armored cars for its army and aid to North Africa. Tonga grants 160 acres for a British airfield and raises funds for a fighter aircraft. Malay recruits impress Singapore RAF officers. Blood serum donors surge after a Rand appeal. Australia reports record armed forces numbers under arms.
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St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
France
Europe
South Africa
North Africa
Salete
Tonga
New Zealand
Island
Pacific
Fiji
Royal Air Force
Singapore
Great Britain
Rand
Australia
Philip McBride
One-Year-Old Joe Mandaza Grows Fast in Gloucester
A one-year-old boy in Gloucester Massachusetts named Joe Mandaza has gained 110 pounds in 14 months, now weighing 200 pounds. He remains hungry and recently raided the ice box to eat five broilers meant for the next day’s dinner, without appetite impairment.
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Joe Mandaza
Gloucester
Mass
Joe
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