World Happenings Briefly Told In War News
World events report on a young air trainee heading to Canada under a training plan. Friends of Britain raise funds in Seattle for a Spitfire. Calgary Ski Club aids Canadian service training in skis. Russia signals recognition of Slovakia treaty. China’s vice premier says Japan can seek peace by withdrawing troops. US plans underground hangars at bases in exchange for destroyers. Eden notes winter clothing shortages for German POWs. Australia aims to produce 9 million shells yearly. Dominion improves machine tool self sufficiency.
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Canada
British Broadcasting Corporation
Friends of Britain
Seatte
Royal Air Force
Calgary
Robert Kolb
Russia
Germany
Slovakia
Hhs Kung
China
Japan
United States War Department
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Dominion
Nationalism in Hungary Defeats Nazi Election Candidates
In a regional view from New York Times, Hungarian nationalism stands resilient amid Nazi pressure. The local election defeat of Hungarian Nazi backed candidates signals Hungary's stubborn independence despite Germany’s shadows and divided territories. The piece frames nationalism as a lingering force in Central and Southeast Europe challenging Hitler's broader plan.
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Germany
Hitler
Czecho- Slovakia
Rumania
Hungary
Europe
Iron Guard
Vienna
New York Times
Kennedy Defends Chamberlain Munich Pact Radio Address
Toronto Telegram reports Joseph P. Kennedy, U.S. ambassador, defending Chamberlain and the Munich pact. He argues critics misjudge the peace accord, notes Britain’s pacifism and Oxford Union stance delayed rearmament, and credits Chamberlain with speeding arms buildup to unite the Empire when war arrived.
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Killekrieg
Joseph P. Kennedy
Court of St James
Chamberlain
Atlantic
Canada
Peter
Kennedy
United States
Great Britain
Munich
England
Britain
Oxford Union
Toronto Evening Telegram
Anne Adams Pattern 4473 for mature women frock
Ad for Pattern 4473 Anne Adams design offering do dress afternoons and dont dress evenings. Features entre bodice panel slimming effect, side bodice gathers, slim waistline, gathered sleeves, and optional lace edged revers. Sizes 34 to 46. fabric 3 1/2 yards at size 36. Send 20 cents and order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnpeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Luke 9 and Matthew 16
A Sunday school study centers on Luke 9 62 No man putting his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God The lesson ties Golden text to Luke 9 62 and explores devotion and following Christ with cross references to Matthew 16.
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Dev Ng
Matthew
Mott
London Pride Amid Fire and Resilience Through Ages
A Christian Science Monitor piece reflects on London’s endurance after fires that shaped its landscape from the seventeenth century to modern times. It praises civic courage, cites St Paul’s survival and Wren’s genius, and notes an era of rebuilding as a national response to trial.
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London
Christian Science Monitor
How Jesus Viewed Discipleship in Luke 9 57 82
Luke 9 57 82 presents three encounters showing Jesus weighing commitment to follow. A zealous scribe faces the cost of homelessness and renounced security. Another man delays obedience to bury his father. A third hesitates to bid farewell to relatives. Jesus stresses immediate, single minded pursuit. The parable of the plow emphasizes focus on the Kingdom of God.
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Jesus
Luke
Matthew
Kingdom of God
Bomb strikes hotel in London during Sturdy visit
Reported in Monreal newsman John R. Sturdy’s London trip a bomb exploded at the hotel rear windows and a second blast struck the hotel front on successive nights. Sturdy remained away from home through the third night.
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John R. Sturdy
London
Totel
Sarah Bernhardt’s religious background echoed in life
The famed actress Sarah Bernhardt was born Jewish and later converted to Catholicism. Born in Paris, she rose to international fame in theater and cinema, shaping late 19th and early 20th century performance arts. Her conversion reflected personal faith amid a public career marked by drama and controversy.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Toronto Colonel McLennan Named Western General Manager
Newly created post elevates Col McLennan who for 25 years led Robin Hood Flour sales on the Pacific Coast. Elected vice president and Western General Manager, he will base at Moose Jaw, Sask, in the near future.
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Toronto
K. A. aicLennan
Pacific Coast
Robin Hood Flour Malls Limited
Vancouver
Theompany
Western
Col. McLennan
Moose Jew
Sask
Health policy debate underscores wartime needs
An editorial in a Canadian magazine argues that wealth and welfare must stay central in both peace and war. It asks why health spending dwindles during crises and calls for robust public health programs, noting Ontario Health Minister Harold Kirby's stance on a concerted health effort for effective mobilization. The piece stresses maintaining civilian morale through sustained health services and public education. It also references a British plan drafting one million into wartime industry, half as women, to boost munitions output by 1941, with training and possible government control of idle factories.
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Canada
Mars
Harold Kirby
Ontario
Ada
Britain
Troops Like Mobile Canteen Rice Consumption Estimates
Report notes an estimated annual rice requirement for troops using mobile canteens at 23.18 billion pounds. Data point labeled 2387 appears as a reference code. No further context provided in the fragment.
Canadian Active Service Force tea car in England draws crowds
A CASF Auxiliary Services unit operates a mobile tea car in England with a film projector. Troops gather for free tea and biscuits while cigarettes and chocolates are sold. The tea car serves about 850 cups daily and screens full length features like The Good Companions in marquees.
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England
YMCA
wnadian-British Corps
Canadian Active Service Force Auxiliary Services
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