World Happenings Briefly Told
Lee F Hartman editor of Harper s magazine dies in his New York apartment while playing cards. Britain now produces its entire sugar ration by sugar beet via farmers. Lord Woolton says Britain holds wheat stocks at record highs. One killed and three hurt in an explosion at a northwest England ordnance factory. The Shah of Iran s fortune in Britain reportedly frozen. George Hole creates a 14 inch reflecting telescope valued at about 2000 pounds. Mayor La Guardia says gas mask designs sufficient for 50 to 60 million people. Poles have destroyed 351 planes, 94 probably destroyed, 43 damaged since France fell. Melbourne University unveils a height range finder marking a major Australian science feat.
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Iran
Great Britain
George Hole
British Astronomical Association
France
Melbourne University
Canadian Red Cross Miracles Amid War Efforts
A 1940 Canadian Red Cross report lauds Canadian women for turning $12,100,000 raised by volunteers into $42,000,000 in aid for Britain. It details wartime mobilization, Britain’s early preparations, and the mission led by Routley to stockpile supplies and support troops and civilians.
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Gregory Carn
Tos de
Mongel
Genghis Khan
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
Canfia
Canadian
Red Cros Society
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Ny Stam
Red Cross
Handa of Canada Milion
volumReer Red Cross
Womanhood of
Canadian Red Cross
Ain de FC
Routley
National Red Cross
Britain
Red. Cross
Pattern 4862 Dress Pattern by Anne Adams for Women
Advertises Pattern 4862 a front buttoned dress for sizes 34 to 48 with long vertical lines to slim the figure. Describes options soft three quarter and long sleeves with contrasting sleeve sections and curved neck shapes. Includes fabric yardage for size 36 and mail order details from Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Man. The closing line notes life in country and city.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Governor General Trip Highlights Prairies Visit
The Governor General and Princess Alice toured Manitoba and Saskatchewan during a prairie trip. The Earl of Athlone visited a Brandon farm and forked wheat sheaves while a Mennonite family near Swift Current was surprised by the royal party. The visit drew praise from a South African figure in Ottawa for Crown representation.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Earl of
Epitaph thoughts and a lonely Mountie tale
A man muses on his wifes tombstone inscription and jokes about a simple epitaph Wife of the Above. The piece also notes a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable stationed 1,000 miles north of Hudson Bay, 700 miles from the North Pole, highlighting isolation.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Constable
Hudson Bay
North Pole
Our Father and Creator Devotional Readings
Devotional reading reflecting on Genesis creation narratives and Matthew teachings. It discusses God making man in His likeness, two creation accounts, dominion over creation, and Christ’s guidance on trust and divine care, urging trust in God’s provision over earthly possessions.
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God
Jesus
Appeal to Moslems in Russia for Aid to Red Army
The Mufti Abdurakhman Rasulev, head of the central Mohammedan administration, urged Muslims worldwide to aid the Soviet Red Army against Fascism. He called for direct support in all theaters of war, noting the several million Muslims in the USSR across Crimea, the Volga region, the Urals, Central Asia, the Caucasus and beyond.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Abdurakhman Rasulev
Red Army
Allah
Ussr
Crimea
Volga
Ural Mountains
Kirghiz
Central Asia
Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Waterton Lakes Park and Its Glacial Beauty
Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada forms part of the Water ton-Glacier International Peace Park dedicated in 1932 to friendship between the two nations. The region features multicolored peaks of limestone and vibrant bands, lakes in glacial hollowes, waterfalls, and dramatic gorges. It is a wildlife sanctuary and popular angling destination drawing growing Canadian and American visitors.
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Canada
United States
Mountain Range Shapes Queen Charlotte Islands Northward
A geological note explains that the mountain system forming Vancouver Island’s backbone reemerges to outline the Queen Charlotte Islands farther north, indicating continued mountainous terrain in the region.
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Vancouver Island
Queen Charlotte Islands
The Vanishing Apothecary and the Pharmacy Profession
The article argues that the pharmacist role is shrinking from a focused drug dispenser to a general retailer. It notes the historic roots of pharmacy, the shift toward grocer-like stores, and calls for preserving real pharmacy through education and professional standards, warning commercial drugstores may become restaurants.
Volunteer advisers urge Britain to land expeditionary force
Volunteer advisers in Britain and in Canada urge landing an expeditionary force on the continent, arguing duty binds Britain to act. They say refusal would invite pusillanimity and benefit the Nazis, while stressing that only trained leaders can decide when and where to strike, and that critics should trust the government’s strategic judgment. The Toronto Telegram is cited as among those who attacked the Greece expedition.
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Briain
Britain
Greece
Toronto Telegram
No Considera Factory Worker Strike Talk
A factory worker recalls a meeting about going on strike after trolleymen walked out. He explains he could not attend due to the trolley workers striking, criticizing the public impact.
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F.W
Seeds of chaulmoogra tree unlock lep rosy treatment
Seeds of India chaulmoogra tree are valued highly for their oil used in treating lep rosy, offering medical promise recognized as worth ten times their weight in gold.
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India
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Lee F. Hartman
Harper's Magazine
New York
Lord Woolton
Royal Ordnance Factory
England
Ottawa
Fane
Dominion
South Africa
Athlones-Lethbridge Herald
Ameror
Mt. Forum
Alberta
Olivenne
Our Heavenly
Father
Wealth League
Hygia
Henry VIII
Canadian City the Old College of Pharmacy
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