World Happenings Briefly Told
Three men were beheaded for disclosing German state secrets to Polish intelligence. Viscount Nuffield donated £100000 to the Red Cross at Mansion House. A tax and credit measure in Zealand was approved before Parliament adjourned. Colonel Greenly praised progress of the Canada war supplies mission. Raymond Massey said he registered for military service with the British embassy in Washington. Germany imposes 50 percent income tax to curb consumption. A Bern street sign was replaced with Stalin Square. Gas masks worry London Lost Property Office as 70 masks are lost daily. Manitoba trappers prepare for a fur price slump. In 1907 Austria-Hungary emigrated 338,452 to the United States. Oldest wheat samples may be Jemdet Nasr grains 8,500 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Nuffield
Red Cross
Zealand
H. Mr. Greenly
Canada
London
L. H. Phinney
Manitoba Game and Fisheries Department
Poor Digestion Tour Gives A Year To Our Body
Fragmentary text hints at a medical or health feature titled Poor Digestion Tour. It mentions body, year, colds, and digestion but lacks clear details, dates, or named persons to identify a complete event or article.
Massey Foundation funds seek war hospital grant in England
An Ontario court record notes an order to use 16 dollars from the Massey Foundation to establish a military hospital in England. The Massey Foundation, linked to Hart Massey and Vincent Massey, has previously contributed about 12 million dollars to charities.
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Massey Foundation
England
Irder
Osgoode Hall
Ontario
Massey
D. Massey
Vincent Massey
London
Hart Massey
Major Advertising Outlays in 1938 Tobacco Dominates
A 1938 survey shows U S tobacco firms spent six and a half million dollars in newspapers, leading the year’s ad spend. A rival tobacco firm followed with over 5.6 million, then two car makers adding 5 and 3.3 million respectively. Soap and another auto maker nearly tied at about 2.75 million each. Glory, automobile and tobacco ads led with 3019.29, 21873 yor and 17.97 totals across 622 national outlets and 25,000 state units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anp.a- Mai
Anne Adams Pattern 253 Misses and Women Frock
Modern housewife styled dress pattern 253 offers gingham or percale fabric with a bias cut pockets and tentre skirt panel, puff or flare sleeves, and a grosgrain sash. Sizes 12 to 40. size 16 uses 3 1/2 yards of 85 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and details to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg, Man.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Winnipeg
Mi Ave. E
Public Speaking Self Help from Home Service Ad
An article promotes public speaking tips with stage poise and calm delivery. It advertises a 32 page booklet Public Speaking Self Taught from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union offering guidance on voice, platform manners, parliamentary forms, and sample speeches, plus other booklets priced at 15 cents each. The piece includes reader postal notes and dates references to Winnipeg addresses.
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X Club
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Mickie Says Sermon Assignment Teases Readers
The columnist mocks readers for doubting the paper will continue. He jokes about a difficult task and suggests some will email if they expect the newspaper to keep arriving. The tone is playful and defiant.
Sunday School Lesson on Salt and Light Valor
A devotional study on Matthew 5 16 highlighting believers as salt and light. Emphasizes visible good works to glorify God, with quotes from Moffatt and Henry Van Dyke, and references to being a city set on a hill. Mentions seeing virtue as a social uplift and avoiding self glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Henry van Dyke
Hattin
Jesus
Safed
Christ
Selected Recipes and Canadian land figures
A collage of recipes with chocolate and corn starch steps and a note on Canada’s land survey. It mentions baking, mixing eggs, milk, and flour, with steps to bake pinwheels and a brief Canada land area breakdown including agricultural, pasture, and forested regions. Tiny balloons on crane feet are noted as a whimsical aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Rand
Canada
National minds and aging shape North American health outlook
Reports from the United States and Canada note a mature national mind emerging amid shifting age groups. Health League data shows infant mortality declines, while birth rates fall. Medical officials credit disease control and reduced infections, with longevity rising though future gains depend on preventing fatal accidents.
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United Tes
Health League of Canada
Canada
Health League
Ontario
United States
American Medical Association
The
Medical Association
Cancer articles offer request to Health League of Canada
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St, Toronto Ont. The notice presents a call to action and a mailing address for access to the full series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
New Banana Flour Producer Planned in Guatemala
A new Guatemalan company announces plans to produce banana flour, aiming to capitalize on local banana supply and export potential. The initiative seeks to create jobs and promote regional agricultural processing capabilities.
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Guatemala
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Wrigley's
Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln
Washington
Germany
Bern
Musolin Square
Stalin Square
Austria-Hungary
Jemdet Nasr
Mesopotamia
Cece
Sambranes
Home Service
Mickie
Lope
J. W. S. McCullough
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