World Happenings Briefly Told
Air raid sirens warn Bootle subscribers via loudspeakers. Lord Mayor's Red Cross fund reaches 13 521 200 for first war year. More than 1 000 English Welsh blacksmiths to train in oxy acetylene cuts for farm repairs. Hannah Gooderson, 90, former Queen Victoria maid, dies in London. Canadian Pacific orders 535 cars with Canadian Car and Foundry and National Steel Car. New Zealand shifts to conscription after voluntary service yields 90 000 volunteers. Nazi occupied Norway imposes 10 percent sales tax and 30 percent income tax on big incomes. Joyce Chang, nine, wins silver cup in Scottish dancing at Canadian National Exhibition. Frank M Rose named naval armaments production director. E J Bruning appointed associate director.
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Erglish
Bootle
London
England
Wales
Hannah Gooderson
Queen Victoria
Royal Service
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
National Steel Car Company
New Zealand
Army
Navy
Royal Air Force
Administration Council
Norway
Irl
Joyce Chang
Frank M Rose
Department of Munitions and Supply
E. J. Bruning
General Munitions
Curtiss-Wright Devises Bomber With Increased Bomb Load
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced it is perfecting a new dive bomber for the United States Navy. The aircraft is carrier capable and designed to deliver heavy bomb loads and machine guns at high speed over long distances, enhancing offensive power for fleet battles.
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
United States Navy
Mussolini claims British Somaliland and ports in future
The excerpt quotes Mussolini denying desert fixation while noting his control of British Somaliland and hinting at future access to ports. It presents a skeptical view of his motives and speaks to his strategic ambitions.
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Mussolini
British Somaliland
Refugee experts boost Birmingham diamond cutting industry
Germanys occupation of Belgium and the blockade of Antwerp and Amsterdam push diamonds to Britain. Refugee diamond workers in Birmingham help establish a vast cut and polish trade, with plans to train English youths and make the industry permanent postwar. Officials estimate 5002 men could lift Birmingham exports to about £1,000,000 annually.
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Birmingham
Belgium
Netherlands
Britain
Quebec Fisheries Minister Sees Salmon Adapt to Fresh Water
Provincial fisheries minister Pierre Emile Cote toured Gaspe and reported salt water salmon can live and grow in fresh water. At the Gaspe aquarium he observed salmon kept in fresh water for seven years reaching up to 80 pounds, noting salt water salmon move to fresh water to spawn but typically return to salt water afterward.
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Ainister
Pierre Emile Cote
Quebec
Cote
Gaspe Peninsula
Aquarium
Gaspe
Anne Adams Pattern 4512 Dress With Turban Fashion
Anne Adams Pattern 4512 offers a two piece dress with a contrasting turban. The design features a high round neck, vaniled skirt, back waistbuttoning, front yokes, and gathered softness with optional sleeves. Available in junior to miss sizes. order details include size name address and 20 cent payment to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Tobacco Troubles and Shifts in Virginia Farms
Tobacco growers in Virginia face income and market pressures from war disrupting foreign sales. A three year production plan limits to 618 million pounds per year, down from 1.1 billion, with prices dropping to about 15 cents per pound. Diversification into food crops, poultry, dairy, pigs, and cattle is being considered while old habits in consumption and advertising fail to alter shopping patterns.
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United States
Canada
Britain
Europe
China
Virginia
Omniscience and faith in a knowing God
A devotional meditation on Psalm 139 and divine omniscience. It recalls the psalmist’s sense of God’s knowledge of every action and thought, likening it to a master musician harmonizing a child’s discord. The piece argues that belief in an all knowing God is a rational, uplifting truth beyond doubt.
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Jean Ingelow
Understanding Asthma Causes and Allergy Triggers
A historical overview explains asthma origins across races and ages, noting inheritance in about 40 percent of cases and a variety of triggers. It discusses thymus-related asthma in young children, infections, and reflex causes from dental or tonsillar issues, plus allergic reactions to pollens, dander, and foods like wheat and milk.
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Pete
Full-Time Patriotism Speech to the Royal Society of St George
The president Lord Queensborough urges steadfast loyalty, arguing patriotism should endure beyond crisis. He defends the soldier’s honor and the Empire, warning that abandoning the Empire would leave the world at Hitler’s mercy.
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Royal Society of St. George
Lord Queensborough
Hitler
Fingerprint rules eyed for Canadian visitors to U S
The United States imposes fingerprinting on Canadians visiting the U S for more than 29 days or those staying longer than that, with temporary visitors receiving one fingerprint. The Ottawa legation clarifies no formal prints are required for short stays, and identification cards will carry a right index finger print.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa
Legation
Request for Cancer Articles From Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain Dr. McCullough's pieces on the Cause and Control of Cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ont. Include the message Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and print name and address clearly.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
Avenue Road
Toronto
Ageing Fish Scales Reveal Life History Of Species
Dr R A Nesbit of the United States fish and wildlife service and David H Wallace of the Chess Peake biological laboratory describe scales as virtual biographies. Scales show age and spawning cycles and can indicate if shad or rock are overfished locally.
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Fish Better Inc
R.A. Nesbit
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
David H. Wallace
Chess Peake Biological Laboratory
Fools Not All Dead and Not Yet Born
Fragmentary line shows lingering belief in fools who survive beyond death or birth. The note hints at a reflective, perhaps ironic mood about human folly and generational continuation, without specifying time or place.
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WS. McCullough
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