World Happenings Briefly Told In 1939 War Notes
Twenty women in Vermilion near Edmonton volunteered for the Canadian Red Cross Society war work. Canada reports a favorable trade balance of 179,331,500 in the first seven months of 1939, up from 101,854,682 a year earlier. The government will requisition and outfit vessels for war service. Eight hundred Poles in Hamilton raised 1,200 for Red Cross relief, with prior Poland relief totaling 3,000. A survey will check homes willing to take in British children and elderly, under the Canadian Women’s Committee. A national Red Cross funds appeal will begin November 13, with no fixed objective set. Canada’s 100,000 Boy Scouts offer aid to Prime Minister King. There are nine times as many moth as butterfly families.
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Vermillion
Edmonton
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Lan Mackenzie
Ottawa
Hamilton
Ont
Red Cross
Great Britain
Canadian Women's Committee
Margaret P. Hyndman
Toronto
National Council of the Red Cross Society of Canada
Government House
King
Edward Beatty
General Council
The
Boy Scouts’ Association
Duke of Kent Installed Grand Master in London
The Duke of Kent was invested as Senior Grand Warden and installed Provincial Grand Master in 1933 and 1934. On July 19 a ceremony in Olympia drew about ten thousand Masons from around the world as King George VI, a Past Grand Master, installed his brother amid cheering. The King noted a long family tradition in Grand Masonry and the Duke overcame momentary nerves to perform the ritual efficiently. London Daily Sketch.
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Duke of Kent
Grand Lodge of England
Duke of
Edward VII
Duke of Connaught
London Daily Sketch
Diesel locomotive passes tests on world highest railway line
A British engineering project unveils an outstanding locomotive built to run to the world’s highest railway line near La Paz Bolivia. The engine successfully completed tests including a six mile climb at a gradient of one in 14 along sharp S curves from La Paz to the plateau 2000 feet above the city and 16000 feet above sea level.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Fines Push Teens Behind Bars At Alarming Rate
A report estimates that two youths aged between 16 and 21 are sent to prison daily due to unpaid fines. The study highlights a cycle of incarceration driven by debt, urging policy review and social support reforms.
Hand Made Gift Novelties for Home Service Dept
Instructions for crafting a gift worthy bathroom box with cloth cover and attached top plus patterns for loom and other home crafts. The article promotes a 32 page booklet offering directions for lamp shades candy bowls and various novelties and lists additional booklets and prices from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Anne Adams Pattern 4209 Dress Advertisement
Ad shows Anne Adams pattern 4209 for a girls dress with bib yoke and circular skirt. Two sleeve options puffed or short flared include pockets and sash in contrasting fabric. Available misses sizes 12 to 20. size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipe Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winni
The Messiah Foretold in Isaiah Prophecy Study
A devotional study analyzes Isaiah 9 and 11 predicting a child born to bring deliverance. It cites Dummelow on Immanuel meaning God with us and the Messiah’s coming as a future fulfillment linked to Assyrian events. Meyer’s commentary connects Jesse’s root and the Davidic line to Christ’s birth. Luke 1:3 is referenced for comparison.
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Isaiah
Ahaz
Judah
Dummelow
Immanuel
God
Christ
Immanuel” ‘Dummelow
Assyria
Cedars
Lebanon
Jehovah
Jesse
David
Lord
Rome
Hebrew Forest
F. B. Meyer
Pound of flesh and a Shylock Holmes quip revue
A Philadelphia Inquirer note cites a humorous literary anecdote about a butcher and a demanding customer seeking a exact pound of filet. The exchange evokes Shakespearean imagery and a witty aside about not saying the wisest words in anger.
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Bruce Barton
Shylock Holmes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ontario Gives Health Priority in New Education Plan
Hon Dr L J Simpson Ontario Education Minister outlines a health focused reform for elementary schools. The program aims to align knowledge with action through daily health habits checks and regular individual examinations. Arithmetic shifts from first to about fifth place, freeing time for health and physical training.
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Ontario
L. J. Simpson
Readers urged to request full McCullough cancer articles
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 103 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice seeks interested readers to secure the full set through the organization.
A Good Salesman And Prospective Buyer Exchange
A buyer voices doubt about a 39 model car, while the salesman argues the rear view is what matters since it is all most people see. The exchange highlights selling tactics centered on appearance from behind.
Par paper issue highlights aid for beggars
A special edition of the parish paper announces new measures to assist beggars, detailing outreach programs, shelter services, and contact points for help. The issue emphasizes dignity, local coordination with charities, and community support avenues.
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Home Service
Adams
Coleman
Anne
Inday
Hien
Counsell
Luk
Aus Jos
Sissionaries
George L. Carpenter
Salvation Army
Jack Miner
Kingsville
North America
Yealt League
Canapa
J. W. S. McCullough
Vos Berea
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