World Happenings Briefly Told 1938 Summary Note
England imports 2.22 million dollars of butter with only half produced in empire. Police raid St Annes estate near Dublin, arresting 23 men for suspected military drilling. Over 70,000 London children return to school April 1 after wartime disruption. Dutch tug captain jailed three years for sharing Dutch telegraph and cable line locations with Germany. Admiral Pierre Ronard dies in Paris at 75. Two hundred of 250 British volunteers in Finland choose to stay for reconstruction. British merchants urge suspension of compulsory war risk insurance until air raids occur. U S refuses to recognize Wang Ching Wei regime in China, straining U S Japan relations. Miss L M Foster, Britain’s first woman admiral, dies. she was mayor of Southampton in 1928 and admiral of the port.
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England
British Empire
St. Anne's
Dublin
London
Germany
Netherlands
Pierre Ronard
Paris
Finland
Soviet Union
L. M. Foster
Britain
Southampton
Midwest hotel guests coin odd phrase for hors d oeuvres
A humorous note on Midwestern hotel guests mispronouncing the French hors d oeuvres. A prize for a substitute phrase yields api tease, a term deemed unlikely to enter American usage. The piece mocks the effort and the guests request for small gadgets from the tray.
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United States
Willya
Riley Quietly Resists with Silence After Critic’s Jab
James Whitcomb Riley kept his temper with grace after a foreign writer accused him of corrupting English by using Hoosier dialect. When asked why he didn’t strike back he said he did and hit back with a great chunk of silence.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Olive trees surge in Libya under Italian rule
A Rome report notes olive trees in Libya rose from 600000 prior to 1922 to about 3000000 under Italian occupation, reflecting agricultural expansion in North Africa during that period.
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Rome
Libya
North Africa
Soviet food industry relies largely on domestic raw materials
The Soviet Union depends almost entirely on its own raw materials for its food industry, importing only a few items such as cocoa.
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Soviet Union
Surge in Private Letters Boosts Fountain Pen Demand Worldwide
Postwar spread of letter writing drives a big rise in fountain pen and ink orders. British and French empires plus Holland and Belgium see mobilized armies and evacuated civilians keeping families in touch. A British pen maker's representative traveled to European countries in January and February and expects continued high orders. Ink demand up about 50 percent. payments proving tricky with barter in Bulgaria and Iceland.
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Holland
Belgium
Turkey
Bulgaria
Iceland
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Dangerous Job of Ship Stokers Hidden From Glory
The stokers toil below decks shoveling coal to keep steam and headway for ships. They face danger when torpedoes strike, with little chance to reach lifeboats and often no escape before the last moment. Their work saves the vessel but earns few heroic notices.
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Windsor Star
Etiquette for Young Moderns and Public Safety Note
A Winnipeg News paper Union notice promotes a 32 page Etiquette For Young Moderns booklet with guidance on dating manners dining and motor etiquette and lists related booklets. A separate item reports London police urged not to laugh at street corner speakers and notes England's police force shortfall with an estimate of over 5 000 officers needed.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
London
East End
Button Front Princess Frock Pattern 4407
Anne Adams Pattern 4407 offers a front button princess style with optional collar sleeves and trims. Available in misses and women's sizes 36 to 50, with yardage and a 20 cent price due by mail to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Rirac
Ruffie
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Queen Victoria and Albert Leave Buckingham Palace
A letter to the London Times recalls a hundred years ago when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert departed Buckingham Palace for their honeymoon. The narrator’s grandmother, visiting from Clapham Common, was offered a chance to see the royal couple as they descended the staircase, a memory of a historic royal wedding moment.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Clapham Common
Palace
London Times
Journalistic bluster over newspaper errors and professor sarcasm
The piece attacks a university professor for sarcasm about mall errors in newspapers and defends editors and printers who rush to meet deadlines. It contrasts the hurried newsroom with a professor who takes six weeks to write a short chapter, noting how errors persist as "errata" after publication.
Selected Recipes Two Squares Chocolate Syrup
Melt chocolate in a double boiler then dissolve cornstarch in milk and add all but vanilla. Cook 40 minutes, stir occasionally, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Chill in refrigerator. Use over ice cream or plain pudding. Yields about three cups. Thin with milk if needed.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Orange Jell O Dessert Molded With Fruit Garnish
A simple orange Jell O dessert recipe serves four. Dissolve Jell O in hot prune juice, add salt and lemon and maraschino cherry juices, pour into molds, chill until firm, unmold, and serve with whipped cream and cherry garnish if desired.
The Philippine Islands Distance From United States
A geographic note states the Philippines lie nearly 7,000 miles from the U S mainland, highlighting the vast distance between the two regions.
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Philippine Islands
United States Mainland
Sunday School Lesson on Hosea Mercy and Forgiveness
Devotional study on Hosea 6 1 7 14 9 and 1 John 1 9. The text urges repentance for Israel to return to the Lord, rejecting idols and trusting God alone. It emphasizes God’s limitless forgiveness, love, and mercy, contrasted with human frailty.
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Hosea
Israel
Assyria
Egypt
Lebanon
F. W. Meyer
Gardening tips encourage longer harvest with new corn varieties
Old gardeners spread out the vegetable season using later and earlier corn types. Bantam corn now comes in three or four varieties with longer cobs, extending the season to over a month. Begin sowing peas, lettuce, radish early, but space plantings. divide seed into thirds. Rock gardens rise in popularity with alpine-style designs using weathered boulders and sandy pockets to support tiny drought tolerant flowers.
Canadians Enjoy Second Grosvenor House Dance
Canadian troops at Aldershot requested another dance for the afternoon at Grosvenor house Park Lane in London. Honoring guest Lady Patricia Ramsay the Countess of Bessborough welcomed the guests as Canadian regiments mingle with officers and men at the informal event.
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Aldershot
London
Grosvenor House
Park Lane
Patricia Ramsay
Princess Pats
Countess of Bessborough
Oslo breakfast turns into health dinner for London children
The Chief Medical Officer reports milk in schools boosts health with 55.6 percent of elementary pupils served milk. London experiments with an Oslo health dinner show greater weekly gains in height and weight versus hot dinners, along with blood improvements and fewer eyelid inflammations. Pasteurized milk usage in the metropolis reaches 90 percent.
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English Board of Education
London Council
Oslo
London
New Zealand
Metropolis
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are advised to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice invites interested readers to request the full collection via mail.
Manitoba Red Cross ships 205 hospital supply cases to England
The Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross shipped at least 205 cases of hospital and surgical supplies to England between February 7 and March 25. The supply consignment included hospital supplies.
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Manitoba
Canadian Red Cross
England
Queen Victoria Wedding Presents Mystery Remains Unsolved
The Queen has considered missing wedding gifts from Queen Victoria. Windsor Castle archives reportedly hold a complete list, but it does not align with the current Royal collection. Some gifts have surfaced in private homes as heir looms, yet their origins remain unexplained.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
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Jack Canuck
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