World Happenings Briefly Told
Horsemeat joins French ration list while other meats are already restricted. Notting ham England and a US player continue a four year postal chess match. German occupation tightens sugar supply in Norway. UK trade body suggests a ministry of overseas trade. Canada’s 1940 retail trade totals 2.729 billion dollars, up 12 percent from 1939. Calgary hosts the Canadian Hereford Breeders’ Association golden jubilee with Lieut. Col. F. E. Birdsall elected president. An Italian parachutist landed in southern Italy in February was shot as a traitor. Army authorities approve enlistment of non-enemy aliens boosting depots in Australia as Poles Turks and Greeks rush to join.
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Nottingham
England
Norway
Ministry of Overseas Trade
Institute of Export
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Calgary
Canadian
Australia
Commonwealth
Quick Cut Piano Lesson Teaches Easy Self-Play
A self guided piano learning approach promises social boosts for girls who teach themselves. It centers on a life size keyboard octave chart, reading notes, and simple steps to play popular tunes using a 24 page instruction book offered by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Man
North China bus and truck routes run over six thousand miles
Reports state that motor bus and truck services operated in North China by four Chinese railway companies cover more than 6,600 miles of routes.
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North
China
Chinese Railway Company
One In A Million Ontario Subscriber Pays Ahead
The Winchester Ontario paper recalls how a subscriberpaid two dollars as a gift for the editor. He insists the money go to the paper, so they invested it in War Savings Stamps, calling him one in four million. He covers his own subscription and gives a bonus.
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Ontario
Bonn
Winchester
Ont
Rich In Friends Jack Miner Canadian Naturalist Celebrates 76th Birthday
Canadian naturalist Jack Miner marks his 76th birthday amid tributes from colleagues and supporters. Miner is renowned for his bird conservation work and long friendship with the avian world.
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Jack Miner
Miner Celebrates 76th Birthday at Home in Kingsville
Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario received congratulatory messages on April 10 his seventy sixth birthday. He spoke of four life pillars children flowers birds and music and said he would die a poor man financially but rich in friends. He praised supporters editors and radio for backing his bird sanctuary and noted honors including being named a National Benefactor and president of the Essex County Tourist Association.
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Kingsville
Ontario
Jack Miner
Radio
the Land
Canada
U.S.A
D. Leo Dolan
Dominion Publicity Bureau
Gardening implements and lawn care tips for bright beds
A guide to affordable tools for digging and cultivation plus design tips. Choose spade or digging fork for spring soil work and a narrow hoe for weed control around shrubs. Use Dutch hoe for undergrowth and a multi pronged cultivator for rows and flower beds. Plan layouts to avoid crowding and maintain lawn foregrounds. Well fed, well watered grass resists weeds with occasional fertilizer or manure.
British court rules against calling someone a quisling
Army officer William Hewitt won 100 pounds damages from Thomas Thorne for calling him a quisling. The court held that branding a person disloyal amounts to slander in Britain, referencing Vidkun Quisling as a notorious traitor.
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Britain
Quisling
William Hewitt
Thomas Thorne
Vidkun Quisling
TOTS DRESS UP OR PLAY MODE
Anne Adams presents pattern 4720 for girls sizes 2 to 10 with two sleeve styles and options in sheer fabric or cotton. The simple cut features front skirt gathering and curved side bodice sections. Pattern price is 20 cents. send size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Determined To Be Free In Yugoslavia Unity Emerges
The Christian Science Monitor notes that 16 million overthrew a hostile 90 million power to seek freedom. Three peoples Serb Croat and Slovene unite against a government misaligned with their independence drive, displaying unprecedented cohesion since Yugoslav statehood.
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Yugoslavia
Christian Science Monitor
French Robbers Sentenced to Death in Berlin
Two Frenchmen were sentenced to death in Berlin after robbing a German citizen during a blackout. The men, who arrived from Paris as factory workers, were urged toward good conduct in court. The ruling reflects strict sentencing in wartime Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
Paris
Worms in England Consume and Deposit Vast Soil
Estimates suggest earthworms in England process and surface about 320 million tons of soil each year through feeding and casting. The figure highlights the worms' significant role in soil turnover and nutrient cycling affecting agriculture and ecosystems.
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England
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text
The passage notes that all were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke God’s word with boldness. It centers on Acts 2 14 and includes devotional readings from Matthew 10 16 22. The tone invites reflection on faith and courage in proclamation.
The Promised Power Returns at Pentecost and Peter’s Boldness
The passage recalls Pentecost with wind and fire symbols, the Spirit’s gift of tongues, and empowered proclamation. It then describes Peter and John’s arrest by the Sadducees, the guard’s imprisonment, and Peter’s bold defense before the Sanhedrin, risking punishment for preaching Jesus.
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Christ
Peter
John
Solomon
Temple
Jesus
Annas
Caiaphas
Alexander
Israel
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Bell Rings at Eltham Church Despite Law
In 1940 residents near St. Barnabas Church in Eltham heard a muffled church bell toll during the induction of a new vicar by the Bishop of Southwark, despite a British order against tolling. The event drew attention as a curious breach of wartime regulations.
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St. Barnabas Church
Eltham
England
Britain
Southwark
Cereal Committee Recommends Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties
A committee on cereal varieties has recommended fitting ten varieties of hard red spring wheat into the districts best adapted to them. The advice is valuable unless local conditions suggest a different choice. Recent wool shipments to the United States marked the first from New Zealand to a neutral country since World War II began in 1939.
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Prairie Provinces
United States
New Zealand
Brazil Bans Loud Horns Around the Clock
Brazil enforces a broad ban on loud vehicle horns at all times and extends restrictions to any horn use between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Authorities cite noise pollution concerns while motorists must comply to avoid penalties. local officials emphasize consistent enforcement nationwide.
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Brazil
Beards Tax Enacted in Omsk Following Peter the Great Model
The city of Omsk in Siberia imposes a beard tax echoing Peter the Great reforms. Officials cite cultural tradition and revenue needs as motive. Citizens and merchants respond with mixed opinions in local discourse (note: keep as a compact card teaser).
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Omsk
Siberia
Peter the Great
American Newsman Reflects on Nazi Hatred and Global Antipathy
An American correspondent returns from Europe noting that Nazis hate being hated, while the rest of the world dislikes hating them but cannot avoid it. His observations contrast Nazi self-perception with international sentiment amid ongoing tensions.
Ontario official warns crippling in Canada largely preventable
Reg Hopper of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children cites at least 24 000 crippled children in Canada and urges preventing 80 percent of crippling. He notes infantile paralysis, tuberculosis and rickets as causes and praises pasteurization and school health education as key defenses.
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Canada
Reg. W. Hopper
Ontario Society For Crippled Children
Ontario
Department of Health
Hopper
Scarcity of Pins Hampers London Tailors Amid War Strain
A London dispatch reports tailors scavenging floorboard cracks for pins and rationed pins running short. Prices rose from nine to 30 cents a box as December quotas fell short, forcing reliance on improvised prehistoric pins to hold wartime garments together.
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London
Saville Row
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