World Happenings Briefly Told
Col. Gerald Brower an American air observer was killed in a plane crash in Egypt. New York diamond merchants pledge fifty thousand dollars for British relief. Ten million Chinese face famine in Kwangtung due to the Sino Japanese war. Canadian Legion calls conscription desirable and imperative at Ottawa meeting. Australia and Britain discuss selling export eggs to Britain in various forms. Abyssinians in Kassala armed with abandoned Italian weapons greet the British recapture. Sir Launcelot Rolleston, longtime scout, dies in London at 93. Royal Canadian Air Force officers visit Britain for RAF method surveys. France announces withdrawal from the League of Nations under its withdrawal provision.
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Kwangtung
Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Australia
United Kingdom
Britain
Sudan
Kassala
Syria's Strategic Role If Turkesy Joins War
The New York Sun notes Syria sits outside the war zone but could gain strategic importance if Turkey becomes involved. French forces under Weygand are drill ready though not large. terrain gives high defensive value. Syria's history as a crossroad and its diverse population including Druses and Assassins shapes potential regional impact.
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Syria
Turkey
Palestine
Mesopotamia
New York
Maxime Weygand
Damascus
Antioch
Persia
Araby
India
Tyre
Eidon
Beirut
Cult of
Assassins
Soldiers study languages and skills in Scotland training
More than 3,000 soldiers in Scotland attended classes at year end aside from anti aircraft units. Languages such as German French and Italian lead the popularity while Arabic is learned. Women soldiers are offered courses in cooking typing dressmaking and beauty culture. A hummingbird can launch into flight from a perch in about 0.07 seconds.
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Scotland
Best blotter hunt as ink dries
A witty note defines a blotter as the chase for details and clues while ink dries. It hints at the reader seeking quick, sharp observations during calm pauses. The line uses wordplay to link writing ritual with sleuthing curiosity.
Dutch teen cyclist flees Belgian invasion to join parents in California
Hans De Gorter, 17, fled Antwerp by bicycle ahead of German advances, cycling nearly 1000 miles to France and into Spain before boarding Pan American's Dixie Clipper to Los Angeles. He endured six days on the road with minimal food and was shot at three times by German planes, losing a finger from a bullet. His parents, now in Los Angeles, had moved from Amsterdam before the invasion.
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Antwerp
Belgium
France
Pan American
California
Hans de Gorter
Amsterdam
Los Angeles
Jacques
Hans
Paris
Tribute to Englishmen Laski recalls Yugoslav pride
The English writer Harold J. Laski recounts a London encounter with a Romanian diplomat and a Czech statesman. The diplomat says it must be proud to be Yugoslav, and the Czech replies it is almost as proud to be English.
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Harold J. Laski
London
Mr. Laski
Promise of No Attack From Germany Reaches Turkey
The Rome government radio cites sources claiming Ambassador von Papen assured Turkish Foreign Minister Saracoglu that Germany has no intention of attacking Turkey. The Buffalo Courier-Express notes Germany previously made similar assurances to Norway Denmark Belgium Holland and to Yugoslavia and Greece, and now Turkey may be offered the same warning.
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Rome
Franz von Papen
Saracoglu
Germany
Turkey
Buffalo Courier-Express
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Hollyland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Courage Recognized: Medals for Two NY Detectives
Viscount Halifax and the King and Queen conveyed profound respect for Detectives Ferdinand A. Socha and Joseph J. Lynch, posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Medals at City Hall. The pair died last July 4th when a bomb exploded in the British pavilion at the New York World's Fair, and their actions in moving the device to a vacant lot helped avert a larger disaster.
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Viscount Halifax
New York City
Ferdinand A. Socha
Joseph J. Lynch
City Hall
One sheep’s coat displays numerous wool grades
A single sheep reveals a surprising breadth of wool grades with more than a dozen distinct textures and qualities observed in its fleece. The finding highlights variation within an individual animal and offers insights for textile grading practices.
Cooling Rift Between Hitler and Goering Reported
News Week confirms rumors of a months long cooling in relations between Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering. Goering claimed Luftwaffe air superiority over England and led early attacks, but failures blamed on him have reduced his influence as Italy’s collapse shifts Hitler to rely on other High Command figures.
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Hitler
Goering
Luftwaffe
England
Italy
Mediterranean
News Week
Ancient lineage claimed by gypsy woman in Spain
The News of the World recounts a tale near San Sebastian where King Alfonso of Spain offered a gold coin to a gypsy woman. She declined, saying her race is older, and handed him a con bearing the effigy of Tshag, last Almoravid king who died in 1147.
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San Sebastian
Alfonso
Spain
Tshag
Scattered Christians Preach Across Lands Acts 8
Sunday school lesson highlights how persecution scattered believers who preached the word in Samaria and other towns. It notes Philip’s bold outreach to Samaritans, Peter and John’s approval, baptism, and the apostles laying on of hands for the Holy Spirit.
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Philip
Samaria
Babylon
Temple
Palestine
Jerusalem
Peter
John
Gay Kiddie Frock and Cape Pattern 4715 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4715 a children’s two piece outfit with a pleated panel frock and a four piece cape. The feature highlights a squared neckline puff sleeves and various fabric options. Sizes 2 4 6 10 price 20 cents write to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba with size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Robin Redbreast
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
A bachelor’s quip on tyranny and female pride
A bachelor declares a tyrant as a woman who fancies herself superior to her husband and lets her neighbors know it. The remark frames power at home as a moral test of temper and social behavior.
Vitamin rich foods curb scurvy aboard ships and camps
Historic guidance notes that lack of fresh produce caused scurvy and surveys cabbage and strawberries as effective preventives. It cites ascorbic acid content in berries and cabbage, recommends fresh fruit and tomato juices for children, and mentions Captain Cook’s voyage as dietary example.
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Cook
Gardening Soil Types Improve Yield and Patience for Beginners
This guide explains how loam combines clay and sand with humus to create productive garden soil. It covers amending heavy and sandy soils with manure, straw, weeds, and leaf mould, plus timing advice for cool and warm weather crops.
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Canada
Horse ends wild Salis bury dash at traffic light
A horse hitched to a lorry escaped from a goods yard in Salis bury and ran nearly half a mile along the main street. It reached a busy junction where traffic lights turned red and the startled animal halted suddenly avoiding collision.
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Salisbury
Potatoes Banned for Seed Crop by French Food Secretary
Jean Achard the secretary of food supply forbids eating potatoes in unoccupied France to conserve seed potato supplies. The policy aims to ensure enough seed potatoes for upcoming planting season across occupied territories.
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Jean Achard
Food Supply
France
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Viceroy
Rockies
H.R.H
Princess Alice
Countess of
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Health League
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