World Happenings Briefly Told
A winter wheat crop of 554,551,000 bushels is forecast by the US agriculture department. Britain cuts cheese ration to three ounces weekly but remains on double summer time. Allied sources say German compulsory labor laws now apply to all women in occupied countries. Australia supplies American forces in the South Pacific with large food stocks. A Reuters despatch says a German embassy attache in Paris was hanged in February by Hitler’s order. Two more Swedish ships join neutral fleet aiding grain shipments from Canada to Greece under Red Cross. British planes in France pick up youths to join Allies in London or Africa. Norsk Ukeblad is withdrawn and its assets confiscated for opposing the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Greece
Red Cross
Pattern 4340 Anne Adams Children’s Frock and Bonnet
The ad markets Pattern 4340 by Anne Adams for children's sizes 2 to 6. It includes a frock, sundress, and bonnet with matching panties, using 25 yards of fabric per size 6. Price is twenty cents with order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. note delayed mail delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipegee Union
MecDermot
Winnipeg
Man
Cold Desert Sands and Ice in Winter News
A fragment discusses desert sands cooling overnight, thin ice on exposed water, and guards wary of harsh nights. It notes radium discoveries in Canada lowering world prices from $70,000 to $30,000 per gram. It mentions the 1927 telephone link between New York and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New York
London
Lord Mayor of London Dies Penniless After Office Costs
Sir William Phene Neal, Lord Mayor of London 1930-31, died without money despite a £661 bequest to his niece Mrs Kath leen M Canning. She says costs of office and war era solicitor losses left him destitute. she notes two other Lord Mayors died penniless in the past decade. The office allowance is £12,500 yearly, with at least £10,000 more reportedly needed from personal funds. The item concludes with a Britannica aside about bananas in 327 B C during Alexander the Great’s campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phene Neal
London
Kathleen M. Canning
London Daily Sketch
Ottawa Woman Proposes Community Feeding in Wartime and Peacetime
Mrs. Donald Gordon wife of the Prices Board head proposed large city community feeding as a peacetime and wartime project. She noted she is already feeding 7 000 Ottawa workers daily in three cafeterias outside the capital and urged the idea to stay in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Ottawa
Ambassadors Opinion on Germany War Victory
The Netherlands Ambassador to the United States Dr. Alexander Loudon told a Baltimore audience that until Germany is decisively defeated on her soil and punished for starting another world war all postwar planning is premature.
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Alexander Loudon
Netherlands
United States
Baltimore
Germany
Risen Lord Sunday School Lesson April 25
This April lesson explores Mary Magdalene's discovery of the empty tomb and the risen Jesus. It covers Mary’s tears, Peter and John’s checks of the tomb, and Jesus’s appearance to Mary as the centerpiece of the resurrection narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mardalene
Christ
Mary Magdalene
Peter
John
Jesus
Quotes on Truth and Falsehood from Notable Thinkers
A collection of maxims on honesty versus deception. Quotes from Daniel Webster Caleb Colton Saadi Galileo Mary Baker Eddy and Richard Whatley reflect on flattery courage justice and moral integrity. Each aphorism contrasts truth with falsehood and its consequences for character and liberty.
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Galileo
Mary Baker Eddy
What Is Private Enterprise
The piece quotes a Royal Bank of Canada advertisement praising private enterprise as the natural desire to forge one’s own path. It argues the message is clear and powerful, condemning vague rhetoric and urging more reminders of this fundamental truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Royal Bank of Canada
Autographed Cigar Box Sold for Charity
An autographed empty cigar box once owned by Prime Minister Churchill sold for about 300 dollars. Proceeds were donated to Mrs Churchill's Aid for Russia Fund.
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Churchill
Aid For
Russia
Hitler Youth recruitment warned by radio and press
Berlin radio claims over a million youths aged 14 were sworn into the Hitler Youth. The Montreal Gazette warns that many will later lose their idol and the cause they were enticed into. The piece contrasts with a note on British 18th century corvettes and ancient Egyptian shoe scarcity.
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Berlin
Hitler Youth Organization
Montreal Gazette
Lesson For Advertisers In New York Times Ad Rates
New York Times planned ad rate hikes begin May 7 prompting major retailers Macy’s and Saks to suspend ads from March 15. After about two weeks they resumed, using advance copy to avoid public absence harming sales. The episode shows advertisers’ quick link to consumer traffic and store loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Macy's
Saks
Times
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Mickie Says We Do What We We Print Not TSA
Fragmentary note shows a slogan with branding and unclear organization. The message contrasts promises with actions and mentions printing and TSA in a garbled line. No clear event or person besides the nickname Mickie.
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US Agriculture Department
Ordnary
Britain
Allied
Australia
South Pacific
Reuters
Zurich
Paria
von Hanack
Hitler
Gazette de Lausanne
Berne
France
Africa
Norsk Ukeblad
BY William Ferguson
Cregu
Pat
NEA Service Inc
Michigan
Great Lakes
All
Lake Ontario
Saskatchewan
England
R.C.A F
Bernice E. Saugmyhr
Ketchen
Freda Dixon
Arcola
Barbara L. Coates
Regina
Eunice H. Jones
Bangor
Doris M. Hollings
Maple Creek
Irene M. Pass
Saskatoon
Pass
B.C
Alexander the Great
India
the Risen Lord
Mary
R. C. Gillie
Daniel Webster
Caleb C. Colton
Richard Whatley
Francis Bacon
Giraud Specks
Henri Giraud
French North Africa
By Fred Neher
Ancient
Egypt
U.S
Mount
Simochum
Himalayas
Mickie
ITZ M1
Smaltzburg
Poppa
Gene Byrnes
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