World Happenings Briefly Told
Priceless Anglo-Saxon treasure in gold and silver unearthed from a king’s grave near Ipswich. France adds 742 aviators to its air corps with Czech fliers arriving at Calais and Boulogne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
Ipswich
Suffolk
France
Calais
Boulogne
Becorestiy
Routledge
London
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Pan-American Airways
Washington
United States
West Coast
New Zealand
Prairie CBK Watrous Transmitter Promises Wide Canadian Coverage
Prairie Broadcasting A proclaims CBK Watrous 50 000 watt transmitter will provide unparalleled reach across Canada and into the United States and Arctic regions. The Watrous site near Manitou Lake benefits from mineral salts and cleared channel on 540 k c. c. with four additional stations Vercheres Sackville Hornby and the aim to deliver 16 hours daily of high quality programming from the United States and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBK
Watrous
K.c
Rocky Mountains
Fort William
Northwest
Terriories
United States
Arctic Circle
Prairies
Department of Transport
Manitou Lake
Canada
Dominion
Sackville
Vercheres
Quebec
Hornby
Ontario
New Comet Reported Near Taurus by Parisian Observer
Harvard Observatory announces a new comet near Taurus found by Parisian amateur observer Rigollett. The International Astronomical Bureau in Copenhagen relayed the report, noting the object at about eighth magnitude. Also a study finds 48 percent of business and professional women in the United States have dependents supported by their earnings.
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Constellation
Taurus
Harvard Observatory
Rigollett
Harvard
International Astronomical Bureau
Copenhagen
United States
Youthful Napoleon Ate Dry Bread and Pasteboard Solga
In his early days Napoleon reportedly lived on dry bread and jerk phoes with pasteboard solga as a frugal lifestyle note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Plastic covered planes planned for Victoria factory
A Victoria British Columbia site is to produce plastic covered aircraft within months. The plan, led by Morris E Heiser and Michael Andersen, aims to train Canadian youths in plane assembly, handling plastic materials, and rapid wing repairs after minor accidents.
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Victoria
B.C
Morris E. Heiser
London
Los Angeles
Calif
Heiser
Atlantic
Pacific
Anders Nicolay Andersen
United States
Patent Office
Michael Andersen
Glendale
British Columbia
Good Letter Writing Made Easy Offers Tips and Booklets
Anent Home Service advises Sally to write naturally with concise focus and punctuation tricks. It promotes a 32 page booklet and related pamphlets priced at 15c each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union, listing sample letters and usage guidance plus an anxious mother joke about college weekends.
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Sally
Tom
Wyoming
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fram Preserved in Norway as Norwegian Tribute Monument
The polar exploration ship Fram is kept in Norway as a monument to the Norwegians who commanded it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fram
Norway
Electric Device Boils Eggs Without Shells at Home
A new household device uses electricity to boil eggs without their shells. The compact appliance promises quick preparation and simple operation for kitchen use.
Onion growth with troughs channels water to bulb
The note discusses how onion leaves channel water through troughs to reach the bulb and mentions a beet sample at about 75 percent of 2319 water.
Systematic Entomology and Insect Faunal Surveys
The Division of Entomology directs Systematic Entomology led by Dr. J H McDun nough with the national collection containing over 50 000 species. In the past decade about 1 000 new species were added, as surveys expand across Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan and Southwestern Ontario. European beetle incursions in Northeastern New Brunswick are traced to ballast soil. surveys aim to gauge establishment and economic crop impact.
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Science Service Dominion Department of Agriculture
J. H. McDunnough
Dominion
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Canada
United States
New Brunswick
Increase in Prairie Birds Signals Rich Hunting Season
Western Canada game birds protected by conservation methods show growth for 1939 with prairie chicken ruffed grouse partridge pheasants and Hungarian partridge all increasing. Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan open seasons vary by region with limits from 10 to 50 birds and multiple provinces trimming or extending hunting windows to protect populations.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Anne Adams Shirtwaist Pattern 4180 Details
Youthful Anne Adams shirtwaist pattern 4180 offers a winged collar bow tie and beltless princess line. Available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40 with yardage details and pattern instructions, send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Last One Flea Sought for Rothschild Porcupine Exhibit
Dr. Carl Jordan, 70, curator at Tring Rothschild Museum, seeks a rare flea living on a porcupine. W. G. Hodgson pursued the capture for over three years. fleas abandon the porcupine corpse. Also notes a 2000 year old lead pipe in New York and a $100000 submarine disaster fund raised in England.
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Rothschild Zoological Museum
Tring
Carl Jordan
Dr. Jordan
W. G. Hodgson
Drumheller
Alberta
Hodgson
Rome
New York
Museum of Science and Industry
England
Elisha Heals Naaman and Gehazi's Lesson in Pride
Sunday school lesson recalls Elisha sent to Naaman at the Jordan for cleansing after prideful demand. Naaman initial anger yields to obedience, washing seven times and healing. Gehazi’s greed leads to leprosy as Elisha's God is shown to heal and refuse gifts.
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Elisha
Naaman
Syria
Israel
Jordan
Damascus
Jehovah
Gehazi
Care Of Teeth Prominent Slogan At Pacific Science Congress
Dr. L. M. Waugh of Columbia University presented a paper urging a dental slogan An un sweetened tooth cannot decay He cited Eskimo teeth studies showing refined sweets like candy molasses and sugar drive decay while natural fruit sugars do not and argued decay rises with sugar intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Science Congress
L. M. Waugh
Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
Waugh
Tomato Juice Canning Reaches 50 Million Gallons Annually
The article notes that about 50,000,000 gallons of tomato juice are canned commercially each year, indicating a large scale in the food processing industry and steady output.
Eye care tips from Health summer issue by Dr. Hill
Dr. Clarence E. Hill of Toronto offers detailed tips on preventing eye infections and irritation. Emphasizing hand hygiene after touching common objects, avoiding sharing goggles, and protecting eyes from dust, water, and foreign bodies in daily activities. Also advises proper lighting when reading, nutrition including Vitamin D, and medical consultation for conditions like diabetes or anemia to prevent eye damage.
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Clarence E. Hill
Toronto
Readers urged to request complete cancer articles set
Editorial notice invites readers to obtain the full Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The offer targets readers seeking the entire series in one package.
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Hull
Que
Canada
British Empire
Visit by ACW World President Returns to Canada
Mrs Alfred Watt president of the Associated Country Women of the World arrives in Canada from England for a three month visit to Ottawa Toronto and Edmonton. She helped found the 10 year old organization and plans to attend the Canadian Women’s Institutes convention seeking the tonic effect of Canada’s electric atmosphere.
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Alfred Watt
Associated Country Women of the World
Canada
England
Ottawa
Toronto
Canadian Women's Institutes
Edmonton
Watt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Tweedsmuir
Mackenzie King
Maclean Building Reports Limited
Norman Hipel
Ontario Department of Labor
Department of National Defence
Calgary Rifle Club
US Treasury
Morgenthau
Finland
Prairie Broadcasting
Sask
Tye
Home Service
Rothschild Museum
AUC
Helpfullness
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Associated Country
Women of the World
Tokyo
Japan
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