World Happenings Briefly Told From Around The World
October reports from Sweden show merchant marine forces at total 89 vessels 195000 tons in wartime. Germany employs 950000 foreigners including 550000 farmhands. British American ambulance corps donate 25 ambulances to Greece. Sir Francis Newbolt dies at 77 in Devon England. A rocket motor exhibit in New York suggests possible U S air supremacy gains. Spanish seamen receive British medals for rescuing oil tanker survivors. Winnipeg selects David A Golden as Manitoba Rhodes Scholar 1941. The New Testament read in 17 hours 40 minutes by 71 Methodist church members in McLouth Kansas finishing at 240 pm.
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Sweden
Germany
Greece
Britain
Francis Newbolt
Royal Academy
Devon
England
New York University
United States
David A. Golden
Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. L. Morton
Golden
University of Manitoba Law School
Methodist
McLouth
Kas
Rubber bits and humane riding in freezing weather
W D Albright, Dominion Experimental Sub Station Beaverlodge Alberta, argues cold steel bites hurt and horses suffer. He prefers wrapped steel bits or warming methods, recommending dipping unwrapped steel into water or warming the bit to 32 degrees to spare horses. He urges humane treatment, noting the merciful man is merciful to his beast.
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W. D. Albright
Dominion Experimental
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Dobbin
Mailless Paris Germans Face Silence and Suicide Rumors
Marion Dix reports German soldiers in Paris have been denied mail from home after some committed suicide when letters told them relatives had been killed in British bombing raids. She adds many Frenchmen refuse to talk to Germans.
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Marion Dix
New York
France
Marques de Comillas
Paris
Siberian Gellak Build Boats That Double as Sleds
Siberia's Gellak tribesmen craft boats designed to slide over snow as sleds in winter. The innovative vessels adapt cedar planks and waterproof seams for river and ice travel.
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Siberia
Decimation Across Empires A Brutal Punishment History
The article traces the use of decimation from ancient Rome to modern times. It cites Appius Claudius Crassus, who decimated plebeians for desertion, and notes various ills punished by this method including mutiny and cowardice. It lists instances by Saxons before Waterloo, Lord Essex in Dublin 1599, Austrians at Leipsic 1642, and French at Treves 1675.
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Albania
Appius Claudius
Crassus
Lot
Blucher
Waterloo
Lord Essex
Dublin
Leipsic
Treves
Toronto Star
Has His Seaman's Papers Bobby Stap Earns Seafaring Papers
Bobby Stap, aged 16, earned seaman's papers after stowing away on four vessels in five months and traveling about 20 000 nautical miles. He graduated with honors from New York Merchant Marine School and awaits a berth with the Clyde Mallory Line. His illicit Caribbean cruise prompted a children’s court order.
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Bobby Stap
Bobby
New York Merchant Marine School
Clyde Mallory Line
Children’s Court of
New York
Marine School
Caribbean
England
France
South America
Plastics From Coffee Patent by Herbert S Palin
Herbert S Palin receives US patent 2 207 069 for a coffee bean oil extraction process. Green beans are ground and treated with solvent to extract oils and fractions are remixed with spent grounds then heated under high pressure to form a dark brown moldable powder.
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Herbert S. Palin
Brazil
U.S
New York Times
Effingham Woman Gathers A Century Of Buttons
Mrs Bernardine Rathmell of Effingham Illinois spent a year assembling a thousand buttons. She selects pieces aged fifty years or more and notes how women once strung 999 buttons on a charm chain awaiting the 1000th. She finds joy in matching old buttons with their mates.
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Bernardine Rathmell
Effingham, Ill
British morale praised as centuries old in wartime talk
The Tasvikeskar Ankara interprets a recent British Prime Minister speech praising England's morale as centuries old and rooted in a complex voter system. It says Churchill’s frank language shows Britain's democratic strength and morale in facing great peril. Britons will overcome the danger.
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Germany
England
Tasvikeskar Ankara
Churchill
Britain
Household Tasks Define Census Role For She
A fragment notes the census man will classify a woman performing scrms scours bakes washes dishes cooks launders irons and sews as housekeeper no occupation. The text implies a bureaucratic label rather than a full job title.
Lorraine and France clash over identity and symbols
A historical note discusses Lorraine’s role in French identity, mentioning Joan of Arc and the Cross of Lorraine on De Gaulle’s flag. It argues that mass deportations cannot erase Lorraine as French.
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Lorraine
France
de Gaulle
Astor urges US help as American volunteers join RAF
Viscountess Astor addresses Eagle squadron volunteers praising the United States and Britain working together in war. Leaders express hope that many more Americans will join the fight while highlighting the need to endure night bombing and factory front lines. Capt. Balfour calls volunteers ambassadors and stresses unity in victory.
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Eagle Squadron
Royal Air Force
Viscountess Astor
United States
Tyers
America
Lady Astor
Col
Charles Sweeny
Sherman
H. H. Balfour
Air
Britain
Balfour
Riom trials’ slow pace irks London view
The London Daily Sketch questions the Riom proceedings amid World War II, noting cries of action clash with inaction. It recalls historical French justice, hints at Nazi influence via Petit Parisien, and observes French reactions to RAF bombing films as the Riom process drags.
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Riom
Hitler
Petit Parisien
M. Lebrun
Republic
France
Germany
R.A.F
London Daily Sketch
Gay youthful cotton frock pattern 4605 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4605 offers a smart two piece cotton frock with round neckline curved yokes tuck and button trim and two sleeve options. Sizes span misses to women's includes pockets hand angle details and a front sash. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Australia’s Wool Boom From 110 Million Sheep to Global Leader
The Victoria Colonist notes Australia hosts 110 million sheep yielding about 1.01 billion pounds of wool worth 200 million dollars yearly. Despite less than one sixth of world sheep, Australia furnishes over a quarter of world wool and the industry is valued at 3 billion dollars.
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Victoria
B.C
Australia
Smith Proposes to Miss Brown at Brown’s Announcement
In a note of courtship, Bobh Smith proposed to Miss Brown with Jones in attendance. She accepts Smith, though the eventual engagement remains uncertain and the answer is not yet final.
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Bobh Smith
Jones
Brown
Smith
Sunday School Lesson on Luke 2 14 and Devotional Reading
The golden text from Luke 2 14 proclaims glory to God in the highest and peace on earth among men well pleasing to him. The lesson centers on Luke 2 8 20 and includes a devotional reading from Isaiah 9 6 to guide reflection.
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Isaiah
Mary's Lullaby of a Baby King
Poetically recounts the nativity with shepherds angels and the holy family in Bethlehem. The voice notes Glory to God peace on earth and Mary keeping the sayings in her heart while a lullaby envisions a future king for all people. Actress Marion Colman signs the verse.
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David
Christ the Lord
God
Mary
Joseph
Marion Colman
Farm Products and Wheat Cure Proposed by Mrs Millar
Mrs F G Millar of Hamilton Ont urged the Ontario Provincial Council of Women to lead an educational campaign on wheat and quick frozen fruits at the annual convention. She argued Canada lags behind the United States in modern preservation methods and urged restricting no acreage due to potential wartime needs. She also questioned why power alcohol production is blocked in Canada and pressed for study and discussion among farm and city women. Belgium Congo exports are 64 percent minerals including copper gold diamonds tin and radium. Meteorites are fragments that survive when a meteor breaks up in the atmosphere.
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F. G. Millar
Hamilton
Ont
Ontario
Great Britain
Canada
Pasteurization urged by Canadian Public Health Association
At Winnipeg a recent convention the Canadian Public Health Association urged provincial laws to require compulsory milk pasteurization with endorsement from the Health League of Canada. They noted pasteurization works in urban areas and many rural provinces and called for certified full time sanitary inspectors and health supervision for war industry workers. A second resolution urged bread with wheat germ to improve nutrition.
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Canadian Public Health Association
Winnipeg
Health League of Canada
Public Health Association
Canada
Association
Dominion
Council On Nutrition
Cancer articles offered free by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain Dr. McCullough's Cancer articles free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto. Include request phrase and clearly print name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Topsy's Canteen A relief effort for London poor
The Manchester Guardian reports on Topsy's Canteen in a densely populated Surrey area. Miss Violet Markham started it to aid hardship with volunteers preparing tea and sandwiches. Food is sold at cost or less, with a mug of milk or tea for one penny.
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London
Topsy
Surrey
Violet Markham
Manchester Guardian
Special badge approved for time bomb disposal squads
The King approved a special badge for time bomb disposal squad members. The badge is larger than a half dollar, features an orange bomb on a red background, and is worn on the left sleeve between the elbow and wrist.
Tea planters in Ceylon pledge day’s pay for war fund
Ceylon tea planters have agreed to contribute a day’s pay each month to a central fund to support war efforts. This initiative aims to mobilize local industry support and bolster national resources during the conflict.
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Ceylon
English Channel Calm Most Days and Camel Water Intake
The English channel averages calm conditions on about 20 days each month. A camel can drink up to 15 gallons of water in a single drinking event.
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English Channel
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Mickie
Gay
Belgian Congo
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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