World Happenings Briefly Told
Italy to send 116000 workers total to German industry. Dutchers to pay voluntary income tax to bolster arms. RCAF notes Americans in air force no longer have overseas service exemption. Great Lakes seamen shortage due to enlistment. Alberta sugar beets cut acreage in 1941. A radio controlled anti aircraft plane tops 150 mph. Halifax builds floating drydock to handle largest ships. Canadian mail to soldiers abroad in 1940 totals 5.6 million letters and large parcel weight. January strikes involve 1453 workers, 324?8 days lost. prior month 903 workers, 3360 days.
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Italy
Great Lakes
Lakes
Armed Services
Alberta
Canada
Halifax
The
Halifax Chronicle
Mulock
Labor Department
Sunday School Lesson February 23 Highlights
Golden text Lord teach us to pray from Luke 11 1 centers the lesson on Luke 18 with devotional reading Isaiah 62 1 7. The summary notes guidance on prayer and faith practice presented for Sunday worship.
Prayer and Persistence in Luke Teachings and Parable Contrast
The sermon contrasts persistent prayer with fainting under pressure and warns against self righteous pride. It cites Luke 18 1 14 and details the Pharisee publican parable showing humility before God and reliance on divine mercy. Dr Jowett reframes perseverance as a promise not to faint.
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Jesus
Saskatchewan Coal Output Falls in Third Quarter 1940
Saskatchewan produced 132 532 tons of coal in the third quarter of 1940. Nearly all mining occurred in the Estevan district and the coal mined was a lignite variety.
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Saskatchewan
Estevan
Bear Tracks Forsake Human Footprint Myths in Study
Researchers debunk the belief that bear tracks mimic human footprints. The study shows distinct claw marks and paw shapes, clarifying misconceptions about wildlife footprints and guiding field identifications for trackers and hikers.
Railways Miles Noted in South Africa Union
The record states there are fourteen thousand five hundred thirty four miles of railways in the Union of South Africa.
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Union of South Africa
From Gas to All Matter, Earth’s Early State Recalled
Scientists say every particle on earth from chalk to diamonds began as gas. The claim highlights a universal origin for all solid, liquid, and gaseous matter through cosmic evolution and planetary formation processes.
Clever Dog Skips Bombing Time During Air Raids
An English friend of a Galt Ontario resident writes of a dog that senses incoming bombers. The dog ignores AA fire until a bomb lands then dives under a table, after which the woman returns to knitting. The note contrasts with claims about British victory and a quote about Wright brothers flight.
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Galt Ont
Fog Dissipation Methods Demonstrated by MIT Scientist
Dr Sverre Petterssen of MIT reports two fog clearing methods above airports. Heating the runway clears fog by evaporation. Spraying sulphur chloride over a 150 by 30 by 1,500 foot area also cleared fog. He notes the results and cites comparison to Napoleon with a caveat.
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Sverre Petterssen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Petterssen
Poster campaign shows Churchill image across Empire
Posters feature Prime Minister Churchill in a black hat with a grim smile, a countryside backdrop, advancing tanks and overhead planes, bearing the motto Let Us Go Forward in all Empire languages. The Brazilian pygmy marmoset weighs four and a half ounces, about twice a mouse’s weight.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Empire
Real Strength Of Britain Lies In The People At Home
A New York Times observer notes that Britain's true strength shows in ordinary citizens and places such as loom shelters pubs and corner stores. Meanwhile Italian sea power challenges Britain as Tobruk harbors must be cleared of seventeen sunken ships.
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Britain
Whitehall
Downing Street
Hell's Corner
Channel
New York Times
Tobruk
New Air Base at Argentia Bay to Be Used Before Completion
Col Frank Knox told a press conference that the Navy new base at Argentia Bay Newfoundland will likely take a year to finish but can be used in the interim. Naval planes have operated from the bay though none are based there yet. The construction contract totals $4,860,000 and is held by a Boston firm.
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Frank Knox
United States Navy
Navy
Argentia Bay
Newfoundland
Col. Knox
Boston
A Fair Question Junior: World Shape and Far Corners
A child asks if the world is round and the father affirms it. The child challenges with how people reach the far corners of the earth, prompting a simple parental explanation.
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Junior
Daddy
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