World Happenings Briefly Told
The Australian government plans organization and training of returned soldiers as a home defence corps. A proposal to empower Great Britain to use seized New York guns for defense gained consideration. Over 1,100 Americans join Canada’s British Commonwealth air training plan. Italy and Vichy France reduce tariffs to a minimum, extending to Algeria Morocco and Tunis. Polish airmen reach Palestine via covert routes. Dartmouth College scholarships expand navy officer access for poor families. Two German destroyers reportedly sunk at Narvik. Civilians train as pilots in the United States to operate new British bombers. Used bus imports banned to prevent shortages and save exchange.
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New York
Great Britain
Canada
Italy
Vichy
France
Algeria
Morocco
Tunis
Royal Air Force
Palestine
Holy Land
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Dartmouth Training College
Navy
Narvik
Norway
United States
Britain
House of Commons
Ottawa
Many Birds Winter Here Across Canada Observers Report
Volunteer observers counted 36 000 birds of 111 species at 14 Canadian centres from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Most wintering birds were along British Columbia coast, southern Ontario, and southern Maritime coasts, with Hamilton reporting over 11 000 birds. The mild 1940 Christmas period allowed residents like robins and field sparrows to remain. Canada had 1 397 272 telephones in service at end of 1939, averaging 12.35 per 100 people.
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Dominion
Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Hamilton
Largest US standing tree measures 39 foot circumference
A landmark in the United States shows a maximum standing tree with a circumference of 39 feet marking a notable natural giant. The measurement highlights the tree’s imposing size and status among national natural landmarks.
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United States
War material costs outlined for Canadian war efforts
The article lists approximate prices of war equipment for Canada including fighter ammunition costs, bombs from 80 to 220 dollars, Bofors guns at 12 500, shell costs, large gun costs around 70 000, and other items such as air trainers 8 000 to 8 500, parachutes 235, universal carriers 5 000, Bren guns 450, heavy tanks 90 000 to 100 000, trucks 1 500, infantry battalion equipment near 300 000, minesweepers 575 000, corvettes 550 000, and Fairmile patrol boats 130 000.
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Munitions and Supply Department
British
Air Ministry
Banff Hot Springs Attract 106000 Visitors In 1940
Banff National Park sees 106000 visitors to the four main hot springs during 1940, up 21000 from 1939. The Cave and Basin and Upper springs offer outdoor pools and bathhouses open May through September and year round respectively. Temperatures range from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit with an estimated flow over 40 000 gallons per hour. The springs have long been valued for therapeutic qualities and were linked to the parks creation in 1883 after the CPR railway reached the Rockies.
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Banff National Park
Department of Mines and Resources
Canada
National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Banff
Hitler’s underground refuge in Berlin described by Shirer
William L. Shirer reports Adolf Hitler’s Berlin hideout as a deep reinforced air raid shelter with its own ventilation and lighting, a private movie and operating room, connected by tunnels to other points a few hundred yards away, offering escape if the chancellery were destroyed.
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Adolf
Hitler
Wiliam L. Shirer
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Germany
Fuehrer
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Safest Investment Praise From War Savings Officials
Hon Norman A McLarty called war savings certificates the best investment on earth and warned that if the war is lost all other investments would be worthless. He spoke at a Kirkland Lake Ontario public meeting, stressing currency value rests on people’s ability to work and produce. He pledged that not even powerful nations can defeat the unity of the commonwealth and that victory will come with the final knockout blow.
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Norman A. McLarty
Mr. McLarty
Kirkland Lake
Reforestation Plan Proposed for British Columbia
Hon Wells Gray announces planting 6 million fir seedlings on 6 000 acres this year and 10 million next year on 10 000 acres or 80. BC has about a million acres of young and a million acres denuded forest land. Loggers strip 30 000 acres annually, prompting a faster than 10 000 acre per year reforestation effort. Fires are built of whale bone in the Aleutian Islands as wood remains scarce.
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British Columbia
Wells Gray
Vancouver
Bravery Awards for Two Women in England
Rose Edge of Wadhurst received the George Medal for over half an hour of rescue work to free a baby from a demolished farmhouse. Betty Quinn of the Coventry St John Ambulance brigade also earned the medal after aiding seven people trapped in an Anderson shelter and treating their injuries despite ongoing bombing.
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England
Rose Edge
Wadhurst
Betty Quinn
Coventry St. John Ambulance Brigade
Anderson
Insect Pest Control Initiatives in Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture highlights insect pest control as a major issue in intensified farming. Forest insects pose a significant challenge and fall under the department’s oversight to prevent foreign pests from entering Canada.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Toe bones differ between big and little toes
A brief note observes that the little toe contains one more bone than the big toe. The remark contrasts the two toes and ends with the number 2400 as a standalone token.
A Button Front Shirt Frock Pattern 4650
Anne Adams Design Pattern 4650 offers a button front shirtwaisted frock with slim lines and versatile options. Available in sizes 34 through 48. size 36 uses 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and order to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Reunion of Father and Son After 22 Years in Toronto
William Last, of Toronto, greeted his son William Jr after 22 years when they met at Malton airport. William Jr, a member of Britain’s merchant fleet, had taken part in Narvik evacuation and Dunkirk era convoys. The reunion was brief as he returned to Halifax.
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William Last
Toronto
William
Last
England
Canada
Malton
William, Jr
Britain
Narvik
St. Nazaire
France
Atlantic
Halifax
Canadian Leather Glove Industry Output Surges in 1939
Leather hides from horse cow calf sheep pig goat lamb deer and mule fed Canada glove and mitten makers produced 583 609 dozen pairs in 1939. Hog population on Canadian farms reached a record 6 117 200 on December 1 1940, up 28 percent from 1939.
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Canada
The King Enters Jerusalem and Claims Authority
A Sunday School lesson recalls Jesus entering Jerusalem by tradition's Golden Gate and the outer Court of the Gentiles. It notes the temple market, his cleansing of the temple, and the chief priests' challenge to his authority, which Jesus answers with a counter question about John the Baptist.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Golden Gate
Temple
Solomon's Temple
Herod
House of Prayer
John
John the Baptist
Labels Show British Export Labels For Canada Trade
A Yorkshire sweets maker displays three large Canada labels chosen by importers. Each sample 18 by 9 inches features a red white and blue design with a warship image and a Union Jack. Prominent slogans urge Buy British to Beat Barbarism Escaped the Submarines and Convoyed by the British Navy.
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Yorkshire
Canada
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Canadian firms eye Mexican market for carpets
A. E. B. Muddiman reports Canadian carpet manufacturers face a good opportunity in Mexico due to war. European carpet stocks bought in New York are shrinking as firms seek new suppliers. a Canadian firm recently established connections there. Imports remain large with demand for modernistic types.
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A. E B. Muddiman
Mexico City
Federal Department of Trade and Commerce
New York
Muddiman
Duce Congratulates Hitler on Eighth Anniversary
A Rome report notes Mussolini congratulated Hitler on the eighth anniversary of his rise to power. The record does not show Hitler congratulating Mussolini on any occasion.
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Th Duce
Rome
Hitler
Mussolini
Fresh foods prevent scurvy warns from old voyages
The article explains scurvy prevention through cabbage or strawberries and lists other caretaking foods rich in ascorbic acid. It notes Captain Cook's voyage practices, details vitamin C content in strawberries and cabbage, and advises fresh fruit and tomato juices for children.
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Cook
Violinist Huberman Attacks German Intellectuals In Canada Aid Appeal
Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman denounces German intellectuals for supporting Nazi crimes in an open letter via the Manchester Guardian. He accuses non Nazi Germans of cowardice and treachery while defending Polish soldiers and a hospital fund in Switzerland. The Montreal Star notes the dramatic critique without comment.
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Hitler
Bronislaw Huberman
Canada
Switzerland
Huberman
Manchester Guardian
Furtwaengler
Berlin
Germany
Montreal Star
Busy London Crossroad Police Figure
A lon don policeman at a busy West End crossroads handles constant traffic from hundreds of Army lorries many drivers unfamiliar with the city. A driver from the provinces asked for Piccadilly and the officer replied you are in it.
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West End
London
Provinces
Piccadilly
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Fuehrer’s
B.C
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Alaska
George
Joe
Leather
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