World Happenings Briefly Told
A war casualty fund for Ontario teachers will be instituted at the Ontario secondary school teachers federation annual convention. Trans-Canada Airlines aims to start a nonstop Toronto New York service around March 1 taking about two hours. Charles Burchell K C Canada's first high commissioner to Australia urged full dominion cooperation as the empire fights for life. The Golder Gate exposition in San Francisco reopens in 1940 with larger exhibits, opening May 25 and closing Sept 29. Foreign language service of the BBC has doubled to 15 languages with 250 staff. The 21 American republics plan to strengthen the neutrality zone to avoid naval clashes in the western hemisphere. Canadian Red Cross sent 36 cases and six bales of clothing and medical supplies for Polish refugees in Hungary Roumania and German occupied Poland. Special investigators to the Dies committee reported a survey of Communism on the west coast listing actors and actresses as party members or supporters. Alberta Treasurer Solon Law was named to the Dominion war loan committee to coordinate Canada's war financing.
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Ontario
Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
Trans-Canada Airlines
Charles Burchell
K.C
Canada
Australia
Dominions
San Francisco
British Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian
Red Cross
Hungary
Roumania
Poland
Dies Committee
Solon Law of
Alberta
Dominion War Loan Committee
J. L. Ralston
Dominion
W. G. McGregor
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
United States
Wilkins Offers Arctic Venture Pause and Wartime Service
Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer, halts the Arctic submarine plan and offers to serve Canada in its war effort. He halted last summer's submarine work, traveled to Ottawa and spoke in Montreal about contributing in any capacity. He aims to resume after the war and cites submarine practicality for under ice travel and recharging via drilled ice holes.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Canada
Sir Hubert
Ottawa
Montreal
Iceland
Sir Hubert Since
Arctic
Antarctic
Seaworthy Great Lakes Vessels Rival Ocean Freighters
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes that many ships built in British yards and serving on Great Lakes routes withstand Atlantic weather and compare in size and seaworthiness to foreign trampers. Inland conditions demand strong hulls and skilled navigators to hold steady during storms. China's grand canal spans about 1,000 miles as the world’s longest waterway.
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Great Lakes
Upper St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Canada
Brockville Recorder and Times
Flax Prospects in Canada as Linseed Trade Shifts
The article analyzes Canada’s linseed and flax trends, noting long reliance on imports, rising domestic flax acreage and output in the Prairie Provinces, and the wartime context. It highlights economic incentives for growing flax, export pressures to the United States, and potential wartime supply considerations for domestic consumption.
Right and Justice in Totalitarian Doctrines
The Brantford Examiner editorial condemns Hitler and Stalin as anti Christian and urges Allied resolve. It notes world sympathy for the Allies and calls out the moral clash between force and right. An aside recalls postwar giraffe prices rising from under $2,000 to $5,000 and beyond.
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Brantford
Lean sharks warn against overextending finances
A cautionary note compares aggressive lenders to sharks, urging restraint and awareness of debt. It emphasizes staying within one’s means and warns of financial peril when venturing into unsustainable borrowing.
Bustle Bow Accessory Frock Pattern 4310 by Anne Adams
Advertisement for Anne Adams Pattern 4310 showing a bustle bow back sash design with six panel skirt and back buttoning. Available in misses and women sizes, fabric yardage given for size 16, order details include 20 cents and address in Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Digby Says War Widows Still Claim Old 1812 Pensions
In Vancouver Province columnist Something To Think About notes England author Mr. Digby’s book Red Horizons. He argues it is legal for veterans to marry later and widows to collect pensions, predicting the last 1917-18 pension cheque may not be cashed for decades.
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J. Butterfield
Vancouver
Digby
England
United States
Florida the lime growing center of the United States
The sentence states Florida leads in lime production in the United States while California is identified as the lemon growing center.
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Florida
United States
California
Sunday School Lesson January Golden Text
Devotional reading outlines Matthew 16:13-28 and Isaiah 53:7-12. The lesson focuses on confessing Jesus as the Christ, Son of the living God, with emphasis on faith, identity, and sacrifice. It highlights Peter’s declaration and Jesus’ warning about cross bearing and self denial.
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Christ
God
Who Do Ye Say That I Am A Great Confession Sermon
The text questions Jesus disciples at Caesarea Philippi about his identity. Peter affirms, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. A sermon urges daily study of the Gospels beginning with Matthew to form belief in the Perfect Man.
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Christ
Cesarea Philippi
John the Baptist
Peter
Lord
God
Henry Drummond
Preservation treatment for pole butts developed at Forest Labs
Experiments at the Forest Products Laboratories of the Department of Mines and Resources yield a preservative method for pole butts in remote telephone and power lines. Longitudinal holes near the butt circumference receive copper sulfate and sodium arsenite, drawing moisture upward to form cupric arsenite at ground line, preventing decay for several years.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Animals in World War I Regiments and Mascots
The article highlights nonhuman contributions in WWI including horses, mules, camels, oxen, dogs, pigeons, canaries, white mice, cats, and geese serving as mascots or helpers across regiments. It notes pigeons carried messages and how sensitive creatures endured harsh conditions aboard submarines and on land.
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Canaries
Russian Sense of Humor Sparks Finland Estonia Pact Gaffe
The Globe and Mail notes the Russian sense of humor in her remark that Finland invaded her and her claim that Estonia should help via a mutual aid pact, provoking audience laughter as she presses for backing.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Finland
Estonia
New Records Established In Royal Bank Statement
The Royal Bank of Canada reports record assets 1 014 70 000 up 106 643 000 and deposits 911 519 210 up over 107 000 000 for the year ending November 30 1939. Net profits after tax reach 1 204 867 with a 3 724 842 provision for bad debts and a 374 843 uplift in retained earnings ahead of the January 11 1940 annual meeting at the head office.
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Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Pension Fund Society
Wireless School at Trenton Prepares Air Force Operators
At Royal Canadian Air Force Trenton a fully equipped wireless school trains 180 airmen and 18 officers. Wireless is the primary aircraft ground communication method and aids army cooperation by guiding fire and sharing enemy movements. Operators must reach Morse speeds of 20 wpm for wireless telegraphy and 29 wpm for operator mechanics, who also learn installation and repair.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Trenton
Special Air Force
Six Planets Aligned In Western Sky Next February
Dr. Frank S. Hogg of the David Dunlap Observatory told the Royal Canadian Institute that a unique celestial event will occur in February. A grouping of six planets Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars and Uranus will appear in the western sky, an event described as visible only once in thousands of years.
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Frank S. Hogg
David Dunlap Observatory
Royal Canadian Institute
Earth
Ancient Egyptians Link Disease to Goddess Sekhet
Ancient Egyptian belief tied much disease to the anger of the goddess Sekhet. Priests blamed illness on divine wrath, reflecting a worldview in which health and misfortune aligned with divine favor or disfavor.
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Sekhet
Health rules from Fisher and Emerson outlined
Eighteen guidelines from Yale Professor Irving Fisher and public health expert Haven Emerson appear in Health Toronto. They cover clothing, ventilation, outdoor activity, daily exercise and heat, air and water bathing, natural foods, moderation, digestion, hygiene, posture, balanced work and rest, exercise for deficiencies, emotional calm, and periodic health and dental exams.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Haven Emerson
Public Health Authority
Health
Toronto
Editorial Note on McCullough Cancer Articles Access
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont This notice announces availability and provides contact details for the series collection.
Austrian in Dallas Gives Free Clothes to 10000 Poor
I Rude a Dallas merchant known as Santa Claus rival fills a Christmas pack with new clothes for ten thousand needy people. Doors opened before dawn and he has clothed the shabbily dressed for 27 years each Christmas season.
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I. Rude
Dallas
Texas
Rude
Insomnia as a mental trap or mere late-night bait
A psychologist suggests insomnia might be an imprisoned idea trying to enter consciousness or could be simply pickled herring before bed. The remark frames sleep trouble as a psychological trap or a humorous food-related trigger.
Tanganyika Territory Size and Coastline Noted
Tanganyika territory in Africa is a British possession covering 380000 square miles with a 450 mile coastline, as recorded in the latest regional statistics.
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Tanganyika
Africa
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Stalin
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