World Happenings Briefly Told
King Leopold assumes supreme command of Belgiums armed forces. Two years of compulsory labor for Jews aged 14 to 69 in the German controlled Polish areas. French army to receive over 9.2 million gallons of wine for soldiers. British tanker losses disputed with official figures. Lt Col Ralph H Webb named chief inspector of catering for Canadian Active Service Force. Ontario to attract US tourists in 1940 using favorable exchange. Dafoe resigns as guardian of the Dionne quintuplets. resignation accepted.
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Leopold
Belgium
Albert
Poland
Admiralty
Ralph H. Webb
Ds.o
Winnipeg
Department of National Defence
Canada
Ottawa
Norman Halkett
Ontario
United States
Hepburn
Raoul Dautry
London
A. R. Dafoe
Mr. Hepburn
Royal Bank of Canada Sees Strong War-Economy Demand
President Morris W. Wilson addressing the seventy-first annual meeting asserts Canada can aid the Allied cause as industry gears up, iron and steel output doubles since 1918, thrift urged, S G Dobson notes forecast of 1940 activity with war orders, higher employment and broader purchasing power. Bank assets and deposits reach record $1,014,708,343.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Canada
Wilson
S. G. Dobson
Finnish Nobel laureate seeks aid on refugee trek
A disheveled seven child father named Emil Sillanpaa, a Finnish author and Nobel Prize in Literature winner, walked to a refugee relief office in Haparanda Sweden asking for food promising to pay later claiming he is en route to Stockholm to receive the prize worth $44 500.
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Haparanda
Sweden
Stockholm
Emil Sillanpaa
Mickie Says We Must Press Ad Copy Early
A late themed humor item notes the shop operating under a deadline to publish ads and news content by a set hour. The column emphasizes urgency and the pressure to deliver on time. It reflects local newsroom rhythms and a tongue in cheek tone about deadlines.
Gift of Science Family Home Recreated in Miniature
Dr Lore A. Rogers of the U S Department of Agriculture built a tiny cedar replica of his Chevy Chase home over seven years as a Christmas gift for his wife. The 1:1 scale detail includes curtains, trees, and shrubs mirroring their first residence, celebrating a lifelong marriage and his scientific career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lore A. Rogers
Washington
Dr Rogers
Department of Agriculture
Chevy Chase
New England
Rogers
Bureau of Dairy Industries
Army
Bureau of Standards
How To Make Slip Covers Chose Easy Upholstery Look
Home Service offers a guide to creating sofa and chair slip covers with an all over pattern, straight flounce, and inverted pleats. Instructions cover fitting over old upholstery with pins at seams, three finish seam options including French, bound, and welted seams, plus baste and try steps. Send 15c for the How To Make Slip Covers booklet from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Novel Yoke On Gay Housefrock Pattern 4324
Anne Adams designs a light-hearted peasant style housefrock Pattern 4324 for misses and women in sizes 12 through 40. The yoke neck and contrasting yoke and sleeve bands offer options with delicate or vivid fabric contrasts and roomy skirt lines. Order by sending 20 cents and note size name address and style number to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Ave E Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson January 28
The Golden text Behold thy King cometh from Matthew 21 5 is presented with the lesson covering Matthew 21 1 16 and devotional reading Isaiah 11 1 5 for the Sunday service.
Triumphal Entry Narrative in Matthew 21 1 11
The article outlines Jesus riding an ass into Jerusalem with disciples laying robes on the beast and crowds laying garments or branches on the road. It notes palm branches as a symbol of victory from John 12 13 and Psalm 118 25 26. The crowd shouts Hosanna to the Son of David and praises the Messiah.
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Jerusalem
Galilee
Jesus
Bethphage
John
David
Modern London cats knock for entry at Catford
Has Become Modern London Tit-Bits reports Tiger a dark tabby from Catford England shows new habits. He rests on the letter box and uses the door knocker to demand admission then repeats if unanswered. He also can turn the inside door handle and may soon receive a latch-key.
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London
Tiger
Catford
England
Have No Advisers The Fort William Times Journal
The Fort William Times Journal argues that a dictatorship relies on the rulers own initiative and cannot rely on advisers in touch with public sentiment. It notes that no man is infallible and cites Stalin as having made miscalculations that threaten the dictators' plans.
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Fort William
British scientists probe fuel from tar and raw materials
Motor spirit and diesel oil experiments by British government scientists aim to produce aviation spirit from tar and other feedstocks. The project explores multiple products and methods in the search for new fuels.
Japan recalls troops from China to aid harvest effort
Japan shifts manpower from occupied China to assist agricultural harvests at home. Officials state troops are reassigned to rural work, aiming to boost grain collection and reduce shortages ahead of winter.
The Richest Poor Man and the Love of Books
A proverb asserts that wealth wavers without books yet devotion to reading makes the poorest man rich. The phrase highlights reading as the true treasure that elevates value beyond material goods.
A M Hills Patent Sparks Lawn Mower Invention 1868
A M Hills invents a lawn mower in 1868, an early development cited in historical technology notes. The device highlights advancements in garden care and mechanical ingenuity of the period.
Parachute Dome Forms Air Whirlpool To Open Walls
A parachute begins to deploy as a small whirlpool of air forms under the dome peak. The expanding air pocket drives the lower walls outward to create an opening.
Herat City Destroyed Repeatedly in Its Long History
The record notes Herat Afghanistan has suffered multiple devastating fires, with the city burned to the ground on 36 occasions across its long history, illustrating a pattern of repeated destruction and reconstruction.
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Herat
Afghanistan
Red Cross War Quilt of Instructions Call for Supplies
Canadian Red Cross Society issues a work bulletin urging rapid production of balaclava caps helmets scarves and mitts while trimming sling bandages abdominal binders and other items as hospital supplies arrive. It details sock lengths color codes and garment specs for army navy air force and seamen and warns knitters to cast on and off loosely.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Red Cross
Air Force
Navy
Army
Bee Hive Syrup Butter Cookies from Cookbook Recipe
Cream the syrup and butter, then beat in egg. Stir in flour baking powder salt and orange rind juice. Drop spoonfuls on unbuttered sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes. Yield three to four dozen.
Apricot and Lime Dessert
A simple molded dessert using Lime Jell-O hot water apricot halves and cream cheese balls. Dissolve Jell-O chill and unmold then garnish with apricots and cream cheese balls. Serve with toasted crackers or mayonnaise for salad. Serves four.
Alberta announces winter road to Hay River 350 miles long
Hon. W. A. Fallon, Alberta minister of public works, says the Grimshaw to Hay River winter road spanning about 350 miles along Great Slave Lake will be built by Alberta with Dominion reimbursement later. Construction crews will operate on the North West Territories section under Dominion jurisdiction, using tractor trains. Grimshaw lies 250 air miles northwest of Edmonton.
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Alberta
Grimshaw
Hay River
Great Slave Lake
W. A. Fallon
North West Territories
Dominion
Edmonton
Air lift of cattle to Sydney market shocks Jersey Bulletin
Beef cattle travel by air to the Sydney market due to poor land routes in Australia. Freight planes carry up to 30 head, cutting six weeks of land transport to about six hours over routes as long as 1,500 miles. This mode showcases rapid, monster freight air capacity transforming livestock movement.
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Australia
Sydney
Jersey Bulletin
Royal Navy Sugar Gift From Natal Citizens
Sir Charles Smith and George Crooks of Natal announced in London a gift of 6,000,000 pounds of sugar to the Royal Navy. The sugar will be refined at Natal and placed at naval authorities’ disposal immediately.
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Royal Navy
Natal
Sir Charles Smith
George Crooks
London
Edinburgh leader warns of German decline in science and war
Sir Thomas Holland the Edinburgh University principal and vice chancellor warned at a graduation that neglect of scientific research over six years has eroded German university output. He predicted degeneration in technical and military efficiency, noting the decline in volume and quality of German research and urging immediate attention.
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Thomas Holland
Edinburgh University
Sir Thomas
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
London
Journal of the American Medical Association
Germany
Europe
Editorial Notice on Cancer Articles Offer
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.
Air Training Plan Requires Thousands Of Planes And Airdromes
Ottawa report outlines the Empire air training scheme with 4367 aircraft. Canada will build 1282 planes, Britain 1492, the US 593, plus wings and engines. Eighty airfields are planned with over 35 000 workers for training and ground work, and deliveries from outside due by May.
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Howe
Canada
Britain
United States
Trans- Canada
Ottawa Journal
Earliest architectural remains traced to Babylonians
The world's oldest art is said to be architecture with dated Babylonian remains reaching back to 6000 B.C. These ancient structures are cited as the first examples of deliberate architectural design and construction by early civilizations.
Paris renames street in honor of Helsinki
The rue de Moscou may be renamed rue de Helsinki as a tribute to Helsinki the capital of Finland, honoring its resilience and solidarity. The proposed change reflects cross border gratitude and municipal acts of homage in Paris.
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Paris
Helsinki
Helasingfors
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Royal Bank of Canada Report
Mickie
Home Service
Wested
Japan
China
A. M. Hills
King Winter
War Memorial
New Winter Road
J. W. S. McCullough
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