World happenings briefly told in 1939 era brief
The Netherlands Red Cross plans an ambulance unit for Finland with at least four doctors and a group of purses. US postal revenue hits a record 753 567 444 dollars in 1939. Sir John Simon announces old age benefit rise in the British House of Commons. Queen Mary visits Red Cross war relief staff in Belgrave Square. Queen Mother greeted staff. Britain tightens anti spy and anti sabotage checks re 54 000 enemy aliens. Viscount Galway’s term as New Zealand governor general extended six months. Leonard W. Brockington of Winnipeg receives an American silver tray from CBC governors. Calgary garrison men study French. plans for German class for Canadian forces.
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Netherlands
Red Cross
Finland
United States
House of Commons
John Simon
Queen Mary
Department of the Red Cross
St John's War Relief Organization
Belgrave Square
Britain
Viscount Galway
New Zealand
Dominions Office
Leonard W. Brockington
Winnipeg
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Board of Governors
Corporation
Calgary
William McLaws
Auxiliary Services
McLaws
Canadian Active Service Force
Just Like Him Lincoln Porter Helps Girl to Train
A tall man in a rusty suit aids a crying girl by a gate in Washington. He lifts her trunk and walks her to the railroad station. Reporters note volunteers say that action is very like him. The self appointed porter was Congressman Abraham Lincoln from Illinois.
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Washington
Illinois
Abraham
Lincoln
Christian Science Monitor
Mystery of Missing Bible Shipment Resolved
The Canadian Active Service division learned that about 7000 New Testaments sent by the British and Foreign Bible Society of Canada were misplaced in crates believed to hold army equipment. Seaforth Highlanders recovered the cargo, now distributed by division chaplains with each copy labeled for the recipient.
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British and Foreign Bible Society of Canada
England
Seaforth Highlanders
Wheat For Britain A Call For Wheat Aid To English Children
Dr. W. H Butt of the Toronto board of education urged a Canada wide drive to raise one million bushels of wheat for evacuated English children. He proposed service clubs and individuals buy bushels and suggested Canadian banks act as clearing houses for the fund.
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England
W. H Butt
Toronto Board of Education
Health League of Canada
Exercise as Health Factor Faces Limits
Dr William O'Brien of the University of Minnesota cautions that exercise benefits are real in moderation but overdoses pose dangers. He suggests resting when the mood for activity passes and notes after age forty a firmer check on bad habits is needed. He adds mental faculties grow with alertness and learning.
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William O’brien
University of Minnesota
Horoscopes and fortune reading fun at home service
Readers learn zodiac signs with Pisces and Taurus traits and guide cards for fortunes. The Home Service offer promotes a booklet “Fun With Fortune Telling” for 15 cents plus additional titles from Winnipeg Newspaper Union and addresses. The note adds a fact about prong horned antelope shedding horns.
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Bob
Taurus
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Timber Timeline: Years to Grow a Tree for Lumber
A note on forestry shows it takes between five and a hundred years to grow a tree large enough for lumber. The range reflects species variation and growing conditions, affecting harvest planning and forest management.
Canadians embrace humor in wartime morale drive
The Canadian Legion War Services plans entertainment for soldiers abroad and at home including music halls, films, and mobile cinema to lift spirits before the Siegfried Line. Programs feature light shows, dramatic acts, and traveling screens to front lines while preserving wartime songs and Lancashire dialect narratives.
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Siegfried Line
Canada
C.as.f
Professor Goering
Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Legion War Services
Legion
Mademoiselle
Armentieres
Johnnie
Tin Pan Alley
London
Albert and the Lion
Gunner Joe
Anne Boleyn
Lancashire
Berchtesgaden
Distinguished patron named for Salvation Army campaign
Salvation Army officials announce Lord Tweedsmuir will be honorary president and patron of the $1,000,000 home and war service campaign. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen chairs the national advisory board with provincial lieutenant governors and premiers as members.
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Salvation Army
Lord Tweedsmuir
Army
Arthur Meighen
Queen of Ferns and dew-worm notes in Britain
British terminology for a dew-worm refers to the common earth-worm and lady-fern is called the Queen of Ferns reflecting local naming. The brief观察 indicates regional plant and insect common names.
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Ferns
Gay Young Jacket and Skirt Pattern 4322 by Anne Adams
The two piece outfit includes a skirt with eight gores and a trim blouse ideal for casual or dressy wear. Pattern 4322 fits misses sizes 10 through 20 with busts 28 to 38 inches and requires four and a half yards of fabric for size 16. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Ave E Winnipeg with name address and size.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Battle of Lobos Island Named for Sea Lions
The Toronto Star notes the 1939 engagement with the Graf Spee near Lobos Island may be remembered as the Battle of Lobos Island. It cites Lobos Island in the Rio de la Plata area, famed as the Island of the Sea Lions, and says the sea lions won this battle.
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Graf Spee
Lobos Island
Uruguay
Lobos
Rio de la Plata
Toronto Star
Sphagnum Moss Used For Bandage Dressings
Sphagnum moss gathered from Scottish and Welsh moors is repurposed for bandage dressings in Britain, echoing practice seen during the last war.
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Britain
Sunday School Lesson on Glorifying God in Body
The lesson centers on the call to honor God with the body drawn from II Corinthians 6 20 and Genesis 1 27 31 with devotional reading from Matthew 9 35 The golden text emphasizes being bought with a price and living to glorify God in daily conduct.
Made in the Image of God and Holiness
A religious reflection on human dignity as made in God’s image, the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, and the call to personal holiness. It cites Genesis 1 27, 31 and 1 Corinthians 6 19 20 and urges cleansing from defilement and pursuit of moral perfection.
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God
Paul Ques Mons
Paul
Jerusalem
Lev
Jer
Isa
Ezek
Sam
Charles R. Erdman
Training in the Cold Open Cockpits of Royal Air Force Pilots
Royal Canadian Air Force trainees endure minus 25 to 30 degree winds in open cockpits. They layer underwear sweaters socks and a pony blanket like scarf while a fur flying suit and canvas outer layer shield them. Parachute and fleece snowpacks complete the bulky gear as gloves limit dexterity.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Mars
Air Force
Canadian woman gives 1000 to Royal Navy families
An anonymous Canadian woman sent 1000 to aid families of victims from the sinking of HMS Courageous and HMS Royal Oak, via the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust. A forwarder notes Canada’s shared sympathy for Royal Navy men and their wives in these times.
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Courageous
Royal Oak
Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
Royal Navy
Canada
Health insurance lessons from Europe and Ontario budgeting
Dr. J. A. Hannah analyzes European health plans and Ontario budgets in Health. He argues long development periods, public opinion driven by laymen, and that quality must drive medical services. Tax funding inflates costs, and budgeting for medical care helps patients bear their own share.
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Europe
J. A. Hannah
Associated Medical Services Inc
Toronto
Denmark
Hannah
Ontario
Editorial Note on Dr MecCul lough Cancer Articles
Readers may secure the complete set of Dr MecCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
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Dr. MecCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Desert prospector Grace Finley mines solo in Mojave
Grace R Finley has lived alone near Copper City in the Mojave Desert for three years, prospecting with basic tools. She piles ore at about a ton weekly, selling 30 tons at 19.17 dollars per ton, with ore assays of copper 25.47 percent and silver 16 ounces. She says she mined alone because she could not find work and enjoys the desert, joking she can see company for 14 miles.
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Grace R. Finley
Mojave Desert
Copper City
Barstow
California
Husky
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Maurice Gamelin
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le Jour
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DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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