World Happenings Briefly Told
An 1940 Canadian farm value rise of 11 million dollars over 1939 is noted. The BBC says new military liaison officers will aid soldiers with air raid casualties. Solomon’s caves may be used for air raid shelters holding up to 6,000. Mrs. Walter Jones of Laidley is Queensland’s champion knitter for victory with 65 cardigans 43 socks and 25 Balaclava helmets. Churchill presents a signed portrait to Yugoslav premier Gen. Dusan Simovich. State Labor Leader Cain of Victoria opposes bringing Italian prisoners to Australia for soldier settlement, calling it a Hitler Mussolini labor camp system. Lord Nuffield donates 25 000 pounds to naval benevolent funds as a sinking Bismarck fundraiser. Faith Margaret Bennett sails to England to pilot in the air transport auxiliary ferrying planes to RAF fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jones
Laidley
Queensland
Churchill
Dusan Simovich
British Broadcasting Corporation
Cain
Victoria
Australia
Bismarck
Lord Nuffield
Admiralty
Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Faith Margaret Bennett
Charles Bennett
England
Clipper
Air Transport Auxiliary
Royal Air Force
Early Klondike Days in the Yukon Memorial Tablet Recall
A bronze tablet at the Dawson City Admin Building honors Yukon pioneers whose courage opened gold rush realms. It notes Robert Henderson and George W. Carmack, the 1896 Bonanza Creek strike, and the shift from pan and sluice to dredges asDiscovery Day memories endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Canada
Dawson City
Department of Mines and Resources
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Chilkat
Chilkoot
Robert Henderson
George W. Carmack
Bonanza Creek
Bonanza
Eldorado
Hunker
Dominion
Gold River
Klondike
Ceremony on Parliament Hill Guard Mounting in Ottawa
Daily ceremony on Parliament Hill Ottawa draws wide interest. Guards are supplied by the Army or the Royal Canadian Air Force with a march led by one officer 35 ranks and a band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Hay Harvest Described In Northern Russian Ukraine
The article notes hay is produced in northern areas of the Russian Ukraine from grasses that reach ten to fifteen feet in height.
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Russian
Ukraine
Niagara's First Bridge Recalled From Niagara Falls
The Buffalo Courier account details Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge history begun in 1840 with New York and Canadian charters. It describes Ellet's 1848 passage, a kite crossing test by Homan Walsh, and the dominance of female riders on the early gorge crossing. It notes a Seattle cotton house prototype for the Department of Agriculture using cotton fabric, insulation and furnishings, to be displayed nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton. Ont. Spectator
Buffalo Courier
Niagara
New York
International Bridge Company
Niagara Falls
Charles Eliot
Philadelphia
Theodore Graves Hulett
Homan Walsh
Engineer Ellet
Seattle
Department of Agriculture
United States
Lord Austin of Longbridge 75 dies in England
Famous car maker Herbert Austin born in England died at his home near Bromsgrove. He built the Austin car line at Longbridge Works and later became Baron Austin of Longbridge in 1936. He served as Conservative MP for a Birmingham district from 1919 to 1924 and funded Cambridge University physics research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Austin
Austin Automobile
Bromsgrove
England
Herbert Austin
Australia
Brampton College
Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co. Ltd
Longbridge Works
Northfield
Birmingham
Britain
Austin
Baron Austin of
Longbridge
Accelerated Medical Graduations For Wartime Needs
Deans of medical faculties and the Director General of Medical Services agreed to speed up medical student graduations to meet wartime medical demands. The move aims to bolster future medic personnel for the army and civilian services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faculties of Medicine
Night bombing toll grows as air raids widen damage
The New York Sun reports that German raids on London and British raids on Hamburg caused tremendous destruction with heavy losses of planes and trained crews. The escalating cost of night bombing harms both sides as Britain improves its bomber forces, threatening much of modern civilization across the Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
London
Hamburg
Channel
Polish Premier Sikorski Returns to Britain After Americas Trip
General Wladyslas Sikorski, premier of the Polish government in exile, arrives in Britain by bomber after nearly two months in Canada and the United States. London circles say the visit boosts Polish wartime contribution and solidifies support among 4 million US Poles behind Allied production. Britain spent 260,600 dollars in 1940 to distribute 50 million ration books weighing 1,000 tons. Early American bison tongues sold for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wladislas Sikorski
Britain
America
Canada
United States
London
Pattern 4747 Anne Adams Frock for Misses and Women
Cotton sewing pattern 4747 offers a buttoned neckline that crosses to the left bodice and skirt with a slim waist and swingy skirt. Variations feature vivid contrast trims and short sleeves, sizes 12 through 40. Send 20 cents and order to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Vivid Rcrac
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Consolidated Aircraft ramps up bombers and flying boats production
Production at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego California is increasing with monthly output valued near three million dollars. Officials report early assessments of its four motored bombers used in raids on Germany are extremely encouraging for Britain and the United States Army and Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States Army
Navy
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
California
Germany
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text
Devotional note based on Mark 16 15 Go ye into all the world to preach the gospel Psalm 72 6 13 and Acts 12 25 13 12. Readings center on spreading faith and prayerful rule of kings and prophets across nations.
First Foreign Missionary Work Begins in Cyprus Mission
The text recounts Barnabas and Paul’s voyage ordered by the Spirit to Seleucia and Cyprus, preaching in Salamis and Paphos, meeting proconsul Sergius Paulus. Elymas the sorcerer opposes them, is struck blind, and Sergius Paulus converts, marking a pivotal moment in early Christian outreach.
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Barnabas
Paul
Orontese
Seleucia
Antioch
Cyprus
Basil Matthewes
Salamis
John Mark
Paphos
Sergius Paulus
Bar-Jesus
Elymas
Saul
Luke
C. E. Jefferson
R. C. Gillie
Korea
Buchan novel’s prescient war quote cited in 1924
The St Thomas Times Journal notes that John Buchan’s 1924 book The Three Hostages includes a character predicting a future war with few military deaths but vast civilian casualties. The piece praises the foresight as eerily accurate given later history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas-Times Journal
Canada
John Buchan
Britain’s 1940 Exports Hold Steady Amid War Strain
Britain reports 1940 exports totaling 1.652 billion dollars, only 16 million below 1938, with imports rising. The Ottawa Journal notes continued wartime production and a global supply effort under blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
British Isles
Ottawa Journal
Photo flash X-ray device patent granted
A new photo flash X-ray machine capable of exposures as brief as one thousandth of a second has been patented, promising rapid imaging with reduced motion blur. The invention targets medical and industrial use, offering fast capture for dynamic subjects and improved patient safety through shorter exposure times.
Understanding the dangers of carbon monoxide exposure
The text warns the public about carbon monoxide a deadly, odorless gas from incomplete combustion and sealed spaces. It notes sources from car exhaust to kilns and even cigarettes and urges education for police and fire personnel. It describes symptoms pale skin red lips and the need for artificial respiration using the Schaefer method for at least ninety minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Oil Industry Taps Senior Geologist for Western Canada Work
An official from the mines and resources department says Dr. George Hume, a senior geologist, will assist the Dominion oil controller’s office with exploration in western Canada. Hume, an Alberta oil production expert, joins several geologists already active in the Turner Valley area for wartime production expansion. Linen storage guidance urges avoiding starching and using fast color blue paper to prevent yellowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mines and Resources Department
George Hume
Dominion Oil Controller's
Western
Canada
Hume
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Hardy
George
New Zealand
Premier Sikorski
V. M. Molotov
K. E. Voroshilov
Josef Stalin
Lenin
Moscow
Red Square
Stalin
Molotov
Hitler
Berta
Turner Valley
Mickie
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