World Happenings Briefly Told
The U S Department of Agriculture forecast a winter wheat crop of 485 458 000 bushels. The Windsor city council suspended all enemy aliens at an emergency meeting. Australian revenue for the year ended May 31 was the highest in the commonwealth’s history. Four crates of Red Cross supplies from Yellowknife NWT were received. The English breakfast bacon ration is cut to four ounces weekly. John Hart announced BC spruce supplies will aid Allied aircraft. British conscription of Straits Settlements debated in Singapore. Britain’s government control extends to 15 000 firms under new property act. Defence board contracts reach 275 awards totaling nearly 18 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Red Cross Society
Canada
Yellowknife Nwt
Edmonton
Ministry of Supply
Defence Purchasing Board
Department of Munitions and Supply
Motorized autocycles rise in wartime Britain
British bikes now carry tiny one horsepower engines and. More than 10 000 were built last year. Autocycles or Wilfreds are pedal cycles with 170 pound capacity riders. They climb 1 in 15 gradients without pedals and reach 30 mph. Their fuel economy reaches about 150 miles per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Brockville
Brothers in arms of late Lord Tweedsmuir served abroad
The three sons of the late Lord Tweedsmuir are serving in the forces. William Buchan, 24, has joined the Royal Air Force as an air craftsman though he has never flown. John Tweedsmuir serves with the Governor-General's Foot Guards and is on the HQ staff of the 1st Division. Alastair Tweedsmuir works with Canadian military HQ in London and is with the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, now a mechanized cavalry unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buchan
Royal Air Force
John
Lord Tweedsmuir
Governor-General's Footguard
Alastair
London
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Red Cross Appeal Backed Strongly by Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents rally to the Red Cross blanket drive for France. Total gifts reach 3 500 and 76 cases head to wounded French soldiers and refugees. Ambitions of 50 ambulances fulfilled by firms clubs and communities across the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Saskatchewan
British Red Cross
Canada
Junior
Red Cross
Moose Jaw
Regina
Regina Rotary Club
Kindersley and District
Town of Melfort
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Hotel Men's Association
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Employees’ Association
City of
Prince Albert
C.P.R
The
Canadian Society
London
Flanders
Modern hotel service to match automobile travel needs
An article from Brandon Sun notes a Chicago meeting of hotel leaders from forty states who envision a future where inns serve both traveler and vehicle needs. They compare past roadside hospitality with today’s automobile age, arguing for combined accommodations and coordinated services for travelers and their cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Agency of Transport
Brandon Sun
A Convenient Place Isle of Man Used for Interning Women
The Isle of Man, midway between England and Ireland in the Irish Sea, is chosen by British officials as a safe site to intern several thousand German and Austrian women. Once famed for tailless Manx cats and a history of Viking activity, the island now sustains peace through fishing, farming, and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
England
Ireland
Irish Sea
Norway
Scotland
Mona
Reducing diet and recipes offered by Home Service
An advertisement from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union promotes a 32 page reducing diet booklet The New Way to a Youthful Figure for 15c. It suggests a 1200 calorie daily plan and lists low calorie meal options and desserts. It also markets companion booklets on shorthand crafts and self improvement projects priced at 15c each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Year of the Big Freeze shadows Italy in war drift
The Windsor Star reports Mussolini allied with Germany in 1940 41 lining a harsh winter era. Allied bombing targets coal supply via the Brenner Pass risking shortages and widespread shivering as Fascist rhetoric echoes in the Mediterranean theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Windsor Star
Mussolini
Germany
Brenner Pass
Italy
M Mediterranean
Cat Color Perception Explored Through Color Blindness
The article discusses how cats perceive the world in muted tones due to color blindness. It explains visual differences from humans and notes implications for understanding feline behavior and navigation.
How a snake moves and a note on German tanks
The piece explains snake locomotion with slow straight crawling using the ventral scales and quick travel by lateral undulations when frightened. It then notes many German tanks have returned to scrap iron.
Pattern 4463 Exudes American Girl Style
Anne Adams Pattern 4463 showcases a button back dress with a front sash and crossgrain yokes. The design offers versatile options with contrasting yokes and sleeves and includes sportster potential if sleeves are omitted. Available in misses and women sizes with fabric yardage and ordering details for Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Hitler Would Seize Canada if Victory Comes
Gabriel Hanotaux, writing in Le Temps on April 20 1940, states that Adolf Hitler views Canada as vital space to be annexed in case of victory and warns those concerned.
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Hitler
Canada
Gabriel Hanotaux
le Temps
Paris
Bird tail guides flight and landing balance
The tail of a bird functions as a rudder during flight, a brake when alighting, and a balance aid while perching, supporting stability and control across movements.
In the Himalaya 20,000 Foot Peaks Remain Unnamed
A Himalayan range survey notes twenty thousand foot peaks exist without official names. Researchers say mapping and naming delays leave several high summits without identification, complicating climbing history and geographic records.
Spelling contests and cosmic ages in a bustling 1930s column
The piece blends trivia from science and economics, noting a complex chemical name derived from wood liquefaction by Professor Hibbert, sun longevity estimates, and a 1929 crisis linked to diet shifts. It also observations adults at Jones Beach, rising British millionaire figures, and concludes with the origin of glass from natural lava obsidian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hibbert
McGill University
Malachi Lesson on Robbing God and Tithing
Sunday school lesson cites Malachi 3 10 and 3 7 12 along with Matthew 6 19 24 addressing the theme of returning to God's ordinances. It notes the question Wherein have we robbed thee and describes the faithful remnant who feared Jehovah and spoke reverently about God while others opposed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malachi
God
Posey
Jehovah
Fly Pads Backed as Simple Home Fly Control
As warm weather nears, health writers urge using Wilson's Fly Pads to curb house fly populations. Stating flies carry millions of bacteria, the piece promotes placing pads around the home to kill flies and reduce disease risk in eating areas and babies bottles.
Refugee evacuees may find shelter at St George’s school
Dr W G Black, chair of the BC branch of the Canadian refugee committee, says St George's private school for boys could serve as a temporary refuge for child evacuees if they are sent to Vancouver.
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St. George's
Vancouver
W G Black
British Columbia
Canadian Refugee Committee
Young Pacific Salmon Color Change Described
The article notes young Pacific salmon start yellowish green and later mature into a dark bluish gray hue. It highlights stages of coloration as they grow, with possible links to habitat and feeding patterns observed by researchers.
Buffalo slaughter decline in 1870s average
Between 1870 and 1875 about two and a half million buffalos were killed annually.
Bees Travel Eight Miles From Hive In Search Of Food
A note states bees fly up to eight miles from their hive in search of nourishment. The observation highlights foraging behavior and directional range of common honey bees.
Hay Fever Cure Possibility Highlighted by Pollen Study
A medical overview attributes hay fever to windborne pollen from grasses trees and ragweed with over 80 percent of sufferers having inherited sensitivity. It notes spring and early summer grass and tree triggers, late summer ragweed, and outlines desensitization, climate relief, and a multi year treatment plan.
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America
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Gaspe
Rainy River
Prairie
St. Lawrence
Gaspe Coast
Lake Superior
Readers can request cancer articles from Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a valuable set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer free of charge by writing to the Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. at 111 Avenue Road, Toronto Ontario. Include the phrase Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and print name and address clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Boy Helps Capture Three German Parachutists
A 13 year old, Guy Bocher of Massy near Paris, earned 2000 francs and a letter from Interior Minister Mandel for aiding in the capture of three German parachutists. While playing in a garden on May 23 he saw a plane and parachutes, alerted police, who halted the men after a running gunfight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Bocher
Massy
Paris
Mandel
Sky Troopers
Plastic Airplanes Flight Marks Possible Era of Production
An anti plastic aircraft pressed from a mould flew successfully in Van Nuys California. Col Joseph L Stromme of the Army Air Corps planning division welcomed the test predicting a mass production era for military and commercial airplanes. He said no time could be more opportune.
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van Nuys
California
Joseph L. Stromme
Army Air Corps Planning Division
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Agriculture Department
Cty of
Windsor
Ann
John Hart
Allied Plane
Straits Settlements
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Singapore
Baron Tweedsmuir
Mickie
Home Service
By John C. Kirkwood
Frederick Strauss
National Bureau of Economic Research
United States
Strauss
Joney Beach
Long Island
New York City
Oldsters
Jones Beach
Great Britain
Inland Revenue Commission
Nature
Home For Refugees
Health League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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