World Happenings Briefly Told
Gold bullion valued at £1,000,000 from the Soviet ship Minovych was unloaded at Tilbury. Dr Eduard Benes warned dictatorships face breaking point. Austria saw over 130,000 Jews seeking US visas since annexation. Prince Arthur of Connaught died, probate shows £109,418 left. A major British hospital project opens in Singapore. A record 7,000 buyers from 77 countries visited the London British Industries Fair. Henry Mackenzie Kennedy appointed governor of Nyasaland. US Secret Service busts a $1,000,000 counterfeiting ring. CN Rail payroll and staff figures given. 31,894 RAF recruits since June.
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Tilbury Docks
London
Minovych
Eduard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
Austria
Germany
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Prince Arthur
Duke of Connaught
Great Britain
Singapore
Henry Mackenzie-Kennedy
Tanganyika
Nyasaland
Harold Kittermaster
United States Secret Service
Canadian National Railways
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Kingsley Wood
China Holds Its Own as War Continues in China
John Pomeroy, returning from China after six months with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, reports Chinese forces holding firm against Japan. He notes superior Chinese manpower, guerrilla tactics, and arms production including 1000 machine guns monthly and an arms factory delivering 500,000 rounds daily.
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Japan
China
John Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Chiang Kah- Shek
Foreign stamp replaces Made in Japan on toys
Made in Japan Toys shift to stamping Foreign to dodge a global boycott over Japan's aggression in China. Japanese manufacturers hope the label change reduces consumer backlash while exporting products abroad.
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Japan
China
Money Lost on Niagara Voyage Quietly
A Canadian to Australia steamship journey funded by a charity left a waitress named Was with a $5,000 Australian sweep prize two years earlier. She quit her job, moved to Montreal with a sister, and has since lived on relief for a year as she learned how far such money can go.
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Niagara
Canada
Australia
Was & Waitress
Montreal
China to Intensify Opium Suppression in 1939
The executive Yuan spokesman announced a cabinet approval for a nationwide drive to eradicate opium, with a focus on complete suppression in Szechuen province during 1939 despite ongoing conflict.
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China
Executive Yuan
Szechen
Safeguarding Mountain Skiers in Canadian Rockies
Skiers increasingly visit the Canadian Rockies and are urged to contact qualified local guides. Park officers in Banff Jasper and Mount Revelstoke cooperate with the Rocky Mountain Ski Zone Committee to collect avalanche data and post warnings. Guides include ski-mountaineer and ski guides restricted to designated regions.
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Canadian Rockies
Rocky Mountain Parks
Banff
Jasper
Mount Revelstoke
Rocky Mountain
Canadian Amateur Ski Association
Saskatchewan Horse Encephalomyelitis Vaccine Advisory
The Saskatchewan Agriculture Department under Minister J G Taggart explains sleeping sickness in horses, its viral nature, two virus types, and the Western strain in Saskatchewan. It covers symptoms, transmission by insects, and the importance of vaccination with Chick vaccine to protect horses and prevent human infection.
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Agriculture Department
Saskatchewan
J. G. Taggart
Karl F. Meyer
California
Union
United States
Manitoba
University Veterinary Laboratory
Lederle
Cutter
University of Saskatchewan
Distinct Apron Styles From Anne Adams Pattern 4981
Apple Apron with fruit appliques appears realistic in natural colors and another version features a large pocket and heart neck. Trims include braid and ruffies with stay put straps. Pattern 4981 offers sizes small through large with fabric requirements and a 20 cent order request from Winnipeg newspaper union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. FE
Winnipeg
Mercury: a dry sunbaked world with no atmosphere
Spectroscopic photographs reveal Mercury as a barren, airless planet. The surface is sunbaked and waterless, highlighting its extreme conditions compared with Earth.
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Mercury
Editorial Offer for Complete Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the full Dr. McCullough cancer series by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites subscribers to request the complete set in one request.
Sunday School Lesson on Holiness From Peter
Golden text from I Peter 1 15 calls believers to be holy in all living. Lesson centers on I Peter 3 8 18 and devotional reading II Peter 1 1 9 guiding conduct, compassion, and righteous conduct for followers.
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Peter
The Christian Ideal in Peter I 38 12 Unity in Variety
A meditation on oneness in diversity drawn from First Peter chapter 3 to 4. The text cites Meyer and Moffatt translations, urging compassionate conduct, humble mindedness, and blessing others as vocation. It links Psalm 34 to persecution, hope, and blessing for faithful living.
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Peter
Christ
F. B. Meyer
Moffatt
Dummelow
F. RB. Meyer
Gardening Vines and Vegetables Planting Guidelines
The article dispels the belief that vines harm masonry and explains how vines like sweet peas benefit walls by shading them. It gives trench planting tactics, soil preparation, and support methods, and outlines spacing for small and larger vegetables with tips on rapid crops and using fertilizer and water.
Smithsonian scientist solves whale weight without scales
A Smithsonian Institution scientist has developed a formula to compute a whale's weight mathematically without scales. The discovery relieves worries about weighing whales when scales are unavailable and marks a notable breakthrough.
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Smithsonian Institution
London Transport carries over four billion passengers yearly
London Transport Board reports that across its 1,986 square miles the system serves 4,129,440,000 passengers annually. Buses trams trolley-buses and trains move vast crowds, reflecting immense urban mobility.
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London Transport Board
London
Great Pyramid of Gizeh Stands as Last Surviving Wonder
The Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt remains the sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, enduring through centuries as a remarkable testament to ancient engineering.
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Great Pyramid
Gizeh
Egypt
Opinion on dog lovers and hidden motives by O Henry friend
The writer cites O Henry through Witter Bynner to claim devoted dog fanciers are driven by power and fear of equality. He argues many dog lovers conceal fakery and dullness, turning to dogs as the sole recognized friendship, making criticism of dogs risky today.
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Witter Bynner
O. Henry
Arthur Davison Ficke
Esquire
Henry
Angler Cited For Fishing With A Year Old Permit
A fisherman protested his year old permit while fishing and quipped about missing fish from last year. Meanwhile actor Mickey Rooney aged 17 enjoys his first vacation since starting work at age two fifteen years ago.
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Mickey Rooney
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Mealey League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
England
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