World Happenings Briefly Told From Ottawa to Finland
Key items include plans to unify auto production this year in Ottawa, Japan making sardine gasoline, Britain reclaiming land for soldiers, a 13 year old Cardiff boy killed by a light bomb, and postwar housing aims. Also noted are Japan Venezuela trade pact, Schuschnigg moved to Bavaria, Lady Patricia Ramsay visits a western Canada regiment, and Finland credits from the Export-Import Bank.
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War Office
Cardiff
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Japan
Venezuela
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
Bavaria
Vienna
Patricia Ramsay
Western Canada
Patricia
Duke of Connaught
Jesse H. Jones
United States
Finland
Solved Parking Problem From London Bombing
The bombing of London creates open spaces where warehouses and offices stood. Plans are made to convert gaps into parking lots. Official spaces are inadequate and thousands park in side streets hindering civil defence and police work. About 20,000 cars are in the Help Your Neighbor scheme.
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London
Nine-Year-Old Londoner? Joe Randazza Pounds Up To 290
Nine-year-old Joe Randazza of Gloucester Massachusetts has gained 110 pounds in 14 months and weighs 290 pounds yet remains hungry, even for chicken. He recently woke hungry and ate five broilers set aside for the next day’s dinner.
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Joe Randazza
Gloucester
Mass
Joe
Italian Labor in German Factories Estimated at Quarter Million
It is estimated that 250000 Italians are employed in German factories, reflecting the scale of foreign labor used in German industry amid ongoing economic and wartime policies.
Roses Grow in Ethiopian Highlands Above Five Thousand Feet
The report notes that roses thrive in Ethiopia at elevations exceeding 5,000 feet, suggesting altitude influences rose cultivation in the region.
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Ethiopia
Critics Duel With Mussolini Hitler In Mocking Rage
The Argonaut condemns Mussolini and Hitler as tyrants and bums while praising Britain as ruled by gentlemen. It contrasts their conduct with Napoleon and argues many Germans would welcome a victorious British march on Berlin. The piece likens Hitler to a nonhuman brute and mocks their leadership.
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Argonaut
San Francisco
Marshal Graziani
North
Africa
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mussolini
Hitler
England
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Clemenceau Buys Statuette in East Indies Deal
In a small East Indies village Georges Clemenceau eyed a statuette offered for 75 rupees. After a tense haggling he agreed on 45 rupees and, claiming the gift came from a friend, handed the dealer 45 rupees to use in good works.
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East Indies
Georges Clemenceau
Clemen
Clemenceau
Britain’s invasion barges seen in Lofoten raid
Reports reveal Britain built invasion barges and used them in a raid on the Lofoten islands in Norway. News photos show a white-painted barge with a high boxlike bow featuring regularly spaced holes, possibly riflemen’s loop-holes.
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Britain
Lofoten Islands
Norway
Lincolnshire farmers refuse conscription to protect food
Lincolnshire farmers pass a resolution advocating exemption for key agricultural workers from military service due to essential food production needs. The move emphasizes safeguarding harvests and farm output amid wartime demands.
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Lincolnshire
England
Anne Adams Pattern 4710 Shirtwaist Waister
The Anne Adams Pattern 4710 introduces a shirtwaist waister with waist girdle for a slim silhouette in linen shantung or cotton. Available in misses and women sizes up to 42, size 16 requires 3 1/4 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Shantung
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada hit record mineral output in 1940 war year
W. H. Losee told the Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute delegates in Montreal that mineral production in 1940 reached an all time high. Preliminary value reached 529,179,434 dollars versus 474,602,059 dollars in 1939, marking the first half billion dollar year in Canada’s mineral history.
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Canada
W. H. Losee
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Institute
Montreal
Losee
John Caesar 90th mile stone remembered railway florist
John Caesar who started planting five cent seed packets at Markdale in 1882 is honored for founding railway station gardens across Canada. As CPR agent 1871 to 1917 he became the first traveling florist, helping develop the railway horticultural department and annual garden contests.
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John Caesar
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Markdale Cmt
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
Markdale
C.P.R
Railway
Vast Taku Glacier’s Width and Calving Spectacle Near Juneau
The Taku glacier near Juneau in Alaska spans about 9 000 feet wide at Gastineau channel where it stands 200 feet high and runs 35 miles inland. It regularly calves massive icebergs into the sea, thrilling travelers when the ships Prince of the Canadian National steamships blast their sirens.
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Taku
Juneau
Alaska
Gastineau Channel
Canadian National Steamships
Air Guns Law Change Urged By Ontario Attorney General
Attorney General Gordon Conant told the Ontario legislature that a federal amendment to the criminal code would be required to alter air gun laws. The current code prohibits selling or giving an air gun to a minor under 14 without a permit.
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Gordon Conant
Ontario
Poland Wool Declared Best for Carpet Production
Wool from sheep raised in specific Polish districts is declared especially fitted for use in carpet manufacture, highlighting regional quality.
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Poland
Easter Appears to Apostles in Jerusalem
Devotional lesson on Luke 24 36 53 discusses Jesus appearing to the disciples in Jerusalem on Easter eve. He reassures them by showing flesh and bones and eating fish, then explains the scriptures. Commentary references Paul First Corinthians and scholars on sequence of events after the resurrection.
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Jesus
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan
Paul
Christ
Thomas
Galilée
Galilee
Professor Riddle
Layout and care tips for small and large gardens
The piece advises informal layouts with a central open lawn surrounded by perennial and annual beds. For larger plots, screen boundaries to boost spaciousness and add secluded corners. It also covers seedling hardening, avoiding wet digging, testing soil with muddy shoes, and enriching soil with well rotted manure and leaves.
Editor condemns six inch headlines as enemy of press freedom
Erwin D Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor told a Boston audience that sensational six inch banner headlines aimed at boosting street sales erode public trust and threaten press freedom by shocking citizens into buying papers.
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Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
It Takes More ThanLooking Down on Others to Rise
A concise meditation on pride and social hierarchy, arguing that condescension does not elevate a person above others. The aphorism suggests true standing comes from character and actions rather than sneering superiority.
Tuberculosis Warning From Health League of Canada
The Health League of Canada broadcasts a health message warning that tuberculosis can creep on and fatigue, weight loss, indigestion, and a persistent cough are danger signs. Blood in sputum may occur, and pleurisy can signal TB. Rest, fresh air, sunshine, and sanatorium care offer recovery opportunities for both early and advanced cases.
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Health League of Canada
War Relief and Mobilization Across British Territories
Citizens of St Pierre and Miquelon aid European war victims. South Africa builds 60 mph armored cars for North Africa and home defense. Tonga grants 160 acres for a British airfield and raises funds for a fighter aircraft. Malay recruits exhibit high RAF training standards in Singapore. Blood serum donors surge in South Africa while Australia reports peak military encampments. Senator McBride notes rising armed forces in Australia.
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St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
France
Europe
South Africa
North Africa
Salete
Tonga
New Zealand
Island
Pacific
Fiji
Royal Air Force
Singapore
Great Britain
Rand
Australia
Philip McBride
Ship Building Plans Considered for Canada
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that mass production methods for ship building are being studied for possible adoption in Canada. The plan involves manufacturing ship parts in separate plants and assembling them later. British officials advised caution due to skilled worker shortages.
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Department of Munitions and Supply
Canada
Howe
House of Commons
United States
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