World Happenings Briefly Told
The Canadian Red Cross reports its northern England warehouse and stocks destroyed by bombs. The United States halts air exports to Russia for defence use. Great Britain’s 1940 exports were little affected by submarines. Queen Mary visits London and has lunch at Buckingham Palace. The Jewish agency in Jerusalem calls bachelors 23 to 30 to enlist with British forces. Surplus Australian wheat totals 16,500,000 bushels. Maj Gen Freyberg is named Allied commander in Crete. Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa after years in exile. Rome says all university students will be called to arms June 1.
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Canadian Red Cross
England
Jewish Agency
Jerusalem
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
War Department
Rome
The Greek Shepherd and the Quiet Defiance of Greece
An American correspondent recalls a plateau in Thessaly where a wrinkled shepherd plays his flute as Greek freedom endures. The piece argues Greece and, by extension, world liberty persist despite Nazi advances, noting enduring spirit over conquered lands and the eternal pull of freedom.
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Thessaly
Greece
Byron
Norway
France
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Darwin mission to coordinate science exchange with U.S.
The British government disclosed that Charles G. Darwin, noted scientist and grandson of Charles Darwin, was sent to the United States to coordinate the exchange of scientific and technical information between the two countries. His mission mirrors the recent English outreach by Dr. James Bryant Conant, Harvard University president.
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Charles G. Darwin
Great Britain
Charles Darwin
United States
Darwin
National Physical Laboratory
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
England
Sea Water Composition Elements Surpass Thirty Found
The article notes that seawater contains more than 30 distinct elements in its chemical makeup. It highlights common constituents such as sodium, chlorine, magnesium, sulfur, and calcium, illustrating the ocean's complex solution with traces of many other minerals.
Good Citizen Pays 1940 Tax Before Navy Duty
A Canadian based American businessman who earlier settled 1939 tax to go to Europe and drive an ambulance for the French Army returns to pay 1940 tax before joining the U S Navy. He explained the move was to aid people in trouble and he later revealed he authored a magazine account of ambulance drivers.
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The
Montreal Star
United States
Canada
Europe
France
United States Navy
Churchill the Salad Dressing Authority Revealed
Phyllis Moir, former secretary, claims Winston Churchill is an expert at making salad dressing. In her book she details his ritual, from measuring oil and testing vinegar to the careful mixing in a large wooden bowl, and his avoidance of garlic rubbing.
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Winston Churchill
Phyllis Moir
Churchill
Refugees reach Vancouver aboard Kaare II after perilous voyage
The 70 foot ketch Kaare II arrives in Vancouver from Norway with eight refugees aboard part of a 23 person family fleeing Nazi persecution. Skipper Ottar Novik and relatives Hans Ove Haakon Novik Margot Novik Peder Ingavar Engvik Karen Engvik speak of relief at Canada. Fifteen others reached Halifax then traveled by train to Vancouver. The vessel bears Nazi marks, including a machine gun fire scar and a deep keel gash.
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Vancouver
Norway
Christiansund
Halifax
Ottar Novik
Hans
Ove
Haakon Novik
Margot Novik
Peder
Ingavar Engvik
Karen
Noviks
Canada
British Columbia
Extending Fresh Garden Produce Through Planning and Varieties
Readers learn how to maximize garden freshness by spreading planting over several weeks and choosing early, mid, and late maturing varieties. The piece notes flowers and lawn balance, careful bed design, weed control, and selecting pure seeds suited to Canada’s climate to avoid frost risk.
Mrs Churchill Displays Slogan Scarves During Army Delivery
A scarf worn by Mrs Winston Churchill features National slogans and phrases from her husband’s speeches. She wore the scarf as she handed over a mobile club van to the Army Territorial Service girls.
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Winston Churchill
Army Territorial Service
Authority for train schedule changes rarely used
Station masters have the power to alter a train’s timetable to aid a late passenger. This authority is seldom exercised and reserved for exceptional cases of proven need, such as allowing a patient to reach a hospital promptly.
Early 1904 French taxi touted as NYC’s fastest motor
A 1904 French car driven by Benjamin Riley is claimed to be the fastest motor vehicle for hire in New York City and possibly the United States, marking a notable early achievement in taxicab history.
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Benjamin Riley
New York City
United States
Streamlined Princess Dress Pattern 4743 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4743 for a summer jeune fille inspired princess dress with curved princess lines, scalloped yoke panels, square neckline, puff sleeves with bands, optional flared sleeve, lace edging and bow trim. Available in misses sizes 12 through 20. size 16 requires 3% yards edging. Send 20 cents for pattern plus size name and address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Menzies Speech at Ulster Reform Club Cites War Costs
Prime Minister Menzies told the Ulster Reform Club that war’s price will force millions to return to their beginnings and rebuild what is destroyed. A separate quip remarked that God made women beautiful and dumb to entice men.
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Menzies
Australia
Ulster Reform Club
Language Barriers at the Medical Exam
A breast specialist asks a patient to say a word showing a language barrier in a clinic scene. The patient replies in broken English, claiming no English ability amid the consultation.
Egypt's Limited Development Chokes Large Habitable Lands
Egypt spans 386000 square miles with roughly 13600 acres developed for habitation. Experts note vast desert zones remain largely unused, shaping population distribution and regional planning challenges across the nation.
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Egypt
Saul the Persecutor Converts in Damascus
Devotional study on Acts 9 conversion of Saul later Paul. Describes his persecution of Christians, the light on the road to Damascus, his blindness and three days without food, and his subsequent commission as an apostle equal to the others. References include Acts 26 and supportive verses.
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Saul
Philip
Stephen
Christ
Jerusalem
Paul
Damascus
Jesus
Food Ministry assigns London meal service to J Lyon Co
In a wartime plan the Food Ministry hands feed duties for the London area to J Lyon & Co. Cards will be issued to provide the needy with a standard meal for about 11 cents.
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London
Food Ministry
J. Lyon & Co
Fully Explained Mother Speaks On Gun Components
The speaker details a sequence of firearm parts from munition to bolt and plate, noting a mechanism that guides a pilot in darkness. Her description emphasizes the nested assembly required for the device’s operation.
Rheumatic Fever Threat in School Children
A health warning notes rheumatic infections as major heart disease risk, with 80 percent of juvenile organic heart disease traced to rheumatic origin. It urges school screenings, early bed rest, removal of infection foci, and improved nutrition and living conditions to curb recurring attacks and long term damage.
Caragana Tops Canadian Ornamental Shrub Sales in 1940
The annual statistics of nursery stock for 1940 show Caragana as the leading shrub by sales in Canada for outdoor planting, highlighting its popularity among gardeners and landscape managers nationwide.
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Canada
Children Collect Shrapnel For Melting At Canterbury
Children at Canterbury Road schools in Leyton East collect over 500 pounds of shrapnel for melting and reuse. Local effort aims to recycle metal scraps into new materials amid post conflict recovery.
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Canterbury Rd
Leyton, E
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Mary
Buckingham Palace
Clive McPherson
Australian Wheat Board
B. C. Freyberg
V.C
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Crete
the Song of Freedom
Garden Pictures
Burgess
Paily Mai
Eer
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