World Happenings Briefly Told
The United States navy reports eight bumps on hand or on order. Sir Farquhar Buzzard 68, physician to the King, injured in a car crash. Chancellor of the Exchequer says sky is the limit in British war spending. George Lansbury is dead. Finland sent Norway over 500000 dollars in cash since the German invasion. Britain's food chief aims for affordable, adequate supplies. France marks Joan of Arc day commemorating her Orleans victory. US naval experts doubt German air power can cripple the British fleet. Saskatchewan students Benjamin Goodman and Jacob Mandel earn medical degrees at the University of Alberta.
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United States Navy
Farquhar Buzzard
George Lansbury
Labor Party
House of Commons
Finland
Russia
Norway
Lord Woolton
Britain
France
Joan of Arc
England
Orleans
Valuables Seized By Navy Include Sausage Skins and Ostrich Shoes
The Admiralty Marshal reports British ships have seized vast contraband from German vessels since the war began. Items include sausage skins from China, egg yolks from Argentina, sinews and marrow bones, horn pith, lizard and ostrich skins from Africa, and hundreds of barrels of goods destined for prize court sales.
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China
Argentina
Africa
Admiralty Marshal's Office
Britain
British Isles
London Times Chronicle
Scots respond to England label with verse rejoiner
The piece notes Scots irritation at calling Britain England and cites a popular rejoinder about Scotland’s role in Britain’s defense and empire. It then reports The Associated Press introducing an electrical lens for wirephotography, enabling finer detail and better dark areas in transmitted images.
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Associated Press
James Farley
Planting Guide for Spring Gardens and Lawns
Gardeners favor started annuals to fill gaps among tulips while perennials recover. Sow succession crops including peas lettuce radish spinach first, then carrots beets onions potatoes, beans corn and tomatoes cabbage and cauliflower as tender. Begin with started plants, consult a Canadian seed catalogue, water deeply after planting, fertilize and weed for lush, weed free lawns.
Gallant Leader Odlum Heads Second Canadian Division
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Major-General Odlum commands the Second Canadian Division and is praised as a gallant leader. He reportedly abstains from tobacco and alcohol and gained wartime notoriety for substituting pea soup or coffee for rum rations. His reputation from 1914-18 is said to be enhanced by his current command.
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Odlum
Brockville
Flowers Were Real The Queen Sets Fashion in Dudley Hats
The Queen visited Dudley House where gifts from the United States are received for war-stricken Europe. Her spring hat featured an off-the-face style with the brim turned up and was trimmed with real lilies of the valley matching a small bouquet on her lapel.
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Dudley House
United States
Europe
Wichita census director disputes age exaggeration claim
Homer B. Osborn, Wichita area census director, dismisses talk of women misreporting ages. A caller says her husband listed her age as seventy, but she insists she is eighty three and still active, managing housework and outdoor chores.
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Homer B. Osborn
Wichita
Kansas
Foresters Warn Timber Shortage Across Mediterranean
A forestry professor warns that most Mediterranean nations lack timber reserves as historic powers like Greece failed to conserve forests, risking future shortages for construction and industry.
Granby Token Issued by John Higley in 1737
Granby Connecticut craftsman John Higley created a private copper coin called the Granby token in 1737. The piece served as a local token rather than an official currency, reflecting colonial private coinage practices.
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John Higley
Granby, Conn
Granby
Jaunty new pocket dress pattern from Anne Adams
Pattern 4421 offers big cash and carry pockets attached to the belt with toned flaps. It features an all around yoke and deep gathers, options for a young collar or squared neckline with ric rac, and a two piece look with a bright skirt. Available in misses and women sizes. fabric amount depends on size. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Origin of Free Samples Parade in Paris
French wine sellers once paraded through Paris streets blowing horns and handing out free samples from wooden buckets. This festive practice is described as a precursor to today’s sample distributors.
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Paris
Actress Sitting Pretty Offered Film Contract for Sitting Bull Descent
A young American actress claiming descent from the famed Sitting Bull has been offered a film contract. She uses the stage name Sitting Pretty and is described as pursuing opportunities based on her heritage.
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Sitting Bull
Packaging trends and divorce facts in a changing era
The piece notes growing consumer demand for clearer packaging and informative labels, plus innovations like windowed wrappers and pliofilm bags. It cites divorce rates and university courses on marriage and family living as prevention, then surveys Newfoundland’s upcoming $5 million airport near Botwood with a large beacon and long range wireless. It also mentions ads for exercycles, rising car ownership among youths, and the rise of allergy as medical explanation for many ailments.
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Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Sunday School Lesson on True Prophecy and Divine Word
The lesson contrasts true prophecy with human dreams, citing First Thessalonians 5 21 and Jeremiah 23 26 29. It emphasizes divine enduring Word over chaff and warns against false prophets who mislead and weaken righteousness, supported by Beza’s motto and Beza-like imagery.
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Abingdon
Beza
W. M. Taylor
Israel
Good Letter Writing Made Easy Offers Home Service Tips
Home Service Dept. Winnipeg invites readers to send 15 cents for a 32 page booklet offering advice on natural friendly letter writing. It promotes plain language over flowery phrases and includes sample letters and vocabulary tips. Also available are 129 Meaning of Dreams 184 Develop Correct Tennis Form 183 Self-Instruction in Short Hand 118 Good Table Manners 171 How to Plant and Care for Your Garden.
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Bill
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Red Cross Shipments From Manitoba to Great Britain
Red Cross headquarters in Manitoba shipped 21 cases to Great Britain via Montreal on April 30 containing 282 bed jackets 240 dressing gowns 312 seamen stockings 1 804 wool socks and 1 584 wool scarves. An average American hotel must reach 70 percent occupancy to break even.
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Manitoba
The
Red Cross
Great Britain
Montreal
Health guidance on preventing tuberculosis in wartime
The Health League of Canada urges continued battle against the White Plague during wartime. It stresses nourishing food, fresh air, balanced daily routines, open windows, and a strong breakfast for children, with unobtrusive supervision of health habits and companions.
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Health League of Canada
Dominion
Empire
Dominion Government
Editorial Notice On McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont for full compilation and mailing details.
Canadian aviator Major Seymour wins McKee Trophy 1939
Major M A Seymour of St. Catharines Ontario president of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association received Canada's McKee trophy for 1939. The defence department cited his leadership in building the flying clubs to aid national defence and noted his ongoing consultations with Air Vice Marshal Croil and RCAf officers since the war began.
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M. A. Seymour
St. Catharines
Ont
Canadian Flying Clubs Association
McKee
Canada
National Defence Department
Department
Major Seymour
Flying Clubs of
Elm branch cane carved for Prime Minister by Suffolk shepherd
An old Suffolk shepherd presented to Prime Minister Chamberlain a cane carved by his own pocket knife from an elm branch. The report notes 25 000 people work in pantomime annually in England and 20 000 more in dressmaking scene painting and related jobs.
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England
Suffolk
Chamberlain
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John Simeon
Exchequer
National Savings Association
Germany
Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
Benjamin Goodman
Saskatoon
Jacob Mandel
Estevan
Mickie
Scotland
Manchester Guardian
Guardian
Detroit
Associated Press Research Laboratory
James C. Barnes
Alfred S. Gano
Charles W. Hubiey
H. M. Biele
New York
Lawn Foods
Newfoundland
Botwood
Gander Lake
Mediterranean
Pacific
Reubens
New York University
Jeremiah
Thessalonians
Lesson
Ezekiel
Home Service
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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