World Happenings Briefly Told May 1940
Maj Gen Jean Knox resigns as director of Britain's AT service for health reasons. Malta's Victory kitchens closed during the siege. Patricia Mountbatten joins the Women's Royal Naval Service at 19. Japan reportedly crafts artificial meat from wheat, potatoes, and other substances. London taxicabs dismantled for spare parts. Admiral Sir Dudley Pound's ashes scattered at sea after his funeral. Britain collects over 40 million books for armed forces and bombed libraries. Churchill agrees to avoid future state journeys unless necessary. Red Cross Geneva reports over 50 million letters about POWs and missing persons.
Smile a While Humorous Exchange Across Scenes
A gag menu of quick wit and miscommunication. Jokes range from a grocer to a judge and a comforted husband, featuring a boy with a nickel and a trap for mistaken claims. The humor hops through daily life and quips about manners, pronunciation, and misheard lines.
Nazis Aim to Eradicate Christianity, Says Nazi Text
Nazi leaders vow to destroy Christianity in Germany. Hitler mockingly rejects mercy and the Sermon on the Mount as foreign to the German race. Alfred Rosenberg calls for vanishing both Catholic and Evangelical Confessional Churches.
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Alfred Rosenberg
Protein content of Western Canadian wheat study
A 12 year period 1927 to 1938 shows Western Canadian wheat shipments averaged 13.5 percent protein. If the northern zone had no shipments, the average protein would rise about 0.5 percent according to a recent investigation.
Certificates Prove War Savings Secure for Canadians
Canadian taxpayers will receive certificates showing compulsory war savings credits. The Hamilton Spectator reassures the public that these funds are secure and payable with interest after the war, countering alarmists who claim the money may be lost. Canada’s pledge backs the savings, never broken.
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Canada
Hamilton Spectator
Prep for the Day Boys and Girls Create Surprise Boxes for Europe
In Britain, children in woodworking shops craft surprise boxes to hold foodstuffs comforts chocolates and cigarettes for distribution to conquered peoples in Europe after liberation from the Nazis.
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Britain
Europe
Sunday School Lesson on Love and Murder Text
Golden text from 1 John 3 15 proclaims hatred as murder and guides the lesson. Lessons cover Exodus 20 13 Matthew 5 21 26 38 45 with devotional reading James 4 1 10.
Crossword puzzle clues compiled from puzzle page
A list of numbered crossword clues covers terms from 1 Barn to 64 Anglo-Saxon money. The entries include varied everyday and cultural words such as Tree-snake Helped Web-footed birds and Imperfection alongside terms like Japanese drama and Greek goddess.
The Sixth Commandment and Jesus on Anger
A sermon explores Exodus 20 13 and Matthew 5 21 26, arguing the sixth commandment forbids murder not all killing. It contrasts manslaughter and battle, then stresses anger and hostile thoughts as sinful, urging immediate reconciliation before offering gifts at the altar.
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Jesus
Moses
Salvation Army lassie consoles arm-bearing veteran
In a wartime vignette a Salvation Army lassie tells a young naval veteran she is sorry he lost his arm. The veteran replies with stoic humor that he did not lose it he gave it in service to his country.
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Salvation Army
Air Force Graduates at Lethbridge Class Includes Canadians and Allies
The No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School graduation at Lethbridge shows most wireless operator air gunners are western Canadians with recruits from the United Kingdom Australia and the Panama Canal Zone. Quietly listed are Sergeants and airmen from British Columbia Alberta Manitoba and the U.S.A. including Nick Andreaschuk Trail and Walter G L Boowman Vancouver William G Watson Victoria Henry A Knechtel Brigus Place Alberta Arlo Bertram Grant Leduc Robert H McIntosh Miller Calgary Harold N Sengalls John McGregor South Pasadena California Robert C Cawston Winnipeg.
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No. 8
Lethbridge
United Kingdom
Australia
Panama Canal Zone
British Columbia
Nick Andreaschuk
Trail
Chester Hanson
Walter G. L. Boowman
Vancouver
William G. Watson
Victoria
Henry A. Knechtel
Brighouse P.O. Alberta
Arlo Bertram Grant
Leduc
Robert H. McIntosh. Miller
Harold N. Sengalls
John McGregor
Calgary
U.S.A
Claude D. L. Wilkinson
South Pasadena
Calif
Manitoba
Robert C. Cawston
Winnipeg
Annexation of Hawaii United States Confirmed in 1897
Historic records note the Hawaiian Islands joined the United States on August 12 1897. The event marks a pivotal shift in Pacific territorial alignment and U S governance.
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Hawaiian Islands
United States
HMS Argus celebrates twenty fifth year at sea
Great Britain’s first flush deck aircraft carrier HMS Argus marks 25 years afloat. Built with a sloping deck to aid takeoffs for low powered planes she was modernized in 1939. She supplied Malta with aircraft and aided North Africa landings before serving as a battle school for pilots.
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Argus
Great Britain
Malta
North Africa
New York Sun
Trinidad Resources in World War II Trade Pact
Trinidad ships its export surplus to the United States through 1946, securing U S purchases of petroleum, sugar, citrus fruits, and wild rubber as Britain's empire stands as the producer.
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Trinidad
Ptroleum
U.S.A
Grain stored underground in Valetta to protect supply
In Valetta Malta grain is kept underground with elevators sunk in the ground to shield the supply from sun and heat and to keep it cool and dry.
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Valetta
Malta
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Jean Knox
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Patricia Mountbatten
Lord
Lady Louis Mountbatten
Women's Royal Naval Service
Japan
London
Dudley Pound
Churchill
News of the World
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Johnny
Uncle James
Virginia
Johnnie
Geant
Jord
Fem
Lord Blank
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
Angus
Montreal
Russia
Quebec City
Germany
Hitler
BY William Ferguson
A. Herring
Troutbrook Hatcheries
Hudson, Wisc
Fry
D.fry
Dentists Voce
Robert Bischoff
Corona
Long Island
Fio
Lia
Air Force
No. & Bombing and Gunnery
By Fred Neher
Trinidad Resources
Gene Byrnes
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