World Happenings Briefly Told
Shown items include 675 carloads of wheat stored at Churchill elevator. Henry E. Ewart named master of the Royal Canadian Mint. Alberta coal sales urged. 1940 Empire Parliamentary Association conference invites issued. Duke of Gloucester tipped as new viceroy of India. Swiss entry permission for Jewish children. Claude C. Ponter reelected president of the Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaux. Vancouver to host 1939 convention. 60 to 80 giant airliners to carry Christmas mail. GB still best liked in US poll but down seven percent in year and a half.
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Churchill Elevator
Hudson Bay Railway
Henry E. Ewart
Royal Canadian Mint
Ottawa
London Sunday Pictorial
Duke of Gloucester
India
Marquess of
Longevity Gaps Highlight Canadian Life Expectancy
Canada shows longer life spans than Britain at multiple ages with Canadians at five, 40, and 75 outliving peers. Experts cite climate, health care, wealth, and a pioneering influx that left Western provinces with the lightest mortality and recent population movements shaping regional differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Maritimes
The Eiffel Tower a famed Paris landmark draws crowds
The Ottawa Citizen notes the Eiffel Tower is not valued for beauty but remains Europe’s tallest structure and France’s top draw. Over 800000 visitors last year outpaced the Louvre by about 300000, while New Guinea flights charge 10 to 25 cents per pound for native passengers depending on distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Citizen
Europe
Paris
Louvre Museum
Louvre
New Guinea
Population density of Belgium reaches six hundred fifty per square mile
A report notes Belgium sustains a density of about 650 people per square mile, reflecting a compact nation with concentrated urban centers and extensive rural areas. The figure highlights crowded regions around major cities and the overall demographic pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Glacier Collapse On Mount Hector Shakes Banff Park
Unprecedented in 46 years, the Hector Glacier near Mount Hector in Banff National Park shattered in autumn 1938, cascading two miles and blanketing Molar Creek valley with ice. A local guide found the wreckage after a hunting trip, while the new Banff Jasper Highway offers travelers distant views of Hector Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Mount Hector
Molar Creek Valley
Park
Banff-Jasper
Jasper
Banff Park
Hector Mountain
Bow Lake
Bow Pass
Mistaya River
Saskatchewan River
Courageous Scout Won Cornwell Decoration for Enduring Illness
Stanley Ince a 53 year old warden at Roland House Scout Settlement in London received Armistice Day Scouting’s Cornwell decoration for courage capability and character. Despite incurable creeping paralysis he continued his work driven by the memory of Roland Phillips who asked him to carry on after his death.
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Stanley Ince
Ince
London
Boy Scout Organization
Sir Abe Bailey
Abe
Roland House
Roland Phillips
East End
Western Clydesdales win at Royal Winter Fair
A. M. Brownridge of Portage la Prairie Manitoba won the Mark Duff memorial shield for the best Canadian bred Clydesdale female. Peggy Footprint placed first in its class. The Stewart brothers Griswold Manitoba won a special award for best Canadian bred female three years or over. Edmonton Alberta department’s entry was second. Other awards went to Brownridge for best Canadian bred female under three years and to Dominion experimental farm Indian Head Saskatchewan for three animals three years or under get of one sire.
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A. M. Brownridge
Portage la Prairie
Man
Mark Duff Memorial
Canada
Peggy Footprint
Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada
Stewart Brothers
Griswold
Alberta Agriculture Department
Edmonton
Brownridge
Dominion Experimental Farm
Indian Head
Sask
D. MacKay
Aberdeen
Winnipeg Introduces Trackless Trolley Buses
Trackless trolley buses began service on a west end Winnipeg line marking the city as the second in Canada to adopt the system. Six new buses run from near Portage and Main as Montreal already uses trolley buses. President Edward Anderson urged city and company authorities to consider public ownership as mounting streetcar difficulties and declining passengers press for reforms. The buses use a dual-wire system with long flexible trolleys enabling smooth traffic flow.
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Western
Canada
Winnipeg Electric Company
Portage
Winnipeg
Dominion
Montreal
Edward Anderson
Civic and Company
Helium in Canada could renew Canadian gas supplies
The Quebec Medical Journal says Canada can produce helium in several regions, debunking the US monopoly. It notes past deposits in Ontario and Alberta, mentions wartime discoveries, and highlights medical uses for pneumonia and heart conditions along with other applications in food preservation, fire proofing, radio tubes, and signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec Medical Journal
United States
Ontario
Alberta
What Is a Billion The Debate Clarified
An authority explains that an American billion equals a thousand million while an English billion equals a thousand thousand million. He notes the distinction rarely matters for most people who will never see such sums in dollars.
Ancient Crete road still usable by cars at 60 mph
A road on Crete dating to about 1500 B C remains sound enough for automotive travel at roughly 60 miles per hour. The formation's endurance highlights early engineering skill on the island.
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Island of
Crete
B.C
Spider colonies weave shared capturing webs
Some spiders build in colonies with multiple webs linked by shared lines. Prey drawn to the colony tends to belong to the first spider to reach it.
TWO FROM A NEW BASIC DESIGN BY ANNE ADAMS
Anne Adams offers Pattern 4960 for a dress and housecoat in one design with a front button panel and options for Peter Pan or notched collars. The pattern suits junior and misses sizes 10 through 18 with 45s yards of 36 inch fabric for size 14. Send 20c to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Music and Work Pace in Pennsylvania Factory
Dr John Hume of Pennsylvania State College studied factory workers to test music effects on production and morale. He found better output with music that was not cacophonous and muted swing, while no music raised spoilage, though final conclusions await.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Guy Lombardo
John Hume
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Hume
Ash Tree Holds Thirsty Record in Europe
The ash is described as the thirstiest European tree with well-grown specimens drawing 85 quarts of water from the ground on a hot day.
Sunday School Lesson On Truth Inward Parts
Golden text Behold thou desirest truth in the inward parts Psalm 51 6. Lesson cites Exodus 20 16 11 Kings 5 20 27 Proverbs 6 16 19 Matthew 15 19 20 John 8 42 47 Ephesians 4 25 Revelation 22 14 15 Devotional Reading Revelation 21 21 27.
Truthful Speech and the American Way of Life
The passage argues that truthfulness is essential in justice and daily life. It cites biblical verses and President Hadley to claim honesty builds trust, enables democratic cooperation, and preserves the fabric of American society despite personal gain or loss.
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Arutusuness
Jesus
John S
God
Zech
America
Arthur Twining Hadley
Buffalo and Elk shipments to New Zealand under Canadian gift
A pair of buffalo and a pair of elk from Elk Island National Park, Alberta, are sent to Wellington Zoo in New Zealand via rail to Vancouver and ship to Wellington on the M S Hauraki. The animals passed medical checks and will be cared for by ship crew during the three week voyage, illustrating Canada's conservation success.
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Wellington Zoological Gardens
Wellington
New Zealand
National Parks Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Elk Island National Park
Alberta
Lamont
Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Moors Belief Tie to Alhambra Gate Stone
The belief holds that the Moors will reenter Spain when the hand and key carved stone over the Alhambra gateway touch. The claim appears in a fragmentary historical note with no accompanying date or broader context.
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Spain
Alhambra
Radium Treatment and Canadian Supply Efforts Highlight Cancer Care
A New York doctor reports five radium needles stolen, containing 30 milligrams worth about two thousand dollars. Canada’s radium program, including radon seeds and seeds in various forms, supports cancer treatment with a growing supply from Northwest sources and Port Hope refining, reducing costs from prior highs.
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New York
Canada
la Bines
Great Bear Lake
Port Hope
Ontario
Cancer articles offered by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice instructs how to request the full compilation.
Unusual Loyal Farmhand Honored After 21 Years
Eddie Smith, a hired man on Dennis Sullivan’s Ontario farm, was honored with a leaving party after 21 years of continuous service. The Lindsay Post notes the long tenure amid talk of farm labor hardships, praising mutual satisfaction and the employer’s fairness in keeping the worker for decades.
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Eddie Smith
Ontario
Dennis Sullivan
Lindsay Post
Sullivan Farm
Eddie
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Empire Parliamentary Association
Great Britain
American Institute of Public Opinion
Eiffel Tower
Scout
Western Clydesdales
British Empire
Wellington Zoo
Venezuela
Smith
Jones
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Farmer
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