World Happenings Briefly Told From Prague to Canada
Despatches from Prague report synagogues in Prague closed by German authorities. The French minister to Thailand M Garaud dismissed for failing to support Vichy. RAF officers receive set daily pay with defined rates. YMCA groups boost canteens for troops in Scotland. Over 100000 leaving Eire for British war industries. Vichy signs treaty with Romania for Romanian oil in exchange for war materials. MacKinnon says Canada Argentina trade deal yields immediate results. Seventy Americans join US civilian tech corps aiding Britain in radar. RAF to grant uniform allowance rises to £45 from £40.
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YMCA
Scotland
Eire
United States
Britain
England
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
India Accepts Responsibility for British War Prisoners
Britain bears the entire cost of prisoners of war in India where about 84 900 European POWs are housed. Some 30 000 have arrived, including over 3 000 officers. No German military prisoners yet, but there are German internees. Italians include 25 generals and an admiral, with a second admiral expected.
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India
Britain
Winnipeg Women Seek National Nutrition Policy
Winnipeg women from local organizations adopt a resolution urging the Dominion government establish a national nutrition program and protect consumers from price hikes. The resolution will be sent to the National Council of Women for endorsement by its 500000 members.
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Dominion
Women's Organizations of
Winnipeg
Canada
National Council of Women
Never Touches Land Emperor Penguin's Antarctic Life
The emperor penguin spends its life on solid ice and in open water, never touching land. It remains content living at sea and on the ice, rarely venturing to shore.
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Antarctic
Ottawa Royal Mint Branch Opens in 1908 by Earl Grey
The Ottawa branch of the royal mint opened in 1908 with Earl Grey, then governor general, striking the first coin to inaugurate the facility.
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Ottawa
Royal Mint
Earl Grey
The Life and Times of a Popular School Text Book Author
A London letter notes the vast fortunes earned by authors of successful school texts. It cites Pendlebury and the long lasting Hail and Knight algebra as rare exceptions where a textbook yields millions in royalties over decades, while many works fail.
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Charles Pendlebury
London
Ottawa Journal
Unusual Three Piece Ensemble by Anne Adams
Pattern 4804 presents a three piece outfit including a bow turban and hand bag to match a tailored frock. features scalloped revers deep hemline border Ue belt and sleeve bands in contrast plaid. pattern includes dress turban and yarn. sizes 12 14 16 18 20. 20c order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Bread consumption in Britain climbs 212 to 312 pounds per year
London Daily Sketch cites Mr. F. A Bates, bread officer for the South of England, noting a rise in annual bread intake from 180 pounds per person in 1924 to 212 pounds in 1936 and about 312 pounds at current rates, with weekly consumption around three two-pound loaves per person.
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Britain
London Daily Sketch
F. A Bates
England
Daily Sketch
Bates
Linlithgow Reappointed Viceroy of India Through 1943
The Marquess of Linlithgow is reappointed Viceroy of India for the period ending in April 1943. He has held the post since 1936 after succeeding the late Marquess of Willingdon, who had been Viceroy following his Governor-General term in Canada.
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Marquess of Linlithgow
India
Marquess of Willingdon
Canada
Linguists in Demand as Russian Language Skills Rise
British officers who can speak Russian are in rare demand, says the New of the World. Few Russian officers speak any other language, and French was once common in elite circles. Russian is noted as one of Europe’s most difficult languages.
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Imperial
St. Petersburg
Europe
Indian Chief Sends $100 to UK War Effort via Canada
Indian Chief Edward Gamble of the Kit katla Band Skeena River B C sends 100 dollars to the United Kingdom high commissioner in Canada to aid the war prosecution effort.
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Edward Gamble
Kitkatla Indian Bank
Skeena River
B.C
United Kingdom
Canada
Polished silver mirrors ancient Russian capital origins
The text asserts highly polished silver as the best light reflecting surface and states Novgorod as the first capital of Old Russia. It presents two historical claims without context or dating.
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Novgorod
Old Russia
Calgary's Woman Carpenter Breaks Stereotypes At Shop
Miss Falkenlove, Calgary's only known woman carpenter, uses planers, saws, lathes, and a bandsaw in her father's downtown shop. Born in Denmark and living in Calgary 13 years, she recalls initial embarrassment but now works confidently on refrigerator doors and door frames, saying high speed cutters are the only danger she fears.
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Falkenlove
Calgary
Miss Falkenlove
Denmark
India’s Tea Trade Near One Hundred Million in Canadian Funds
India’s annual tea exports bring in nearly 100 million Canadian dollars, narrowly missing the 100 million mark. The report notes strong demand from Canada and other markets, with steady prices and rising shipments despite global pressures.
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India
Lobsters Escape to Sea Bottom for Restful Living
Lobsters live at the sea bottom because they are too heavy and unwieldy for active swimming.
Sunday School Lesson on Spirit Led Life
Golden text states that those led by the Spirit are sons of God. The lesson surveys key scriptures from Genesis to Revelation—Genesis 1:2 Psalm 51 Isaiah 63 Joel Acts Romans Galatians and more—emphasizing believer’s life guided by the Spirit and Christ’s indwelling. Devotional reading centers on John 14 12 21.
The Promise of the Holy Spirit and Living by Faith
The passage discusses Jesus promising the apostles power from the Holy Spirit to continue his work after his ascension. It contrasts worldly power with spiritual power and St Pauls teaching that living by the Spirit produces virtues such as love and joy. It emphasizes walking by the Spirit as the result of Spirit-led life.
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Israel
Assyria
Babylonia
Persia
Greece
Rome
Jesus
Christ
Paul
Pick and Shovel Corps unite women navvies in hard wartime labor
A hundred women volunteers form the Pick and Shovel Corps, working 60 hours weekly on national drainage and construction tasks. They include Mrs. F. Wright, a London evacuee with 13 children, and 18 year old Betty Fulcher, among others. They secured government backing after appealing to labor officials and now supply needed labor in essential projects.
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Pick and Shovel Corps
F. Wright
London
Labor Exchange
Margaret Blake
Betty Fulcher
The Housewife's Long Frying Frying Pan Riddle
A quirky verse asks where a frying pan has been while claiming to be part of a bomber that fires over the sea. The piece blends domestic imagery with improbable travel and wartime metaphor.
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London
Berlin Public Opinion Targeted by RAF Raids
Something New reports from Berlin indicate RAF bombing raids irritate German public opinion. London Punch says this is the first sign of any German public mood being affected by the raids.
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Berlin
R.A.F
London Punch
The First Stool Pigeon Bird Tale
A historical note explains the stool pigeon as a bird chained to a stool used to lure passenger pigeons into nets for trapping.
Brighter Winter Sky Lets More Stars Shine
An astronomy note explains that winter skies reveal more bright stars due to longer nights and clearer air. Researchers observe increased visibility of prominent constellations and stellar clusters, enhancing stargazing opportunities this season.
Italian Army Surrenders as Nazi Propaganda Backfires
Brigadier Arnold Minnis, chief of British engineering forces in East Africa, says Italian troops in Africa adopted a why fight attitude after German lies about quick victory. He notes the Fascists were routed in Abyssinia and are now surrendering as he travels in Canada returning home seeking work.
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Africa
Arnold Minnis
East Africa
Abyssinia
Canada
Rats blamed for typhus spread across the South
A survey links brown rats to typhus fever in the Southern United States with 1939 peaking cases. Nashville reported 75 cases tied to granaries near railways, suggesting grain cars spread the disease and urging stricter rat eradication programs.
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United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
Nashville
Tennessee
Believe It Or Not Corn on a Checkerboard
A traditional puzzle statement explains that placing one grain on the first square and doubling on each subsequent square would require more corn than exists in Canada and the United States to cover the entire board. The stark exponential growth illustrates how quickly quantities outpace available supply.
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Canada
United States
Chess Boom Amid War Time In Britain
Boredom during wartime spurs a chess surge in Britain with soldiers fire watchers and wardens taking up the game to pass the hours. The rise reflects a broader leisure shift as the public seeks affordable, portable entertainment and mental diversion.
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Britain
Potato Production Dominates European Agriculture
The article notes that nine-tenths of global potato output is produced in Europe, highlighting Europe’s dominant role in potato cultivation and supply.
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Europe
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