World Happenings Briefly Told
Canada July motor vehicle sales reached 7877 units valued at 8487.87 dollars compared with 6254 units at 9 202 491 dollars in July 1938. Prince Albert district estimates crop failure certificates will total no more than 36 this year versus 325 in 1938. A man acquitted in Indianapolis for removing a tinted Hitler photo from a friend’s wall. USS Annapolis visit to Halifax canceled without reason. Judge T D Cumberland former Manitoba judge died at 58. Canada aircraft production 1938 valued at 6 927 105 dollars up from 1 730 724. Arthur Asquith, 56, dies. he led trench warfare department in 1918. Canada agricultural imports to UK up over 140 percent in last year says Frederic Hudd in London.
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Canada
Prince Albert
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Arthur Asquith
Earl of Oxford
Asquith
Trench Warfare Department
United Kingdom
Frederic Hudd
Great Britain
London
Fire alarms trace calls to locate blazes fast
The New York World Telegram explains how a coordinated system between the Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau and the Telephone Company locates fires when a caller cannot give an address. A central supervisor detects the missing location and automatically forwards the caller’s phone address to fire authorities, solving the mystery in seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York World-Telegram
Fire Department
Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau
New York Telephone Co
Fire Department Alarm Bureau
Telephone Company
Central Exchange
Telegraph Bureau
Plant Leave Requests Required Before 10 AM
Plant heads post summer season notice requiring all leave requests for toothache colds minor ailments and for church picnics weddings funerals and similar events to be handed to the department foreman in charge before 10 am on game day morning.
Canada Exports to U S Double During Last Quarter
The report notes that Canada's exports to the United States in the past three months were twice those of a year earlier, illustrating potential prosperity for North America if Europe remains stable. In 1937 Canada produced 34 times as much standard newsprint as the United States, amounting to 73.7 percent of North American production of 4,943,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Europe
Gingerbread Palm Promises Gingerbread Like Seed
The gingerbread palm of Egypt is described as having a seed surrounded by pulp that supposedly tastes like gingerbread, a fact noted in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
The Forbidden Spy Who Fell To Berlin’s Guillotine
The People recounts a beautiful British secret agent who raided Germany for vital rearmament intelligence. Betrayed by a trusted associate, she and eight others were seized in East Prussia and executed after a People's Tribunal verdict. Her London society ties and planned London church wedding are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Mrabit
Berlin
Secret Service
Gestapo
Germany
Danzig
Britain
East Prussia
London
Radio News Accuracy Versus Printed Papers
A Detroit Free Press essay notes Fortune Magazine findings showing many trust radio news over newspapers. It argues radio sources often rely on same origins as print and face less accountability for accuracy, citing Orson Welles Mars invasion broadcast as an example.
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Orson Welles
Mars
Detroit Free Press
Has Thrilling Job Mrs Charles Miner Steeplejack
Agincourt Ontario housewife turned Canada's only woman steeplejack. She paints on high church steeples flag poles and water towers and says she prefers the perilous ascent to house chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miner
Agincourt
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Dutch Girl Dress Pattern 4203 for Girls and Juniors
Ideal for vacation or school this Anne Adams pattern 4203 offers a Dutch girl dress with a short flared skirt eight decorative ga tes a button trimmed belt wide white collar and a front closing bodice. Available in sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 with yardage and fabric details plus order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Correcting an Error About Tinkers Dam and Getting His Goat
In Vancouver Province J B explains the origins of two phrases. Not worth a tinkers damn becomes as useless as a tinkers dam after a plumber seals a place with solder. Getting his goat comes from horse racing when a goat was kept to soothe horses and a thief steals it before a race.
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New York
J.B
Vancouver
Stravinsky Says Gershwin Should Be Teaching
The Wall Street Journal reports Igor Stravinsky told George Gershwin he should be giving lessons. When asked about Gershwin’s income, he learned it was about 250000 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gershwin
Igor Stravinsky
Wall Street Journal
Stravinsky
Gershwin
Bulb Planting Tips and Home Garden Booklets
Simple bulb planting guidance with soil preparation and depth guidelines. Recommends early tulips hyacinths for formal beds, snow drops crocuses and daffodils for lawns, plus care for lawns trees and perennials. Advertises a 32 page garden booklet and other inexpensive booklets from the Home Service Winnipeg unit.
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Home Service
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Piccard Plans Descent in Steel Balloon to Sea Bottom
Dr. Auguste Piccard, famed University of Brussels physicist and first to reach the stratosphere, prepares to descend five to seven miles to the sea floor next spring. He has built a metal shell and aims to test the underwater journey with it.
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Auguste Piccard
University of Brussels
London District Messengers Continue Despite Losses
In London the district messengers who have served the streets for five decades will persist despite unprofitability. Sentiment outweighs shillings as the company keeps the service alive, even though umbrellas cannot yet be sent by telephone.
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London
Selected Recipes Stuffing for Roasts with Pineapple
Crush Shredded Wheat and fry with onion carrot and celery until tender. Stir in salt paprika cloves pineapple and optional raisins and parsley. Add egg if desired. Use to stuff pork goose veal or lamb roasts for a close textured filling.
Buttermilk Biscuits from a Simple Southern Recipe
A compact biscuit method uses Swans Down Cake Flour baking powder soda and salt sifted twice. Cut in shortening then add buttermilk to form a soft dough. Knead briefly, roll, cut, and bake 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes yields 12 biscuits.
New Method Poroscopy Believed To Replace Fingerprinting
Capt. Douglas E. Walsh of the Dallas police identification bureau asserts that poroscopy will supplant fingerprinting as the exact science of criminal identification. He notes sweat pores can be fallible in prints and argues that about 1000 pores per finger print pattern suffice for identification.
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Douglas E. Walsh
Police Identification Bureau
Dallas
Texas
Walsh
International Association For Identification
Sunday School Lesson Psalm and Chronicles Text
The devotional item centers on Psalm 80 with the line Turn us again O God and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. It links to II Chronicles 30 and references Psalm 118 24 29 for meditation and reflection. The short card invites continued faith and restoration through scripture.
Hezekiah Leads Passover Rededication and Reforms
Hezekiah sent couriers across Judah and Israel to gather worshippers for Passover in Jerusalem. A second month feast followed due to temple impurity, with priests cleansing themselves and broader new zeal for Jehovah. The king's actions, though irregular, fostered re dedication and social renewal.
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Hezekiah
Judah
Israel
Beersheba
Dan
Jerusalem
Jehovah
House of God
Weather man explains public confusion over meteorology terms
James Osman, a U.S. government meteorologist in New York, says forecasters mislead the public due to terminology. He explains that temperature humidity and air motion must be interpreted by locality and individual comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Osman
United States
New York
Osman
Den
Railways Add Freight Speed to Meet Demands in 1939
The Windsor Star notes a shift from the 1920s practice of delayed freight deliveries to a speedier system in 1939 with freight trains averaging 405 miles per day in the first half of the year. Patrons, eager for faster delivery, see improved loading and unloading, reflecting a effort to win back business lost to motor trucks.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Century old COD practice noted by Windsor Star
The Windsor Star recalls that cash on delivery dates back nearly a century, with the Railway Express adopting COD transactions about 98 years ago as part of its history.
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C.O.D
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Railway Express
Taste and tongue science in health lessons
The article explains how animals and humans taste using different parts of the tongue and varying numbers of taste buds. It notes four basic tastes, describes how temperature and rubbing affect flavor perception, and mentions trained tasters who can identify origins of tea and wine from a single tasting.
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites those seeking full coverage to request the series.
Woman Grain Expert Faces US Colleagues in Crop Debate
Miss E Cora Hind of the Winnipeg Free Press backs Mrs Eileen Hennington Miller of Chicago in a long running dispute with five Chicago experts over the U S winter wheat crop size. Miller estimates about 501 132 000 bushels, with government exports at 550 710 000. Hind notes Miller’s steady stance amid odds and 30 years of crop estimating fame.
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E. Cora Hind
Winnipeg Free Press
Eileen Hennington Miller
Chicago
United States
Miller
Grammar and Jail Time for Chicago Dishwashing Worker
Judge N J Bonell deemed grammar correct as Yee Yuen Him an Chicago dishwasher faced a 90 day jail sentence. The case involved Him being charged by employer Benjamin Joe with unlawfully buying liquor and billing it to the restaurant where Him worked.
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N. J. Bonell
Yee Yuen
Chicago
Him
Benjamin Joe
Hunters Target Predators Amid California Wildlife Drive
Amid a year of trapping and hunting in California, 182 lions were killed and 306 wildcats and coyotes trapped. An additional 219 predatory animals were killed, underscoring public frustration with unconventional relocation efforts to reduce threats.
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Frank Buck
California
Night Blooming Flowers Open In Yellow Or White
The article notes that certain flowers stay open only after dark and come in yellow or white hues. It describes their nocturnal behavior and color varieties observed.
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Adolf Hitler
Indianapolis
Annapolis
Halifax
T. D. Cumberland
Manitoba
Western
Brandon
Fortune Magazine
Steeplejack
Money
Ocrasionz
God
Ver
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Chicago Grain Authority
Cora Hind
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