World Happenings Briefly Told Snapshot of Global News
Northern Alberta wheat yields 19 bushels per acre with No. 3 Northern grade. Alastair Buchan, son of Lord Tweedsmuir, sailed from Quebec to England aboard the Loer Ean press after a Canadian vacation. Pass of Kullie crankie named into Cypress Hills park by Tweedsmuir. Dominion housing loans totaled $22,185,564 in August. Ethiopian foreign minister Bellaten Gheta Herouy dies in exile. Gold and silver bars worth $4,325,000 arrive in France from Barcelona. Poland asks LoN to handle thousands of Jewish immigrants. Dolly the horse, 41, dies in Ontario. Southern Alberta sugar beet crop projected at 250,000 tons from 20,000 acres. Sugar production 1938 up to 80.6 million pounds from 76.6 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Eatmonton Journal
Alastair Buchan
Lord Tweedsmuir
Quebec
England
Loer Ean Press
Australia
Canada
Yellowknife gold field tests miners as new camps grow
Officials returning from Northwest Territories inspection warn only experienced workers should go to Yellowknife where the field is developing. Prospects of work depend on field success and ore depth remains uncertain while transport is plane driven and food logistics are tight. About 1,000 whites live near Yellowknife with local officials serving multiple civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowknife
Mines and Resources Department
Northwest Territories
Ottawa
Great Slave Lake
Canada
Peace River
Edmonton
Yellowknife River
Ontario
Quebec
Dime Name Origin Linked to Kiss Expression
The term dime for the 10 cent piece derives from an expression meaning payment in full by a kiss, tying monetary slang to a romantic gesture in historical usage.
Sentinel on the Danube Seeks Allied Ties with Hungary
Postwar shifts place Hungary between Germany and the Succession States as Czechoslovakia Romania and Yugoslavia gain from the Austro-Hungarian dissolution. Each side courts Admiral Horthy with non aggression pacts and honors, while Hungary sits as a Danube sentinel valued by both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hungary
Austro-Hungarian
Czechoslovakia
Austria-Hungary
St. Germain
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Hapsburg
Horthy
Danube
Dress-Up Slimliner by Anne Adams pattern 4847
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4847 a slimline dress with a center panel bodice and optional short or long sleeves. Seams are simple to sew using violet or fall shades in 39 inch fabric. sizes 34 to 48 require 3½ yards for size 36. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Patterns Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Thetford Mines Asbestos Source Identified
A prominent report identifies Thetford Mines in Quebec as the world's chief source of asbestos. The finding highlights the region's long standing role in global asbestos supply and potential health implications for workers and communities nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thetford Mines
Quebec
Barrel cactus stores over ninety percent water
A barrel cactus contains more than 90 percent water by composition. This adaptation helps the plant survive arid environments by storing moisture in its thick flesh.
Record Flight Girl Jacqueline Cochran Takes Books Cards Sandwiches
Bendix Trophy winner Jacqueline Cochran describes cross country flights with a book on American history a deck of cards and man sized sandwiches for emergencies She notes she could read or play solitaire if forced to land. The article also cites the largest meteor on record from August 18 1783 traveling across Europe at 30 miles per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Cochrane
Fashion Plate
National Women’s Press Club
Washington
Europe
Shetland
Italy
Artful texts on machines and creatures
A compact fragment notes how the motor car supplants the horse but not the donkey, and observes that people are harmed by their own inventions. It adds a note on the millipede’s defense by curling into a sphere to shield itself.
Edmonton Youthful Scientist Proposes Vitamin A Device
Dr. Lionel Bradley Pett, a young University of Alberta lecturer, unveiled a device to determine vitamin A content in 30 seconds using a light test and eye response. He noted lack of vitamin A links to night blindness and other illnesses. Alberta may gain a flying medical corps for isolated settlers via Dr Enna M Johnstone's proposal at the CMA convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Edmonton
Lionel Bradley Pett
University of Alberta
Pett
Enna M Johnstone
Wandering River
Discomfort in Antiques: Genuine Pieces vs Comfort
A reflection contrasts the truth of genuine antiques with modern comfort. It argues that authentic pieces resist easy comfort and endure in their own time, unlike overstated modern furnishings.
Women and men dress in trousers and skirts in French Indochina
In French Indochina observers note social codes that see women wearing trousers while men wear skirts and children receive numbers instead of names, highlighting administration and cultural influences shaping daily life.
Sunday School Lesson on The First Commandment
Devotional lesson outlines the Decalogue from Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 6 5 and 6 2 3, stressing exclusive worship of Jehovah. It cites Isaiah 45 22 Mark 12 28 34 and 1 Corinthians 4 6 and quotes S Parkes Cadman on God as source of law and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Corinthians
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Moses
S. Parkes Cadman
Jehovah
God
George Adam Smith
Dominion Drama Finals heads to London for Easter week 1939
The Dominion Drama finals will be staged in London April 10 to 15 1939 with Western Ontario regional events in Hamilton January 25 26 27 and 24. D Park Jamieson of Sarnia is named chairman of the London festival committee. Adjudicators are not yet secured. Open to full length and one act plays entries due December 1 to Mrs De W Adams Hamilton. Prizes include 100 for best play and 100 total for best cover and contestant program design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hamilton
D. Park Jamieson
Sarnia
Western Ontario Drama League
Ontario
W.O.D.L
Dc. W. Adams
Aberdeen Avenue
WODL
Aberdeen police cycle radios link beats to headquarters
Aberdeen adopts a new wireless scheme linking cyclists on lonely beats to headquarters. Two way three valve radios designed by the police will be carried in toolbags behind the saddle with the receiver microphone clipped to the handlebar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Geese Deployed as Watchdogs Around West Indies Homes
In the West Indies, households employ geese as vigilant guardians around their properties. The birds are prized for their loud alerts and protective behavior, helping deter intruders and alert residents to any approaching danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cypress Hills Park
Saskatchewan Park
Finance Department
Bellaten Gheta Herouy
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
France
Barcelona
Poland
League of Nations
Warsaw
Dolly
Walter Carruthers
Turnberry Township
Ont
Carruthers
Jane
Flin Flon Mine
Hatcher & Runnalls
Regina
Blin Plow
Great Britain
Butcher & Runnalis
Flin Flo
Pin Fion
Butcher & Runnaliis
Flin Flon
Bier
Medical Air Service
Johnstone
Canadian Medical Association
Calgary
Geoffrey Chaucer
Dominion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!