World happenings briefly told
Jee F. Hartman editor of Harper's died in New York. Britain reports big wheat stocks and a sugar ration now produced by farmers. An explosion at a royal ordnance factory left one dead and three hurt. The Shah of Iran’s frozen fortune is reportedly vast but undetermined. A 14 inch telescope is valued at about 2000 pounds. Gas masks for 50 to 60 million people are planned. Poles claim 35 enemy planes destroyed with 94 probably destroyed and 43 damaged. Melbourne University unveils a height range finder.
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Iran
Great Britain
George Hole
British Astronomical Association
Mayer la Guardia
Office of
U.S. Civilian Defence
France
Melbourne University
Serbs Defy Government As Cetnici Kill Croat Soldiers
Serbian outlaws, the Cetnici, resist a Nazi controlled regime ultimatum and clash with government forces. Reports state 104 Croat soldiers and 6 officers were killed while executions and court-martials of Jews, Communists, and Croatian officials were announced amid threats of wider civil conflict.
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Serbia
Milan Nedic
Air Marshal stresses total war and factory work in Toronto
Air Marshal W A Bishop told workers at two Toronto aircraft plants that mastery of the air is not enough for victory. He said total war requires everyone's effort, and overalls and hard work are as honorable as military uniforms and guns.
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W. A Bishop
Toronto
Twain at White House Prank Causes Brief Signoff
The anecdote recounts Mark Twain inviting to a White House reception during Grover Cleveland's term. He slips a note to Mrs. Cleveland about his conduct, then asks her to sign her name to a claim she “did not.” She signs after hesitating, later learning the note advised her not to wear arctics in the White House.
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Mark Twain
White House
Cleveland
Clemens
Moracles and Mercy: Canada's Red Cross Efforts Amid War
Gregory Clark praises Canadian Red Cross Society volunteers who transformed 12 million dollars raised since 1939 into 42 million dollars of aid for Britain. The piece notes Dr. F C Routley redirected plans to civilian relief as war intensified.
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Genghis Khan
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Merciful Heart
Red Cross
Britain
Womanhood of
F. C. Routley
National
Canadian Red Cross
Anne Adams Pattern 4862 Dress For Sizes 34 To 48
Pattern 4862 offers a front buttoned long panelled dress with vertical lines to slenderize the figure. Available in sizes 34 through 48, it features gathered side bodice, back slant seams, optional V neck, and sleeve length choices. Send 20 cents for pattern and mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermon Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Why We Are Fighting The British
Sir Norman Birkett told a mixed audience in Toronto that Britain and Canada value peace but faced a turning point in March 1939 when Moravia and Bohemia were seized. He said many feared war and sacrificed national honor to avoid conflict, then acknowledged war became unavoidable.
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Norman Birkett
Empire Club of Canada
Canadian Club
Toronto
Britain
Canada
Hitler
Moravia
Bohemia
Norman
Guides and Boys Harvest Lincolnshire Peas
A Lincolnshire farmer unable to harvest 18 acres of peas watched as a touring company of Girl Guides and local schoolboys gathered to pick the crop. Miss Laura Snowden, 20, said they did not want payment, calling it a good turn.
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Lincolnshire
Laura Snowden
Crown guests tour prairie farms delight local crowds
The Governor-General and Princess Alice toured Manitoba and Saskatchewan on a royal visit. The Earl of Athlone shook wheat at a Brandon farm and visited a Mennonite household near Swift Current, drawing admiration from prairie residents as the Vice-Regal party called at numerous towns.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Earl of
Ottawa
Dominion
South Africa
Athlones
Lethbridge Herald
No Consideration Factory Worker
A meeting discussed a strike after a trolleymen walkout. The Ottawa mint conducts annual coin integrity checks by three assay commissioners. A police check found 10 percent of Britons forget identity cards.
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F. W
Ottawa
Great Britain
End the War in Germany
A wartime speech urges ending the conflict only by striking Germany directly. It argues that bombing Germany and shattering civilian morale are essential to shorten the war and save lives, rejecting earlier notions of separating civilians from the war.
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Indo-China
Gibraltar
Asia Minor
Germany
Mountain Range Rises Again Over Queen Charlotte Islands
The backbone mountain range of Vancouver Island reappears as the Queen Charlotte Islands extend northward, forming a notable geographical feature.
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Vancouver Island
Queen Charlotte Islands
Sunday School Lesson on Our Father and Key Verses
Sunday school lesson centers on the Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven and includes Genesis 1 26 28 Exodus 34 4 7 Psalm 103 1 13 Isaiah 4 27 31 Matthew 6 20 34 22 35 38 John 4 24 14 20 23 Acts 17 24 30 and I John 1 1 4 Devotional reading Psalm 103 8.
Creation and Providence Themes in Genesis and Matthew
The passage contrasts two Genesis creation accounts highlighting human likeness to God through intellect and will. It also quotes Matthew 6 25 33, teaching reliance on God for daily needs, citing birds as examples of divine care and inviting trust over worry.
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God
Jesus
Appeal To Mohammedans In War Against Fascism
The Mufti Abdurakhman Rasulev head of the Soviet central Mohammedan administration urged Muslims worldwide to unite against Fascism in defense of Islam. He called for direct aid for the Red Army and claimed Allah would aid Muslims in the struggle, noting millions of Mohammedans in the USSR across regions from Crimea to Central Asia.
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Soviet Union
Abdurakhman Rasulev
Red Army
Allah
U.S.S.R
Crimea
Volga
Ural Mountains
Kirghiz
Central Asia
Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Waterton Lakes Park: Glacial Beauty Draws Visitors
The Canadian section of the Water ton-Glacier International Peace Park showcases multicolored peaks and lakes formed by glacial action. The wildlife sanctuary attracts growing numbers of visitors from Canada and the United States, while urging a broader message about life in country and city.
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Canada
United States
Loneliest policeman serves 700 miles from the North Pole
The Royal Canadian Mounted Constable patrols a remote post 1,100 miles north of Hudson Bay, about 700 miles from the North Pole, embodying isolation in northern policing.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Constable
Hudson Bay
North Pole
Seeds of chaulmoogra tree aid lep ros y treatment
Seeds of India's chaulmoogra tree are valued at ten times their weight in gold for their oil used to combat lep rosy. Researchers emphasize the medical importance and potential cures stemming from these seeds.
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India
Waning Role of the Apothecary in Modern Drugstores
The piece argues health defence relies on preventive and curative efforts and that the apothecary or pharmacist has long been central to healing. It notes a shift toward grocerza style drugstores selling wide goods and drinks, urging revival of true pharmacy through extended training and professional focus. The public should recognize the evolving but enduring profession despite commercial changes.
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Hygia
England
Henry VIII
College of Pharmacy
Volunteer advisers urge invasion landings in Europe
In Britain and Canada voices press for an expeditionary force to land on the continent, arguing duty requires action despite strategic concerns. Critics say such talk is irresponsible chatter that helps only the Nazis, leaving decision making to those who command ships and armies.
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Britain
Greece
Toronto Telegram
Epitaph Joke About Wife of the Above
A wife in perfect health jokes about her husband’s tombstone inscription asking what epitaph to use. He grieves aloud that he has no idea what to put. She retorts with a sharp quip, suggesting the simple line Wife of the Above.
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Jee F. Hartman
Harper's Magazine
New York
Lord Woolton
Royal Ordnance Factory
Cetnici
Zagreb
Croatia
Nedic
Ministry of the Interior
Ante Pavelich
Canadian Red Crosse
Gregory Clark
Cameron Lake
Mt. Forum
Alberta
John Gordon
London Sunday Express
God Our Heavenly Father
Russia
Lfe
Wealth
Coe
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