World Happenings Briefly Told 1938 Highlights
England imported 2 220 000 dollars worth of Watter with only half produced in the empire. Police raided St Anne's estate near Dublin and arrested 23 men on suspected military drills. Over 70 000 London children aged eight to eleven returned to school on April 1 after wartime disruption. A tugboat captain convicted of spying for Germany received three years. Admiral Pierre Ronard, famed French minesweeper inventor and war record holder, died in Paris at 75. Two hundred of 250 British volunteers in Finland chose to stay for rebuilding. British merchants call to suspend compulsory war risk insurance until air raids occur. United States refuses to recognize Wang Ching-wei regime in China, straining U S Japan ties. Miss L M Foster, Britain’s first woman admiral, dies. as Southampton mayor she became admiral of the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
St. Anne's
Dublin
London
Germany
Netherlands
Pierre Ronard
Paris
Finland
Soviet Union
United States
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Washington
Tokyo
L. M. Foster
Britain
Southampton
Midwestern hotel guests mock French phrase for hors d oeuvre
A Midwest hotel crowd jokes about replacing the French term hors d oeuvre with a coined "a piteaser" after mispronunciations. The piece notes the awkward struggle with the phrase and humor about vocal strains and hotel service in the region.
An Effective Weapon James Whitcomb Riley Knew Best Way To Strike Back
James Whitcomb Riley used humor to deflect insults from a foreign critic. He said he struck back by silencing the attacker with a great chunk of silence. A Rome report notes Libyan olive trees rose from 600000 in 1922 to 3000000 under Italian rule. The Soviet Union relies largely on domestic raw materials for its food industry with only a few imports like cocoa.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Soviet Union
British Pen Makers See Surge in Fountain Pen Orders
A British firm reports a sharp rise in fountain pen and ink orders driven by wartime letters. Demand expands beyond the empire to Holland Belgium and Turkey with ink orders up 59 percent though payment remains difficult. A salesman even bartered pens for tobacco leaf in Bulgaria and dried cod in Iceland.
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Pen Makers
Couftnes
Holland
Belgium
Rmien
Turkey
Peng
Bulgaria
Tceland
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Dangerous Job of the Stokers on Ships
The Windsor Star notes stokers toil below deck shoveling coal to drive steam engines. They face routine danger and little glory, with few chances to reach lifeboats if torpedoes strike. Their grim duty keeps ships moving though escape is often impossible.
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Windsor Star
Etiquette For Modern Dates And Public Etiquette Guides
A 32 page Home Service guide promotes proper dating and social behavior. It covers introductions, door etiquette, dining manners, movie theater conduct, dancing and travelling norms, tipping, and handling petting questions. It promotes orderly conduct for young adults and lists related booklets available for 15 cents. It also notes a police manpower estimate in England and a stray item about London police witticisms.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Button Front Princess Frok Pattern Adorns Sewing Guide
Anne Adams Pattern 4407 offers a slim princess line with front buttons and adjustable collars. Choose fitted or slashed wide sleeves, contrast pockets, ric rac or ruffle trim, and belt. available in misses and women's sizes up to 50. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept for order.
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Anne Adams
Ricrac
Winnipeg
MacDermot Ave. E
Queen Victoria and Albert Honeymoon Visit Recalled
A letter to the London Times recalls a grandmother and her children traveling to Buckingham Palace about a hundred years ago to witness Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s departure for their honeymoon. An officer offered to escort the granddaughter inside, but she declined and watched the royal couple descend the staircase.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Clapham Common
Palace
London Times
Resests The Criticism Newspaper Man Criticizes Professor Errors
A newspaper man rushes editions while editors and printers work under clocks. A university professor defends errata, taking long to write and revise, while his circle ends with six years and an extra page listing missed mistakes.
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J R.A
Selected Recipes Two Squares Chocolate Method
Melt chocolate in a double boiler and combine with milk to form a base. Dissolve corn starch in milk and add to the chocolate mixture along with sugar and syrup, then cook for about forty minutes. Off heat, stir in vanilla, chill, and serve over ice cream or pudding. Makes three cups.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Amber RUSSET Jell O Dessert Note
Instructions describe making a Jell O mold using orange powder prune juice and lemon maraschino cherry juice. Dissolve in hot prune juice, add salt, add fruit juices, pour into molds, chill until firm, unmold, serve with whipped cream and maraschino cherries. Serves four. Mentions distance to the Philippines.
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Divine Mercy in Hosea
Devotional reading centers Hosea 14 6 1 4 3 urging Israel to repent and seek forgiveness. The text emphasizes God’s free and boundless mercy, contrasting it with human forgiveness and using nature imagery to illustrate divine pardon.
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Hosea
Israel
Assyria
Egypt
Lebanon
F. W. Meyer
Gardeners Expand Vegetable Season With New Varieties
Old gardeners spread the garden season using later and earlier corn Bantam varieties. Impatient beginners are urged to plant in stages, while rock gardens rise in popularity with alpine flowers and rough weathered boulders shaping slopes for pockets of soil.
Ladies Sponsor Dances For Canadian Soldiers In England
Canadian troops in Aldershot request another dance from the Canadian Women's Club in London. An afternoon dance at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, featured Lady Patricia Ramsay as guest of honor with the Countess of Bessborough hosting. Each club member hosts a table and officers introduce themselves, creating popular, informal gatherings for Jack Canuck in England.
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England
Aldershot
London
Grosvenor House
Park Lane
Patricia Ramsay
Princess Pats
Countess of Bessborough
Oslo breakfast becomes health dinner in London schools
A Royal report shows milk in schools reaches many pupils but 40 percent of parents miss the chance for free or half priced milk. London tests an Oslo health dinner with salad bread cheese milk and fruit, yielding better growth and fewer eyelid inflammations vs hot dinners. Pasteurized milk dominates the metropolis at 90 percent.
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English Board of Education
London Council
Oslo
London
New Zealand
Metropolis
Editorial Note on Physicians Cancer Articles Offered
Readera desiring the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles may secure the same by writing to The Health League of Canada at 10 Bond Street Toronto Ont or to request the full collection by mail.
Missing wedding presents from Queen Victoria’s era
The article notes the Queen Victoria wedding presents are largely unaccounted for. Windsor Castle archives hold a complete list, but it does not match the current Royal collection. Some items have been traced to other houses as heirlooms, yet their origin remains unexplained.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
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Willya
Rome
Libya
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East End
By Asser Adanm
Amber
Philippine Islands
United States Mainland
Australia
Sire William Glasgow
Canada
Ottawa
Keith
Sir William
Jack Canuck
Ileague
S. McCullough
Manitoba
Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
Rae O
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