World Happenings Briefly Told
Great Britain will place a munition order of about 25 million dollars with Canadian firms soon. Dr. R. B. Deans of Calgary named honorary member of the Canadian Red Cross Society for 17 years of work. Belgian deputy Louis Pierard warns German victory would end Belgian independence. Argentina to export more lard and bacon to offset British shortages due to Denmark occupation. Queen Elizabeth donates a silver tea service for a Christie's sale June 16 for Red Cross and St John fund. Britain guards Allied interests in Iceland as a Arctic naval base. Additional men named to head YMCA work in Royal Canadian Air Force units. Polish embassy pamphlet accuses German-occupied Poland priests of execution and torture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owas
Great Britain
R. B. Deans
Calgary
Canadian Red Cross Society
Deans
Red Cross
Louis Pierard
Germany
Denmark
Queen Elizabeth
Christie's
Lord Mayor
St. John Fund
Britain
Iceland
Arctic
North Atlantic
Wild Mustard Reduces Crop Yields Across Grains
A Regina Sub Station study over six years shows wild mustard in wheat oats and barley lowers yields by 50 percent or more, with losses scaling to weed density. Recommendations include using clean seed sown early at a heavy rate and applying phosphatic fertilizers to mitigate infestation and improve germination and moisture access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
John Cameron
Nervous bandit holds Mrs Graff as couple robs drugstore
In Philadelphia a bandit pressed a revolver on Mrs Edith Graff while a companion looted the drugstore register. The suspect defended his nerves as he planned a wedding next week. Local report also notes King Ghazi of Ivak bought three airplanes and hired a pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Graff
Philadelphia
Mrs. Graff
Ghazi
Ivak
Village Blacksmith Honored By Ontario Mr Richards
H Richards of Tilbury Ont marking his 34th year as a blacksmith says the work remains fine and steady. He recalls his Devon England birth and travels from Woodstock to Brantford Hamilton before settling in Tilbury in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Richards
Tilbury
Ont
Richards
Mr. Richards
Devon
England
Canada
Woodstock
Brantford
Hamilton
Camber youths set adrift at sea on short trip
Frederick Charles Sutherden aged 19 and David Charles Ashment aged 23 from Camber Sussex started in a small boat for a day trip. A gale carried them out to sea and an 8000 ton Dutch ship Westpain bound for South America took them along. They later joined the Bursplein and were brought home after a largely lazy voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Camber
Sussex
Frederick Charles Sutherden
David Charles Ashment
Westpain
Bursplein
The Educated Man and the Quest for Knowledge
The educated man is not one with all knowledge but one who can think clearly and follow a guiding command to navigate the world credibly. Education trains thought and shows where to seek information, not to fill a head with complete wisdom.
Gardening guide: lawn care and cultivation tips
The article stresses feeding a lawn with quality seed mixtures, liberal sowing, spring rolling, and regular watering. It warns against shallow pruning in heat, favors heavy weekly watering to prevent root rise, and notes soil wear signals. It also covers tender vegetables, fertilizing, and the vital role of cultivation with simple tools.
Embroidered Dress Pattern 4372 from Anne Adams
Bright flower embroidery enhances a springlike dress design with a fitted waist panel and bustle style sash. Pattern 4372 offers misses and women sizes up to 40 with simple transfer patterns and directions, sent with 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross Head Urges Continued Knitting Drive
Mr Wallace Campbell national head of the womens war work committee appeals to Canadian women to keep knitting for the fighting forces. She notes current stock of hospital supplies is high but urges focus on socks scarves sweaters helmets and other items while wristlets are sufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Campbell
Canadian Red Cross Society
The Hidden Prize of News From a London Radio
A German village learns a soldier on a U boat survived but the radio shows he did not. The crowd celebrates the apparent safe return while a strict penalty for listening to foreign broadcasts keeps them quiet. The town in stunned disbelief discovers the truth only when it is too late.
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London
Schmidta
Rhineland
Hhs
Schmidts
Gruppenfuehrer
Great Britain
Otto Schmidt
Otto
First Steam Automobile Remembered by Toronto Pioneers
Thomas H. Goodison recalls backing Charles Price in Toronto’s first steam automobile born in Ireland and arriving in Canada in 1856. He notes the steam car seemed future fuelled by internal combustion and that a 50 mile trip was now easy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Goodison
Orchard View Blvd
Toronto
Charles Price
Ireland
Mr. Goodison
Canada
Mr. Good
Bride and 17 guests killed in Shanghai house collapse
A jealous Chinese man attacked the home of his former girlfriend causing the structure to collapse during a wedding ceremony in Shanghai. Police say the incident killed the bride and 17 attendees and injured others.
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Shanghai
The Black Museum and Raffles Film Amid Staging
A column discusses Cedric Hardwicke as a famed actor, the hidden London Black Museum of Scotland Yard, and the film Raffles shown in memory form. It notes early aviation, bullets, rockets, and aerial warfare trends as context.
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Raffles
Sunday School Lesson April 28
Golden text God is our refuge and strength. Isaiah 40 explains how Jerusalem’s exile ends. The note highlights Cyrus as the instrument of liberation and Isaiah’s faith in return to homeland, stressing God’s hand in historical events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
I. Corinthians
Submarine Chasers Built From Toronto Engines
Canada and Britain plan fast submarine chasers using Toronto engines and boilers of 100 ton assemblies. Shipyards will deliver to Canadian and Royal Navy builders for anti submarine work and minesweeping. Railway routing required wider rights of way to accommodate boiler dimensions.
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Toronto
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Canada to boost pulp exports by using sawmill waste
The department of mines and resources proposes saving through cutting sawmill waste as Norway exports fall due to the Nazi invasion. Eastern Canada spruce waste could yield 3.6 million dollars if sent to pulp mills, cutting lumber costs and forest drain. About 440000 cords of softwood are burned annually.
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Canada
Norway
Department of Mines and Resources
Dominion
Forest Products
Montreal Opens Aeronautical Training School Under BCATP
A School of Aeronautical Engineering under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan opens in Montreal. Squadron Leader Thomas Richardson London from the University of Toronto Civil Engineering department leads the school. Six month courses train 46 officers to be posted to various training sites nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Montreal
Night Sky Glimmering with Distant Stars
A vague sighting notes about seeing about 1,200 stars on a blurry night, alongside a separate line stating Ireland has banned onion imports. The two ideas appear unrelated and lack a cohesive event.
Health League urges Canadians to use free health booklets
The Health League of Canada promotes a series of free health booklets from the Federal Department of Pensions and National Health. Dr. Gordon Bates urges organizations to distribute them and teachers to use them, highlighting topics like Hay Fever and Asthma Typhoid Fever and Holiday Health. He stresses wartime health and calls citizens to request copies to build a layman’s health library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health League of Canada Touy
Canada
Federal
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ottawa
Gordon Bates
Health League
Bates
Editorial Notice on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs readers to request the full collection through the specified address.
Appalling Atrocities New Pamphlet Charges Brutality
A Polish embassy pamphlet accuses Germany of brutal abuses in occupied Poland. It claims Catholic priests were assassinated or buried alive, beaten, and sentenced to death without trial, with references to Pomerania Poznan Torun and other areas as sites of mass arrests and killings.
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Germany
Poland
Pomerania
Poznan
Torun
Rzexzow
Tarnodrzeg
World Record Sit Ski Jump Set in Yugoslavia
Olaf Uland set a world record by flying 237 feet on a sit ski jump in Yugoslavia. Joseph Brall followed at 231 feet 4 inches on the same slide, while Halver Halstead posted the best U.S. mark with a 22 foot leap at Big Pines California.
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Yugoslavia
Olaf Uland
Joseph Brall
United States
Halver Halstead
Big Pines
Calif
Temperature gap between genders noted in Minnesota test
A MNj test from England reports women's skin is on average one degree cooler than men's. Germany offers public typewriters allowing 1,000 strokes per coin insert. Mineralogists claim Ball ore in Texas could equip a four horse wagon per person with surplus.
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England
Germany
Texas
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Ym.c
Royal Canadian Air Force
George S. Pat Fergon
Yu M. C.A. War Services
Ontarie Blackmith Coundders Werk Finest
Waerkd
By Anne Adsinn
John C.hirkwood
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric
Hollywood
Black Museum
Scotland Yard
Raffies
Muse
Sam
Mose
Mars
Moon
Isaiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Babylon
T Moffatt
Cyrus
Persia
Richard Roberts
DR. J.W. S. Mscullough
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