World Happenings Briefly Told
Lee F Hartman editor of Harpers dies in New York playing cards. Britain's sugar ration now produced entirely by farmers from beet. Woolton says wheat stocks at record highs. One killed three injured in a Royal Ordnance Factory explosion in northwest England. Shah of Iran fortune reportedly frozen in Britain, size unknown. George Hole AUX firefighter and British Astronomical Association member built a 14 inch telescope worth about 2000 pounds. Mayor La Guardia says gas masks for 50 to 60 million people ready. Polish airmen have claimed 351 enemy planes destroyed, 94 probably destroyed, 43 damaged. Melbourne University unveils a height range finder, a notable Australian scientific feat.
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Iran
Great Britain
George Hole
British Astronomical Association
Mayor la Guardia
Office of
U.S. Civilian Defence
France
Melbourne University
Serbs Defy Government as Cetnici Kill Croat Soldiers
Reports from Zagreb say Serbian outlaws the Cetnici resist a government ultimatum in Nazi controlled Serbia. Militants killed 104 Croat soldiers and six officers after the order to surrender. Marshal Milan Nedic warned of possible civil war and German support for quelling the revolt. In a separate action, 50 executed persons described as Jews and Communists were shot after court martial.
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Serbia
Milan Nedic
Zagreb
Croatia
Nedic
Ministry of the Interior
Air Marshal Stresses Equal War Effort At Toronto Factories
In a Toronto visit two aircraft plants, Air Marshal W A Bishop argued mastery of the air is essential but total war demands effort from all workers. He said uniformed troops are not the only vital contributors and overalls and hand work deserve honor alongside His Majesty's uniform and a gun.
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W. A. Bishop
Toronto
Twain Invited to White House Reception Joke
Mark Twain attended an authors reception at the White House during President Cleveland's term. Mrs Clemens feared his mischief and slipped a note about conduct. Twain asked Mrs Cleveland to sign her name on his card, then handed her a brief note: Dont wear your arctica in the White House.
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Mark Twain
White House
President Cleveland
Mrs Clemens
Why We Are Fighting The British
Sir Norman Birkett spoke at a joint Empire Club of Canada Canadian Club luncheon in Toronto. He noted Britons and Canadians prize peace but accepted sacrifice for it, and said Britain shifted in March 1939 after Moravia and Bohemia were seized, realizing war could not be averted.
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Norman Birkett
Empire Club of Canada
Canadian Club
Toronto
Britain
Canada
Hitler
Moravia
Bohemia
Norman
Prince and Princess visit prairie farms in Canada
The Governor-General and Princess Alice toured Manitoba and Saskatchewan during their Canadian trip. The Earl of Athlone helped with wheat at a Brandon farm and visited a Mennonite home near Swift Current. The visit impressed prairie residents and drew praise in Ottawa and Lethbridge Herald reports.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Earl of
Dominion
South Africa
Athlones
Lethbridge Herald
End the War in Germany and Break Civilian Morale
A wartime call states that the conflict can only end in Germany and that every allied strike there speeds victory. It rejects earlier ideas that civilians are neutral and argues civilian morale is vital, with bombing aimed at breaking it to save lives. The message emphasizes total war and the necessity of focused effort on Germany.
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Indo-China
Gibraltar
Asia Minor
Germany
Mountain range backbone of Vancouver Island rises north
The mountain range forming the island’s backbone extends to the Queen Charlotte Islands farther north, reshaping geography and regional identity as the chain continues beyond Vancouver Island.
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Vancouver Island
Queen Charlotte Islands
Women Accomplish Miracles Canadian Red Cross 1940s Tribute
A wartime tribute to the Canadian Red Cross Society praising Canada’s women volunteers. It lauds their efforts turning every donated dollar into two dollars worth of relief for Britain, noting $12,000,000 raised and $42,000,000 in aid. It highlights Dr. Routley’s role in shifting from soldier care to civilian aid and hospital planning at Britain’s outbreak.
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Genghis Khan
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Britain
Womanhood of
F. C. Routley
National
Canadian Red Cross
Guides Help Harvest Peas In Lincolnshire Good Turn
A Lincolnshire farmer lacking harvest help saw a cycling group of Girl Guides arrive. They offered to pick the 18 acres of peas, and local schoolboys joined in. By day's end the crop was harvested with no payment demanded, as Captain Laura Snowden stated it was their good turn.
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Lincolnshire
Laura Snowden
Long-Waisted Panelled Dress Pattern 4862 by Anne Adams
Real dressmaking fun with Pattern 4862 for sizes 34 to 48. Front buttoned style with long waisted lines and varied sleeve options. Include color contrast, optional neck shape changes, and gathered side bodice details. Requires 4 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 36. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermon Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
No Consideration Factory Worker Strike Talk
A meeting last night discussed going out on strike at Second F. W. due to a trolley walkout. The obstruction kept some workers from attending, with criticism directed at the trolleymen for the public.
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F. W
Annual coin integrity check by Ottawa mint assay board
Three assay commissioners conduct the yearly examination of the Ottawa mint to ensure the integrity of the coins. The process involves testing metal content and weight accuracy to maintain standard quality and trust in circulating currency.
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Ottawa
Ten percent of Britons forget identity cards says police check
A police check-up reveals that ten percent of Great Britain residents forget to carry their identity cards, highlighting a common lapse in personal documentation and security protocol.
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Great Britain
Sunday School Lesson Devotion Across Faith Texts
The Sunday school lesson centers on the Lord's Prayer Matthew 6 9 and a study of Genesis Exodus Psalms Isaiah Matthew John and Acts passages. Devotional readings include Psalm 103 verses 8 to 14 to reflect on God as Father and creator.
Genesis Creation and Our Divine Image Lesson
The text cites Genesis 1 26 28 and 2 7 showing God creating man in his image and granting dominion over creation. It contrasts God’s likeness with human intellect morality and religious capacity and urges trust in God’s care as taught in Matthew 6 25 33 with a focus on God supplying needs beyond mere material wealth.
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God
Jesus
Appeal To Mohammedans Rallies Moslems Against Fascism
The Soviet Union’s central Mohammedan administration led by Mufti Abdurakhman Rasulev urged Muslims worldwide to unite against Fascism. He called for direct aid to the Red Army at home or at the front, promising Allah’s aid to Muslims in the struggle. Millions of Moslems in the USSR including Tatars are dispersed across Crimea Volga region Ural Kirghiz steppes Caucasus and beyond.
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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 National Park A Nature Made Fairyland
Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada forms the western segment of the Water ton-Glacier International Peace Park dedicated in 1932 to friendship between the two democracies. The area features multicolored peaks of limestone and banded hues, glaciers carving lakes and spectacular gorges, plus a noted wildlife sanctuary and popular fishing.
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Canada
United States
Loneliest Mountie posted near Hudson Bay north pole
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer serves 1000 miles north of Hudson Bay and 700 miles from the North Pole, highlighting extreme isolation in remote policing. The story emphasizes solitary duty and the harsh Arctic environment confronting the constable.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Constable
Hudson Bay
North Pole
Seeds of chaulmoogra tree aid lep rosy treatment worldwide
Seeds of India's chaulmoogra tree are valued for their oil used to treat lep rosy. The extract has proved crucial in combating the disease, underscoring the plant's medical significance and humanitarian impact.
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India
Apothecary to pharmacist a vanishing profession
The article traces the shift from apothecary to modern pharmacist in Britain and North America. It notes the drugstore’s drift toward selling general merchandise and beverages, while urging renewed focus on prescription filling and drug research to revive the profession. Universities broaden training, and old druggists seek to preserve traditional ideals.
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Hygia
England
College of Pharmacy
Advisers Push Invasion Plans Against Government View
British and allied volunteer advisers urge an expeditionary force to land in Europe claiming a duty bound to act. Critics note such talk is nonsense as it ignores strategic feasibility. The article stresses measured decisions by the government and military professionals over public chatter.
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Britain
Greece
Toronto Telegram
Wife of the Above Epitaph Joke
A husband, gloomily gazing into the fire, muses on his wife’s tombstone inscription. She, in good health, retorts with a playful line declaring she is the wife of the above. The exchange delivers a light moral about vanity and humor in marriage.
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Lee F. Hartman
Harper's Magazine
New York
Lord Woolton
Royal Ordnance Factory
Cetnici
Ante Pavelich
Hemorist
John Gordon
London Sunday Express
Gregory Clark
Cameron Lake
Mt. Forum
Alberta
God Our Heavenly Father
Russia
League of Tenada
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