World Happenings Briefly Told From Prague to Canada
Despatches report Prague closed synagogues by German authorities. France’s MacGarand dismissed for not backing Vichy. RAF pay scales listed for officers and pilots. Canadian and Scottish YMCA aid troops in Scotland. Over 100,000 Irish workers leave for British war industries. Vichy signs treaty with Romania for oil payments. Canada’s MacKinnon cites Argentina trade gains. 70 Americans join US civilian tech corps aiding Britain in radiolocation. RAF uniform allowance increases to £45.
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Royal Air Force
Y.M.C.A
Scotland
Eire
James A. MacKinnon
Canada
Argentina
United States
Britain
England
Air Ministry
Britain’s Prisoner of War Camps Reported in India
India has accepted responsibility for housing about 84 300 European POWs for Britain. Roughly 30 000 have arrived, including just over 3 000 officers. No German military prisoners yet, but German internes present. Italians include 25 generals and an admiral, with a second admiral expected. Camps house 3 000 per site with eight officers, five interpreters, 66 other ranks, divided into five wire separated wings and an on site hospital for 500. Officers in separate wings. Four camps form a group under a commandant with a small staff. Each group holds 12 000 POWs, guarded by two infantry battalions. Seven groups either established or under construction.
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India
Britain
Winnipeg meeting urges national nutrition program initiative
Women’s groups in Winnipeg adopted a resolution calling on the Dominion government to establish a national nutrition policy and protect consumers from undue price increases in essentials. The resolution will be sent to the National Council of Women, which has about 500,000 members nationwide, for endorsement.
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Dominion
Women's Organizations of
Winnipeg
Canada
National Council of Women
Emperor Penguin Lives A Landless Icebound Existence
The emperor penguin of the Antarctic spends its life without touching land. It is content to spend its time on solid ice when not swimming in the open water.
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Antarctic
Ottawa Mint Opens in 1908 by Hart Grey Governor General
The Ottawa branch of the royal mint began operations in 1908 with Hart Grey serving as governor general and striking the first coin to mark the opening.
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Ottawa
Royal Mint
Hart Grey
Scheol Text Books and the Wealth of School Authors
A London letter notes the vast royalties from popular school texts like Hall and Knight's Algebra, contrasting it with fiction bestsellers. It cites Pendlebury’s Arithmetic as a memory cue and observes that most school books, though lucrative for a select few, do not stay enduringly profitable.
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Charles Pendlebury
London
Ottawa
Hall
Unusual Three Piece Ensemble Pattern 4804 by Anne Adams
A stylish three piece outfit includes a tailored dress with a bow turban and hand bag. The shirt waist dress features a button down bodice and four piece skirt with scalloped revers and deep hem. Pattern 4804 serves misses sizes 12 through 20 and requires 2 1/2 yards of fabric plus contrast. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 4804.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Britain eats significantly more bread per person
London Daily Sketch reports that Britain now consumes about three two pound loaves per week per person, an increase of 13 pounds from peaceful years. Bread Officer F A Bates cites rising consumption from 180 pounds in 1924 to 212 pounds in 1936, with current rates at about 312 pounds annually.
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Britain
London Daily Sketch
F. A. Bates
England
Daily Sketch
Mr. Bates
Reappointment of Linlithgow as Viceroy in India
The Marquess of Linlithgow is reappointed Viceroy of India for a term ending April 1943. He has served since 1936 after succeeding the late Marquess of Willingdon, who had been Viceroy following his governorship in Canada.
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Marquess of Linlithgow
India
Marquess of Willingdon
Canada
Linguists In Demand In British Military Circles
British officers who can speak Russian are highly sought after says the New of the World. Few Russian Army officers speak another language, unlike the past when French was common among officers and in imperial society. Russian is regarded as one of Europe's toughest languages.
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Imperial
St. Petersburg
Europe
Indian Chief Aids War Chief Edward Gamble Donation
Kit katla Indian Bank leader from Skeena River B C sends one hundred dollars to the United Kingdom high commissioner in Canada to support war prosecution efforts.
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Edward Gamble
Kitkatla Indian Bank
Skeena River
B.C
United Kingdom
Canada
Silvered Surface Claim and Novgorod’s Capital Note
A claim that the finest light reflecting surface is highly polished silver and a note that Novgorod served as the first capital of the state of Old Russia. The odd pairing presents two distinct historical ideas with no direct relation.
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Novgorod
Old Russia
Calgary's only woman carpenter breaks stereotypes
Miss Falkenlove, Calgary's sole female carpenter born in Denmark, uses planers and saws daily in her father's downtown shop. She recalls initial embarrassment giving way to confidence, helps build the shop, and now fabricates refrigerator doors while handling lathes and bandsaws with care around fast moving cutters.
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Calgary
Miss Falkeniove
Denmark
Miss Falkenlove
India’s tea trade near two hundred million in Canadian funds
India’s annual tea trade totals just under 190 million Canadian dollars, reflecting a strong export market. The figure underscores steady demand in Canada, with tea shipments and pricing contributing to the sizable bilateral trade.
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India
Lobsters Live On Sea Floor To Support Weight
Lobsters dwell at the sea bottom since their heavy bodies hinder active swimming. The text notes their weight and unwieldy nature keep them near the substrate rather than in open water.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and References
A compact listing of scriptural references for a Sunday school lesson. Included are Romans 14, Genesis 12, Psalm 31, Isaiah 62, Joel 2, Luke 11, John 3 and 8, 14, 16, 16:7-14, Acts 18, 2:1-4, 32-33, 4:31, 10:44-48, 19:1-7, Romans 8:9-17, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, II Corinthians 13:14, Galatians 5:22-26, Revelation 1:10, 22:17, and devotional reading John 14:12-21.
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God
Get
The Promise and Fruit of the Holy Spirit Explored
Excerpt discusses Acts 1 8 and Galatians 5 22 26 focusing on spiritual power from the Holy Spirit rather than worldly control. It emphasizes readiness for mission after Pentecost and the inner fruits guiding righteous living through the Spirit.
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Israel
Assyria
Babylonia
Persia
Greece
Rome
Jesus
Christ
Paul
Pick and Shovel Corps: Women Navvies Work 60 Hours
A hundred volunteer women navvies dubbed the Pick and Shovel Corps toil 60 hours weekly on national projects. They include Mrs F Wright with 13 children and 18 year old Betty Fulcher, among others, doing drainage, concreting, and levelling after securing a job through the Labor Exchange.
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Pick and Shovel Corps
F. Wright
London
Labor Exchange
Margaret Blake
Betty Fulcher
Barnett
London Daily Sketch
The Housewife's Long Frying Pan Reference
Fragmentary verse lines describe a housewife asking a frying pan where it has been, mentioning London and a bomber that flies over the sea, suggesting a whimsical or metaphorical travel motif within a historical newspaper fragment.
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London
Berlin public opinion rattled by RAF raids
Reports from Berlin suggest the continued RAF raids are extremely irritating to German public opinion. London Punch notes this as the first indication of any German public sentiment on the matter.
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Berlin
R.A.F
London Punch
The First Stool Pigeon Bird Used to Trap Passenger Pigeons
A historical note describes the first stool pigeon as a bird tethered to a stool to lure passenger pigeons into nets, detailing early hunting decoys and trapping methods.
Brighter Winter Skies Highlight Visible Stars
In winter the night sky shines with more bright stars as conditions favor visibility. Clear air and longer nights allow observer to spot prominent stars and constellations, enhancing stargazing prospects across regions.
Italian Forces Lose Will To Fight In Africa
Brigadier Arnold Minnis, in charge of British engineering forces in East Africa, says Italian troops surrendered after being fed propaganda that war would end soon and they would return home. He notes the Italians were “cleaned up” and is now in Canada seeking a new job.
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Africa
Arnold Minnis
East Africa
Canada
Rat known as reservoir host for typhus spreads disease
A survey cited by the Journal of the American Medical Association links the common brown rat to typhus fever in the Southern United States. In 1939 cases reached a peak, with Nashville noting 75 cases near rail yards and grain cars aiding rat travel. Authorities urge stricter rat eradication programs.
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United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
Nashville
Tennessee
Corn on chessboard proves exponential growth limits
A famed math anecdote explains that placing one grain on the first checker square and doubling each adjacent square would require more corn than exists in Canada and the United States combined to finish the 64 squares.
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Canada
United States
Chess Boom in Britain Amid Idle Time
Boredom sparks a chess surge across Britain with soldiers, fire watchers, and wardens taking up the game to pass idle hours. The pastime grows as more players join local clubs and informal matches emerge in workplaces and outposts.
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Britain
Potato Production Dominated by Europe
The statement notes that nine tenths of global potato production comes from Europe, highlighting Europe as the dominant region in potato agriculture and implying major contributions from European farms and economies.
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