World Happenings Briefly Told
Arthur Bishop son of Air Marshal Bishop joins the PCAF as Canada holds 24,000 foster children under health inspectors. Henry Morgenthau proposes larger Canadian wheat imports to the United States. Ottawa plans a Winnipeg branch for munitions and supply coordination. Some rationing of electric power in Canada may come. Eighteen Manitoba men face prosecution for failing to report for four months of military training. Alberta coal output July 415,047 tons up from 375,968. British Columbia 154,878 vs 158,012. Saskatchewan 33,848 vs 30,244.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bishop
W. A. Bishop
Royal Canadian Air Force
PCAF
England
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
United States
F. L. Jeckell
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Federal
Department of Munitions and Supply
H. J. Symington
Montreal
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canada
Manitoba
National War Services
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Jaunty belted two piece pattern by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4865 offers a two piece trock with slim long top and inset belt shaping the bodice. Choose sleeve lengths, match or contrast fabrics, sizes 12 through 40, fabric yardage listed, address for ordering in Winnipeg pattern dept. 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Christmas turkeys walked daily in Majorca markets
In Majorca Balearic Islands shoppers buy Christmas turkeys early and parade them on daily walks. Purchasers lead the birds on brief strolls to display them before the holiday.
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Majorca
Balearic Islands
Early Humans Reached New World via Bering Strait Crossing
Some scientists contend that the first people arrived in the New World by crossing the Bering Strait, linking Asia and North America during ancient migrations. The debate centers on timing, routes, and archaeological evidence supporting this coastal and ice bridge theory.
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New World
Bering Strait
Illegal Polish press thrives under Nazi occupation
In German occupied Poland a clandestine press network flourishes beside 16 Nazi controlled Polish language publications. At least 28 illegal titles exist including daily rodeo-typed sheets, weeklies, reviews, specialty papers for peasants youth and children, a Warsaw ghetto Yiddish paper, and a humorous anti German sheet. Printed by concealed presses with over a hundred editors, the movement reaches vast readership despite fatal penalties for all involved.
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Poland
B.B.C
Warsaw Ghetto
Married men better endure economic stress than bachelors
A study summarized by Prof Goodwin Watson from 539 unemployed New York men in early 1934 finds married men with dependents show higher morale and life satisfaction than single men. Morale linked to faith effort counts and engagement in work, teaching, writing, selling or executive roles, plus religious involvement and multiple organizational offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Psychological Association
Goodwin Watson
Teachers' College
Columbia University
New York
Adjustment Service
Prof. Watson
Watson
Medical experiment in the Andes tests typhus vaccine
Three eminent scientists conduct a year long trial among Bolivian miners to test a newly produced typhus vaccine, a potential war ender. The vaccine, discovered by Dr. Harold R. Cox at the U.S. Public Health Service Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana, aims to curb a disease that often follows conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andes Mountains
Harold R. Cox
U.S. Public Health Service Laboratory
Hamilton
Mont
Leather Coats Urgently Needed for Seamen
Report from Toronto says feather coats are in demand for men on trawlers minesweepers destroyers and battleships to face the Atlantic chill this coming winter.
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Toronto
Atlantic
Onions and a Lifelong Peel For Peter Tyler in London
Peter Tyler, a professional onion peeler in London, earned a living for over fifty years by peeling onions. He could peel as much as three quarters of a ton in a single day, a remarkable daily output reflecting a bygone trade and local occupational history.
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Peter Tyler
London
England
Sunday School Lesson for September 21 History
Golden text from Revelation 12 11 proclaims they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. The devotion cites Revelation 32 1 15 4 and Psalm 27 1 6 as readings.
The Defeat of Satan in Heaven and John’s Vision
Excerpt discusses Revelation 12 7 12 and 15 2 4 with Michael as Israel’s patron, Satan’s fall to earth, and the atonement through Christ. It quotes Dummelow and Erdman on a victorious church image, Exodus typology, and the red sea deliverance as symbolic background to the harps of God and triumphal song.
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Satan
Heaven
Michael
Archangel
Jude
Israel
God
Christ
Dummelow
John
Aegean
Red Sea
Moses
Erdman
Jehovah
Rome
Alleged Spy Ring Claims Germany Had Bomb Secrets
United States Attorney Harold M. Kennedy opened prosecution of 16 alleged spies in federal court. Hermann Lang, final inspector of the Norden bombsight, allegedly took key details to Germany in 1938, framing a ring said to span the western hemisphere. Chimney swifts cannot perch on twigs and wires due to their unique feet.
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Germany
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
Mortimer Byers
Hermann Lang
Kennedy
Vitamin B-1 White Bread to Debut in Canada
Dr L H Newman told delegates at a regional conference that a new vitamin rich white bread named Vitamin B-1 White will soon be on sale in Canada. It will look like ordinary white bread but contain 360 to 375 international units of vitamin B-1, nearing the level of whole wheat bread. Islands in a river continually shift due to erosion and deposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Associated Countrywomen of the World
Canada
Newman
Modest Compliment Unsettles Lincoln Over Falstaff Actor
Lincoln praised a Falstaff actor who sent a book. In the waiting room Noah Brooks reports visitors. Lincoln declares he cannot see the actor, noting the awkwardness of pleasant friends in the White House. The actor seeks a consulship in London after their cordial exchange.
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Lincoln
Falstaff
Noah P. Brooks
Brooks
London
Windsor Castle Forms Royal Pig Club for Bacon
Windsor Castle plans to produce its own bacon with a royal pig club, the 1000th registered with the National Pig Breeders Council. Members pay 5 dollars each, owning 52 pigs together. Sir Ulick Alexander chairs the club, while Mr Ritchie runs the royal farm. The pigs are middle whites and large whites chosen as prime baconers.
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Windsor Castle
Royal Household
National
Ritchie
Royal Farm
Windsor
Solved His Problem with Kerosene Fueled Car
Jimmy Engler, a New York service station operator, equipped his car with a kerosene tank and a small gasoline auxiliary. He uses gasoline only to start the motor, then the car runs on kerosene with the gasoline line turned off.
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Jimmy Engler
New York
Health reform calls rise in Canada and U S
Health League of Canada official notes shared demand for national health action. Dr. Victor G. Heiser leads American health push with Toughen up America, urging disease prevention and strong public health measures. Heiser cites a $300,000 Halifax fund and reports dramatic falls in death and infant mortality after diversified health programs.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
United States
Victor G. Heiser
America
Heiser
Health League
Halifax
N.S
Massachusetts
Canada steps up air raid siren program and alerts
Canada moves toward a nationwide air raid warning system with officials signaling a growing effort to supply sirens and signals across vulnerable areas. A Toronto announcement shows a British firm to produce sirens for the Dominion market as discussions continue on expanding ARP services and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Toronto
A.R.P
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ECL
Ws Ag
Iiegal Publications
Scientista
War Savings
Berlin
Canadian War Savings
Wilder H. Ripley
Calgary
Pasadena
Calif
R. Howard
Lethbridge
Alta
Banff
Mike Christine Gawne
Washington, D.C
Ripley
Banff Springs
Canadian Pacific Photo
Mickie
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