Village Blacksmiths Echoes in Tilbury Veteran Smith
S H Richards of Tilbury Ont marks 35 years as a blacksmith praising the trade as finest work. Born in Devon and arriving in Canada 30 years ago, he later to Woodstock Brantford Hamilton and settled in Tilbury in 1925. He notes summer sweat and pride in his forge and cites The Village Blacksmith as a tribute to the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Richards
Tilbury
Ont
Richards
Mr. Richards
Devon
England
Canada
Woodstock
Brantford
Hamilton
World Happenings Briefly Told In British War Context
The report notes Britain will place a munition order of about 25 million dollars with Canadian firms. Dr. R. B. Deans of Calgary is named an honorary Canadian Red Cross member for 17 years of service. Belgian deputy Louis Pierard warns a German victory would end Belgian independence. Argentina plans to boost lard and bacon exports to Britain to offset Danish disruption. Queen Elizabeth auctions a silver tea service for Red Cross funds. Britain steps to protect Allied interests in Iceland. YMCA officers are appointed in Royal Canadian Air Force units. A Polish embassy pamphlet accuses German atrocities in occupied Poland including priest executions and executions without trial.
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Great Britain
R. B. Deans
Calgary
Canadian Red Cross Society
Deans
Red Cross
Louis Pierard
Germany
Denmark
Elizabeth
Christie's
Lord Mayor
St. John Fund
Britain
Iceland
Arctic
North Atlantic Sea
Wild Mustard Reduces Crop Yields
Six year trials at the Regina Experimental Sub-Station show wild mustard consistently lowers yields in wheat, oats, and barley. Losses exceed 50 percent under weedy conditions and rise with more mustard. Recommendations include early sowing with sufficient seeding rate and the use of phosphatic fertilizers to mitigate the infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
John Cameron
Nervous bandit robs drug store as bridegroom-to-be aide speaks
In Philadelphia a bandit pressed a revolver on Mrs. Edith Graff while a partner looted the drug store till. An aide calmed the nervous suspect noting he is to be married next week. King Ghazi of Irak buys three airplanes and hires a pilot. Coyotes, though with dens, sleep in the open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Graff
Philadelphia
King Ghazi of
Irak
Youths’ sea voyage from Camber ends in South America return
Frederick Sutherden aged 19 and David Ashment aged 23 set out from Camber in a small boat for a day trip. A strong wind pushed them to sea where the 8000 ton Dutch ship Westpain bound for South America sighted them and carried them on to South America. They were transferred to the Bursplein and brought home after a summer at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Camber
Sussex
Frederick Charles Sutherden
David Charles Ashment
Westpain
Bursplein
The Educated Man
An educated man is not a person whose head is filled with all the knowledge he requires. Education teaches men to think clearly but often shows them where and how to look to discover knowledge they do not possess.
Proper lawn and garden care for rich green lawns
The article emphasizes lawn quality through seed selection, liberal sowing, fertilizing, and regular watering. It advises weekly deep watering, rolling in spring, and careful fertilizer near stems, plus cultivating gardens in spring to control weeds and retain moisture. It warns against overcutting in hot weather and notes plant vigor relies on soil health.
Embroidery Dress Pattern 4372 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4372 offers a fitted and flared dress with floral embroidery and a bustled back sash. Suitable for misses and women in sizes 12 through 40, with fabric needs listed for size 16. orders sent with 20 cents to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross seeks ongoing knitted aid for troops
Mr Wallace Campbell head of the women's war work committee appeals to Canadian women to keep knitting for the fighting forces. He notes a temporary slowdown in hospital supplies but urges continued socks scarves sweaters helmets and other items, with focus shifting from wristlets to broader knitted articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Campbell
Women’s War Work Committee
Canadian Red Cross Society
The Schmidts Hear A London Radio Triumph Then Silence
A German village learns a supposed wartime radio broadcast saved Otto Schmidt from U 58 The village and family celebrate but fear of penalties for listening to foreign radio keeps them inwardly glad The story ends with no one admitting they heard the report or believed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Schmidta
Rhineland
Schmidts
Great Britain
Otto Schmidt
Otto
Mose
Sam
Mars
Moon
First Steam Automobile Builder Recalled by Toronto Native
Eighty eight year old Thomas H. Goodison of Orchard View Blvd recalls backing Charles Price in Toronto's first steam automobile. Born in Ireland, he came to Canada in 1856 with his father and remembers the horseless carriage before the internal combustion engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Goodison
Orchard View Blvd
Toronto
Charles Price
Ireland
Mr. Goodison
Canada
Mr. Good
Jealous Chinese Swain Triggers Shanghai House Collapse
A distraught Chinese suitor in Shanghai sawed the foundation of his former home as a wedding began. The structure collapsed during the ceremony killing the bride and 17 guests, with authorities investigating motives and seeking debris removal.
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Shanghai
Raffles film and a tour of the Black Museum
A column recalls Sir Cedric Hardwicke and the allure of Hollywood. It surveys London’s Black Museum, a Scotland Yard crime archive, now being portrayed in the film Raffles through John Van Druten’s memory of the exhibits. The piece notes advances in aircraft speed and rocket‑driven momentum in aerial warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Black Museum
Scotland Yard
Canada
Comforting Words on Judah and End of Exile
A Sunday school lesson summarizes Isaiah 40 and Psalm 46, noting Jerusalem’s fall, exile in Babylonia, and the coming return under Cyrus. It explains God as refuge and strength and highlights Isaiah’s message that hard days are ended and guilt paid off as captives head home with divine aid.
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God
Judah
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Babylon
Moffatt
Cyrus
Persia
Isaiah
Richard Roberts
Submarine Chasers Built With Toronto Marine Engines
Canadian and British navies plan to combat intensified submarine warfare with large Toronto engines. Boilers double as water tanks and the 100 ton complete engine assembly includes a 60 foot shaft. Engines shipped to Canadian shipyards will equip fast anti sub craft and minesweepers for the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Navy. Moving boilers to yards required special railway routing and occasional track widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Canada eyes sawmill waste for pulp exports boost
Canada may boost wood pulp exports by using eastern spruce sawmill waste after Norway exports fall due to the Nazi invasion. The department predicts up to 3 million dollars in value if waste is delivered to pulp mills, cutting lumber costs and saving forest resources. About 440000 cords of sound wood are burned yearly.
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Canada
Norway
Department of Mines and Resources
Dominion
Forest Products Laboratories
Montreal Opens Aeronautical School Under BCATP
A School of Aeronautical Engineering under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan opens in Montreal. Professor Thomas Richardson London of the University of Toronto Civil Engineering Department leads the school as Squadron Leader. Six month courses train 36 officers to be posted to training schools nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Montreal
Thomas Richardson London
Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Starry Night Brings Count Near Twelve Hundred Stars
A quiet observation notes approximately 1,200 stars visible in a clear night sky, while a separate public notice reports Ireland has forbidden onion imports, reflecting unrelated topics in a single readable fragment.
Health League urges free health booklets for Canadians
The Health League of Canada promotes free booklets issued by the Federal Department of Pensions and National Health. Dr. Gordon Bates urges organizations to distribute them and teachers to use them, noting topics like Hay Fever and Typhoid Fever. He links wartime health to stronger allied effort. Citizens should request copies from the Health Department.
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The
Health League of Canada Today
Citizens of Canada
Federal
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ottawa
Gordon Bates
Health League
Dominion
Canada
Bates
Editorial note on Dr McCullough cancer articles request
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs readers seeking the full collection to send their request to the provided address.
Atrocities Charged Against German Occupation Priests
A Polish embassy pamphlet accuses German forces in Poland of mass killings and burial alive of Catholic priests. It claims priests were assassinated without trial across Pomerania, Poznan, Torun and surrounding dioceses, with many details of executions and detentions by Gestapo and German authorities.
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Poland
Pomerania
Poznan
Torun
Rzeszow
Tarnodrzeg
World Record Ski Jump and Odd Facts From 1930s News
Olaf Ulland set a world ski jump record of 337 feet in Yugoslavia, with Joseph Brady at 331 feet 4 inches close behind on the same site. Halver Halstead posted the US longest jump at Big Pines California with 262 feet. A England test finds women’s skin cooler by one degree on average. Germany offers public typewriters with 1000 strokes per coin. Texas salt reserves could supply a four horse wagon load per person with plenty left.
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Yugoslavia
Olaf Ulland
Joseph Brady
United States
Halver Halstead
Big Pines
Calif
England
Texas
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Y M.C.A
Royal Canadian Air Force
George S. Patterson
Y.m.ca. War Services
John
Kirkwood
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric
Hollywood
Raffles
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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