Western Canada urges board to safeguard Hudson Bay route
At the On-to-the-Bay Association annual meeting in Saskatoon resolutions called for a Western Board of Management for the Churchill port and a joint through railway rate on prairie grain to the Bay outlet. The group aims to protect a $56 million Hudson Bay route investment and push for Western Canadian representation in Parliament before the next session. The call emphasizes keeping the project out of politics and ensuring the route remains usable through and after wartime, with farmer representation on the board.
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Western Canada
Hudson Bay
Prairie
Churchill
Port Nelson
G. A. Hurst
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
West
Desuetude
Wetern Canada
Atlantic
Western
Canada
Villagers of Box revolt over siren pay dispute
The London Daily Mail reports 2700 Box residents protest after county police remove the air raid siren. Clerk Robert Dyer, paid 80 cents weekly, asks 20 cents more and refuses electrician access to the siren in his garden. Villagers urge the Home Security minister to keep the siren active.
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London Daily Mail
Box
England
Robert Dyer
Dyer
First allusion to bombs in Evelyn diary 1678
The diary of John Evelyn notes a trial of bombs in 1678 at Blackheath. The piece links this early mention to a later, dramatic impact on Manchester Guardian, described as crashing through the roof of Christopher Wren’s masterpiece.
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John Evelyn
Blackheath
Christopher Wren
Manchester Guardian
Modest Vancouver Private Hero of the 2nd Division
Pte. Jack Droye of Vancouver, age twenty, earned Red Cross notice for aiding survivors from a Nazi air strike in London. He kept the act quiet, even from his bunkmate Lieut. William Ferguson, and shrugged off praise, saying such deeds happen nightly in London.
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Pte
Jack Droye
Vancouver
London
Red Cross
Droye
Lieut
William Ferguson
Winnipeg
Batman
Wetting agents in soap kill germs and soak feathers
Researchers report certain soap agents make water unusually wet and able to penetrate bird feathers and waterfowl, while also killing many deadly germs. The finding suggests dual antibacterial effect and high penetrating power in wetting properties.
Radio quiz challenge about Kentucky and evolution
A radio quiz host offered five dollars for identifying the Bluegrass State but failed to hum My Old Kentucky Home. The excerpt notes that birds’ ancestors were reptiles and feathers evolved from scales.
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Bluegrass
Kentucky
Walking Sticks From Downland Craftmen Preserve English Tradition
Across a fifteen mile Surrey-Essex border, craftsmen cut ash and hazel wood to shape walking sticks, shepherds crooks, umbrella handles and hikers’ tumblers. The Downland ash yields the finest sticks used by American buyers and U.S. vendors. The work continues at a family workshop where three sons, two sons in law and two grandsons carry on a centuries old trade amid wartime.
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Surrey-Essex
United States
Dominions
Look For Metals Western Hemisphere defense drive announced
Harold Ickes announces a U S Geological Survey team will tour Bolivia Cuba and Brazil to locate tin tungsten manganese chromite and antimony and other metals essential to steel and aircraft alloy production Most supplies have historically come from eastern Europe and the Far East and are now restricted due to wartime disruption The effort aims to reduce dependence on foreign war material sources
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Western Hemisphere
Harold Ickes
United States
Interior
Wad States Geological Survey
Bolivia
Cuba
Brazil
Brahma the Elephant Dies at Munich at Century Mark
Brahma the giant elephant of Circus Krone died in Munich at age over 100. Once the world’s sole private railcar owning elephant he traveled four times around the globe in his master Carl Krone’s special car. Once feared as a youth he became the circus’s pride and leader of its famous elephant show.
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Brahma
Munich
Germany
Krone
P. T. Barnum
Carl Krone
Circus Krone
Tax Rates in Australia Shock Readers of Canada
The passage notes Australia’s tax structure with 5 percent on $1 065, 25 percent on $3 550, and 50 percent on incomes above $5 325. It comments that history may not repeat such times and urges readers to perform their duty to the fullest.
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Australia
Refuse a speech and strike a memorable banquet note
During a banquet players and guests seek standout moments. When called to speak, one speaker resists and pivots to a witty, assertive toast that energizes the room. The crowd responds with laughter and renewed attention, setting a confident tone for the event.
Beechwood Tent-Pegs From Chilterns Serve World Army
Beechwood tent pegs grown in the Chiltern Hills of England are sent to military fronts and supplies worldwide for army use.
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Chiltern Hills
England
Nails Before Wire Drawing
Before the advent of wire nails in the early 19th century, nails were crafted from flat sheets of iron and steel using manual shaping methods.
Red Cross Salaries Denial Clears War Work Motives
The Globe and Mail debunks claims that the Canadian Red Cross Society pays high salaries to its chairman and secretary. It states the national commissioner Dr Routley and staff earn a total 13600 yearly, and asserts no remuneration for top executives. The paper also defends the organization against accusations of unaudited funds and seeks to shield war relief efforts from false rumors.
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Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Routley
Globe and Mail
Dominion
Toronto Globe and Mail
Canada considers youth training program for army trades
Labor Department officials say a Canada wide youth training program may instruct selected Canadian army men in certain trades. About 5 000 men could be involved while 600 have already benefited as part of military training. The program has trained air force ground mechanics and war industry helpers using technical school facilities. Milk storage tip notes shallow basins keep milk longer.
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Defence Department
Air Force
Violets Rise on Four Foot Stalks in Hawaiian Islands
In the Hawaiian islands white violets are observed growing on tall four foot stalks. The description notes their height and the regional occurrence, suggesting unusual growth patterns in the local flora.
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Hawaiian Islands
Turkish Air Force Strength and Allies Details
Reynolds News reports Turkey's air power rivals neighbors with 300 to 400 front line aircraft, modern fighters and bombers, large pilot and crew reserves, and a RAF influenced, British trained force. It notes British instructors, uniforms, and foreign aircraft and that Ankara governs via a General Staff bureau of 12 officers under a colonel.
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Soviet
Russia
Turkey
RAF
Ankara
Reynolds News
London
Cocoanut Cream Pie and Vanilla Custard Pie Recipe
Combine sugar corn starch and salt. Stir in hot milk, cook until thick. Add beaten yolks, return to heat until thickened, then remove from heat and add vanilla and butter. Fill baked shell and top with browned meringue. Cocoanut Cream Pie adds shredded coconut and cocoanut sprinkled on meringue before browning.
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Durham
Jell O Plum Pudding With Grape Nuts
Jell O plum pudding combines lemon or cherry Jell O with salt cinnamon and cloves added to hot water and dissolved. Fruit and nut mix folded in, then molded and chilled. Serve with foamy sauce or nutmeg whipped cream. brandy may be added with fruits. Serves 10.
Testing Steel The Biggest Industrial X-Ray in the U.S.
The new 1,000,000-volt X-ray tube from General Electric allows two minute photos through four inch steel and five inch depth images in five minutes. Installed in a three foot thick walled building, it speeds inspection of warship parts. The tube, developed for Memorial Hospital New York cancer work, has radium-equivalent value around 90 million dollars. Operators view through a periscope behind a 36 inch wall.
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United States
General Electric Company
Memorial Hospital
New York
Two Ways to Pay Your Income Tax
The notice explains an interest free monthly instalment plan due April 30 1941 to ease tax burdens and aid Canada’s war effort. The pamphlet from Financial Counsel Toronto Montreal outlines how to spread payments and adjust spending and saving programs to simplify tax time.
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Canada
Financial Counsel
Toronto-Montreal
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