Europe Ramps Civilian Air Raid Protections Across Nations
Nations across Europe prepare civilian defense against air and gas attacks. Paris features underground shelters and hospital, Britain roars ahead with mass gas masks, sandbags, and emergency drills. Ministers warn armament race cannot replace political appeasement.
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Europe
Paris
Britain
London
England
Scotland
John Simon
Samuel Hoare
Home Secretary
House of Commons
New Materials Gain Ground in Aircraft Construction
Aeronautical builders explore wood and plastic use while conserving steel due to rising scarcity. British specialists seek wood treatments to resist humidity and warping. Synthetic cement and resin cut costs. De Havilland Albatross four engine built with compressed wood. bakelite plastics trialed for light weight. Hulls and wings may be plastic. production speeds increase.
Praise For Roosevelt By Viscount Cecil Of Chelwood
Viscount Cecil, 1937 Nobel Peace Prize winner, hails President Roosevelt as a profound believer in peace at a dinner in his honor. He praises Roosevelt’s calm life approach, compassion for the less fortunate, personal charm, and energy. The Queen Mary liner features an ultra-short wave Searchlight emitting short waves that echo on distant objects.
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Viscount Cecil of
Chelwood
Roosevelt
Viscount Cecil
Cornish Farmer Claims Simple Farm Methods
Cornish resident George Henry Muller near Helston asserts simple, ancient farming methods yield remarkable crops. He speaks on biodiverse fertilization, moon phase planting, and water divining after years in Indo-China and South Africa. Muller claims seven-eared wheat from 5,000 year old seeds and oil 6,000 feet below the Lizard plateau, baffling locals.
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Helston
Cornwall
Eng
George Henry Muller
Muller
Ruan Minor
Cadgewith Cove
Lizard
London Sunday Express
East Indies
Indo-China
South Africa
Santa Visit Leads to Dark Night Silence
A playful exchange imagines Little Albert awake for Santa Claus. The dialogue recalls a dim room, a wash-stand mishap, and the father urging Albert to finish his mince pie, ending with a brisk, humorous dismissal.
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Little Albert
Santa Claus
Father
Albert
One Man Watches Film Alone in Sheffield Cinema
A Sheffield cinema staged a special screening for a single audience member, a 33 year old man described as crippled, who had attended just one talkie before. He watched the film from a stretcher laid across two seats, arranged by the cinema manager.
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Sheffield
London Plans £600000 New International Airport Near Croydon
The City of London to build a modern £600,000 airport on 1000 acres at Fairlop Plain eleven miles from the city center to replace Croydon. It will feature palatial lounges, dining rooms, a hotel, and four simultaneous landings to ease fog delays. Hes ton airfield is rerouted for military use. Croydon to be superseded in about four years.
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Croydon
City of London
Fairlop Plain
Heston
Dunning Urges National Unity Based on Confederation
Canada should unite under the British North America Act as Charles Dunning appeals in Toronto at the Commercial Travellers' Association banquet. He notes the need to apply Confederation principles to current conditions, cites prairie drought as a test, and stresses loyalty to Canada amid economic improvement.
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Canada
Charles Dunning
Toronto
Commercial Travellers’ Association of Canada
Dunning
Drouth
Middle West
Saskatchewan
Deer Fight For Supremacy In Montana Forest
Two buck deer locked antlers and fought to death near Billings Montana as five people tried to break the struggle. The larger seven point buck died. the smaller fled to rule the forest. Ben Greenough tied the fighting horns to a tree before help arrived. The second part notes Col Henry Laurens cremation in Charleston in 1792.
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Beartooth Forest
Billings
Mont
Ben Greenough
United States
Col
Henry Laurens
Charleston
S.C
Made With Ease Afghan Pattern 5716 Directions Included
Pattern 5716 provides directions for an Afghan with illustrations of the design and stitches, material needs, and color ideas. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept. of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnpeg
New Wheat RL1097 Aims to End Smut Disease Losses
Farmers may gain a rust resistant wheat named RL1097 developed by Dr. Cyril Goulden at Winnipeg. The grain promises earlier maturation, higher yields, stronger straw, and better milling quality while resisting leaf rust and loose smut. Officials weigh licensing for federal distribution based on 1934–37 tests.
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Dominion
Cyril H. Goulden
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Rust Laboratory
Goulden
United States
Thatcher
Renown
Apex
Canada
Associated Committee On Grain Research
W. F. Geddes
Dominion Grain Research Laboratory
Geddes
Prairie Provinces
Great Britain
British War Office tests bomb effects on mock Piccadilly street
The War Office completed three months of tests on a dummy Piccadilly street built with water gas sewer and power lines to study bomb damage and repair times. Two bomb types were used and protection against gas attacks proved effective with simple paper and stuffing methods.
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War Office
Piccadilly
London Street
Experimental British post office to test telephone television service
The British post office plans an early 1928 experimental service. Experts are expanding TV research and laying combined telephone and television cables from London to northern cities. A witty exchange about age and marriage follows, with a sharp retort from the old maid.
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British Post-Office
London
Canada We Know Exhibit at Empire and World Fairs
Macleans Magazine argues Canada should present modern urban life at Glasgow Empire Fair and New York World Fair 1939. It urges displays to show population centers, industries, highways, trains, tall buildings, shops, and fashionable people while avoiding overemphasis on rural imagery. It notes Canadians rarely see moose beaver or bear outside zoos and warns against outdated stereotypes.
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Canada
Glasgow
New York
Toronto
Macleans Magazine
Japan declines to seek Britain and United States input on Shanghai plan
The Japanese Foreign Office says it does not need to consult Britain or the United States about its Shanghai proposals. It notes goodwill concerns but hints that pursuing autonomous action may be prudent. Also reported are Manchukuo coal output and a note about the sloth’s backward fur direction.
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Britain
United States
Shanghai
Japan
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