Arctic Explorer Gives Views
T H Manning veteran Arctic explorer spoke in Winnipeg after returning from Baffin Land 2000 miles north. He doubted Nazia would raid Canada via Arctic bases and noted ground stations at Baffin Land are not suitable for air bases. He recalled RCMP precautions destroying gasoline caches and storing aviation fuel in Repulse Bay. The couple described harsh Arctic life and Manning's discovery of land slowly rising from the sea and Eskimo culture shifts, plus nesting grounds of blue and snow geese.
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T. H. Manning
Winnipeg
Baffin Land
Nazia
Canada
Arctic
Hudson Strait
Manning
Cape Dorset
Hudson Bay
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Repulse Bay
Mr. Manning
Census plans include Canadians serving in all forces
Tentative arrangements for the next June census aim to include Canadians serving in the army navy or air force and those overseas. Defence records may aid checking men abroad, while home enumerators will question those in military establishments. Authorities hope information about civilians abroad can be gathered through relatives at home.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Defence Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Quotation Misattributed to British Leader
The Winnipeg Tribune notes a quotation praising perseverance in any struggle, attributing it to Adolf Hitler from Mein Kampf rather than Pitt or Winston Churchill, highlighting misattribution in debate over resolve and sacrifice.
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Pitt
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Winnipeg Tribune
Record sugar beet yield in Leth bridge district tops previous years
A frost-free period of 165 days and timely rains produced remarkable sugar beet yields in the Leth bridge district last year. The average was 14.10 tons per acre, the best on record, with the 1938 crop next at 12.9 tons per acre.
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Lethbridge
Large Sunflower Requires Two Barrels Of Water
A sunflower grown to maturity consumes two barrels of water in its development. The note highlights water usage for large sunflowers and practical cultivation needs.
British official cites tests on wheat germ retention process
Wheat Germ Maj. Gwilym Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Lord Woolton has arranged tests on a Canadian milling process claimed to retain wheat germ and oil in four. He said reports on an American process did not confirm the germ claims. Ottawa said Britain seeks fortified flour with synthetic thiamine, while chemists note current processing removes natural vitamins and modern bread lacks energy-giving properties. Canadian wheat's vitamin content is highlighted as scientists explore whether fortification or processing adjustments best preserve germ and oils.
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Gwilym Lloyd George
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Lord Woolton
Britain
Maj. Lloyd George
Trade Department
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Foresters to Aid Britain in Timber Drive
Major A I Harris, timber controller, announced a major attack on UK woodlands by Canadian Army foresters to boost domestic timber. Four figure force will cut trees and produce finished timber in mills set up with equipment from the Dominion, alongside Newfoundland and empire foresters. Since last spring Canada has shipped 250000 tons by rail from the Pacific to the Atlantic to bypass Panama.
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United Kingdom
A. I. Harris
Ministry of Supply
Harris
Dominion
Newfoundland
Empire
Canada
Britain
Major Harris
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama
Bombing Paris and Rome Seen as Too Risky for World Opinion
The RAF’s long range raids target military sites, avoiding Paris and Rome due to political fallout. Rome lacks Berlin’s factory density and risks Vatican damage, while Paris carries symbolic weight and French public opinion. Britain reserves right to bomb Rome but fears alienating allies.
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Royal Air Force
Germany
Italy
Paris
Rome
R.A.F
Berlin
Vatican City
London
Britain
House of Commons
Briiain
City of Light
Alberta to Survey Air Base Route From Edmonton to Alaska
The Alberta government will survey a chain of air bases from Edmonton to Alaska for the national defence department. Survey parties have begun work northward and may include Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia. The province will supervise construction with private contractors handling the actual work.
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Edmonton
Alaska
Alberta
Department of National Defence
W. A. Fallon
Fort St. John
British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Yukon Southern Air Transport
Whitehorse
Y.T
Admiralty Calls For Regular Worship Aboard Warships
The Board of Admiralty urges daily divine service on warships and directs battleships and cruisers to provide a space for worship. The note, attributed to the Admiralty rather than a chaplaincy, signals strong support from the First Lord amid the war.
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Board of Admiralty
Royal Navy
London Spectator
Oklahoma Farmer Saves His Curls From Army Draft
Ivan Barzella Heiderich, a 33 year old Marietta Oklahoma farmer, narrowly avoids induction as a board determines his value lies in his current occupation. He cherishes his long hair citing his mother never cut his curls.
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Ivan Barzella Heiderich
Marietta, Okla
United States Army
Two WWI Veterans Reunite in British Active Service
Canadian veterans Alexander R. Bedard of Prince Albert Saskatchewan and Peter L. Hyde of Calgary return to service with the Canadian Active Service Force in Britain. Both served as privates in World War I, now quartermaster sergeant and company sergeant major in the same Alberta Highland regiment. Both ran unsuccessfully in the 1935 federal election, Bedard for Social Credit in Prince Albert against Mackenzie King and Hyde for Liberal in West Calgary against R. B. Bennett. Both weigh 190 pounds and were born on April 24. The isolated Foula island in the Shetlands is noted for its rough surrounding sea.
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Britain
Alexander R. Bedard
Prince Albert
C.S.M. Hyde
R. B. Bennett
West Calgary
N.c.o.'s
The George Cross Model Approved by the King
The model approved by the King is plain silver with four equal limbs and a central circular medallion bearing the design of St. George and the dragon.
Definition of contagious disease
A contagious disease is one caused by germs that spread through air or water and can be transmitted without direct contact with the patient.
Hyperion Sunk After Mine Wound In Adriatic Action
Naval sources report the destroyer Hyperion lay crippled for two hours under Italian shore guns in the Adriatic after striking a mine. She sent a delayed SOS to avoid alerting enemy torpedo craft, then was sunk by a British gunship as three rescuers plied to reach her crew from hiding ships near fortified territory.
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Alexandria
Hyperion
Adriatic
Durazzo
Toronto explores revenue from salvaged tin cans
Harold Bradley street cleaning commissioner proposes to raise revenue from salvaged tin cans collected by city workers. He cites 5 000 tons collected annually valued at about 40 dollars per ton but refused to share details of the plan.
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Harold Bradley
Toronto
Bradley
London Transport Board Six-Point Underground Shelter Safety Code
The London Transport Board issues a six point safety code for people who shelter in underground railway stations. It aims to prevent accidents and fatalities by directing behavior in tunnels and platforms.
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London Transport Board
Coffee’s Ancient Beginnings Traced to Asia and Mideast
The note links coffee’s earliest use to the 12th or 13th century in regions around the Middle East and Africa, highlighting early trade routes that spread the beverage to Europe and the wider world. It mentions key places and peoples who first documented the drink’s consumption and cultural adoption.
Soil Survey And Its Value In Agriculture
A. Leahey of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa explains soil surveys classify soils by characteristics for crop and native vegetation growth and map their locations. Surveys also recognize physical factors influencing production and provide a basis for classifying cropping and fertilizer results. They guide settlement, land use, and assessment of productive power, and inventory national soil resources for strategic value.
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A. Leahey
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Red Cross Receives Vitamin D Tablets Amid War Strain
A Trans Pacific Clipper shipment to the American Red Cross in Hong Kong delivered 1,676 pounds of vitamin D tablets. The Red Cross aims to bolster civil health strained by war hardships and poor nutrition.
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American Red Cross
Hong Kong
Red Cross
Human Dynamo Friend Delights in Charged Attire
A playful exchange describes a friend as a "human dynamo" whose entire outfit is literally charged with energy. The quip highlights the wearer’s spirited style and magnetic presence.
Alexander the Great’s Suez Canal Idea Then Feared Silting
Tradition holds Alexander the Great proposed a canal at Suez but worried the mouth would quickly fill with silt, hindering navigation and reducing the project’s viability.
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Alexander the Great
Suez
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