Responsibility for School Fires and the Call for Precautions
A historical article urges stronger school fire safety after noting that 6-7 fires daily in the US and about one daily in Canada devastate schools. It highlights faulty exits, inadequate illumination, and a Oklahoma tragedy where 36 died, stressing known causes like electrical faults and arson, and urging trustees and parents to push for better safeguards.
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National Fire Protection Association
Boston
Massachussetts
Canada
United States
Oklahoma
Old Invention Aids Oil Prospecting From Near Surface
A new method based on a decade old English invention reveals that a pint of earth dug a few feet down shows direct signs of oil fields possibly buried 10 000 feet below. It yields little gas directly but could indicate vastly greater gas from rotted vegetation than the richest oil below.
Reviewed Her Regiment An Aldershot Review of Princess Patricia’s
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry paraded at Aldershot before their colonel-in-chief Lady Patricia Ramsay who was greeted as the beloved Princess Pat. She is the daughter of Canada's wartime governor general the Duke of Connaught and lent her name to the regiment in early 1914.
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Canada
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Aldershot
Lady Patricia Ram
Pat
Duke of Connaught
Princess Louise Estate Leaves Duke of Kent Heir
The estate of Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll valued at 239260 pounds with a residue of 22648 pounds paid 71211 pounds in succession duty. She died December 3 at age 91 and reportedly left most of her wealth to her grand nephew the Duke of Kent and his wife.
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Louise
Duchess of Argyll
Duke of Kent
Nickel-Iron Alloy Used in Mt Palmer Telescope Structure
About eight tons of 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy castings supported the new 200 inch telescope mirror at Mt. Paler Observatory in California.
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Mt. Palmer Observatory
California
Equal Footing With Germany In Allied Scientific Efforts
Dean C. J. Mackenzie told the Canadian Institute of Surveying in Ottawa that Britain and Canada have mobilized scientific resources and stand on par with Germany. He cited organized peacetime science aiding war readiness and noted about 60 war problems under study by the national research council as Major General McNaughton’s forces deploy abroad.
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Germany
Great Britain
Canada
C. J. Mackenzie
University of Saskatchewan
National Research Council
Canadian Institute of Surveying
Ottawa
England
Munich
National Research Laboratories
Dominion
National Council
Dean Mackenzie
Council
A. G. L. McNaughton
Civil Observer Corps keeps vigil along Britain's coasts
Outposts manned by volunteers monitor skies and listen for enemy aircraft from August 24 onward. They work four hours at a time, often under exposed conditions, using keen hearing and sight to detect foreign planes and identify their makes, enabling early warnings for interceptors.
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Britain
Civil Observer Corps
Great Civil Defense Organization
Nothing Cheap About It Navy Bond Costs Spelled Out
French minister Cesar Campinchi urged buying armament bonds and presented an itemized cost of sea warfare. Figures include a one-minute volley from the 26,500 ton battleship Dunkerque at 27000 dollars and a 400 pound depth bomb at 135 dollars plus a mine 1688 dollars and a torpedo 11825 dollars.
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Cesar Campinchi
Republic
Dunkerque
Chinese Radio War Begins With Multilingual Station
The Chinese government started a new radio war against Japan by launching a 24 hour service in 16 languages. Location and details of the station were not disclosed but it claimed world range. English French German Japanese Dutch Arabic were among languages listed.
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Japan
Cat Nic Key at Philadelphia Zoo Ends Mice Chase
The Philadelphia Zoo's cat Nic Key, who has chased mice in the bird house for 18 years, was trained as a kitten to let the birds alone.
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Philadelphia
Nickey
Italy's population climbs by 424 394 in 1938
Italy saw a population rise of 424 394 people in 1938. The figure highlights continued demographic growth for the year within the nation.
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Italy
Record high Atlantic fishing haul across borders
American and Canadian fishermen take an annual haul of about 3.3 billion pounds, illustrating the cross border scale of North Atlantic fisheries and the long standing fishing partnership between the two nations.
Guatemala to give 5000 toothbrushes to poor schoolchildren
Guatemala distributes 5000 toothbrushes to disadvantaged schoolchildren in a public health effort. The program targets improving dental hygiene and access to basic oral care for students in need.
British Army considers compassionate leave for service wives
The article notes Whitehall explores more humane policies for soldiers and their families. A proposal suggests granting compassionate leave to women in service when their husbands return home, to avoid cold, uncomfortable home life. No firm rule exists yet and COs may decide on a case by case basis.
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Whitehall
Gratuity Rules Vary For Meritorious Service Medal
Ottawa notes a pension does not accompany the Meritorious Service Medal for Canadian forces. In contrast, the British army grants a gratuity of ten pounds per year after twenty one years meritorious service.
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National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Moscow shifts buses from gasoline to coal gas
German claims that Russia could supply oil to Germany are contradicted by Moscow’s transport update. One hundred twenty five city buses were converted from gasoline to coal gas due to petroleum shortages, illustrating wartime fuel scarcities impacting daily life.
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Russia
Baku
Moscow
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine Digs Deep Records
The Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah is the largest man made hole, nearly a square mile in area. More than 232 million cubic yards of material have been removed from the site.
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Bingham Canyon
Utah
Farm Children at West Zorra School Share Morning Routines
A Stratford Beacon-Herald reporter visits a West Zorra school and records fifteen nine to twelve year olds describing their chores before and after classes. They walk from half a mile to two and a half miles, wash up, and help with farm tasks like milking, feeding, and dishes, reflecting farm life discipline.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
West Zorra
Zorra
Kenneth Walker
Peterborough
Casualty figures cite 1.4 million Japanese dead since 1937
The Central News Agency reports Japanese casualties since the start of the war with China on July 7, 1937 reached almost 1.4 million, with about 20 percent killed. The counts derive from Japanese documents seized on various fronts.
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China
Central News Agency
Trans-Canada Air Lines Freight and Passenger Figures
Air mail carried 702,291 pounds and air express 40,216 pounds in the past year. Passenger service has operated six months with 16,606 revenue passengers and an average trip of 500 miles.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Air Express
Location Does Not Matter In Newspaper Reading Habits
Frederick Dickinson of Chicago told Ohio publishers in Columbus that a right-hand page is not read more. studies show any difference is slight and left-hand pages may be read more in some cases. He is Western manager of the ANPA Bureau of Advertising.
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Frederick Dickinson
Chicago
Ohio
Columbus
Dickinson
American Newspaper Publishers Association Bureau of Advertising
Kipper Kites: RAF Coastal Command's North Sea Defence
The Royal Air Force Coastal Command earns the nickname Kipper Kites for patrolling the North Sea and screening wide ocean areas to protect fishing fleets after Luftwaffe attacks. The unit aids the navy by rescuing and defending crews of sunken trawlers against continued threats.
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Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Navy
North Sea
Luftwaffe
RAF
Winnipeg Free Press
Insect varieties numbered seven hundred thousand noted
A report highlights seven hundred thousand identified insect varieties while joking that they exclude people who leave snow on sidewalks.
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She
Princess Pats
Guatamala
Guoup
Canada Starch Home Service Dept
THE
DA Starch Company Limited
Lipton
Wm. Rogers & Son
Thomas J. Lipton Limited
Lipton Building
Toronto
Ita Et In
Nicknaming
Cappleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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