Air service to Europe nears launch in 1939 plan
Britain says six flying boats are ready for scheduled Europe service. Imperial Airways and Pan American push to inaugurate regular trans Atlantic flights in 1939. American Export Airlines plans spring survey flights New York to Mediterranean ports. Warsaw convention and harbor access shape permissions for foreign airliners.
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Great Britain
United States
Clopers
Germany
France
Italy
Cir Aeronautics Authority
Britain
Iroperial
Pan-American Airways
United States Trans-Oceanic Air Transport Company
American Export Airlines
New York
Mediterranean
Havana
Americas
First Native Reindeer Herd Moves East in Northwest Territories
The first native reindeer herd in Canada moves 150 miles east to the Anderson River area under radio guidance from the Department of Mines and Resources. About 800 reindeer from the Mackenzie delta herd travel with government supervision to begin a native ranching program led by Eskimos Charlie Rufus and Rufus Kalealuk.
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Northwest Territories
Anderson River
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Mackenzie Delta
Canada
Charlie Rufus
Rufus Kalealuk
Conversation Goes Nowhere At Dinner Party
Smythe, shy at his first dinner party, struggles to start a conversation. After ten minutes he asks a woman, Does your brother like cheese? She replies I haven't a brother. A pause follows, then he muddles on asking if she would think a hypothetical brother would like cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LitUe Smythe
Quebec Position in Canada Manufacturing Output
The text notes Quebec as the second largest manufacturing province in Canada, contributing about 20 percent of the Dominion's output. It also remarks on Columbus and the distance to America, arguing that he could not have found America any closer to Europe.
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Quebec
Canada
Dominion
Columbus
America
Europe
New Canadian U S Trade Treaty Goes Into Effect
Canada and the United States implement a new trade pact effective January 1, reducing tariffs on key goods. Signed in Washington November 17, the deal replaces the 1935 agreement. Trade activity dipped as importers paused for the new rates, with Canada to remove the three percent excise tax on covered US commodities. Major concessions cover lumber, shingles, dairy, potatoes, fish, grains, cattle, poultry, metals, minerals, and many manufactured goods.
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Canada
United States
Washington
Canned Asparagus Gains Ground in UK Luxury Market
J H English, Canadian Trade Commissioner in London, notes canned asparagus remains a luxury in poorer districts but usage grows across Greater London. A survey of 66 grocery storekeepers shows rising sales and a belief the trade will expand despite its luxury status. US and Canada supply most imports, with Canada accounting for 18 315 cases or 26 percent last fiscal year.
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United Kingdom
J. H English
London
Greater London
English
United States
Canada
Better Barley in Canada Aims to Boost Malting Quality
The National Research Council leads a four year program to improve barley malting quality in Canada. Researchers seek varieties with high yield disease resistance and superior malting traits to expand domestic and export markets.
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Canada
National Research Council
Canada Calling posters in London campaign sets world reach
Posters on trucks for a Dominion products campaign travelled around the world near the equator 2300 times and logged 59000000 street miles with 35000000 in Greater London. Canada House says it was the empire’s largest outdoor ad effort. London police annual spend cited as 40000000.
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Canada
Dominion
London
Equator
Greater
Empire
Canada House
Fix Postal Rates for Atlantic Service in Spring
Canadian post officials say postal rates for mail across the Atlantic from Southampton to Montreal will be set by government negotiations. Imperial Airways will carry mails and passengers via Newfoundland as part of a joint company with Britain holding 51 percent and Canada 24 percent plus Eire. A regular service using 24 ton Cabot flying boats starts next spring but exact costs are not yet known. preliminary non passenger flights will inform rate discussions.
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Atlantic
Southampton
Montreal
Canadian Post Office
Newfoundland
Imperial Airways
Britain
Canada
Eire
London
Miracles of Matter and Spirit Across Time
A reflection contrasts material marvels such as the airship telegraph telephone locomotive radio skyscraper with enduring miracles of sentiment and spirit. It argues that while material inventions prove their worth by existence, the truth of faith friendship and hope is even more deeply woven into human life.
Doctor’s Stimulant Request Stuns Husband
A wife recalls a doctor ordering an immediate stimulant and asking to see her tongue. The husband reacts with alarm, joking that such a stimulant may be for the tongue, not the condition.
Japan Starts Virginia Tobacco Cultivation
Japan has begun growing Virginia tobacco with reported success, signaling a new agricultural shift. The development highlights potential expansion for domestic tobacco production and possible regional trade implications.
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Japan
Virginia Tobacco
Bombproof Shelters Probed as Wasteful Military Plan
Scientists forming the international peace campaign air raid committee condemn Britain’s plan to spend 93.3 million dollars on private bombproof shelters. They warn walls would bury shelters under debris and urge communal bomb proof cellars and evacuation for civil defense. Professor J B S Haldane is among signatories. Portage Terriers receive major wheat donations funding hockey club. Wheat-filled sacks labeled Portage and District Hockey Club line elevators near Portage la Prairie. last season raised over 800 dollars with a solid drive again this year despite low prices.
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International Peace Campaign
John Anderson
J. B. S. Haldane
Madrid
Portage Terriers
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
Portage and District Hockey Club
Eye index predicts age and lifespan in new formula
Dr. Felix Bernstein of New York University presented a biometrics formula at the American Statistical Association in Detroit. The eye index would reveal a person’s age over 40 and estimate life expectancy, claimed as an accurate date of death.
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Felix Bernstein
American Statistical Association
Detroit
Biometrics
New York University
Dinner Promise Sparks Life Insurance Joke
A playful exchange imagines a daily dinner request met with a witty reply about life insurance as the reward. The quip frames affection and humor around a long term coupling.
Weekend Plans at Grand Central Baffle Red Cap
A New Yorker describes a morning scene at Grand Central where a woman with bags waits for her husband who knows their destination. A Red Cap asks for the train, but she does not know. The exchange ends with the Red Cap remarking on the situation.
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New Yorker
Grand Central
Red Cap
Mrs Ayres and Mr Bootle Exchange Quip
Mrs Ayres gushes she is often mistaken for her daughter. Mr Bootle responds with playful gallantry noting the surprising age of her daughter in a light chatty exchange.
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Mrs. Ayres
Mr. Bootle
Noisy Cat and Fashioned Trimmings Comment
A fragmentary diary style note contrasts a nightly cat noise with a witty remark about canary eating and singing. It also quips that a woman is defined by caring little for general effects if trimmings and buttons charm.
Modern monstrosities and Christmas cards questioned
The Chicago Daily News questions if whimsical Christmas card motifs like purple giraffes and drunken gentlemen relate to the holiday. It traces cards to English origins and Dickensian revival, urging simple direct sentiment over clever, lurid designs centered on peace and goodwill.
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Chicago Daily News
London Instrate News
Londo
Night School in Kirkland Lake Brings Wide Immigrant Turnout
The Timmina Press reports Night School in Kirkland Lake drew about 450 attendees of diverse nationalities and ages. Classes include sewing and cooking for women, with Germans Czechs Poles Yugoslavs Latvians Ukrainians Russians Italians Swedes Danes Finnish French Swiss Hungarians Syrians among attendees alongside English Irish Scottish Welsh Canadians and others.
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Timmina Press
Kirkland Lake
Latvia
Ukraine
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Shellac Made By Insect From Lac Gum
A tiny insect forms lac gum as a body covering during its life. The covering is discarded and collected by humans to produce shellac.
The Plea Time Prayed For In Court Note
A long winded lawyer argued for a client who lost at trial. A note to the judge asked that the time spent on the defence plea be counted as part of the sentence. The phrase was delivered as the case closed.
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Mying
John Citizen
South Africa
Duke OF Kent
British Aircraft Factory
H.R.H
Bristol
Austin Aircraft
Birmingham
Mount Revelstoke Park
Western Canada
Mount Revelstoke National Park
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Naional Park
Bethlehem
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