Sabotage plots unfold in Bristow plant sequence
John Bristow explains a deliberate, ongoing sabotage against truck shipments used in airplane motor contracts. Nancy Ellis enters the Bristow Die Casting Company, meets Grimshaw and Miss Fletcher, and begins a new factory job while a mystery of leaks and danger remains.
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Nancy
Mr. Bristow
John Bristow
Bill
Nancy Thorne
Hill
Luella Hill
John
Pat
Bristow Die- Casting Company
Miss Hill
Grimshaw
Miss
Nancy—Ellis
Miss Fletcher
Tom Cantwell
The Swiss Lead World in Milk Consumption
Switzerland has the highest milk intake at 232 quarts per person annually. A bloodhound is the sole dog whose senses can be legally accepted as testimony in court.
Food For War Prisoners Parcels Packaged In Canada
The Canadian Red Cross begins packing five thousand food parcels weekly in Toronto for British and Canadian POWs in Germany with plans for five thousand more in Montreal. Each parcel supplies 2070 calories daily for a week and costs about a million and a half dollars yearly. Parcels travel via New York to Lisbon and then to Geneva under the International Red Cross, with British Red Cross coordinating distribution.
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Germany
Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society
Montreal
Red Cross
Canada
New York
Lisbon
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
British
England
Canadian
Britain
Fred W. Routley
Routley
F. F. Tisdall
Norman C. Urquhart
Marjorie Coste
Coste
R.A.F
British Red Cross
St. James’ Palace
Gems of Thought on Honesty and Honor
A collage of quotes from Carlyle Hazlitt Shaw Eddy Morgan and Jacobi on honesty honor and integrity. The piece contrasts moral values with modern taxidermy noting a shift from traditional stuffing to anatomically correct manikins.
Herbs and Vinegar Laid in English Courtrooms Ajar
In historic English courts guards spread herbs and vinegar to counter jail air and jail fever brought by lower class prisoners, aiming to deter disease and improve conditions within confined spaces.
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Old
England
Roman Emperor Julian Bridges Crossed Rivers
The Emperor Julian built a temporary boat bridge across the Tigris and Euphrates using skins stretched over osier frames to assist his army's crossing.
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Tigris
Euphrates
Julian
Reindeer Herd Begins Native Managed Move Along Arctic Coast
Wireless reports from the Government Reindeer Station near the Mackenzie Delta say a seven hundred head herd starts a 150 mile overland drive eastward to new grazing grounds between the Anderson and Horton Rivers. A second native herd is placed under government supervision to expand Arctic ranching for Eskimo subsistence and game conservation.
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Canada
Arctic
Department of Mines and Resources
Mackenzie Delta
Anderson
Horton
Anderson River
Gold Sovereigns in Damascus Street Money Stands
British sovereigns displayed on Damascus and other Syrian town money stands sell for about $9 each. Officials believe the coins came from the gold distributed by Lawrence of Arabia years ago and resurfaced amid the crisis.
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Damascus
Syria
Canada Potato Crop Soars to 42 Million Cwt in 1940
Canada’s 1940 potato production is estimated at 42,058,000 cwt, up 16 percent from the previous year. This rise reflects improved yields and favorable growing conditions across provinces.
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Canada
Australia Lacks Mountains Above Eight Thousand Feet
A reading note asserts Australia is the sole continent without a peak over 8,000 feet. The claim contrasts with other continents' tall mountains and highlights Australia’s relatively low elevation profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Continent
Refugees Bring 25 Million to Canada for 100 New Industries
About 15,000 refugees fled German aggression and were admitted to Canada. Dominion immigration director F. C. Blair in Ottawa estimated the influx has brought roughly 25 million dollars to establish more than 100 new industries.
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Europe
Canada
Dominion
F. C. Blair
Ottawa
Italy Hosts World’s Longest Electrified Rail Line
The route stretches 620 miles from Brenner Pass to Reggio Calabria in Italy. This electrified railway holds the record as the world’s longest, connecting northern Alpine routes with the southern tip of the peninsula.
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Great Britain
London Passenger Transport Board
City and South London Railway
King William Street
City of London
Stockwell
Italy
Brenner Pass
Reggio-Calabria
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Eceemas
Kale
Cizy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Quckley
Canadian Red Cross
Carlyle
Hazlitt
G. Bernard Shaw
Mary Baker Eddy
J. P. Morgan
Jacobi
Toe
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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