National Research Council Powers Canada War Science
The National Research Council emerged from the First Great War as the central coordinating body behind Canada’s war era science. At Ottawa laboratories a selected team conducts 16 plus studies under Dean C J Mackenzie, linking government departments and industry through the Associate Committee on Aeronautical Research to advance gasolines, lubricants, vibration, X ray metal testing and more.
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National Research Council
Canada
Council
Ottawa
C J. Mackenzie
University of Saskatchewan
A G. K. McNaughton
Dean Mackenzie
Great Britain
Germany
Dominions
Research Council
Dominion
House of Commons
Weird war ideas flood patent office amid US defence plans
Inventors submit impractical schemes from bear trap tank defenses to whale based anti submarine plans. Proposals include map detectors to signal fifth columnists and water dousing devices to halt bombs. Others suggest air jets to deter dive bombers and nail mines to puncture motorcycle tires.
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United States
Patent Office
Prometheus Bound and The Eagle Metaphor In News Cartoon
J M D Ding Darling, cartoonist for the New York Herald Tribune, depicts the United States as Prometheus bound to a post of false neutrality with a Nazi eagle. A footnote asks what the eagle did to Prometheus, recalling the myth of liver consuming punishment and the release by Hercules. A separate item notes a London and North Eastern Railway engine hauling a record train of 26 passenger coaches, surpassing English long-train marks.
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J. M.ding Darling
New York Herald-Tribune
United States
Prometheus
Ding
Chiron
Hercules
Prometh
Lonion and North-Eastern Railway
Wright Aeronautical plant dedication highlights Cyclone engine complexity
Reporters covered the dedication of Wright Aeronautical Corp in Paterson where the Wright Cyclone engine was described as requiring about 5,000 man hours and 37,000 manufacturing operations for 5500 parts across 700 types. Engines are precision built with cylinder barrels finished to two micro-inches and main shafts taking ten days to produce. Each engine undergoes multiple testing cycles totaling up to 16 hours before crate and shipment.
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New York Herald Tribune
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Paterson
High Incomes Face Hefty Tax Burden in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Alberta residents earning 500000 dollars will owe 502935 dollars in combined federal and provincial taxes, while Saskatchewan earners face 535332.18 dollars. Early efforts to find a Saskatchewan man with half a million income are unproductive, with one possible but mum individual awaiting government progress.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
New York Doctor Warns Vitamin B Gap Causes Millions of Symptoms
A New York physician warns that Vitamin B deficiency may cause 3 646 720 symptoms of disease. The article notes general gloom and quips that surviving until next Saturday is fortunate in the New Yorker.
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New York
New Yorker
Italy's final move signals end of tense wartime drive
The report notes Italy's final diplomatic step signaling a pause after students and citizens endured months of tense demonstrations and mobilization for war. If confirmed, the move could bring relief to Rome and surrounding areas.
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Italy
Flax Production Forecast for 1940 Seed Trade to Northern Ireland
The Agricultural Supplies Board estimates 22 000 acres of fibre flax seed in Canada for 1940, yielding about 1 000 tons of fibre and 3 000 tons of fibre for export to the United Kingdom. Seed production is put at 110 000 bushels, with 48 000 bushels to seed in 1941, leaving 62 000 bushels for shipment to Northern Ireland. Since September 1939 seed exports were prohibited and 31 488 bushels have been bought for resale, with 17 754 bushels shipped to Northern Ireland and the rest sold at cost to Canadian producers. Distributions ranged from five to nearly 4 000 bushels.
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The
Agricultural Supplies Board
Canada
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Democracy in peril tested by constitutional safeguards
A Toronto Globe and Mail editorial warns that democracy risks destruction if those guarding constitutional norms abandon normal practices during crises. It argues that adhering to standard methods under threat is essential to preserve freedom and prevent collapse of the system.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Birds Prefer Trees Over House Construction, Says Proverb
A proverb notes that while people may build many bird houses, birds favor natural trees for nesting. The saying emphasizes traditional habitats and simple natural shelter over manufactured options.
Health League Warns Against Reckless Youth Boating and Cycling
The Health League of Canada urges discipline for young boaters and cyclists to prevent accidents and sickness. It cautions against showy riding with hands off handlebars and urges beginners to boat or paddle with experienced journeymen to learn balance and confidence before solo trips.
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Health League of Canada Today
Health League
Health League of Canada
Millions Of Trees Shipped To Prairie Farm Homes
Canada ships seven and a half million broad leaf trees from Indian Head and Sutherland to farms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The effort funds shelter belts for about 6,500 farms as part of the largest express shipment in the dominion. Roots are kept moist in moss packed burlap and trees are delivered in 800 to 1,000 plant bales ready for dispatch.
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Canada
Dominion
Indian Head
Prairie
Dominion Forestry
Sutherland
Western Canada
Grouth
Manitoba
Peace River
Express
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Brandon
West
N. M. Ross
C. A. Edwards
Ross
Edwards
Forestry Department
The
Forestry
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mr. Edwards
Prairies
Writing To The Editor Courtesy Call Draws Reader Praise
A Peterborough Examiner letter opens with a courteous plea for space in the editor’s columns and questions how editors can reject a letter with such flattering introduction. The piece notes newspapers often welcome well argued points and print them without demands for thanks.
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Peterborough Examiner
Canada Gazette lists enemy property control measures
An extra edition of the Canada Gazette dated June 20 outlines an order-in-council to place all properties of illegal organizations under the custodian of enemy property. It notes regulations on trading with the enemy apply as if property belonged to an enemy and lists groups declared legal in Canada such as Nazi and Italian organizations the National Unity party the Communist party and Technocracy incorporated.
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Canada
Canada Gazette
Ernest Lapointe
House of Commons
National Unity Party
The
Communist Party
Technocracy Incorporated
Purvis Hangs Sleep On New York Balcony
Arthur B Purvis, chair of the Anglo French Purchasing Commission, keeps a folding cot on a tiny balcony 35 floors above Central Park. He sleeps few hours each night, his thoughts consumed by the day’s story and the distant night lights of New York.
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The
Financial Post
Arthur B Purvis
Anglo-French Purchasing Commission
New York
Central Park
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J Household Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
E.ware
Alice Brooks
Winnipeg Public Library
C. D. Roblin
Bald Prairie
Leader-Post
England
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