Refugee aid and wartime actions reported abroad
London Bank of England halts French franc dealings for refugees. US Congress approves siren registration and fingerprinting. Belgian minister Henri Jaspar vows continued resistance. Nursing sisters from Canada visit Cliveden. Red Cross forms London committee with 1 million dollars for Britain relief. Salvation Army leader Charles Rich dies in London. Oxygen parachute tech touted at Seattle AAAS meeting. British aircraft production pledges 22000 dollars for a fighter plane.
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London
Bank of England
United States Congress
Toronto
Winnipeg
England
Lord and Lady Astor
Cliveden
American Red Cross
American Red Cross Committee
Great Britain
Charles T. Rich
Salvation Army
Britain
Canada
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Seattle
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Sir Harry
Lady Oakes
Nassau
Bahamas
Ontario
Banff Jasper Highway Open for Tourist Travel
Demand for access to the new Banff Jasper Highway led to an unofficial opening on June 15 by the Department of Mines and Resources. Official ceremonies were canceled, but travel remains allowed for the season, linking Banff and Jasper 186 miles apart and offering access to Columbia Ice Field and high mountain scenery.
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Banff-Jasper
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Banff and
Jasper
Columbia Icefield
United States
Treasure Hot on the Beach Near Guayaquil
Visitors to beaches near Guayaquil comb sand for silver and gold coins and heavy metal pieces from the sunken Spanish frigate Leocadia, sunk off Santa Elena. Many salvage attempts failed, but each storm now yields metal as the treasure moves shoreward.
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Leocadia
Santa Elena
British lion roused as Adolfs ambition wavers
The Kingston Whig Standard notes that despite temporary successes, it would not be surprising if Adolf's goal to become a lion tamer wanes. The British lion has finally been thoroughly aroused.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Paris Always Survives the City That Never Falls
The New York Sun notes Paris endures through centuries of conquest and upheaval. From Roman destruction to barbarian sacks, Nor mans sieges, Armagnac Burgundian raids, English capture, Henry of Navarre, the Reign of Terror, and 1870 71 Prussian conquest the city endures with unquenchable vitality, arising again after each blow.
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Paris
Brit
Jurassic
Armagnac
Benford
Henry of Navarre
Commune
New York
Parachute Troops Concept Traced to Franklin Suggestion
The New York Post cites Benjamin Franklin as early proponent of parachute troops. In 1784 he proposed 5000 balloons each carrying two men, costing less than five ships of the line, able to deploy thousands from the clouds to harass enemy forces before relief arrives.
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Benjamin Franklin
New York Post
Slim-Waisted Afternoon Dress Pattern 4467-A
Anne Adams Pattern 4467-A creates a slim waist dress with a wide front waistband and a flared skirt. Features include decorative side gathers at a sweetheart neckline and optional sleeve gathers for a dress-up look. Sizes 34 to 48 priced for 20 cents, order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Great Lakes ship halved for wartime service again
A historic vessel, once a three funnel passenger liner, is being cut in half at an Ontario yard for reuse with one screw. Rivets blown, beams severed, a cofferdam built to contain water as the midsection fractures. The two halves will be towed through the St. Lawrence locks and later spliced in Montreal before parting the Great Lakes.
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Ontario
St. Lawrence Locks
Cleveland
Duluth
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Great Lakes
Would Be Good Judges Quote by Dr. Hutchins
University of Chicago president Dr. Robert M. Hutchins says truth justice and freedom conquer only if we know them The speaker implies Poles Czechs Norwegians Dutch and French could show what they are not in the looming struggle
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Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Indians Refuse Treaty Money in Northwestern Saskatchewan
The article reports that the Indians of northwestern Saskatchewan refuse to accept their treaty money this year. It claims the move is to aid the British Empire in wartime efforts. It notes a respectful warning against a Great White Father figure with a toothbrush moustache.
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Saskatchewan
Redman
Windsor Star
Doctor’s Latin Prescription Sparks Billing Question
A physician documents a prescription in Latin, a common practice that can complicate patient billing. The unusual wording prompts questions about code usage, translation, and clarity in medical charges.
Bishop denounces social class labels at Ely conference
Dr. B O F Heywood criticizes upper and lower class distinctions at the Ely Diocesan Conference. He calls for abandoning artificial ranks and honoring people by character not cash, questioning who truly belongs to each class and highlighting coal miners as a counterexample.
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Ely
England
B. O. F. Heywood
Food Shortage Reported in Belgium Under Occupation
Observers in Brussels note a serious shortage in Belgium as the country adjusts to German occupation. The Red Cross distributes bread biscuits condensed milk and canned foods while sugar butter eggs and cured meat remain scarce.
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Belgium
Brussels
Kingdom
The
Red Cross
Sermon Background Music Ties Gulliver’s Travel to Swift Clergy
Rev. W. Rowland Jones notes Gulliver’s Travels author John Swift was a church dignitary while jazz and dance band numbers played as organ background in a Manchester church during a sermon.
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Manchester
England
W. Rowland Jones
Dean Swift
Bunau-Varilla's Panama Canal Drive and Silk Economy Facts
A historical sketch recounts Phillippe Bunau-Varilla's push for a Panama Canal, his role as chief engineer, and sale of rights to the US. It surveys silk trade links to Nazi chutes, military uses of silk, and demographic notes on British women and war-era manpower. It also notes hydroponics, magnesium extraction plans, ocean mineral wealth, and psychological remarks on chewing as a relaxant.
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Phillippe Bunau-Varilla
Panama Canal
Panama
Paris
Bunau-Varilla
Suez Canal
Ecole Polytechnique
Count de Lesseps
Panama Canal Company
United States
Nicaragua
Bunau- Varilla
Job’s Uprightness and Wealth Probed in Prologue
A Sunday school lesson surveys Job chapter 1 where Job, a rich, pious patriarch, endures Satan’s trial by God. Despite severe boils and family loss, Job remains steadfast, refusing to sin with his lips, while friends console him.
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Job
God
Jehovah
Satan
Eliphaz
Temanite
Bildad
Shahite
Zophar
Etiquette Guide Promises Social Grace For Young Women
Readers are urged to learn proper dating manners and restaurant etiquette from a 32 page booklet produced by Home Service. Tips include gracious compliments, accepting table service, and handling dance partners, with other guides on table manners travel and social conduct offered for 15 cents each.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Health League Advises Cautious Summer Swimming for Children
Health officials warn children to begin with supervised practice in pools or tanks before entering open waters. They urge parents to favor artificial swimming facilities in cities and avoid rivers and polluted waters, noting the dangers of currents and sudden depth. Swimming is strenuous and should be pursued in moderation.
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H. L. Hollingsworth
The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Request for Free Cancer Articles From Health Teague of Canada
Readers may obtain a free set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer by writing to The Health Teague of Canada in Toronto Ontario. Include the phrase Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and print your name and address plainly.
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the Health Teague of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Zig zag clocks help ships dodge U boats say shipping inquiry
David Nicholl marine superintendent of the Union Castle Line explained at a ministry inquiry that British merchant ships carry zig-zag clocks. The device works like an alarm clock, set to ring at intervals to warn the helmsman to change course as ships zig zag to avoid enemy submarines.
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Ministry of Shipping
David Nicholl
Union Castle Line
Nicholl
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