Thames submarine circles Africa coast in solo 12600 mile voyage
The Thames completed a 12600 mile voyage around Africa without escort, calling at nine ports and carrying out repairs in Simonstown. It trained naval reserves, including Swahili translation issues for terms like electricity, and impressed locals with underwater capabilities. A lone souvenir rum barrel was returned to the ship.
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Africa
Thames
Malta
Simonstown
Naval Reserve
Dominion
Mombasa
Kenya
Plant mystery puzzles Stratford readers as experts weighed
The Stratford Examiner notes a Stratford man puzzled by a plant with strawberry leaves and a radishlike root, claiming it may belong to an obscure family. The Stratford Beacon-Herald admits they know little, predicting the Peterborough garden expert will settle it, while recalling early aviation pioneers Alcock and Brown.
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Peterborough Examiner
Stratford
Stratford Beacon-Herakd
Peterborough Garden
Entomologist Studies Canadian Pest Remedies
An Australian entomologist travels to Canada to study pest control methods after years of expert observation. The value of the remedies remains hard to estimate, while Venezuela stands out for its absence of national debt due to oil profits.
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Australia
Canada
Venezuela
New Direction Finder Under Development At Ottawa Labs
The National Research Council in Ottawa perfects a new cathode ray based direction finder for ships. It overcomes radio interference and storms, uses a 360 degree dial, and speeds bearing determinations to seconds, relying on visual florescent indications rather than ear based signals.
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National Research Council Laboratories
Ottawa
Byrd to Lead U S Antarctic Claim Expedition
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd is commissioned by President Roosevelt to head a United States Antarctic expedition. The mission aims to map and stake claims over vast polar lands thought valuable for future air travel. Three ships will transport scientists, with funding of 340000 dollars approved by Congress.
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Richard E. Byrd
Roosevelt
United States
Byrd
United States Antarctic
Lincoln Ellsworth
Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Norway
Northland” Coast Guard
Bear
Oakland
Admiral Byrd
North Star
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Leviathan grass discovered to curb soil erosion
Nature reports a 48 foot single strand grass in East Africa with roots every few inches and blades up to three feet tall offers a new aid to stopping soil erosion. The plant is a Bermuda grass cousin. Nearby Denmark features a sand dune church tower near Skagen. A tin can is 98 percent steel with two percent tin coating.
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Nature
Science Journal
East
Africa
Premier Leads As 19 Bachelors Sit In Parliament
The St Marys Journal Argus notes nearly ten percent of the Canadian House of Commons are bachelors, led by the premier. It lists 19 bachelors including J. C. Elliott and Lan McKenzie, with many Liberals among them and several French Canadians.
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House of Commons
Gordon Grayson
Peel
Miss Macphail
Ottawa
C.C.F
Walter Kuhl
Georges Heon
Quebec
W. K. Esling
Kootenay
B.C
Mr. Church
John Angus McMullan
Wadena
Sask
St. Mary's
Australian plan for world broadcast high power radio station
Australia studies a proposal to create a high powered radio station for worldwide news. The scheme envisions three beams targeting North America Europe and Australia and nearby nations with daily bulletins in Japanese and other languages included.
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North America
Europe
Australia
Language Snippet Explains Jug Etymology and Theft
A widow stored $200 in a jug and a man faces charges for receiving part of the stolen money. The piece notes that jug once served as a nickname for Joan or Jenny, humorously extended to an inanimate object, illustrating language quirks.
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Joan
Jenny
Lightning Study Sparks Debate On Harnessing Power
An early study explains lightning as a sequence of pilot flashes clearing resistance before the main discharge. It notes the rapid 50 millionth of a second flash, an estimated 20 cents per stroke, and about 360 000 strokes per hour worldwide, challenging engineers to find practical capture methods.
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Benjamin Franklin
Earth
Canada Lures Foreign Investors Amid Gold Safekeeping
Foreign manufacturers and private investors seek Canadian openings amid European unease. The Bank of Canada reports about 323 million dollars in gold arrived for safekeeping, largely for British owners. Half of the total arrived in the last six weeks, but it does not affect Canada’s financial picture or its gold reserves, which stand near 206 million dollars.
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Europe
Canada
Bank of Canada
Great Britain
Cat and kittens return to mill after misrouted shipment
The Petersburg Illinois flour mill resolved a mystery after a telegram from a Peoria Illinois retailer. The message said a cat with her kittens accompanied a flour shipment that was not ordered.
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Petersburg
Iil
Peoria
Lil
Q.K
The Trouble With Supply and Demand Confounds Buyers
An oversupply does not guarantee that those unable to buy are served. unmet demand persists among people lacking purchasing power, as the dynamics of price and access leave some groups shut out.
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Britain
Sierra Leone
Father Neptune
Manchester Guardian
Pattern 6413 Doilies Crochet at Home on Budget
Homemakers are offered Pattern 6413 with directions for six twelve and seventeen inch doilies. The pattern includes stitch illustrations, materials list and a photograph. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada’s Water Power Development Drives Industrial Progress
The Ottawa Journal notes Canada’s water power growth from 1900 to 1939, highlighting central electric station expansion from 47 929 hp to 7 202 259 hp and the coast-to-coast distribution that underpins industry. It cites Quebec Ontario British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Alberta Saskatchewan and territorial shares and forecasts vast unused potential.
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Canada
Dominion
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Pulp and Paper Mills
Newcomers Urge Inclusive Canadian Identity
Le Jour Montreal argues that French and English colonizers do not grant priority to descendants. Foreign-born residents who adopt Canada are now citizens, and all origins deserve equal Canadian status beyond biased educationist limits. No group should be deemed more Canadian than others.
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North America
le Jour
Montreal
Chinese Yangtze boatmen sing to aid Chiang Kai-Shek
The Toronto Star quotes a Chinese boat song sung by Yangtze boatmen who move military supplies for Chiang Kai-Shek. The verses praise hard work and loyalty to country as they pull surging ropes toward their destination. The piece also notes a stray claim about birds having teeth and an Argentine 40 mph motor speed limit.
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Yangtze
Chiang Kai-Shek
Toronto Star
Hard and Soft Wheats and Baking Quality Across Regions
A report by the Imperial Economic Committee explains wheat classification into hard and soft, linking baking strength to climate. Europe yields soft wheat and imports high grade Canadian wheat, with US hard wheat used when needed. Canada, the Soviet Union, Argentina, and Australia have varying production, with only a few regions meeting domestic hard wheat demand.
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Imperial Economic Committee
Europe
Northwest
United States
Canudian
Soviet Union
World’s Oldest Dry Dock Draws Historic Vessels to Portsmouth
Visitors to the Portsea dry dock may view Nelson’s flagship Victory in a 1656 facility said to be the oldest dry dock in the world. Nearby the Victory Museum preserves Memorials to Nelson Napoleon Trafalgar and Napoleonic wars.
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Nelson
Portsmouth
Napoleon
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