Great Britain's Air Fleet Now Is The Equal Of Any Other World Power
Britain advances its military aviation with mass production and advanced aircraft. Demonstrations at Hendon showcased 250 planes and rapid evolutions. Secretive models include Fairy Battle Bristol Blenheim Handley Page Harrow and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley as potential bombing leaders.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Britain
Hendon
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Huge Bank Vault the Largest in Canada at Ottawa
The Ottawa Journal reports the Bank of Canada vaults near Wellington Street will house about 200 million dollars in gold notes and securities. The double vaults measure 90 by 40 feet and 15 feet high each, totaling 30 feet in height, with advanced protective systems and careful transfer from the East Block to the new building. Construction is to finish by March 1, 1938.
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Canada
Bank of Canada
Wellington Street
Ottawa Journal
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Completely Grown Up Trailer Problem As Cities Grow
A Rotarian Magazine excerpt argues that trailers have matured from infancy to a social problem. It questions orientation between trailer dwellers and communities, tax fairness, education, trailer camps, and controls on sanitation and social relations. The piece treats trailer life as an imminent public issue.
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Rotarian Magazine
Fireproofing for draperies and Keene crime record
Take No Chances Draperies uses fireproofing for London fabrics with phosphate ammonia sal ammoniac and water for thick materials while thin fabrics soak in borax boracic acid and water. Keene Texas a village of 600 population has never had a crime committed within its borders since its founding 44 years ago.
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London
Keene
Texas
Weight and Health: Insurance Study Links Girth to Lifespan
A Kitchener Record summary cites an insurance study noting that body girth inversely relates to life expectancy. It states that men overweight by 35 percent or more have mortality over 1.5 times that of average weight, while slight overweight or underweight patterns affect mortality across ages 30 to over 50.
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Fife
Kitchener
Letting People Decide On Street Car Color Plan
Kansas City public service tests color schemes with public ballots. Elite areas favor Chinese and flamingo red while poorer districts back apple green and chrome yellow. A separate note states a blue whale in the Arctic reaches up to 100 feet, the largest mammal.
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Kansas City Public Service Co
Antarctic
Lemon juice enhances steak flavor before broiling
A kitchen tip suggests rubbing lemon juice into a steak prior to broiling to improve its flavor. The technique aims to brighten the meat with citrus notes and may influence tenderness and aroma during cooking.
Argentine Writer Sees Canada Then Prepares Dispatches
Maria Luisa Alvarez de Toledo de Braggi of La Razon travels with Senor Broggi to Canada visiting Quebec Banff and Saskatchewan. She expects Canada to sell much wheat to Great Britain despite drought losses in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He studies North American education for the blind and universities while on government business.
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Argentina
Great Britain
Maria Luisa Alvarez de Toledo de Braggi
la Razon
Buenos Aires
Dreuth
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Senor Broggi
International Loans
Banco Hipotegamo National
Banff Springs
Orient
Madame Broggs
Canada
Quebec
de Broggs
North America
Banff National Park
Madame de Broggi
Opportunities Do Exist for Youth to Climb Louder
The Edmonton Journal notes that while youth face scarce openings, opportunities remain for those willing to start at the bottom and work upward. The piece urges sympathy for those in low mood yet emphasizes perseverance and gradual advancement toward success.
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The
Edmonton Journal
Queen gives sugar to RCMP horses at coronation event
Lieut. Col. S. T. Wood told police at the association convention how RCMP horses overseas for the coronation were fed sugar by Queen Elizabeth and her two daughters. The queen asked for a lump, then Princesses Elizabeth and her sister gave each horse a lump and a pat.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Elizabeth
S. T. Wood
Ottawa
Police Association
Col. Wood
Formula For Success At Charleston High School
Rev J Murray Taylor of Memphis spoke to Charleston Mississippi graduates on the subject If You Would Succeed. He offered a compact formula Stand up to be seen speak up to be heard and shut up to be appreciated. The Mississippi Sun noted the concise advice aimed at the 23 graduates.
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Charleston
Miss
J. Murray Taylor
Memphis
Mississippi Sun
Coincidental twins born same day in Florida meet strangers
Two women introduced in Jacksonville Florida discover they were both born on October 6 1884 and weighed the same. They were strangers before the meeting and share no known relation. The coincidence surprised both women as they compared facts about themselves.
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Della Weeks
Jacksonville
Florida
Western Canada Should Know More About Value Of The Soy Bean Crop
The Brandon Sun urges Western Canada to explore the soy bean as a new economic aid. It notes its 25 000 year Chinese history, US $40 million income last year, and wide uses from food to plastics and fuels. It highlights soil restoration and farming machinery benefits for distressed prairie farmers.
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Western
Canada
China
United States
Brandon Sun
Far East
Japan
Manchuria
North Dakota
Gulf Coast
New England
America
Curved Walls Planned for 1940 Olympic Rowing Course
The 1940 Olympic rowing course in Japan will feature curved side walls designed to dampen rough water. The structure aims to focus waves so they counteract each other, creating smoother competition conditions.
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Japan
Saucy pixie caps crochet pattern 5905 from Alice Brooks
Exclusive design promotes summer crochet caps with open crowns and lacy bands in string or mercerized cotton. Pattern 5905 provides complete instructions, illustrations, and material needs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Nothing Soft About Them at the Boy Scout Jamboree
The Christian Science Monitor notes the Washington Boy Scout Jamboree shows rugged, self reliant training. It argues boy scouts learn to survive in the open blaze trails pitch tents swim and use radios. The piece counters claims that scouting is soft praising daily good turns and community service.
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Washington
Venezuela
Potomac
Christian Science Monitor
Mussolini’s Storied Career and Grand Offices Highlight
A fragment notes Mussolini’s tempestuous career with eleven prison terms. It comments on his preference for large offices and rooms such as his living room and bed chamber, contrasting them with cramped cells in his past.
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Mussolini
Altitude Affects Pens on Air Journeys
A fountain pen may fail to discharge ink during flight as cabin and external air pressures differ. At elevations above 5,000 feet reduced outside pressure causes the inside pressure to push ink in a way that prevents spurt.
Gold bars weigh a tonnage measure and space
A million pounds in bar gold weighs 7 tons and 0 cwt and occupies 17 cubic feet of space.
Absolute zero temperature prevails in interstellar space
A science note states interstellar space is near absolute zero, where temperatures approach zero Kelvin and particle motion is minimal. The context frames the frigid conditions scientists expect in deep space environments and their impact on matter behavior.
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