Largest Ocean Convoy Crossing to Britain Reaches Safety
Reynolds reports the largest Atlantic convoy, 25 ships from Canada, carrying war and food cargo valued over 100 million dollars, crossed to England with no ship lost to enemy action. Submarine danger minimal. one submarine destroyed and a mine sunk. Churchill and Hitler are contrasted on submarine production.
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Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Colliers Weekly
Pan American Clipper Doubles Pacific Service to Malaya
Pan American Airways California Clipper lands in Singapore from Manila inaugurating a fortnightly U S to British Malaya air link. No regular passengers on inaugural flight but 570 pounds of mail from the United States and Philippines and 13 800 first flight covers for stamp collectors were carried.
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Pan-American Airways
Singapore
Manila
trans-Pacific Air Service
United States
British Malaya
Philippines
True stories amuse in Globe and Mail tone
The Globe and Mail notes some true stories are the funniest. A speaker on impermanence questions the fate of ancient cities and wonders where they stood. London’s single 16 story University building is offered as a skyscraper by American standards. The duck hawk is cited as the fastest flying bird by timing records.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
London
University of London
Commonwealth talks speeded up to resemble one table
Malcolm MacDonald says inter empire communication among Britain Canada Australia and South Africa has accelerated so much that leaders seem to sit together. He notes news gathering in wartime is efficient and that secrets behind the scenes rarely reach the public while government chiefs and newspapers get updates with equal speed.
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Malcolm MacDonald
Canada
Toronto
Britain
Australia
South Africa
Churchill
Commonwealth of Nations
Dogs Are Like People In How They React To Air Raids
A fireman described to Quentin Reynolds how domestic animals respond to bombs. He said dogs panic briefly then recover while cats hide for days, risking starvation until rescuers pull them from ruins.
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Quentin Reynolds
Not Behind The Times From European Plows
A Windsor Daily Star letter notes a Yugoslavian county resident demonstrates the plow of his homeland is more efficient than local methods. The piece argues Europeans farm on smaller plots with intensive practices and could teach American farmers despite lower living standards.
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Europe
Windsor Daily Star
Religion In The East And A Taxicab Pioneer Dies
A passage notes the East's religion shapes daily life and symbols. James F. Waters, 47, famed for modernized taxicabs in New York and Detroit, died of a heart attack while swimming at his Woodside estate pool. Also, hens lay more eggs March through June, and a tale hints at Hess' escape before a surname change to M.
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New York
Woodside
Cal
Waters
Detroit
Recalled Immortal Poem on Hess Capture in McLean Family Tale
The New York Times sketches David McLean’s family as a simple farming clan. It notes a Scotish Maytime dusk and a midnight visitation that inspired praise for hospitality and restraint. The piece situates the McLeans in a quiet, insular life amid global headlines.
Drivers Learn Harsh Lesson When Guessing Fails
Some motorists overestimate their chances and face costly losses as failed bets remind them speed and caution matter more than bold guesses on the road.
The Supreme Effort in Canada during War Mobilization
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Canadians brace for hard struggle, believing the cause to save freedom and human welfare is noble. It argues conviction, confidence, and unity will sustain national effort and remove impediments to mobilize maximum power for war.
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Winnipeg Free Press
New Order Under Nazi Rule Suppresses Free News
The New Order for listening to foreign broadcasts imposes death for traitorous listening while others languish in jail for defying Nazi bans. The piece contrasts Nazi “honor” for murder with the Dollfuss and Reuben cases and notes Suez and modern airliner capabilities.
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Hitler
Crochet motifs pattern for bridal gifts advertised
A crochet pattern describes motifs for towels pillow cases or a scarf with edging. It notes Pattern 696 includes six motifs averaging 3 by 13 inches with edging directions and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Poisonous plants cause livestock losses on prairies
Agricultural researchers in Swift Current report that despite many poisonous plant species in the prairie provinces, deaths in livestock are rare due to unpalatability and forage competition. Spring and early summer see more cases, with plants such as death camas, low and tall larkspur, Seaside arrowgrass, water hemlock, and loco weed causing cattle and sheep losses. Selenium toxicity linked to certain plants also emerges as a chronic issue.
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Prairie Provinces
J. A. Campbell
Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
Prairie
Cypress Hills
Saskatchewan
Canada
Royal visit glides to World’s Fair after hat scare
Judge Curran recalls King George and Queen Elizabeth arriving late for a luncheon during the World’s Fair trip. The royal duo, tired yet pleased, halted a motorcade as the King calmly ordered the driver to slow down so the Queen’s hat would not blow away.
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Elizabeth
Curran
New York City
Summerlin
Ethiopians Use Bees as Secret Weapon Against Italians
Sylvia Pankhurst claims Ethiopian patriots released swarms of bees on Italian camps during the reconquest, forcing swats and flight while Ethiopians seized weapons. She notes the tactic as a hidden weapon and cites a daily ton of whale food in separate report.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
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