Farmers of Canada Drive War Effort with Food Supply
Ottawa Journal profiles Hon. James Gardiner and Canada's farmer behind the war effort. Canadian agriculture feeds troops and nation, stressing individual farmer resilience, fair pricing, and sustained production as Prime Ministerial war demands grow.
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Generalarizco
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Dominion
James Garfield Gardiner
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Hitler
Gardiner
Mather
Generalissimo
Poland
Napoleon
Army of
Ian Sclanders
Ottawa Journal
Austrian Academy Opens in London to Preserve Culture
Austrian exiles in Britain have established an Austrian Academy in London. Sir George Frankenstein serves as president with Baron Guid Fuchs as vice president. The aim is to keep Austrian culture alive and help exiled scholars continue their work in art and science while contributing to Britain's intellectual life.
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Britain
London
George Frankenstein
Court of St. James's
Baron Guid Fuchs
Baron Fuchs
London Times
Academy
Le Journal Receives Chicago War Coverage Relay
Le Journal of Pars subscribes to the Chicago Daily News Foreign Service for war reporting. Dispatches travel from local offices to Chicago then London before reaching Le Journal. The piece notes a dictator fears firing squads more than patriotism.
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le Journal
Pars
Chicago Daily News Foreign Service
Chicago
London
Aerial Photography Aids Canada Resource Survey 1939
The Department of Mines and Resources annual report shows aerial photos advancing Canada’s natural resources. About 55,300 new photos were added, totaling 784,500 prints covering 840000 square miles. Drought areas in Saskatchewan and Alberta yielded 18,800 square miles photographed, producing 14,480 prints with 10,000 indexed for municipal folders.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Comic strips reach global audience in 32 languages
Ameri can artists' comic strips circulate worldwide appearing in 32 foreign languages and in newspapers across most nations. The feature showcases broad international appeal and cross cultural access for readers and syndicates.
From Yeast to Baking Powder Quick Breads
The article traces bread making from ancient unleavened bread to yeast leavening, then chemical leaveners. It notes the long preservation of yeast starters, the shift to baking soda and cream of tartar, and finally the invention of baking powder as a fast all in one leavening agent enabling quick breads.
Impressive London Service Behind Tower of London
The London Daily Sketch notes a church service available before the bell stops. Visitors must give the password Church to the guard and sign in with a Beefeater. The Lawn and moat bloom with daffodils and tulips as stonework shines in the sun. The service is described as impressive and a wartime tonic.
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Tower of London
Gossip
London Daily Sketch
Insurance study links night crash death risk to driver
An American insurer reports that a driver hitting 60 mph at night, with passengers, has about a 20 percent higher chance of death than student pilots at army and navy flying schools.
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Army
Navy
William or Bill Preference Noted in Name Choice
A public note suggests choosing between William and Bill as preferred forms of address. The item highlights personal naming options and social perception without asserting any formal policy or endorsement.
The Vegetable Garden Notes On Dry Weather And Mulch
The text contrasts dust mulch and hoe cultivation for conserving soil moisture. It cites the Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Current and Beaverlodge Alberta where watered gardens succeed without irrigation, stressing clean cultivation and direct soil moisture reaches roots. It also notes New Zealand Maoris cooking in hot springs with baskets and blankets.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Peace River
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion
Beaverlodge
W. D. Albright
New Zealand
Australian Hospital to Issue Radio Pillows for Head Neck Injuries
Patients with head or neck injuries in an Australian hospital will receive a sponge rubber radio pillow with a small loud speaker. The device aims to comfort and aid patients during treatment and recovery.
Number These Among Your Linens Pattern 6655
A textile pattern promotion for linen embellishments featuring birds butterflies and baskets. It offers 15 motifs from 5 by 10 inches to 2 by 2½ inches with stitch illustrations and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan leader outlines manufacturing gains and hydro power hopes
Premier Patterson told the Canadian Manufacturers' Association convention that Saskatchewan will grow its mining and manufacturing sectors, with milling, packing, and dairy products contributing about half of provincial manufacturing value. He noted crop failures weighed on urban employment and warned hydro power would require northern sites and high transmission costs.
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Saskatchewan
Patterson
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Ontario
Que
Canada
Manitoba urged to build more factories in Winnipeg
Westminister of mines and industry told a Winnipeg banquet of the Canadian Manufacturers Association that new factories should be established in Manitoba, especially Winnipeg, to exploit the continent’s cheapest hydro power. He noted Manitoba’s rise to over 1,000 factories in 25 years and urged makers of farm implements to move west to be closer to consumers.
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McDiarmid
Manitoba
Noted Bard Shaw on Hitler's frighten Britain
George Bernard Shaw argued Hitler's awful blunder was frightening the British. He said once the British are frightened they act, or else play games like cricket and tennis, and predicted Hitler would learn what frightened Britons do.
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George Bernard Shaw
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Spring migrations drive 60 million waterfowl northward
The annual migration sends about 60 million waterfowl from southern habitats toward breeding grounds in Canada Alaska and the northern United States. The mass movement highlights the birds' seasonal cycle and the regional ecological patterns across North America.
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Canada
Alaska
Los Angeles Largest City by Area in the United States
The report states Los Angeles is the biggest U S city by land area, noting it covers more ground than New York City.
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Los Angeles
United States
New York City
Dallas ambulance driver reports German air raids on refugees
Sam Pierce of Dallas describes in Paris a German air attack on refugee-filled roads. A formation of five Messerschmitts dove to about 500 feet and strafed the tired and elderly, then turned to shoot cattle in fields. About 30 people were killed or wounded within 506 yards.
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Sam Pierce
Dallas
Texas
American Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Paris
Messerschmitts
Pierce
Canadian War Welfare Helpers Carry On Overseas
Six representatives from the Canadian Red Cross Salvation Army Knights of Columbus and Y M C A are on active strength with Canadian troops overseas. They carry on welfare activities of their organizations in cooperation with the Directorate of Auxiliary Services.
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Canadian Red Cross
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Y.M.C.A
Directorate of Auxiliary Services
By revenge a man is even with his enemy
By forgiveness he is superior says a proverb about social ethics and personal conduct emphasizing moral advantage of mercy over retaliation.
Greenland Population Distribution Noted in Census
The census tallies Greenland population at 16,200 Eskimos and 400 Europeans, highlighting stark ethnic composition in the Arctic territory.
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Greenland
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