Fairy Tale Loyalty Marking Royal Visit To Canada
A Ottawa Journal piece portrays how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Canadian tour sparked unprecedented public loyalty and global attention. It cites Gibbs and Leacock calling the event a fairy tale, notes emotional scenes at the war memorial, and argues the empire finds renewed unity in the monarchy rather than domination by Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leacock
Atlantic Monthly
Canada
Gibbs
National War Memorial
George VI
Elizabeth
Connaught Place
Frank King
Associated Press
London
George V
Edward Will
Texas
British Empire
Whitehall
England
Ottawa Journal
Putney and Nearby London History Highlighted in Times
The piece notes Putney on the Thames as a historic London suburb with ties to the Oxford Cambridge boat race and a past tied to Putney Palace. It mentions Queen Mary and Queen Bess visits, notable residents, and no serious injury from a limousine crash near the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Putney
Canada
Fort William
Port Arthur
Putney-on- Thames
London
Surrey
Harold
Bess
Putney Palace
John Lacy
Bishop West
Thomas Cromwell
Edward Gibbon
Mrs Siddons
William Pitt
Swinburne
George Newnes
J. P. Morgan
Leigh Hunt
John Toland
Fuseli
Putney Heath
Windsor
Lectures by Prof Salki in Germany Spark Controversy
The Nazi press promotes lectures by Prof Salki a Japanese scientist in Germany claiming that three meals a day are unnecessary and harmful. The piece notes diverse quotes from British American and local commentary and a Tulsa Oklahoma emergency call about a bow tie tying incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Salki
Germany
Tulsa
Okla
The Tangible Crown In Canada’s Unity Through Royal Visit
The article notes renewed solidarity as Canadians respond to the King and Queen, with visible cheers and a Westward train movement. It stresses that unity rests on enlightened self interest and a tangible, personal Crown who inspire confidence and respect after being distant for so long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Toronto Financial Post
Royal names appear in Paris telephone directory
The Paris Telephone Directory includes the Duke of Windsor, a first royal mention in these public lists. London volumes note Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House with Whitehall numbers but omit the King and Queen Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Windsor
Paris
London
Buckingham Palace
Whitehall
Marlborough House
Queen Mary
Lecturer’s Advice Sparks Question From Listener
A lecturer urged young men to cherish an ideal, prompting one listener to ask what she would do if he refused to let go. The exchange reflects a tense moment as the audience engages with the speaker’s message.
We’d Learn More Only We Know So Much Now
The fragment expresses uncertainty about memory and knowledge. It evokes reflection or aphoristic tone without naming people, places, or events. The line suggests limits to recall and invites curiosity about what remains unknown.
Britain’s Military Strength Near One Million Trained by Year’s End
About 200000 youths have registered for compulsory service and experts estimate Britain’s army could exceed 1000000 trained personnel by year end. The force breakdown includes 366000 regulars and reserves, 340000 territorial field forces, 115000 anti aircraft units, and 200000 corps. Semi mobilization details remain undisclosed as hostilities are deemed unpredictable. Beginning July, 50000 militia are to be called quarterly until the 220018 registrants complete six months of training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Regular
Territorial Army
War Office
Army
Navy
Air Force
Volunteer
Radio ray could halt grain pests saving operators
A newly developed radio ray kills worms in grain during pouring, potentially saving millions for grain operators. In unrelated notes a conversation hints at a mysterious umbrella gift from a sister. Japanese experts study mineral resources in Central China under occupation. Germany now controls 37 000 more square miles of Europe than before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Duxford Aerodrome
Central
China
Germany
Europe
Tent Caterpillars Threaten Eastern Canada Forests
The Dominion Department of Agriculture warns tent caterpillars will be active in Eastern Canada this season with outbreaks in the Prairie Provinces. They advise using lead arsenate spray to control infestations and note swarming along roads and railways can disrupt traffic. Further guidance is available from Ottawa Division of Entomology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. J. deGryse
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairie
Division of Entomology
Ottawa
Nonmagnetic Research Ship with Tea Bathtubs Afloat
Aims to study magnetic properties aboard a vessel built from nonmagnetic materials. The ship sails globally, with tea bathtubs aboard for experiments or comfort. Octopi are noted as a popular food in many countries covered by the voyage.
Doilies Pattern 6392 Offers Three Sizes for Home Decor
Promote handmade doilies to brighten tables with three sizes for versatile use. Pattern 6392 provides directions, stitch illustrations, and materials for mercerized string. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave E, Winnipeg for the pattern. no Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Contributions From Rural Areas Shape City Development
An essay argues that rural contributions have significantly aided urban growth. It contrasts city life’s artificiality with farm life’s rhythm, noting the farmer’s hard duties forge character. It cites J M Christie’s bear attack survived in Yukon and his later WW service as emblematic resilience.
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Christie
Yukon
Shaughnessy Hospital
Dawson
V.T
Northern Post
MC Christie
Rouge River
Horseless carriage awes Hamilton 40 years ago
The 1899 column recalls John Moody arriving in St Catharines in a horseless carriage admired by hundreds at the Welland House. It contrasts past marvels with today’s pneumatic tired roadsters, noting modern autos attract little notice except from police. Huron Expositor Seaforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Spectator
John Moody
St. Catharines
Welland House
Moody
Hamilton
Mr. Moody
Huron Expositor
Seaforth
Treat It As Duty A Canadian View On Enjoyment And Color
The writer argues Canadians are solemn and restrained, valuing work over leisure and treating play as duty. They suggest the Royal visit shows the need for occasional excitement and color, noting England lifeboat crews saved 25 lives in the first three months of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Queen commands Gagnon to paint Habitants of Quebec
Montreal artist Clarence Gagnon says Queen Elizabeth has commanded two paintings featuring Quebec Habitants life. He does not yet know the exact form but expects landscapes with figures, aligning with illustrations for Louis Hémon’s Maria Chapdelaine. The works were reportedly shown at Rideau Hall.
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Clarence Gagnon
Montreal
Queen Elizabeth
Quebec
Maria Chapdelaine
Louis Hemon
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Gagnon
Lord Tweedsmuir
No Great Vocal Talent At Dartmouth For Royals
Wilfred Layton, who taught the Duke and King at Dartmouth College, says neither showed strong vocal talent as students. Layton left England in 1927 and has since worked in Flint, Michigan, as a church organist. Government laboratories now produce most medicines used in Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Duke of Windsor
Dartmouh College
England
Wilfred Layton
Royal Brothers
Layton
Flint
Mich
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Stephen Leacock
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Putney-On-Thames
Lord Wellington
Gaston
Mother
New Radio Ray
Doilies
Christie the Bear-Hunter
Vancouver
J M Christie
George Crisfield
W. H. Colclough
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Brazi
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