The Web by Owen Roberts and Martha Create a Case
A husband lawman voices work worries at home while solving a shop burglary by using a newspaper personal ad. He tracks a thief based on a street light sighting and a boy’s testimony, then arrests him with Officer Donovan's help. He plans a kitchen gadget gift but Martha prefers a hat and a jeweled spider brooch.
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Owen Roberts
Martha
Michael
Owen
Tommy
Donovan
Will
Oakland Street
Lake Street
Houdini Heir Hardeen Dies In New York Hospital
Theo Hardeen 69, magician and Houdini’s brother and heir, died in a New York hospital after an operation. Houdini, famed as the master of escape, died in 1926 and left his tricks to Hardeen to be buried with him upon the latter's death. For 19 years Hardeen kept the secret of their escapes from inside tanks and sealed chambers.
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Houdini
New York
Theo Hardeen
Hardeen
BC Premier unveils plan for Prince George to Dawson Creek rail link
Premier John Hart announced proposed extension of the provincially owned railway from Prince George to Dawson Creek. The project advances as filings under the Railway Act move forward, aiming to connect the Peace River district with a Pacific outlet.
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Pacific Rail
Peace River
John Hart
British Columbia
Prince George
Dawson Creek
Rubber Industry Scale in Java Brightens War Outlook
Before the war the Dutch East Indies powered by Java boasted over five hundred rubber industries, establishing the region as a leading world producer. The Java sector underscores the colonial economy's pivotal role in rubber supply during early global tensions.
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Netherlands East Indies
Java
Canadiana Bits From Across Canada and Abroad
A collage of short notes: Yorkson of Lymburn Alta. shipped out at 700 pounds for $68. Crone Ont. district Women’s Institute sent 240 pounds of honey overseas again. Maple Creek Sask. fast-pall tourney ends with a sharp rebuke to an umpire. Kaith Milmine of La Salette Ont. lost both hands in a home-made firecracker. Alloa Ont. church marks 18th building anniversary and 118th congregation. Barnwell Alta. grain elevator got a free stucco job after a sandstorm. Cranberry Lake B.C. man Bowen bagged a 300-pound bear. Wynyard Sask. hosts a veterans rehabilitation conference with Ottawa Regina remarks and local cooperation. Penticton B.C. council considers selling land to veterans at half price with rebate after three years. Killarney Man. farmer-auctioneer Maxwell builds a used-machinery list and grossed over $6,000. Near Herbert Sask. Dave Siemens returns from overseas. neighbors seed 80 acres in eight hours with seven tractors. Sgt. Sandy Cowan of Kirkland Lake Ont. discharged after war, with shrapnel in lung. North Battleford Sask. News quotes democracy as duty and safeguard. Tobermory Ont. Orrie Vail lifts his net in Canadian fish tales.
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Fred Hearfield
Lymburn Alta
Yorkson
Crone
District Women's Institute
Maple Creek
Sask
Kaith Milmine
la Salette
Ont
Home United Church of
Alloa
Barnwell
Alta
Bowen
Cranberry Lake
B.C
Wynyard
Ottawa
Regina
Penticton
Killarney
Man
Maxwell
Herbert
Dave Siemens
Sandy Cowan
Kirkland Ilkake
Toronto
Painting for a brighter Canada in Seville tale
The Lethbridge Herald cites a Seville tale about yearly house painting to argue that neighbors bear the impact of color choices. The piece says shabby facades harm blocks and urges fresh coats to beautify homes, framing paint as community improvement not mere dealer promotion.
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Lethbridge Herald
Seville
Canada
Senor
the Herald
Treasure Ship Sighting Near Provincetown Promises Rich Find
New England historian Edward Rowe Snow believes a pirate ship lies in 14 feet of water about 45 miles off Provincetown at Cape Cod tip. Divers Al and Bill George reportedly brought up coins from the sunken craft. The ship was first surfaced in 1879 with a chest of coins. The discovery occurred while divers were trying to confirm the hull of the steamship Portland, lost in a 1898 storm with many lives.
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Edward Rowe Snow
New England
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Bill George
Portland
Fruit Surprise Cookies Teatime Treat Recipe Card
Simple teatime cookies blending dates or raisins with orange rind and corn flakes. The dough folds in water and flavoring then is rolled, filled with a fruit paste, topped with a second round, baked about 12 minutes at 425 degrees for 36 cookies.
Fishermen report large catches and odd finds from Canadian waters
The notes describe Georgian Bay lake trout at 900 pounds and a surface of Fish Lake BC blanketed with dead fish, likely trapped between ice layers. A Hamilton fisherman in Sunny Bank WA pulls a 12 pound pike, while a 155 pound sturgeon yields 35 pounds of caviar shipped to New York. Duncan Kerr in Port Alberni nets a 20 foot shark with six fish boxes of liver after a fierce fight.
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Georgian Bay
Fish Lake BC
Hamilton
Sunny Bank
Waupool
New York
Lake Huron
Fred Gallie
Errol
Duncan Kerr
Port Alberni
B.C
Demand for Eggs Urges Maximum Use of Existing Canadian Flocks
The Egg and Poultry Market Report from the Dominion Department of Agriculture calls for all eggs to be produced and preserved this year. It stresses Europe’s food shortfall, Britain’s wartime aid, and the need for animal protein, urging producers not to waste or damage any eggs and to maintain quality for consumers.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Europe
Great Britain
Caterpillar Plague Spreads Across Canada In Cycles
The entomological branch of the agricultural department warns a three year cycle drives a tent caterpillar invasion from the maritimes to Edmonton and beyond. The spokesman says this summer marks the peak of the cycle with caterpillars most numerous before they fade until the next cycle begins.
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Canada
Maritimes
Edmonton
Agricultural Department
Lesson in honesty and sagacity from a father to his son
A successful businessman teaches his son two keys to success honesty and sagacity. He defines honesty as keeping one’s word once given and declares sagacity as never revealing it. The piece notes the origin of the word mascot in Provence and Gascony as a lucky household sign.
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Provence
Gascony
Buildings Moved Successfully Weighing 4000 Tons
A pair of five story structures totaling about 4000 tons were moved in a coordinated operation. Engineers reported the maneuver proceeded smoothly with timing and alignment verified by survey teams. Governor officials and local contractors praised the precision of the relocation.
Wrap-and-Tie Frock Pattern 4546 for Junior Misses
Pattern 4546 offers a wrap and tie frock with no side seams in Junior Miss sizes 11 through 18. Size 13 uses 3% yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg with name address and style number. mail delays noted.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Holsteins for Mexico Ship Out From Lin day Ont
A herd of 109 Holstein cattle left Lindsay Ontario bound for Mexico City aboard Canadian National Railways on a 4,000 mile journey. The cattle will form the first complete dairy herd ever purchased in Canada and will be kept at the Guadalajara ranch of Jesus Gonzalez Callo, secretary to the President.
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Linday
Ont
Canadian National Railways
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jesus Gonzalez Callo
Population share of British Empire centers in India
The article notes that more than two thirds of the Empire’s population is located in India, highlighting its vast demographic significance within the British realm.
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India
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