Mine Sweeping Trawlers Face Hazardous North Sea Duty
British windward fleets describe the perilous work of mine sweeping by fishing trawlers in the North Sea. Marines of the trawler crews confront magnetic and moored mine threats while towing sweeps and intercepting wires under brutal conditions. The article highlights the skill, courage, and hardiness of these fishermen as they operate from dawn to dusk in perilous seas, with tales of wrecks and fatal risks.
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Great Britain
North Sea
Prize-Winning Skins Made Coat for Lady Tweedsmuir
Ninety mink skins from the 1939 Ontario Fur Farmers show were chosen to create a coat presented to Her Excellency Lady Tweedsmuir. Creeds in Toronto made the design approved in Ottawa, with measurements taken at Rideau Hall. Ontario’s Mrs Mathews chaired the committee, and wives of lieutenant governors in other provinces joined the gift effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Fur Farmers’ Association
Lady Tweedsmuir
Creeds
Toronto
Ottawa
London
John Creed
Catrine Wilson
E. H. Coleman
Winter Fair plans seek removal of soldiers for November event
Planning for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair proposes temporary Army Navy and Air Force troop removals from two Exhibition Park buildings to host the fair in November after last year’s cancellation. The theme will stress martial elements with military officers assisting in a recruiting oriented entertainment to showcase Canada's war effort.
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Exhibition Park
Dominion
United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
Canada
Safety in age and accident risk among London drivers
A Medical Research Council report shows younger omnibus and trolley-bus drivers have higher accident rates than older drivers. Graphs indicate a general decline with age, with a small rise in the fifties before another fall. the suggested cause is gradual risk persistence into older age, then reduced risk when people recognize diminished ability.
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Medical Research Council, Industrial Health Research Board
London
London Times
Shipping Controller Sir James Lithgow of Clyde
The article praises Sir James Lithgow as Controller of Merchant Shipping and Repairs, describing him as the leading force in Clyde shipbuilding and a top authority in his field. It notes his Scottish appearance, wartime service as an artillery officer, estate in Argyllshire, and pheasant shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lithgow
Clyde
Britain
Argyllshire
News of the World
Chess Origins in Europe Traced to Arab Introduction
A note on chess history indicates the game reached Europe via Arab routes around ancient times. The date 2352 is not corroborated and the text focuses on the origin and transmission of chess rather than a specific event or figure.
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Europe
Opening of Big Bend Highway Links Pacific Coast to Canadian Rockies
The Big Bend Highway between Revelstoke and Golden British Columbia opens June 29 1940 two days before the Banff Jasper Highway. The route follows the Columbia River for 193 miles offering direct access to Banff Jasper and Jasper National Parks and connects to the Trans Canada Highway extending to the Great Lakes.
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Big Bend
Revelstoke
Golden
British Columbia
Banff- Jasper
Canada
Pacific Coast
United States
Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park
Great Lakes
Banff-Jasper
Jasper National Park
Jasper
Edmonton
Great Northern
Columbia River
Federal Department of Mines and Resources
Selkirk Range
Rockies
Ontario
Vancouver
Halifax
Five hundred Glasgow bus drivers report nervous strain
Five hundred bus drivers in Glasgow are reported ill with nervous strain from driving during blackouts. The condition highlights strain on public transport workers amid wartime blackout conditions.
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Glasgow
Tree names reflect their uses for tools and shelter
The post oak canoe birch and lodge pole pine earned their names from practical uses in construction and daily life. These species were valued for their specific applications, linking place and purpose in historical work and travel.
British Ordnance Survey Maps Output Volume
The 1100 workers at the British Ordnance Survey produce 2 060 000 maps each year.
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British
Ordnance Survey
Voluntary Aides Aid Canadians During War Time
A corps of voluntary women called Voluntary Aides assists social service agencies across Canada during the war. Financed by the Junior League, over 250 women serve in centres from Montreal to Vancouver. They train via four lectures and perform tasks from taking children to the dentist to assisting the aged, caring for toddlers on market days, and supporting hospital wards with bandage rolling and sewing.
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Central Volunteer Bureau
Montreal
Junior League
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Toronto
Hamilton
Ont
Soot Loss From Domestic Coal Consumption
A statement notes that for every ton of coal bought for home use, one twentieth escapes unused up the chimney as soot and related losses.
English sweet or dessert naming contrast
In England the term for dessert is often sweet, reflecting traditional naming usage. The discussion notes that locals commonly refer to afters or dessert as sweet, shaping regional language and menus.
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England
Tea Towel Stitch Pattern for Kids’ Embroidery
An easy transfer pattern from Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers six motifs about eight inches each. Contains stitch illustrations and listed materials. To obtain pattern 6634 send 20 cents in coins to 175 McDermot Avenue. stamps not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Alice Brooks
Karelia Isthmus Battle History and Viipuri’s Fall
The Karelian Isthmus has long been a battleground linking Finland and Russia with Viipuri at its eastern end. The area houses Leningrad to the east and Viipuri to the west, hosting centuries of siege, conquest, and moat fortifications. Viipuri, once a thriving seaport, endured waves of invasions from Peter the Great onward, shaping Finland’s eastern frontier and its Mannerheim line defense.
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Viipuri
Finland
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Europe
Ladoga
Leningrad
Mannerheim
Torkel Knutson
Knutson
Peter the Great
Peter Gefenthgaries XII
Sweden
Viipari
Ity
J. Hampden Jackson
Macmillans
Koivisto
Koivisto Forest
Mannerheim Line
Baltic
Hanko
Canadian Legion launches overseas parcel service for service members
The Legion, with Thomas Cook and Son and support from trade bodies, offers free packing, insurance, and customs for gift parcels to Canadians abroad and to Royal Navy personnel. Parcels will be packed in England using Canadian goods where possible, with messages allowed. Headquarters in Montreal. orders to Dominion Square Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Legion War Services
D. E Macintyre
Legion Organization
Thomas Cook and Son
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Foreign Trade Bureau
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Col. Macintyre
England
Royal Navy
Canadian Legion Overseas Parcel Service
The
Legion's Parcel Service
Dominion Square
Montreal
Canadian Legion
Ancient Saxon sundial found near Canterbury Cathedral
A gold and silver Saxon pocket sundial was found two feet below the Cloister Garden at Canterbury Cathedral. It remained largely untarnished and features a gold gnomon with a jewel eyed animal head, a detachable gnomon, and inscriptions Pax possessor and Saius factors. Dr A H Smith notes it is "more or less accurate" given its small size.
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Canterbury Cathedral
T. T. Kendrick
British Museum
A. H. Smith
University College
London
Manchester Guardian
Dependable clocks and curious machine misfits noted
In Los Angeles Ernest Benson keeps 110 clocks in his hotel room yet asks staff to wake him, underscoring distrust of machines. An electrical organ in Freeport Pennsylvania church interferes with radio broadcasts during services. William Snapp’s truck damaged a bridge in Kentucky and again after repairs. Cr Hunt of Purcell Ohio benefited when his electric meter ran backward and the company owed him.
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Los Angeles
Ernest Benson
Freeport
William Snapp
Muddy Creek
Winchester
Cr. Hunt
Purcell
Ohio
New York World-Telegram
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Bartimeus
Sir James Lithgow
Big Bend Highway
Japan
Karelian Isthmus
Parcel Service
New Overseas Parcel Service
Morocco
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