United States of Europe Seen Emerging From War Ashes
A federation of Britain and France is seen as the first step toward a united Europe with potential inclusion of Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. The March 28 wartime pledge to maintain joint action could forge a peacetime Anglo-French union, possibly leading to a three-way choice for Germany’s future and a lasting European peace. Postmasters for Canada’s overseas forces train in Ottawa, handling about 20 tons of mail weekly and detailing unit-specific parcel systems and delivery risks.
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Britain
France
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
United States of
Europe
Supreme War Council
London
United States
Paris
Germany
Russia
Versailles
Geramay
League of Nations
Canada
England
Army Post Office
Ottawa
Postal Corps
Army Postal Service
G. W. Ross
Post Office
Earthquakes Tend to Fall in Sunspot Lows
A historical note states that earthquakes happen more often in years with fewer sunspots and that much remains unknown about why earthquakes cluster by season or year. It emphasizes the observed correlation between solar activity and seismic frequency.
Canada Gold Production Rises to 1939 Total
Gold production in Canada during 1939 totalled 5.092.134 fine ounces, up from 4.725.117 fine ounces in 1938. The figures reflect the year’s overall output across Canadian mining operations.
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Canada
France Maginot Line Construction Cost Estimated At Three Million
The project to build France's Maginot Line is estimated to cost nearly three million dollars. The figure reflects the extensive fortifications and defense works planned along the border to deter invasion.
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France
Maginot Line
Canadian gauge inspection system aids war to peace transition
The National Research Council of Canada establishes a gauge inspection service to assist manufacturers, especially munitions contracts, with rigid government testing to ensure gauges and finished products meet exacting tolerances. Master gauges and optical verification achieve measurements down to one ten-thousandth and beyond.
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National Research Council of Canada
Dominion War Supply Board
Hair as a Key to Classifying Human Races
The piece notes that hair is among the most valuable means for classifying human races, reflecting early scientific interest in physical anthropology.
Invisible Ink Letters Reveal Prisoners' Hidden Messages
W Proctor of Toronto, a former Royal Scots Greys officer, recalls a 1917 Hamelin internment letter he wrote to his fiancée. The note used milk as invisible ink and was heat revealed, stamped by a German censor, now a treasured family relic. He sent it to Lt Colonel H Stethem of the POW Information Bureau.
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W. Proctor
Toronto
Proctor
Royal Scots Greys
First Royal Dragoons
Hamelinen-Weser
Miss Girven
Proctors
H. Stethem
Prisoners of War Information Bureau
Old Testament Hebrew Origins and New Testament Greek Roots
The text notes that Old Testament books were originally written in Hebrew and New Testament books in Greek, and mentions the Great Salt Lake as a remnant of a lake once 300 miles long and 1,000 feet deep.
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Great Salt Lake
Handel Finishes Messiah in 24 Days
Composer George Handel completed the music for his Messiah oratorio in just 24 days, a remarkable feat noted in historical records. The speedy creation highlights his prolific output during the period.
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Handel
Messiah
Swedish King Gustaf V As Stevedore And Olympic Patron
King Gustaf V of Sweden, nearly 82, has ruled 33 years, joining regional rulers King Christian X of Denmark and King Haakon VII of Norway in long reigns. He once worked as a stevedore during a Stockholm strike and has supported the Olympics, granting honors to athletes. Gustaf revived Vasa lineage, leading to Sweden's independence in 1523, with the Bernadotte line established in 1818. He married Victoria of Baden in 1881. Crown Princess Gustaf Adolf was born on November 11, 1882.
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Gustaf V
Sweden
Christian X
Denmark
Haakon VII
Norway
Gustaf
Stockholm
Vasa
Gustavus Vasa
Bernadotte
Lanai Pineapples Road A 3.6 Mile Lava Cut Highway
A 3.6 mile Lanai Island road built sixteen years ago at 52 000 dollars per mile carries 30 ton pineapple truckloads. The route winds through lava bluffs into the island interior and serves a single traffic purpose for pineapples.
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Lanai Island
Manitoba Dairy Industry in 1939 and 1933 Output
Seventy two creameries and twenty cheese factories operated in Manitoba in 1939. The total value of Manitoba dairy products in 1933 totaled 13 732 000 dollars.
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Manitoba
Pattern for Da Vinci Last Supper crochet panel
Pattern 6422 offers a filet crochet panel inspired by The Last Supper with directions chart and stitch illustrations. Includes material list and size options. cost 20 cents sent to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Scientists Link Geophysics to Mineral Deposits Find
Dr A A Brant and colleagues from the University of Toronto demonstrate geophysical methods to locate iron ore at Steep Rock Lake 140 miles west of Fort William. Electrical, magnetic and gravitational surveys guide drilling, revealing haematite at rock contacts.
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A. A. Brant
University of Toronto
Rock Lake
Fort William
Ontario
Brant
Admiralty
Canadian Geological Survey
Berlin planned Scandinavia thrust long before war
The Christian Science Monitor notes Berlin hatched a Scandinavia invasion plan years earlier. Hitler reportedly envisioned sudden military drives, with protected fleet and air force support, to sway neutral Sweden and undermine Norway from within using a Trojan Horse strategy.
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Norway
Britain
Berlin
Denmark
Reich
Scandinavia
Herman Rauschning
Hitler
Reichsfuhrer
Sweden
Russia
Christian Science Monitor
Queen Victoria’s Household Red Tape Tale
In Victorian times rigid court protocol slowed even royal comfort. The Queen’s cold dining room prompted a visit from Baron Stockmer to the master of the household who blamed layered authority with the Lord Steward lighting fires and the Lord Chamberlain lighting them.
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Victoria
Baron Stockmer
Pointing A Fur In Fur Garment Industry Explained
The phrase to point a fur means adding white hairs to a pelt to create a frosty look like genuine silver fox. Pelts thus finished are labeled pointed fox by reputable dealers.
Boofed animals show horizontal pupils aiding field of view
The article notes that many boofed animals possess horizontal eye pupils which may help them monitor surroundings while grazing, potentially improving predator spotting and surveillance across wide horizons.
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Dominion
Marketing Service
Queen Victoria
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