Western Canada urged to take control of Port of Churchill
The On-to-the-Bay Association backs a pamphlet by George A Hurst alleging the Hudson Bay route is throttled and urges a Western management shift with Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments. It calls for inquiry into port operations to revive the route and protect prairie producers and Western business.
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George A Hurst
Regina
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Churchill
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hart
Dominion
Bay
Hurst
Hudson Bay Railway
Prairies
Bay Route
Great Lakes
King George Opens West minster Hospital
King George opened the new West minster Hospital in London and announced the children’s wings would be named Princess Elizabeth Wing and Princess Margaret Rose Wing. The event followed an address from governors praising the hospital’s modern planning and technique. England shows growing interest in wheat, per overseas dispatches. Weather proof mirrors have been devised for astronomical and optical measuring instruments.
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New Westminster Hospital
London
Princess Margaret Rose
Iceland Spar Industry Emerges in South-West Africa
A new industry develops around Iceland Spar in South-West Africa, now a Union of South Africa mandate. Discovered in 1926, the crystal has wide uses in optics, TV, photography, lab instruments, and range finding. Reserves could supply global needs amid growing radio set adoption.
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South-West Africa
Union of South Africa
United States Holds Most Of World Gold Stock In 1938
The United States accounted for 58 percent of global visible gold stock at year end 1938 as per the League of Nations economic study service. US gold reserves rose by 1.751 billion dollars in 1938 largely from European shipments during rising international tension. The British stabilization fund fell by half in the six months to September 30, and further declines occurred in the last quarter. Germany bolstered its reserve in March 1938 by absorbing Austria, while Japan’s gold reserve was exhausted by July 1938.
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United States
Economic Study Service
League of Nations
Europe
British Stabilization Fund
Germany
Austria
Japan
Jelly Pancakes with Jelly Roll Option
Selected recipes describe Jelly Pancakes using Swans Down flour baking powder salt sugar and eggs with milk and butter. Batter is heated until smooth then folded with stiff egg whites and baked on a hot greased griddle. Spread with jelly and roll or serve with broiled sausages or bacon. Makes about seven thin pancakes.
Old Fashioned Shredded Wheat Apricot Pie
A fruit pie using Shredded Wheat crumbs cinnamon sugar butter and apricots. The crust is baked partially before adding fruit and a meringue topping then baked again until browned. Makes one 9 inch pie serving six.
Obsolete British cruisers reborn as modern battle units
Five treaty cruisers Berwick Kent Cornwall Cumberland and Suffolk long deemed obsolete have been converted in the past three years into fast well protected ships carrying amphibian planes heavier guns more torpedo tubes and enhanced armor The Berwick sails as flagship of the American and West Indies station with overhaul costs exceeding 3 million dollars showcasing a forceful naval upgrade
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Berwick
Kent
Cornwall
Cumberland
Suffolk
American and
West Indies
Police Dog Delivers Boy Rescue In Nova Scotia
A new RCMP police dog from Nova Scotia located two Indian boys who wandered from Schubenacadie Indian School. Tracking with a shirt scent, the dog found the first boy six miles from the school and the second five miles further along, then a three and a half mile detour to reach the second youth. The 20 month old Doberman Pinscher, one of 33 in Canada, trained at Regina, helped restore order after the missing boys were found.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Nova Scotia
Schubenacadie
Halifax
Canada
Regina
Women's Institutes keep rural welfare vibrant across Ontario
Reports at annual meetings show Ontario branches of the Women's Institutes maintaining broad community service. They continue to improve villages and rural centres with vigor and resource, seeking communal betterment rather than publicity or self interest. Brockville Recorder and Times.
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Women’s Institutes
Canada
Ontario
Arab leaders urge arms surrender in Palestine dispute
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi regent issue a manifesto urging Palestine Arabs to lay down arms in the conflict with Britain over the Holy Land. The message targets the exiled Grand Mufti Haj Amin Effendi Al Husseini in Syria, aiming to ease British settlement proposals.
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Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Palestine
Universal Alphabet Aids Children Learning Foreign Speech
Sydney engineer J. R. Arden after four years has perfected a universal alphabet that covers all sounds used in foreign languages and human speech. The characters resemble shorthand outlines and aim to assist language education. The ancient Roman banker Publius Nonius Zethus tomb features carvings of a basket mill sifter and baking molds.
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J. R. Arden
Sydney
Australia
Publius Nonius Zethus
In England High Earners Top Half Million Dollar Income
In England, 85 individuals report incomes exceeding a half million dollars annually, highlighting a concentration of wealth at the top.
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England
Ammonia by-product in coal gas production
Ammonia is produced commercially as a by-product during coal gas manufacture.
Patented Rain Controlled Awning and Altitude Oxygen Mask
A rain controlled awning lowers automatically after the first drops and folds up when rain stops. A Minnesota physician has invented an oxygen mask for high altitude flights that fits over the nose leaving eyes and mouth free.
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Minnesota
New York Milk Use Split Roughly One Quarter Butter
About one quarter of New York state milk production goes into butter and other dairy products. This reflects early industry data showing the allocation of milk to processing versus direct dairy consumption.
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New York State
Long California Oil Well Drilled Deeply Over Year and Half
A single oil well in California required eighteen months to drill reaching nearly three miles in depth. The project showcased substantial drilling challenges and the persistence of the operators in a demanding terrain.
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California
Granddad’s Revival: Rheumatism Fades with Kruschen Salts
A 61 year old ex soldier describes chronic rheumatism in his feet, says Kruschen Salts relieved symptoms in months, leaving him nimble and energetic to play with grandchildren. He promotes internal cleanliness as the key to renewed health and vigor.
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F.E.B
Stone Bridges Replace Steel in Nazi Autobahn Drive
Dr Bruno Wehner of the German Bureau of Public Roads described a shift to natural stone bridges for the Reichs autobahnen to conserve steel. He noted arches up to 16 spans across 2400 feet and heights around 300 feet, costing more yet lasting longer and usable in all weather.
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Germany
Bruno Wehner
Bureau of Public Roads
United States
Europe
Wehner
Discovery Award Highlights Vitamin Cure Claim at UW
Conrad Arnold Elvehjem, a Wisconsin biochemistry professor, received a $1,000 prize at the American Institute of Nutrition closing meeting for nitotinic acid proposed as a cure for pellagra. The discovery marks a milestone in a disease once viewed as dire. Separately, New England Antiques Show features dolls linked to Queen Mary's London visit now in Boston.
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Conrad Arnold Elvehjem
University of Wisconsin
American Institute of Nutrition
New England
London
Boston
Happiness Without Sharing Lacks Real Flavor
A concise aphorism argues that happiness felt alone loses its joy and flavor, suggesting true happiness requires sharing with others to have meaning and resonance.
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King George
Iceland
Ogden's
Ogden’s
Chantecler
Vogue
Gden
Jean
R.C.M.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Central Provinces
Toronto Star Weekly
Brockville Recorder and Times
Manifsto
Lillevides
New York
Montreal
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Ireland
Scotland
France
Cobh
Southampton
Havre
Georgie
New
Mauretania
Liverpool
British
Canadian Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls
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