Postwar Canada bets on transport gains in 1940s
Canadians see transportation prosper in 1940 with railways posting a combined revenue near 425 million dollars though expenses rose by 29.6 million, while Trans Canada Air Lines reports a surplus exceeding half a million on 4.59 million in revenue. War production drives traffic, prompting calls to curb costs now to seed postwar public works and employment.
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Canadian Railways
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Trans-Canada Air Lines
T.C.A
House of Commons
Hon
C. D. Howe
Canada
United States
Mr. Howe
Danville Boys Help Bedfast Seller With Garden Work
Six school boys from a Danville, NL area school walked six miles to their gardening neighbor Richard L. Hedge who has been ill for twenty years and bedfast most of that time. They spaded most of his garden where his income comes from selling bulbs and flowers.
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Danville
Richard L. Hedge
Parachute Troop Training Planned in Montreal This Summer
The army and the RCAF plan a tentative summer parachute training program in Montreal with St. Hubert as a likely base. A small group of junior officers and some NCOs would receive jump instruction and relay theory to troops. Early summer will see St. Hubert used by the RCAF and Dorval handle civilian traffic.
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Montreal
Army
RCAF
St. Hubert
Canada
N.C.O
R.C.A.F
Dorval
Major General Victor Odlum urges humane leadership to officers
Major-General Victor Odlum advises 41 Canadian Army officers overseas to lead with humanity. He stresses that officers must be morally upright and compassionate, valuing soldiers' lives and spirits to cultivate loyal, effective fighting men.
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Victor Odlum
Royal Wartime Hoax Casts Churchill as Crown Jewels Courier
The Manchester Guardian reports a spoof claiming the Queen Mother and princesses flew to America with crown jewels aboard a battleship while Churchill secretly traveled in disguise. The piece notes a stuffed effigy and ventriloquism, with Eden in a concentration camp and Vic Oliver sent to Ankara in disguise.
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Mussolini
Rome
Queen Mother
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret Rose
Crown Jewels
America
Lord
Lady Halfax
Churchill
Duff Cooper
Anthony Eden
Vic Oliver
Ankara
John Dill
Manchester Guardian
Royal memories and a Strand bus joke from Twain
Mark Twain joked at a public dinner about writing Queen Victoria a polite letter protesting a tax. He recalled meeting Victoria’s son in a Strand procession where he was on a bus. Years later he spoke with King Edward VII who teased him about a prior meeting on a bus.
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Mark Twain
Queen Victoria
Strand
Edward VII
Twain
Ancient Indian Lode-Stone Found At Fort Erie
An old Indian lode-stone about half a foot long, worn smooth by years of pounding, was unearthed by a truck driver in an earth mound at Fort Erie Ontario. It appears the Huron used the stone to grind corn.
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Fort Erie
Ont
Verkhoyansk Weather Featured In Cold Factoid
The report notes Verkhoyansk in Siberia as the world’s coldest place with a temperature range from 94 degrees below zero to 102 degrees above. It also mentions a Scottish laird’s counsel about planting trees and enduring effort.
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Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Chinese Revolving Bookcases Cited Since Ninth Century
An Orientalist notes that the Chinese long employed revolving bookcases, dating back to the ninth century, highlighting an early example of rotating furniture in libraries.
Farmers Can Aid Wildlife By Planting Forest Trees
Farmers can help wildlife on farms by planting forest trees and shrubs. This practice supports habitats and biodiversity while enhancing farm ecosystems and sustainability.
Gatti's Transforms Into Night Stop For Allied Forces
William Mundy writes that Gatti's in London’s Strand has become a night stop for His Majesty's Fighting Forces serving as a service clearinghouse run by the Y.M.C.A. A. Sailors, airmen, and soldiers pass through, with Mister Gamble organizing calls and meals. The call-book costs two pence and aids convoy and aircraft schedules, earning future wartime gratitude.
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William Mundy
Overseas Daily Mail
Gattis
Strand
His Majesty
Y.mlc.a
Gatti’s
James Gamble
Mister Gamble
Gatti's
Empire
Gatti
African Pilot Fagan Chases Scout Through Kenyan Bush
African Experience Prescott Fagan, the only American with the South African Air Force, is being initiated into bush life in Kenya. After forced landing in the Kamba country, Fagan’s position was wirelessed to base and intercepted by a white hunter who sent native scouts to locate him. One scout tracked Fagan but misinterpreted orders and approached from a distance, prompting a 15 mile pursuit before escaping.
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Prescott Fagan
Narobi
Kenya
Kamba
Fagan
Doctor Livingstone
Vandermere
No Winner Declared As Yu kon River Breaks Up Ice
Hundreds who bet on the breakup time paid cash for guesses but none of the estimates hit the exact minute. The 4000 pool rolls over to next year as the Dawson clock failed to trigger. Breakup occurred about 10 50 a m marking only the second April ice breakup on record. Cats’ affection is selective, often favoring visitors over food masters.
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Yukon River
Dawson
Pie Refusal Sparks Debate on Boy and Pie Quality
A small boy declines a second piece of pie prompting speculation about either his appetite or the pie’s quality. This curious moment raises questions about texture sweetness and serving size at the family gathering.
British Prisoners Receive Parcels Across War Camp Walls
A prisoner of war in Germany writes the Red Cross from Montreal describing Red Cross parcels arriving to POWs. Officials say Canada is shipping 10,000 food parcels weekly to British prisoners, with 5,000 sent via Marseilles on the Mercy ship.
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Germany
Canada
Central Council
Canadian Red Cross
Arthur Hook
Dunkirk
Wynne Hook
Grand Boulevard
Montreal
Red Cross
Marseilles
Canadian
British
French Are World’s Fast Talkers Say New York Telephone
The New York Telephone Company notes the French speak about 350 syllables per minute, faster than English speakers at 220 syllables. Polynesians average about 50 syllables, roughly one seventh the French rate, with a quip that they may have little to say.
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New York Telephone Company
Water type can be identified in drowning by chemical tests
The U S Bureau of Investigation notes that chemical tests can determine if a drowning was caused by salt water or fresh water.
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U.S. Bureau of Investigation
World’s Largest Rose Bush Blooms in Tombstone
The giant rose bush in Tombstone, Arizona, bearing more than 400000 roses, is in full bloom and shelters an outdoor tea room beneath its branches.
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Tombstone
Arizona
Farmer Boosts Grain Yield With Organic Mercury Treatment
A farmer reports that treating grain with an organic mercury compound before planting can increase yield at little cost. The claim notes soil and crop effects and suggests practical adoption for higher output.
Bran Waffles Ring The Breakfast Bell
Breakfast rush with All-Bran Waffles Supreme. Recipe includes baking powder salt sugar shortening eggs milk bran and flour. Beat yolks soak bran, fold in beaten whites, bake on hot waffle iron. Yield seven waffles about six and a quarter inches each.
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Canada Starch Home Service Dept
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Canada Starch Company Limited
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Ogden's
Vogue
Chantecler
Ogden
London
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
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Para- San
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Regina
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