National Research Council Seen As Wartime Asset In Canada
Canada mobilizes wartime research resources through a National Research Council survey conducted with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The questionnaire maps laboratories and uses, enabling coordinated operation across government, industry, and institutions for the war effort.
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Canada
National Research Council
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
A. G L. McNaughhon
National Research Councils
National Organization For War
Defence Department
Dominion
Research Council
Council
United Kingdom
South Africa
Australia
India
Commonwealth
An Essay On Bones From A Saint John Clipping
An old Saint John NB clipping includes a child’s essay on bones with humorous and fanciful lines about bones as latticework and various bone types. The text blends playful misstatements with curious imagery such as cartilage, joints, and a plan for bones as fertilizer, ending abruptly with a final line.
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Saint John NB
Sirens
Better Fare for Soldiers in 1939 Britain
The article notes improved army rations for the British 1939 force with meat vegetables bacon cheese and weekly cigarettes and tobacco. It contrasts with the persistent bully beef of the last war and highlights eight jam options replacing limited preserves.
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Great Britain
Orson Wells Fascination With Garbage Ride Story
Orson Wells, famed bearded theatre wonder, rode a garbage truck to reach a plane after a taxi broke down in Newark. He and two companions hitched a ride to the airport, recounting a driver’s quip about having “Actors and Garbage” aboard. Wells notes the stunt as his top billing moment.
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Orson Wells
Newark
Oldest Elephant Jessie at Tarango Park Zoo Going Blind
The 77 year old elephant Jessie, said to be the oldest in captivity, is losing sight at Tarango Park Zoo. Gift of the King of Siam in 1882, she reportedly carried large numbers of children each year and remains a beloved figure despite debates on elephant longevity.
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Jessie
Tarango Park Zoo
Patten
Australian Press Union
South Africa Seen as Strong Link in Empire Defence Chain
The Christian Science Monitor reports South Africa last year launched a £6,000,000 defense program to fortify harbors equip troops and train air force pilots. The drive is now considerably advanced and on a wartime footing, making South Africa a strong link in the empire’s defensive chain.
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Christian Science Monitor
South Africa
Two old bachelor cronies meet after ten years
Two men who had been bachelor cronies meet after ten years. One asks if the other married the girl or still handles chores alone. The laconic reply is a blunt yes. The tale adds a clipped line about enduring heat and a rattlesnake.
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Tom
Strange Transaction in Johannesburg Involving Man Sold
A man in Johannesburg was sold for £150 amid an amusing deal that included his furniture and stock. The man, about 40, educated and married, was not his family included in the transaction. A partner sought a provision on who would keep him as other partners dissolved the partnership.
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Johannesburg
Secret Dalai Lama Choice Reported From Lhasa
Chinese dispatches say a five year old boy was chosen in Lhasa as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama after the 1933 death. A long search yielded three children including one from Kokonor in China. The lad traveled with armed guards to Tibet where Regent Je Chen welcomed him as the reincarnation.
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China
Lhasa
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Kokonor
Je Chen
Trade With New Zealand Extended for Another Year
The New Zealand Canada trade agreement, set to expire September 30, will be extended for one year. Finance Minister Walter Nash said overall trade between the two Dominions would be reviewed at the appropriate time.
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Walter Nash
Finance and Customs
Dominions
Wartime Britain's agriculture more efficient than 1914 to 1918
Lord Denham told the House of Lords that within the first month of the present hostilities British farming reached a higher efficiency than in four years of World War I. Five advantages were cited including boosted sugar beet output, more livestock, release of farm workers from the army, more tractors, and a ready plan for war-time farming.
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House of Lords
Great Britain
Lord Denham
Ministry of Agriculture
Governor Warns Bridge Could Spark Trouble
The Buffalo News quotes Michigan Governor Loren D. Dickinson warning that bridge games may be a source of trouble. He notes criminals may start at a bridge table and jokes about teaching double pedro to curb mischief, reflecting wartime era concerns about moral vice at social venues.
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Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Buffalo News
Patient Clerk Seeks Promotion in Manager’s Office
A clerk elbows for advancement saying he has served since the manager arrived. The manager, praising patience, brushes the plea aside noting he is patient and considerate. The clerk asks if such people typically have black eyes, and the manager replies with a wry remark.
Effective Applique Patch Pattern Announcement
Playful design encourages gay print choices for applique baskets and other linens. Pattern 621 includes Block Chart pieces color schemes and yardage. send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Crop Protection Means Crop Production Says The Entomological Service
The Dominion Ent omological Service urges farmers to protect crops from insect pests to ensure food supplies during wartime. It warns insects can be as damaging as enemy submarines, advises autumn cleaning of fields, and calls for readiness of insecticides, equipment, and storage for 1940. Dominion entomologists offer regional support.
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Deoainion Entomological Service
Dominion
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wartime London economy and entertainments revive
London theaters reopen late except in the West End and suburban venues, dog racing returns, and zoos admit visitors with air raid shelters. Evacuations strain housing as flats empty, landladies urge government help, and evacuee wives manage groceries and rents while husbands are away.
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London
Motion Pictures
West End
Variety
Regent's Park Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo
Bloombury Landladies
Shelley Bust Returns to Oxford and Eton Honor
In a long view of time the University College Oxford accepted a bust of Shelley after reluctance for his heretical dramas. Eton then admitted their former student Shelley again after decades. The piece notes Shelley’s impact on the muse and intellectual beauty and reflects on how time heals. A final line notes sound requires a medium to travel through a vacuum.
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University College, Oxford
Shelley
Oxford
Eton
R M C Training Plans Wartime Shift At Kingston
Defence Minister Norman McL. Rogers announced wartime footing for the Royal Military College Kingston Ontario. Changes take effect immediately to end current term and replace classes with special war courses by next April or May. Fourth year cadets will be offered commissions in the Canadian forces and selected third year personnel may join at Christmas.
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Norman McL. Rogers
Defence
Royal Military College
Kingston, Ont
New Headlight Type Aimed at Reducing Glare
The Toronto Star notes a new headlight design in 1940 cars that cuts glare when meeting oncoming traffic and provides better illumination when alone. It urges motorists to use dipped beams and passing signals as standard safety habits. Also quoted is a moral about anger, and a note about Eskimo boys using a bag of hair as a football.
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Toronto Star
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