Vast Reaches Of Russia Diversity Carrier Of Many Peoples
Sir Bernard Pares surveys Russia as a mosaic of 185 nationalities in the USSR. He notes the Great Russians form a 78 million core, with Finns, Ukrainians, White Russians, Caucasus groups, Armenians, Georgians, Tartars and Jews shaping a diverse, enduring federation.
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Russia
Asia
Caucasus
Great
Siberia
Arctic
Europe
Poland
Ussr
Minsk
Republis
Soviet Union
Turkey
European
Central Asia
Genghis Khan
Russian Asia
Volga
Maxim Gorky in Coney Island A Grim Observation
Visit to Coney Island exposes Maxim Gorky to a carnival of crowds and amusements. He traverses concessions, rides, mazes, museums, and theatres, then remarks with quiet clarity that Americans seem a sad people.
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Maxim Gorky
America
Coney Island
Isolate Cold Germ Doctor H E Claver Seeks Influenza Vaccine
Dr E H Claver head of the South African Institute of Medical Research reports isolation of the influenza epidemic germ and aims to grow it in the lab to produce a vaccine. He notes counter checks are needed before confirmation and cites Rockefeller Institute work on a filterable virus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Claver
South African Institute of Medical Research
Rockefeller Institute
Archbishop praises new British Russian alliance after war
The Archbishop of Canterbury at the Canterbury Diocesan Conference praises a new ally in Russia. He cites heroic courage and a rising Russian people with revived religion and foresees closer ties with Britain and the United States. He notes past cruelties but sees a recent change in ruling powers and reforms underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Russia
British Commonwealth
United States
Victory Depends On Army Says Sir Edmund Ironside
Field Marshal Sir Edmund Ironside told a Norwich audience that victory hinges on the army and praised the RAF and navy. He vowed to capitalize on past efforts to defeat Hitler, warning Germans will bluff until a sudden collapse and predicting strengthened Allied resolve after the Russia campaign.
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Edmund Ironside
Home Forces
Norwich
R.A F
Navy
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Monkeys Arrive in U S for Polio Research And Stockholm Fur Auction
A thousand monkeys from India arrived in the United States aboard an American freighter for polio research due to their reaction to the disease. Separately, Stockholm hosted an auction selling seven thousand silver fox and two thousand blue fox furs.
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U.S
India
Stockholm
Old Fashioned Doll Pattern for All Ages
Pattern 6323 offers a simple to make doll with wool ringlets lace trim dress and pantaloons plus illustrations and materials list. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 Mc Dermot Avenue Winnipeg Man for pattern 6323. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Alice Brooks
Science Aids Canadian War Industry and Air Travel Provocation
The piece notes how science guides Canada’s war industry through the National Research Council, aiding production of weapons and munitions. It also describes bomber travel as fast but harsh, with passengers signing waivers and enduring extreme conditions as part of wartime transport and research.
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National Research Council
Department of National Defence, Munitions and Supply
Fighting Services
Great Britain
Council
United States
Ottawa
London
Washington
Oscar Tschirky’s Life At Waldorf Exemplifies Elegant Dining
Oscar Tschirky famed Waldorf chef and executive, turning 75 this month, has spent nearly five decades catering to celebrities and personally approving every menu. He favors boiled beef and cabbage, keeps a rosé office with celebrity photos, and celebrates a golden wedding with a guest list of high society. His Swiss chalet model inspired full size on his New York farm, and he introduced Waldorf salad and wild rice to American cuisine. H E H the Nizam of Hyderabad offers 20 lakhs for a corvette building effort.
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Oscar
the Waldorf
Oscar Tschirky
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Switzerland
Unusual Occupation Aids War Effort Spiders Spun
Miss Mary Pfeiffer marks her 52nd year relieving spiders of their fibre used for gun sights and range finders. Each summer she sends children into fields near London to collect spiders, which she seizes with tweezers and spins into silk before releasing them.
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Mary Pfeiffer
London
Miss Pfeiffer
Crerar Urges Fortitude Against Testing Times
Major-General H D G Crerar, chief of the general staff, appeals to Canadians to suppress selfish fear and negativity as they confront a greater test of fortitude than in their history.
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H D. G. Crerar
General Staff
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Sir Bernard Pares
Salina
Kansas
Nate
R.A.F. Fighter Command
Laddie
Field Marshal Ironside
Alice
Atlantic
RK. Carnegie
Peterborough Examiner
Ocean
Carnegie
H.E.H
Nizam of
Hyderabad
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