Three Day Carnival Farewell Leads To New Love
Anice, a show dancer in Cantonville, faces a rushed goodbye with Lynde Wade as she vows to marry Ed McIves. Lynde hopes for a reunion but Anice chooses a steady future with Ed, whose gentle, hopeful plans win her trust. The carnival pledges Cantonville as a regular stop.
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Lynde
Anice
Cantonville Times
Ed McIves
Dad
Lynde Wade
Ed Mclves
Cantonville
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Chinese Diplomat Wu Ting Fang Responds to Question in America
The Wall Street Journal recounts a reception meeting with Wu Ting Fang, the eminent Chinese diplomat. An American woman asked in ignorance if he was Japanese or Chinese, and he replied I am Chinese then asked what keey she is implying a monkey donkey or Yankee in tone and intent.
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America
Wall Street Journal
Wu Ting Fang
Dr. Wu
Selected Recipes College Fudge Squares and Meat Loaf
The article shares a fudge square recipe using flour baking powder salt shortening melted chocolate sugar eggs milk vanilla and walnuts yields 16 squares. It then presents a modern meat loaf mix using corn flakes smoked ham pork veal eggs milk salt green pepper and cooking methods for loaf or boil bake yielding 8 servings. It ends with a note To Feel Right Eat Right.
Pattern 4977 Ad With Size Range and Mail Order
Follow These Lines This way to a slimmer figure pattern 4977 offers a clean-cut frock with gathers for freedom of movement and slender lines. Includes illustrated instructions and sizes 34 through 48 with a 36 size using 3% yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents and write size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Post Office warns on use of yellow food parcel labels
The Post Office Department reports violations of yellow labels for food parcels to Britain and reminds senders that labels must cover parcels containing food only. Officials note nonfood items have been sent and warn such parcels may be confiscated. The department also urges proper completion of the customs declaration.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Great Britain
Britain
Post Office
Second Largest Bell Cast for Japanese Buddhist Temple
The 150 ton bell, 26 feet tall, poured in 1902 for a Japanese Buddhist temple, is famed for its massive size but its tone is described as unclear and not good. Its resonant voice reportedly carries for miles, though the bell's musical quality remains disputed.
Flowers Well Named Narcissus Sleep-Inducing Fragrance
Narcissus blooms carry a narcotic effect in their fragrance and derive their name from the Greek word for a sleep producing drug.
Royal links persist as Philip Mountbatten marries Elizabeth
London reports the royal marriage ties the Mountbatten family to the navy for a generation. King George V and his son the current monarch both served with the fleet, with the King taking part in World War I aboard the battleship Collingwood during the Battle of Jutland. On a Home Fleet visit, Lieut Mountbatten traveled with the royal party, inspecting ships and men.
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London
Philip Mountbatten
Elizabeth
George V
Royal Navy
Duke of York
Collinwood
Jutland
Clyde
Mountbatten
Braid 'Alfway
Saitor
Philip
Sunflowers Deterrence Keeps Turkeys Within Fences
A Calgary Albertan informant notes sunflowers planted along the inside of a low fence deter turkeys from flying over. As the birds grow, sunflowers rise to 10 or 12 feet, blocking attempts to take off. The seeds are incidental. turkeys remain contained by tall sentinels that deter flight.
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Calgary
Gobbler
Whisky Gap Holds Name Amid Border Lore
The Edmonton Journal recalls Whisky Gap in South Alberta retaining its name after residents resisted the proposed Fareham label. A border-era route used by American whisky runners gave the gap its historic moniker, and locals objected when officials briefly suggested a change.
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Edmonton Journal
Whisky Gap
Alberta
U.s.canada
Fareham
Defective color vision urged to seek medical checkup
Defective color vision may indicate a curable deficiency. Those who struggle to distinguish primary colors are advised to consult a physician to determine if a correctable condition is present.
Prices Rise as Canadians Buy More Goods in June
Ottawa reports a July release showing June sales across 14 major trades up seven percent from June last year. Food, clothing, and household goods led gains while jewelry and shoe stores fell. Overall indices rose from 216.6 to 232.7 on the 1935-39 base, with department stores 15 percent higher than a year ago.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Venetian Glass Workers Secluded on Isola to Guard Secrets
A 16th century policy kept Veneto craftsmen on a guarded island to shield delicate glassmaking secrets from foreign rivals. The isolation aimed to preserve techniques and trade advantages within the craft community.
Best Customer Keeps Hospital Staff Busy
In Reedsburg Wisconsin Wilbert Haler aged 21 repeatedly enters a hospital cycle after medical crises. He first came for tonsils removal, recovered from meningitis, then broke a leg in a car crash on the way home, and later suffered appendicitis leading to another admission.
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Reedsburg
Wis
Wilbert Haler
Haller
British Columbia Timber Still Tall for Halifax City Hall Flagpole
Halifax records the arrival of a 128-foot Douglas fir from British Columbia to be used as the City Hall flagpole. Vancouver Province notes the era when logs 36 by 36 by 150 feet were common and floated on the Fraser and old windjammers to Europe for keelsons.
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Halifax
British Columbia
Vancouver
Fraser
Europe
Petition Signers Overlooked Details In Ontario Case
In an Ontario town a petition opposed a fine for reckless driving. Most signers were prominent citizens but the defendant pleaded guilty after a high speed chase of over 60 miles per hour. The signers likely did not read the text carefully. A separate note observes that while many Chinese dialects exist, Chinese writing is uniform.
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Ontario
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Lakehead
A. J. Kamstra & Sons
Territorial Army
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