War time service actions and relief efforts across Canada
Twenty women in Vermilion volunteer for Red Cross war work. Canada reports a favorable trade balance for the first seven months of 1939. Government ships are being requisitioned and outfitted for war service. Ian Mackenzie announced the move. Eight hundred Poles raise funds for Red Cross relief in Ontario. The Polish community has already contributed 3,000 to Red Cross. A survey will assess Canadian homes willing to house British children and elderly. A national Red Cross fund drive will begin November 13 with no objective set. Canada's 100,000 Boy Scouts offer help to Prime Minister King. Mayor Day says the Royal Winter Fair and auto show are canceled. the Coliseum and auto building to house troops.
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Vermillion
Edmonton
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ian Mackenzie
Ottawa
Hamilton
Ont
Red Cross
Great Britain
Canadian Women’s Committee
Margaret P. Hyndman
Toronto
National Council of the Red Cross Society of Canada
Government House
King
Edward Beatty
General Council
Boy Scouts’ Association
Ralph Day
Coliseum
Canadian National Automobile Building
Dickens Fellow gathers Edwin Drood endings
The unfinished Dickens mystery Edwin Drood has more than 450 concluded endings compiled by the Dickens Fellowship. The note also mentions there being about nine times as many moth families as butterfly families.
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Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
Dickens Fellowship
Duke of Kent Invested in Historic Freemason Functions
The Duke of Kent was installed Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England in succession to the Duke of Connaught, after being named Senior Grand War Gem and Provincial Grand Master of Wiltshire on July 19 in 1933 and 1934. About ten thousand Masons witnessed the ceremony in Olympia as the King, a past Grand Master, installed his brother with evident pride.
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Duke of
Ken
Wiltshire
United Grand Lodge of England
Duke of Connaught
Olympia
Grand Lodge
Duke of Kent
Edward VII
London Daily Sketch
Memorial cairn honors David Thompson in Windermere valley
Sixty five years after his death the famed land geographer David Thompson was celebrated with a memorial cairn at Wilmer BC in the Windermere valley. Dr Mary Crawford unveiled the cairn after Judge F W Howay spoke, with Capt E N Russel in charge of arrangements and Bliss Carman and John Murray Gibbon connected to the dedication.
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David Thompson
Montreal
Wilmer
B.C
Windermere
Windermere Valley
Mary Crawford
Winnnipeg
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
National Sites and Monuments Board
E. N. Russel
Yoho and Kootenay National Parks
Field
Bliss Carman
John Murray Gibbon
Canada
United States
Mississippi
Lake Athabasca
Judge Howay
Tuberculosis Meeting Seeks Unified Canada Wide Action
Specialists from across Canada gathered at the annual Canadian Tuberculosis Association meeting in Winnipeg to push for unified action between Dominion and provincial authorities. The disease caused over 6000 deaths in Canada last year. A Quebec education campaign doubled dispensary visits, with Dr. Lasalle Laberge and Dr. Arthur Powers reporting that Quebec, though 28 percent of Canada’s population, accounted for 43 percent of TB deaths.
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Canada
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Winnipeg
Dominion
Quebec Province
Lasalle Laberge
Quebec City
Arthur
Delightful home made gifts from oilcloth covered box
Craft ideas to create waterproof tissue boxes and gift containers using an ordinary cardboard box wrapped in cheery oilcloth. Steps include cutting pieces for box parts, binding edges, and adding a snap flap. Promotes a 32 page booklet with further projects and other booklets available from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Adorable Anne Adams Pattern 4209 Dress For Misses
ThePattern 4209 creates a playful dress with bib yoke circular skirt and two sleeve options in puffed or short flared styles. Fight to contrast yoke bands pockets and sash for bright appeal. Pattern available in misses sizes 12 to 20 with size 16 needing 34 39 inch yards of fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Sister
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Value Of Birds Warns Of Global Collapse Without Fowls
Experts warn that six to ten years without birds would end the earths entire animate system. Insects would proliferate to overwhelming levels, smothering and devouring other life.
Terminology for Young Foxes Wolves and Bears
The text notes that young foxes wolves and bears are called pups while young beaver mink and muskrat are called kits. It presents a concise glossary style distinction of mammal juveniles.
New Fire Suppression Device Adopted by Air Ministry
A device called Gravinor equipment, invented by Captain H. M. Salmond, is adopted by the Air Ministry and to be standard on Royal Air Force aircraft. It stores methyl bromide in a copper bottle near the engine and uses four switches triggered by pilot action, crash orientation, gravity, and flame detection to release extinguishing gas. The system aims to prevent engine fires and save lives.
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
H. M. Salmond
Royal Indian Marine
Diesel locomotive passes tests on world’s highest railway line
An outstanding British engineering achievement sees a diesel locomotive pass all tests on a line near La Paz Bolivia. It climbs six miles with a gradient of one in fourteen through sharp S curves from La Paz to the plateau 2 000 feet above the city and 16 000 feet above sea level.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Prison terms rise as fines trap youths
Estimates show two youths aged 16 to 21 are sent to prison daily for inability to pay fines. The saying that the wisest words are those you do not say when angry underscores the risk of escalation in dispute.
Salvation Army General aids banding of Canada Geese
High Commissioner George L. Carpenter visits Jack Miner at Kingsville Ontario and assists banding migratory Canada Geese. Miner places scripture on one side of each tag to spread the gospel, leading hunters to nickname the birds Jack Miner’s missionary geese.
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George L. Carpenter
The
Salvation Army
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
North America
Sunday School Lesson on Immanuel and the Messiah Hope
The piece analyzes Isaiah prophecies about the child born to be named Immanuel and the coming ideal ruler from Isaiah 11 1 5, linking them to the Messiah and the fall of Assyria. It references Dummelow and Meyer, connecting the prophecy to Luke 1 32 and the birth of Christ as fulfillment and sign of God's presence.
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Isaiah
Ahaz
Judah
Dummelow
Immanuel
God
Christ
Assyria
Cedars
Lebanon
Jehovah
Jesse
David
Lord
Rome
F. B. Meyer
Mixed His Characters Bruce Barton Lit Critic Joke
A Philadelphia Inquirer remark frames Bruce Barton as mixing literary references in a reception. The lecturer cites a butcher tale about a pound of flesh to lampoon overprecise demands, calling the patron a Shylock Holmes in a playful jab at literary allusion.
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Bruce Barton
Shylock Holmes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Farmers Grade Beef Cattle Using New Department System
Farmers can grade beef cattle themselves using a new Department of Agriculture method based on body measurements and feed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Paris Publishes Special Newspaper for Beggars
A Paris edition distributes a special paper aimed at beggars, offering street readers practical notices and guidance. The unusual publication echoes urban aid efforts and charitable messaging in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ontario aims health behavior in new school program
Ontario's Education Minister outlines a health centered reform for elementary schools prioritizing health behavior over knowledge. The plan includes daily health habit checks, regular physical training, and individual health exams to detect early disease and growth issues, reshaping arithmetic’s rank to emphasize overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
L J. Simpson
Editorial Notice on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are directed to request the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles from The Health League of Canada at 165 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice invites readers to write for full collection.
The Car Front Versus Back Appeal
A salesman argues that a 1939 model looks better from the back, claiming that is all anyone ever sees, while a prospective buyer remains unconvinced about its overall appeal.
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Rogere and Son
J. Lipton
Lipton Ing
RED
Rth Ind
Mickie
Ce Ee Lamp & Stove
IFIP
Home Service
Ench
Poretelling
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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