Mighty Battle-Wagon Nelson Under Consideration
HMS Nelson, famed battle wagon of the Royal Navy, docked at Rosyth with HMS Rodney, both ships under repair. Admiralty says their futures are under consideration after decades of service and war action including Normandy bombardments and armistice signing on her decks.
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Ondon
HMS
Nelson
Rosyth
Firth of Forth
Rodney
Normandy
Admiralty
H.M.S. Nelson
Royal Navy
Gift Of Historic Coach To Dominion
In Ottawa the memory of Sir Guy Carleton is to be honored with a horse drawn coach donated to the Dominion Archives by the present Earl of Dorchester. The coach, dark wood with white upholstery, carried the statesman who shaped the Quebec and Constitutional Acts and repelled the American invasion. Lord Dorchester and Lady Dorchester, with Lady Radcliffe, arrived in Canada on the Empress of Britain and plan a brief visit before returning to England.
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Ottawa
Guy Carleton
Baron Dorchester
Wolfe
Quebec
British North America
Dominion
United States
Canada
Earl of Dorchester
Lord
Lady Dorchester
Lady Radcliffe
Quebec City
South Carolina
England
Lord Dorchester
Typical British Spirit Shown By Minister
The Brandon Sun reports in wartime Britain common volunteering persists during crisis. 43 year old Austin Lee rector of Claxby offers to work as a miner weekdays while continuing Sunday sermons and parish duties.
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Brandon Sun
Britain
Austin Lee
Claxby
National Coal Board
Lee
Record 28 stowaways aboard Estre Rios
The 7,604 ton Argentine vessel Estre Rios arrived with 28 stowaways aboard, setting an all time record. Three came from Antwerp, one from Bilbao, and 24 from Vigo, Spain.
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Buenos Aires
Estre Rios
Antwerp
Belgium
Bilbao
Vigo
Spain
Smile of the Week Provokes Adopting Plans at Orphanage
Donald and Mary decide to adopt a child and request a girl at the orphanage. A girl is produced but Donald stops Mary at the bar and whispers for a boy, hinting at a cap found on a train as a clue.
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Donald
Mary
Canada Far Ahead of Russia in Vegetable Varieties
Eddy Gilmore reports from Moscow that Canada has outpaced Russia by possibly 30 years in developing early maturing vegetables. The Central Experimental Farm credits years of hybridization for Golden Bantam corn and other seeds, enabling quick ripening despite harsh Prairie frosts.
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Canada
Russia
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Gilmore
Ottawa
Prairies
Central Experimental Farm
1750 Proposal Sparks Birth of Modern British Police
The novel ist Robert Fielding proposed a centralized police system in 1750, outlining a national force to enforce public order. His ideas influenced later debates on policing structure in Britain.
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Britain
Robert Fielding
British Tommies Fail To Demolish Shelter
In Berlin the Nazi air raid shelter in the torthand withstood 50 000 pounds of TNT. British forces then blew a corner of the tower leaving a large hole while German police watched and smiled. Demolition squads used 8 000 pounds of a new plastic explosive and said further efforts would continue.
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Berlin
Tergarten
Color Scheme For Marriage Centre In London
Walter Grimaldi Tottenham registrar plans a new register office as a model for the country. He aims for dignified offices with proper marriage rooms painted cream and duck egg blue to avoid clashing with brides, reflecting his 35 year tenure and 35,000 marriages. The office moved from a converted stable when he was appointed in 1912.
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London
Walter Grimaldi
Tottenham
Grimaldi
Keeper of the King's Conscience title for Lord Chancellor
The Ottawa Citizen notes one of the oldest Lord Chancellor titles as Keeper of the King's Conscience dating to the seventh century. It explains the role originated when the office was held by a church official serving as the King's confessor.
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Ottawa Citizen
Great Britain
Lord Jowitt
New York Plans World’s Longest Suspension Bridge
The city intends a 4600 foot span across the Narrows from Brooklyn to Staten Island with a 237 foot vertical clearance. It would surpass the Golden Gate Bridge as the world’s longest suspension bridge by about 400 feet.
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New York
City of
Narrows
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Refrigerator railway car devised in 1857
A historical note states the refrigerator railway car for transporting perishable vegetables was devised in 1857, marking an early advance in food preservation and rail logistics.
Toronto council blocks New Year plebiscite on Sunday sport
Toronto city council rejected a motion for a New Year plebiscite on Sunday sport with paid admissions and opposed Sunday sports in Toronto and New York. The report notes hockey coaching shortages and upcoming player moves including Hank Greenberg speculation with the Dodgers and Jackie Robinson shift.
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Toronto
Everything Changes Days When Threshing Was Threshing
Threshing moved from old engines pulled by horses to tractors and combines. The piece recalls threshing days with a crew of ten, a minister who once fed the machine, and village meals at harvest time. It notes the loss of communal thrashing fun as mechanization reduces labor needs.
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Thos. R. Henry
Toronto Telegram
McGill Students Ride 2000 Miles With No Money
Joe Elbling and Esmond Gordon, both McGill University sophomores, returned from a 75 day 12500 mile U S and Mexico motorcycle trip. They traveled as far as Tarso near Mexico City, relied on strangers for food, slept in cars parks and even jail cells as guests. They say the journey taught more than ten years of schooling and broadened their understanding of the continent and its people.
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Montreal
United States
Mexico
Joe Elbling
McGill University
Joe
Esmond Gordon
McGill
Tarso
Mexico City
Elbling
Helpful kitchen hints from old newspaper column
A series of practical tips covers flavoring coffee with salt before boiling, drying colored clothes inside out to prevent fading, tenderizing a tough roast with vinegar, and using a paper napkin to skim fat from broth for an invalid.
Mi Bunks Knit Suit Pattern for Schoolwear
Vintage ad describes pattern 7052 for a knit suit set with a suspender skirt and a pleated whirly skirt. Instructions include stockinette and garter stitch trims, jacket with fabric skirts, sizes 2 4 6, with charts and photos, and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Hank Greenberg
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Humboldt, Sask
Ponoka
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Benny Hayes
Port Arthur
U.S
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Rangers
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Grant Warwick
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