Moonlit Fort George Trade Time Amid Coastal Hunt
In July at Fort George the Montagnais bring families to summer camps as Hearne’s fish schooling draws crews to BC coast waters. Alan plans farewells, hides money, and faces gossip with Rivard and Mrs Hanbury, while Dessane counsels caution and hints at a River of Skulls lore along Koksoak tributaries.
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Fort George
Hudson's Straits
Fox Channel
Bay of God's Mercy
Alan
McCord
Noel
Mrs. Hanbury
Revilion Freres
Rivard
Berthe
Gabriel Dessane
Pierre
Arsene Rivard
Cameron
Dessane
McQueen
Madame Dessane
Gabrie
Madame Hanbury
Tiens' Alan
Tiward
Fort Chimo
River of Skulls
Naskapi
Manitou
Chimo
Caribou
Goodbyes and suspicions shadow a coast trip
Berthe confronts Alan about his departure and alleged affairs with a mysterious woman. He pleads innocence while she accuses him of deception and longs for honesty. Their confrontation ends as Berthe, crying, rushes from the room after a final farewell.
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Madame Martin
Berthe
Neil Campbell
Alan
Long Arctic Canoe Journey Begins Toward Headwaters
Alan and Noel depart from Hudson's Bay Company docks as two police canoes carry gear with Montagnais guides. The group, including McQueen Slade and Mrs Hanbury, plans months of travel upstream along the Mad River and Great Lakes region, while a seaplane circles overhead.
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Alan
Noel
Hudson's Bay Company
Revillon Freres
Trudeau
Goyette McQueen
Montagnais
Dessane
Rivard
McQueen
Slade
Mrs. Hanbury
Great River
Great Lakes
Nichicun
Patemisk
Willing To Serve Helen Harrison Trains Aviators For War
Vancouver born Helen Harrison a licensed instructor with 1200 flying hours trained 1000 men for the South African air force reserves and may aid in Royal Canadian Air Force training. She hopes to serve as a pilot for war duties if called.
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Helen Harrison
Toronto
England
Royal Canadian Air Force
Harrison
Father of Poultry Industry Remembered in War Crisis
The death of Sir Edward Brown drew little notice but tributes call him the Father of the poultry industry. Knighted nine years ago for services, he founded the British Poultry Club in 1877 and established a world research network.
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Sir Edward Brown
British Poultry Club
Sir Edward
Edward Brown
Agricultural Colleges
World Poultry Science Association
The
Hague
Ottawa
Edward
St. Thomas
Protection For Docks War Emergency Plans Drafted
Britain reduces docks to fewer than 285 as Board of Trade drafts schemes to keep ports operating in war. Plans cover dock and warehouse protection, rail and road upgrades, extra berths, new plant, and possible freight diversion. Swansea adds new dock entrance. Lambton and Tyne schemes propose camouflage and air raid shelters.
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Britain
Board of Trade
Swansea
Port of Lambton
Tyne Improvements Commission
Danish restaurateur loses long bet on travel stunt
A well fed Bogense village restaurant keeper nearly completed a wager to circumnavigate Denmark in three months with an old car. After three miles to go he stopped for a pre victory feast and overslept, costing him 5000 crowns and the win by one hour.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Pitt's Impassioned One-Word War Object: Security
The essay recalls Pitt's historic reply to Tierney on why Britain fought Napoleonic France. Pitt asserted the war aimed at security against a universal, unprecedented danger that threatened all nations, resisted by Europe but most effectively by Britain. The parallel with contemporary leadership highlights enduring defense of security.
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Pitt
Europe
Gliding Proves Value in Air Combat Rescue
The account honors Second-Lieutenant Palusinski who fought 12 German bombers over Warsaw. he shot one down before his plane was disabled and he managed a controlled landing despite wounds. The piece links his gliding skill to aviation progress and potential wartime lessons.
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Poland
Warsaw
Palusinski
Lieut
Quebec Province as a Manufacturing Power in 1937
A historical note states Quebec, called a primitive province, was Canada’s second largest manufacturing region, accounting for 29 percent of the Dominion’s output in 1937. In a separate dialog, a boss jokes about a dinner with his former secretary.
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Quebec
Canada
Dominion
England's brewers grow despite fewer firms since WWI
England now has fewer brewers than a year before the World War yet their business volume has more than tripled. The shift suggests consolidation and expanded scale among remaining breweries, signaling a transformation of the industry landscape since the war.
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England
Prado artworks returned to National regime after civil war flight
Art treasures from Madrid's Prado, sent abroad by the Republican government during the civil war, have been returned to the National regime. Paintings moved from Geneva by a special train across France. The United States built thousands of war planes in World War I, but few saw service as hostilities ended early. A baby elephant from Burma in Philadelphia is believed to be the smallest in America.
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Madrid
Prado Museum
Spain
Geneva
France
United States
Philadelphia
Burma
America
Young King Peter Prepares for Soonest War Lord Role
Yugoslavia’s 15 year old king to head 15 million subjects in two years as commander in chief despite reluctance to hunt. He studies military affairs at home with Belgrade Military School faculty visiting his palace, while his regent uncle plans the coronation for September 6, 1941.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
Petrushka
Monach
Marie
Romania
Prince Paul
Belgrade
Food shipments from Italy destined for England via France
Basel reports that a large share of Italian food moving through the St Gothard Pass is headed to England through French Channel ports. Swiss agents say Italian firms prefer selling for cash over accepting German coal in exchange due to blocked credits. In Nova Scotia Gaelic is being taught, while elsewhere English instruction continues.
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Basel
Switzerland
Italy
St. Gothard Pass
England
French
Germany
Britain
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Whale
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Ford
Gabriel Des
George Marsh
Vancouver
Aviatrix
Rartcare
Coleman Lamp & Stove CO. Ltd
Napoleon
Tierney
Nova Scotia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
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