Jealous intrigue and travel plans unfold in Alaska bound tale
In a Seattle dining room Kay Joyce and Jack Hammond plot along with Bruce Kenning Timmy Moon and Around the World Annie as stories of mining claims and geologists mix with tense glances at Jeanne Towers. A mysterious young man exits and a new destination Wrangell Alaska emerges as the group contemplates an early departure.
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Seattle
Jeanne Towers
Jack
Kay
Jack Hammond
Jeanne
Bruce Kenning
Hammond
Timmy
Timmy Moon
Joyce
Annie
Mrs. Joyce
Night wanderings at the camp reveal a pursuing stranger
An hour after dinner Hammond and guests walk through the camp as Kay shows lively interest in everything. A shadowy man follows the aviator and halts him in a dark passage. Timmy Moon brings up the rear as they head back to the cottage.
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Hammond
Jack
Kay
Timmy
Slumgullion Visitor Sparks Plane Trip Conspiracy
Kay questions the pilot about a request to fly for a mysterious man. The pilot confirms a stranger urged him to undertake a trip, prompting Hammond to inquire if the man who entered the Slumgullion is involved.
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Kay
Hammond
Three Canoeists Make 150 Mile Assiniboine Run By Paddle
Harry Bushel, his son Andy, and Murray Peden completed a Brandon to Winnipeg expedition by canoe. The 150 mile trip by water stretched to 18 days with about seven hours of paddling daily and 600 pounds of gear aboard a 16 foot craft. They faced rocks and rapids with nights spent in a riverbank tent and began each morning around six. They even rode rapids backward once before reaching civilization and a movie.
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Winnipeg
Harry Bushel
Andy
Murray Peden
Assiniboine
Brandon
Bushel
Dog vocabulary study prompts playful canine quiz
A Toronto man lists his spaniel’s known words and phrases totaling sixty two plus endearments. The dog reacts with excitement to its full vocabulary and even to the word Here before Dead dog when read aloud. A penguin sits through blizzards, cheese exports head to London, and Indian tea growers plan production controls.
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Toronto
Toronto Star
New aero engine on view at Edgware works
A 520-hp air cooled Gipsy Twelve engine, built by 2500 skilled mechanics over two years for the Air Ministry, is shown at de Havilland in Edgware. Four engines power the Albatross monoplane for a North Atlantic crossing test, with secrecy surrounding military testing and claims of unusually low cooling loss and a streamlined cross section.
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Air Ministry
de Havilland Aircraft Works
Edgware
England
North Atlantic
Frank Halford
Stag Lane
Selected Recipes For Leaf Pan Cake
A recipe lists 3 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder salt 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup chopped walnut meats 1 cup finely cut dates 1 egg 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons melted butter or shortening. Sift flour with baking powder and salt add sugar nuts and dates mix. Combine egg milk and shortening and blend into flour then bake in a greased leaf pan at 350 degrees for one hour. Store overnight before slicing.
Waffle Recipe with Ham and Syrup
Combine egg yolks and milk then mix into flour until smooth then add shortening. Fold in beaten egg whites and bake in a hot waffle iron. Sprinkle ham on each waffle before closing, serve with butter and Log Cabin Syrup or with scrambled eggs. Makes four or five 4 section waffles.
Ancient Sequoias Hold Clues to 4000 Year Old California Forests
Researchers note that California redwood trees called Sequoias may date back about 4000 years before the present, suggesting ancient forest ecosystems persisted long before modern civilizations. The findings rely on dendrochronology and dating methods applied to surviving trunks and growth rings.
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California
Horses Bred in Russia for Violin Bow Hair
A report outlines breeding programs in Russia focused on horses known for hair used in violin bows. The feature notes how these horses are selected for mane quality and length. It highlights regional breeders, market demand, and traditional craft connections to music.
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Russia
Ship completes Arctic patrol voyage to Halifax dock
The RMS Nascopie returned to Halifax on September 19 closing a 11 000 mile Arctic cruise begun in June from Montreal. Major D L McKeand led a government party with RCMP scientists and passengers as two Greenland Eskimo families moved to Craig Harbor and 30 families were relocated toward the Arctic circle. Excellent hunting conditions north of the circle boosted a prosperous fur year.
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R.M.S. Nascopie
Halifax
Canada
Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic Archipelago
Hudson Strait
Hudson Bay
D. L. McKeand
Greenland
Craig Harbor
British Empire
Cape Dorset
Arctic Circle
Fort Ross
Arctic Bay
Trans-Canada Highway Seen Near Completion By 1941 42
W G Robertson Ontario Motor League general manager told an Eastern service club the trans-Canada highway could be finished by 1941 or 1942. He spoke after a northern Ontario tour with Minister T B McQuesten and praised road work, noting new low cost hard surface road methods at 2 000 to 3 000 dollars per mile overcoming muskeg and bog.
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W. G. Robertson
Toronto
Ontario Motor League
Robertson
Ontario
T. B. McQuesten
Advertising and Season Work Principles
A concise note likens advertising to cleaning a walk, stressing ongoing effort rather than a one time job. It suggests seasonality affects tasks and relies on steady, repeated action rather than a single fix. No specific names or dates are provided.
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Courtney
Ryley Cooper
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Tim
Kenning
McKenzie Joe
Lang
Kay Joyce
Wrangell
Alaska
Ata
Solk
Assiniboine River
London
India
Sir Edward Beatty
Freeman OF
Cranbrook
Canadian Pacific Photo
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Crows’ Nest Pass
Kootenay
Edward
T. M Roberts
Sir Edward
G. H. Thompson
East Kootenay
Dia Enkham
Pinkham
Stamer Nascopie
VapoRus
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