Rhodes Scholars Chosen in January Under Wartime Rules
Ten Canadian Rhodes scholars will be selected in January 1940 under wartime regulations. The Rhodes Scholarship trust announced by D R Michener general secretary for Canada notes that selection resumes the usual pattern with two for Ontario and Quebec and one for each other province. Wartime suspensions apply to most scholarships until after the war, though special permission may be granted for Oxford study to medical students and researchers.
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Rhodes
D. R. Michener
Canada
Rhodes Scholarship Trust
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Oxford
Population Decline Might Bring Simpler Governance
The piece discusses fears of depopulation in civilized democracies and counters by noting educated, freedom-loving peoples could outlast numerically larger, oppressed groups. It cites Josiah Cox Russell of UC Berkeley, who predicts a transitional period of heavy government intervention before possible simplification of government and a more humane world.
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All-Higa
Josiah Cox Russell
University of California
Russell
Was Too Kind-Hearted Feeds Deer In Saskatchewan
Gunnar Varfeldt, a truck farmer from Duval Sask, befriended two deer years ago by feeding cabbage. The herd grew to fifteen, prompting Varfeldt to burn the animals with salt cartridges to drive them away. Instead the deer sought protection and petting from him.
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Gunnar Varfelt
Duval, Sask
Varfeldt
Polish railways folded into German system decree
A decree orders incorporation of Polish state railways into the German railway administration and lets the Reich minister of communication seize all fines formerly collected by the Polish state in occupied Polish territory. The text mentions the puffin, a northern seabird, and notes the year 2337.
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Memgazewe
Selected Marble Cup Cakes Recipe Foggy Instructions
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, alternate flour and milk. Divide batter, color with spices and molasses in one part. Layer into greased cup cake pans, bake 375F about 25 minutes. Yield 18 large cupcakes.
Recipe for Grape-Nut Cookies from Old Ledger
A vintage baking note details making four dozen grape nut cookies. It lists ingredients like salt, butter, sugar, an unbeaten egg, finely cut raisins, milk, flour, baking powder, and grape-nuts. Method instructs creaming butter and sugar, beating in egg and raisins, alternating flour with milk, adding grape-nuts, and baking on a greased sheet at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Internees at Fort Henry kept on wartime rations
Do minion information office describes enemy nationals interned at Fort Henry near Kingston Ontario living under organized camp rules. German chef curates meals, room captains and a camp captain supervise fatigue duties and order while internees pursue hobbies like sketching woodwork painting and radio work with a makeshift aerial.
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Old Fort Henry
Kingston
Ont
Dominion Government
Public Information Office
British Merchant Seamen Honored as War’s Naval Bulwark
A naval officer praising British merchant ship masters says they shape the war’s outcome more than any other group. He notes their lifelong discipline, hardship, and readiness to face torpedoes, gunfire, mines, and bombs, urging recognition of their vital role as a solid bulwark for the nation.
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National Defence Department
Furs Left Behind for Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Three hundred pounds of expedition furs were left in Boston as the United States Antarctic expedition sailed. Representatives of Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd recalled his line about feet freezing and began arranging delivery via plane to catch the expedition ship Bear at Norfolk or by rail to Panama, the ship's next stop.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Antarctica
Norfolk
Panama
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