Princess Royal promoted to chief controller role
The King approves the Princess Royal promotion to chief controller of the auxiliary territorial service. Ottawa death of Harlan Ingersoll Smith, 67, former Dominion archaeologist and ex assistant director of Canada's national museum. Prague dispatch notes Czech towns to receive German names for official use. Canadian Red Cross volunteers aid blood donation drive. Asahi cites Count Galeazzo Ciano proposing a new anti Comintern bloc excluding Germany. Northern Ireland ministry aims to secure 10 000 acres of flax in coming season via option on Canadian certified camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Royal
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Dominion
National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
Prague
Czech
United States
Theanadian Red Cross Society
Asahi
Galeazzo Ciano
Japan
Germany
Northern Ireland Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
Popular Cowboy Songs Sheet Offered By Home Service
A Winnipeg Home Service notice advertises a 19‑hit songbook “Popular Cowboy Songs” with words, music, and piano, inviting readers to send 15 cents to Home Service Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Other booklets listed include Good Letter Writing Made Easy Good Table Manners and Tap Dancing Simplified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Ozarks
Arkansas
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Plain Truths by Dorothy Thompson on U S war stance
Dorothy Thompson argues in Ladies Home Journal that wartime avoidance was tied to Britain’s power and warns that after World War I the United States could have guaranteed a century of peace by using its financial economic and naval power alongside the British Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Thompson
Ladies Home Journal
United States
Frepire
Nutrition and hearing linked by British child studies
Dr J W S McCullough notes growing interest in nutrition across Canada and highlights British tests on 1,000 well housed children and 6,000 in poorer conditions. Ear checks and audiometry show middle ear disease far more common in poor groups, tied to deficient diets. Improving social conditions and nutrition is seen as key to preventing deafness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
Eatorial Note On Readers Securing Laughs Carcer Articles
A terse note explains that readers may secure complete Laughs Carcer articles by visiting the Health of 108 Bond Street and obtaining copies. The message emphasizes prompt action and direct collection at the stated address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond St
Earthquake Toll Across Four Thousand Years
A scholarly estimate places earthquake fatalities at over 18 million deaths worldwide across roughly four millennia. The figure reflects cumulative disaster impact rather than a single event.
Parable of the Two Sons and Obedience Lesson
Devotional notes on Matthew 21 17 22 and the parable of the two sons. It discusses obedience to God, repentance, and the contrast between sincere action and polite but insincere promises. Also includes a sewing pattern notice for Anne Adams pattern 4259 with sizing and ordering details.
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John
Matthew
George A. Buttrick
God
Jesus
Kingdom of God
the Baptist
Calgary student named 1940 Rhodes Scholar
Neil V. German a 23 year old third year University of Alberta student from Calgary is named a Rhodes scholar for 1940. Officials say the scholarship will not be tenable until the end of the Second Great War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil V. German
Calgary
University of Alberta
Alberta
Rhodes Scholarship Committee
Albinen Village Reached By Ladders In Alpine Isolation
A fragment describes Albinen, perched high above the Rhone valley in the Bernese Alps, reachable only by seven ladders from Leukerbad. Citizens carry heavy burdens and learn to move with ease, illustrating adaptability and attachment to home. It notes a claim about red hair frequency in North America at about three percent, a long-standing figure.
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Rhone Valey
Bernese Alps
Albinen
Leukerbac
Home
North America
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Home Service
United States Magazine
Canapal
J W. S. McCullough
VITA
Aimee
Uckley Re
Anne Adams
Yee
Unday
Christ
Anne ‘Adams
McDermot Ave. E
Rhodes Scholar
Para-Sani
Appleford Paper Products Limited
San
Sanada
Regina
Saskatoon
Galgary
Edmonton
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