New Publication Effort Spurs Canadian Troop Papers
Dozens of units in the Canadian Active Service Forces publish weekly to monthly newspapers, mimeographed sheets and printed journals. They carry troop news, wit, cartoons and announcements, with some free distribution and little or no public cost. Examples include The Rifleman in Vancouver and The Perth Regiment News in Stratford, among others. A feature on veteran entertainer Charles Coburn notes his stage history with soldiers.
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Cana
Man
Canada
Rifleman
British Columbia Regiment
Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles
Vancouver
77Th Field Battery
Royal Canadian Artillery
Moose Jaw
Perth Regiment
Stratford
Ont
1St
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Toronto
Royal Canadan Artillery
Lethbridge
Alta
Hamilton
Bat
Otter Point
France
War may yield Hudson Bay route as war ends
The article discusses how war can bring unforeseen benefits, notably the potential establishment of the Hudson Bay route as the quickest and safest link between Europe and Western Canada. It cites Colonel F J. James and Dr. Alexander D. Bajkov, noting Churchill open water may persist most of the year and urging continued activity by the On-to-the-Bay Association to press for western control of Churchill facilities after hostilities cease.
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Hudson Bay
Europe
Prairies
Canada
Churchill
F J. James
Alexander D. Bajkov
University of Manitoba
Bajkov
Hudson Strait
Fox Channel
CM. Simpson
Winnipeg
Admiralty
Col
James
Taking Up Work Again Dr Serge Voronoff
French surgeon Serge Voronoff who shocked the world twenty years ago with his monkey graft rejuvenation operation sailed from New York aboard the Conte di Savoia to direct bone and skin grafting on wounded soldiers in France. In the first Great War he rehabilitated shell-torn French soldiers by grafting bones from monkeys.
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Serge Voronoff
New York
Conte di Savoia
France
Monke
Annual Book Contest Announces 1940 Award
The Julia Ellsworth Fort Foundation invites manuscript submissions for its annual contest with a 000 prize. Entries must be postmarked by the May 1940 deadline. Obtain entry blanks and full conditions from executive director Helen Hoke at West 40th Street New York.
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Helen Hoke
Julia Ellsworth Fort Foundation
West 40Th Street
New York
Fort Foundation
Julian Meamer, Inc
Storm hits Ottawa valley birds in December ice storm
Ottawa Field Naturalists report heavy bird die off from freezing rain that froze food sources. Christmas bird census shows only 139 species of small native land birds on December 24, far below last year. Some survived in sheltered spots or with human help while migration had largely ended.
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Ottawa Valley
Ottawa
North America
Ottawa Club
Sweet corn candy and fruit salad with Bee Hive syrup
A scanned recipe segment describes making a hard ball candy from corn syrup brown sugar and hot water poured into buttered tins cut into squares. It also details a fruit salad with crisp lettuce orange slices coconut syrup-coating and berries topped with Bee Hive White Corn Syrup. The snippet ends with a local notice about a Newark man seeking a room and joking about raiding a piano.
Northern Oil Refinery To Begin Operations Near Fort Norman
A new oil refinery near Fort Norman in the Northwest Territories will start soon, reducing aviation and transport fuel costs. An order in council waives 10 percent royalty, with the refinery selling aviation fuel at 37 cents per gallon and fuel oil at 13 cents. Northwest Company Imperial Oil operates the Norman Wells site, aiming to meet local demand with a potential additional well.
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Edmonton
Fort Norman
North West Territories
British Columbia
Northwest Sary of Company, Limited
Imperial C Company
Norman Wells
Mackenzie River
Alexander Mackenzie
Imperial OM
Norman
Early installment plans traced to 1807 furniture shop
The Russell Sage Foundation funds a historic look at time payment plans that began in 1807 when a New York furniture house started selling on installments. Competitors quickly adopted the practice to stay competitive in retail.
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Russell Sage Foundation
New York
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Charles Coburn
Monte Carlo
Lord Kitchener
Salisbury Plain
Babbitt
Isaac Babbit
Urgeon Wispital
Romian
Xem
Newark
Northern Oil Refinery
le Mee
Para-Sani
Appleford Paper Products Limited
Appleford Paper
Winnipeg - Regina - Saska
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