English Parliament considers Pacific air service link
The British government debated creating an air service across the Pacific from Canada to New Zealand. Other notes include Dr Harold J Rose comparing Niagara Falls energy to burning coal, poison gas training in England described as terrifying, and finance minister Charles Dunning reporting Home Improvement Plan loans near 14.85 million with a rise in April. US war material shipments to China and Japan totaled 10,000, with most to China. RCMP described as becoming a scientific force while one applicant faced ridicule, and Bob Lindsay of Hamilton, age 20, 6'5", 226 pounds, was told he was too big to join.
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of Commons
Pacific Ocean
Canada
New Zealand
Harold J. Rose
Niagara Falla
England
Mra
E. B. Jost
Montreal , St. John
China
Japan
State Department
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bob Lindsay
Hamilton
Gardening In Selecting A List Of Annuals Factors
A brief note emphasizes careful selection when choosing annuals for planting. It highlights considering bloom time color habit and space requirements to ensure a thriving garden display.
Medical Council report hints at routine operations risk
Brantford Expositor quotes a British Medical Research Council critique of mass medical procedures. The piece warns that publicly funded guidance may prompt unnecessary surgeries like tonsil removal and appendectomies, casting doubt on routine prophylactic practices and urging scrutiny of medical motives and costs.
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Great Britain
Reesearch Council
Brantford
Russian Professor Reports Skin Graft From Corpse Heals Living
A Russian professor described in The Lancet a process using dead person skin to cure living tissue. Filatov stated lupusta skin disease improved with his method, noting removal of an ulcer and covering the wound with corpse skin. He claimed wound healing within days and skin preservation for up to four months, while a separate note mentions rubber tree tapping and England's government employee figures.
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Profesor Filatov
Lancet
Pattern 4807 offers a loose fit fashion boost
Readable ad copy promotes Anne Adams pattern 4807 for quick home sewing. Describes a flattering capelet style with arm panels and bow, available in sizes 34 to 48. Requires 4 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Illustrated instructions included. Send 20 cents to Adams Pattern in Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Adams
Er Union
Ave. E
Winnipeg
Fraser is New President of Christie Brown and Co Limited
WN and Company announces Alex A Fraser will assume the presidency of Christie, Brown and Company, Limited, succeeding Chas F Kamonda who becomes Chairman after 63 years with the firm. Fraser, a native of Arthur Ontario, has eight years as Vice-President in charge of production and extensive biscuit making experience. Branley H Young is named Vice-President in charge of biscuit sales, born in Sunderland Ontario, with key sales executive roles in Canada's biscuit industry since returning from overseas service.
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Alex. A. Fraser
Christie, Brown and Company, Limited
Chas. F. Kamonda
Mr. Fraser
Arthur
Ontario
Branley H. Young
Young
Sunderland
Biscuit
Canada
Question on the Greatest Commandment in Mark 12
The scribe asks which commandment is first. Jesus cites Deuteronomy and Leviticus,. The scribe affirms the answer, recognizing love of God and neighbor as supreme. Jesus notes moral obligation surpasses ritual, and those who dared question him afterward withdraw defeated.
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Matten
Jesus
Israel
Russian Churches Grow Amid War Turmoil Report
The New Outlook notes Christian churches in Russia added 837 000 members last year while Russia closed 612 churches in 1937. A ministerial brother renounced war to pursue gospel ministry, triggering a war minister’s public repudiation of kinship.
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Russia
Straw Newsprint Advocated On Western Farms
A. J. Rélon of the Canadian Jewelers' Association urged Saskatoon jewelers to back straw based newsprint to save Canadian forests. Roden said western producers should patent this method and cited C. H. Moore’s success in Trenton Ontario with straw newsprint. He claimed science supports commercially viable production though specifics were few.
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Saskatoon
A. J. Rélon
Canadian Jewelers’ Association
C. H. Moore
Trenton
Ont
Carcinogenic Agents and The Role of Irritants
A historical discussion notes that single injuries are unlikely to cause cancer while mild irritants such as tobacco soot and tar can produce cancer in susceptible individuals. It cites animal studies showing cancer from prolonged exposure and warns that carcinogenesis requires years of exposure, with most cancers arising in about one in ten adults.
Tallest Playwright in America Meets 8-Foot-4 Circus Giant
New York Post recounts a party hosted by Robert E. Sherwood, reputedly the nation's tallest playwright at almost 6 feet 7, as he greets John Ringling North and introduces Jack Earle of the Ringling circus, who stands 8 feet 4, to prove the height gap in show business.
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Leonard Lyona
New York Post
Robert E. Sherwood
America
Sherwood
John Ringling North
Ringling Circus
North
Jack Earle
The
Unwritten Rule Drives Japanese Army Collapse Myth
The remark notes that the army’s apparent early advantage was more about a delayed worm than true advantage in human affairs. It cites a belief that officers must kill themselves rather than be captured, illustrating ritual and cultural pressures shaping wartime conduct and outcomes.
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Stanley H. Young
Ally
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