All-Canadian Trans-Continental Highway Plan urged for 1940
The piece argues to finish the transcontinental route from Halifax to Vancouver on Canadian soil. It notes 160 miles in Northern Ontario and 120 miles between Geraldton and Hearst as gaps, cites wartime tourism opportunities for Americans, and urges government action to complete the highway to capture U.S. travel and economic benefit amid World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Vancouver
Big Bend
British Columbia
Atlantic
Pacific
Ontario
Schreiber
Port Mamainse
Lake Superior
Geraldton
Hearst
Canada
United States
Europe
North Ontario
Department of Transport
Ottawa
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Decoration Threatens Submarine Crews With Great Risk
Berlin reports a new decoration for German submarine officers and crews. It rewards those who have sailed on two or more cruises and those wounded on duty aboard a submarine. The award implies the high danger of submarine service and honors returning sailors as if survivors of a forlorn hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Winnipeg Tribune
Government licensing to cover Canadian coal and coke industry
Canada will require licenses for all coal and coke handlers from December 1 under wartime prices and trade board. Producers, importers, exporters, jobbers, wholesalers, and retailers must report monthly quantities, prices, and supplies to the Canadian coal administrator J McB Stewart. Licenses aim to ensure adequate distribution and curb price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
Hector B. McKinnon
J. McB. Stewart
Canada
Coal Administrator
Dominion
Sinking A U Boat at Scapa Flow Tale Turns Silent
A Manchester Guardian account recalls five 1914 1918 attempts by U boats to pierce Scapa Flow defenses. UB 116 and UB 16 faced minefields and shore detectors in a doomed mission to sink the Grand Fleet flagship, the Royal Oak, with the fleet at Rosyth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Grand Fleet
Rosyth
UB 16
Hoxa Sound
Manchester Guardian
Pet annoyance tops list at York Auto Show
Visitors at the Automobile Show registered pet annoyances with safety officials. Road hogging led the list while a rugged poet added a ballot verse about drivers as a dangerous beast. The York Herald Tribune notes concerns over reckless driving across directions and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Herald Tribune
Rhymester
Canadian Cities to Host Pilot Training Stations
W F Schuyler of a British aircraft firm states that every large Canadian city will have at least one training station for pilots under the Empire airmen training plan. Camps must be urban, not rural, he adds after touring Canadian plants. He notes trained mechanics are in demand as industry expands.
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W. F. Schuyler
Pomouth
Canada
Schuyler
Fire Itself Through Generations Preserved Since 1878
William Morris of North Carolina keeps a family flame burning at his hearth, a spark started by his great grandfather about 148 years ago, continuing to burn curiously through the decades.
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William Morris
North Carolina
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James _ Johnson
Wil Fay
Ramsay Company
Attorseys
Bank St Ovawa
Canaan
Thomas Jefferson
Hertz
Maxwell
Aera
Coleman
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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