Sources Of Peril In Western Canada Tuberculosis Battle
The report warns of two major infection sources threatening gains against tuberculosis in the Dominion and Western Canada. It cites declines in Canada and Saskatchewan death rates, notes one third of 1937 Saskatchewan TB deaths were among Indians, and stresses dangers from immigrants from high TB regions. It urges intensified prevention, extended health work among Indians, and careful monitoring to prevent reinfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Saskatchewan
Saskachewan
Christian Smith
Saskachewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Mr. Smith
Qu’Appelle Valley
T.B
Valves and hard labourers in wartime ration notes
An article notes valve grinding accuracy by whether a valve bounces in its seat. It cites German government designation of correspondents as hard laborers, doubling their weekly meat ration to just over two pounds, while hard laborers receive twice the meat of white collar workers.
A NEW WOMAN ANTFORD TRIBUTES TO BLOYD SIMON
A notice from Antford Ontario reports Mr Bloyd Simon of 9 Walter Street describing severe illness and exhaustion that left him unable to sleep or eat and described as skin and bones, illustrating his extreme weakness.
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Antford
One Way To Decide Antonio Wins Farm Sweepstake
A family sweepstake led Antonio of Sexsmith a Pole and member of the Edmonton Regiment to enlist after winning. Farm work kept the boys from leaving together, so the contest decided who would go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio
Sexsmith
Edmonton Regiment
Edmonton
Cactus Spread By Collectors Reaches Global Scale
A native American continent plant, the cactus, has been disseminated worldwide by collectors. The spread illustrates how hobbyists driven by rarity and variety choices contribute to the plant’s appearance in diverse regions and climates beyond its origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Atomic Structure Measured Neutron Magnetic Strength
Physicists Feix Bloch of Sanford University and Lyle Alvarez of UC reported measuring the neutron’s magnetic strength as 193 nuclear magnetons. They note it would take about a trillion trillion neutrons to match a small horseshoe magnet, highlighting neutrons as tiny magnets within atomic nuclei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feix Bloch
Sanford University
Lyle Alvarez
University of California
Venturelli Clown Bequeaths Top Hat Containing Fortune
Italian clown Gilberto Venturelli left his top hat to his son as a farewell joke. The hat dropped a paper deposit receipt for 30,000 lire in the son’s name, worth about £350, prompting a revealing moment. Venturelli later opened a restaurant and preserves the hat in a glass case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilberto Venturelli
Italy
Fire prevention urged after decades of child fire deaths
An editorial warns that fire claims in Canada reached 263 victims last year and cites 105 children dying in 1937 and 118 in 1938. It assigns blame to parental negligence and calls on parents to teach children fire safety, keep matches away, and restrict toy flames to prevent future tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Cow theft leads to 18 month road work sentence in Orangeburg
A man admitted placing shoes on a cow to mislead pursuers after a theft in Orangeburg. A policeman followed the suspects and arrested him on a theft charge. He received 18 months of road work. Nearby, trenches were dug on the old King’s School cricket green, disturbing centuries of turf near Canterbury Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
Canterbury Cathedral
King’s School
Division Ends Quietly in Harlem Restaurant Split
Herbert Le Bruce ended his nine year partnership with Myles Duncan whose Harlem eatery was tied to Tammany Hall’s lone Black district leader. After a political rift Bruce and Duncan had 10 men remove equal shares of the property, slicing tables chairs counter and even a platter roasted chicken.
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Herbert le Bruce
Myles Duncan
Harlem
Bruce
Tammany Hall
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Vicobac
Sickie
Ceva
Heme
Cooking
Appleford Paper Products Limited
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
WADEN
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