Wars and Confusion in Europe Loom in War Talks
The article surveys global war anxiety as European arms build ups and Spanish turmoil shift public attention between Europe and the Americas. It notes Americans and Canadians are seen as more war conscious, while Spain serves as a testing ground for Germany and Italy, with shifting headlines from Spain to China and beyond.
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Europe
Atlantic
Potetl
Spain
Germany
Italy
Britain
Cun
Geertrom
China
Snapper Ties Up Traffic In Central Square
A 20 pound snapping turtle was caught by a patrolman in Central Square Cambridge causing a traffic tie up. The Turtle was crossing toward seafood grill when a patrol wagon was summoned to remove it.
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Animal Rescue League of
Cambridge
Mass
Central Square
Hughes
Pembroke's 0 year old Mayor Fred Gay Demonstrates Self Sufficiency
Pembroke Wales mayor Fred Gay claims self sufficiency by knitting socks, baking bread, and sewing shirts. He says he has long been able to knit his own socks and praises his skills as a versatile leader.
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Fred Gay
Pembroke
Wales
Tam Fan
Windsor Death Rate Stands Much Lower Than Detroit
The Windsor Ontario death rate from murders is reported as only one-fifth that of Detroit Michigan, highlighting a stark difference in homicide levels across the river.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Mich
Chance For Privacy For King And Queen At Royal Lodge
The king and queen enjoy weekends at Royal Lodge Windsor Forest keeping to privacy as a precedent set by George V and Mary at York Cottage. They favor the garden, small country house life, and the quiet escape from public glare amid Windsor Great Park.
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Aave
Royal Lodge
Windsor Forest
King George V
Queen Mary
York Cottage
Sandringham
Sandringham House
Queen Riewandra
London
Applesauce with roast pork and fruit cake tips
Alice Stevens outlines applesauce as a versatile accompaniment to roast pork and turkey, and explains a sugar light method to preserve fruit flavor. A recipe for spice fruit cake with applesauce is provided, plus guidance on cooking apples without peeling and sieving to keep texture. Readers may request free home cooking advice from Alice Stevens' Home Service in Penticton, B C.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Penticton
B.C
Britain builds Pacific fleet base at Malay Peninsula
Hopes rise for a complete fleet of its own for the Pacific when the Singapore naval base is finished in 1939. The small island at the Malay Peninsula’s southern end holds a strong strategic position. Australia and New Zealand are expected to contribute to the new defense unit organized by Great Britain.
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Singapore
Pacific
Malay Peninsula
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
Population of Greater London Reaches 8 203 942
The June population total for Greater London stands at 8 203 942. This figure marks the end of the reporting period and reflects the latest census or official estimate used by local authorities.
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Greater London
Great Aid To Builders Uses Electric Drying Of Plaster
An electrician’s method dries plaster on new Moscow walls rapidly by embedding fine wires six inches apart under the plaster. Power from city lines, stepped down, heats the plaster so it dries in less than a day. Also notes dry conditions in central Saskatchewan with a humorous farm report and cites Lake Superior depths.
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Moscow
Russia
Widow of Carl Akeley Explores Western Canada
At 51 Mya Jobe Akeley, widow of naturalist Carl Akeley, favors wilderness pack trails over highways. She travels Ester Canada Revelstoke Jana Field Calgary and Waterton Lakes discovering Fraser River headwaters and Mount Sir Alexander region under Canadian government sponsorship. Mount Jobe in the Canadian Rockies honors her. She received a Belgian king’s decoration for Congo exploration.
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B.C
Jobe Akeley
Carl Akeley
Ester Canada
Revelstoke
Jana Field
Calgary
Waterton Lakes
Alta
Akeley
British ‘Columbia
Fraser River
Mount
Sir
Alexander
Canadian Rockies
Jobe
Geographical Board of Canada
Belgium
Belgian Congo
Goodyear Granted 1839 Rubber Vulcanizing Patent
Charles Goodyear received a patent in 1839 for vulcanizing rubber, marking a turning point in material science. Separately, Japanese chemists pursue rayon production from soy bean husks, seeking new cellulose sources for synthetic fibers.
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Charles Goodyear
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Alice. Stevens
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Regina
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