Village Blacksmith in Tilbury Drew Praise from a Longtime Smith
St Richards of Tilbury Ontario marks 35 years as a blacksmith. He values steady work, noting the craft’s pride in a forge sweat and honest labor. Born in Devon, England, he moved to Canada thirty years ago, first in Woodstock then Brantford and Hamilton before settling in Tilbury in 1925.
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St. Richards
Tilbury
Ont
Richards
Mr. Richards
Devon
England
Canada
Woodstock
Brantford
Hamilton
World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain plans a munition order worth 25 million dollars from Canadian firms. Dr. R B Deans of Calgary named honorary Canadian Red Cross member after 17 years of service. Belgian deputy predicts Belgian independence would end if Germany wins. Argentina to increase lard and bacon exports to Britain due to Danish supply disruption. Queen Elizabeth donates a silver tea service for Christie’s sale to aid Red Cross and St John fund. Britain safeguards Allied interests in Iceland. Y M C A heads named for Royal Canadian Air Force units. Polish embassy pamphlet accuses German atrocities in occupied Poland including priests killed or buried alive.
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Great Britain
R. B. Deans
Calgary
Canadian Red Cross Society
Deans
Red Cross
Louis Pierard
Germany
Denmark
Queen Elizabeth
Christie's
Lord Mayor
St. John Fund
Britain
Iceland
Arctic
North Atlantic
Wild Mustard Reduces Crop Yields
Reginan experiments over six years show wild mustard lowers yields in wheat oats and barley. Losses reach 50 percent or more in weedy crops, with reductions tied to mustard amount. Recommendations call for early sowing with deep enough seed placement and heavy seeding rates, plus phosphatic fertilizers to counteract the weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
John Cameron
Nervous robber pressured Mrs Edith Graff in Philadelphia
A bandit pressed a revolver against Mrs Edith Graff while a second man looted a drug store register in Philadelphia. The robber reassured her, remarking he was nervous because he is getting married next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Graff
Philadelphia
King Ghazi of Irak Buys Three Airplanes
King Ghazi of Irak purchases three airplanes and engages a pilot. The note contrasts coyotes using dens with sleeping openly, implying a metaphorical contrast between security and exposure.
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King Ghazi of
Irak
Youths' sea voyage from Camber ends in South America
Frederick Sutherden and David Ashment, both from Camber Sussex aged 19 and 23, started a day trip in a small boat but were swept to sea by a stiff wind. An 8000 ton Dutch ship Westpain bound for South America rescued them and transferred them to the Bursplein before returning home. They described pleasant weather and time spent on deck.
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South America
Camber
Sussex
Frederick Charles Sutherden
David Charles Ashment
Westpain
Bursplein
The Educated Man Sees Knowledge Beyond the Head
An educated man is not a person whose head holds all knowledge. No single mind can contain all wisdom needed to succeed. Education trains clear thinking and guides where to seek knowledge one lacks.
Gardening guidance for lush lawns and productive beds
The piece outlines lawn and garden care including seed quality mixtures, liberal sowing, soil fertilizing, and regular watering. It advises weekly deep watering to prevent roots near the surface, seasonal mowing adjustments, and proper fertilization for flowering plants and vegetables. Cultivation with a Dutch hoe or cultivator reduces weeds and preserves moisture.
Dress Is Gay With Embroidery Pattern 4372
Anne Adams Pattern 4372 offers fitted-and-flared lines with bright flower embroidery for a springlike dress. Includes transfer pattern and simple embroidery directions with bodice panels, waist girdle, and sash in back. Available Misses and Women sizes up to 40. size 16 requires 3 1/8 yards 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Red Cross Appeal Urges Continued Knitting for Soldiers
Mr Wallace Campbell, national head of the Canadian Red Cross women's war work committee, appeals to Canadian women to keep knitting for the fighting forces. He urges focus on socks, scarves, sweaters, helmets and other articles while hospital supplies run low, noting wristlets are plentiful for now.
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Wallace Campbell
Canadian Red Cross Society
Listen to London Radio Betrays a Village Tale
A German village learns a London radio reading named a POW as Otto Schmidt believed dead. Three years penalized for listening to foreign broadcasts, the Schmidts rejoice inwardly while the town hears of a survivor and keeps silent about the radio report. Everyone shares the mistaken relief.
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London
Schmidts
Rhineland
Great Britain
Otto Schmidt
Otto
Steam Car Chronicle: Goodison recalls Toronto’s first steam auto
Thomas H. Goodison of Orchard View Blvd recalls backing Charles Price in Toronto’s first steam automobile. Born in Ireland, he arrived in Canada in 1856 with his father and recalls the early belief in steam power before the internal combustion engine. He notes a 50 mile trip became easy with improvements and recalls his first ride in the horseless carriage.
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Thomas H. Goodison
Orchard View Blvd
Toronto
Charles Price
Ireland
Mr. Goodison
Canada
Chinese Jealous Swain Causes Fatal Wedding Collapse
A Chinese man in Shanghai cut the house underpinning of his former lover’s wedding venue, causing the building to collapse during the ceremony and killing the bride and 17 guests. Police report the suspect is in custody as investigators examine motive.
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Shanghai
From Cedric Hardwicke to Black Museum in Film
A column note details Sir Cedric Hardwicke’s rise from medical student to actor and Hollywood star. It surveys the Black Museum at Scotland Yard as a film setting for Raffles and outlines rapid advances in aircraft and ammunition tech impacting aerial warfare.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric
Hollywood
London
Black Museum
Scotland Yard
Canada
Comforting Words For Jerusalem Exiles Return Foretold
Devotional lesson based on Isaiah 40 and Psalm 46 emphasizes that God is refuge and strength. It notes Judah's exile in Babylon, the softened punishment, and the prophecy of return as Cyrus the Persian hammer of God signaling freedom and the end of hard days for Jerusalem’s people.
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Isaiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Babylon
Moffatt
Cyrus
Persia
God
Richard Roberts
Submarine Chasers Powered by Toronto Engines for Allied Fleets
The Canadian and British navies plan to combat intensified submarine warfare with engines built in a Toronto plant. Large boilers double as water tanks and the complete engine assembly weighs 100 tons with a 60 foot shaft. Engines are shipped to Canadian shipyards for fast submarine chasers that also function as minesweepers. Transporting boilers required special rail routing and occasional track widening.
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Toronto
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Sawmill waste may boost Canadian pulp exports
Canada could increase wood pulp exports by using spruce sawmill waste, as Norway disruptions curb shipments. The forest products lab reports eastern spruce waste delivered to pulp mills could be worth 3.6 million dollars, lowering forest drain and mill costs. Annually 440000 cords of usable wood are burned as refuse.
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Canada
Norway
Department of Mines and Resources
Dominion
Forest Products Laboratories
Aeronautical Training School Opens in Montreal
A School of Aeronautical Engineering under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan opens in Montreal. Squadron Leader Professor Thomas Richardson London of the University of Toronto Civil Engineering Department directs the program. Six month courses train 36 officers to be posted to training schools nationwide.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Montreal
Thomas Richardson London
Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Starry Night Counts Hazy with Ocean of Stars
A reader notes seeing about 1200 stars in a clear night sky while another line reports Ireland banning onion imports, juxtaposing two unrelated snippets from the era. The text mixes astronomy awe with trade news in a compact, varied snapshot.
Health League of Canada promotes free health booklets
The Health League of Canada urges Canadians to request free booklets from the Federal Department of Pensions and National Health. Dr. Gordon Bates says organizations should spread the material on hay fever, typhoid fever, holiday health and more to educate teachers and the public, especially during wartime.
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Health League of Canada Today
Citizens of Canada
Federal
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ottawa
Gordon Bates
Health League
Dominion
Canada
Bates
Editorial Notice on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League or Canadia Bosg BStPorsnto in Ontario. The notice directs readers to request the full collection through the specified contact.
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Dr. McCullough
the Health League
Canadia
Bosg
Appalling Atrocities in German Occupied Poland
A Polish embassy pamphlet accuses German forces of mass killings of Catholic priests in occupied Poland. It claims priests were assassinated or buried alive and beaten without trial, with executions in Pomerania, Poznan, Torun, and Rzeszow among others, while German authorities deny the detentions.
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Poland
Pomerania
Poznan
Torun
Rzeszow
Tarnodrzeg
World Record Ski Jump and Related Facts
Olaf Ulland set a world record ski jump of 337 feet in Yugoslavia, with Joseph Brad second at 331 feet 4 inches on the same site. Halver Halstead posted 262 feet at Big Pines, California, the best in the United States. A test in England found women’s skin about one degree cooler on average, and Germany offers public typewriters with a 1000-stroke coin operated attachment.
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Yugoslavia
Olaf Ulland
Joseph Brad
United States
Halver Halstead
Big Pines
Calif
England
Salt in Texas Could Supply Every Person Four-Horse Wagon Load
Mineralogists estimate Texas contains enough salt to provide a four-horse wagon load for every resident and still leave a surplus. The claim suggests vast salt resources and potential industrial value for the state.
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Texas
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Ontario
Y.M.C.A
Royal Canadian Air Force
George S. Patterson
Y.m.cl.a. War Services
Raffles
Mose
Sam
Mars
Moon
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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