The Polish Debacle Report on Burkhardt's Hitler interview
Dr Karl Burkhardt, League of Nations envoy for Danzig, details a Berchtesgaden talk with Hitler in August about possible war with Poland. Hitler boasted on military strength and warned of no mercy, while accusing Western press of war mongering and stressing need for wheat and timber.
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Karl J. Burkhardt
League of Nations
Free City of Danzig
Purhrer
Adolf Hitler
Denzig
Hitler
Poland
League
Burkhardt
Berchtesgaden
Danzig
Free City
Germany
Wilhelm I
Lloyd George
Britain
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
England
France
Memel
A Challenge To Canadian Women By Alice Stevens
The article urges Canadian women to grow more gardens to bolster wartime food supplies. It cites British efforts to reclaim two million acres for crops, notes a ten dollar per acre bonus, and stresses seeds from Canada, storage, and preservation for winter. It calls for more and better gardens, improved storage, and organizing guidance.
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Alice Stevens
Reginald Dorman-Smith
England
Canada
Europe
United States
Women of
Miss Wright Posts 7000 Letters From South America Tour
New York music teacher Miss Louise Wright wrote 7000 letters home during her Buenos Aires trip and mailed 1000 letters from each South American city to private school students in New York. Each note described the visited place and carried two cancelled stamps.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Louise Wright
Miss Wright
New York
South America
Depend On The Moon For Tides In World Harbors
The article explains how major harbors rely on tides generated by the moon to keep water levels sufficient for large ships. Without the moon the tides would diminish, rendering many ports ineffective for navigation and docking.
Fossil Elephant Tooth Displayed At Chicago Field Museum
The Chicago Field Museum showcases a seven pound fossil elephant tooth on exhibit. The discovery highlights ancient megafauna and the museum’s paleontology collection.
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Chicago Field Museum
Population claim for England square mile puzzles readers
A statement asserts 7013 persons live in a square mile in England with a trailing 2357 fragment, lacking context or verification of source, date, or methodology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pickwick Humor Echoes Goering Threats Recalled
In a vivid comparison the piece recalls Field Marshal Goering's past boasts of a world ending armada and warns of similar bluff aimed at the Allies. It notes Sumner Welles receiving dramatic proofs from Germany and Munich era threats about city destruction.
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Mr. Pickwick
Britain
Munich
Goering
Sydney
N.S.W
Herald
Wood Kilns Modernize Lumber Seasoning in Ottawa Report
Forest Products Laboratories reports dry kilns with automatic temperature and humidity control revolutionize seasoning. Some species dry in days, others in weeks, replacing months long yard storage. Benefits include reduced defects and losses potentially up to 25 percent. In a separate note, East Indies district rules require women to keep one eye shut near men.
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Forest Products Laboratories
The
Department of Mines and Resources
East Indies
Protective armor for troops chest protection urged by surgeon
Kenneth Walker a Harley Street surgeon and RA captain proposes chest armor for trenches to save lives. He cites 1914 18 casualties from chest fragments and notes Germans tested duralumin suits. British circles doubted feasibility due to weight and power of weapons. He compares to steel helmets once accepted and argues to extend protection to vitals. Germany showed interest since 1916 with light breastplates found in captured trenches.
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Kenneth Walker
Harley Street
Ra.m.c
Walker
Germany
Amusing Card Tale Of Judge Humphreys On Train
A Daily Sketch writer recounts Lord Chief Justice acting for the ill judge Justice Humphreys. While travelling from Edinburgh to London in a non smoking compartment a stranger kept smoking a strong pipe. The judge gave his card and replied when the smoking continued. At Crewe the smoker departed, the platform inspector returned with the card and asked what to do. He is Mr Justice Humphreys.
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Justice Humphreys
London Daily Sketch
Edinburgh
London
Crewe
Canadian Visitor Fails To Secure Autograph From King
Frank Raffa of Seaford B C attempted to obtain the autograph of a field marshal king at the Maple Leaf Club in London. The King declined politely saying he could not sign, fearing endless requests. The king toured with Rt. Hon R B Bennett. he signed a scroll listing Canadian provinces, writing George VI under Nova Scotia.
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Frank Raffa
Seaford B.C
Maple Leaf Club
London
King
Vancouver
Canuck
Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett
Canada
George RI
Nova Scotia
Hair Dye Shortage Sparks Cape Town Fashion Crisis
Women in Capetown clash with wartime bans on a German hair dyeing preparation. The halt leaves hair uneven in three shades as no replacement exists. Some women grow hair long to keep their crowning glory one shade.
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Capetown
South Africa
Germany
Hitler scraps metal gift disappoints Goering
Reports from Germany say Hitler’s birthday present of scrap metal was so small that Field Marshal Goering cancelled the announcement. Bearded seals in Arctic waters perform somersaults as a curiosity noted. In Jamaica Girl Guides cultivate gardens to aid war food supply.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hermann Goering
Girl Guides
Jamaica
Hypocrisy over Bergen bombing shocks Berlin critics
New York Times reports on Berlin’s fury at the Bergen air attack while noting Germany’s early invasions of Poland and unprovoked actions in Norway. The piece contrasts Nazi rhetoric with historical bombings of Polish and other European towns, and cites U.S. protests against bombing open towns.
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Berlin
Bergen
Germany
Norway
Juanes
Poland
Puck
Gydnia
Warsaw
Cracow
Poznan
Kutno
Grodno
Radom
Modlin
Krosko
Kobryn
United States
New York Times
War and mental disease claim refuted by expert analysis
Dr J P S Cathcart, chief neuropsychiatrist, says the belief that war causes widespread mental illness is unfounded. He notes only 1 750 mental cases among 619 000 Canadian army recruits over about two years, with no increase versus civilian rates, urging public understanding of psychiatry's progress.
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J. P. S. Cathcart
Department of Pensions and National Health and International Authority
National Health Review
Cathcart
Canada
Annual Award to Ducks Unlimited by Editors Group
Rod and Gun Editors Association of New York presents its annual award for outstanding game resolution to Ducks Unlimited Inc. Jim Hurley, association president, delivers the trophy to Herrick Low, secretary of the National Organization of Wildowers, at a dinner with over 200 sportsmen and state game officials. The award cites Ducks Unlimited for establishing 500000 acres of wild duck breeding refuges in western Canada.
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Ducks Unlimited
United States
Rod and Gun Editors’ Association of
Metropolitan
New York
Duck Unlimited, Inc
Jim Fiurley
Writers’ Association
Herrick Low
National Organization of Wildtowers
Canada
Horse Most Important
An officer hands his deputy two bottles of medicine with strict instructions to not mix them. He warns that the horse bottle is for the horse and promises trouble upon the officer's return if the horse is harmed. The scene captures a humorous rural or military tone and sketches daily duties and superstition.
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Orse
Ogse
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Tawa
Arctic
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