The Park Lane Mystery
Inspector Elk and Jim Carlton discuss the Rata Syndicate rubber scandal and a fire at United International Rubber. a mysterious call leads Carlton to Fotheringay Mansions where a bedroom is locked and someone may be inside.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1940
Page
7
One Burner Stove Ad Promises Compact Portable Use
An advertisement touts a one burner table stove by Coleman with gasoline fuel for use at camp home or cottage. It highlights portability safety speed eco nomical appeal and dealer availability. A dramatic fiction excerpt follows describing a locked lumber room and a suspenseful discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Mystery at the Flat as Inspector Eik Arrives
A girl in a doorway meets Inspector Eik and Jim Carlton reveals him as a friend. She claims to visit to collect her uncle Jackson’s letters and mentions two cleaners who come every Thursday while she works in an office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Carlton
Elk
America
Miss Rivers
Arthur Ingle
Jim
Ingle
Jackson
Inspector Eik
It All Depends H. C. Ferraby in The Navy
On a snowy quayside a chance meeting with a sailor reveals shipboard strain after 26 days at sea with only one break and 44 hours on the bridge. He notes freezing conditions and two near collisions, concluding with the line there’s a blinking war on.
War Science Experts Claim Allied Lead Over Germans
London report asserts Allied science leads in chemical and military tech, with no proof Germans outpaced in six months of war. Aircraft machines are superior and life expectancy for their machines favors the Allies. Scientists deny Hitler's new poison gas claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1914
London
Hitler
Sicily Among Europe’s Densest Settled Regions
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is noted as one of Europe’s most densely settled areas with a high population concentration across its towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Mediterranean
Europe
Massey-Harris Executive Named Acting Deputy Minister of National Defence
James S. Duncan, vice-president and general manager of Massey-Harris, appointed acting associate Deputy Minister of National Defence in charge of aviation. He will organize the British Commonwealth Air Training Scheme, joining Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada in the Allied war effort. Duncan previously served in the Great War, rising to captain, and led a detachment that recovered 150 Massey-Harris binders and 100 reapers and mowers from a shell torn depot at Arras under German fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Duncan
Massey-Harris Company
National Defence
Canada
Duncan
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Portsmouth
England
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Engineers
Arras
Toronto Globe and Mail
London envoy Ribbentrop’s diplomatic missteps recalled
Ottawa Journal’s London correspondent notes Von Ribbentrop’s early insolent salute to King George and later snubs by Mayfair. The exposé recalls his German invitations sent in German and a Japanese reply unread by staff, including Churchill as a recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ottawa Journal
von Ribbentrop
Germany
St. James
Buckingham Palace
George
Mayfair
West End
Ribbentrop
Churchill
Holiday Land Army to Aid UK Harvest Plan
Thousands of evacuated city youths from London and public schools will join a new Holiday Land Army to work on farms this summer. The Ministry of Agriculture plans camps in rural areas to train town boys to replace men who have joined the army or factory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
Admiral Farragut quips about Charleston ironclads
A historical exchange shows Farragut telling Dupont the reason ships failed to reach Charleston. The reply spins from a crooked channel to lack of belief, ending with a punchline on morale. Separately naturists note the mourning dove’s weak nest building due to its bill and feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
Dupont
Charleston
New Toronto Directory Ready for Distribution in 228000 Volumes
The Peterborough Examiner notes 228000 telephone directories prepared with 160 men and 15 trucks weekly. It shows 77.4 percent of listings changed, implying many moved. A Montreal paper cites thousands relocating on May first. Mrs George Easterbrook dies in Exeter Ontario aged 72, lifelong resident in same home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peterborough Examiner
Toronto
Montreal
George Easterbrook
Exeter
Ont
Mary Elizabeth Sweet
Florrie Forde Dies After Naval Hospital Show
Florrie Forde the last of old time music hall singers died at 65 hours after entertaining patients at a naval hospital in Aberdeen Scotland. She introduced the song Tipperary which became the marching tune of the British Tommy and was popular with soldiers worldwide after its 1913 premiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florrie Forde
Tommy
Aberdeen
Scotland
Florrie
Britain
Effective Phrases For All Occasions booklet offer
A Winnipeg newspaper note advertises a 32 page Home Service booklet titled Effective Phrases For All Occasions. It promises ready made lines for social and business moments and lists related booklets on hobbies pets dance and language works. The ad includes a 15 cent price and mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Italy's 18 year old inventor builds pedal powered auto
Mar cello Creti, an 18 year old pupil of Mussolini era Italy, constructs a pedal auto that runs 100 miles on a gallon of gas. The car uses bicycle pedals to cut the motor on level ground and is made of avional, claimed as strong as steel and light as aluminum. It may carry two people at 35 to 40 mph and could be mass produced for about 150 dollars. The 1942 Rome expo commission plans to build several units for the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Marcello Creti
Creti
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Avional
Thenventor
Gems of Thought In Devout Quotes and Moral Reflections
A collection of short moral maxims and quotations from Lincoln Eddy Binney Cowper and Macdonald. The passages affirm truth, God’s word, righteous action, and trust in divine will. Each line encourages ethical living and spiritual alignment with a higher good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowper
Negotiation over captured General ends with milk demand
During Far East operations a captor offered four colonels for the general, then eight majors, all rejected. The envoy finally demanded an exchange figure, but the opposing side refused and instead stated a requirement of two dozen tina of condensed milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Oldest Possible Saxon Pocket Sundial Found in Canterbury Garden
A gold and silver Saxon pocket sundial, claimed as possibly the oldest existing watch, was unearthed two feet underground in a Canterbury garden. The artifact remains nearly untarnished, highlighting its remarkable preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
England
Agriculture Dominates Spanish Workforce At Eighty Percent
In Spain eighty percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, reflecting a country with a large rural economy and a dependence on farming for livelihoods. The figure underscores the central role of agriculture in the national labor landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgar Wallace
Ledger Syndicate
Police
Inspector Elk
Carlton
Havana
New York
Mr. Carlton
the Frogs
Gordon
Eric
Stratford Harlow
Ratas
Eflenbury
Rata
Rata Syndicate
Westshire House
Old Broad Street
City of London
Wall Street
Lee Hertz
Lee
United International Rubber Compay
Rata Syndicate, Inc
Scotland Yard
Paria
Biff
United
Jo Klein
Bird
Harlow
Rio
Calcutta
Coleman Lamp & Stove CO. Ltd
Dept.w.n
Toronto, Canada
H. C. Ferraby
Navy
Lon
Don
Ontario
Tipperary
Home Service
Pedal
Lincoln
Mary Baker Eddy
Binney
George Macdonald
Legion
Overseas Department
W. L MacKenzie & CO. Ltd
Bannatyne Ave
Seng
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