Sweeping Army Reforms In Great Britain Now Allow Rapid Promotion
War Secretary Hore-Belisha announced sweeping reforms introducing direct commissioning from the ranks and free education at Sandhurst or Woolwich. All combat officers would have a defined path to major, with eight years to captain and nine more to major, ending half pay for appointments. No one would be retired under the plan and costs were estimated at £360,000 annually rising to £600,000 later.
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Sandhurst
Woolwich
Thomas Moore
War Secretary
Hore-Belisha
Gift from Goldsmiths at Silverware Exhibition
Lord Baldwin opened the Goldsmiths Hall show where Queen Mary was asked to accept a silver casket for Princess Elizabeth gifted by the Goldsmiths Company. Lambs form the cover handle, rose and thistle decorate it. Catherine Cockerell displays an ivory inlaid toilet set, a rare London silversmith piece.
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Goldsmiths’ Hall
Lord Baldwin
Mary
Princess Elizabeth
Goldsmiths’ Company
Catherine Cockerell
London
Sylva Woman Granted Dentistry License
Miss Noracclla McGuire of Sylva North Carolina has been licensed to practice dentistry. Her father Dr Wayne McGuire and her mother are both dentists. Her sister studies dentistry in Atlanta Georgia and is married to a dental student.
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Noracclla McGuire
Sylva
Wayne McGuire
Atlanta
Sloths Cannot Support Weight Upright on Ground
A note explains that sloths cannot bear their own weight standing upright on the ground. They move by gripping objects and pulling their bodies forward rather than standing.
The Great 200-Ton Bell Mounted on Rivacow Street
A 200 ton bell believed to be the heaviest ever made is now mounted at street level in Rivacow after being deemed too heavy for building support. Local officials state the installation conserves safety while showcasing the massive artifact.
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Rivacow
Pick-a-Back Variation Sparks English US Debate
A letter to the Detroit Free Press argues that the British term pick-a-back for the Mercury seaplane resembles the American piggy-back. The writer notes old English usage by Samuel Butler and cites Webster’s guidance on spelling variants.
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Mercury
Samuel Butler
Detroit Free Press
Anticosti Island Survey Planned by National Defence
Hon Ian Mackenzie says the Anticosti survey is part of the normal program by Canada's department of national defence. The study will assess facilities for a potential seaplane base for the Royal Canadian Air Force and survey naval facilities. An expedition of air force and naval officers travels from Halifax to Anticosti aboard HMCS Venture, with other officers flying to the island port.
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National Defence Survey
Anticosti
St Lawrence River Island
Canada
Department of National Defence
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Anticosti Island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Air Force
Halifax
Anticosts
Liilis Bay
Canadian Naval Service Auxiliary
Remarkable Tribute From U S Ambassador In Britain
The News of the World reports a striking tribute by Joseph Kennedy, U S Ambassador, unveiled in Winchester Cathedral. He praised George V and Queen Mary for their tireless work for England and their lack of interest in comfort, noting his five months in the country and his firsthand view of their efforts.
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U.S
Britain
News of
Joseph Kennedy
George V
Winchester Cathedral
Kennedy
England
Manitoba Slaughtering Tops Industry in Output
Manitoba now sees slaughtering and meat packing as the largest industry with an annual output near $22 million. Flour and grist mill products fall to fourth place with about $7.4 million in output.
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Manitoba
When motoring haste is warned against in death message
A cautionary note warns drivers that haste while driving leads to fatal outcomes, emphasizing that careless behavior behind the wheel can have permanent consequences.
Dudley Oliver and the Waterloo Place Bank Legend
In wartime London Canadian officers and nursing sisters relied on Dudley Oliver, manager of the Bank of Montreal Waterloo Place branch, to access funds. The Windsor Star recalls his quick wit and the phrase we will have to see Dudley Oliver first signaling financial status. Oliver retired to Montreal after the war, leaving a memorable banking legend behind.
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London
W. L. Clarke
Windsor
Ont
Star
Dudley Oliver
Waterloo Place
Bank of Montreal
Oliver
Montreal
Mr. Oliver
France
Dudley
Gibraltar Defence Sparks War Institute Debate
The article argues that Gibraltar’s defense, long deemed impregnable, faces new scrutiny as military technology evolves. It compares current fortifications to France’s Maginot Line, noting both are seen as highly secure but untested by modern warfare.
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Gibraltar
France
Meagre Lunch Aims to Promote War Savings in Japan
A movement in Japan seeks state employees to eat Rising Sun lunches to spur thrift and cut foreign imports. The lunch is a fist sized ball of rice with a pickled plum center, named for the red sun on white, priced at ten sen and made from Japanese products. London Observer.
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Japan
London Observer
Headlight Failures Highlight Night Driving Risk
Ontario traffic officers on highways eight and twenty one tested hundreds of automobile headlights on a recent Saturday night and found about ninety percent out of focus. The findings suggest many night highway accidents may be linked to defective lighting, prompting officers to insist on thorough checks.
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Trafic
Ontario
Vancouver Traffic By Law Spur on Left Keeping
A city by law study finds one traffic rule in Vancouver requiring motorists to keep to the left has never been repealed. The city has been keeping to the right for 18 years, making every motorist potentially liable to arrest under the outdated directive.
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Vancouver
Motions urged to film English folk dances before they fade
British scientists call for motion picture records of English folk dances and festivals to preserve disappearing folk customs before they are forgotten.
Pillow or Picture Dog Design Inspires Craft Here
A single stitch embroidery pattern showcases a dog that can serve as a pillow or picture. The 9 by 11 inch transfer pattern 6167 includes a color chart and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept in Winnipeg for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Scientists foresee a happier era driven by courage and progress
The Ottawa AAAS meeting heard leaders say science promises better health, food, housing, and leisure, with electricity, x rays, and new tech shaping a future surpassing Greece. They urged courage over defeatism to avoid war and safeguard civilization.
The Giants Steps Paradise Valley Banff Park
The Giant's Steps in Paradise Valley Banff National Park features large rectangular stones forming a stair like sequence beside Wastach brook. Water cascades over the stones creating a series of falls. Indian legends say the steps were the stairway of spirits. The site is reachable from Lake Louise by road or horseback.
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Paradise Valley
B.C
Banff National Park
Wastach Brook
Wastach
Lake Louise
Nothing Could Be Easier
William Penn offers a simple moral lesson to a drunkard. He says to open the hand containing alcohol before it reaches the mouth, proving the act will prevent drunkenness. The anecdote ends with the drunkard immediately trying the method to avoid intoxication.
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William Penn
Penn
Perrin announces discovery of a potential 93rd element
Noted physicist Jean Perrin told the French Academy of Science his collaborators may have found a 93rd chemical element heavier than uranium. He said it appears stable in pitchblende bearing minerals and would extend the known periodic table beyond 92 elements, the current limit. The whale shark is the largest fish known to mankind.
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Jean Perrin
French Academy of Science
Academy
Earth
Be Wise With Speed Early 18th Century Adage Noted
A 1937 traffic survey lists the main driver errors causing 245 deaths and 4 618 accidents. Errors include speed too fast for conditions, driving on the wrong side, failing to yield rights of way, cutting in, passing a streetcar, passing on curves, failing to signal, runaway cars, and leaving the roadway.
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Edward Young
Hitler Youth raises funds for Koblenz meeting centre
The Hitler Youth has raised $3,200 from selling salvaged war material left by the Allies after the Rhineland occupation ended in 1923 to construct a meeting centre near Koblenz Germany.
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Rhineland
Hitler Youth Organization
Koblenz
Germany
Vacation Season Too Short For Map Folders
The vacation season seems too short to a motorist who enjoys folding his road map on returning home. Japan removes mulberry trees to feed silkworms and plants apple trees to boost fruit export trade.
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Japan
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