Honor Is Paid To Engineer Who Gave To World The System Of Standard Time
Canadian luncheon honors Sir Sandford Fleming for proposing universal time zones. Dr EF Galloway praises Fleming as a giant of achievement whose zoning of world time created global business regularity. The event marks the 60th anniversary of Fleming unveiling his time zoning concept.
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Byr Sandford Fleming
EF Galloway
Canadian National Telegraphs
Galloway
Aromiation Tumcheon
Canadian Institute
Toronto
Sir Sandford Fleming
Sir Sandford
Mr Galloway
Montreal
Traditionalists Decry Modernism in Royal Canadian Art Forum
Portrait painter and RCA of Artists president Sir Wyly St. Grove criticizes post impressionism as disorderly and urges a return to sanity. He argues modern works reveal individual rebellion against regimentation and label surrealism as ready disorder amid the academy’s current exhibition.
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Stroyly Grier
Royal Canadian Academy of Artists
Academy
Sir Wyly
Canadian fur market expert Forbes named to Canada service
London based J D J Forbes appointed fur marketing specialist for the Marketing Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture announced by Minister James G Gardiner. Forbes brings wide experience in fur marketing in Britain and Europe and knowledge of Canadian fur breeding and trade. He is known to Canadian fur breeders and is expected to travel to Canada soon.
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J. D. J. Forbes
London
England
Dominion Department of Agriculture
James G. Gardiner
Forbes
Great Britain
Europe
Canada
Penninton
Man discovers five acre Bay City lot fully enclosed by buildings
After years of paying taxes on five acres in Bay City Michigan a man planned to build a home only to find the site entirely surrounded by other structures with no street access. The report mentions aging of facial growth in girls and longer development in boys. A fragmented line references J Siriaas and OPA.
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Bay City
Michman
Cycle Of China's History Lin Yutang Insight
The New York Times discusses Lin Yutang's view in My Country and My People that China's history divides into eight hundred year cycles with five hundred years of peace followed by three centuries of war. The modern Ming to Taiping sequence is highlighted, predicting future conflict with Japan.
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Lin Yutang
China
Peking
Nanking
New York Times
A brutal sport Where are the police
A cock-fight report with photographs is set for publication despite reader objections. The editor insists on printing it under the header A brutal sport Where are the police. The piece highlights public concern over illegal activities and policing gaps.
Middle class remark on property seizure and class role
A provocative line equates wealth holders with property seizure and the working man’s position, framing class identity as middle class status in reaction to economic power and social order. The statement targets property dynamics and social hierarchy.
Crocheted Rugs All The Rage In Local Shops
Crafter buzz surrounds crocheted rug trends with many shoppers seeking handmade pieces. Store shelves feature diverse patterns and colors though no formal pattern book by Alice Brooks exists.
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Alice Brooks
Unity of Empire in a New Chapter Says Hoare at Cambridge
Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare told Cambridge University Conservative Association that the British Empire is not in decline but entering a new inspiring chapter. He urged Africa to self govern with methods that built dominions and defended Britain's armament strength against charges of weakness in the Czechoslovak crisis.
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Samuel Hoare
Cambridge
England
Sir Samuel
Cambridge University Conservative Association
Britain
Europe
Africa
Germany
Samuel
Eire
Ireland
British Commonwealth of Nations
Canada to Boost Christmas Tree Exports Under New Trade Deal
A growing Canadian industry benefits from a revised pact with the United States lowering duty on Christmas trees from ten to five percent ad valorem. In 1937 Canada exported over $500,000 in trees to the United States, while Britain seeks control of the global bicycle trade.
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Canada
New England States
United
United States
Goat milk gains ground as cow milk fades in diet
A New York Sun writer notes goat milk rising in popularity as 60 000 goats are counted in New York State and goat farming expands. A Vermont doctor’s wartime findings on soldiers fed goat milk bolster its appeal though quart prices at 30 to 50 cents limit household use to tonic purposes.
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New York Sun
New York State
Rutland
H. Holton Thorn
France
New England
Adaptable Governor-General Shown At Royal Winter Fair
Lord Tweedsmuir, a historian and novelist by vocation, travels across the country maintaining curiosity and urbane tastes. At the Royal Winter Fair horse show he fits into horsey talk and appears comfortable in luncheon and events, proving his adaptability.
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Ennui
Lord Tweedsmuir
Toronto Star
Death of Senator Brown Raises Senate Vacancies Across Regions
The death of Senator Albert J. Brown in Montreal increases Senate vacancies to seven and lowers Conservative seats in the 96 member House to 54 with 35 Liberals. Vacancies include four in Quebec and one in Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta.
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Albert J. Brown
Montreal
Senate
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
United Kingdom May Use Canadian Facilities For RAF Training
Prime Minister Mackenzie King hints Parliament will consider defence plans including potential use of Canadian owned schools to train British air force officers. British War Office and RAF inquiry explored pilots training in Canada, with possible expansion of flying schools and larger defence budgets anticipated for next year. Ottawa Journal reports this as part of broader defense program.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Royal Air Force
Mackenzie King
British War Office
R.A.F
War Office
Quebec
Ottawa Journal
Spitfire Pursuit Plane Revealed In London Circles
The Spitfire pursuit plane debut is announced with official speed 360 mph and eight machine guns. It will be publicly exhibited and beat the new Hurricane at 335 mph. Lord Nuffield orders 1,006 Spitfires while Vickers plans to build many at Southampton.
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London
Royal Air Force
Lord Nuffield
Vickers
Southampton
British Navy on top of submarine menace says Bates
Sir Percy Bates chairman of Cunard-White Star Lines told Detroit the British Navy is well on top of any submarine threat. W L Clark in Windsor Star recalls Jutland and Jellicoe as the only man who could have lost the Great War in a day if risky moves had sunk the fleet. Submarine detection devices are now efficient and depth bombs more destructive over a wider area.
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Percy Bates
Cunard-White Star Lines
Detroit
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Jutland
Jellicoe
St. Catharines
Second to last stop leads to Glen Ridge
A New Yorker riding toward Glen Ridge asked the conductor when they would arrive. The conductor replied that Glen Ridge is the second to last stop, making the destination unmistakable to the traveler.
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Hoboken
Glen Ridge
Hippopotamus Tusks Boosted False Teeth Trade
Historical note describes how hippopotamus tusks were highly sought after for making false teeth. The supply and demand dynamics influenced local economies and craft practices in a bygone era.
Skylarks Introduced to America Fail to Persist
The skylark has been brought to America on several occasions but each attempt quickly ended with the species dying out, highlighting its inability to establish a lasting foothold in the region.
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America
Boy Farmers Made Good in Ford Farm Camp Experiment
Henry Ford funded a back-to-the-farm project near Detroit employing 67 needy youths from spring to fall. They rented 400 acres, built a camp, worked fields, and earned wages while Ford reimbursed costs. The venture netted about $6,000, with most boys paid $96.97 each and eight others receiving smaller sums.
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Henry
Ford
Ford Welfare Department
Light on Wild Animal Death Causes
The United States Biological Survey states few wild animals die of old age. Principal causes include food shortage accidents diseases and natural enemies. Pneumonia and starvation also play major roles in wild animal mortality.
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United States Biological Survey
Senate to Study Canada Constitution During Session
The senate will primarily study Canada’s constitution in the coming parliamentary session. In prior days the Upper House funded law clerk W F OConnor to lead the constitutional study. Bird migration is tied to late Tertiary climate shifts and ice sheet retreat. The earth’s curvature is seven inches per mile.
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Senate
Canada
W. F. O'Connor
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