Hail Damage Threat to World Crops and Property
A 1920s Ottawa Journal article explains hail as a major destructive weather force, causing an estimated 350 million dollars in yearly global damage. It notes large hailstones in India, Texas storms, and explains hail formation, thunderstorm dynamics, and historical curiosities about lightning.
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John A. Marsh
Ottawa Journal
Ontario
Lone Star
Texas
Dallas
India
North Temperate Zones
Franklin
Tough Heat Resistant Glass for Piping Use
A new glass formulation is described as exceptionally tough and resistant to heat and breakage, making it suitable for piping applications. The material promises improved durability in industrial piping systems and could reduce maintenance costs.
Jaques Family of Games Pioneers From Chess to Ludo
The St Thomas Times-Journal recounts the Jaques family business in Wiltshire and London, tracing 150 years of game invention from John Jaques I apprentice to a bone and ivory turner, through John II who popularized croquet, to John Jaques III who created Tiddly Winks Ping Pong Snakes and Ladders and Ludo, with John IV running the firm today.
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Wiltshire
London
John Jaques
John
John Jaques III
John Third
John the Fourth
House of Jaques
St. Thomas
Britain Embraces Sports Revival Promises Health After War
The London Daily Mail notes Britain's renewed interest in outdoor sports as a sign of national recovery. It argues that play strengthens work and counters gloom, with sporting events reflecting a hopeful national mood. Also mentions a Henry VHT gardener credited with bringing apricots to England in 1524 and their growth recorded in Virginia in 1720.
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Britain
Jack
London Daily Mail
Henry Vht
England
Virginia
Value Of Snow In Recharging Groundwater Resources
Snow slowly melts and seeps into the land helping underground water stores during drought. It does not yield as much water as steady rainfall. ten inches of snow equal one inch of rain, though snow’s runoff is reduced.
New Zealand Official Praises Rationing Policy
Vancouver report quotes David Wilson New Zealand high commissioner to Canada stating rationing is good for people. He notes citizens grow their own vegetables and accept rationing to support Britain's war needs, while acknowledging citrus fruit shortages and no actual deprivation.
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New Zealand
Canada
Vancouver
David Wilson
Britain
Aggressor nations learn by defeat in long world wars
The New York Times argues that coercive victory over aggressor nations reshapes behavior more than psychological tactics. It notes Germany’s 19th and 20th century wars and suggests Japan could face a similar fate in 1970 if it overestimates opponents.
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Bismarck
Germany
Japan
Hirohito
New York Times
Coal’s Once Feared In London Law Bans Its Use
A Toronto Saturday Night report recalls Edward I era coal stigma in London where its use was forbidden and penalties were severe. A Londoner faced death for breaking the ban, illustrating the political time and public sentiment against coal.
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London
Toronto
Cat beneficiary dies leaving lawyers a probate puzzle
Worry For Lawyers Buster the cat, once willed 40000 by Boston attorney Woodbury Rand to care for in old age, has died without a will. Rand died in July 1944 leaving the money to Buster and 5000 a year to Margaret Thomson for the cat's care, while disinheriting several relatives for cruelty to the pet.
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Buster
Woodbury Rand
Boston
Margaret T. Thomson
Debt’s Toll After Death in Hindu Belief
Hindu tradition holds that a person who dies while in debt endures torment or degradation in the next life, reflecting moral accounting and cosmic justice within the cycle of rebirth.
Port Radium Community Aims for Normal Life Amid Atomic Secret
In a remote Yukon port, the Port Radium settlement houses 225 residents including families and children. Workers from underground crews and surface operations live beside staff, doctors, and RCMP members in a self contained mining town near Great Bear Lake. The article notes the secrecy of wartime sites and the community’s effort to preserve daily life for its families and future return to the outside world.
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Prim
Arctiement of Munitions
Eldorado
Port Mom
Great Bear Lake
Montreal
National Research Council
Defence Industries
Chalk River
Port Hope
Port Radium
Edmonton
Port Rallum
Barrens
Aklavik
Eskimo
Yellowknife
Nowhere
Sexsmith
Herberger
Louise Boulette
Edith Christie
Cecile Hodgson
Horn
Marion Bell
Anager
Andre*Korgilsson
Bob Powell
Henry Howard
Williams Baker
Descendant of Bounty Mutineer Arrives in Sydney for Work
Parkin Christian 63, great great grandson of Fletcher Christian, lands in Sydney intending handyman work. He is 6 ft 3 in, 224 lbs, abstains from alcohol and smoking, and notes Pitcairn Island strength as common. The mutineers sank the Bounty and settled Pitcairn after 1789 voyage.
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Sydney
Australia
Parkin Christian
Fletcher Christian
Parkin’ Christian
Pitcairn Island
Bounty
William Blight
Australian Review
Atomic Age Promises Stir Toronto Theatre Audience
In a Toronto cinema an educational film on atomic power prompts mixed feelings. A single line about future housekeeping arouses polite interest, then terrific masculine applause and cheers in a moment of optimism.
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Toronto
Financial Post
Repairs Time on Farm Equipment in Late Fall
Time for repairs is best in late fall and winter. On farm tools enable reconditioning. if repairs can’t be done at home, take equipment to a blacksmith or repairman early so winter work is evenly distributed. Fort William Times Journal urges early drop offs to balance workloads.
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Fort William
Crochet versatile square pattern 7431 from Winnipeg
Crochet a 16 inch versatile square usable solo as a doily or pillow cover or joined to make scarves cloths or spreads. Pattern 7431 provides directions and costs twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 1175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Dictionary publisher vows to drop racial terms from editions
The John C. Winston Company will omit the word nigger from all future editions and remove other racial terms such as coon dag o sheeny and wop as soon as technically possible, per The Nation.
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John C. Winston Company
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