Canada Fortifies Coasts Amid Global Military Shift
Hon. Ian Mackenzie outlines Canada's national defence plan on CBC, detailing fortified Pacific and Atlantic coast rings, air bases, naval patrols, and coast fortifications. He notes Canada will have about 80 frontline Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft next summer, plus 160 training planes, with per capita defence cost at $3.17.
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Ian Mackenzie
Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Europe
Arctic
California
Egypt
Australia
Montreal
Mackenzie
Pacific
Victoria
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
Great Britain
Southwark Cathedral Called Lost Amid London Buildings
The Southwark cathedral, praised as a premier Gothic landmark after Westminster Abbey, is obscured by surrounding structures. The piece notes its nicknames, a history of uses including a baker renting the Lady chapel, and its 1905 elevation to cathedral status. It also mentions a vast US underground pipeline network and a tip about automobile batteries resisting freezing.
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Southwark
Westminster Abbey
London
London Bridge
2 Metal Congress
Los Angeles
United States
Entomologist H L Seamann Wins 1938 Civil Service Medal
H L Seamann chief of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Lethbridge Alberta has won the 1938 medal of the Professional Institute of the Civil Service of Canada for meritorious public service. The award recognizes their work on controlling the pale western cutworm and its potential millions of dollars in benefit to Canadian farmers. Seamann a Saskatchewan graduate and Wisconsin native served in World War I before leading the Lethbridge lab since 1921 succeeding E H Strickland.
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H. L. Seamann
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Lethbridge
Alberta
Professional Institute of the Civil Service of Canada
J. C Beauchamp
Seamans
Dominion Department of Agriculture Entomological Laboratory
United States
E. H. Strickland
University of Alberta
Magnets For Tourists Canada's National Parks Seen Rising Attendance
The department reports increased tourist attendance across most national parks. Waterton Lakes in Alberta reached 84 605 visitors, up 25 585 from last season, with Jasper Elk Island and Prince Albert and Riding Mountain parks also setting records. Main highway construction to BC parks briefly reduced travel, expected to rebound once complete.
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Canada
Resources Department
Alberta
Waterton Lakes National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana
Elk Island Park
Edmonton
Jasper Park
British Columbia
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Adjudicator Appointed for Dominion Drama Festival
George Skillan a London actor becomes regional adjudicator for the Dominion drama festival announced in Ottawa. He begins Jan 9 and 10 in Kentville Nova Scotia and visits every province to judge amateur drama, reporting to the festival’s executive committee. Final festival invitations will be issued after his reports for London Ontario April 10 to 15.
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George Skillan
London
England
John A. Aylen
Ottawa
Kentville
N.S
Nova Scotia Drama Societies
Ont
Malcolm Morley
Winnipeg
Barrett H. Clark
New York
Great Importance of 38000 Farm Clubs Members Noted
Announcement at the Royal Winter Fair highlights 38 000 youth in Canada joining farm boys and girls clubs. They pledge farming as their life work and promise up to date techniques for agriculture. Nearby on the Galapagos Islands every bird inhabitant is songless.
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Farm Boys
Canada
British PM Chamberlain noted for energy and drive
The New York Times compares a 69 year old Prime Minister to Neville Chamberlain, praising his physical energy and willingness to travel to meet Hitler, the French Premier, or the Windsors. It notes he was once seen as an invalid yet moves about briskly, reminiscent of Mrs. Bagnet in Bleak House with her umbrella.
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Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Maria
Quebec
New York Times
Canada
L. Hissey
National Revenue
Association of Life Insurance
New York
Dominion
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral Castle
Asley
Isley
I Think I Can Make It
A vintage verse ends tragically as a craftsman quartet promises success then race toward peril. The tale notes two men dead after a motorist’s split second error. Ralph Gordon of 628 Crawford St Toronto is named at poem’s close.
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Ralph Gordon
Crawford St
Toronto
Hermit crabs prefer communal life yet inhabit separate shells
Hermit crabs choose company of their kind but each individual occupies its own deserted shell. This behavior combines social interaction with personal shelter for protection.
Fife Wheat Legend From Ontario Farm Highlighted
Edwin Fife recalls his grandfather David Fife who developed the famed Fife wheat strain in eastern Ontario after bringing seed from Scotland. A 1923 film honors the innovation, shown in England to promote Canadian wheat quality.
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David Fife
Otonabee
Peterborough
Edwin Fife
Toronto
Scotland
Ontario
Edwin
Canadian Wheat Board
England
Glasgow
Canada
Fife
Be Smart Crochet Your Own Gloves
Crochet your own gloves for smart variety at small cost. This pattern 6023 covers small, medium and large sizes with materials and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for pattern. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Queen's Wee Jimmy Pipe Major Buried in Glens of Scotland
Pipe Major James MacHardy known as The Queen's Wee Jimmy was buried at Corgarff near Burnside. The Lonach Highlanders led the funeral escort as the tune Home to the Glen played, recalling his service to Queen Victoria and life at Balmoral and Buckingham.
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Wee Jimmy
James MacHardy
Glen
Corgarff
Lonach Highlanders
MacHardy
Queen Victoria
James
Balmoral Castle
Rosas
France
Italy
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Burnside
Whitehouse
Royal Infirmary
Forresterhill
Aberdeen
Prairie Provinces Ready to Spend on Horse Vaccine
Manitoba officials announce a $225,000 vaccine purchase for encephalomyelitis control, with municipalities asked to reimburse. Minister D L Campbell cautions an anticipated 1939 outbreak and supports provincial funding via bondholder terms. a compulsory vaccination proposal was withdrawn.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Union of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Campbell
D. G. McKenzie
Montreal woman draws mining maps for a new career
Kathleen Denison, a young Montreal commercial artist, is pioneering mining map making for women. Encouraged by a mining man two years ago, she began and has continued to work in the field while studying geology and related subjects in spare time. Now in her second year at the Prospectors' School she jokes about prospecting only for fun.
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Kathleen Denison
Montreal
Miss Denison
Prospectors
Canadian Ham and Bacon Trade Flourishes in West Indies
Canadian ham and bacon shipments to the British West Indies have risen for a decade and nearly 2,000,000 pounds were imported in 1937. The note adds that the Hooker oak of California is the largest leafing tree in America, capable of shading 8,000 people.
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British West Indies
Canada
West Indies
California
America
Demand Shifts as Central Heating Cuts Wool Demand
Australian wool growers report weaker wool sales as central heating expands in Britain and the United States reducing demand for woollen clothing. The comment notes broader economic ripples and a cautionary tie between heating trends and trade.
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Great Britain
United States
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