Trans-Canada air mail network expands across miles of routes
Forty-four air services carry mail across about 14 180 miles of lines in Canada. Postmaster-General Power outlines 1929 to 1939 development including the trans continental link Montreal to Vancouver and connections with Europe Asia and Australia. He notes inaugurations and wartime shifts in operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Power
Post Office Department
Europe
Asia
Australia
Trans-Canada Aly
Montreal
Vancouver
Ktopx
Far East
Pan-American Airways
Port Washington
N.Y
Southampton
England
Shediac
N.B
Atlantic
Imperial Airways
Boucherville
Canadian Postal Corps
Dupre Locked Out of Own Sydney Recital
French organist Marcel Dupre faced denial of admission at the Town Hall in Sydney on tour. The crowd overflowed the packed venue and the attendant refused entry until Dupre forced his way in, proving he was the scheduled performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel Dupre
Sydney
M. Dupre
Christian Science Monitor
Not Always Companions In Song and Life
The Farmer's Advocate notes experience and inspiration are not always paired. It recalls that the author of Home Sweet Home died homeless, and the writer of Rock-a-Bye Baby died never soothing a child to sleep with her tune enjoyed by many.
Graf Spee raider crews captured items and stuck on myths
British naval sources report the Graf Spee seized sextants, chronometers, binoculars, telescopes and typewriters from ships. Captains described harsh rations aboard and young crews, with prisoners noting the ship’s invincibility belief and mines blocking Britain’s east coast ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Spee
Montevideo Harbor
Churchill
India
Britain
Nations Which Survived
A Montrel Star editorial argues that sheer population does not decide history. It cites the Hebrews as proof that God and patience outlast numeric superiority, noting Egypt Assyria Persia and Rome fell while Israel endured as a small, defenseless nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Egypt
Palestine
Russia
Finland
Asyria
Persia
Assyria
Babylon
Greece
Rome
Montreal Star
Sounds Funny To Them Molly's Speech Shifts Under Evacuation
The London correspondent notes a Cockney evacuated child named Molly who now speaks in broad rural Sussex despite family Cockney speech. Teachers say such cases could be multiplied by the thousand as children adapt language across environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ottawa Journal
Molly
Sussex
All-season Car Sells With Practical Flair
A car saleswoman explains the radiator and fan while a buyer expresses approval. The buyer notes a preference for an all season vehicle, reflecting practical considerations in choosing the model.
Front brakes may cause tighter steering feel
A tighter steering feel can indicate dragging front brakes. The observation points to braking issues affecting steering response and safety.
Stage Stars Unite For Finland Aid Across U S Theatres
The American theatre community plans a nationwide entertainment drive to raise 500000 for distressed Finns while supporting neutrality. A luncheon with ex President Hoover and theatre managers forms a "Who’s Who" of the stage as they pledge at least one show per theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Finland
New York
Hoover
St Thomas Times-Journal
Russian soldiers misled about mission says Toronto Saturday Night
Interviewers report Russian troops believed they were moving north for winter sports not a combat mission. They claim they were not told they would fight the Finns and appeared surprised by orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
World cinema attendance reaches 220 million weekly
Global weekly motion picture attendance totals 220 million with 85 million viewers in the United States. The data underscores cinema’s vast reach and U.S. lead in moviegoing audience size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Deadly natural poison found in triturus salamander embryos
Stanford biologist Professor Victor Twitty discovered a virulent toxin in triturus salamander eggs and embryos along the Pacific coast. A gram could kill hundreds, as grafting a bit of embryo onto another salamander caused paralysis. The poison also appeared in females' blood.
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Pacific
Victor Twitty
Stanford University
Twitty
Lucky Sailor From Glasgow Escapes Fatal Voyages
Thomas Martin of Glasgow narrowly avoids danger after missing service on the armed cruiser Rawalpindi and leaving the Athenia before its final voyage. He was later summoned for motorcycle crash injuries, spending six weeks in hospital and a week unconscious, yet he remains convinced he is the luckiest man alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Martin
Glasgow
Scotland
Oban Sherriff
Rawalpindi
Athenia
Martin
Liverpool Post
Mulock Accepts Honorary President Post at Institute for the Blind
Sir William Mulock at 96 becomes honorary president of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind following the death of Sir Charles Lindsay in November. The appointment reflects his long service and the institute’s leadership transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mulock
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Charles Lindsay
Potholders Pattern 6581 From Household Arts
Practical potholders crocheted in four strands of string and unbleached cotton. Pattern 6581 includes instructions and charts, materials list, and illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Sugar Surplus Secures Britain and Canada Warm War Aid
Federal sugar controller says Canada will have ample sugar supplies this war year aided by a record 1939 beet crop yielding 500000 tons of white sugar. The arrangement frees 66 cargo steamers for essential imports and saves space on 40 ships due to beet syrup by products.
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Canada
Britain
S. R. Nobile
Prices and Trade Board
Cuba
Java
Mr. Noble
Women enter McGill architecture program alongside men
Two female undergraduates, Catherine M. Chard of Westmount and Ariene R. Scott of Mount Royal, begin architecture studies at McGill as the department historically male dominated. Their progress calms fears of male students and signals more coeds pursuing architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Montreal
School of Architecture
McGill
Catherine M. Chard
Westmount
Ariene R. Scott
Mount Royal
Que
Beaver rancher imitates beaver dams for safer water storage
Big Piney Wyoming rancher T D ONeil learned dam building by watching beavers. He observed how beavers weave limbs with mud to form a strong, embedded structure. Adapting the method, he builds small creeks check dams to store and divert water, reporting far less washout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. O'Neil
Big Piney
Wyoming
Beaver
O'Neil
Woman scientist advances in sleeping sickness theory
Dr Alma J Neill physiology professor at University of Oklahoma has spent six years on a theory that deadly sleeping sickness comes from a toxin in corn grains and possibly other plants. She proposes the disease is not contagious but transmitted to animals when plants are eaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma J. Neill
University of Oklahoma
Neill
Indian Troops In France 1914 15 1917 Cambrai Role
Native Indian units were deployed in Northern France during winter 1914 15 then moved to Egypt and Mesopotamia. A few brigades of cavalry remained in France and fought as dismounted troops at Cambrai in 1917. The Indian force to France in 1914 numbered 70 000 with Sikhs Gurkhas and Bengalis making up the core.
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India
France
Flanders
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Cambrai
Edmonton Journal
Britain Faces Massive Pensions Bill From World War I
Sir Walter Womersley, minister of pensions, said Britain spends about £38,000,000 yearly on pensions from the last war and will have spent £1,350,000,000 by March end for the 25 years since 1914. About 800 new claims are awarded annually and total beneficiaries reach roughly 850,000. Since the war began in September, 46 pensioners voluntarily relinquished pensions saving £1,773 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Walter Womersley
Walter
Patience Versus Perception In A Railway Compartment
A passenger asserts patience and perseverance can achieve all things, while another doubtfully asks if water can be carried in a sieve. The first replies by waiting for the water to freeze proving the point.
New Damask Weaving Method Invented in Sweden
Alexander Berger a JamtUland teacher in northern Sweden develops a new damask weaving method and demonstrates works of the masters in twilled linen, showcasing innovative textile technique.
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Alexander Berger
JamtUland
Sweden
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Gay Kitchen
Cope To Household Arts
Noble
Ottawa
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