Responsibility for School Fires Faces Urgent Scrutiny
A 1939 Canadian relief piece warns that school fires kill and injure children, citing the 1 000 School Fires report from the National Fire Protection Association. It urges better exits, safer electrical and heating systems, and stricter supervision to prevent the daily risk in North American schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fire Protection Association
Boston
Massachussetts
Canada
United States
New Oil Prospecting Method From Old Invention
A revived English invention allows prospecting by a shallow earth sample. A pint of earth near the surface shows signs of oils buried as deep as 10 000 feet. Gas yield is small, but the sample could indicate vast gas from rotting vegetation far exceeding crude oil potential.
Equal Footing With Germany in War Science Says Mackenzie
Dean C. J. Mackenzie acting chairman of Canada’s national research council told the Canadian Institute of Surveying in Ottawa that Great Britain and Canada are fully mobilized in scientific resources and on par with Germany. He cited wartime industrial research coordination, a fleet of 60 war problems under study, and readiness of Canadian scientists though details remain undisclosed.
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Germany
Great Britain
Canada
C. J. Mackenzie
University of Saskatchewan
National Research Council
Canadian Institute of Surveying
Ottawa
England
Munich
National Research Laboratories
Dominion
National Council
Dean Mackenzie
Council
A. G. L. McNaughton
Civil Observer Corps Watches for Enemy Air Attacks
Across Britain many volunteers serve four hour night shifts at exposed listening posts. They detect aircraft sounds and identify foreign fighters, providing early warnings that prompt civil defense and potential interception by fighter planes.
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Britain
Civil Observer Corps
Great Civil Defense Organization
Farm children carry chores into school day study
A Stratford Beacon Herald reporter visits a West Zorra school and records fifteen pupils aged nine to twelve who walk half a mile to two and a half miles to class. They begin mornings washing, cleaning, and tending chores at home, then return to farm duties after school.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
West Zorra
Farma
Zorra
Kenneth Walker
Peterborough
British Army Grants Leave on Compassionate Grounds for Wives
A British Army policy idea proposes releasing women soldiers for leave when their husbands return home to ensure a warmer welcome. No formal rule yet. officials discuss asking commanding officers to grant leave on compassionate grounds where possible to avoid simultaneous leaves.
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Whitehall
Gratuity Difference For Meritorious Service Medal
The statement from national defence headquarters in Ottawa notes no pension accompanies the Meritorious Service Medal for Canadian forces. In contrast, the British system awards a gratuity of ten pounds per year after twenty one years of meritorious service.
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National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Not Much To Spare From War Oil Stoppage
German boast that Russia will ship vast oil and gasoline from Baku is met with a Moscow transition. One hundred twenty five buses in Moscow were switched from gasoline to coal gas due to a shortage of petroleum products.
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Russia
Baku
Moscow
Largest man-made hole at Bingham Canyon copper mine
The Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah is the largest man-made hole, nearly a square mile in area, with over 232 million cubic yards of material removed.
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Bingham Canyon
Utah
Japanese Casualties Reported in China War
The Central News Agency cites Japanese casualties since July 7, 1937 at about 1.4 million, with around 20 percent killed. Figures allegedly come from Japanese documents seized on various fronts.
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China
Central News Agency
Trans-Canada Air Lines 12 Month Mail and Passenger Totals
Air mail carried totaled 702 291 pounds and air express 40 216 pounds over the past year. Passenger service started six months ago with 16 606 revenue passengers, averaging 500 miles.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Air Express
Location Does Not Matter In News Readership
Frederick Dickinson of Chicago told Ohio publishers in Columbus that studies show no strong bias between right and left page reading. He said left-hand pages may have a slight edge, but engaging items are read by a high percentage of subscribers regardless of placement.
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Frederick Dickingon
Chicago
Ohio
Columbus
Dickinson
American Newspaper Publishers Association Bureau of Advertising
Kipper Kites Honor Royal Air Force Coastal Command Nickname
The Royal Air Force Coastal Command unit nicknamed the Kipper Kites aids the navy by laying defensive screens and patrolling the North Sea. They now defend fishing trawler crews after their vessels are sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft. The Winn peg Free Press notes the unit’s hard task and public esteem.
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Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Royal Air Force
Coastal Command
Navy
North Sea
Luftwaffe
R.A F
Winnpeg Free Press
Insects Identified Count Reaches Seven Hundred Thousand
A scientific survey reports seven hundred thousand insect varieties identified, noting this catalog excludes people who leave snow on sidewalks as a humorous aside in the discussion.
Reviewed Her Regiment at Aldershot Parade
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Canada’s famed WWI regiment, marched in a review at Aldershot before colonel-in-chief Lady Patricia Ramsay. She was greeted as the beloved Princess Pat and toasted by troops, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, giving the regiment its name in early 1914.
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Canada
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Aldershot
Lady Patricia Ram
Pat
Duke of Connaught
Princess Louise Estate Value in Succession Noted
The estate of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, valued at £239260 with £22648 residue, paid £71211 succession duty. She died December 3 at 91. It is believed the bulk of her estate goes to her grand nephew the Duke of Kent and his duchess.
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Louise
Duchess of Argyll
Duke of Kent
Nickel Iron Castings Help Mount Palmer Telescope
About eight tons of 36 percent nickel iron alloy castings were used to construct the support structure for the new 200 inch mirror at Mt. Palomar Observatory in California.
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Mt. Palmer Observatory
California
Italy’s population rises by four hundred twenty four thousand
Italy reports a population increase of 424 394 persons in 1938. The rise reflects continued demographic growth amid broader economic and political changes within the country.
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Italy
Navy minister lists sea war costs in broadcast
Cesar Campinchi urged purchase of armament bonds and gave an itemized tally of war costs. The breakdown includes a one minute salvo from the 26 500 ton battleship Dunkerque at 27 000 dollars a 400 pound depth bomb for 135 dollars one mine for 1 688 dollars and a torpedo for 11 825 dollars.
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Cesar Campinchi
Republic
Dunkerque
China starts 24 hour multi language radio war against Japan
The Chinese government launches a world range radio war with a new broadcasting station claiming 24 hour service in 16 languages including English French German Japanese Dutch and Arabic.
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Japan
Nic Key the Philadelphia Zoo cat retires from chasing mice
Nic Key the Philadelphia Zoo cat, famed for 18 years of chasing mice in the bird house, was trained as a kitten to spare the birds, marking a long career in animal care and behavior.
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Philadelphia
Nickey
Fishermen Haul About 3.3 Billion Pounds Annually
American and Canadian fishermen collect roughly 3.3 billion pounds of fish each year. The figure reflects cross border fishing activity and industry scale in North American waters.
Guatemala Distributes 5000 Toothbrushes to Poor Schoolchildren
Guatemala distributes 5000 toothbrushes to poor schoolchildren through a national health initiative. Officials say the program targets improving dental hygiene in underserved communities and will supply a brush and paste set to participating schools.
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Om Perel
Oklahoma
Edwardsburg
Canada Starch Home Service Dept
THE
Canada Starch
Lipton
Wm. Rogere & Son
Thomas J. Lipton Limited
Lipton Building
Toronto
Nicknaming
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Princess Pats
Guatamala
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