Pioneering aviation figure Dr. de Bothezat dies at 56
The Boston born engineer Dr. George de Bothezat, age 56, built the first sustained controllable helicopter flight for the Army in 1922 and pursued a private one place helicopter project. He influenced aviation with early rotorcraft, a 3,500 pound prototype, and earlier inventors praised his work.
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Boston
George Ge Bothezat
Army Service Corps
de Bothezat
New York
Dr. de Bothezat
Thomas A. Edison
Albert Einstein
Buffalo Courier-Express
World Happenings Briefly Told
Ljuba Davidovitch former premier of Yugoslavia dies at 77. Captain L. B. Bell of the Exeter cited for bravery. Canada reports 90 000 active service personnel across forces. A bomb kills one and injures 17 at a Mohammedan procession in Karachi and a curfew is imposed. Girl Guide reports from Europe mention a Polish patrol wiped out by a bomb. France Britain and Turkey sign a mutual assistance pact with the League of Nations. European cold reduces egg production increasing UK demand for Canadian eggs. Canadian Boy Scouts report saving at least 150 lives in five years. medals awarded to heroes.
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Bath
L. 8. Bell
Exeter
National Defence Department
Canada
Karachi
India
Europe
Girl Guides Association
the Agricultural Department
United Kingdom
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Association
Vitality of Soybean Seed Declines with Age
Investigations in the December Scientific Agriculture report show soybeans under three years old germinate well with a slight edge for newer seed. Four-year seeds weaken, seeds older than that are unfit for sowing. Five to six year seeds yield few weak plants, and eight-year seed produces none.
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Scientific Agriculture
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Medal Struck to Honor Graf Spee Victory At River Plate
A special medal will be struck on the King's suggestion to honor the victory over Admiral Graf Spee. It will be awarded to all officers and men of the cruisers Ajax Exeter and Achilles who fought off the River Plate. Next of kin receive medals for those killed in action.
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Graf Spee
Ajax
Exeter
Achilles
River
Plata
Less Wheat Shipped Reflects Pacific Scarcity
Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports grain shipments from its port between Aug 1, 1939 and Jan 31 totalled 6,448,630 bushels. Officials blame general war conditions for the decline in shipping activity.
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Pacific
Vancouver
Cat Stops Clock at 3 10 A.M. Mystery
Rome engineer Charles Beeching repaired a grandfather clock. The clock began stopping at 3 10 every morning. After watching all night, he found a cat inside the case had paused the pendulum each dawn. He wonders how the cat learned to tell time.
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Charles T. Beeching
Rome
N.Y
Boston
Beeching
Finding Names for Ships in the Admiralty's Ledger
The Admiralty faces the task of naming many new vessels for convoy protection, minesweeping and submarine hunting. Names are grouped by ship type, with themes from seaside towns, horses and naval heroes, while a wartime capture rule excludes certain historic names.
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Admiralty
Is Proving Profitable This Letter on Finland Debt
A New York Times letter notes Finland’s slow progress in repaying 1923 debt to the United States. If kept up, the funded debt of 9 million dollars would be paid in 44 years, by 1984, totaling about 21.7 million with 12.7 million in interest, while 5 million in interest has already been paid.
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New York Times
Finland
United States
A.K
Washington
Hawaiian Lobster Travel Sparks Global Odyssey
A migrating lobster species first found around the Hawaiian Islands has been located 12 000 miles away along South Africa's coast. The discovery marks a remarkable global journey as the species has already half circled the globe.
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South Africa
Hawaiian Islands
Snowshoes Help Shape Far North Development
Snowshoes are highlighted as a key factor in the development of Far North regions, underscoring their role in travel, trade, and exploration. The piece emphasizes how vital lightweight, durable footwear has been to mobility and growth in harsh northern environments.
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Far North
Apple varieties numbered by experts total sixteen hundred
Experts identify sixteen hundred distinct apple varieties. The figure underscores the diversity of cultivated and wild apples across regions and nurseries, reflecting extensive horticultural cataloging and breeding efforts.
Young London Pilot Grows Up Waiting For Call
Ovid Ottley, once the world’s youngest solo flyer at age 14 in North London, spurred a 17 age limit on solo flight within three miles of an airfield. Now at 19 he awaits a call to the flying force with wings ready.
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Ovid Ottley
London
Ovid
Printed ensemble forecast by Anne Adams Pattern 4377
The spring style forecast features a printed jacket dress ensemble designed to slim the figure. The soft crepe dress with a boxy jacket incorporates a V neck and darts for shaping, with sizes 34 through 48. Order the pattern by mailing 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Four Designs for Painting on Glass
Colorful guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union explains painting on glass with a paper under glass method. The Yankee Clipper and other designs measure 9 by 12 inches and use a simple color chart with three basic oil paints plus enamel tones. Includes additional booklets available for 15 cents each.
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Venice
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Prairie Library Plan Inaugurated By Lady Tweedsmuir
Ottawa local council of women endorsed continuing Lady Tweedsmuir prairie library scheme. The resolution to forward to the national council urged local women across Canada to take responsibility for collecting books and reading material for hard hit prairie districts.
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Lady Tweedsmuir
Ottawa
Resin Sealant in Conifer Bark Aids Wound Defense
A resinous sap rapidly seals bark wounds in coniferous trees and serves as an antiseptic dressing, protecting the exposed tissue from infection and aiding healing.
Master draftsman William Morris invents the Morris chair
William Morris, noted master draftsman, invents the Morris chair marking a design milestone. The furniture creation blends craftsmanship with functional seating, reflecting Morris's influence on design innovation and ergonomic form.
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William Morris
Morris Chair
Presence of the Traitor and the Lord's Supper Remembrance
Devotional reading on Jesus’s betrayal announced at the Passover table. The narrative covers the disciples’ shock as Jesus identifies the betrayer, the institution of the Lord's Supper, and the meaning of participation in the new covenant through Christ's body and blood.
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Jesus
Moffatt
Luke
Christ
Sinai
Gardening with planning seeds and sweet peas descriptions
The article argues that spring gardening benefits from planning using seed catalogs and sketches. It emphasizes that seeds are dreams that grow into beauty, and details planting sweet peas with a year early trench method, deep soil and manure, then support for vines, July blooms, and daily cutting with ample watering.
Great Assets In Business
Respondents to a questionnaire identified plain daily virtues as top employee traits. Honest integrity fidelity character ambition neatness loyalty to employer and cooperation were named by most employers rather than shrewdness or brilliant talents.
India’s Population Projection For 1941 Census
The 1941 census is expected to record about 383 million people in India. Officials estimate growth patterns and plan data collection across provinces, cities, and rural districts for the national tally.
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India
Finnish Rectors Lead Paris University in Late Middle Ages
In a historical note, records indicate that three of the University of Paris rectors during the late Middle Ages were Finns. This reflects early cross‑regional academic links and the university's diverse leadership.
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University of Paris
Nutrition education expands to 16 more public schools
The Board of Education offers the Health League of Canada use of 16 additional city schools to extend nutrition education for housewives. Demand for admission far exceeded capacity. experts frame food use as a wartime health and economic measure, citing wartime TB deaths rising in Denmark and Holland during blockade.
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Toronto
Board of Education
Health League of Canada
Elizabeth Chant Robertson
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Editorial note on Dr McCullough cancer articles
Readers are told to write to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles.
Oil Survey In New Zealand Eyes Commercial Quantities
Leading geologists and geophysicists in New Zealand conduct a wide scale survey for potential commercial oil. The Tara naki district has produced small amounts for years, but the survey awaits proof of viability. Government licenses and U.S. company involvement back months of costly prospecting and halted drilling after prolonged test bore logging.
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New Zealand
East Indies
United States
Taranaki
North Island
Mistress Requests Question From New Maid
A mistress asks for questions after giving orders. A new maid asks to use the phone to call the depot and arrange trunk storage, seeking instructions and permission.
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MacDonald Tobacco Company
Ljuba Davidovitch
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Great Britain
Turkey
League of Nations
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Pacific Coast
Pinkham
British Admiralty
U.S
Sam
Home Service
Glass OM
Prairie Library Plan
Tweedsmuir
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
Durham
Wealth League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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