Canadian Bomber Effort to Build Hampden Planes
A Toronto born engineer will lead Canadian Aircraft Builders to manufacture Handley Page Hampden bombers for Britain. About 3 skilled Canadians will train in England. 100 bombers ordered at roughly 10 million dollars. The executive notes Canadian labor can rapidly adapt to new production and expects first bomber soon after assembly begins.
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Atlantic
England
Canada
Raval Air Force
Britain
Canadian Associated Aircraft Limited
Frm
Ord
Air Ministry
Great Britain
London
Visionary 100000-ton supership plans from Yourkevitch
Vladimir Yourkevitch on a drawing board at 17 State Street New York outlines a 100000 ton super liner with 5000 passenger capacity and a 1120 foot airstrip. It would be a floating hotel offering 5000 people four day Europe trips for 50 dollars, with self service dining and reduced staff to lower costs.
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Vladimir Yourkevitch
Normandie
State Street
New York
Mr. Yourkevitch
Europe
Yourkevitch
John Doe
Atlantic
France
England
S.S
Ottawa imposes duties on cheap foreign souvenirs
The government in Ottawa restricts cheap foreign souvenirs ahead of the king and queen visit. All such articles will pay duty at twice their invoice value, aiming to curb popular items entering the country.
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Ottawa
Airmen Exchange Language Training Plan
Officers and men of the French and British air forces will be exchanged to learn each other’s language and improve joint operations. This initiative aims to deepen interoperability and understanding between the two allied air services.
Cradle Of Human Race Theory From Saharan Finds
Archaeologist Alonzo W. Pond argues central Africa as humanity’s cradle based on stone age relics from four African expeditions. He notes 500,000 year old tools deep in the Sahara and suggests migrations along river valleys and routes through Barbary, Gibraltar, the Nile, and Asia Minor.
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Alonzo W. Pond
Central Africa
Great Desert
Pond
Africa
Sahara
North Africa
Mediterranean
Niger River
Atlas Fountains
Barbary States
Europe
Gibraltar
Asia
Nile
Asia Minor
Canada Noted As Helium Source In Quebec Medical Journal
The Quebec Medical Journal asserts the United States does not hold a helium monopoly and that Canada has produced helium before and could again. It cites World War deposits in Ontario and Alberta and notes new medical uses for respiratory and heart conditions, plus applications in food preservation, fire proofing, radio tubes, and illuminated signs.
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Canada
Quebec
United States
Ontario
Alberta
British Empire
Clever Boys Cook Christmas Dinner At Ealing School
Senior boys in the vocational class at Ealing School London Ontario grew vegetables in the school garden last summer and produced pickles relishes and a fruit cake for a Christmas dinner. They cooked, plated, served the meal and cleaned up, having grown potatoes corn peanuts radishes beets carrots beans tomatoes lettuce and onions and canned beets made mustard pickles tomato juice and chili sauce to accompany the meal.
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Ealing School
London
Ont
Discovery of Gas Gangrene Vaccine Toxoid in Toronto
Connaught Laboratories and University of Toronto researchers developed Perfringens poxoid for active immunization against gas gangrene. Guinea pigs and two human volunteers were tested. animals showed favorable immune responses while humans had injections without harmful results. Antitoxic immunity results are not yet reported.
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Connaught Laboratories
School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
Helen Plummer
Canadian Public Health Association
Imperial Airways to train pilots for trans Atlantic air mail route
Imperial Airways announced six pilots will begin a training course to qualify for service on the new trans Atlantic air mail route next summer. The selected captains and first officers will study for first class navigators tickets under Squadron Leader Godsave and later receive practical training with Captain A S Wilcockson, head of the Atlantic division. An admirer quips about Hitler finishing everything he touches with a controversial remark.
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Imperial Airways
Godsave
Lynn Mass First American Iron Casts a One Quart Pot
The earliest iron produced in America was cast in Lynn, Massachusetts into a one quart pot that still exists today. The artifact marks the birth of ironmaking in the colonies and is preserved as a historic specimen.
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Lynn
Mass
America
London Renames Street Scavengers as Street Orderlies
London introduces the term street orderlies for street scavengers and showcases a 100-year old locomotive named Lion on public display. The event highlights municipal naming changes and a historic railway exhibit.
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London
Radium Shipment Valued at 206000 Reaches Washington
The National Cancer Institute receives what officials call the world’s largest single radium shipment from New York. About $200,000 in radium arrives in lead containers weighing several tons, contained in 1,245 hollow needles. Officials will measure each needle’s content, a process expected to take at least six months.
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National Cancer Institute
Washington
New York
Man Hands Over Son to Police to Preserve Good Name
Old Ammie Williams, a North Carolina Black man, turns in his murder-accused son to police to protect his reputation among white residents. The account, from St Thomas Times-Journal, notes tensions of kin arrest, color bias, and the dignity some Black people strive to maintain despite prejudice.
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Ammie Williams
North Carolina
Ammie
South
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Ironside bars export of sandbag materials from Gibraltar
General Sir Edmund Ironside issues an order forbidding the export or removal of empty bags sacks or other materials that could be used as sandbags from Gibraltar. In Tibet some regions women wear hair in 108 pigtails honoring the 108 volumes of the Kanduur.
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Gibraltar
Sir Edmund Ironside
Tibet
Diet Claim Onions And Cheese Endorsed By Professor
A professor states that a person could survive on an onion and cheese diet, noting it as an extremely cheap option. The remark highlights frugal eating, suggesting minimal costs if adopted as a daily regimen.
Columbus Sets Sail on Friday Voyage of Discovery
Christopher Columbus embarked on his voyage of discovery on a Friday. The historical account notes the departure as a key moment in the era of exploration.
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Christopher Columbus
Heparin Proves Valuable in Vascular Surgery Noted
Dr W E Gallie reports on University of Toronto research showing heparin prevents thrombosis in blood vessel operations. Gordon Murray expands vessel suturing to vein transplants, with high success in animals, plus potential for repairing damaged heart valves and treating large vessel injuries and tumors.
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W. E. Gallie
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Gordon Murray
Gal- He
No Pictures Allowed at Governor General Drawing Room
Photographers were barred from shooting the drawing room held by the Governor-General and Lady Tweedsmuir on January 13. Government House issued the instruction to protect the formal Ottawa event where notables and social celebrities attend. A photo appeared in an American magazine last year despite prior orders.
The Twins Castor and Pollux Span Vast Cosmic Distance
A playful remark about Castor and Pollux, the Twins, noting they are about 90 trillion miles apart. The comment contrasts a small town scene with legendary celestial bodies and their immense separation.
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Castor
Pollux
Ostrich Egg Cups Used in Ancient Times
Archaeologists report that ostrich eggshells were crafted into cups in early civilizations. The vessels display centuries of craft, with experts noting the eggshell’s natural curvature and durability suited for daily use and ceremonial contexts.
Faith In The West Asks For Truth And Unity
The Calgary Herald discusses Western Canada facing economic strain from European and world trade tensions. It urges truth over rumour, notes a bright long term future due to abundant food, and credits Premier Bracken for unifying the West to craft practical remedies amidst short term hardship.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
Europe
West
Bracken
Great Lakes
Calgary Herald
Picturesque Ruin: Elgin Cathedral’s Turbulent 400 Year History
The Elgin cathedral once 400 years past its dedication to St Giles in 1224 now stands as a picturesque ruin. It endured fires in 1244 1270 and 1390 was restored and rededicated in 1538 and 1640 left in ruin. The 18th century decline gave way to 1809 repairs and today HM Office of Works cares for the site as thousands visit annually.
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Elgin
St Giles
Andrew de Moravia
Moray
Europe
Wolf of
Badenoch
Patrick Hepburn
Privy Council
Earl of Huntly
Aberdeen
H. M. Office of Works
Books For Rural Districts Under the Union Libraries Scheme
Rural districts in British Columbia can access city‑level literature through Union Libraries vans. The book vans travel Vancouver Island and the Okanagan and Fraser Valleys, stopping at settlements and using central homes as deposits. Any municipality or rural school district may join after a plebiscite approval.
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Union Libraries
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Okanagan
Fraser
Radio Dealers Fire Obsolete Sets At Fort Howe
Saint John New Brunswick dealers plan a bonfire atop Fort Howe burning hundreds of obsolete radios to clear a market glut and dispose of old stock.
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Saint John
N.B
Fort Howe
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Shorthorn
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