Boas Leads Campaign Against Nazi Pseudo Science
Columbia University Professor Franz Boas, hailed as father of anthropology, attacks Nazi racial theory as pseudo science. He argues Aryan means language family not race, cites migration effects on physique and intelligence, and leads a broad Americana committee for democracy to contest Nazi claims.
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Hiie
Ice
Columbia University
Franz Boas
H.tirrite
Boas
Canada
Baffin Land
Dominion
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Vancouver Island
New York
Prof
American Committee For Democracy and Intellectual Freedom
Solid Water: A Hard Glassy Form From Liquid Air Demonstrated
Dr. B. J. Luger of St. Louis University demonstrated solid water at AAAS meeting. The vitrified water lacks crystalline structure and is as hard as steel, created by shooting liquid air cooled to 200 degrees below zero between steel plungers and a toy pistol.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
B. J. Luger
St. Louis University
Mr. Luger
Six Month Phase In For North American Radio Pact
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation officials say a Havana based regional radio pact will take at least six months to become effective. The agreement, ratified by Mexico, allocates 1065 broadcast bands to Canada United States Cuba Mexico Haiti and the Dominican Republic with new wavelengths for nearly all stations. A coordinated swing over will adjust transmitters and antennas across the continent within the six month interval.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Havana
Mexico
Canada
United States
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
CBC
Turtles 12 Feet Long Once Lived in Kansas
A historical note reports that giant turtles measuring about 12 feet in length inhabited what is now Kansas. Scientists reference fossil evidence suggesting a prehistoric reptile ecosystem in the region.
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Kansas
Athabaskans Seed Early North American Settlement
Dr. Diamond Jenness of the National Museum of Canada reports to the American Anthropological Association that Asia supplied the first settlers who crossed the Bering Strait into Alaska and northwestern Canada after the ice age. The Athabaskans then displaced Eskimos and Algonkians, pushing them south and east, with traces found in Labrador.
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Asia
North America
Diamond Jenness
Anthropology Division
National Museum of Canada
Alaska
Canada
Jenness
Eskimos
Algonkian
Indiana
Arctic
Labrador
Save to Victory: Britain and Canada urged to fund war effort
The St. Catharines Standard notes posters in London and Trafalgar Square urging "Save For Victory" as the fourth arm of defense. It cites the Chancellor calling finance essential to victory and predicts a large, eager response as Britain and soon Canada prepare Victory Loan campaigns to fund the war effort.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Canada
Britain
Theséas
St. Catharines
Japanese and Russians in Mongolian clash tests strength
The article argues that in a Mongolian border engagement the Japanese and Russian forces fought to a standstill with heavy casualties. It suggests Japan has not faced a first rate power and questions whether the Japanese army is superior to Russia, noting Finland’s earlier critique of Russian strength.
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Red
Russia
Japan
Finland
Chicago Daily News
Nickel supply control claim at Toronto Progress Club
K H Clarke a sales engineer for International Nickel Company of Canada told a Toronto meeting of the Canadian Progress club that 95 percent of the world nickel supply is controlled by the Allies.
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K. H. Clarke
International Nickel Company of Canada
Toronto
Canadian Progress Club
Definition of a Dictator State as Compulsory Everything Not Forbidden
A dictator state is defined as a regime where all actions are allowed unless explicitly forbidden, making most behavior mandatory by default. This framing highlights the authoritarian logic that turns non-prohibitions into requirements and constrains individual freedom through pervasive regulation.
Squirrels Gnaw Nuts Rather Than Crack Them
An observation notes that squirrels gnaw nuts instead of cracking them, highlighting their behavior when foraging and processing shell fruits.
The Family Farm as Nation’s Bulwark Speech
Hon J G Gardiner Dominion Minister of Agriculture addresses United Grain Growers at Winnipeg stressing Canada Britains war effort and the family farm as the foundation of civilization and national character. He urges protection of privately owned farms and allied agribusiness through the war.
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Canada
Britain
France
Empire
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
United Grain Growers
Winnipeg
Canada population to reach 15.4 million by 1971 says Hurd
McMaster University's Prof W B Hurd projects Canada’s population rising to 15.4 million by 1971 if current trends hold. He notes a long term slowdown in growth from about 35 percent in 1900s to just over 11 percent this decade and a shifting age structure.
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Canada
W. B. Hurd
McMaster University
Hurd
Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science
Katharine Cornell Defends Aging as a Source of Spirit
Katharine Cornell argues against the belief that youth equals vitality. The famed actress says spirit does not inherently fade with age, noting many great achievements were by older individuals and that society overly fixates on age as a marker of ability.
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Katharine Cornell
Chicago
Britain’s Greatest Storm Anniversary Recalls 1703 Disaster
News of the World notes the November 26 anniversary of the Great Storm of 1703. The mid November wind peaked on the night of November 26 with widespread destruction, hundreds of houses fallen, tens of thousands of trees uprooted, and over 300 ships wrecked with thousands of lives lost. The Eddy stone Lighthouse and its builder Henry Winstanley Inc. were destroyed. Also mentioned is Henry V’s 1420 state visit to Paris.
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Great Britain
News of the World
Eddystone
Henry Winstanley Inc
Money Goes Up In Smoke In Ottawa
Paper currency circulates heavily in Ottawa with bills having a nine month life. Worn notes are sent to the Bank of Canada, burned in furnaces as the by product price for bleaching declined. The national note stock hovers near two hundred thirty million dollars amid this disposal process.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Thousands Of Shells For The Canadian Forces In Storage
Thousands of shells for the Canadian Active Service Force sit in air conditioned store rooms in a government arsenal in Canada. The shells are varnished inside and painted bright outside after completion. They are kept in temperature and humidity controlled rooms before shipment to the field. A final sentence notes hair on the head would grow 40 feet in 72 years if it did not fall out.
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Canada
Indians and Eskimos Seen As Evolving Toward Fusion With Whites
Dr Diamond Jennens of the National Museum of Canada told the AAAS annual meeting that Indians and Eskimos are expected to be absorbed into the white race as governments push to raise their status and secure economic bases. He noted Iroquois progress in agriculture and Blackfoot prosperity from strong leadership, while Pacific coast tribes lack unity and rely on outsiders.
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Diamond Jennens
National Museum of Canada
Dominion
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Jenness
Association
Canadian Plains
Silk Produced In England At Lullingstone Castle
The 3.5 million silkworms at Lullingstone Castle spin silk for parachute cloth under Ministry scrutiny. Sir Oliver Hart Dyke’s estate hosts the process with 250 000 mulberry trees across 35 acres. Production now reaches about 1500 pounds of silk annually, enough for around 200 parachutes, meeting strict tensile specs for war needs.
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England
Britain
British Air Ministry
Kentish
Supply Ministry
Air Ministry
Lullingstone Castle
Hart Dyke
Oliver
James I
George I
Lady Hart Dyke
Ministry of Supply
Open House at Buckingham Palace Eases Wartime Housing
The King opens Buckingham Palace for wartime guests including his mother sister and in laws in London. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester leave York House and Duke of Kent gives up Belgrave-square town house for Red Cross work. Queen Mary closes Marlborough House affecting Princess Royal and Lord Harewood. Second floor rooms in the east wing become guest suites and the Belgian suite may be used when needed.
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Buckingham Palace
London
The
Daily Sketch
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
York House
St. James's Palace
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Belgrave-square
Red Cross
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Princess Royal
Lord Harewood
Green Street House
Paris Reopens Post Offices Closed at War Start
Paris restores postal service by reopening offices shut at the war’s outset. The move eases mail for residents and businesses as authorities restore operations and rebuild routines. As odd as a jitterbug in a hoopskirt.
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Paris
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