Refugees Debate Faces Canadian Policy and Welfare
The Canadian National Committee on Refugees argues for a careful selective admission of up to 1.5 million refugees from Germany Austria and Czechoslovakia to Canada. It cites economic potential from skilled refugees and demonstrates examples in Britain, while warning Western opposition and stressing political reliability and long term welfare.
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Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Canadian National Committee On Refugees
Catrine Wilson
Canada
National Committee
Great Britain
Sudeten
Temptation To Criminals Too Many Revolvers In Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reports 168389 privately owned pistols and revolvers and urges owners to consider if they have a good reason to keep them. Commissioner Wood notes guns cause fatal home accidents and aid criminals via theft, aiding tracing to owners and distances. He says registration helps catch criminals but warns weapons remain a crime source. Ottawa Journal urges owners to reflect on necessity.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wood
Ottawa Journal
Age of Manitoba Rocks Estimated by Uranium Decay
Manitoba geologists estimate Earth's age via uranium decay in pitchblende. The pitchblende in Manitoba is dated at about 1.77 billion years, while thorium tests yield roughly 1.75 billion years, per the Winnipeg Tribune.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg Tribune
Harmless If Left Alone Says Windsor Star Octopus Advice
W L Clark explains deep sea octopuses: stay calm, hide hands, and avoid touching. If approached, they may cling with their long tentacles equipped with suction cups, causing harm only if cornered. otherwise, they are not dangerous.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Russians Buy Bananas in Moscow After War Scarcity
Bananas appear on Moscow streets for the first time since the Great War. Thousands of youths, seeing the fruit for the first time, queue to buy samples at seven rubles per pound. The shipment weighed 150000 pounds and originated from Colombia.
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Moscow
Colombia
Italian poultry vendors trade only poultry products
Italian poultry vendors stick to poultry but also sell rooster combs separately. This brief notes the specialization of vendors and the separate sale of rooster combs.
Ants Use Human Paths as Roads in Trails Study
Researchers observe ants leveraging human-made paths as regular travel routes. The study notes ants follow existing clear lines to access food sources and nesting areas, suggesting adaptive use of human infrastructure.
Soilless farming blooms in London Greenhouse
In London Ontario a greenhouse uses nutrient solution methods to grow roses carnations geraniums snapdragon larkspur and begonias in beds of cinders and crushed quartz rock. Donald Gelkie of Goodholme Greenhouses says horticulturists may one day dispense with soil entirely and raise flowers and vegetables by balanced chemical solutions. The work is unique in Canada with similar experiments in only a few U.S. locations.
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London
Ont
Donald Gelkie
Goodholme
Broughdale
Dominion
United States
World butter stocks and rationing reveal distribution challenge
The Toronto Star notes Canada held 37 million pounds of butter across nine principal cities on December 1 while Germany limits individuals to a quarter pound weekly. The piece argues that global plenty depends on fair distribution of world production.
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The
Toronto Star
Canada
Germany
Small World Says Many Wish to Leave Germany
The snippet notes a belief that the world feels small and hints at people desiring to leave Germany, suggesting limited space for emigrants and a sense of crowding. It frames the idea with a proverb about the world’s size and international movement.
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Germany
New Zealand Tops Meat and Butter Consumption Worldwide
New Zealand leads global per capita intake of meat and butter, increasing domestic demand and shaping dietary trends. The data places New Zealand ahead of all other nations, reflecting strong agricultural production and local consumption patterns.
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New Zealand
Finnish students collect scrap metal for air force aid
By dividing the country into 22 districts Finnish students have collected nearly 5000 tons of scrap metal over two tons of rags five tons of old bottles and 60 tons of waste paper since last March. Funds from the sale will aid the air force with extra machines. The note on meander explains its meaning from a Phrygian river name. Holloway prison in England offers evening classes in country dancing gardening Spanish and cookery to imprisoned women.
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Air Force
Holloway
England
Youth initiative and forestry policy cross paths in Canada and Finland
The piece laments neglect of youth responsibility and praises Finnish forest laws that limit annual timber cuts to natural regrowth. It quotes Ahti Mecklin and Eino Saari on seedling planting mandates and state influence, noting forests treated as farm crops to ensure sustainable wealth.
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Finland
Ahti Mecklin
Finnish Forest Service
Eino Saari
University of Helsinki
Canada
Saari
Mrs Roosevelt Wins Wide Approval in Public Opinion Poll
The American Institute of Public Opinion reports two of three respondents approve Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s six years as First Lady. She is more popular with women and with lower and middle income voters, with broad support across regions and classes. Citizens praise her活ful life, example setting, and shifting views on a president's wife.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Dairy Cows From Canada Support British War Self-Sufficiency
Canadian dairy cattle bound for England Ireland and Scotland as Britain builds self sufficiency for potential war within 12 months. Officials report several car loads of high grade cows purchased from the dairy belt between London and Woodstock Ontario in a month.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Middlesex
Ontario
Government of
Great Britain
London
Woodstock
Pigeon Misroutes Homeward From Holland to Denmark
A homing pigeon strayed west from Holland to Denmark and was found exhausted in Berwickshire England. It received care and later resumed flight. The finder attached his card to its leg and news reached the owner that the bird reached home safely. The Dominion of Canada ranks among top flour exporters behind Australia with the United States fourth. Reports of bald eagles in America challenge the idea that going hatless aids hair growth.
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Holland
Denmark
Berwickshire
England
Dominion of Canada
Australia
United States
Oldest Will Re corded Tattooed On Back
A humorous note describes one of the oldest wills ever recorded tattooed on the back of the testator. Since the man wasn’t a contortionist he could not sign, illustrating a quirky legal and personal anecdote.
Earth’s Heat Depths Reach 2200 Degrees Fahrenheit
A report estimates that at a depth of 25 miles underground the temperature climbs to about 2200 degrees Fahrenheit, sufficient to melt metals or rock, highlighting extreme subsurface conditions.
Boost Aviation Industry Reveals Plastic Based Planes
George Meyercord a veteran aviation executive in Chicago describes a secret plastics based process that has produced eight to ten planes. He claims the method molds thin wood veneers into curved fuselages with heat and could allow one plant to surpass global aircraft output. Mass production of ten fuselages daily could start in two weeks to a month.
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George Meyercord
Chicago
Meyercord
Gaskelite Company of
Seaway Project Seen as Defense Asset by Rep Culkin
Representative Francis Culkin of New York argues the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project enhances North American defense by giving the United States and Canada a defensible land locked coastline. He says it could host air bases submarines destroyers and other war craft and even enable building vessels within the lakes basin if needed.
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Francis Culkin
Rep
New York
St. Lawrence Seaway
North American
Congressional Record
United States
Canada
Lakes Basin
Local Speaker Draws Crowd with Light Humor
A speaker addressed an audience of over 5,000 at a local auditorium last night. The event featured casual remarks and light humor about snacks like peanuts, popcorn, and chewing gum.
Women’s papers debate roles in household labor devices
A writer in a women’s paper asks if housewives should rely on labor-saving devices. The piece argues traditional roles, claiming a husband’s place is in his own home and implicitly prompts readers to endorse domestic conventions.
Hogs Used to Combat Snakes in Infested Areas
In snake infested regions, local farmers rely on hogs to root out and reduce reptile populations. The method leverages hogs' foraging to uncover nests and deter snakes, aiming to lower venomous encounters.
Search for an ideal wife drives 7 year voyage of Simon
Diogenes pursues honesty with Gilbert Simon a 24 year old New Zealander who has wandered the world seeking a soul mate for seven years. He ran away from home at 17 to join a full rigged ship and has circled the globe three times. He says he cannot stay in one place and wants a wife who will travel with him.
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Diogenes
Gilbert Simon
Simon
Canadian Meteorologist Wins Buchan Prize At Society Meeting
The Royal Meteorological Society awarded Dr. Edgar W. Hewson of Toronto the Buchan prize for the most meritorious contribution to the society’s publication in the past five years. The honor was presented at the annual meeting.
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The
Royal Meteorological Society
Edgar W. Hewson
Toronto
Buchan
Primitive huts as ancestors of timber houses noted
A description asserts that the primitive wigwam like hut, common in uncivilized areas of Central Africa and South America, is the progenitor of all timber houses. The claim links traditional shelters to modern building forms.
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Central Africa
South America
Rajahs in India Decorate Ice Cream with Gold Leaf
In a curious local custom, certain Indian rulers reportedly gild their ice cream with thin gold leaf. The practice highlights luxury tastes and traditional opulence among regional elites.
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India
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