Bank of England Freezes French Currency Amid War Refugee Policy
London reports the Bank of England suspends dealings in French francs with exchanges limited to bona fide refugees. The U S Congress completes action on alien registration and fingerprinting. Henri Jaspar urges continued Belgian resistance as refugees flow to Britain. A nursing group from Toronto and Winnipeg visits Cliveden. The Red Cross forms a London committee and pledges 1 million dollars for Britain relief. Salvation Army leader Charles Rich dies in London. An oxygen flask tech for high altitude rescue is announced in Seattle. A Bahamas gift of 22600 funds fighter aircraft is announced by Sir Harry Oakes.
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London
Bank of England
United States Congress
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Great Britain
Charles T. Rich
Salvation Army
Britain
Canada
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Seattle
British Ministry of Aircraft Production
Sir Harry
Lady Oakes
Nassau
Bahamas
Ontario
Banff Jasper Highway Opens For Tourists For The Season
Tourist demand prompts unofficial opening of the Banff Jasper Highway on June 15. Official ceremonies canceled due to the international situation. The route reduces distance between Banff and Jasper to 186 miles and offers high altitude scenic travel linking Canada and US roads.
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Banff-Jasper
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Banff and
Jasper
Columbia Icefield
United States
Treasure Reappears as Sea Yields Spanish Loot at Guayaquil
Visitors comb beaches near Guayaquil for silver and gold coins and bars washed ashore from the Leocadia wreck off Santa Elena. Despite many salvage attempts, storms bring new metal to shore as heavier pieces, including a ten inch silver bar, turn up along the coast.
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Leocadia
Santa Elena
British lion aroused as Adolf’s ambitions falter
The Kingston Whig-Standard notes that despite temporary successes Adolf’s bid to become a formidable leader may be fading and warns that Britain has finally awakened to a stronger threat.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Adolfs
Paris Always Survives in History’s Endless Rise
A reflection on Paris enduring through repeated conquests and ravages from Roman times to the 1870s. The piece argues Paris’ vitality persists despite invasions by barbarians, Norse and Armagnac forces, English capture, Reign of Terror, and the 1870 71 siege, asserting the city’s indomitable spirit.
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Paris
Jurassic
Armagnac
Purgundian
Benford
Henry of
Navarre
Commune
New York
Franklin’s Parachute Troops Idea Traced to 1784 Note
The New York Post links Benjamin Franklin to an early parachute concept. He proposed balloons carrying soldiers with a plan boasting 10 000 troops descending from the clouds could strike strategic damage before any assembled force could respond, costing about five ships’ worth.
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Benjamin Franklin
New York Post
Slim-Waisted Afternoon Dress Pattern 4467-a
Pattern 4467-a by Anne Adams promises a slender waist with a wide front waistband and a gently flared skirt. Features include decorative side gathers at a sweetheart neckline, optional sleeve lengths, and crisp ruffing. Available in women's sizes 34 to 48 with fabric and ruffling yardages noted. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Truth justice and freedom must be known to prevail
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins says truth justice and freedom depend on clear definitions while noting various national groups may define what they are not, in a forward looking statement about the coming struggle.
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Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Ship Cut In Half For War Service In Ontario Yard
For the third time a ship is fractured at an Ontario yard to be moved in two halves through the St. Lawrence locks. Once a three funnel passenger ship, then a twin screw vessel, she is now a one funnel freighter with 390 feet. Acetylene torches cut rivets as a wooden cofferdam blocks water and a bulkhead safeguards the forward section. Tugs will separate the halves in dry dock and the ship will be rejoined in Montreal before continuing to Allied war service.
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Ontario
St. Lawrence Locks
Cleveland
Duluth
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Great Lakes
Indians Refuse Treaty Money in Northwestern Saskatchewan
The article notes that Northwestern Saskatchewan Indians refuse treaty money this year to aid the British Empire in the war effort. It mentions the Windsor Star citing that the noble Redman dislikes a Great White Father with a toothbrush moustache.
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Saskatchewan
Redman
Windsor Star
Doctor’s Latin Prescription Sparks Billing Insight
A physician writes a Latin prescription while the billable details reveal common pharmaceutical terms. The contrast highlights how Latin medical notation and modern billing intersect in routine patient care.
Bishop’s critique targets class labels at Ely Diocesan Conference
Dr. B O F Heywood of Ely denounces artificial social divisions and urges judging men by character, not wealth. He recalls hearing of upper and lower classes and questions who truly belongs where, highlighting miners who risk life for the nation without fair pay.
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Ely
England
B. O. F. Heywood
Food Shortages Reported in Occupied Belgium
Observers in Brussels report serious food shortage across Belgium under German occupation. The Red Cross distributes bread biscuits condensed milk and canned foods while sugar butter eggs and cured meat remain scarce in rural areas.
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Belgium
Brussels
Little Kingdom
Red Cross
Sermon Music Highlights Swift as Church Dignitary
In Manchester a church organ performed jazz and dance-band favorites including pieces from Gulliver's Travels while Rev. W. Rowland Jones preached. The vicar noted that Dean Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, was a church dignitary 200 years ago.
Panamanian Canal Pioneer Bunau Varilla Dies in Paris
Obituary recalls Phillippe Bunau Varilla’s lifelong role in championing the Panama route from youth through leadership of the French company to selling its rights to the United States for 40 million. The piece also surveys silk, parachute material, and far‑reaching wartime science notes.
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Phillippe Bunau-Varilla
Panama Canal
Panama
Paris
Bunau-Varilla
Suez Canal
Ecole Polytechnique
Count de Lesseps
Panama Canal Company
United States
Nicaragua
Bunau- Varilla
Sunday School Lesson on Job 1 22
Devotional reading examines Job 1 22 and Romans 8 31 amid the theme that Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly. The text highlights steadfast faith and trust in God regardless of suffering or hardship.
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Job
Job Prologue Highlights Faith and Trials
Chapter one presents Job as a prosperous, upright man with a large family and vast livestock. Satan challenges his integrity before God, and Job endures painful boils while his wife questions his faith. His friends arrive to mourn, but remain silent for seven days as Job grieves deeply.
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Job
Sons of God
Jehovah
Satan
God
Eliphaz
Temanite
Bildad
Shahite
Zophar
Etiquette Guide Teaches Modern Dating Manners
A Home Service notice promotes a 32 page booklet Etiquette For Young Moderns offering guidance on dances theatres restaurants dates travelling visiting entertaining and office manners with sections on handling compliments and dating etiquette plus other booklets for 15c each including songs table manners fortune telling speaking French and health and beauty exercises.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Health League cautions on safe swimming for children
Officials of the Health League of Canada warn that children should begin swimming only under supervision in controlled pools or school tanks. They advise practice on land first, warn against rivers and polluted waters, and note swimming is strenuous so should be done in moderation.
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H. L. Hollingsworth
The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Editorial Offer for Cancer Articles by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a free set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario with the exact request and their name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Help To Ships Use Zig Zag Clocks To Dodge U Boats
David Nicholl of the Union Castle Line described at a Ministry of Shipping inquiry how British merchant ships carry zig-zag clocks. The instrument acts like an alarm to warn helmsmen to change course at regular intervals during zig-zag steering.
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Ministry of Shipping
David Nicholl
Union Castle Line
Nicholl
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