Light Shines on Lawrence of Arabia in Tweedsmuir Study
A Kingston Whig-Standard summary notes Lord Tweedsmuir’s biographical study of Lawrence of Arabia in the FPugal Military College Review. It portrays his postwar enlistment as concealment for illness and nerves, his air force service under Shaw, and his later recovery and wartime tactics before his May 1935 death in a motorcycle crash.
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Fpugal Miliary College Review
Lord Tweedsmuir
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Air Force
Shaw
John Buchan
Canada
P.M.C
Lord Tweedamuir
Tank Corps
Iraq
Transjordan
Royal Military College
Kingston
Whig- Standard
Seed Regulation Critique Sparks Call for Change at Victoria
Dr Ho Goulden of the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory told the Canadian Seed Growers Association delegates in Victoria that current registered seed methods are unsatisfactory for rapidly changing western cereal varieties. He urged a flexible system enabling quick variety shifts, elite stock replacement, and rapid adoption of superior strains as proven by plant breeders.
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Ho Goulden
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Victoria
Winnipeg Laboratory
Western
Canada
Goulden
Family Of Lawyers Conversation In Peterborough
A home scene in Peterborough Ontario centers on G N Gordon a lawyer his father J W Gordon of Toronto visiting and also a sister Grace Gonion serving as Assistant something Guardian at Osgoode Hall Nicaragua. A closing note observes a spelling bee winner may become a businessman not needing a stenographer.
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G. N. Gordon
Peterborough
Ont
Gordon
J. W. Gordon
Toronto
Mr. Gordon
Grace Gonion
Osgoode Hall
Foe Of Germs Sulfanilamide Antibacterial Breakthrough
Doct ors Ralph R. Mellon and Lawrence E. Shinn report at the American Association for the Advancement of Science that sufanilamide, derived from a red dye and first used in 1935, cures many germ diseases by blocking the organism’s hydrogen peroxide production via the enzyme catalase. This drug has become a leading medical sensation for blood poisoning pneumonia meningitis erysipelas gonorrhea and other illnesses.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ralph R. Mellon
Lawrence E. Shinn
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh
Home Farm Repairs Use Car Wheels for Worn Implement Hubs
Dominion Experimental Farms in Nova Scotia suggests replacing worn hubs and axles on on farm implements with adapted car or truck wheels. Spindles can be welded to implement axles and hubs bolted or welded to wheels after cutting and fitting. This low cost method can be more satisfactory than new axles and wheels and may allow using whole wheel tire and all if height permits.
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Dominion
Nova Scotia
Needed More Light Fire Breaks Out In Village
A village fire alarms the volunteer brigade as they finish meals and nap by the stove. The captain delays action to let the smoke clear and assess the scene before proceeding. London reports more than 97 000 residents aged 75 and over. US ap pendicitis deaths reach 16 000 in 1996.
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London
Arctic voyage begins of MacMillan's 18th expedition
Commander Donald B. MacMillan sails from Boothbay Harbor on his 18th Arctic expedition with a 12 man crew and Mrs MacMillan to North Greenland to study glaciers ornithology botany and geology. The Bowdoin will also visit Labrador and Baffin Land as provisions are prepared for Eskimo children at Nain.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Greenland
MacMillan
New England College and Preparatory Atudenta
State Department
Washington
Denmark
Bowdoin
Labrador
Baffin Land
MacMillan-Moravian
Nain
Harold B Fvans
Newton
Mass
Dartmouth College
George F. Murphy, Jr
Pleasantville
N.Y
James F. Wiles
Norway
Arctic
Canadian educator warns against isolationism and urges economic cooperation
Professor W. A. Mackintosh of Queen's University Kingston Ont criticizes nationalism and predicts the decline of isolationism in North America. He praises Secretary Hulls trade program as key to Britain Canada and United States economic integration or risk of war. He spoke before 150 leaders at the Canadian American Conference.
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Canton
N.Y
North America
Great Britain
Canada
United States
W. A. Mackintosh
Queen’s University
Kingston
Ont
Secretary of State
Hull
Mackintosh
Gideons Place Bibles in Canada Institutions and Planes
The Gideons reported placing 10 406 Bibles in Canada last year across schools hotels hospitals sanitariums and penal institutions. Bibles were also placed on Trans Canada Airlines passenger planes. A London novelist complains of a writer’s block while attempting to write. Bolivia highlights Tin as its key export.
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Toronto
Gideons
Canada
Trans- Canada Airlines
Alice Brooks Medallion Easy to Do Pattern
The notice promotes crocheted medallions as quick profitable leisure crafts for modern women. It highlights using mercerized cotton for an expensive look, costs, and how to obtain Pattern 6294 by sending 20 cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg. No pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
High Altitude Food Troubles Amid Plane Service
The article notes widespread issues with serving meats on high altitude flights as experts report drastic changes in taste and texture. It cites observations from pilots and travelers, recounting freezing temperatures and altered appetites during long flights.
Clever Chinese Mother Wins Baby Parade Silence
New York infant Allan Lutig aged 16 months, coached by his mother, cried after judges sought the loudest or healthiest lungs. The mother styled his hair and Allan produced a winning cry at the New York baby parade.
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New York
la Guardia
Allan Lutig
Allan
New York Times
Manitoba Lakes Cover Fifteen Percent Of Province
Manitoba spans 252000 square miles with about 15 percent covered by lakes and rivers. The three largest lakes Winnipeg Winnipegosis and Manitoba occupy roughly 24000 square miles. Numerous island studded lakes with winding streams and rapids offer camping and canoeing for tourists.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
Marie the smartest in Woollcott visit with Dionne quints
Leonard Lyons in the New York Post notes Alexander Woollcott joked with the Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario. One child spoke naming Marie as the smartest. The scene shows Woollcott engaging the five girls in a playful exchange.
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Alexander Woollcott
Callander
Ont
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Dionne
Woollcott
Marie
Visitors From Many Lands At Banff Park In May
Visitors from the United States Australia New Zealand the British Isles Africa India China Hawaii Iceland and Russia signed the Banff museum register in May. Inquiries at the park information bureau came from prospective visitors in the United States England Scotland Australia Hawaii China France and Canada. Attendance at Banff National Park rose versus May last year with 4422 cars and 15250 passengers entering through the eastern gateway an increase of 1156 cars and 9258 passengers over 1938.
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Canada
Government
Banff
Park Information Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
United States
Australia
New Zealand
British Isles
Africa
India
China
Hawaii
Iceland
Russia
The
Information Bureau
England
Scotland
France
Hanfi National Park
Famous For Bravery Wises Of Runswick Fishermen
Women of Runswick, renowned for bravery, launched and manned a huge lifeboat in heavy seas to rescue fishing boats. They waded to their waists, rowed out, and guided all vessels safely into the harbor amid a gale. Extra lines comment on rigid thinking and an aside about banana oil.
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Runswick
England
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Rensselaer
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Mander
Wayne Moulton
Boston
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Provincetown
Maas
Ontario
House of Commons
Gideon Society
Tin
Bolivia
Alice Brooks
Indian Affairs Branch
Guba
Sydney
Mombasa
Kenya
Port Hedland
Russell Rogers
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Moscow
New York City
United Air Lines
Quick Thinking
Manitoba Lakes
Marie Dionne
Foussel Sage
League of Nations
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