Thames Submarine Circles Africa Nonstop On 12000-Mile Cruise
The Thames completed a 12000 mile solo voyage around Africa, visiting nine ports and carrying out running repairs and diversions for naval volunteers. At Mombasa native ratings joined exercises, Swahili terms had to describe engines, and one visitor souvenir a rum barrel. The voyage impressed colonial observers with Britain’s underwater craft and ended with a presentation barrel replacing the missing fitting.
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Africa
Thames
Malta
Simonstown
Naval Reserve
Dominion
Mombasa
Kenya
Britain
Sierra Leone
Father Neptune
Manchester Guardian
New Direction Finder Improves Ship Bearings At Sea
A new cathode ray direction finder developed by the National Research Council at Ottawa offers faster bearings with less interference from storms and overlapping radio signals. The device uses a florescent light indicator on a 360 degree dial to show the sending station’s direction, enabling sailors to fix positions in seconds.
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National Research Council Laboratories
Plant mystery puzzles Stratford readers in Peterborough notes
The Peterborough Examiner reports a Stratford man found a plant with strawberry leaves and a radish like root. Local experts, including the Peterborough garden specialist, are cited as highly knowledgeable though others admit limited understanding of the specimen.
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Peterborough Examiner
Stratford
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Peterborough Garden
Two Clippers Make Historic Atlantic Mail Runs
The Dixie Clipper reached the Azores on schedule and departed for Lisbon after an hour while the Yankee Clipper carried the first mail to Southampton. The Isola, Alcock and Brown pair began a historic era of experimental air routes years ago.
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Azores
Lisbon
Southampton
England
Alcock
Brown
Entomologist Travels From Australia to Canada Study Pests
An Australian entomologist has journeyed to Canada to observe pest control methods developed after years of expert study. The value of these remedies is difficult to gauge and merit serious examination. Venezuela stands out for not having a national debt, due to its lucrative oil resources.
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Australia
Canada
Venezuela
Byrd to Lead U S Antarctic Claim Expedition
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd has been commissioned by President Roosevelt to lead a United States Antarctic expedition to map and claim a vast Antarctic region. The voyage could sail October 1 to 15 with three ships, including the Northland Bear of Oakland and North Star, and a $340000 appropriation funds the effort.
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Richard E. Byrd
Roosevelt
United States
Byrd
United States Antarctic
Lincoln Ellsworth
Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Norway
Congress
Ernest Gurening
Interior Department
Northland
Coast Guard
Bear
Oakland
Admiral Byrd
North Star
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Nature reports enormous grass strand slows soil erosion
Nature notes a newly discovered grass in East Africa that forms a single strand 48 feet long with roots every few inches and blades up to three feet tall. The grass, a Bermuda grass cousin, could help stop soil erosion and was described in the official science journal.
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Nature
Science Journal
East
Africa
Premier Leads Canadian House of Commons Bachelor Ranks
The St. Marys Journal-Argus reports 19 bachelors in the Canadian House of Commons led by the premier and notes public figures such as J. C. Elliott and Ilan Mackenzie as bachelors. The tally includes Liberals and several notable names with regional ties and ages.
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House of Commons
Gordon Grayson
Peel
Miss Macphail
Ottawa
King
H. M. Lay
Walkerton
Barrie
J. C. Elliott
London
Ilan Mackenzie
Cupid
Tommy Church
Toronto
Mr. Heaps
C.C.F
Walter Kuhl
Georges Heon
Quebec
W. K. Esling
Kootenay
B.C
Mr. Church
John Angus McMillan
Wadena
Sask
St. Mary's
Australia weighs world broadcast radio station plan
The Australian government considers a high powered radio station for world news with three beams aimed at North America Europe and Australia and nearby regions. Daily bulletins in Japanese and other languages would be included.
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North America
Europe
Australia
Language Is Queer And The Jug In A Curious Derivation
A widow placed $200 in a jug and a man has now been charged for receiving part of the stolen money. The term jug is noted to have originated as a nickname for Joan or Jenny and was humorously applied to the vessel.
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Joan
Jenny
An Interesting Study of Lightning
The text describes how lightning is preceded by a pilot flash that clears resistance for the main discharge. It notes repeated discharges until local energy is expended, a rash of lightning lasting a fraction of a second, and an estimated 20 cents worth of electricity per stroke. It cites about 360,000 strokes per hour globally, claiming total energy exceeds Niagara, and asks how to harness the power.
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Benjamin Franklin
Earth
Niagara
Investors Look to Canada As Safe Manufacturing Haven
Foreign manufacturers and private investors seek openings in Canada amid European concerns. A notable trend is the surge in gold arrivals to the Bank of Canada for safekeeping, totaling about 323 million dollars, largely tied to owners in Great Britain. The gold is held for owners and not part of Canada’s financial expansion or reserve, which stands around 206 million dollars.
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Europe
Canada
Bank of Canada
Great Britain
Excess Baggage Mystery of Cat Missing from Petersburg Mill
A Petersburg NL flour mill reports a telegram from Peoria IL claiming a shipment of flour cat was sent with a live cat and her kittens not ordered. The note highlights supply and demand issues and unmet needs among buyers.
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Petersburg
Peoria
Ill
Homemakers Crochet Doilies Pattern 6413 Offer
Pattern 6413 invites homemakers to crochet six twelve and seventeen inch doilies at little cost. Includes directions stitches materials and photos. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada’s Water Power Drive Powering Industrial Growth
The Ottawa Journal notes the vast rise of Canada’s water power from 143,156 hp in 1900 to 8,190,772 hp in 1939 and explains how centralized electric stations and long distance transmission spurred industrial progress. It details provincial shares, major users like pulp and paper, mining, and future capacity at 43.7 million hp.
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Canada
Dominion
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Central Electric
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Pulp and Paper Mills
Newcomers and Canadian Identity Debate
Le Jour of Montreal argues against privileging descendants of early colonizers over later arrivals. The piece asserts all foreigners who adopted Canada are now citizens and calls for inclusive Canadianism, rejecting narrow citizenship distortions and arbitrary hierarchies.
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North America
le Jour
Montreal
Chinese Yangtze Boatmen Sing for Chiang Kai-Shek
A Toronto Star quote describes Yangtze river boatmen who carry military supplies for Chiang Kai-Shek singing a lively chant about life on the water and duty. The note contrasts this with the Volga boat song and humorously rows in a list claiming global trivia such as birds having teeth and Argentina setting a 40 mph motor speed limit.
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Yangtze
Chiang Kai-Shek
Toronto Star
Hard And Soft Wheats For Bread Making
A report by the Imperial Economic Committee explains wheat quality. In moderate climates with ample rain wheat is generally weak. hot dry summers produce stronger baking wheat. Europe mainly grows soft wheat and imports high grade Canadian wheat, with US hard wheat as a supplement. Canada and the Soviet Union are the only European producers meeting demand. Argentina and Australia produce soft wheat.
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Imperial Economic Committee
Europe
Northwest
United States
Canudian
Soviet Union
Oldest Dry Dock Hosts Nelsons Flagship in Portsmouth
Visitors to Portsmouth may view Nelsons flagship the Victory in a 1656 dry dock said to be the oldest in the world. Nearby the Victory museum preserves memorials of Nelson, Napoleon, the Battle of Trafalgar and the Napoleonic wars.
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Nelson
Portsmouth
Napoleon
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