Great Britain's Air Fleet Now Is The Equal Of Any Other World Power
Great Britain has built a formidable air force alongside its navy as part of a massive re armament program. Mass production remains limited but rapid output is achieved through innovative methods. A Hendon display showcased 250 aircraft, with 200000 horsepower in the sky, while secretive tests revealed two medium bombers the Fairy Battle and Bristol Blenheim and two heavy bombers the Handley Page Harrow and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley as potential spearheads.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Britain
Hendon
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Largest Canadian Bank Vault Nears Completion at Ottawa
The Ottawa Journal describes the Bank of Canada Building on Wellington Street nearing completion with two connected vaults totaling 90 by 40 feet and 30 feet high. It notes security measures, the planned transfer from the East Block, and a target completion date of March 1, 1938.
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Canada
Bank of Canada
Wellington Street
Ottawa Journal
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Completely Grown Up in a Gypsy Nation
A discussion from Rotarian Magazine uses the trailer as a metaphor for a growing social issue. It questions how a rising trailer population affects taxation, education, and community planning, asking what control is needed over camps and sanitation as this urban fringe expands.
Weight and Life Expectancy Linked to Body Girth
A Kitchener Record summary reports that insurance studies link body girth with mortality. Obese men 35 percent above average weight have over one and a half times the risk of death. underweight after age 30 offers advantages. Build patterns vary by age.
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Kitchener
Gold bar weight and volume note
A record notes one million pounds in bar gold equaling about 7 tons 8% cwt occupying 17 cubic feet. It also states rubbing lemon juice into a steak before broiling improves flavor. The date 2213 appears as a stray figure.
Argentine Writer Sees Canada On North American Trip
Maria Luisa Alvarez de Toledo de Braggi of La Razon travels with Senor Broggi to Canada visiting Quebec and Banff. She aims to report on Canada as a major competitor to Argentina in wheat markets after drought losses in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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la Razon
Buenos Aires
Canali
Dreuth
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Senor Broggi
Diplomatic Corps
International Loans
Banco Hipotegamo National
Banff Springs
Orient
Madame Broggs
Canada
Quebec
de Broggs
North America
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Banff National Park
Saskatchewan Brouth
Madame de Broggi
Royal Mounted Police Horses Feed Sugar by Queens Hands
Lieut.-Col. S. T. Wood recounted at a police association meeting that RCMP horses overseas for the coronation were fed lump sugar by Queen Elizabeth and her daughters. The queen asked for a piece, and Princesses Elizabeth and her sister each gave a horse a lump and a pat.
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Elizabeth
S. T. Wood
Ottawa
Police Association
Col. Wood
1940 Olympic rowing course to use curved walls
The rowing course for the 1940 Tokyo Games will feature curved side walls to damp rough water. The design aims to bend waves toward each other so they cancel out, providing calmer racing conditions.
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Japan
Western Canada Should Know More About Value Of The Soy Bean Crop
The Brandon Sun urges Western Canada to study soybeans as a new farm boon. It notes soybeans' ancient Chinese roots, US income of 40 million dollars, and wide uses from food to plastics and fuels. It argues soil improvement and diversified farming potential for distressed western farmers.
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Canada
China
United States
Brandon Sun
Far East
Japan
Manchuria
North Dakota
Gulf Coast
New England
America
Formula For Success at Charleston High School Graduation
Rev J Murray Taylor of Memphis spoke to 23 graduates on If You Would Succeed sharing a three part formula: Stand up to be seen speak up to be heard and shut up to be appreciated. The Mississippi Sun noted the crisp emphasis on visibility audibility and restraint.
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Charleston
Miss
J. Murray Taylor
Memphis
Mississippi Sun
New York Sun
Public Service Co. colors drawn in Kansas City street cars
Kansas City Public Service Co. tests color schemes for new street car decoration. Ballots show affluent districts favoring Chinese and flamingo red, while poorer sections prefer apple green and chrome yellow. Green appears a winner.
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Kansas City Public Service Co
Exclusive Alice Brooks Summer Pixie Caps Pattern
Alice Brooks designs offer first fun cap patterns for summer outfits. Pattern 5905 provides crochet friendly instructions with illustrations and stitch details. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnines
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