Eastern Route Highway to Alaska Advocated by North American Panel
Joint defence representatives from Alberta Saskatchewan and midwest states urge building a inland highway east of the Rockies to Alaska. They argue it offers faster safer communication, lower cost, and better defense than the Pacific coast route favored by the Alaska International Highway Commission, with Canada and the United States urged to press Washington and Ottawa for approval.
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Saskatchewan
American Union
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Rockies
United States
Alaska
Washington
Ottawa
Pacific Coast
Alaska International Highway Commission
Cordell Hull
Russia
Siberia
Japan
U.S.A
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Hitler
Orient
Britain
Atlantic
Nippon
Siberian
Canadian
Pacific
Stalin
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Prairies
Yukon
International Airways
Rotary meet fines for missing registration cards in Aylmer
Aylmer Ontario Rotary Club meeting included a guest police constable and fines for members unable to present their national registration cards. The club treasury benefited notably. The Port of London spans 67 miles to Tilbury from Teddington Lock near London.
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Aylmer
Ont
Rotary Club
London
Tilbury
Thames
Teddington
Menzies Describes Anzaks Attitude Toward Germans
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies says Aussie troops show an unholy pleasure in combat and after the Balkans lessons do not fear Germany. He notes he cannot repeat privately what he thinks of Italian fighting qualities.
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Balkans
Germany
Robert Menzies
Menzies
One Place He Missed
A stranger claims to have sailed the world as an ordinary seaman with voyages across Europe Asia Africa America and Australia. When asked about geography he admits he does not know much, noting he never went ashore during a stop for coal.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Australia
Cornell finds sixth sense enables blind to avoid obstacles
Cornell psychologists report that the sense of hearing helps the blind detect obstacles. In trials with four subjects, blind individuals reached a wall from fifteen feet and could come within three inches, while sighted blindfolded participants detected at five feet and walked within six inches.
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Cornell
England
Deportations intensify as Nazi rule expands in Polish lands
Refugees report mass expropriations in Gostynin Kutno and larger seizures in Pomorze Lodz Poznan withPolish families uprooted. In Kutno 500 Polish merchants were seized in one night. A single transport from the west to Piotrkow saw 229 children die and only 17 survive.
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Gostynin
Kutno
Reich
Lodz
Poznan
Kosciany
Zamosc
Piotrkow
New Banking Plan Offers Drive Up Outdoor Windows
Memphis banks unveil outdoor windows for motorists to drive up hand deposits to tellers without leaving cars. The plan promises quicker service for busy drivers as the institutions pursue modern, efficient banking amid busy urban life.
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Memphis
Executive Lunch Rule Sparks Two Hour Break Policy
An executive class boss can take a two hour lunch, illustrating a flexible break policy. The statement notes a distinctive extended noon break as a symbol of managerial prerogative.
Golden Gate Bridge length and dining music quip
The Golden Gate Bridge is 6 459 feet long, and with approaches the total reaches seven miles. The Brandon Sun notes the contrast to recent restaurant piping and the rarity of hearing soup.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Brandon Sun
A A S Girls to Serve at Gun Posts in Britain
A T S girls will join operation on gun posts across Great Britain in the day and night Battle of Britain. Picked women will direct firing while men handle shell loading, receiving danger pay and royal artillery badges as AA specialists in height finding and predictor work.
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Great Britain
Britain
Frederick Pile
A.A. Command
War Office
A.A
Selected Recipes Peach Bake with Spiced Crust
Soak peaches in boiling water then simmer with water and sugar. Cream butter with sugar, add eggs and spices, fold in bread cubes and corn flakes. Layer peach filling between two mixtures and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes yields eight servings.
Germans Bombing Berlin Sensitivity to Capital Attacks
London Spectator notes German replies differ by target. They react strongly to bombs on Berlin but less to Kiel shipyard destruction. The piece ponders whether German morale is the real military objective, and cites Sir Patrick Duff praising Canadian troops.
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Unter den Linden
Kiel
Berlin
London Spectator
Patrick Duff
England
Asparagus with Poached Egg and Bacon Garnish
Arrange 3 or 4 hot asparagus stalks on warm Holland rusk. Drizzle with melted butter. Top with a poached egg. Sprinkle minced parsley and add two crisp bacon strips as garnish.
New Book To Feature Introduction By Sir Robert Vansittart
Critics of Vansittart will note a forthcoming German political thought anthology with an introduction by him. It traces German leaders from Frederick the Great to today and argues a persistent drive for world domination. Lord Cranborne defended Vansittart in the Lords.
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Robert Vansittart
Germany
Robert
Frederick the Great
Lord Cranborne
House of Lords
Sir Robert
Lord Halifax
Gallantry awards for Viscount Gort amid war exploits
Viscount Gort, placed in charge of the British at Gibraltar, holds the Military Cross the Distinguished Service Order with two bars and the Victoria Cross for actions in World War I. The VC was earned in Belgium during the March 1918 German drive, where he famously swam a canal five times while carrying wounded soldiers.
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Viscount Gort
Gibraltar
Belgium
Lord Gort
Tommy
Fire-watch registration in Manchester reaches twenty thousand
About 20,000 volunteers aged 18 to 30 have signed up for air raid duties in Manchester, expanding civil defense efforts as wartime vigilance continues.
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Manchester
First Use of Christian Term Traced to Antioch Syria
The term Christian was first used at Antioch in Syria, and the Bible word derives from Byblos, a Phoenician port, dating before 3000 BC, linked to early paper exports.
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Antioch
Syria
Byblos
Phoenician
There
Efficiency Gains Cut Coal Use at Power Plants
A century of progress has slashed coal needed per kilowatt from three to five pounds to one pound in modern plants. The note urges old plants to investigate potential efficiency improvements in steam and electric power equipment.
Music Hath Charms Labour M P Frederick Roberts Resigns
Frederick Roberts 64 M P for West Bromwich resigns his seat due to ill health. He was famed for bringing his violin to meetings and charming audiences with his playing. He could play four tunes on four saws.
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Frederick Roberts
West Bromwich
England
Woman in U S Never Heard Of Hitler Sparks News Dilemma
A reported case describes a woman in the United States who has never heard of Adolf Hitler. The question arises who should break the disturbing historical shock to her.
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Hitler
United States
Adolf Hitler
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