Link With The Lost Colony Child Born In America
A report on the Roanoke colony's fate recounts John White's 1591 return to find Croatoan carved and no sign of settlers. It notes Elinor Dare and Virginia Dare's history, later theories of intermarriage, and a quartz message claimed to be from Elinor, now under academic scrutiny in Emory and Georgia.
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Roanoke
New World
Sir Walter Raleigh
Coluunists
Virginia
America
Roanoke Colony
Raleigh
Indiana
Sir Francis Drake
England
John White
Elinor Dare
White
Croatean
West Indies
John Smith
Chowan
Samuel Argall
Hatteras
Elinor
Virginia Dare
Carolina
New York
Emory University
Georgia
Chowan River
Ananias
New York Sun
Bargain Royal Visit Tale From Picton NS Told By Elders
A recalled tale from Picton about a scots settler who pressed to the front during the Prince of Wales visit to Pictou in 1860. The royal carriage procession was described as a triumphal demonstration. Sheriff Harris’s grandson W H Harris later became Pictou sheriff.
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Picton, N.S
George
Queen Elizabeth
Picton
N.S
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Pictou County
Truro
Pictou
Sheriff Harris
W. H. Harris
English schoolgirl bagpipers visit Canada from New York Worlds Fair
Twenty five English girls from Dagenham led by Pipe Major Edith Turmbull, aged 15, tour with a Scottish dress look while visiting Canada after performing in New York. The group, including six Dagenham pipers, travels with manager J Wdgraves who formed the band in 1930. A note on flora and fauna ends the piece with a line about Douglas fir growth and the Malayan hornbill shedding feathers.
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Canada
Dagenham
England
Edith Turmbull
Parry
J Wdgraves
New Royal Chair for Halifax Visit by King George VI
A mahogany Royal chair crafted by A. H. MacMillan of Halifax serves as the throne for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their Halifax visit at Province House. The chair replicates the old design with a wood replica of the imperial state crown. MacMillan spent weeks on the intricate piece, using fifty tools and meticulous detailing to ensure precision.
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George VI
Province House
Halifax
Queen Elizabeth
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
A. H. MacMillan
Canada
St. Edward's
MacMillan
Name Elizabeth Isabel Roots Across European Royals
The name Elizabeth from Elisheba means dedicated to God. Isabel and its variants appear in royal European lineages, with forms in English Isabela Bel Tibbetie and Isabeau in French, Ysabel in Spanish, Tsavel in Portuguese, and Isabethina, reflecting regional usage and prestige across Scotland, Spain, France, and England.
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Elizabeth
Elishehba
God
Isabel
Europe
Brantford Expositor
France
England
Spain
Isabeli
Bell
Isbel
Tibbie
Isabeau
Isabelle
Ysabel
Bela
Tsavel
Isabethina
Scotland
Useful Hints From A Page Of Domestic Notes
A collection of practical tips on household tasks including opening sealed envelopes, cleaning a felt hat, keeping knife handles dry, and using rubber jar rings to prevent slips. It also suggests placing a bread crust in a muslin bag atop boiling greens to reduce odors and ends with a quip about a young woman and postcard scenery.
Typewriters with oversized letters aid Hitler speeches
Windsor Star reports that Hitler uses extra large letter typewriters for speeches to avoid appearing with glasses. Three new machines were delivered to his office for his secretaries, enabling easy reading of manuscripts.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Berlin
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Royal visit makes kings real to children
The article notes that a royal procession disrupted children’s view of monarchy, showing the King and Queen as real, human, charming figures beyond fairy tale status. The piece reflects on the impact of the royal visit on how the monarchy is perceived.
Remarkable Tour Devotion Shown by Masses to Our Government
The Ottawa Journal notes a massive, heartfelt Canadian welcome for the royal tour. Crowds in Northern Ontario and Western Canada cheered King George and Queen Elizabeth, praising Canada’s democracy and the strong affection for the monarchy. The piece highlights ordinary Canadians, from miners to housewives, making the visit memorable. It contrasts local warmth with formal royal ceremonies, calling the outpouring unprecedented in scope. It also mentions distant anecdotes about Lucullus and a note on Russia planning extensive retail expansion.
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Ontario
Canada
Dominion
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Ottawa Journal
Midair fuel transfer marks civil aviation milestone
Britain's trans Atlantic seaplane project reaches a key stage with mid air refuelling from tanker aircraft. The system enables greater range and payload by connecting a weighted cable to a hose pipe, feeding up to 150 imperial gallons per minute into the airliner as pilots maintain level flight and precise spacing.
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Britain
British Isles
Alan Cobham
British Aircraft Society
Australian woman to study Abelam tribe in Western New Guinea
Dr Phyllis Karberry, a young Australian anthropologist, leaves Sydney for New Guinea to live a year among the Abelam. She plans to study culture, relying on gifts and minimal protection, hoping to win food and shelter through barter with a previously unknown tribe.
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New Guinea
Phyllis Karberry
Sydney
Australia
Karberry
Distinguished Britons Honored in King’s List
Lieut colonel Frederick Peake receives the C M G after 26 years among Arabs and longest- serving Arab Legion commander who helped shape Transjordan. Derek McCulloch earns the O B E as popular BBC children’s hour director who endured 40 operations in 21 years, 38 from war wounds, including a 1938 leg amputation after a car crash.
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Frederick Peake
C.M.G
Derek McCulloch
O.B.E
Peake Pasha
Arab Legion
Transjordan
Emir Abdulla
Lawrence of Arabia
McCulloch
British Broadcasting Corporation
Children’s Hour
Man
Perfect Caddie Seeks Boy Counter for Medal Round
A club member asks a prospective caddie to count accurately for the monthly medal by testing with questions like what is eight plus seven. The boy correctly answers sixteen and is assigned to fetch the clubs for the round.
Locomotive That Pulled Royal Train Display Planned
The Royal train locomotive that pulled the King and Queen across Canada will be shown at the Railroad Exhibit after a thorough check in Montreal. The engine, lauded by the New York Sun as highly decorated, completed the full 3,000 miles without relief, far beyond typical locomotive runs of about 1,009 miles per haul.
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England
Canada
Montreal
New York Sun
War Secretary Hore Belisha cites enlistment applications rise
British War Secretary Leslie Hore Belisha told the House of Commons that February 1 to April 30 saw 166000 army enlistment applications with 62965 accepted. He noted comparable figures for 1938 and 1937 of 24254 and 18220 respectively.
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Leslie Hore- Belisha
House of Commons
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Lost Colony
Queen Victoria
Malaya
Royal Postal
Atlantic Ocean
Mansion House
London
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Valenciennes
West Africa
Lucullus
Rome
Caesar
Pompey
Russia
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Detroit
Liberty Detroit Free Press
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