Doctor Gibbs Ends Waiting With Tragedy at Home
Eminent psychiatrist Harvey Gibbs waits three months for wife Leone to divorce him. Her telegram says she left lover Geoff Lane and is returning. In a moment of calm he uses a revolver hidden in his desk to end the crisis, killing himself as Leone looks on.
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R Harvey Gibbs
Leone
Harvey Gibbs
Geoffrey Lane
Geoffrey
Doctor Gibbs
Harvey
Florida
Geoff
Private planes will become commonplace and disturb peace
The Boston Post notes Doolittle’s forecast of 400,000 private planes in nine years signals aviation progress but warns of noise. It questions peaceful living near airports as flying becomes normal and hopes manufacturers develop quieting devices. Scotland is credited with Curling Golf Lawn Bowling and Bagpipes.
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Doolittle
United States
Boston Post
Erosion Threat Lays Bare Britain Coastline Crumbling Towns
Along the East coast and in Wales erosion accelerates as war damaged sea walls crumble. Villages face inundation with several hotels and buildings already undermined. Coastal towns seek national funding as costs run high, with erosion rates and repairs mounting.
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Wales
Britain
Norfolk
North Sea
Caister
Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Mandesley
Overstrand
Cromer
Rhyl
Colwyn Bay
Llanelly
Kidwelly
Bexhill
Eastbourne
Newhaven
Brighton
Shoreham
Chichester
Hope For Large Pack Salmon Help For Canadians In 1946
Canadian Grocer reports a 1946 canned salmon allotment of 500000 cases for domestic use, up 66.3 percent from 300000 last year. The cycle year for sockeyes could push total pack to 1900000 cases with exports to Britain and other markets, canning to begin in June and shelves expected by December.
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Canadian Grocer
Canada
Canadian Harmonica Makers Pivot To Postwar Export Boom
The Trade Department reports mouth organs labelled made in Canada will be sold worldwide. After hostilities halted the Hohner plant in Germany, Ontario facilities in Gananoque Port Credit and Toronto began producing harmonicas. Production meets domestic demand and soon exports will rise with export permits for most countries dropped.
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Canada
Trade Department
Hohner
Tressingen
Germany
Ontario
Gananoque
Port Credit
Toronto
Canadian Observers to Attend Muskox Sequel Exercises
Canadian observers will join large scale American muskox expedition sequels next fall or winter in Alaska. They will monitor Operation Frigid and Operation Williwaw in Alaska and receive reports on Operation Frost in Wisconsin for the Canadian general staff under the joint defence board.
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Permanent Joint Defence Board
Alaska
Wisconsin
The Origin of Red Tape in 19th Century England
The phrase red tape traces to 19th century England when legal and official documents were bound with pinkish tape, signaling formal procedures and delays in government work.
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England
Plenty of Land in the West for Homesteaders
The Guelph Mercury notes that while forty years ago land was abundant for homesteads, most has been alienated. Newcomers can still claim homestead land, though it is far from railways. fertility is average and rail service may come within years.
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Guelph
Demure Little Frock Pattern 4564 Offers Floral Transfer
Pattern 4564 creates two versions of a dainty puff sleeve dress for a child with a floral transfer and contrast trims. Sizes 2 4 6 shown, yardage listed, price 20 cents. Send name address size and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Camels Hold Waterless Stretches Short of a Week
The piece questions the common belief that camels can last a week without water. It argues that two or three days without water is the practical limit, noting potential discomfort and risk beyond that period.
Canada's Postwar Solvency Peak and Coming Failure Tide
The records of Dun and Bradstreet show Canada reached a 1945 solvency high with 60 failures and $1,960,000 in liabilities, while 1922 saw 3,695 failures and $78,069,000 in liabilities. Analysts forecast a rising tide of business wrecks after wartime enthusiasm, though not as severe as 1918–23, aided by wartime experience and better market data.
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Canada
Dun & Bradstreet
Great Step Forward Idea Aids After-Dinner Speakers
A Chicago inventor proposes a machine to regulate the length of after-dinner speeches to comfort suffering humanity. The device aims to be foolproof and invites mechanical improvements to enhance speech quality. Readers note most listeners would welcome a feature to mute the speaker at will.
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Chicago
New York World Telegram
Painters Set World Record Fast Build of Cottage in 3 Minutes
In Schenectady New York thirty five men from painters local 62 AFL painted a new five room cottage in three minutes 13.2 seconds and claimed a world speed record. About 2000 spectators cheered as the house was coated white for occupation by Joseph Valentine a war veteran.
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Schenectady
N.Y
A.F.L
Joseph Valentine
Membership Near 200000 Mark For CBC YMCA Sports College
Coach Lloyd Percival and William R. Cook report the CBC YMCA Sports College nearing 200000 members with mass school enrollments in Newfoundland. Over 15000 coaches and club managers participate. More than a million literature pieces distributed and nearly a million letters received. endorsements come from Athletes such as Les Patrick Syl Apps Jack Dempsey Carl Bennett Colman Clark Stan Cutts Dean Cromwell and others.
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Lloyd Percival
Cbc-Ymca
William R. Cook
Newfoundland
Les Patrick
Syl Apps
Jack Dempsey
Carl Bennett
Colman Clark
Stan Cutts
Dean Cromwell
Self-Reliance on the Farm Fosters Hard Work Discipline
The author argues farm youth develop greater self-reliance than urban peers due to farm tasks requiring application and hard work. Training in practical labor on the farm equips farm boys and girls with a work ethic that serves them well in life.
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Scotland
Princess Elizabeth
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Andrew Elphinstone
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
Sports College
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