Daylight saving starts in Montreal April 28
Montreal officials announce that daylight saving time will begin on April 28. A police raid in West Belfast bags arms and documents tied to Irish Republican Army activity. Polish prisoners aid German farming. Germany seeks 800000 more workers. A Polish missionary to the Canadian Arctic goes to France to join Polish legions. European refugees finance Canadian industries, says immigration chief. South Africa allocates 195500 for Finnish aid via League appeal. French labor ministry moves toward compulsory employment for women in certain industries. Mount Vernon die casting firm refuses Soviet tank part orders.
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West
Belfast
Germany
Joseph Chichocki
Canadian Arctic
France
Canada
Dominion
F. C. Blair
League of Nations
Labor Ministry
Dressed Up Horses Reflect Petrol Shortage Era
J R T Taylor notes in P L A Monthly that London dock hauliers equip horse drawn vans with brass charms on foreheads ears shoulders and martingales as petrol supplies dwindle. Some charms trace to pre Christian times with symbols like sun rays and The Horse of the Saxon Banner linked to Saxon era aid to Britons.
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J. R. T. Taylor
P.L.A. Monthly
London Docks
England
Fair Isle
Parkes inventor perfects charcoal car for long trip
Kelvin Anderson of Parkes Australia has perfected a charcoal burning car claimed to travel 75 miles on a three bushel bag of charcoal at an estimated cost of about 27 cents.
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Kelvin Anderson
Parkes
Australia
Dundee Jute Mills Hit War Production Of Sandbags
Dundee mills have produced 110 000 000 sandbags since the war began at 5 000 000 per week and rising. Britain’s wartime need exceeds one thousand million with India also expanding output to 712 000 000 bags. Hessian cloth production and camouflage use are noted, along with a domestic Hessian trade and London sewing factory activity for evacuee children’s sandbag kits.
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Europe
Great Britain
Dundee
Scotland
France
India
Britain
Calcutta
Hessian
London
Varied Life of Wind Sor Circus Clown Since War Declared
In six months a Wind sor England circus clown has crammed roles from night porter to road laborer, photographer, and pantomime performer since the war began.
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Windsor
Eng
Victorian Footstool From Cake Boards Simple To Make
A DIY project details crafting a decorative footstool using two cake cutting boards as the base and doorstops as legs. It explains layering cotton batting for the top, selecting fabric, adding fringe, and finishing with a padded cover. Also promotes a 32 page booklet offering further home craft projects and related titles from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Green Space Wisely Used in Small Vegetable Plots
The article advises tight row spacing for fast growing crops like lettuce radish and spinach and larger gaps for beans beets carrots peas potatoes corn and tomatoes. It covers nursery stock selection from reputable Canadian sources and proper storage and seed reliability from professional seed houses.
Dainty Pattern for Matrons by Anne Adams
The Anne Adams Pattern 4380 promises a slender look with long front and back seams and clever hip shaping. Sizes 34 to 48, fabric yardage 4 yards for size 36, price 20 cents. send name address and size to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Internships for dentists expanding in hospitals.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Those Who Don’t Care What Others Think Impoverish Their Image
A concise reflection notes that people who ignore others’ judgments often waste money chasing an impression. The remark suggests independence from external validation influences spending on appearances and status signals.
Firestone executive sees Western Canada growth and tire demand
W H Funston president of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada tours the West and says Western Canada shows strong farm profits and rising oil quotas. He predicts a large expansion of rubber tires for farms and military use, aided by higher prices and better yields as Canada prepares for war and peacetime needs.
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Canada
W. H. Funston
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada, Limited
Hamilton
Ontario
Mr. Funston
Turner Valley
The Crucifixion at Golgotha in Gospel Scripture
devotional notes outline Jesus journey to Golgotha called the place of the skull. it explains the narcotic drink declined, the crucifixion details from noon to three, and the final surrender of life with gospel references.
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Jesus
Golgotha
Calvary
Edersheim
Jerusalem
Dr. Johnson
Mary
Walter Russell Bowie
Matthew
Eli
Lama Sabachthani
Luke
British and Canadian Torpedo Description
A torpedo used by the British and Royal Canadian navies features a hollow steel body with an explosive head. The cylindrical weapon runs 22 feet long, 21 inches in diameter and weighs over one and a half tons, moving at about 50 miles per hour.
Manitoba Red Cross Annual Meeting Highlights War Effort
The Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross held its February 27 meeting at Winnipeg Civic Auditorium with a large, attentive attendance. Victor Sifton was reconfirmed as president as officers and committees praised the shift to a war footing and efficient operation. The action emphasized that the Red Cross provides aid, not sales, with staff including W. G. C. Martin and several junior and war relief workers. The division reported strong supplies for workers and ongoing relief efforts for Chile, China, Poland, and Finland.
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Manitoba
Canadian Red Cross
Civic Auditorium
Winnipeg
Victor Sifton
Manitoba Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
W. G. C. Martin
Red Cross
Martin
Chile
China
Poland
Finland
Giraffes Return to Europe After 1,500 Years
The text notes that after Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, it took about fifteen centuries before another was transported to the continent.
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Julius Caesar
Europe
Tuberculosis in the Cana dian Army and War Costs
McLean's magazine notes over 3000 Canadians died of tuberculosis among Great War enlistments. More than 4000 veterans remain on pensions for war related TB, with annual costs around 4.05 million and total 100 million plus. The Royal Army Medical Corps orders x ray screening for all recruits to detect early signs and reduce spread.
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McLean's
Canada
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Royal Army Medical Corps
Editorial note on Dr McCullough cancer articles in Canada
Readers are instructed to request the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles from The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice directs interested readers to send a request to obtain the full collection.
Two-Headed Trout Cuthbert Lived Seven Years At Museum
Science Service notes two headed fish in hatcheries usually die young. The two headed trout nicknamed Cuthbert the Great lived seven years and seven months at the American Museum of Natural History and grew to eight inches in length. A bird building its first nest creates one patterned exactly as its ancestors have for hundreds of years.
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Science Service
Cuthbert the Great
American Museum of Natural History
Ten surnames dominate England with 2.3 million shares
In England more than 2,300,000 people share ten common surnames led by Smith Jones Brown Taylor Davis Wilson Lewis Walker Morris and Wright, highlighting surname concentration across the population.
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England
Smith
Jones
Brown
Taylor
Davis
Wilson
Lewis
Walker
Morris
Wright
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Montreal
Mount Vernon Die Casting Corp
Mount Vernon, N.Y
Dundee Jute Mills
Home Service
Amous Sear
Ag Brand G
Tony Sie
Canada Starch Company
Lamsted
Harvey Firestone
MR. W. H. Funston
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd
Fletcher
W. H. Simpson
F. McKeown
Alice Furnival
Gladys Pritchard
Vivian Pink
Shirley Liddle
Margery Fowler
Ars
Aelate
O. Dunn
Women's War Work Committee
Ray Rutledge
Ditto
Helen Leggo
Steno
George Elliot
Ware- Dousa & Veda
Coalfort
Health League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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