Many Young Canadian Pilots Join Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada experiences a surge of nearly 150 pilots leaving civil flying to serve with the Royal Air Force. Officials stress the move is voluntary, not government organized, with pilots from flying clubs and RC A F personnel sent to England for training.
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Defence Department
R.A.F
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
R.ca.f
Sir Philip
R.C.A.F
British Air Ministry
Militia Department
Canada
RAF
Britain
National pastime of collecting grows in America
The Christian Science Monitor notes collecting as a national hobby with thousands seeking rare hitching posts, antique music boxes, Indian arrow heads, and other items. Hobby shops multiply in cities as amateurs become specialists such as lavender stamp collectors, Columbus image stamp lovers, and numismatists.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
C. Lightner
Mr. Lightner
New York
Ruined vegetables and golf clubs in odd train encounter
A scene unfolds with a man wearing plus-fours and carrying many golf clubs confessing a bad day on a train. A girl comments on ruined morning greens and asparagus, while a Chinese person shakes hands to show pleasure at the meeting.
The Sea Of Life Metaphor In A St. Thomas Times Tale
The article uses a naval metaphor to describe life from infancy to old age. It likens early sleep to cradle waves and depicts stages as ships such as the S S Friendship the flagship guiding through calm or stormy seas and the S S Hardship and S S Ownership tracking a child’s growth and milestones toward Eternity Landing.
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St. Thomas Times- Journal
Upbuilding of a Man Theme in Linotype Lines
A California employer complains of a five year skeleton organization, urging rebuilding of staffing. He stresses training youth to fill future leadership roles and echoes Emerson on enterprise of developing capable men for tomorrow.
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Linotype News
California
Jack Dionne
Texas Lumber
Emerson
Domestic servants seen as future backbone of middle class life
A writer argues the future of middle class family life hinges on domestic servants and predicts society will likely let the whole arrangement collapse if not supported.
New Oat Varieties Boost Rust Resistance At Dominion Winnipeg
Dominion Rust Laboratory in Winnipeg unveils Vanguard alongside early maturing lines Gopher White Cross and Legacy. Anthony and Mimus remain rust resistant but vary in yield and kernel quality while Bran don tests show Legacy outyields Gopher in some regions.
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Dominion Laboratory
Winnipeg
Canada
Victory
Fanner
Gopher
Banner
Prairie Provinces
White Cross
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
Alberta
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Brandon Experimental Farm
Legacy
Anthony
Minnesota
Manitoba
Brandon
Vanguard
Dominion Rust Laboratory
Umbrella Fits Small Window For Visibility
A new umbrella design includes a compact window allowing the user to see ahead and detect approaching owners. The feature aims to improve safety and convenience in crowded areas.
Coronation Robes and Northern Mineral Promise
Fashion costs for coronation gowns reveal robes of velvet and ermine with long trains, while the Northwest Territories span 1.5 million square miles from Hudson Bay to the North Pole. The article argues future wealth lies in mineral development, highlighting Yukon gold from 1896 and radium in Great Bear Lake with recent discoveries at Yellowknife, Outpost Islands, and Golden Lake.
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Hudson Bay
Alaska
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
North Pole
Northwest
Dominion
Europe
Arctic Circle
Mackenzie River
Churchill
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Territories
Great Northern
Klondike
Yukon
Norman
Edmonton
Great Bear
Yellowknife River
Outpost Islands
Great Slave Lake
Golden Lake
Plan for 15 000 to 50 000 capacity league faces doubt
The Lethbridge Herald notes skepticism in an Ontario paper about a proposed professional baseball league adding cities with populations from 15 000 to 50 000. Attendance declines are blamed on people choosing golf, swimming pools, or skiing over spectating.
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Ontario
Montreal
Lethbridge Herald
Munich Doctor Claims Europe’s Best Transport Ticket Collection
A Munich physician, longtime ticket collector, inventories 40 000 specimens from 100 countries and asserts his collection is the best in Europe. He files his archive as a study on transport history and cultural travel records.
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Munich
Europe
Hearts Are Trumps In Jiffy Knit Blouse Pattern
Amusing heart design blouse with full sleeves promotes a Tyrolean look. Openwork spaced hearts outlined in blanket stitch create contrast. Pattern 5812 includes blouse and plain knitted skirt sizes 16–18 and 36–40 with material needs and illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Revival of an Edward III Statute in Grimsby School Yard Incident
A Grimsby headmaster incident led to a boy snowballing him and triggering a 1365 Edward III statue. The boy’s father is alleged to have shouted and invited a brawl in the school yard. the case was dismissed but a warning issued. The note also recalls medieval Italian education.
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Grimsby
England
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Canadian Institutef Mining and Metallurgy
W. G. Worcester
University of Saskatchewan
National Research Council
J. A. McEwan
G. G. Lawrence
Rome
Westminster Abbey
Alice Brooks
Alice
Dery
Italy
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