Ottawa Conscience Money Comes In From various Donors
The National Revenue Review reports that conscience money still arrives from donors in small sums and unexpected forms. Cases include 29 cents from Windsor, 70 cents from Prescott, and 100 dollars from Victoria without letters, plus a 35 dollar repayment for an old duty, and other cryptic remittances. Some gifts are deliberate payments to settle duties or tax obligations, while others are unexplainable and carefully credited.
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Toronto
Windsor
Ontario
Prescott
Victoria
B.C
Secretary, Customs and Excise Office
Ottawa
England
Canada
United States
Woodstock
N.B
Income Tax Division
National Revenue Review
Canada Builds First Division To Train For Overseas War
Major General A G L McNaughton emphasizes taking time to organize and train a highly efficient field force. He notes Canada will leverage geographic isolation to grow a larger army if needed and stresses selecting top staff based on talent rather than politics while the active service force is only one part of the broader war effort.
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Canada
Hitler
Thoes
A. G. L. McNaughton
Ottawa
McNaughton
Gas masks warn women against repurposing mask bags
A government notice warns British women that using gas mask containers as handbags or carrying purses lipsticks and compacts can render masks useless. It stresses gas masks are government property and neglect could cost individuals more than fines as masks may become vital at any moment.
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Ministry of Home Security
Old-fashioned woman recalls meals and telephones
The speaker notes how rarely one encounters older ladies who discuss so-called vities yet reflects on a remarkable meal she once prepared. The line about thirty seven international telephone circuits being in operation adds a surprising historical detail.
New term evacuees born in wartime usage
The St Thomas Times Journal notes a new wartime term evacuees used in the UK to describe people moved from bomb danger in England and Scotland to safer areas, while scholars prefer refugees for those fleeing to another country.
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United Kingdom
England
Scotland
St. Thomas
Bear Visits Yellowstone Hot Springs Bathing Bear
A big black bear wanders into a pool at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park and soaks briefly before climbing out and shaking off. Fred Bieberdorf notes the pool temperature at 166 degrees. The text also notes that snakes have no true voice due to absence of vocal cords.
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Yellowstone National Park
Fred Bieberdorf
Mammoth Hot Springs
Bieberdorf
Stanford Medical Student Kept Quiet Record of Fatal Leukemia
Frederick James Hinds of Santa Barbara California died of myelogenous leukemia one month before his 23rd birthday. He kept a meticulous private record of his illness from diagnosis through his final weeks, hoping it would aid future research. Doctors and students praised his courage and foresight.
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Stanford University
Frederick James Hinds
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hinds
Stanford Hospital
Premier Pattullo Eyes 200000 Drill Budget in Peace River
Premier Pattullo says the B C government will seek 200000 to drill one oil well in the Peace River area after surveys show oil indications. If unsuccessful, more funds may follow to explore other holes. A 70 mile structure could prove a major field, with a 35 mile road under construction to bring drilling machinery next year. Also noted is the regal lily, once unknown in western China, now popular in gardens.
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Pattulo
B.C
Peace River
Turner Valley
Alberta
Prairie Buffalo Relocation Aids East West Ties
The National Parks Bureau plans to move 20 prairie buffalo to Burwash Ontario this autumn to establish a new herd. The experiment aims to acclimate the animals to eastern Canada and deepen regional ties while showcasing prairie resilience and energy. Local Ontarians are expected to welcome the newcomers.
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Canada
Burwash
Ontario
National Parks Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Buffalo
Winnipeg
France’s Finances Secure Amid War Effort Says Reynaud
France’s foreign exchange reserves are stronger today than when war began, Finance Minister Paul Reynaud told a national committee on moral and economic rearmament. He noted capital returning since last year, framed the war as psychological, and urged moral resistance, insisting France’s finances are in order despite huge overseas expenses.
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France
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Bridegrooms Rule the Greensboro Society Page
Readers of the Greensboro Record were surprised to see a society page filled with pictures of bridegrooms and grooms-to-be instead of brides. The playful shift highlights gender expectations in yearbook style matrimonial coverage.
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Greensboro
N.C
Record
Pattern 6490 Linen Transfer Variety Motifs and Gifts
Pattern 6490 yields a quantity of linens with motif variety and stitchery gifts to start. Pattern 6496 includes 29 motifs from small to medium sizes with materials, stitches, and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Advertising is the best evidence of retail success in hard times
The piece recounts George W. Sheets of Portsmouth Ohio who rebuilt a furniture business in 1928 by plowing more than 95 percent of its advertising budget into newspapers, growing from a single store to a three story building with 40 000 in stock and 125 000 in good accounts while maintaining strong credit. It argues advertising proves effective for national retailers and local stores alike. It also critiques overreliance on machinery in war noting that men remain essential and that mechanization increases mobility and firepower but does not replace human conduct in battle.
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George W. Sheets
Portsmouth
Ohio
Sheets
Sheets Furniture Company
Lord Gort
Maginot Line
Europe
Asia Minor
Africa
Canada
Calgary
Albertan
Detonator Ray Claims Might Target Fuel Stores
Otto H. Mohr of Oakland California reports a Detonator Ray tested by US war department representatives could explode gasoline and ammunition from two miles away. He says the device involves gamma and beta rays and has not yet been steered. Mohr discovered the effect while experimenting with solar power related inventions and notes it could potentially threaten fuel depots and hostile aircraft.
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United States War Department
Otto H. Mohr
Oakland
Calif
Interior Department
Mohr
Caves of the Thousand Buddhas Near Tai-Huang China
The cave complex near Tai-Huang China has housed Buddhist shrines for over 1500 years. A sealed manuscript chamber was discovered within the caves in 1960.
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Tai-Huang
China
Ancient Irish Goat Crowned King At Killorglin Fair
A three day Killorglin fair in County Kerry preserves a very old custom where a goat is crowned king. The ritual marks a historic bleat that warned the village of approaching danger and remains a local highlight each year.
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Killorgiin
County Kerry
Ireland
Lobell to count whale noses with Byrd Antarctic party
Milton Lobell a 26 year old University of Washington graduate and 484 representative of the U S Bureau of Fisheries is scheduled to accompany the Byrd Antarctic expedition. He will take a census of whale noses to study conservation needs to prevent whaling from becoming extinct. A quirky aside mentions an astronomer claiming the sun will shine 509 sixtillion years longer. The passage contrasts Egypt with Russia noting a Soviet animated Sphinx called Stalin.
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Milton Lobell
Lobell
Antarctic
Antarctica
University of Washington
United States Bureau of Fisheries
South Polar
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Bear
Turkey
Hungerford
Pittsburg
Post-Gazette
British Columbia
Soc
Budapest
Holland
Byrd
Egypt
Russia
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