Canada faces arms shortage delays and war product debate
The Department of National Defence studies arms manufacture in Canada amid calls for government owned plants. Debates split between a dominion arsenal vs temporary private production to quickly equip forces while building future capacity. Western travel and regional views color the discussion as planes and coastal defences fall short of needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mackenzie
Bren Gun Commission
E. C. Ashton
Dominion
L. R. LaFleche
Praise for Jewish veterans at Roosevelt message encampment
A Roosevelt message to the Jewish War Veterans encampment lauds Jewish Americans for notable wartime service and peacetime contributions to American democracy. In England, radio announcers wear g32 gas masks to keep broadcasting during gas attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Jewish War Veterans of the United
England
Pratt's Village Smithy Ends Long Family Run in Connecticut
A renowned village blacksmith shop in Essex Connecticut founded by John Pratt in 1678 and passed through seven generations to James Lord Pratt, who died at 77 without descendants. The shop, claimed as the oldest family business in the United States, may pass to new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lord Pratt
Essex
Conn
United States
John Pratt
Connecticut
Pratt
Detroit Free Press
Triumph for Modern Science in Deaf Blind Girl’s Speech
Six year old Joan Higgins, once a foundling left at Chicago County Hospital, learned to speak using a phonofactor device that lets her hear vibrations by touch. Under Northwestern University psychologist Dr. Robert H. Gault, she moved from fear to a growing vocabulary of some thirty words, beginning with apple cookie and bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Higgins
County Hospital
Chicago
Helen Keller
Joan
Robert H. Gault
Northwestern University
Gault
Australian Spy Service and Federal Investigation Agency Formed
The article notes Australia establishing espionage and federal investigation services to counter leaks and support defense with British developed material. It describes a monsoon wind pattern related to land and sea temperatures, indicating weather influence on navigation and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Australian Defense Service
Great Britain
Valuable Holstein Cow Regasborne Alice Alcartra Honored
Three year old Holstein cow Alice Alcartra from Osborne Sager’s Troy Ontario herd was hailed as the greatest milk producer in North American history by government officials and prominent dairymen. A 400 person crowd toasted her at the Sager farm twelve miles west of Hamilton with Mrs. H C Nixon presiding. Dr G I Christie recalled Sager’s college yearbook prophecy about him chasing the elusive dollar with his Holstein.
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Regasborne
Alice Alcartra
Osborne Sager
Troy
Ont
United States
Canada
Alice
Sager Farm
Hamilton
H. C. Nixon
Ontario
G. I. Christie
Ontario Agricultural College
Sager
A Different Matter on Peace and War Rally
A London Daily Sketch account from an architect describes workers planning a protest march to Whitehall with banners to support the Czechs. The foreman, an ex serviceman, agrees but proposes marching then enlisting at Great Scotland Yard recruit office. The march is abandoned and the men return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Chamberlain
London Daily Sketch
London
Whitehall
Scotland Yard
Elephants Protected In Knysna And Addo Reserves
Government protection extends to Knysna and Addo elephant herds in the Cape Province coast districts. Knysna elephants reach nearly twice the size of Indian elephants and have square ears that can span up to 15 feet across the forehead. Separate living arrangements in England are estimated to involve over a million married people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outeniqua
Zitzikama
Cape
Union of South
England
Norsemen Reached Canada 400 Years Before Columbus Claim
Northern Ontario publisher J. W Curran asserts Norsemen sailed from Greenland into Hudson Bay in the 11th century and landed near Beardmore. Archaeologist Dr. Charles Currelly verified Norse armor found by James E. Dodd, bolstering Curran's theory of Viking exploration before Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
Ontario
J. W Curran
Saint Ste. Marie Star
Greenland
Hudson Straits
Hudson Bay
Mr. Curran
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Beardmore
Ontaro
James E. Dodd
Charles T. Currelly
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Currelly
Dodd
Norway
Curran
Sault Ste. Marie
Canada
America
North America
First Women Pilot Flight in History Recalled by Edith Ogilvy Druce
Mrs Edith Ogilvy Druce recalls her 30 year old Le Mans flight with Wilbur Wright the first women passenger in history. She describes hat loss adventure and two minute thirty second ascent while Wright’s other passengers included Hart Berg. The recollection notes flight dynamics and bird wing motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ogilvy Druce
le Mans
France
Druce
Hart Berg
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Berg
Inventor Brandenberger Sees New Finishing Agent
J E Brandenberger, originator of the cellophane process, celebrated a breakthrough last year with a finishing agent found in England. The chemical renders textiles durable stain proof and water repellent, achieving the long sought goal of stain proof tablecloths and fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Brandenberger
Paris
England
Not Exactly Simpler Pronoun Reform Proposal
An Australian lawyer, Gregory Hynes, cites Port Arthur News Chronicle proposing to adopt Latin reflexive se for English pronouns. See for he or she, sim for him or her, gis for his or her, easing repetitive phrases in speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gregory Hynes
Port Arthur
City Girl Returns From Visit With Unmilked Alibi
A city girl recounts a two week trip and a friend asks if she saw milking. She answers uncertainly that she did not see milking but claims witnessing the cow being unmilked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country
Dinner Plans Stir Hidden Tension in Household
A fragment suggests a mistress questions the master bringing guests as a cook reassures readiness and mentions her trunk is packed. The dialogue hints at secret departure or impending upheaval within the household, with tension between authority and readiness for an unknown event.
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Department of National Defence
Tment
East
C. D. Howe
Regina
Lethbridge
Trans-Canada Airlines
Howe
Huron County
Lake Huron
Alberta
Rockies
Prairies
Mr. Howe
Lethbridge Herald
Roosevelt
Amd
Fam
Ily
George of
George VI
Ireland
India
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Australian Spy Service
South Africa
the Bulletin
Sydney
Admiralty
Enchantress
Navy
Board of Admiralty
Britain
No. 10
No. 11
Downing Street
Lord Nelson
Seven Seas
Pacific
Alaska
Hawaii
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