A Brief History Of Parliamentary Rule In Canada Since Inception
A Canadian Press piece traces the lineage from early Anglo Saxon councils to Canada’s modern parliament, noting rising powers and the king’s influence over time. It cites memoirs on Canadian potential in agriculture, manufacturing, and fur trade, and mentions historic figures, settlements, and governance evolution.
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Canada
Mirvey
Newliament
A . Comhc
Bricetain
New France
New England
Miner sanctuary tax hit sparks funding plea in Kingsville
St. Catharines Standard reports Jack Miner’s Kingsville bird sanctuary faces a reduced grant from 4000 to 2500 dollars. Miner defends aid, noting personal land value and $15000 annual upkeep, arguing Canada should support famed wildlife site amid large national park investments.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
United States
Canada
Miner
Dominion
St. Catharines
The Burma Road A National Geographic Portrait
The National Geographic Magazine November issue clarifies the Burma Road's strategic importance and its construction story. It notes two major trips along a 307 mile link, built in nine months by 200000 Chinese, with a large maintenance effort during the rainy season to keep slides and boulders at bay.
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Burma Road
National Geographic Magazine
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rest and delegation keep Churchill busy in war era
A Daily Sketch writer notes Churchill rests an hour each afternoon despite war duties and meetings with defence ministers. He credits delegation to trusted colleagues for handling details, while meetings with Cabinet and ministers continue. Clouds drift down without rising air, 30 to 40 feet per hour.
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Churchill
Embankment
County Hall
London Daily Sketch
Daytime Comets and Vast Human Blood Vessel Network
The item notes two disparate facts: the human body's arterial and venous system contains about 62 000 miles of vessels, and comets can occasionally be seen in daylight. The number 2386 appears, but no clear event or entity connects to it.
Canadian Officers Club in London Celebrates First Year
The Officers' Club founded by Mrs. Massey marks one year of service in October with its 16 063rd lunch. Free membership for all Canadian service officers, nominal tea and cakes, and Canadian-style meals. Members span from Arctic regions to international borders and ranks from Sub-lieutenants to Air Marshals. Initially housed by Percy Clews, the club moved to Cunard loaned quarters as it grew.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
West-End
Arctic
International Boundary
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
New Synthetic Compound Synthal Affects Rubber Garments
The United States Rubber Company announces Synthal a synthetic rubber suitable for protective industrial clothing described as superior to natural rubber for prescribed uses. Garments cost higher than natural rubber but claim longer life offsets the price. Steam can be produced at a depth of 12 720 feet in the earth.
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United States Rubber Company
Canadian Army Allows Colored Field Service Caps for All Ranks
The colored wedge cap becomes optional off duty for the Canadian active service force and non-permanent active militia. Each unit may design a color approved by National Defence HQ, with 50 plus units already authorized. Highland regiments retain off duty headgear options while tank and Irish regiments have dedicated caps.
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National Defence Headquarters
Ordnance Branch
Department of National Defense
Defence Headquarters
Tank Regiment
Irish Regiment of
Canada
Toronto
Tank Corps
War era etiquette in Washington sobers social life
Amid 55 embassies and legations in Washington at least 22 countries are at war or near it. White tie events have faded as entertaining shrinks. Ambassadors from aggressor nations Germany Italy and Japan keep a low profile as cordial mingling with hosts remains possible through careful scheduling and discreet room changes.
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U.S
Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States State Department
Cotton Canvas Lancashire Researchers Introduce Cotton Canvas
Cotton Canvas Lancashire researchers announce a new canvas made from cotton as an alternative to flax canvas amid a flax shortage. The BBC quotes the Manchester announcement saying the cotton canvas matches flax in quality and costs no more. Separately, imperial penguins are noted as the heaviest living birds with adults weighing over 80 pounds.
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Lancashire
British Broadcasting Corporation
Manchester
BBC
Earth crust changes linked to sea levels rise study
California Institute of Technology seismologist Dr. Reno Gutenberg reports global sea level rise of about four inches in the past century. He notes uneven land uplift and subsidence across North America and Scandinavia, with the Hudson Bay area rising and Gulf of Bothnia stable, while California sinks.
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Reno Gutenberg
California Institute of Technology
Hudson Bay
Lake Superior
S. Lawrence River
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
California
Hudson Bay-Great Lakes
Gulf of Bothnia
Scandinavia
Decontaminating Rumors Stirs War Era Morale
A sub editor and newsroom staff confront rumors shaping headlines during wartime. They publish decontamination posters and policy to counter fear, with notices distributed in buses, factories, and government offices nationwide.
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Uaw
A.R.P. Post
Britain
Churchill and Arch Bishop Share A Fond Young Hero
Prime Minister Churchill and the Arch Bishop of Canterbury both show a youthful touch of nature by writing novels in youth. The Archbishop wrote The Young Clannoy about Jacobite times, while Churchill created Savrola a democratic Mediterranean leader with eloquence and daring.
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Churchill
Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury
Clannoy
Savrola
Spitfire themed matchbook gifted to Sultan of Johore
A West End hotel issues a book of matches featuring a Spitfire image with the slogan Let's send up a Spitfire match for three Messer schmidts. The first book was purchased by the Sultan of Johore who paid with a five pound note.
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West End
London
Johore
Army plans to acquire 19,000 horses reported
A report states the U.S. Army will acquire about 19,000 horses. The plan aims to bolster equine resources for military transport and support needs amid ongoing security operations.
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U.S. Army
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