National Films Board to Coordinate Canadian Film Efforts
Hon W P D Kuler announces the appointment of the National Film Board with members from the civil service and outside it. The board will organize central government film distribution and public information, appoint a government film commissioner, and avoid interference with commercial film firms.
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Trade and Commerce
The
Nations Flm Board
Central Government Film Distribution and Public Information Service
King’s Privy Council
Civil Service
J. G Parmelee, Obe
Motion Picture Bureau
Canada
R. S. Hamer
Department of Agriculture
National Film Society of Canada
Organiza
Heavier penalties for masquerading in military uniform
The Official Secrets Act makes wearing a King's uniform in certain contexts a serious offence now punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $2,000 fine. Previously penalties were a $300 fine or 12 months. Wearing to access restricted areas like airports or coastal bases triggers the higher penalty. Harmless impersonations may fall under the criminal code.
Plenty Of Food Britain Ready For War Time
Britain保持 ample grain reserves with shelves stocked beyond a year if imports fail. Wheat stores in ports reach 11,600,000 cwt, up 73 percent from last year, with four year stocks 40 percent higher. If Ireland is included, total wheat stocks are 170 percent above a year ago.
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Ireland
Safer Roads vs The Fool Behind the Wheel
The note discusses advancing car safety and road design while highlighting the persistent risk posed by reckless drivers. It emphasizes human error as the hardest issue to fix, despite progress in engineering and infrastructure.
China Will Continue抵 War Resistance Led By Chiang Kai-shek
The Hong Kong Press states China remains steadfast against Japanese aggression. It praises Chinese resolve and unity under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, insisting shown strength will lead to eventual victory despite severe bombing and cruelty by Japanese forces.
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Japan
Asia
China
Not Taking The Axe Sambo Heads To Weekly Rail Job
Sambo has found a weeklong railroad section job and prepares to leave his family when his wife pleads for him to stay since no wood has been cut for the stove. He protests, asking what the matter is and insisting he is not taking the axe.
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Sambo
Sam
Essential home services urged to continue during wartime
Mr Justice H H Davis of the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada urged resumed vigor in providing competent home nursing across towns and country, stressing the order must not be relaxed in wartime. Lady Tweedsmuir attended as honorary president. An electrical sound analyzer is used to study violin tones and detect subtle differences.
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J. G Parmelee
Department of Agriculture
Hamer
Canada
Justice H. H Davis
Board of Governors
Executive Council
Victorian Order of Nurses For
Lady Tweedsmuir
Order
Mr. Davis
Victorian Order
Eye ailments and corrections in sight issues
It is not always possible to correct faulty sight by fitting of glasses Eye ailments do not always arise from factors within the eye itself North America has more than 500 different species of native trees.
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North America
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Regrassing Experiments Spur Prairie Rehabilitation Study
Regrassing under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act aims to establish or improve grass cover on land unsuited for crops. Western Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta host extensive experiments with crested wheat grass, comparing seeding times and methods. Late fall seeding outperforms early spring, and crested wheat grass can displace Russian thistle. Experiments cover 2 450 acres at six sites in Alberta’s Special Areas.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Free State vows to bar use of Irish ports by belligerents
Official Dublin comments deny reports that German submarines visited southern Irish ports and say Dublin will resist any belligerent use of Irish harbors. The rumor circulates in London. A saxophonist develops an electro sounding device for his instrument, drawing curiosity as hundreds hope it shocks him.
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Free State
Dublin
Ireland
London
Canning of food owes its inception to war and industry
History notes that Napoleon offered a prize in 1795 leading to Appert’s glass jars in 1804 and Durand’s tin can in 1810. It highlights military needs, 19th century industrial growth, and Canada’s early role with Grimsby’s 1878 canning factory as it became a leading global producer of vegetables and fruit.
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Nicholas Appert
Paris
Peter Durand
England
Imperial Economic Committee
Canada
Grimsby
Ont
Canada’s oldest storekeeper celebrates 94th birthday
Miss M. E. Giles of Port Dover Ontario, believed Canada’s oldest active storekeeper, marks her 94th birthday by keeping her Main Street dry goods store open. She has run the business for over 50 years, once operated a dressmaking business, and continues to travel to Toronto twice a year for merchandise. She awaits the right buyer to take over.
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Canada
M. E. Giles
Port Dover
Ont
Main Street
Miss Giles
Toronto
The Island Of Sylt and Nearby Tor
The Island Of Sylt lies off Schleswig as the largest German island in the North Sea. It covers 38 square miles and stretches 23 miles, though much of it is only half a mile wide. Noted for place names ending in um, its main centers include Keilum Timmum Morsum and Rantum Tor onto Star.
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Sylt
Schleswig
North Sea
Toronto
Keilum
Timmum
Morsum
Rantum
Toronto Star
Prediction on Russia’s Future and Lightning Facts
A pundit in New York forecasts the collapse of Stalin’s dictatorship as a consequence of the non aggression pact with Hitler and envisions a revived strong democratic Russia. The note adds that the average lightning speed is 15 percent of light and mentions a top-eared rabbit with ears trailing the ground.
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Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Fuehrer
Hitler
New York
Conscience Fund Origin Traced to Madison Era
A writer notes the early conscience fund begun in 1811 under Madison with anonymous donations that now total over $650000. The piece adds a quip that honesty averages higher among fat men, suggesting their reluctance to stoop to wrongdoing. 2327
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Madison
US. Treasury
Speed Of Planes Preliminary Comment From Observers
Military observers note nations may overemphasize speed in warplanes. Maneuverability in combat could be more crucial in close-range dogfights. French and British fighters with lower speeds reportedly held their own against German craft that set world speed records. A French despatch claimed a pilot shot down three Messerschmitts. On April 27 Augsburg announced Fritz Wendel set a 469.2 mph speed mark with a Me 109 on two occasions during North Sea encounters with RAF fighters.
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Augsburg
Germany
Fritz Wendel
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Moose incident on Nova Scotia lake ends with swim to shore
Ronald Feindel and Ford Spider paddled home after a fishing trip when a cow moose leapt onto Feindel’s canoe. The animal dragged him underwater before surfacing near the shore as Feindel scrambled back, the moose swimming away toward land.
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Nova Scotia
Lunenburg County Woods
Ronald Feindel
Ford Spider
Feindel
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