National Research Council Seen as Key Wartime Asset
The National Research Council coordinates Canada’s wartime research efforts aided by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. A nationwide questionnaire maps laboratories and capabilities to enable coordinated use by government, industry, and universities with the aim of mobilizing resources for national welfare during the war.
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Canada
National Research Council
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
A. G. L. McNaughon
National Research Councils
National Organization For War
Defence Department
Dominion
Research Council
Council
United Kingdom
South Africa
Australia
India
An Essay On Bones by a Boy Named Bones
An old Saint John clipping presents a boy's quirky essay on bones describing the skeleton as latticework inside the body. He jokes about motion in a pay-as-you-enter suit, mentions a living skeletum, and lists bone types like the wish bone and trombone with playful misstatements about joints and fertilizer.
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Saint John N.B
Sirens
Better Army Rations Beat Bully Beef of War
Britain in 1939 introduces improved army menus for front line troops and home front workers. Meals include meat vegetables bacon cheese and weekly cigarettes and tobacco. A shift from the last war's bully beef to eight jam options signals higher morale and better sustenance.
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Great Britain
Gave Him Top Billing Orson Wells
Orson Wells the bearded boy wonder of theater rode a garbage truck to reach an airplane after a taxi broke down in Newark New Jersey MJ Wells and two companions thumbed a ride to the airport The driver claimed he carried actors and garbage Wells joked this gave them top billing as he reflected on labor and capital and their holders.
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Orson Wells
Newark
MJ. Wells
Wells
Oldest Elephant Jessie Nears End of Life at Tarango Park Zoo
The 77 year old elephant Jessie at Tarango Park Zoo, claimed to be the oldest in captivity, has grown nearly blind. Major Patten, the zoo superintendent, notes she was a gift from the King of Siam in 1882 and has carried about 60,000 visitors yearly. He counters the belief that elephants live extremely long lives, suggesting a typical age around 70.
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Jessie
Tarango Park Zoo
Major Patten
Patten
Australian Press Union
South Africa Builds Defense Ring Around Empire
The Christian Science Monitor reports South Africa embarked last year on a 6.0 million pound defense scheme to fortify harbors, equip troops, and train air force pilots. Now on a war footing, SA is seen as a strong link in the Empire’s defensive chain.
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Christian Science Monitor
South Africa
Two old bachelors meet after ten years in reunion
Two men who had been close friends for years meet after a decade. One asks if the other married the girl they knew, while the other replies briefly that he did marry. The exchange hints at continuing independence despite time.
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Tom
Strange Transaction in Johannesburg Sees Man Sold for £150
A Johannesburg man nearly 40, educated and married, was sold in a deal worth £150 as a business dissolution led to a partner stating terms of ownership. The man and his accompanying furniture and stock were transferred, leaving him philosophical about the value placed on him.
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Johannesburg
China selects Dalai Lama reincarnation in Lhasa
Chinese dispatches say a secret council in Lhasa accepted a five year old boy as the next Dalai Lama after the death of the 13th in 1933. The boy, one of three candidates from Kokonor, traveled 1,000 miles with armed guards to Tibet and was welcomed by Regent Je Chen.
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China
Lhasa
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Kokonor
Je Chen
New Zealand Canada trade pact extended for one year
The New Zealand Canada trade agreement, set to expire September 30, is extended for another year. Finance Minister Walter Nash said the trade relationship between the two Dominions would be reviewed when appropriate.
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Walter Nash
Finance and Customs
Dominions
Lords Hear Wartime Britain Agriculture Surges
Lord Denham told the House of Lords that Britain’s agriculture reached a more efficient wartime status in the first month of the current hostilities than in four years of 1914 to 1918. Five advantages cited include higher sugar beet output safeguarding the metropolis, more livestock than 25 years ago, freed agriculture workers aiding production, increased tractor supply, and a ready plan for wartime application.
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House of Lords
Great Britain
Lord Denham
Ministry of Agriculture
Governor hints bridge may breed crime in society
The Buffalo News notes Governor Loren D. Dickinson of Michigan suggests bridge games could spark trouble as criminals may start at a bridge table. He quips about “calling an ace an ace” and jokes about teaching players double pedro to curb mischief.
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Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Buffalo News
Patient Clerk Seeks Promotion Amid Manager’s Caution
A clerk in a large office asks the new manager for a promotion. The manager, famed for patience, waves him off saying he has a reputation for being patient and considerate.
Have you noticed that dogmatic obstinate people usually have black eyes
A humorous exchange notes that rigid stubborn people often end up with bruised or blackened eyes, suggesting a taunting visual consequence of obstinacy.
Crop Protection Lies at Heart of War-Time Agriculture
The Dominion Entomological Service urges wartime farmers to protect crops from insect pests. It compares crop protection to crop production, warns that pests can devastate grain, fruit, and stored goods, and calls for autumn field work, removing crop remnants, and preparing insecticide supplies for 1940.
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Dominion Entomological Service
Dominion
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wartime London Offers Entertainment and Evacuation Struggles
London wartime life shows cinemas and variety shows reopening with late hours in most areas while West End close earlier. Zoos reopen with air raid shelters. Whipsnade follows. Evacuation has emptied flats, increasing rent worries and shared chores as evacuee families rely on neighbors and relatives.
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London
Swanky
West End
Regent's Park Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo
Bloombury Landladies
Shelley Bust Returns to Oxford Then Eton Admits Alumni
The article notes Oxford reluctantly accepted a Shelley bust eighty years after his death and forty seven years after approval, with dons debating aesthetic likeness. It recalls Shelley’s ties to the Muse at Eton, his conflicts with school authorities, and suggests time heals memory. A final aside defines vacuum as absence of medium for transmission and ground cannot traverse a vacuum without a medium.
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University College, Oxford
Shelley
Oxford
Eton
Royal Military College of Kingston to shift to wartime courses
Defence Minister Norman McL. Rogers announced wartime measures at the Royal Military College Kingston. By April or May the current term ends and all classes will be replaced by special war courses. Fourth-year cadets may accept commissions in the Canadian forces, with third-year personnel considered at Christmas.
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Norman McL. Rogers
Defence
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
New Type Of Headlight For 1940 Cars
The Toronto Star notes a new headlight allowing glare-free driving when meeting traffic and brighter light when clear roads. It urges motorists to dip lights and use passing devices to prevent accidents and show common courtesy. The piece adds a street wisdom quote on anger and restraint.
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Toronto Star
Eskimo Boys Use Hair Filled Bag as Football
An unusual game scene shows Eskimo boys using a bag stuffed with hair as a football. The improvised ball is kicked and passed in a snowy setting, reflecting resourceful play among children.
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Eskimo Boys
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