Mighty Battle-Wagon Nelson Faces Uncertain Future At Rosyth
HMS Nelson, famed battle wagon and sister ship HMS Rodney, docked at Rosyth for what may be her final voyage. Admiralty says the Nelson’s fate is under consideration with no decision yet. the 23,900 ton battleship fought in Normandy, silenced enemy guns, and saw many peace time trials.
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George V
Battleship Training Squadron
Pacific
Gift Of Historic Coach To Dominion
The memory of Sir Guy Carleton will be perpetuated in the Dominion Archives with a gift of his dark wood horse drawn coach. The coach, once carried Carleton who influenced the Quebec Act and constitutional acts and repelled invasion, will be presented by the present Earl of Dorchester. The Dorchester party arrived in Canada aboard the Empress of Britain and will travel to South Carolina before returning to England.
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Guy Carleton
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Wolfe
Quebec
British North America
Dominion
United States
Canada
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Lord
Lady Dorchester
Lady Radcliffe
Quebec City
South Carolina
England
Lord Dorchester
Typical British Spirit Shown By Minister
In wartime Britain volunteers helped in factories and fields and now in economic crisis the spirit endures. Austin Lee rector of Claxby offers to work as a miner from Monday to Friday while continuing his sermons and Sunday duties. He says coal is vital and ministers should help.
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Brandon Sun
Britain
Austin Lee
Claxby
National Coal Board
Lee
28 Stowaways Discovered on Argentine Vessel Estre Rios
The 7,604 ton Argentine vessel Estre Rios arrived with a record 28 stowaways aboard. Three came from Antwerp, Belgium, one from Bilbao, and 24 from Vigo, Spain, sparking emergency procedures in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Estre Rios
Antwerp
Belgium
Bilbao
Vige
Spain
Adoption plans shift as couple considers a boy
Donald and Mary visit an orphanage seeking a girl but a boy is suggested after finding a lad's cap on a train. The pair discuss changing the adoption to a son while at a bar.
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Donald
Mary
Canada Far Ahead of Russia in Vegetable Varieties
AP Moscow correspondent Eddy Gilmore reports from Moscow that Canada’s Central Experimental Farm says Canada is years ahead of Russia in hybridizing early maturing vegetables. Golden Bantam corn and other seeds ripen earlier, overcoming prairie frosts through decades of research.
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Canada
Russia
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Gilmore
Ottawa
Prairies
Central Experimental Farm
Britain’s modern police system proposed in 1750 by Fielding
The article notes that the modern police idea emerged in 1750 from the novelist and reformer Robert Fielding. It discusses early concepts shaping police organization and public order in Britain.
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Britain
Robert Fielding
British Tommies Fail To Demolish Shelter
Berlin reports that a Nazi built air raid shelter and a flak tower withstood 50 000 pounds of TNT. Demolition squads blew a 15 by six foot hole in the northwest wall and used 8 000 pounds of new plastic explosive as they planned further blasts.
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Berlin
Tergarten
Keeper of the King's Conscience Lord Chancellor Title
The Ottawa Citizen notes one title for the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain as Keeper of the King's Conscience. The role began in the seventh century when the office was held by a churchman serving as the King's confessor.
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Ottawa Citizen
Great Britain
Lord Jowitt
Color Scheme for Marriage Centre Aims to Impress
London Walter Grimaldi Tottenham registrar plans a new register office as a model for the country. He has married 35 000 people in 35 years and wants dignified spaces in cream and duck egg blue to suit brides. The office moved from a converted stable when he took the post in 1912.
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London
Walter Grimaldi
Tottenham
Grimaldi
New York Plans World’s Longest Suspension Bridge
The city announces a 4600 foot bridge span across the Narrows from Brooklyn to Staten Island with 237 foot vertical clearance, aiming to surpass San Francisco’s Golden Gate as the longest suspension bridge.
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New York
City of
Narrows
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Refrigerator railway car devised for perishables in 1857
The refrigerator railway car, designed to transport perishable vegetables, was devised in 1857. This innovation aimed to preserve freshness during rail travel, enabling longer journeys and broader distribution of produce.
Everything Changes Days When Threshing Was Threshing
Threshing moved from horses and engines to tractors and combines as rural life shifted. The piece recalls early threshing engines, crews of a dozen, and the social bustle of threshing days, including a minister who tried feeding the machine and a lamb episode, ending with fewer workers and fading community traditions.
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Thos. R. Henry
Toronto
Toronto council defeats New Year plebiscite on Sunday sport
City council rejects a motion for a New Year day plebiscite on Sunday sport with paid admissions and votes against Sunday sports in Toronto New York. The report notes league signings and coaching shortages across Canada for hockey in the coming season.
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Toronto
Cycle 2 000 Miles Without Single Penny
Montreal, a 75 day 12 500 mile motorcycle trek by McGill students Joe Elbling and Esmond Gordon across the United States and into Mexico left them penniless for 2 000 miles. They relied on strangers for meals and slept in cars parks and even a jail as guests.
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United States
Mexico
Joe Elbling
McGill University
Joe
Esmond Gordon
McGill
Tarso
Mexico City
Elbling
Household Tips For Better Flavor And Care
A pinch of salt in ground coffee enhances flavor when boiled. Hang colored clothes inside out to reduce fading while drying outdoors. Vinegar added to a tough roast while cooking tenderizes it without affecting taste. Use a paper napkin to remove fat flecks from broth before serving to an invalid.
Easy To Knit Pattern 7052 for School Suit and Skirt
Vintage knitting pattern instructions describe a knit suit for school with a suspender skirt and pleated look. The ad promises improved visuals, charts, photos, and complete directions, offering sizes 2 4 and 6. Send twenty five cents to Winnipeg patterns department with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Brooklyn Bridge Took Thirteen Years to Build
The Brooklyn Bridge required thirteen years to complete its construction, reflecting long effort and engineering ambition that connected Brooklyn and Manhattan. The project faced logistical challenges, labor, weather conditions, and financial hurdles as it progressed from groundbreaking to opening.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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