Campaign to Promote Canadian Foods in Greater London
A Canada Calling style effort shifts to Greater London with targeted ads for key products. Canadian cheese bacon apples canned fruit and vegetables lead, supported by trained service reps, display materials, and regular retailer outreach in 700 vehicles across major UK cities.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Greater
London
Greater London
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Plymouth
Sheffield
Southampton
London Emerges as Industrial Heart of Britain in 1937
The Evening News notes 541 new factories were established in Great Britain in 1937, with 215 located in the London area and 66 moved from other parts. London now concentrates industry, importing vast wheat, timber, and other commodities via its docks. Over 62,000 vessels and about 44.38 million tons of merchandise passed through the port last year.
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Great Britain
London
England
the Evening News
Midlands
Canada
Australia
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Mayor’s critique sparks with voter fault in Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls mayor argues that a "rotten state of affairs" in municipal politics stems from electors who neglect polls and nominations. The Brockville Recorder and Times echoes the message, urging ratepayers to engage to avoid incompetent or wasteful administration.
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Niagara Falls
Brockville Recorder and Times
Big Ben the Bell and the Clock That Graced Broadcast History
The 13 ton bell Big Ben was hoisted to the tower in 1854 and soon lent its name to the clock. In 1923 BBC engineers on a roof captured its voice with a microphone, leading to weatherproofed sound transmission. By 1927 overseas listeners heard it via GB shortwave transmitter GSSW. The clock remains highly precise, though not formally synchronized with Greenwich Observatory.
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Eyrie
St Stephen
Big Ben
Benjamin Hall
BBC
Clock Tower
GSSW
Greenwich Observatory
United Empire
Is Forbidden Villagers Protest Name Ban for Inn
Residents of Pagham near Bognor Regis learned the home office barred naming a new inn near Craigwell House after King George V. The plan aimed to honor the late monarch who recovered there in 1929. Pagham quarrels with Bognor Regis over the branding and timing of the tribute.
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Pagham
Bognor Regis
Home Office
Craigwell House
George
Bognor
George Vinn
George V
Britain Establishes Weed Museum at Cannington
Britain's first weed museum has been established at Cannington by the Somerset County Agricultural Committee. A plot is set aside under the leadership of W. D. Hay, principal of the Somerset Farm Institute, to build an unparalleled weed collection for study and to determine the best methods to cope with them.
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Britain
Cannington
Somerset County Agricultural Committee
W. D. Hay
Somerset Farm Institute
Daniels wedding suit swap ends in New York prank
Jonathan Daniels son of Ambassador Josephus Daniels traveled from North Carolina to New York to buy a wedding suit. A shopkeeper suggested renting it and swapping after the ceremony, a plan Daniels followed. Also notes the Danube’s muddy color and that king snakes resist other venom.
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Jonathan Daniels
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
New York
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Daniels
Silk Textiles from Japan Worth 8.44 Million Dollars
Silk textiles produced in Japan in a recent month were valued at 8 444 500 dollars. The report cites a substantial export figure reflecting strong demand and market activity for Japanese silk products during the period.
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Japan
London appoints new lord mayor amid Munich accord contrasts
The London lord mayor is chosen in a pageantry filled ceremony at the Guildhall, while Chamberlain reached terms with Hitler at Munich. The New York Times contrasts England’s ceremonial pageantry with the pragmatic, factory-driven sideline of modern Britain, noting differences in governance and international diplomacy.
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London
Guildhall
Mr. Chamberlain
Hitler
Munich
Germany
House of Commons
England
New York Times
Banff Camp Sought for Empire Students
Major Fred J. Ney, organizer of the Overseas League, appeals for help to establish a permanent Chamberlain Student Camp at Banff Alberta. He hopes Prime Minister Chamberlain will approve opening next year, with a site promised for a gathering place for students of the British Empire and other nations.
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Fred J. Ney
The
Overseas League
Banff
Alberta
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Major Ney
Stamping Out Disease Says Britain Could End TB by 1960
Sir Edward Mellanby told the Canadian club in Montreal that if the present decline continues Britain could be entirely rid of tuberculosis by 1960. He noted the death rate fell from 3,500 to 700 per million over 80 years. The eggs of insects follow hundreds of intricate designs.
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Britain
Edward Mellanby
British Medical Research Council
Canadian Club
Montreal
Death Valley Draws Summer Tourists Despite Heat
The National Park Service reports 828 visitors in July at Death Valley with average shade temperature 191 and a maximum 125. The figure marks a 43 percent rise from July 1937 as tourists from 33 states plus the District of Columbia and Canada explore the scorching site. Death Valley National Monument is being developed as a winter resort despite relentless heat.
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America
National Park Service
Death Valley
States
District of Columbia
Canada
Death Valley National Monument
Christian Science Monitor
Bottle of champagne guards memory at London reunion
A bottle of champagne, given by Chris Wharton of Guelph, presides at every London Ontario reunion of the 29th Battery Association. It is never opened until only two members remain, then toasted to fallen comrades amid artillery fire memories. A silver tag necklace lists each association president and year.
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29Th Battery Association
London
Ont
Chris Wharton
Guelph
Witty clash on famine jibe between Shaw and Chesterton
The tall vegetarian Shaw and stout Chesterton meet on a street. Chesterton jokes about famine while Shaw retorts that Chesterton causes it. The passage notes Mongolians hold pony races annually at Ulan Bator.
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George Bernard Shaw
G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton
England
Shaw
Ulan Batorr
England Receives Largest Ever Canadian Dairy Cattle Shipment
Canada ships 365 Holsteins to England for dairy and breeding use. Baron Robert von Trutzschler of Chester bought them in Ontario and Quebec with help from A M Shaw of Canada's Agriculture Department. Cattle tested for bovine tuberculosis and bangs disease and inspected for conformity. Ship was the S S Dakotian with seventeen cattlemen aboard. Officials expect more shipments as English farmers value disease free, healthy Canadian stock.
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Canada
England
Ontario
Quebec
Baron Robert von Trutzschler
Chester
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Baron von Trutzschier
A.M. Shaw
Agriculture Department
Baron von Trutzschler
Department
Blackie the Horse Sails Across Golden Gate in Record Swim
Blackie, a 12 year old horse, swam over a mile across the Golden Gate entrance to San Francisco in 23 minutes 15 seconds winning a bale of hay. He beat the Olympic Club record set by Buster Olds by 1 minute 15 seconds and swam an additional 15 minutes before stepping ashore.
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Blackie
Golden Gate Entrance
San Francisco
Buster’ Olds
Melbourne church bans entrants over age sixteen
Melbourne Australia hosts a 60 year old children’s church that insists only children under sixteen may enter except for teachers preachers and voluntary helpers. The rule limits access to all others including adults.
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Melbourne
Australia
Iguana Featured as Delicacy in Tropical America
A tropical American report notes iguana meat as a favored food item. The piece highlights local culinary customs and the animal’s role in regional cuisine.
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Tropical
America
Demand for Peace Surges Worldwide During Ceasefire Mood
The New York Times notes a spontaneous global demonstration of will to peace after the Ceeth crisis. European publics, long exposed to war's brutality, reject war glory and expect leaders to curb aggression. The powerful peace displays in capitals may deter sabre-rattling and steer politics toward restraint.
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Europe
Spain
China
New York Times
Pensions Set For Former British Prime Ministers
The UK Parliament posted pensions for former ministers with grants up to 2000 pounds annually. Finance accounts show Lord Baldwin and David Lloyd George received 1000 pounds each by March 31, 1938, Ramsay MacDonald 717 pounds 7s 10d before his death. Viscount Ullswater 4000 pounds, Viscount Sankey 5000 pounds, and Earl Nelson 5000 pounds a year under a long standing act.
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United Kingdom
Lord Baldwin
David Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Viscount Ullswater
House of Commons
Viscount Sankey
Earl Nelson
Biologically Better Traffic Light Proposed by Rabing
Dr Howard D Rabing of the University of Cincinnati told the American Medical Association in Chicago about a biologically improved traffic signal. He cites a patent by P Schubert and describes a circular rear illuminated panel with green red and yellow sectors and a clocklike hand showing remaining green or red time to help drivers respond more rationally.
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Howard D. Rabing
University of Cincinnati
American Medical Association
Chicago
United States Patent Office
Fabing
P. Schubert
Beloved Chief Sundown Dies in British Columbia
Chief Sundown or Joseph Deschilds dies at Lilooet at 77 after a heart attack. He rose to prominence in 1912 leading a BC Indians delegation to Australia. The report notes his notable historical role.
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Chief Sundown
Interior
British Columbia
Lillooet
Joseph Deschilds
Australia
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