Unity and danger in Czecho Slovakia lesson for Canada
The article argues that internal dissension weakened Czecho Slovakia allowing German expansion and invites Canada to heed the unity lesson. It warns of ideological cults and regional tensions, lists Cronkite's concerns on Maritime grievances geographic vastness regional economies Quebec Ontario tensions and Ontario wealth concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Czecho-Slovakia
Czecho- Slovakia
Hitler
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Daladier
France
Canada
F. C. Cronkite
University of Saskatchewan
Maritime
Confederation
Quebec
Ontario
Path to Confederation Unity Requires Courage and Patience
The passage stresses the enormous obstacles facing Canada’s push for unity under the Fathers of Confederation. It calls for courage clear thinking and safe sane methods. It anticipates the Rowell Commission on Dominion provincial relations to guide a successful solution with patience until findings are reported.
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Fathers of Confederation
Rowell Commission On
Restore Eyesight Through Corneal Grafts From Corpse Tissue
Dr Ramon Castroviejo of New York City proposes using corneal tissue from eyes of the deceased to graft a new window into the eye when injured. He notes corneal pieces from stillborns or corpses are usable if operation occurs soon after death. tissues can be preserved for days in hospital storage to match supply with procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Castroviejo
New York City
Castroviejo
Education and work in prairie provinces by schooling level
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics census bulletin shows in prairie provinces most people with less than a high school education work in agriculture and unskilled jobs. Clerical and skilled workers tend to have nine to twelve years of schooling, while those with thirteen years or more are mainly in professional, commercial, and clerical fields. About two thirds of males have under nine years of schooling, and only about forty percent of females are in that category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Farmer Ralph Pastatis Recovers After Clifftop Fall
Five days after a 30 foot fall left Ralph Pastatis semi conscious at the cliff base the 58 year old farmer crawled to a neighbor and was taken to Olympia hospital. He declined to stay claiming farm chores kept him behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Pastatis
Olympia
Wash
Pastatis
Make Good Citizens
The article argues that Canadians of German or Italian stock cherish the lands of origin yet reject the political creeds rising in Italy and Germany, underscoring a civic stance toward integration and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Girls Show More Teeth Missing In Public Health Study
A United States Public Health Service study finds girls, at equal ages, have more teeth missing filled or decayed than boys. Dr Henry Klein and Dr Carroll Palmer attribute this to earlier tooth eruption in girls leading to longer exposure, not greater decay susceptibility. Data cover 2232 boys and 2184 girls from Hagerstown Maryland municipal elementary schools.
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United States
Public Health Service
Henry Klein
Carroll F. Palmer
Hagerstown
Headache Relief Told From Kruschen Salts Claim
A testimonial recounts severe headaches eased by Kruschen Salts after tablets failed. The writer cites kidney liver and intestinal sluggishness as causes and claims regular internal cleansing prevents toxin buildup, with claimed lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruschen
L.A.W
United States Cattle Quota For 1938 By Canada
The United States quota for Canadian cattle in 1938 allows 155 799 cattle weighing 700 pounds plus 51 933 calves under 165 pounds and 20 000 dairy cows. Through Septem ber 3 Canada supplied 34 010 heavy cattle 32 610 calves and 4 288 dairy cows. By Aug 28 last year heavy cattle and calves quotas were filled and dairy cows 20 percent used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
One Word Described In Five Minutes With Dafoe
Dr Dafoe visited the White House for a near half hour meeting with the President. Afterward his publicist urged for a leak and he refused calling the session extremely confidential. The press agent finally pleaded for a word and Dafoe offered Babies as the sole word.
Skilled Pilot Major C H Chichester Smith Landed on Warship Deck
Major C H Chichester Smith arrived in England from Canada after competing in the 14 foot dinghies contest on Canadian lakes. He was among the first to land an airplane on a warship deck and later organized the Naval Air Mission to Greece after World War I. In 1921 he joined Lord Sempill on an air mission to Japan to help organize equip and train its Naval Air Service.
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C. H. Chichester Smith
England
Canada
Greece
Lord Sempill
Japan
Naval Air Service
Wright brothers first flight met with disbelief in press
The Wright brothers first flight saw no reporters present and when the story reached papers few believed it. Leaf beetle larvae obtain air by thrusting their heads into lily stem air spaces, enabling underwater respiration.
Canada to Host First Moslem Church in Edmonton
Brandon Sun notes plans for Canada’s first Moslem church in Edmonton with a brick veneer, one story building to house the Arabian Moslem Association on 108th avenue. The piece cites diverse Muslim nationalities, census figures, and comparisons to British conversions and Christian denominations.
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Canada
Edmonton
108Th Avenue
Great Britain
Mahumet
Mecca
Brandon Sun
Selected Recipes From a Historic Card
A vintage recipe card outlines steps for a two layer cake. It lists sugar butter corn starch flour milk baking powder lemon flavouring salt and eggs. The method emphasizes creaming butter and sugar then folding in whipped egg whites before baking.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Jell O fruit mold with nuts and Grape Nuts
A vintage fruit mold combines lemon or cherry Jell O with salt and spices then adds hot water to dissolve. After chilling and thickening the mixture folds in raisins prunes citron and nut meats plus Grape Nuts before molding and chilling. Serve unmolded with foamy sauce or whipped cream flavored with nutmeg. serves 10 with optional brandy.
Giant 42-seat airliner shatters designer limits
The Douglas C-4, a 42 passenger airliner ordered by five U.S. airlines and built for nearly two million dollars, has completed 46 test flights in Santa Monica California. It exceeded predicted performance with a tested speed of 240 mph, climbs on four engines above 25 000 feet, and three engine ceiling at 20 000 feet. The craft spans 139 feet three inches and measures 97 feet in length.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Sky Leviathan
United States Airlines
Blind placer miner builds mine equipment in Black Hills
Expert placer miner Welton Benton, 24, blind since childhood, moved to the Black Hills near Mystic South Dakota in 1934 with his parents. He has a water wheel, sluice boxes, hundreds of feet of railroad track for his ore car and a hillside tunnel. He detects gold by weight and sound and earns 30 cents to $3 daily.
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Welton Benton
Black Hills
Mystic
South Dakota
Denmark’s 150 Years of Liberty Foster Independent Farms
The Montreal Gazette describes Denmark’s post estate system as delivering extensive small farms of about 15 acres each. Farmers and families manage all work with livestock, benefiting from cooperative marketing and flexible, performance-based loans. Agriculture dominates, with beech forests replanted, and be proud of 200000 farmers among 3.5 million population enjoying self-sufficiency and export sales to British and Continental markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Gazette
Denmark
North America
Melbourne University perfects storm locating radio device
A machine to locate thunder storms and report them by radio has been perfected at Melbourne University, Australia. The device represents a breakthrough in meteorology. The report notes an average tortoise life span of about one hundred years for context at the end.
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Melbourne University
Australia
China pronounces Chinese differently by province
A report notes that while written Chinese remains the same across China, pronunciation varies by province or district. It adds that crude oil yields about twice as many gallons of gasoline today as 16 years ago.
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China
Salt Flats Near Salt Lake City Quick Salt Surface Notes
The Salt Flats near Salt Lake City form a vast 200 mile amphitheatre where John Cobb tested a world land speed record, losing it a day later to Capt. Eyston. The surface is so hard wooden stakes must be ironshod, furrows form from car passes, and leveling is needed after each run. Cobb is a London fur broker with speed driving as a hobby.
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Salt Lake City
John Cobb
Capt. Eyston
Cobb
London
Greenland Drifts Away From Europe At Speed
Greenland is moving away from Europe at roughly 50 feet per year, a slow continental drift measurable by geologists. The finding highlights plate tectonics and the dynamic nature of Earth's crust.
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Greenland
Europe
Cricket's Loud Note Echoes a Mile Away
A cricket's note travels far, described as loud enough to be heard a mile distant, illustrating the creature's unexpected volume and reach in outdoor settings.
New Use For Radio Lights Sky Like Full Moon
A Nature proposal suggests artificial aurora light using radio beams to illuminate a sky patch 60 miles across. Dr. A Bailey of the University of Sydney notes two working principles glow discharge lamps and magnetic vibration, with WLW Cincinnati and RV-1 Moscow already testing. The idea relies on syncing radio waves with the FE layer's electrons to emit visible light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Jour
WLW
Cincinnati
RV-1
Moscow
Saya
A. Bailey
University of Sydney
Bailey
Swing critic Sir Ernest McMillan in Vancouver
Sir Ernest McMillan of Toronto, Canadian composer and conductor, said in Vancouver that jitterbugs and jam sessions prove swing music is not new. He argued all popular music stems from negro rhythm and dismissed swing as potentially short lived. He linked jittery music to modern nervous life.
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Sir Ernest McMillan
Toronto
Vancouver
Sir Ernest
Portraits by photos and a meteor wind tale
A painter questions making a likeness from two photos one from 1910 and one recent. A Siberian wind from a meteor in 1908 razed forests over 100 square miles. The north star’s latitude matches the observer’s latitude, and about 7,000 people drown yearly in the United States.
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Painter
Siberia
Front of His Car Foreshadows a Man's Uncertain Future
A reflective line notes how a man’s next step or fate may hinge on a moment behind the wheel. The proverb emphasizes risk, choice, and chance tucked within everyday travel.
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