Canada Boosts Food Ads in Greater London Drive
A coordinated effort promotes six core Canadian products including canned tomatoes salmon cheese bacon apples and canned fruits and vegetables in Greater London. A trained team canvasses retailers distributes displays circulates monthly circulars and links ads to each product while advertising also runs on about 700 buses and vans across major UK cities.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Greater
London
Une
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Plymouth
Sheffield
Southampton
London Becomes Industrial Heart of Britain in 1937
The Evening News notes London dominates postwar industry with 215 of 541 new British factories in the capital. London docks handle a million plus tons of wheat yearly and over 62,000 vessels use the port, moving 44 million tons of merchandise.
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Great Britain
London
England
the Evening News
North
Midlands
Canada
Australia
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Remedy for municipal politics blames Niagara Falls electors
The Niagara Falls mayor decries a rotten state of affairs in municipal politics and says voters are often too disinterested to visit polls or choose suitable candidates. The Brockville Recorder and Times echoes that fault lies with the electors if civic administration is incompetent or wasteful.
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Niagara Falls
Brockville Recorder and Times
Croquette X La Cambaceres Exchange Confusion
A diner and waiter exchange lines about dishes including Valenciennes a la Creme and Tournedoes pochees a la Boulognaise with sauce rpentin before the customer requests a steak. The dialogue captures a humorous miscommunication over French dishes and a steak order.
No Money Noted Yet Fun in Health Says Indian Rajah Tale
A quirky remark notes that lacking money may still let one enjoy good health and simple fun. The tale then references Indian rajahs reputed to eat thin gold leaf with ice cream, highlighting eccentric indulgence.
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India
Big Ben Bell Turns Century Broadcast Icon
The 13 000 ton bell Big Ben named St Stephen was hoisted in 1855 and began broadcasting in 1922 from a BBC roof microphone. It reached overseas listeners in 1927 via GoSW. The clock, five tons and fifteen feet long, keeps time with remarkable accuracy and even gains four tenths of a second per day if a penny rests on its pendulum bob.
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Big Ben
St Stephen
Fenjamin Hall
BBC
Clock Tower
Gosw
Greenwich Observatory
United Empire
Inn name blocked for Pagham King George V tribute
Villagers of Pagham near Bognor Regis learned the Home Office banned the name King George V for a new inn near Craigwell House where the king recovered in 1929. Bognor had taken over Craigwell House and district and gained the right to be called Bognor Regis, angering Pagham residents who do not identify with the king's convalescence. The plan reflected a hoped tribute to King George V, but officials said his death was too recent to permit the name.
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Pagham
Bognor Regis
Home Office
King George V
Craigwell House
George
Bognor
George Vinn
Britain Opens First Weed Museum at Cannington
Britain establishes a weed museum in Somerset at Cannington under the Somerset County Agricultural Committee. W. D. Hay, principal of the Somerset Farm Institute, serves as chief curator as researchers build an unparalleled weed collection to study and develop coping methods.
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Britain
Cannington
Somerset County Agricultural Committee
W. D. Hay
Somerset Farm Institute
More Economical Jonathan Daniels Marries in NC and Returns for Suit
Jonathan Daniels son of Ambassador Josephus Daniels married in North Carolina and travels to New York to rent a wedding suit. A salesman suggests swapping it for a business suit after the wedding, and Daniels follows through. The Danube River is described as muddy in tone. King snakes are immune to venom from other North American snakes.
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Jonathan Daniels
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
New York
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Daniels
Silk textiles value from Japan hits eight million four hundred forty four thousand five hundred
Japanese silk textiles produced in the recent month were valued at 8 444 500 dollars. The figure highlights strong export activity and market demand for high grade fabrics.
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Japan
New lord mayor amid pageantry as Chamberlain meets Hitler
The London ceremony at the Guildhall installed a new lord mayor while on the same day Neville Chamberlain negotiated with Hitler at Munich. The piece contrasts England’s pageantry and ancient ceremony with its modern hard headed diplomacy and radio summoned Commons.
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London
Guildhall
Mr. Chamberlain
Hitler
Munich
Germany
House of Commons
England
New York Times
Banff Camp Sought for Empire Students Named Chamberlain Camp
Major Fred J. Ney appeals for help to establish a permanent student camp at Banff Alberta to honor Prime Minister Chamberlain. The plan envisions a Chamberlain Student Camp as a gathering place for students of the British Empire and other nations with a promised site.
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Fred J. Ney
The
Overseas League
Banff
Alberta
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Ney
British Empire
Stamping Out Disease Through TB Decline
Sir Edward Mellamy told the Canadian Club in Montreal that if the present rate of decline continues Britain could be TB free by 1960. He cited a drop in the tuberculosis death rate from 3 500 to 700 per 100 000 in the last fifty years. The eggs of insects follow hundreds of intricate designs.
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Britain
Sir Edward Mellamy
British Medial Research Council
Montreal
Death Valley Draws Record July Tourists In Heat
The National Park Service reports 828 visitors toured Death Valley in July, up 43 percent from 1937. Temperatures averaged 101 degrees in the shade with a high of 125, drawing travelers from 33 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada to what may be America’s hottest summer spot.
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America
National Park Service
Death Valley
States
District of Columbia
Canada
Death Valley National Monument
Christian Science Monitor
Champagne Bottle Keeps Reunion Memory Alive in London
A bottle of champagne, given by Chris Wharton of Guelph, rests at the head table at every reunion of the 29th Battery Association in London, Ontario. It is never opened until only two members remain, serving as a toast to fallen comrades amid artillery memories. A silver-tag necklace around its neck carries the names and years of association presidents.
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29Th Battery Association
London
Ont
Chris Wharton
Guelph
Witty Exchange Between Shaw and Chesterton Ends in Jibe
Shaw and Chesterton, two English writers, spar in a street exchange about diet and famine. Shaw quips that Chesterton looks famine struck, while Chesterton retorts Shaw might be the famine’s cause. The note closes with a final line about Mongolian pony races at Ulan Bator.
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George Bernard Shaw
G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton
England
Shaw
Largest Canadian dairy cattle shipment to England reaches 365 head
Baron Robert von Trutzschier of Chester England purchased 365 Holsteins in Ontario and Quebec for himself and other English farmers. The cattle were tested for bovine TB and bangs disease and inspected for conformity before being shipped aboard the S S Dakotian. Department officials expect further shipments due to disease free health and virility.
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Canada
England
Ontario
Quebec
Baron Robert von Trutzschier
Chester
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Baron von Trutzschier
A. M. Shaw
Agriculture Department
Baron von Trutzschler
Horse Blackie Sets Long Swim Record at Golden Gate
Blackie the 12-year-old horse swam more than a mile across the Golden Gate entrance to San Francisco in 23 minutes 15 seconds gaining a bale of hay as a prize. He beat Olympic Club swimmer Buster Olds by 1 minute 15 seconds and spent 15 extra minutes in the water before coming ashore.
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Blackie
Golden Gate Entrance
San Francisco
Buster” Olds
Special Melbourne Church Opens for Children Only
A 60 year old church in Melbourne claims to host the world’s only children’s church. Excluding teachers preachers and voluntary helpers, no one over 16 may enter the building except staff and approved adults.
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Melbourne
Australa
Iguana Featured as Local Delicacy in Tropical America
An article notes the iguana as a favored food item in tropical American cuisine. It highlights regional preference and culinary use, reflecting dietary traditions and local cooking practices in the area.
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Tropical
America
The War Spirit Diminishes The Ceaseless Drive to War
The article reflects a global surge of peace sentiment amid the Ceeth crisis. It contrasts fascist isolation with democratic openness, noting mature European resolve from experiences in Spain and China. It argues war is a fading story and urges leaders to temper provocation for a safer future.
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Europe
Spain
China
New York Times
Pensions For Prime Ministers Approved In UK Finance Accounts
The British Parliament placed former Prime Ministers on a pension list set at about £2,000 per year. Finance Accounts for 1937-38 show Lord Baldwin and Lloyd George each at £1,000, Ramsay MacDonald £717 7s 10d before death, and other pensions: Viscount Ullswater £4,000, Viscount Sankey £5,000, and Earl Nelson £5,000 annually under the Nelson estate act.
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United Kingdom
Lord Baldwin
David Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Viscount Ullswater
House of Commons
Viscount Sankey
Earl Nelson
Biologically Inspired Traffic Light Proposed by Researchers
Dr. Howard D. Rabing of the University of Cincinnati urged in Chicago that better traffic signals are essential. He described a design patented by P. Schubert featuring a circular illuminated glass panel with green red and two yellow segments and a revolving hand to show remaining time for each color, aiding driver response.
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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 at 77 in British Columbia
Joseph Deschilds known as Chief Sundown, prominent BC leader, died after a heart attack at Lil lnoet. He rose to prominence in 1912 leading a BC delegation of Indigenous peoples to Australia.
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Chief Sundown
Interior
British Columbia
Lillnoet
Joseph Deschilds
English thrush sings for sixteen hours non stop
A note states the English thrush can sing for 16 hours without pausing. It also claims many Eskimos have 25 ribs instead of the usual 24, a statement presented without corroboration.
Frogs Amphibians Confound With Legs Classified
A curious note states frogs are amphibians while frog legs are classified as fish. This juxtaposition highlights inconsistent labeling across categories, underscoring debates in biology and culinary classifications.
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Danube
Sudetenland
Reichenberg
Sudeten Area
Gid
Beth
Ulan Batorr
Eighth Route Army
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