Great Britain Key to Keeping Peace, Says American Speaker
Major Norman A Imrie of the Columbia Dispatch told the Canadian Club in Ottawa that the greatest protection of European peace lay in Britain's strength. He cited Britain's stand against dictatorship and warned that democracy must endure amid Mussolini Hitler and growing nationalist pressure. He urged U S and Canada to preserve Anglo-Saxon political traditions and the rule of law.
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Britain
Norman Allan Imrie
Columbia Dispatch
Columbus
Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
Major Imrie
Europe
Runnymede
United States
Russia
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Munich
Hitler
Knke
Imrie
Great Britain
Premier Chamberlain
The Truth Serum Dream in McGill Science
A speculative piece describes a British discovered truth serum based on a barbiturate. The drug supposedly dissolves the will and releases frank disclosures, aiding psychoanalysis but with risks of embarrassment and uncontrolled statements. It notes crime use remains future.
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McGill
Grain Standards Committee Approves New Wheat Grades
The western committee on grain standards retains current definitions for commercial wheat grades and proposes new export standards for Nos. 1 2 and 3 C W Garnet and for Nos. 1 2 and 3 C W Durum. It calls for further study on crop conditions causing degraded kernel ripening and notes bronzy kernels in rust-susceptible wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Committee On
Warning For Pilots AACS Devise Announces Stall Warning Instrument
The United States advisory committee for aeronautics announced a device to warn pilots when a plane is about to stall. The instrument activates a light horn or moves the control column as airspeed nears the stall point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Drifted Long Distance Three Bottles Recovered at Sea
The Hydrographic Office reports three drifting bottles from American waters found on the Scottish and Irish coasts. They carried launch records and had drifted roughly 4500, 3600, and 3300 miles. One bottle floated north of the West Indies while the other two were off the Carolina coast.
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Hydrographic Office of the Navy
West Indies
Carolina
One-Armed Ex-BC Editor Sails World Readying 80 000-Mile Jaunt
Ernest J. Moy a former British Columbia newspaper man sails his 58 foot yacht Dione from the Gulf of Mexico on an extended world voyage. He travels with his wife a Tampa crew of two and carries rifles side arms tear gas and trading goods. Moy plans a five to ten year circumnavigation, citing a lifetime dream of circling the globe in his own ship. He owns Seattle home and bought the yawl in New Haven before sailing down the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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Ernest J. May
British Columbia
Gulf of Mexico
Mr May
Jersey
Tampa
Charles Schetter
William Hughes
London
Singapore
Moy
New Haven
Conn
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of Tampa
Seattle
Wash
Princess Elizabeth Plans Christmas Puddings as Gifts
The 12 year old princess will bake puddings as gifts using an old family recipe Elizabeth once used. She wrote to the Buckingham Palace chef listing ingredients to have ready on her return from Balmoral. In London she spends one day weekly in the palace kitchens under the chef’s guidance. Gaelic is spoken by New Zealand Maoris per Dr Bennet from Dalhousie University.
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Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
Scotland
London
Palace
New Zealand
C. L. Bennet
Dalhousie University
Halifax
N.S
Auckland
Western Sheep From Saskatchewan Arrive Quietly in Ontario
Harold Arnold of Pickering Ontario explains western sheep travel and behavior. A shipment of 2,400 lambs from Saskatchewan arrived quietly, aided by karakul markers believed to deter wolves. One lamb was wobbly but recovered after a day. The flock includes 24 karakul sheep used for counting and wolf deterrence.
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Canada
Harold Arnold
Pickering
Ont
Arnold
Saskatchewan
Snake venom eyed as potential eye disease treatment
Dr M E Alvaro of Sao Paulo Brazil told the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology that snake venom may become a powerful treatment for eye disorders. Venoms from rattlesnakes water moccasins cobras and other reptiles have helped with inflammation blood clots and constricted vessels in the eye though the exact mechanism remains unclear. In some cases venom acts to dissolve clots while in others it promotes coagulation. Traces of legs noted in boas and pythons fossils.
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M. E. Alvaro
Sao Paulo
Brazil
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Alvaro
Scraps Make Jiffy Afghan Colorful
A simple triangle afghan pattern uses varied scraps with darker triangles consistent throughout. Pattern 6216 includes directions for afghan and pillow, stitch illustrations, materials, and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
British Naval Program 1939 Scale Reported Amid Plowing Match
London sources indicate a large 1939 naval program including up to three battleships and a vast expansion of naval aviation. Authorities list five battleships, six aircraft carriers, 19 cruisers, 35 destroyers, 18 motor torpedo boats and 17 other vessels totalling 680 000 tons under construction or authorized.
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London
Royal Air Force
Admiralty
Middle-aged workers in US employment study
Insurance company analysis shows employment and unemployment rates for under and over 40 groups remained stable from 1929 through eight years of lean and healthy periods. The over 40 group is as sought after by employers as in any year since 1929, with similar placement and absorption into employment.
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United States
A Reasonable Theory of Malingerers and Liars
Dr. C. H. Gundry argues in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that many social ills stem from loveless childhoods. Emotional deprivation, he says, leaves children immature and unable to fit into large groups, pushing some toward attention seeking in unhealthy ways.
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C. H. Gundry
Canadian Medical Association
Threshing Record Set in Caledonia Area
W E Jones threshes 4612 acres for Alex Cowie near Brantford Ontario in 16 hours gathering 2834 bushels with 61 bushels per acre across wheat barley mixed grain and oats. Banana description and long sea worms noted as curious side facts.
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W. E. Jones
Alex Cowie
Caledonia
Brantford
Ont
Artificial Wool From Casein Promises Rayon-Price Fibre
United States researchers patent a new method to make artificial wool from casein resembling merino wool. The process mirrors rayon production, enabling existing rayon plants to switch to casein with different chemicals. Yearly casein output exceeds 35 million pounds, with skim milk potentially yielding up to 1,000 million pounds. profitability remains uncertain.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
International News Service
A Satisfying Morning After a Nightmarish Dream
The piece reflects on the relief of waking from a nightmare and finding safety and normalcy. It contrasts sensational fears with ordinary morning details like sunlight, coffee, and bacon, noting that real danger is unlikely and cites Poe in contrasting fiction with reality.
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Grand Central Station
Poe
Florentine
New York Times
It Is Okay Not To Stand For National Anthem
Col. James A. Moss retired president general of the United States Flag Association says it is acceptable not to stand during the National Anthem while in bed eating telephoning playing cards or taking a bath. The term under weigh is defined as the moment the anchor is weighed even if the vessel is not yet underway.
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James A. Moss
United States Flag Association
Brooklyn
LaGuardia
Social spider colonies trap prey in shared web network
Some spider species form colonies by linking multiple webs with shared silk lines. The first arriving spider secures entangled prey, gaining access to the catch before others.
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New York
Man
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Copease Souseols
Lord Tweedsmuir
Ontario
Acre
England
Emma Gordon
Harriston
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