English school groups to house in Toronto for war duration
Two groups of English schoolgirls and sixteen English schoolboys on a Canadian cricket tour will reside in Toronto for the war period. Amateurs nationwide to close as war conditions restrict radio. Britain’s Labor Ministry takes control of all employment for the war.
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Canada
Toronto
Duchess of Kent
Australia
Auto Cycle Council
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Tientsin
Radio Division
Transport Department
Minister of Labor
Great Britain
Firemen Demonstrate Oil Fire Suppression in Detroit
Highland Park fire department staged a public demonstration showing rapid extinguishment of 1000 gallons of burning oil. Spectators watched as firebrands were tossed into a pit, oil failed to ignite, and a water spray from hoses eventually soaked the crowd.
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Highland Park Fire Department
Detroit
King John Did Not Sign Magna Charta He Sealed It
The article notes that King John did not write nor read the Magna Charta. He merely affixed his seal, indicating he was uncertain of its content due to his illiteracy.
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John
Geisha Girls in Tokyo Donate Gold Jewelry to Government
A Tokyo report notes geisha girls surrender their gold jewelry to the government as part of an antiwar effort. The piece argues that without trees civilization would vanish, highlighting environmental concerns alongside the cultural act.
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Tokyo
Japan
Slimming dress pattern for matronly figure 4197
Anne Adams Pattern 4197 offers a slimming dress with a double front panel and scalloped yoke. Available in women sizes 34 to 48, it requires 3 1/2 yards of fabric for size 36 and 20 cents to order from the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave E
Tribute to the horse in the Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal pays tribute to the horse noting its humane qualities and loyal companionship. It describes the horse as a beloved, whimsical and loyal partner to humankind through peacetime and war, alongside the dog as a faithful friend.
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Ottawa Journal
Good Excuse Anyway The Foreman
The foreman reprimands a late workman who explains a house fire delayed him. The worker adds the fire was the root problem and the wood wouldn’t burn, revealing a string of miscommunications and a stubborn start to the day.
Farm School Project Reclaims OConnor Estate Near Toronto
In business circles the $1,300,000 Maryvale estate of the late Senator Frank P. OConnor will become a Roman Catholic farm and school. Maryvale, located a few miles north of Toronto, was the home of the prominent chocolate manufacturer who died August 21, 2324.
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The
Toronto Daily Star
Maryvale
Frank P. O'Connor
Toronto
Human speed records outpace the fastest minds on land
The article surveys historic speed feats across humans and animals, noting John Cobb at 370.75 mph on Bonneville's Salt Flats and Sir Malcolm Campbell at Coniston. It contrasts human limits with rapid animals and prior machine efforts, ending with Cunningham four minutes for a mile and Jesse Owens nine seconds for 100 yards.
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John Cobb
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Coniston
England
Cobb
Mr. Campbell
Ab Jenkins
Buffalo
Agello
Cunningham
Jesse Owens
New York Herald Tribune
Tonga Islands Stamp Cover Marks Queen Charlotte Anniversary
R H Trickey of Saskatoon received a Tonga Islands cover celebrating twenty years since Queen Charlotte's accession. It traveled by tin can mail from Ninafoon Islands, bearing a 2 1/2d stamp, showing Queen Charlotte beside her throne. The reverse reads via tin can mail in four languages.
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R. H. Trickey
Saskatoon
Tonga Islands
Queen Charlotte
Ninafoon Islands
New Zealand
England
Canada
Booneville savings bank closes after idle funds fail
The Booneville Iowa savings bank with 267000 in deposits and 33 years of operation closes doors. It remains solvent but cannot profit from 2 percent interest while cash sits idle in the vaults. In a letter to depositors the bank cites not knowing what to do with the money as the principal reason for quitting.
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Savings Bank
Booneville
Iowa
Weather Influence From Atlantic Affects British Isles
A weather overview notes that Atlantic Ocean systems drive most atmospheric patterns over the British Isles, shaping storm tracks and precipitation. Meteorologists emphasize oceanic fetch, jet stream shifts, and pressure gradients as key factors in regional conditions.
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British Isles
Atlantic Ocean
Appointment of Roderick Kennedy as Editor in Chief
The Family Herald and Weekly Star announces Roderick Stuart Kennedy BSA has been named Editor in Chief. Kennedy, Montreal born and McGill trained, brings farming, journalism, and wartime service experience to unite Canada’s rural and national farming audience. He recently served as Promotion Manager at the paper since 1922.
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Roderick Stuart Kennedy
B.S.A
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Canada
Dominion
Kennedy
Montreal
England
British Commonwealth
Macdonald College
McGill
Lacombe
C.E.F
Ottawa
London Times
United States
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Canadian Authors’ Association
How the Butterfly Got Its Name Wins National Contest
Eighteen year old Marion J Anderson, a blind resident of Seattle, authored a fairy tale titled How the Butterfly Got Its Name. Her story won first place in a nationwide short story contest conducted by Braise Searchlight Magazine in New York.
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Marion J. Anderson
Seattle
Braise Searchlight
New York
Mounties Seize Freighter Koenigsberg on St Lawrence
The Toronto Star notes the Canadian Mounties not only pursue suspects but also seized the freighter Koenigsberg in the St Lawrence several weeks ago. The incident highlights their claim of always getting their man and their ship.
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Koenigsberg
St. Lawrence
The
Toronto Star
Ice Age glacier coverage in Jasper Alberta estimated
Geologists estimate that during the Ice Age more than 1000 feet of glacier ice covered the area now known as Jasper in Jasper National Park Alberta.
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Jasper
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Asparagus fern misnamed botanically
A note clarifies that the asparagus fern is not a true fern and that alligator pears have no relation to either pears or alligators.
What doth the Lord require of thee in Micah lesson
The Sunday school lesson centers on Micah 6 8 and 3 1 12 6 5 with devotions from Psalm 50 1 8 14 15. It condemns unjust rulers and false prophets and urges that true worship is not mere offerings but living justly with kindness and a humble walk with God. It contrasts extortion and cruelty with the call to enlightened justice reinforced by mercy.
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Jehovah
Micah
Moses
Luxury Pullman Bus Tours Niagara Falls Visitor Scene
Houston broker B. W. Christie travels in a $33,000 streamlined Pullman bus on a U S tour with five guests en route to the New York World's Fair. The 33 foot vehicle features a kitchenette, Electrolux refrigerator, hot water, bath with shower, lounge, air conditioning, a rear lounge, speedometer panel, private telephone and 1000 feet of cable for office contact. The bus travels eighty miles an hour, gets five and a half miles per gallon, and draws crowds at Table Rock House Niagara Falls Ontario on first Canadian stop.
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Table Rock House
Queen Victoria Park
Niagara Falls
Ont
Horseshoe Falls
Christie
United States
Canada
Electrolux
Portable folding printing outfit copies tracings fast
A folding portable printing device has been invented to produce photographic copies of tracings, drawings and manuscripts on sensitized paper in minutes.
Health League Exhibit Promotes Public Health at Canadian National Exhibition
The Health League of Canada hosts an expanded display at the Toronto exposition to educate visitors on milk pasteurization vaccination against diphtheria and toxoid, venereal disease control and periodic health exams. It notes half the illness cost in Canada is preventable.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
Toronto
Health Education Agency
Health League
Editorial note on Dr McCullough cancer articles request
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr. McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs readers to request the full collection through the specified address.
Not Only One Thing Ethel Barrymore Backs Theatre Movement
The article notes Ethel Barrymore endorses the little theatre movement for giving stage access to youths who never saw live performances. It highlights how many towns lack professional theatre since cinema rose 25 years ago and contrasts urban readers with younger generations unfamiliar with trains and gingham aprons.
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Ethel Barrymore
Shoes Of Many Colors For Spring In Canada
Marketing Toronto lists 16 women colors and 13 men colors for spring shoes at a conference of tanners manufacturers and retailers. Ladies drawn to pink blue lime turquoise coral yellow red violet and fuchsia while men favor browns with green as the sole contrasting note.
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Toronto
Two Injured Workers Meet as Hospital Roommates
Pat Shiner a 61 year old railroad yard employee planned to visit N A Nelson 67 who lay in a Minneapolis hospital after a switch engine collision. Shiner stumbled and was struck by a tank car and ended up in the same ward where Nelson lay in the next bed.
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Pat Shiner
N. A. Nelson
Minneapolis
Pat
Nelson
Michler Ship Sledge Builds Largest Power Sled
Fond du Lac Wis company Michler claims to have built the largest power sled at 80 feet long and over 9000 pounds. A diesel engine will power the sled to be used by an Alaskan mining firm.
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Michler Company
Fond du Lac
Wis
California road paved with walnut shells
A California road is reported to be paved using walnut shells as an unconventional binding material. The project aims to recycle agricultural waste and reduce environmental impact while maintaining roadway durability.
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California
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