Submarine War Prep Advances With Listening Devices And Tactics
The British admiralty has developed long range underwater listening devices now on destroyers and speedboats to detect submarines. Submarines have limited underwater range and must surface to recharge. Germany builds 750 500 and 250 ton subs. Depth bombs, convoys, Q boats, and underwater listening systems shape anti submarine strategy.
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Admiralty
London
Germany
United States
Hells
North Sea
Britain
Frenchwomen Do Their Bit in Wartime Mobilization
Women across Paris and rural districts mobilize for passive defense and war support. The Paris region reports over eighty thousand women in active service with groups including the Women's Auxiliary Air Corps and Parachutists Service.
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Parisian
Women’s Auxiliary Air Corps
Parachutists
Canadians claim wrong freight led to border crossing
William J Chartrand 61 and Anatole Lafiech 32 of Montreal told Judge John Knight a mistaken journey on a coal gondola led them into the United States while seeking work as fruit pickers. The Buffalo judge suspended their sentences after hearing the unusual defense that they were simply admiring scenery when arrested.
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John Knight
United States
Knight
Buffalo N.Y
William J Chartrand
Anatole Lafiech
Montreal
Canada Holds Simple Ceremony in Paris at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
In Paris a solemn ceremony marked Canada's entry into the war as Lieut.-Col. G. P. Vanier, Canadian minister to France, placed a wreath of roses and lilies beside the eternal flame with the inscription 1914 1939 Adsum Can afta.
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Canada
Paris
G. P. Vanier
France
Mercury's Oval Orbit Sprints then Slows in Elliptical Path
Mercury moves in an oval orbit with speeds of 36 miles per second on the straight parts and 24 miles per second on the curved sections, illustrating varying orbital velocity along its path.
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Mercury
Rust and corrosion cause annual direct losses
The text notes that rust and corrosion lead to annual direct losses that exceed those from fire and flood combined, highlighting the severe economic impact of degradation on infrastructure and assets.
No Place Like Home After Summer Ends
A reflective note on returning home after travel, praising the comfort of familiar rooms and objects. The author contrasts restless travel with the freedom found inside one’s own home, acknowledging lingering guilt for neglecting household duties.
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New York Times
Emerson
Pineboro-in-the- Hills
Sandyville-by-the-Sea
Oldest democracy marks 648th birthday in August 1291
Three cantons united in August 1291 to form a mountain republic. The Halifax Herald notes the confederation's six centuries of linguistic diversity refuting dictators claim that diverse peoples cannot live together. Greenland is one-third Australia's size on a flat map, with Australia appearing one-third Greenland.
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Switzerland
Halifax Herald
Canada
Financial Post
Greenland
Australia
Milton Whitney
New Guinea
Madagascar
New York Herald Tribune
Canada to按 Amended radio fees scale for private stations
Canada Gazette outlines sliding fee scale for private broadcasting stations based on power and service area. Top rate reaches 10 000 dollars for 50 000 watt stations, with 4 000 for 10 000 watt units in Toronto Calgary and a 4 000 charge for a 5 000 watt Montreal station. Minor amendments include dealer reporting requirements and crystal sets exempt from licenses. British Trade Commissioner Wiseman urges Canadian business to bolster export trade and buy from Britain to aid war effort.
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Canada
Canada Gazette
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Toronto
Calgary
Montreal
Radio
Ottawa
Great Britain
A. M. Wiseman
Wiseman
Britain
Corridor divides regions says Hitler comments resemble Quebec split
The Sudbury Star notes Hitler argues a corridor would cut off main holdings and claims no country would be satisfied. It compares a Maine sized corridor to Pomorze and asserts Canada has not worried about such a division between Quebec and the Maritimes.
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Hitler
Maine
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Sudbury Star
Praying Mantis as Pet in Oriental Homes Sparks Debate
A controversial note claims the praying mantis, labeled as the most blood thirsty insect, is kept as a pet by Orientals, reflecting biased stereotypes in the periodical prose.
Native African chief speaks thirteen languages says study
Brigadier H S L Winterbotham reports to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics that a Ugandan village chief, possibly an Oxford graduate, spoke 13 languages including three European tongues. He owned a library from Shakespeare to Mark Twain and trained natives to survey jungle routes using telescopes and star positions.
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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
England
H. S. L. Winterbotham
London
Union
Oxford
Uganda
Pair of gold teeth found in wash tub at Port Elizabeth
A Port Elizabeth washerwoman heard an airplane and found a pair of gold teeth in the wash tub outside Mrs. E. Brockett’s yard. The discovery occurred as she scrubbed clothes, adding an odd twist to a routine chore.
Cannot Afford Purchases Says Quillen
Robert Quillen notes in a quip that in a free land one may do as one pleases except when buying things one cannot afford so the clerk won’t think you cheap.
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Robert Quillen
Colorful kitchen towels pattern 6483 notice
Pattern 6483 offers a transfer of six motifs 5 x 12 inches for outline running and cross stitch roses. Materials and stitch illustrations included. Send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg to obtain pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Potent soil bacteria yield strongest germ killer yet
A soil bacterium described by Dr Rene J. Dubois is reported to produce the most potent germ killing chemical known. A pound could deter pneumonia and virulent streptococci in immense numbers, raising hopes for medical use while noting the vast unseen soil world.
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Rene J. Dubois
Rockefeller Institute
International Congress of Microbiology
Siegfried Line Names and Roman Boundary Roots
The article notes France called its fortifications after ex sergeant and minister while Germany’s line is dubbed Siegfried yet Hitler calls it Limes or Westwall. It explains Siegfried from victory and peace and Limes as a Roman boundary wall term later becoming limits. Toronto Star.
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France
Maginot
Germany
Siegfried
Hitler
Limes
Siegfried Line
Westwall
Her “Limes
Toronto Star
Just A Theory About Aurora Dust From Meteorites
Dr. Joseph Kaplan, associate professor of physics at the University of California, proposes that tiny iron and silica dust from meteorites burning 40 to 70 miles above Earth may contribute to the aurora borealis. He sostiene this theory in recent discussions.
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Joseph Kaplan
University of California
Lost town revealed as drought uncovers lake in France
In Chambon France drought reveals a buried town when the lake recedes. In Moscow a display features one hundred sixty varieties of dahlias. A restaurant scene recalls diners bidding for hash and a waiter joking about risk.
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Chambon
France
Moscow
Chief Cable Censor Appoints W. W. Murray of The Canadian Press
W. W. Murray of The Canadian Press parliamentary staff becomes chief cable censor of the department of national defence with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Murray began in 1914 as a private in the 20th Canadian Battalion, earned a commission, served as intelligence officer and commander, was awarded the Military Cross and bar, then moved to journalism postwar. He worked on the Halifax Herald and joined The Canadian Press in 1923, later serving 12 years in the parliamentary bureau. He has been granted leave of absence for the war duration.
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W. W. Murray
Department of National Defence
Murray
Halifax Herald
The
Canadian Press
Col
No Flowers By Request From Berlin Announcement
Berlin announces Adolf Hitler will not accept flowers while traveling through occupied areas. Donors are directed to give flowers to German soldiers instead.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Modern babies eat four times as much as parents did
Surveys suggest infants today consume about four times the food of their parents at the same age. The prompt adds that grapefruit can be called citrus decumana pommelo pommelmous shaddock, noting multiple names for the fruit.
Wind Speeds and Roses Compared in Brief Wording
A brisk wind of 30 miles per hour is described as nine varieties of roses stronger than a 10 mile wind, illustrating a playful or metaphorical comparison.
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