North to Alaska Holiday Plan Benefits From Travel
Planning a trip to Alaska offers a vivid introduction to the territory and Yukon. Rail links from Vancouver enable nine day voyages aboard comfortable ships through the Inside Passage. In 1941 eleven cruises begin with the SS Prince Rupert leaving June 16 offering passengers the Midnight Sun experience.
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Alaska
Yukon
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Skagway
Pacific
Prince Rupert
Family Roll-Call of the Cox Hart Children in Jacksonville
The Cox Hart family of Jacksonville lists 11 children of Biggs Cox and Judy Jemima Elizabeth Gertrude Hart Cox. Their names are Zadie Zylphia Zula Zadoc Zeber Zenobia Zeronial Zesllie Zeola Zero and Zelbert.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Biggs Cox
Judy Jemima Elizabeth Gertrude Hart Cox
Zadie
Zylphia
Zula
Zadoc
Zeber
Zenobia
Zeronial
Zesllie
Zeola
Zero
Zelbert
Oxford Accent Sparks Debate at BBC
The BBC defends its so called Oxford accent amid complaints and praise. R A Renall notes heated debate over announcer pronunciation while the aim remains clear to present news read by Britons and preserve language variety. Two overseas announcers have joined the staff with more expected.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Voice of Britain
Oxford
R. A. Renall
Empire Services
B.B.C
Empire
Window Box Veg Growing in Small Spaces
Small vegetables and herbs thrive in boxes on balconies or window sills. Chives and shallots substitute for onions while mint and parsley remain useful. Mustard, cress, and lettuce grow well, and long pea sticks let you cultivate a surprising amount of scarlet runners.
New Ontario Supervisor For Royal Bank
S A Duke named Supervisor for Ontario Branches as Royal Bank expands across Ontario. B L Mitchell remains Assistant General Manager and Ontario chief representative based in Toronto. Duke started in 1904 at Traders Bank and has led branches in Hariston Brandon Sherbrooke Windsor and Toronto before his new role.
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Toronto
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario
S. A. Duke
B. L. Mitchell
Mr. Duke
Traders Bank
Grand Valley
Harriston
Brandon
Sherbrooke
Windsor
Duke
Northwestern scientists announce a stomach ulcer hormone
A newly discovered hormone identified by A P Hands G B Fauley Harry Greengard and A C Ivy of Northwestern University Medical School suggests a natural mechanism to prevent stomach ulcers. The finding, described in Chicago, indicates a potential pathway for new treatments.
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Nature
A. P. Hands
G. B. Fauley
Harry Greengard
A. C. Ivy
Northwestern University
Medical School
Chicago
Sunshine linked to lower lip cancer among workers
Dr. George C. Andrews of New York City stated at an American Society for the Control of Cancer forum that sunlight, not smoking, causes smoker's cancer of the lower lip in workers. Excessive ultraviolet exposure is a long known cause of skin cancer.
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George C. Andrews
New York City
American Society For the Control of Cancer
X Rays Counteract Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Rats
At the American Association of Anatomists meeting in Chicago researchers reported X rays and gas produced a peculiar blood effect that counteracts carbon monoxide poisoning. Experiments on rats showed saved lives after severe toxin exposure.
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American Association of Anatomists
Chicago
New Oil Products From Electrical Discharges
Studies at Universal Oil Products Company laboratories show electric discharges on oils produce acetylene, the key starting material for many synthetic organic chemicals. The process could yield a wide new array of chemical products from petroleum.
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Universal Oil Products Company
New Knockout Drug Shows Fast Recovery at ACS Meeting
A new knockout drug named TNT Dialkyl WNR Oxazolediones was announced at the American Chemical Society annual meeting. It is described as producing quick recovery with no ill after effects and may be useful for short anesthesia in minor surgical procedures.
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American Chemical Society
Etiquette QandA on Entertaining, Mourning, and Calls
A modern etiquette QandA covers illness tales at gatherings, bridesmaid mourning attire, Sunday call hours, guest excusal from games, formal child introductions, and neighborhood calls. Answers: avoid illness stories, bridesmaids dress alike, 4 to 5 pm calls, guests should not seek excusal, use simple introductions, and neighbors call first before reciprocating.
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Martha
Mary Jones
Canadian National Railways Revenue Rise in Week Ended April 14 1941
The Canadian National Railways system reports gross revenues of 5,344,553 for the week ending April 14 1941 up from 4,097,320 a year earlier. This reflects an increase of 1,247,233 or 30.4 percent.
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Canadian National Railway
How Can I Make Fabrics Fire Resistant
Practical home answers explain methods for fabrics to resist flames. It covers soaking textiles in boric acid borax and water mixtures and drying, plus tips for thinning batter and cleaning nickel, with additional notes on restoring hard shrunk flannels and cleaning wallpaper using bran and a flannel bag.
Unlettered heir's double crosses and a middle name
A tale of a man who could not read or write and earns a fortune. He signs cheques with two crosses, then three crosses for a so called middle name. A local asks about the asylum for the blind and the meaning of the many windows while an English visitor learns Scots practicality.
Unbreakable doll exchange sparks household humor
A shop asks about exchanging an unbreakable doll and the customer jokes that the baby has broken every breakable thing in the house. Auntie questions Willie about playing with boys and Willie replies that good boys’ mothers won’t let him, in a light family humor tone.
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Willie
Women workers restricted from lifting heavy goods in Germany
A government directive in Germany bans women workers from handling items weighing more than 33 pounds each. This rule targets factory labor and aims to limit physical strain on female employees.
Red Cross Marks Scene of Crime in Montreal History
In western uptown Montreal a large red cross sits over the fence of the Grey Nuns Mother House marking a historic crime scene. Dr. W H Atherton recounts a 17th century bandit murder at a farm near Guy Street, where a cross was erected and later maintained by Grey Nuns to preserve the record of the former French colony.
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Montreal
Order of the Grey Nuns
Canadian National Railways
W. H. Atherton
Dorchester Street
Guy Street
Grey Nuns
Canada National Railways March Revenues Rise
C N R reports operating revenues up by 5.48 million and net revenue up by 2.93 million for March when compared with March 1940. First quarter net revenue increases total 5.25 million year over year. Operating revenues reached 23. million in the period.
Company Reports Sharp Revenue Increase in First Quarter
For the three months of the year operating revenues reached 64,698,467, up from 53,874,115 in the prior year. Net revenue by March 31 stood at 10,691,565 versus 5,437,961 in 1940, while operating expenses rose to 18,595,951 from 16,046,647.
Old Air Defenses Fail as Planes Fly High in 1918
An aircraft at 8000 feet escaped gun batteries in 1918 while recent enemy planes are said to be shot down at an average height of 16000 feet, more than three miles up.
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Kelly Chick Hatchery
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Hamilton
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Otto Johann
Owen Sound
Mount Pleasant Motors Ltd
Chrysler
Plymouth
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Yonge St
Danforth Avenue
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Sorauren Avenue
Calder
Ask
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Dept. W
Main
J. N. Lindsay
Capitol Theatre Building
St. Thomas
Special Department
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Fonthill
Cramer
Ridgedale
Sask
Dixon
Munro
Elgin St
Ottawa
J. A. Johnston Co
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Familex
St. Clement
Mr. Moore
Adelaide St. W
Sarge
Ramsay, Co
Bank Street
Canada
Dundas County
A. N. Smith
Spadina Road
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Munro’s
Elgin
Imperial
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Station J
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