Toronto New York Air Mail Service Established
An air mail link now operates daily between Toronto and New York both ways. Scheduled flights cut trip to two hours with Malton Airport departures at 10.00 am to New York by noon and 11.30 pm to New York by 3.30 am return. arrivals at Malton 9.45 am and 8.15 pm. Mail posted by 4 pm Toronto time connects with the 11:30 am EST flight for next morning delivery in New York, boosting service to Miami and other Southern Atlantic points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
New York
Malion
Malton
Ontario Sees Warm April Boost Crops Earlier Market Availability
Ontario reports its warmest April in 99 years accelerating crop growth with asparagus rhubarb lettuce and carrots appearing weeks earlier than usual. Grain crops are three weeks ahead but officials foresee reduced acreage due to labor shortages with hay and pasturage ready to rise. In Niagara the fruit bloom is two weeks early but frost risk remains a concern for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Department
Niagara Peninsula
Canadian posters brighten shelters in wartime Britain
Posters showing Canadian scenes including Jasper National Park were distributed to brighten First Aid Posts rest centres and hospitals in Britain. Nurses and wardens collected posters at the Canadian National Railways offices in Cockspur Street and had requests promptly fulfilled.
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Canada
Jasper National Park
Britain
Canadian National Railways
Cockspur Street
Beavers Sabotage Railway Lines In Algonquin Park
Beavers in Algonquin Park sabotage Canadian National Railways reports A Hoffman section foreman at Brawny Ontario. He says beavers have dammed near the track to flood the line and require continual removal of dams to protect railway property. The ongoing conflict lasts years and spans months of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algonquin Park
Canadian National Railways
A. Hoffman
Brawny
Ont
Canadian National
Germ killer in soil promises fight against pneumonia and gangrene
Dr. C Hoogerheide of the Biochemical Research Foundation at the Franklin Institute announces a powerful germkiller found in common soil. The substance, termed H1, can kill the germs of pneumonia gangrene and other infectious diseases in minute quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hoogerheide
Biochemical Research Foundation
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Proteins in New Drink Aims to Replace Meals
A science article describes a chocolate flavored drink that provides the proteins of a full meal. It notes two medical uses: ensuring no essential protein is missing from a diet and delivering proteins to patients whose bodies cannot absorb dietary proteins due to illness.
Unexplained Air Raid Fatalities Highlighted by Medical Meeting
Royal Academy of Medicine in London heard Professor Geoffrey Hadfield describe thirty air raid autopsies eight with no external cause of death. Some cases showed blood in lung passages but no lung rupture, yet carbon monoxide saturation was high. Professor S Zuckerman noted that blasts can kill without external injuries, a fact known since the Spanish Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Academy of Medicine
London
Geoffrey Hadfield
S. Zuckerman
Oxford
How Can I Keep Houseplants Hydrated While Away
Soak a large sponge with water and place it on the pot soil. The plant absorbs enough water to stay fresh during a short absence. Also ideas include using lemon juice for stains or vinegar solutions for cleaning.
Cow’s Milk Fear After Bomb Attacks In Britain
Bombings in Britain unsettle dairy herds and curdling milk supplies as cows react nervously. Major Gage of Kansas City received a letter from Captain T Allen Stevens, a Berkshire Shorthorn breeder near Farington, describing the impact on milk yield and dairy livestock.
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Britain
Bossy
Major Gage
Kansas City
T. Allen Stevens
Farington
Berkshire
England
Canadian National Railways Revenues Jump 40 Percent
The gross revenues of the Canadian National Railways System for the nine day period ending April 30, 1941, were 7 912 856 dollars, up from 5 620 850 dollars for the same period in 1940, an increase of 2 292 006 dollars or 40 8 percent.
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Canadian National Railways
Modern Etiquette Q and A: House Guests and Grace
A set of etiquette questions and answers covers invitations, handling opposing opinions, room decorations, hat etiquette when speaking to a girl, avoid writing affectionate words on a photo, and reacting to fault pointing. Hostess should extend invitations. avoid arguing. fresh flowers decorate best. lift hats by the crown gently. avoid declarations on photos. respond with gratitude though resentment can follow.
Humble Sheriff Candidate Falls Short in Town Vote
An American candidate for sheriff loses badly with 55 votes out of 3500. He walks Main Street afterward with two guns, insisting he has friends in the country. A parade of quips and small-town scenes follows, including a bar gain sale and street-side humor.
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Main Street
Best Time To Sow Potatoes Now In Ontario
Ontario Department of Agriculture finds the optimal potato planting window is May 18 to May 25 based on Middlesex and South Simcoe trials, with yields declining from 274 to 198 bushels per acre as planting delays. Spraying and dusting across eight years at Ridge town Farm increases yields by about 28 percent.
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Middlesex
South Simcoe
Ont. Dept. of Agriculture
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Ridgetown Experimental Farm
Potatoes Shine in Market Appeal for Homes
A journalist notes the strong market pull of clean bright potatoes uniform in size and free from bruises and disease, highlighting their superior appeal to the housewife over unsprayed or undusted plots and other foods.
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Air Mail Service
Beavers
Balkans
Greece
BY Robert A. Lee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Shipmen's Express
U. S&s
R. B. Herier
Ebenezer
Dept. of Agriculture
United Iy Eee
Duke & George Sts
Foronto
Phillips
B. Phillips Company Limited
Osborne Avenue
BABY
J. D. Johnson
Fergus
Bray
Bray Hatchery
John North
Hamilton
Sussex
Coveney’s Hatchery
Mitchell, Ont
Goddard
Paikin Supply Company
Barton Street
General
Nu-Wall
Nu-Wall Limited
Leaside
Robert W. Cole
Clinton, Ont
Dominion Herb Distributors
Dept. W
Main
Montreal
J. N. Lindsay
Cap. Jitol Theatre
St. Thomas
Special Department For Farmers Collections
Phillips Company
Natural Leaf Tobacco Co
Leamington
Dixon
Munro’s
Elgin
J. A. Johnston Co
King E
Hubbard Portable Oven Co
Bathurst St
Mount Pleasant Motors Ltd
Chrysler
Plymouth
Mt. Pleasant Road
Yonge St
Danforth Avenue
Dollar Nurseries
Fonthill
Cramer
The
Ramsay Co
Bank Street
Familex
St. Clement
Hood Seed Growers
Hudson Bay Junction
Saskatchewan
Deering
International Harvester Co
J. H. McCaw
Barrie
Imperial
Emperial Photo Service Dept
Station J
Queen East
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