Backing the Project to Restore Luther Swamp
Conservation of wild life depends on soil and water health. Luther swamp in southwestern Ontario requires restoration to its original condition. An Ontario Federation of Anglers committee led by Dr. N C Douglas Owen Sound inspected the swamp and drainage ditches and recommends an eight foot dam across the Black river to restore water levels.
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Luther Swamp
Ontario
Ontario Federation of ‘Anglers
N. C. Douglas
Owen Sound
Black River
Folk Dancing Gains Favor Across Dances Rise
European war spurs Western Hemisphere solidarity and Latin American dances such as the Rhumba Congo and Tango gain popularity in U S ballrooms. Group dancing and old world folk adaptations rise while jitterbug wanes as instructors note lasting interest mainly among girls.
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United States
Chicago National Association of Dancing Masters
Association
Dancing Masters
America
Scouts Aid War Effort Across British Empire
Wartime scouting note explains Bombay Patrols at air raid posts and 100 Scout cyclists on standby for emergencies. It mentions a Canadian National Exhibition woodcraft cooking contest won by the 14th Toronto Troop with top chef judges from the Royal York Hotel and Eaton's Georgian Room. The event may become annual.
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Canada
Great Britain
Boy Scouts of India
Bombay
Toronto
Huntsville
Royal York Hotel
Eaton
Georgian Room
A. £. Paddon
Herbert Greenway
War Week Aims for Britain as Axis Presses Attacks
Britain braces as German air power mounts an all out assault aimed at crippling the RAF and choking supply lines. U.S. leaders pledge support with a boosted naval buildup while Europe reels from Detentions of Daladier Reynaud and Gamelin. Mussolini era accelerates in the Mediterranean as Canada plans air crew waves for Britain.
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Britain
Germany
British Isles
Royal Air Force
Great Britain
R.A.F
Berlin
London
United Press
U. S
Frank Knox
England
Ronald Adam
Northern Command
France
Edouard Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Marie-Gustave Gamelin
Daladier
Wardime
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Charles
Raymond Clapper
Canada
James S. Duncan
United Kingdom
Aluminum Rationing Shifts Canada From Utensils to Planes
Canada, the top aluminum producer per capita, begins strict rationing diverting aluminum from cooking utensils to aircraft production. No new aluminum dishmaking will occur once current stock finishes as plants adjust to military needs, with industry cooperation and government forecasted timing.
Canadian National Railways Revenues In 1940 Week
The week ending September 7 1940 saw gross revenues of 4 696 182 for the Canadian National Railways System, up from 4 165 511 in the same period in 1939, a rise of 530 671 or 12.7 percent. There are now more than 115 000 000 sheep in Australia. When soldiers were billeted a sergeant with a drummer warned tradesmen not to sell on credit.
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Canadian National Railways
Australia
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Tronically
Boy Scouts Association of
Warsaw
Poland
Gestapo
Camp Borden
No. 1 Service Flying Training School
C. L. T. Swale
Edmonton
A. T. N. Cowley
O.C
Balkans
Carol
Madame Lupescu
Antonescu
Soviet Union
Red Army
Norway
Black Sea
Yugoslavia
Newsweek
Axis
Dalmatian
Prince Paul
Mediterranean
Italy
Suez Canal
Syria
Associated Press
Edward E. Bomar
Near East
Egypt
Middle East
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Joint Defense Board
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Gene Byrnes
General Megonicle
U. S. Pat
By Fred Neher
Dominion
Toronto Globe and Mail
C. D. Howe
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