Duty Of Public In Tracking Spy Suspects Warns Citizens
The Mounted Police Quarterly urges Canadians to aid authorities against subversive rumors and spy activities. It warns against overzealous panic, notes past measures like fingerprinting enemy aliens, and calls for writing tips and careful reporting to avoid hindering investigations.
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Mounted Police
Canadian Mounted Police
Defence of
Canada
Minister of Justice
Afti
Aite
Prairie Ducks Prefer Prairie Waters Over Parkland Says Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald notes ducks favor prairie waters for breeding when available. Prairie ponds offer grassy nesting cover and mineral rich, alkaline waters that sustain abundant aquatic vegetation and high insect life, supporting larger duck populations compared with parkland or bush country.
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Mie Prairie
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Gandhi on Hitler and wartime food waste observed in print
The article cites Gandhi's harsh assessment of Hitler as a naked force and notes his terse expression. It mentions厨房 cooking losses with scrambled eggs and compares historical icebergs counts in North Atlantic shipping lanes, listing 439 average over 40 years and 250 expected this year.
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Gandhi
North Atlantic
English Ferrets Used to Rid Ottawa Buildings of Rats
In Ottawa a Hull man R C Mullen imported four pair of ferrets to combat rats in several capital buildings. The pets hunt at night, bite the necks of rats, and prefer bread and milk to food. They are trained, strong, fast, and tame enough to be handled. An unrelated note tells of a ten year old niece sending thanks for a pin cushion.
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Ottawa
R. C. Mullen
Carillon Street
Hull
One
Mullen
Old Country
Ottawa Journal
Australian mines push exploration amid war pinches
In wartime conditions Australian mines resume more exploratory work on low grade ore deposits. The report notes continued activity in developing such bodies and adjusting output to the current supply challenges.
Wards Of The King Children To Canada During War
Dr. Charlotte Whitton of the Canadian Welfare Council told a Montreal meeting that England’s threatened children arriving in Canada will be wards of the King during the war. She urged government supervision of migration and voluntary effort to ensure home life for the children. She said Britain must decide timing and numbers of child moves.
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Canada
England
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa
Canadian Welfare Council
Montreal
Whitton
Dr. Whitton
Robot Weather Reporting Stations Demonstrated by U S Experts
The National Bureau of Standards announced in Washington D C that Harry Diamond and Wilbur Hinman Jr led the development of radio equipped weather stations. The units relay barometric pressure temperature humidity wind data and rainfall from remote peaks islands or inaccessible sites with minimal maintenance.
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U.S
National Bureau of Standards
Washington, D.C
Harry Diamond
Wilbur
Hinman, Jr
Trophies For War Use By State From Lord Roberts’ Collection
The daughter of Lord Roberts has donated her father’s war trophies to the state including field pieces and presentations for scrap to aid the war effort. A line about a couple’s quarrel and a weather note follows with unrelated remarks.
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Lord Roberts
The British Character Hard To Understand And The British Are Hard To Beat
A reprint of a Christian Science Monitor quote praising British resolve after 1066 and through the war, noting that some advise retreat while Britain plans to defend the Old World and resist a fast advancing war machine. The piece highlights British stubbornness as key to eventual victory.
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Christian Science Monitor
Federal Aircraft Created as Government Owned Co op
The new Federal Aircraft organization will coordinate and speed Anson plane production for the air training plan. It will operate like other government brought into being firms, is wholly owned by the government, and will run as a private non profit body with president and directors serving without remuneration.
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Federal Aircraft Limited
Department of
C. D. Howe
First Woman Pilot Killed in Flight Training
Mrs. Elsie Joy Davison, Britain's first woman pilot of the war, a member of the Women's Section of the Air Transport Auxiliary, died in an instructional flight while ferrying a new aircraft from a factory to RAF stations.
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Britain
Elsie Joy ‘Davison
Air Transport Auxiliary
Parachute History Seen Through Century of Trials
A historical survey traces parachute use from 1783 in France to early balloon descents by Garnierin and Garnet, noting 1797 Paris tests, 1802 London descents, and later military adoption. It cites nations and figures such as Lenormand Blanchard Garnet Garnierin Kaparente and events in Warsaw St Louis and World War I.
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Sebastien Lenlormand
Montpellier Observatory
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Blanchard
France
Andra Jacques Garnetin
Garnerin
Jordakt Kaparente
Warsaw
St. Louis
Muissouri
New York Sun
Admiral Cunningham Leads Britain Mediterranean Fleet in RAF Battle
Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, commander of Britain's Mediterranean fleet, sails Warspite with 30 600 ton battleship and destroyers to attack Narvik Fjord. The Warspite, rebuilt at cost 12 500 900, fought heavy German fire as seven German destroyers were sunk and three British destroyers damaged.
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Great Britain
Mediterranean
Andrew Cunningham
Warspite
Jutland
Narvik Fjord
Andrew
Scorpion
Ie Warapite
Norwegianron
Not Always Good Rule Says Milwaukee Sentinel
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues Santa Barbara California should retire teachers at 65 but notes many educators excel past that age. It criticizes rigid age limits and urges evaluating individuals rather than applying blanket rules.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Santa Barbara
Calif
Cat Outwits Snake Near Yethorme Australia
A cat used a kitten as a decoy to kill a hidden snake near Yethorme. The cat chased the reptile into bushes, fetched a kitten from the farm house, placed it near the snake, and hid. The snake attacked the kitten, then the mother cat pounced, killed the snake, and comforted the frightened kitten.
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Hestroy
Yethorme
Australia
Last Edna Wallace Hopper Undergoes Third Face Lift
Edna Wallace Hopper the Eternal Flapper has a third facial lift at age seventy five. Surgeon Dr. E Daniel Shorell calls the operation a success claiming Hopper looks twenty years younger. The former stage star and third wife of the late De Wolf Hopper first had a facelift in 1919 then in 1926 and now seeks to return to the stage presenting a look from the 1890s era.
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Edna Wallace Hopper
Flapper
New York
E. Daniel Shorell
Misa Hopper
de Wolf Hopper
Miss Hopper
Not For Children War Toys Designer Anne Farrell
Anne Farrell, a toy designer, warns that war toys should be kept from young children. She recently returned to Pittsburg from Sweden where she was called to design playthings for experimental education.
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Anne Farrell
Pittsburg
Sweden
England’s sports grounds listed amid wartime strain
At the outbreak of the present European war Britain boasted about 500 golf courses 1200 bowling greens 4000 cricket pitches 3500 football grounds and 50000 tennis courts as civilian pursuits faced pressure.
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England
Egypt Exports Over Two Million Pounds of Cotton in Four Months
Egypt shipped more than 2,000,000 pounds of cotton to foreign markets in the first four months of the year. The export figure underscores a strong start for the season and supports national textile trade prospects.
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Egypt
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