Iceland Sainted in Peace and Polar Appeal
An overview of Iceland, island nation in the Atlantic near Greenland, detailing its geography, climate, governance under Denmark, and self government since 1874. It notes Reykjavik as capital, the Althing parliament, party leadership, population around 118000, and emigration to Manitoba led by figures such as Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Iceland
Nouthern
Denmark
Christian
Ireland
Althing
Reykjavik
Progressive Party
Hermann Jonasson
Ottawa Citizen
The Filing Case and the Quest for Immortality
Howard Vincent O'Brien muses on filing cases as relics of memory and mortality. He notes papers crumble with age while ink endures, recalling Kipling burning unpublished manuscripts as a paradox of preservation and loss.
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Howard Vincent O'Brien
Chicago Daily News
Ume
Rudyard Kiping
Kipling
Kilpy
Ung
War Boosts Music Sellers and Aircraft Demand
War jitters spur a boom in the music business. William Howard Heastey of the National Association of Music Merchants in Chicago says manufacturers and dealers expect to sell between 140,000 and 185,000 new planes this year, making 1940 the strongest year for manual planes since 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Howard Heastey
National Association of Music Merchants
Chicago
Sleeping car coaches with ten compartments and three sections
The report notes sleeping car coaches that convert into sleeping cars with ten compartments arranged in three sections. It mentions iron bridges first used in England around 1787, with Thomas Paine responsible for castings spanning the Wear at Bunderiand.
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England
Thomas Paine
Wear
Bunderiand
Feeder Purchase Policy Canceled by Department of Agriculture
The feeder purchase policy used in recent years to finance feeder sheep purchases in Western Canada is not in effect this year. Stock offers and related information will be available at the Production Service Office in Calgary and via department stock agents in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Winnipeg. Details on feeder lambs and breeding ewes can be obtained from G Herringer of Southern Saskatchewan Wool Growers and G Benson of Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders Association.
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Agricuttary
Department of Agriculture
Thor
Canada
Department
Calgary
Edmonton
Noose J. Pegna
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Winnipeg
G. Herringer
Southern Saskatchewan Wool Growers’ Limited
Maple Creek
Sass
G. 3. Benson
Southern
Alberta
Sheep Breeders’ Association
2Nd Avenue South
Lethbridge
Gibraltar Fate in Peace or War Debate
The article argues that Britain could cede Gibraltar to Spain only with international peace and security. It contends that until Hitler Stalin Mussolini and allies are deterred, Britain must retain the rock as a vital contact point in the British Commonwealth, noting Gibraltar’s inhabitants fare better under British rule than under any other regime.
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Britain
Spain
Rock
Gibraltar
Canada Produces War Gear At High Daily Rates
Munitions Minister Howe announced rapid production of uniforms boots and socks in Canada for the army and air force. Weekly deliveries include serge uniforms and blankets, along with braces caps great coats shirts and large socks and underwear shipments to the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Army
Air Force
Howe
R.C.A.F
Remedy For The Blues By Traveling With Circus
Hamilton man Donald Clarke describes vacationing with a circus in Toronto service club talk. He praises troopers as fine people and says the show must go on, offering them as an example for those in low spirits.
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Hamilton
Donald Clarke
Ont
Toronto
Oslo Occupation Aloofness Spurs Hair Shaving Punishment
News tie in Norway reports German occupation fosters distrust and social penalties. Norwegian girls seen with German soldiers face public shaming and hair shaving as a badge of dishonor while officials urge aloofness and limited greetings.
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Ae FM
Oslo
Motorists Fund Public Coffers With Vehicle Taxes
The piece notes Canadians paid motor vehicle registrations and gasoline taxes totaling 79,915,492 in 1939 and 67,230,196 in 1938, with expectations that 1940 will also yield strong revenue. It stresses public fund benefits while motorists dodge cars, closing with a wry line from the Winnipeg Free Press.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Phalanx of the Companions of France Formed in Vichy Plan
A Vichy dispatch reports creation of a semi military youth phalanx for ages 15 to 20 to be housed in state camps. Sponsored by Jean Barnegeray, the group aims to mirror totalitarian models and recruit thousands of homeless youths fleeing the German advance.
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Vichy
le Petit Dauphinois
Grenoble
Jean Barnegeray
Petain
Companions of
France
Two New Air Schools Open Under Commonwealth Plan
At Uplands airport near Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King opened No 2 service flying training school with Air Minister Power present. Edmonton hosts an air observers school the second of its kind, training in aerial photography reconnaissance and navigation under civilian management led by W R Wop May.
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Uplands
Ottawa
MacKenzie King
Power
Edmonton
Royal Air Force
Air Observer
Malton
Toronto
W. R. “Wop” May
French Embassy seeks U S protest over British seizure
Washington reports the French Embassy pleads with the United States to protest Britain's capture of the French fleet. The diplomat states his message to Washington, which is met with silence, and hints the report will go to Paris via Berlin.
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Washington
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Britain
America
France
Paris
Berlin
Goering Unveils New Reichs marshal Uniform
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, now Reichs marshal, appeared in a resplendent field marshal uniform. His golden epaulettes feature a burnished eagle clutching a swastika and a unique baton tipped with the Reichsapfel imperial orb, signaling his elevated rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reich
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Far North Christmas Parcels Hint Heat Wave Mystery
Two railway workers in Brantford Ontario reported handling two parcels marked Do not open till Christmas. The parcels, destined for Hay River Northwest Territories, were sent early to catch the last summer boat from Waterways Alberta into the far north as a seasonal timing cue.
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Raikway
Brantford
Ont
Hay River
Northwest Territories
Waterways
Alta
French teachers jailed for propaganda in Marneille schools
Three women teachers in Marneille France were sentenced to five years each on charges of spreading propaganda against the new French government in schools. John Bull reports the French fleet remains a factor as Hitler is said to honor a pledge not to use it.
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Marneille
France
John Bull
Hitler
Red Cross Aid For Prisoners Of War In Germany
Mr Justice P H Gordon outlines Red Cross Geneva rules and relief for Canadian POWs in Germany. Parcels bread tea clothing and inspections aided by Swiss Red Cross, with ongoing appeals for funds to sustain aid efforts.
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Graeva
RAF
War Department
Red Cross
Germany
Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross
Canadian
Red Crown
Red Crown Shipped Three Tons of Food Each Day To Our Prigyonery
London
Switzerland
International Committee
Justice P. H. Gordon
Red Cross War Service Committee
Italians Abroad Split in Attitudes Toward Mussolini
The Niagara Falls Review notes that Italians worldwide do not uniformly support Mussolini. In Egypt about 150 600 Italians join anti-Duce sentiment, while in Canada and across the hemisphere many detest him for his Italian alliance and policies.
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Mussolini
Niagara Falla Review
Duce
Egypt
Hemisphere
pro-Allasolini Statiars
Lord Farngden of Basset Park Fined for Plough Order
English lord Farngden of Basset Park was fined £406206 and ZEe Sab Va for failing to comply with a master of agriculture order to plough land within a specified time. The order was issued under British defence regulations.
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Lord Farngden
Basset Park
Zee Sab Va
Girl Guides Collect 5522 Eggs For Charity Drive
The Girl Guides of Carnolie England collected 5522 eggs to support treap can teens.
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Girl Guides of
Carnolie
England
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Cete
Edward Elgar
Acival
Veard Elgar
Syke Beer
California
Nubber
Odlum Chats
Victor W. Odlum
The
Vancouver Star
Sion
Canadian Active Service Force
Coastport
An East
Uplands Airport
Groats
Yeachers
Matey
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