Tangible boundary in Europe after war cited by Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator notes postwar Europe shows the Versailles settlement easing tensions by dissolving empires and granting smaller nations language and governance rights. It highlights Lloyd George and Clemenceau, Alsace Lorraine, Jugoslavia, and the Maginot line as a lasting geopolitical boundary shaping future safety against tyranny.
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Bata
Kinge
Alsace-Lorraine
Czecho- Slovakia
Croatia
Bosnia
Lithuania
Lithonia
Europe
Belfast Telegraph
France
Jugeslavia
Hungary
Clemenceau
Rhine
Hitler
Hamilton Spectator
Radiem value debated by London medical director
Sir Leonard Hill of St John Clinic argues radium is overvalued for security against bombing. He says much radium could stay buried and warns big monetary interests will oppose this. He contends modern X-ray techniques can replace radium and that X-ray dosage can be better controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hill
St. John Clinic
Institute of Physical Medicine
London
Oysters Flown Thousands of Miles to Singapore Weekly
Thousands of oysters are flown from Sydney to Singapore each week. They are packed in crates that keep them alive for two to three weeks. The crates result from experiments and show oysters can endure the 4600 mile journey from Sydney to the British naval base in Malaya with little change in condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Sydney
Malaya
Australia
Reserved Occupations kept from war by listed jobs
The ministry of labor and nations service revised reserved occupations many workers stay in their posts. The list includes brass and other metal wind instrument makers and saxophone makers over 32. Grover Cleveland remains the only president to serve a nonconsecutive term. Traffic engineers report 25 percent of fatal accidents involve a drinking driver.
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Ministry of Labor and Nations Service
Het
Wives of Doctors and Reporters Endure Busy Husbands
Lindsay Post notes that the wives of doctors and newspaper reporters face similar trials. Both endure late calls, unpredictable hours, and ruined dinner plans as their husbands pursue demanding careers with little notice for private plans. The piece likens patient endurance to the doctor’s spouse and jokes about the constants of the newsroom and operating room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Post
New Process Aircraft Builder Plans Low Cost Planes
O W Timms, Los Angeles aircraft builder, says he is close to filling the air with affordable planes made by a cake like process. He showcased a nearly finished plastic plane mixed and baked in a large oven. The first model has not flown yet and mass production could follow if successful, with price around 3500 dollars using triple laminated spruce plywood and phenol formaldehyde.
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O. W. Timms
Los Angeles
Timm
Ottawa Journal condemns vile periodicals in stores
The Ottawa Journal quotes Mr. Conant calling certain Canadian periodicals filthy. It notes these publications appear in Ottawa and smaller towns. The Attorney-General of Ontario is praised for actions to suppress such material as indecent.
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Canada
Ottawa Journal
Ottawa
Ontario
Eganyilie
Make Best Of It In London And Paris War Styles
The New York Herald Tribune notes London and Paris people try to view the war optimistically. Germans are generally stolid and glum in resolve. French and English historically cheerful attempt to fit the conflict into their styles and include allies in the war effort.
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New York Herald Tribune
London
Paris
More Horses on Canadian Farms This Year Reported
Official figures show 1939 farm horses in Canada total 2,834,340 up from 2,826,700 in 1938. Increase of 3,640 horses reflects continued reliance on horse power in agriculture amid broader wartime shifts.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Master Violins and the Stradivarius Secret Revealed
James Edwin Dyer a 44 year old train despatcher aspires to unveil the final Stradivarius secret through varnish work and a sun dried finish. Sigmund Steinberg and Toronto’s James Heifetz mentor back his claim while Dyer’s handmade violins use maple backs spruce fronts and willow linings. Dr Charles Giffen Pease comments on varied topics as he nears his 85th birthday and laments several social ills.
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James Edwin Dyer
Antonia Stradivarius
Dyer
New York
Heifetz
Sigmund Steinberg
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dwyer
Charles Giffen Pease
Who's Who
Pease
Five at the George presented by blind actors in London
The one act mystery drama Five at the George was staged at Tweedsmuir hall in Lon don Ont by a cast of sightless actors. Critics from the London Little Theatre praised their pace and delivery and a strong climax. Director Miss Blanche Tancock urged a future full scale production. Braille scripts were used for rehearsal and performance with text copied by the players and friends.
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the George
Tweedsmuir Hall
London
London Little Theatre
Blanche Tancock
Notable Odds of Fame and Food in Everyday Life
A Pennsylvania doctor asserts the typical 50 year old has consumed about 50 tons of food. Other scientific claims note that one in 5600 people may move from obscurity to film prominence, one in 25000 may reach stardom, and that trees grow more during periods of high sunspot activity.
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Pennsylvania
Ancient altar acquired by Penn Museum in Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia reports the acquisition of a 1700 year old sacrificial altar. Director Horace H. F. Jayne says the stone altar from Palestine dates to the early Christian era, weighs 200 pounds, and measures 20 by 15 by eight inches with a concave top and channels to an outlet. Carved sides feature mythical animal figures.
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Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Horace H. F. Jayne
Palestine
Prairies Youths Praised for Naval Reserve Service
R C N W R centres across Canada provide valuable manpower says R H Taylor director of naval personnel. Prairie boys training proves useful as they join the Royal Canadian Navy after reaching the east or west coast.
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Prairies
R. H. Taylor
R.C.N.W.R
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Inventor Dr Charles Skeele Palmer Dies in Pittsburgh
Dr Charles Skeele Palmer aged 81, inventor of a gasoline cracking process that separated oil into products, died recently in Pittsburgh. He developed the process in 1980 and sold his patent seven years later to the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. A Boston gunmaker once produced a 12 foot barrel gun weighing 50 pounds fired from a rest.
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Charles Skeele Palmer
Pittsburgh
Standard Qi Company
Indiana
Boston
Army College vist Naval Course To Laken War time Nautical Science
The National Defence Department announced close co operation between Royal Military College Kingston Ontario and the naval service to offer condensed war courses in naval subjects to volunteer naval officers. The stone frigate dormitory at RMC will host selected members of the Canadian naval supplementary reserve. The course has three terms from January 4 to June 30, each term limited to 33 officers and eight weeks long.
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Navy
Army
National Defence Department
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Naval Service
R.M.C
Canadian Naval Supplementary Reserve
Rest And Diversion Reduces Office Fatigue Says Doctor
Dr R Runsel R Jones of Pittsburgh warns that over training of muscles in workers leads to a figurative barley horse on the job. Rest or diversion can reduce fatigue and boost productivity, though it may shorten the workday.
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Runsel R. Jones
Pittsburgh
Volcanic Blast Reaches Java From Kra Katog Eruption
The 1883 Kra katog eruption sent a shock wave that wrecked houses and trees in Java about 100 miles away. The National Red Cross Museum in Washington houses the first fog raised at Cha teau Thierry after the German retreat.
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Krakatog
Java
Museum of the
National Red Cross
Washington
Chateau Thierry
Bread Loaves From One Bushel Wheat Standardized
Flour ground from one bushel of wheat yields sixty two one pound loaves, outlining a standard bread production ratio for bakers and mills.
Lightning threat to tall oaks and tree rodding practices
The text notes tall oaks are highly lightning prone and that valuable trees are rodded for protection. It also states domestication of the cat is credited to the ancient Egyptians.
Pharmacists Urged to Aid in War Emergency
Druggists in Canada can help in military status debates as 3900 drug stores nationwide form a ready source of first aid and medical support. Dean R Hurst cites education requiring first aid in pharmacists training to ensure proper care when physicians or hospitals are unavailable.
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R. Hurst
Ontario College of Pharmacy
Ottawa
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Council of Pharmacy
Dean Hurst
Canned Food Industry Grows in Canada During War
During wartime Canada expands its canned foods sector. From 1900 to 1937 output rises from 8.25 million to over 62 million in value, with peaks near 85 million in 1936. Fish fruits vegetables milk and meats dominate, aided by canning links to tin, wood box, paper and printing industries. Exports reach about 20 million in 1937. consumer access widens with year round availability and official inspection safeguards. St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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Canada
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Mayor O Keefe threats drip water to unpaid accounts
The text notes Mayor Joseph B O Keefe warning that customers behind on water bills with no payment plan will have water flow reduced to drips. Officials plan to install meter checks to prevent flow and delay a glass of water for about three minutes.
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Joseph B. O'Keefe
Peabody
Mass
Quoits Game Dates Back Four Centuries
A brief note recalls that the outdoor loop throwing game quoits has roots stretching back four hundred years, tracing its pastime appeal through centuries of sport and recreation.
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