War casualty fund and transport news from wartime Canada
Ontario teachers plan a war casualty fund at their annual convention. TransCanada Airlines aims to start a Toronto to New York air service around March 1 with a two hour flight. Charla Burchell, Canada's first high commissioner to Australia, notes dominions must fully support the empire. The Golden Gate Exposition at San Francisco will reopen in 1940 from May 25 to Sept 29 with expanded exhibits. Foreign language broadcasting by the BBC has increased to 250 staff across 15 languages. The Western hemisphere neutrality zone will be strengthened by the 21 American republics. Canadian Red Cross ships 36 cases and six pallets of clothing and medical supplies to Polish refugees. Dies Committee investigators report a survey of Communism on the west coast listing actors and actresses as party members or supporters. Alberta’s Solon Law joins the Dominion war loan committee to coordinate wartime financing.
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Ontario
TransCanada Airlines
Toronto
San Francisco
British Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian
Red Cross
Hungary
Roumania
Poland
Dies Committee
Solon Law of
Alberta
Dominion War Loan Committee
J. L. Balaton
Dominion
Canada
Wilkins suspends Arctic submarine plan to aid Canada in war
Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins says he has halted the Arctic submarine project and will offer his services to Canada’s war effort. He halted construction, traveled to Ottawa to confer with officials, and hopes to resume after the war. He cites wartime cooperation as essential and notes submarines as practical for Arctic exploration.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Canada
Sir Hubert
Ottawa
Montreal
Buccess
Iceland
Sir Hubert Since
Arctic
Antarctic
Perfectly Seaworthy Vessels That Ply The Great Lakes
The Brockville Recorder and Times argues that ships built in British yards and sailing the Great Lakes or upper St. Lawrence are seaworthy and capable of crossing the Atlantic. It notes many freighters familiar to inland service have faced ocean conditions and remained strong, with hulls and crews capable of weathering storms.
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Great Lakes
Upper St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Canada
Brockville Recorder
Times
China's Grand Canal Longest Waterway in Work
The article notes the Grand Canal of China extends about 1,000 miles, marking it as the longest canal in operation. It highlights its historic significance and extensive reach across regions.
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China
Flax as a Profit Crop for Western Canada
Dr. Woo G. MacGregor of the Central Experimental Farm cites flax production in Western Canada, noting export and domestic demand, high quality, and favorable price relations with wheat. He argues increased flax acreage could bolster farm income and hedge against crop failure while meeting both Canadian and U.S. markets.
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Parmer
Canada
Woo G. MacGregor
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Prairie
United States
Right And Justice Doctrines Opposed By Totalitarian States
Brantford Expositor argues that Hitler and Stalin reject Christian teaching and threaten nations founded on truth and justice. The piece urges invincible resolve, noting satire limits and wartime supply needs amid totalitarian praise in the “farce” of their regimes.
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Hitler
Stalin
Shakespeare
Brantford Expositor
Giraffe Prices Before and After the War
A note on animal prices claims giraffes cost up to 2000 dollars before the war and rose to 5000 dollars or more afterward. The passage also oddly mentions sharks and financial depth, with unclear linkage to the main topic.
Raustle Bow Accessory Frock Pattern Ad
Anne Adams Pattern 4310 features a center stage bustle bow sash back six panel pleated skirt high front waist seam and optional sleeves. Available misses and women's sizes 14 through 42 with yardage 4 1/2 yards at size 16. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. for order.
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Anne Adama
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
War pensions provoke puzzled thoughts from British observer
English writer Digby notes oddities in US pensions he found during a long American trip. He questions how widows from the War of 1812 can still claim pensions as veterans marry younger partners, predicting last 1917-1918 pensions may be paid long after the men are gone. Florida is noted as a lime crop hub and California as a lemon center.
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Butterfield
Vancouver
Digby
England
United States
New Records In Royal Bank of Canada Annual Report
The Royal Bank of Canada reports record assets and deposits for the year ending November 30, 1938, with total assets surpassing one billion for the first time since 1929. Deposits reach 911 million and current loans rise by over 16 million. outside-Canada loans fall by about 10 million. The bank notes a strong liquidity position with 69 percent immediately realizable assets and an upcoming annual meeting January 11, 1946.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Pension Fund Society
Treatment Of Poles Proven Method Stands Years
Experiments at Forest Products Laboratories show a preservative treatment for pole butts in remote telephone and power lines. Holes bored near the butt circumference are filled with copper sulphate and sodium arsenite, drawing moisture up the sapwood to form insoluble cupric arsenite at ground line. Treated poles show years of protection, while untreated ones decay.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Animals in World War II Heroics Not Just Humans
Pigeons ran message flights and animals from horses, mules, camels, oxen, dogs, canaries, white mice, and cats served in regiments. Geese and other creatures acted as mascots across forces, while canaries and mice detected air quality in submarines.
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Canaries
Russian Sense of Humor Provokes Baltic Aid Call
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes the Russian sense of humor in a claim that Finland invaded her and her demand that Estonia join via a mutual aid pact, provoking audience laughter.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Finland
Estonia
Wireless Telegraphy Training At Trenton Royal Air Force Station
The Royal Canadian Air Force station at Trenton maintains fully equipped wireless schools able to train 180 airmen and 18 officers. Wireless is key for aircraft ground station communication and for army cooperation. Operators must meet Morse speeds of 20 and 25 wpm for general and mechanics respectively, with hands on practice on wingless aircraft and four hours in-air credit required for qualification.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Trenton
Special Air Force
Six Planets Visible Together In Western Sky Next February
Dr. Frank S. Hogg of the David Dunlap Observatory told the Royal Canadian Institute that six planets Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars and Uranus will appear in the western sky during the latter days of February. He warned the event is rare occurring only every few thousand years. Ancient Egyptians attributed much disease to the goddess Sekhet.
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Frank S. Hogg
David Dunlap Observatory
Royal Canadian Institute
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Health formulae from Fisher and Emerson offer daily guidance
Eighteen health rules from Yale economist Irving Fisher and public health expert Haven Emerson outline living habits. They cover clothing, ventilation, outdoor time, exercise, bathing, natural foods, portion control, digestion, posture, balanced work and rest, stress avoidance, and regular health and dental exams.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Haven Emerson
Public Health Authority
Health
Toronto
Readers urged to request complete McCullough cancer articles
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the full set of Pr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
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Pr. MccCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Austrians Charity in Dallas Donates Free Christmas Clothes
A Dallas merchant known as Rude, famed for clothing the poor at Christmas for 27 years, opened his store hours before dawn to give away new clothes to about 10 000 needy people. The scene drew a crowd as he offered free garments to all who needed them. A psychologist notes insomnia may affect consciousness, or it could be pickled herring before bed.
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Dallas
Texas
Rude
Tanganyika Territory Size And Route Noted
Tanganyika territory in Africa is a British possession covering 380000 square miles with a time zone of 450 miles noted as a coding distance.
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Tanganyika
Africa
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