Canada’s wireless pioneer Edwards shaped a modern transport era
Lt. Cmdr. C. P. Edwards, linked to Marconi since 1903, rose from Rockcliffe reeve to deputy minister of transport. He directed radio for Canada in war and peace, helped build civil aviation, and served on Trans-Canada Air Lines and lighthouse boards, shaping Empire radio and air networks from naval to civilian roles.
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Cmdr. Co. P Edwards
Signor
Guglielmo Marconi
Wireless
Edwards
Marconi
Chester
England
Ottawa
Canada
C. P. Edwarda
Chile
Camperdown
N.S
Sable Island
Hunter
Canadian National Railways
Reeve Edwards
Rockcliffe
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Lighthouse Board of Canada
Empire
Cmdr
Empire Defence
Department of Marine
Naval Services Branch
Marine Department
Order of the Britieh Empire
Britain
Edward
Air Services Division
Transport Department
Air Services Branch
Gew
Barrema
Himelf
King George visits U S Navy ships in British port salute
King George visits American task force in British waters aboard the Duke of York. He reviews crews, chats with sailors, and meets officers during a luncheon hosted by Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen. He praises the ships and directs the traditional signal “splice the main brace” but grog is not aboard American vessels.
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George
Roger
Robert C. Giffen
Duke of York
Admiral Giffen
United States
United States Navy
Home Fleet
Harold R. Stark
Britain
Royal Navy
Josephus Daniels
Buffalo Courier- Express
Queen Elizabeth Launches Wrens Escort at Plymouth
Queen Elizabeth is commandant in chief of the Wrens. She visited Plymouth with the King and boarded a Wren crewed launch where the royal standard was first flown on a naval vessel. Wrens have long manned harbor launches, and the Queen praised the coxswain before meeting the crew. She later visited a YMCA center with the King and gifted lilies of the valley to an Australian air pilot.
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Queen Elizabeth
Wrens
Women's Royal Naval Service
Plymouth
Royal Naval Barracks
Y.M.C.A
Good Boys’ Peanut Vendor Seeks Audience With King
An American Greek peanut vendor Steve Wasiinkosa has long sold at the White House corner. He says he met a king and recounted the exchange at a press conference at his stand. The king asked about his Greek and business, and Wasiinkosa claimed the king praised him as a good boy.
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America
Steve Wasiinkosa
White House
Land
Steve
Aff
Tao
Memorial to Alcock and Brown Flight Erected in Newfoundland
Deserve Recognition At bong last a memorial commem orating the pioneer trans Atlantic flight of Alcock and Brown in 1919 is to be erected at the spot in Newfoundland whence they tank off in their Vickers Vimy bomber. If flights by Ferry Command require real courage nowadays, they were feats of almost superhuman endurance in the rickety aircraft of 1919, and Alcock and Brown deserve all the recognition and commemoration that it is possible to give them.
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Alcock
Brown
Newfoundland
Ferry Command
Brockville Recorder and Times
NOUSENOLD AATS CHILDREN PRAYER PATTERN
Pattern 7306 offers a transfer design of a 14 by 18 inch panel with color chart materials and stitch illustrations for a child prayer panel to be embroidered. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain, include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Indian congress council member resigns calls for united defence
Chakravarthi Rapagopelachariar resigns from the All-India Congress party council and urges all Indians to join in defending India and seeking a path to independence. The Saskatoon Star doubts he will achieve headline status even if successful in building support.
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Chakravarthi Rapagopelachariar
All-India Congress Party Council
India
Saskatoon Star
Phoenix
The Arab Way on Serving Coffee
A description of Arabian hosts pouring coffee in small drops to prevent vapor from rising into the spout. The practice aims to keep the pot clean and free from defilement during serving.
Canadians Boost Beef Consumption Despite Shortages
The Ottawa Journal notes that since mid 1914 voluntary pork rationing began, domestic beef consumption in Canada rose by about 3 009 head weekly. Despite higher exports to the United States, farmers supplied more cattle and storage rose, yet marketings eased seasonally as grass cattle approach. The real cause is increased purchasing power enabling more families to buy beef, with substitutes including pork for army camps driving demand.
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United States
Ottawa Journal
Maj Gen Murchie Defines Canadian Soldier's Role
In a CBC radio talk Gen J C Murchie vice chief of the general staff asserts the Canadian soldier will be known for delivering the gong and upholds the khaki tradition as the army continues total war. He warns on espionage and notes rapid growth of the trades training directorate with over 10 000 tradesmen under instruction and plans to train Canadian Women's Army Corps.
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J. C. Murchie
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Murchie
Trades Training Directorate
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Patrol Leader Organizes War Service in Bromley
Patrol Leader Hugh L. Sheppherd of the Bromley Boy Scouts has organized a cycle messenger squad for ARP and Home Guard orderlies, a trek-cart group for post-raid homeless, regular paper salvage, and the construction of 51 indoor shelters.
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Hugh L. Sheppherd
Boy Scouts
Bromley
England
A.R.P
Home Guard
Warship Totals Rise As Empire Builds For War
British Empire fleets have added over 460 warships since the war began, with new vessels including nine battleships, six aircraft carriers, 22 craft ers, and 179 other vessels. Enemy losses include Germany’s Bismarck and Graf Spee, plus numerous destroyers and submarines, while Canada shows notable warship production.
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British Empire
Britain
Canada
Germany
Bismarck
Admiral Graf Spee
Karlsruhe
Kola
Konigsberg
Leipzig
Italy
Conte di Cavour
Japan
Haruna
British Industries Bulletin
Remarkable Seed Germination At South Kensington
At the Natural History Museum in South Kensington a single Nelumbium speciosum seed germinated after sulphuric acid and water treatment, producing a shoot within 21 hours and later growing. Seeds from Sloan's collection germinated by Robert Brown were 150 years old, with Ramsbottom adding at least 87 years, proving 237 years of life for seeds of known date. Wheat from corn in Egyptian mummies remains fiction per Banffshire Journal.
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Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Nile
Sie Hang Shan
Kew
Sloan
Robert Brown
Ramsbottom
Banffshire Journal
Lowered Wheat Grade From Sweet Clover Contamination
Year by year evidence shows losses in cereal crop grades when mixtures include inferior varieties. Sweet clover in wheat causes melilot taint, whose odor taints the wheat and leads to rejection or substantial discounts, regardless of other qualities.
Oldest English couple run own allotment shop
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith aged 93 and 80 hold a license to sell their fruit vegetables and eggs. Their quarter acre Pentworth allotment is tilled by the couple and filled with fruit trees bushes and varied vegetables. They keep 50 hens for production.
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England
James Smith
Pentworth
Fisherman’s luck questioned by zoology professor
Samuel Eddy of the University of Minnesota argues that fishing success hinges on knowledge of fish feeding habits rather than luck. In the Minnesota Conservation bulletin he notes basa sunfish crap pies and bullheads eat about one tenth body weight daily in summer, with feeding dropping after capacity is reached. Walleye pike feed after sunset. northern pike slow at sunset. Water temperature largely controls food intake and growth across seasons.
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Samuel Eddy
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Conservation
Eddy
Women’s Land Army in Britain Fights Farm Shortages
The Women's Land Army a mobile force of young women trained by the Ministry of Agriculture fills agricultural labor gaps. These workers, who have aided farmers for two years, receive a minimum wage and replace men in active duties, with no farm task beyond their reach.
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Women's Land Army
Great Britain
Women’s Land Army
British
Ministry of Agriculture
W.L.A
Carelessness Alleged Over Missing Change in Suits
American tailors and pressers report that 11865 was left in pockets of men’s suits sent to the cleaners last year, nearly all of which was returned. The article hints wives should check pockets first and supports the doctrine finders keepers in such cases.
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