Lost Colony Births and Roanoke Mystery Told in Pictou
A late 19th century recount highlights the Roanoke Colony story, Elinor Dare Virginia Dare, and the word Croatoan carved at the site. It notes expeditions by White and Drake, gaps in the colony, and theories of Indigenous ties and later rediscoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxkiene
America
Cucarcelas
Une
Sir Francis Drake
England
Wao
John White
Elinor Darn
Virginia
White
Angual
Crea— Soun
Innis
Crostogn
West Indies
John Smith
Woodaman
Chowan
Samuel Argall
Roanoke Colony
Hatteras
Elinor
Virginia Dare
Carolina
New York
Emory University
Georgia
Chuwan River
Ananias
New York Sun
English schoolgirl bagpipers from Dagenham at World’s Fair tour Canada
The 25 member group from Dagenham England, led by 13 year old Pipe Major Edith Turnbull, will visit Canada after performing at the New York World’s Fair. All are English girls with Scots blood, wearing kilts and sporrans, and part of a larger 60 pupil contingent touring England and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dagenham
England
Edith Turnbull
J. W. Graves
Europe
New Royal Chair for Halifax Visit
A delicate mahogany chair made by A. H. MacMillan of Halifax served King George VI at Province House in Halifax. Queen Elizabeth sat in the same chair once used by King Edward VII sixty years earlier. The chair is a near replica with a wood replica of the imperial state crown replacing St Edward's crown. MacMillan worked for weeks using fifty tools to ensure precision and refined detailing.
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George
Queen Elizabeth
Pictou
Prince of Wales
Edewand VII
Pictou County
Sreet
Wolea
George VI
Province House
Halifax
Elizabeth
Edward VII
A. H. MacMillan
Canada
MacMillan
Name Elizabeth Isabel derive from Hebrew Elishehba
The name Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elishehba and may mean dedicated to God. Isabel similarly derives from the same root with European variants including Isabela Isabeau Ysabel and Isavel. Variants are common in European royal families especially France England and Spain.
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Elizabeth
Elishehba
God
Isabel
Europe
Brantford Expositor
France
England
Spain
Ibbot
Isabeau
Agbelle
Ysabel
Beta
Isavel
Sanelbina
Scotland
Useful Hints for Household Care and Preservation
A collection of practical tips on sealing envelopes without steam open, keeping knife handles dry to avoid discoloration, cleaning with a rubber sponge and gentle one way rub, using rubber rings to stabilize dishes on ice, and clever bags and items to aid cooking and plant growth. It also notes the annual feather and crop lining shedding of the bird bornbirl from Malaya.
Young Woman Refuses Religious Views Yet Displays Picture Postcards
A young woman questioned about religious beliefs says she has none. She is noted for owning a collection of attractive picture postcards dated 2312.
Typewriters With Large Letters To Aid Hitler Speeches
A Berlin newspaper was shut down after reporting that three typewriters with oversized letters were delivered to Hitler's office for use by his secretaries. The device helps him read manuscripts without wearing glasses, avoiding visible spectacle during public appearances.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Berlin
L. Clark
Windsor Star
Royal visit changes children's view of kings and queens
The piece notes that royal visitors made kings and queens feel real and human to children, comparing their charm and graciousness to their traditional fairy tale image. It also mentions a locomotive claimed as the world’s longest, tested near Valenciennes, France, before heading to West Africa, and a separate line about a hippopotamus sinking when killed in water.
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Valenciennes
France
West Africa
Detroit
See
Ano More
Cale
Amin
Agiong
Detroit Free Press
Remarkable Canadian Tour Endears Ances To Royal Audience
The Ottawa Journal notes the Ansecs impressed King George and Queen Elizabeth with a million-strong audience across small towns in Northern Ontario and Western Canada. Miners, farmers, clerks, housewives and many children greeted the royal couple, showing a vivid Canadian democracy and affection for the monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wester Canada
Dominion
Canada
George
Elizabeth
Ottawa Journal
Mid-Air Fuel Transfer Milestone by Seaplanes
The UAL commercial Trans- Athian fleet achieved a major civil aviation milestone by perfecting mid air fuel transfer from a tanker to a receiver aircraft. The system boosts range and payload, enabling as much as 1000 gallons in under 16 minutes.
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UAL Comercial Urans-Athian Ge
Gaul
British Isles
Alan Cobham
Rumn
British Aircraft Society
Australian Anthropologist Plans Year in Abelam Tribe
Dr. Phyllis Karberry, a young Australian anthropologist, leaves Sydney for Western New Guinea to live among the Abelam for a year. She aims to study the tribe’s culture and share results with science, using gifts and trading materials to obtain food and shelter.
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Phyllis Karberry
Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
Karberry
St By
Two distinguished figures honored by the King in the list
Lieut Colonel Frederick Peake known as Peake Pasha and Derek McCulloch OBEs receive royal recognition. Peake raised and commanded the Arab Legion in Transjordan and was allied with Emir Abdulla and Lawrence of Arabia. McCulloch, director of the BBC Children's Hour, has survived 40 operations in 21 years due to war wounds, with a leg amputated after a 1938 accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Peake
C.wlg
Derek McCulloch
Peake Pasha
Arab Legion
Transjordan
Emir Abdulla
Lawrence of Arabia
McCulloch
British Broadcasting Corporation
Children’s Hour
A Perfect Caddie and the Club Medal Challenge
A humorous exchange revolves around selecting a caddie for a monthly medal competition. A boy is asked to count numbers, with playful miscounts: eight plus seven plus nine is claimed as thirteen, prompting a comic miscue about handling clubs. The scene highlights a lighthearted moment at the golf club.
Locomotive That Hauled Royal Train On Display
The engine that pulled the Royal train bearing the King and Queen of England traversed 3 060 miles across Canada without a relief stop. The locomotive, a likely highly decorated model, will be shown at the Railroad Exhibit after a thorough Montreal check. Waterly engines typically run only after a 4 900 mile haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Montreal
New York Sun
Enlistment Applications Rise in Early 1940s Britain
British War Secretary Belisha told the House of Commons that February 1 to April 30 saw 146 000 army enlistment applications with 62 965 accepted. For the same period in 1938 and 1937 enlistments were 24 214 and 18 220 respectively.
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Leane Hor.Belisha
House of Commons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lost Colony
Victoria Ij
Truro
Factou
Sheriff Harris
W. Ti. Harris
Leet
Malaya
Royal Postal Barrel
M. P
Atlantic Ocean
Mansion House
London
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Ieft
Lucullus
Rome
Caesar
Pompey
Russia
Alice
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Aliso Brooks
Birteen
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