Campaign Urges Early Diagnosis In War On Cancer
A public education drive argues that cancer can be controlled only by early detection and medical advice at first signs. Data from the American Society for the Control of Cancer shows improved outcomes over 17 years, with fewer late-stage breast cancer arrivals and smaller tumor sizes at surgery.
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Lord Moynihan
Lord Moynhan
Frank E. Adair
Bulletin
The
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Dr. Adair
Japanese Dancers See Work Drop Under Wartime Conditions
The Japan Times Weekly reports a decline in tax dancers in Tokyo and other cities since the China trouble began. About half have left dancing for other livelihoods as wartime conditions bite. Earnings have fallen from over 600 yen monthly to under 60 yen, the police linking the drop to dancing under a cloud. The authorities refuse to separate frivolity from war duties.
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Japan Times Weekly
Tokyo
China
How Times Change From Lethbridge To Calgary In Twenty Minutes
The Lethbridge Herald notes the contrast between early prairie travel and modern flight. It recalls the NWMP trek from Bismark to Fort Macleod in 1874, the 1875 Fort Calgary stage ride, ten days by bull team from Fort Benton to Fort Macleod, and today’s twenty minute flight from Lethbridge to Calgary.
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Lethbridge
Calgary
North West Mounted Police
Bismark
North Dakota
North West Territories
Canada
Fort Macleod
Fort Calgary
Macleod
Fort Benton
Montana
Alberta
Bull
Lethbridge Herald
Salvador Expects 1939 Coffee Crop Weigh 130 Million Pounds
Salvador anticipates its 1939 coffee harvest totaling about 130 million pounds, signaling a strong crop outlook for the season. The forecast highlights robust production potential for the Central American nation's coffee sector.
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Salvador
Safest Route For Cook During Royal Visit
A Washington household cook on first citizenship papers faced a dilemma in the royal visit era. Fear of meeting the King and Queen led her to skip the parade and consider relinquishing plans for a second papers. The note mentions New York City boroughs and a Willamette meteorite theft in 1903.
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Washington
England
New York City
Bronx
The
United States
Switzerland Defies Odds With Rearmament Vote
The 1815 Swiss neutrality was once guaranteed by major powers, yet the nation now backs strengthened defense. Parliament raised the national service program and a recent referendum approved a 90 million dollar rearmament and public works plan by 444000 to 199000, nearly four fifths of the 1987 budget.
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Switzerland
Austria
Great Britain
Portugal
Prussia
Russia
New York
Sun
Raisin Nut Spice Cake and Filling Recipe
Selected recipe for a raisin nut spice cake with two eggs, including ingredients for cake batter and a raisin filling with walnuts. Also contains a short anecdote about Young Mr. Benderbury bringing an ornate oil lamp and a humorous critique from his sister.
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Benderbury
Why Wheat Remains the Western Staple Crop
Western Canada farmers grow more wheat than any other crop because it yields well in prairies with light rainfall. Wheat is climate resistant and outperforms flax. weed competition and lack of world flax markets justify staying with wheat or returning part of land to grass to restore fertility. The Calgary Herald.
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Farmera
Canada
Prairies
Calgary Herald
Canada offers vast hunting lands and waterfowl habitats
The piece highlights Canada with over a million square miles of forests and extensive lakes as prime hunting and waterfowl grounds. It notes abundant wild game and birds, urging hunters to explore the region’s opportunities.
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Canada
Message From The King Praises Canadian Scout Contingents
King George expresses pleasure at the sight of strong, smart Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs during his Canadian royal tour. He thanks the Chief Scout for Canada and the Boy Scouts Association for their work, commending the movement and wishing them luck.
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Ottawa
King George
Ahah
Lord Tweedsmur
Canada
Dominion
Boy Scout Movement
George RI
Porcupine Gold Discovery Dates Back To 43 Years Ago
A letter from Toronto geologist E M Burwash to the Ontario Bureau of Mines recounts exploration in 1896 when white quartz veins carried small amounts of free gold in Porcupine district. He notes only Chief Buffalo and Angus McLeod then occupied the area, McLeod married to Buffalo’s daughter and largely kept to the post.
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Georgist Porcupine Prospectors' Association
Porcupine District
E. M. Burwash
Toronto
Ontario Bureau of Mines
Burwash
Porcupine
Buffalo
Angus Mclcol
Hudsons Bay Company
McLeod
Chief Buffalo
Sault Ste Marie
Oil burner salesman jailed for speeding bail availed
In Eau Claire Wisconsin W B West an oil burner salesman was arrested for speeding and could not pay a twenty dollar bail bond He secured the money by persuading the desk sergeant to make a twenty dollar down payment on an oil burner.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
W. B. West
Arctic tern holds record for longest animal migration
The Arctic tern records the longest known migration as it travels from the Arctic region to the shores of Antarctica each season, covering about 7 000 miles.
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Antarctic
Television experiments show private U S role differs from Europe
The article notes that in the United States television experimentation is driven by private enterprise backed by thousands of stockholders, whereas in Europe the field is controlled by state officials.
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United States
Europe
Post Office Telegram Route to Grosvenor House Confirmed
A Welsh telegram translation eased delivery from Cardiff to London. The address read The Hotel with the Four Towers overlooking the Park, sent to Grosvenor House. The note notes King George V enjoyed budgerigars and love birds.
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London
Cardiff
Grosvenor House
King George V
Mate & Hobby
Children should not perform on the radio says psychologist
A psychologist warns that children performing on the radio may shape later behavior and quality of adulthood. adults who perform similarly face potential social and psychological concerns.
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