Roosevelt seeks year round daylight saving standard
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to establish daylight saving standards year round in the United States. Defence headquarters announced plans to call up Canada’s armored division in formation and the 5th Canadian Division training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Defence Headquarters
Canada
Emilio Delboy
Peru
Ecuador
Admiralty
Hyperventilation Tied to Fainting and Flight Risk
A Mayo Clinic and English research summary notes rapid breathing can raise blood oxygen, cause dizziness fainting cramps and paralysis. It links hyperventilation to accidents misattributed to pilot error and recalls pilots freezing at the controls due to fear or panic in hazardous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hinshaw
W. M. Boothby
Mayo Clinic
Rochefer, Minn
R. Fraser
W. Sargant
England
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Plenty Of Japs Sapanese Empire Now Beyond The Hundred Million Mark
Tokyo reports in the Christian Century that Japan's population surpasses 105,226,101, up over 6 million since 1935. Japan proper shows 73,114,308 and Korea 24,326,327. Tokyo and Osaka exceed 10 percent growth in five years, Tokyo alone 6,778,804, comparable to six Australia. Emphasis shifts to early marriage, higher birth rate, eugenics, and infant mortality. The cynic notes French opposition’s impact on the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Osaka
Australia
Victoria Times
King George VI and Windsor House Mentioned
A sentence notes King George VI of England belongs to the royal house of Windsor. A second sentence claims twelve U.S. states oppose driving too slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George VI of England
Royal House of Windsor
United States
Canadians Convert Estate for Nurses’ Home in London
The Canadian army opened a country estate near London for nurses to relax from hospital duties. Col and Mrs Kenneth Maitland turned over the 71 acre property with a large mansion and garage rooms for the nurses. The home was opened by Vincent Massey and Mrs Massey, with Sister A. J. MacLeod of Edmonton present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Kenneth Maitland
Canada
Col Maitland
Montreal
Vincent Massey
London
Dress made in very few parts pattern 4651
Anne Adams presents pattern 4651 a midsummer design praised for minimal pieces. Front is one piece with high side slashes, back in slim panels, and cap sleeves cut with the bodice. Two versions suggested in printed sheer with lace and ribbon trim or cotton with ric rac edge. Sizes 14 to 42. size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards fabric. Send 20 cents to pattern dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Howlmpse
Ita
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Essay contest awards for postwar reconstruction
Dr F Cyril James announces R W Mayhew provides prizes for a university essay contest on postwar reconstruction. Students in 28 Canadian universities will take part this autumn at McGill University. Two $200 prizes will be awarded for English and French essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Cyril James
Committee On Reconstruction
R. W. Mayhew
Victoria
James
McGill Universiy
Indoor government shelters for homes in wartime London
New steel indoor shelters replace murky underground structures in London gardens. Four adults or two adults and two children can sleep, with top bunk converting to a settee or table. Government plans offer free shelters to households earning £250 or less. Morrison announced in Commons these shelters are not bombproof but provide solid debris protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecpke
Fpaderewski
Himsolf
Wik
Poland
London
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
House of Commons
Anderson
Paderewski's patriotism and path from pianist to Poland's founder
At Versailles 1919 Clemenceau marveled at Paderewski's career turn from world renowned pianist to Poland's statesman. Paderewski chose national service over wealth, dreaming of a united Poland despite poverty after World War I. Born November 6 1860 in Kuriawka Podolia his early exile by Cossacks shaped his lifelong pride in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemenceau
Paderewski
Versailles
Paderewaski
Poland
Berth
Kurifowka
Podolia
Russian Poland
Siberia
Padereski
Welcome Home Man Found There Was Good Reason For Watter's Joy
Robert J. Casey returns from war and is greeted by strangers at a New York hotel. A waiter proffers welcome as Casey discovers a wallet bearing a $10 pledge written when he left. The reunion highlights relief and gratitude on his safe return.
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Watter
Chicago Daily News
Robert J. Casey
New York
Mr. Casey
Gardon
Casey
United States Orders 5000 Light Army Motorcycles
Indian Motorcycle Company at Springfield Masa reports a U.S. government order for 5000 special light army motorcycles for Great Britain at a cost of $2,050,000. Deliveries begin in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Indian Motorcycle Company
Springfield
Masa
United States
Great Britain
Airsickness Rates From Airline Passenger Study
An airline’s month by month statistics show that about three in every thousand passengers report airsickness. The data suggest a low prevalence of airsickness among travelers, based on the collected figures across the observed period.
Red Cross plans Edmonton blood bank for Britain
Elmer E. Roper, president of the Edmonton branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society, announced plans to establish a Red Cross blood bank in Edmonton this year. The goal is 2000 donors with at least 100 donations weekly. Blood will be refrigerated, processed into serum, dried at Toronto, and shipped to Britain. Other centres like Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa already have banks.
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Red Cross
Edmonton
Britain
Elmer E. Roper
Canadian Red Cross Society
Toronto
Roper
Hamilton
Ottawa
Dominion
King George quits smoking amid shortages told workers
Queen Elizabeth told workers in a north London dormitory that the king reduced his cigarette habit due to shortages. He usually smokes 10 to 15 daily, but the queen did not reveal how many he has chosen to quit. Sweden reports about 50,000 vehicles using gas derived from wood or coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Elizabeth
London
Sweden
American Swimming Stars Top the Peaks at Banff
Four Miami divers led by Betty Joyce Pat Joyce Blip Joyce and Jim Fairbrother travel from Banff to Chateau Lake Louise to swim and dive in outdoor pools. Pat Joyce is the 1940 AAU National Diving Champion and Betty Joyce part of the 1940 AAU National Ladies Relay Team. The group enjoys warm sulphur pool water around 90 degrees amid Bow River Valley peaks.
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Miami
Banff Springa Hotel
Bow River Valley
Fairholme Range
Diving Board
Betty Joyce
Pat Joyce
Blip Joyce
Jim Fairbrother
Pat
U. Betty
A.A
Banff
Chateau Lake Louise
Chateau
Halisy
Lake Louise
Sunday School Lesson on Scripture Authority and Salvation
Compiled devotional reading cites key verses from II Timothy Galatians Thessalonians and Peter to affirm scripture as inspired and beneficial for teaching, reproof, correction and righteousness. The text underscores belief that the gospel came by revelation of Jesus Christ and remains the word of God guiding salvation and steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miathy
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Peter
Paul
British American hybrid sweet corn to be trialed in Connecticut
Dr W R Singistown of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven will propagate a British American hybrid sweet corn in the state until the war ends. A London breeder sent a seed packet featuring a Connecticut inbred as one parent. The cross will be grown at the Station Farm and results shared with London. The expert notes no scientific breeding of sweet corn is possible in England now as land funds food and fodder crops.
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Connecticut
W. R. Singistown
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
C. D. R. Dawson
London
Dawson
England
Dr. Singleton
British Isles
Mending Stores London Establishments Do Good Business
London hosiery shops run thriving repair services for silk stockings dug from trunks attics and cellars. Clothes rationing and silk scarcity fuel demand. new girls train quickly but many ladder repair vacancies remain. Manager notes tens of thousands of repairs monthly.
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London
Deaf and hard of hearing workers support war efforts in Belleville
A group of deaf and hard of hearing workers, graduates of the School for the Deaf in Belleville, are being rapidly placed in key industries through the National Society of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing free employment service in Toronto. They are praised for keen observation and dexterity as they substitute specialized skills to back up Canada's fighting men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Canada
School For the Deaf
National Society of the Deaf
Bloor Street East
Toronto
Atlantic canyon charted near New York floor depths
A canyon is charted on the Atlantic seabed southeast of New York, with depths from 500 to about 8 400 feet. The fragment also oddly mentions a misologist described as a beater of argue am, contributing to the terse, unclear note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
New York
National health policy urged to curb venereal disease
Dr Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada urged a stronger national health policy with federal grants to provinces. He warned against treating venereal disease as purely a church matter and argued that moral, religious health safeguards are essential. He praised Minister Jan MacKenzie’s stance and called for united effort for health for all Canadians.
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Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
Canada
Bates
Pensions and Health
Jan MacKenzie
Germany
Clothing of 41 Year Old Wardrobe Still Wears Well
Mrs. Daisy Bates of Sydney recalls purchasing a complete wardrobe 41 years ago in 1900 from a Parisian Perth tailor. She kept six blue serge coats, grey tweed jackets, black broadcloth, and a white taffeta gown in pristine condition by proper folding and minimal handling. Bates has long studied Aboriginal lore and prepared information for the Commonwealth government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Bates
Sydney
Autralia
Perth
Only Gear She Knew
The traffic officer asked the pretty miss what gear she was in at the time of the accident, and she replied that she had one blue woollen sports coat, fur cap, gauntlet gloves and tan shoes. Vacation time is when a wife can get a trunkful of stuff Into a suit case. Cotton can be spun so fine that a pound of cotton will make 260 miles of yarn.
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Bae
Brefly
A. Lozovsky
Russia
Agriculture Department
Red Croca
Acs
Vacruy
Toren
America
Red Crocn
C.P.R
Argueam
League Canada
National Health Policy
Leen
Mickie
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