Weed control and seed testing advice from farm bulletin
An agricultural piece explains why weed contamination in seeds is a major farmer challenge and outlines home and laboratory purity and germination tests. It lists offering laboratories in Canada, seed testing gear, and the need for expert aid for certain seeds, plus a profile of Air Commodore Stedman and his role in Canada's wartime air training plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Eliott
Assi
Laboratory Service
Prestuca Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Sackville
N.B
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Calgary
Vancouver
Flant Producta
Red Cross Sends 40 Cases of Supplies to Overseas Hospitals
Over two days May 9 and 10 the Red Cross Manitoba Division forwarded 40 cases of hospital supplies worth 5619.80 dollars. The shipments include hundreds of bandages scarves socks bed gowns and towels with numerous items for seamen and general care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Red Cross
Canadians Invited to Buy 25-Cent War Savings Stamps
Canadians will be invited to buy 25 cent war savings stamps to aid the Dominion’s war effort. Stamps similar to school Unrift issues will be sold at post offices banks and national chain stores. They will accompany the sale of war savings certificates. Over 100000 people work in producing clothing for England’s army with fabrics ordered by the mile and shirts by the hundred thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Prat
England
Advance Of Civilization Transforms Lhasa With British Aid
British enterprise helps Lhasa become a modern city with telephone and electric services. 1,800 cases of machinery were hauled by coolies and mules to a new generating plant, after rail from Darjeeling. The load faced high altitude and rough tracks, with a Tibetan contract note written on rice paper dated the twenty frst of the fourth month of the waterbird year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhasa
Tibet
British Electrical Fim
Darjeeling
Giden
Placing The Blame In Brussels Bombing Remarks
The review notes German bombers hit Brussels as expected and reports two children died in the first bombing. It ties talk of Lord Haw Haw to shifting blame to Churchill who sank the Athenia. It also mentions automobiles using less gasoline when tires are properly inflated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagars Falls
Brussels
Lord Haw Haw
Winston Churchill
Athenia
Refugee Children Suggested to Ease Britain's Burden by Canada
A Senate plan in Canada would urge government action to admit thousands of refugee European children from Britain. Senator Catrine Wilson of Ottawa backs creating an official refugee immigration board to decide who to bring, how many, and where to place them with funding from public and private subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
Senate
Commons
Great Britain
England
Catrine Wilson
Ottawa
Canadian National Committee On
Wilson
Dominion
Sir Charles Stead
London
Germany
Sir Charles
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Mines and Resources’ Department
McGill Charter Found in Montreal Church Vault
The original 1821 McGill University charter, long thought lost, was found in Christ Church Cathedral vaults by James Oliphant while researching church property. Bishop Carlisle presented it to Principal F Cyril James, with plans to repair and preserve the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Montreal
Arthur Carlisle
F. Cyril, James
Christ Church Cathedral
James Oliphant
Anglican Synod
Carlisle
McGill
Synod
James
Belgium’s Stand Endures as Germans Invade Low Countries
In official circles London cites Benito Mussolini’s 1914 line praising Belgium for resisting German pressure, saying Belgium lives because it rejected an ignoble deal. A curious note adds that a hummingbird has a tubelike tongue to sip nectar from flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Low Countries
Benito Mussolini
Belgium
Growth And Extension Of Royal Canadian Navy A Matter Of General Interest
The article notes the Royal Canadian Navy’s expansion during wartime, detailing a 220-ship fleet under Rear Admiral P W Nelles with 6 000 to 7 000 personnel. It describes destroyers, auxiliary vessels, patrol craft, and minesweepers, plus anti submarine and convoy roles, highlighting rapid development and experienced leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Navy
Httle
P.W. Nelles
R.C.N
Percy Walker Nelles
Charles M. Nelles
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Lakefield
Trinity College School
Port Hope
Halifax
Esquimault
Canadian Naval Service
Army
Navy
Admiral Neiles
Nelles
D.D
Victoria University
Cobourg
Ont
University of Toronto
C. M. Netles
C.M.G
Royal Canadian Dragoons
France
Canada
Mons Recalled as 1940 British Forces Reenter Belgium
Belgian town Mons rises again in wartime memory as British and French troops advance at the frontier. The piece links past bitter days from 1914 to the 1918 end and the 1940 return of a British army, evoking local memory and mixed emotions in Mons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
J. A. Clark
Navy of Britain Won’t Be Pushed Around, Says Times
The Los Angeles Times argues Britain’s great navy remains master of the seas. It cites Kaiser Wilhelm, Napoleon, and past wars to claim Britain will dominate naval power despite land or air developments, foreseeing the fleet controlling the situation in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Los Angeles Times
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Napoleon
Land Adaptations of Crawfish and Jean
The text notes crawfish can breathe on land or in water with similar ease. It adds that Jean swims backward faster than forward, indicating distinct locomotor abilities noted in the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
King Mtesa of Uganda Said To Have World’s Largest Harem
Reputed ruler King Mtesa of Uganda in Africa is described as maintaining seven thousand wives in his veraglio, a sensational claim about his harem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Mtesa
Uganda
Africa
Mission to Spirit Dutch Securities Dictated by War
A British officer retrieved millions in Dutch securities and diamonds from Holland before it fell to Germany. Despite Luftwaffe bombing and spies, he carried the securities to Britain aboard a destroyer. A Dutch diamond merchant also sailed to Amsterdam with valuables, completing the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Holland
Ymulden
Amsterdam
Taking No Chances Soldier Hauls German Prisoner With Rope
A British soldier explains he dragged a German prisoner by a rope around his body to prevent suicide as they passed waterlogged shelved huts. An officer questions the treatment of a prisoner of war while the man defends his actions.
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Ernest Walter Sledman
Bor
Stedman
Maidstone
Royal Naval Service
Norfolk
Handley-Page
Daily Mail
Newfoundland
Alcock
Brown
Handley- Page
New York
Nova Scotia
Canadian Air Board
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
McGill Charter
Alica Brooks
Bankes
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Prairie Tomatoes
Prairies
Dominion Experimental Station
Morden
Man
R. M. Adamson
Grande Place
Securities and Diamonds
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