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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
7
In a London restaurant a tense dinner unfolds between Jim Carlton and a wary Alleen Rivers as they discuss burglary, family ties, and a shadowy uncle. Carlton probes for investments and connections while Rivers weighs danger and loyalty amid a fog of gossip and motive.
Local dealers in Toronto offer Derpo products for bedbugs moths roaches crickets ticks and rats with claims of insect and rodent elimination. Consumers report dealer availability from Hanniesa and Simpsona areas and price tag near zero in ads.
The New York Times notes that hopeful democratic groups underestimated Hitler and his followers. Aware now of recklessness and irresponsibility, with unprecedented power, European civilization hangs in the balance as the Nazi regime advances.
The Colonial Secretary presented to Parliament a four bill plan outlining ten years of development spending in colonies. It proposes £5,000,000 annually for economic and other growth and £500,000 for colonial research. Also £11,264,488 advanced loans will be forgiven, converting debtors to grants. The piece emphasizes long term empire responsibility and wartime preparedness.
The Ministry of Supply weighs using 3.5 million silkworms to produce silk for parachutes. Sir Robert and Lady Hart Dyke maintain the worms at Lullingstone Castle on 250000 mulberry trees. Annual output could yield 200 parachutes and has passed a 40 psi strength test.
An explorer asks a savage chief about radio programs after claiming to come from the Great White King. The text notes Gibraltar’s Barbary ape as Europe’s lone wild monkey and mentions seals, polar bears, and tin in a compact, dated newspaper style.
University of Toronto professors say practical use of uranium is not proven and unlikely soon. They note coal and Raseline will be needed long term and Niagara Falls could help. An Eldorado official cites 200 pounds of uranium for one pound of U-235 and denies widespread deposits.
Paris reports new oil deposits in Southern France may supply France’s petroleum needs, adding to its annual output of over 500000 barrels. The find comes as Hitler presses for war supplies and signals future aid for the Allies if Mediterranean disruptions slow British imports from the Near East.
Ulster scrap metal is being sent to Britain in growing quantities to aid the war effort. The Bel fast government was advised that trophies won by Irish troops in the last war will be considered acceptable contributions. Guns tanks and other souvenirs will be forwarded.
The sun streams with high heat, the surface at about 10 000 degrees and the core near 72 000 000 degrees. This fact highlights vast stellar temperature differences and the sun's intense internal heat.
Scientists report a vast river channel lies about half a mile beneath the Pacific surface off California. The underwater flow, mapped by sonar, appears to run parallel to the coast and could influence offshore currents and seabed geology.
In Central Park a blind man with a “Help the Blind” sign fails to attract attention while another blind beggar with a “It is May And I Am Blind” sign receives many coins from passersby proving advertising can change public response.
Readable lines include quotes on fidelity and duty by Cicero, Bona venture, Henry Van Dyke, Mary Baker Eddy, Longfellow, and Kinggley. A factual note states grizzly bears can attain speeds of 35 miles per hour.
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