Canadian Army Education Program in Britain Expands
The Canadian Army in Britain broadens its educational program run by the Canadian Legion. It offers correspondence courses, basic literacy, and trades training at no cost, with credit awarded back home. Lectures and brain trust sessions at Oxford and London universities engage soldiers, including allied nations, for the fall session.
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Britain
Canadian Legion
A. E. Shatwin
Saskatchewan
Douglas W. le Pan
University of Toronto
Harvard
A. G. L. McNaughton
Max Freedman
Edmonton
Batteries Polytechnic
London
Oxford
Brain Trust
Churchill
Canada
England
United States
Castle for scrap metal echoes Casa Loma in New York drive
A companion to Toronto’s Casa Loma, Boldt Castle on Heart Island in the St. Lawrence River reflects Rhine style. Two million dollars was spent on steel frame and heating, with an estimate of about 40 tons of metal scrap to be salvaged as the project moves forward.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
New York
Boldt Castle
Heart Island
St. Lawrence River
E. Castle
Rhine
Stalfron
Toronto News
Pre War Tea Party At Bayreuth Hosted By Frau Wagner
Berlin correspondent reports Frau Winifred Wagner hosted a large tea party in Bayreuth with 40 to 50 guests including high Nazi officials. Servants served abundant delicacies such as goose liver and caviar without using food coupons though sugar was rationed. Guests reportedly consumed more than the weekly meat ration, and the event featured prominent Nazi uniforms.
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Stajey
Winifred Wagner
Richard Wagner
Adolf Hiter
Bayreuth
Berlin
Budapest
Magyar Namzet
Wagner
Germany
Frau Wagner
Wood Replacing Metals In Maine Manufacturing
Wood is replacing scarce metals and plastics in making lipstick holders and truck bodies in Maine. Over 75 wood turning plants operate statewide, many in small towns where wood works as the sole industry. The Maine Development Commission coordinates between buyers and wood shops to locate or adapt plants to supply required wood products.
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Maine
Maine Development Commission
Commission
Smart Mascot Toy Pattern 7123 For Scottie Dog
The notice advertises a cuddly Scottie dog mascot toy pattern 7123 with simple directions and minimal materials. It highlights appeal to children and larger audiences, calling it an easy project suitable for multiple copies.
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Scottie
Ribbentrop becomes Berlin restaurant chain proprietor
A business man named Ribbentrop expands into the restaurant trade by taking control of a 24 restaurant chain in Berlin and other cities. The move follows a surge in Germany's dining sector tied to domestic rationing and links to his recent stake in the Italian wine industry. Cuba’s population is 4,228,000 with 68 percent native white. Send Your Dollars To War.
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Ribbentrop
Berlin
Germany
Cuba
Seamen's home manager Ceres N Taylor aids Halifax crews
Ceres For Seamen Cufford N Taylor oversees the Allied Merchant Seamen's Home in Halifax, a Navy League of Canada project housing hundreds to thousands of sailors daily. He acts as employment adviser, policeman and nurse, calling the work his part in the war effort. His career spans Montreal YMCA work, ship firefighting, and social projects for unemployed men before joining the seamen's home.
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Cufford N. Taylor
Halifax
Navy League of Canada
Taylor
Montreal
England
Y.M.C.A
Magistrate urges burning mischief making letters
A magistrate counsels to burn scandalous letters, advising to put mischief making correspondence straight into the fire and extinguish the issue at both ends. This terse directive frames a stance against gossip and leaked information.
Islands That Vanish On Maps Worry Pacific Chart Makers
A US radio correspondent recounts islands appearing and disappearing in the Pacific, including Falcon Island in Tonga and Sarah Ann Island, noting charts once marked with questions. The piece cites submarine activity, tidal waves, and rumors of a sunken continent, plus a 1932 sighting of a floating island 1,300 miles south of San Diego.
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Falcon Island
Tonga
Sarah Ann Island
United States Guano Company of
New York
J. 8.Skerrett
U.S.3
Portsmouth
Hydrographic Office
Pacific
South America
South American
Augustin Island
Kamishak Bay
Anchorage
Alaska
Bouvet Island
South Atlantic
Bouvet
Cook
Thompson
Steel Voyager
San Diego
Safety On The Farm Farmers urged to meet wartime risks with preparedness
The article stresses farm safety as vital for national effort, noting higher accident rates in agriculture and urging farmers to remove hazards like sharp tools, nails, and faulty racks. It calls for constant readiness, maintenance of equipment, and personal fitness to support food production for Britain and Canada during wartime.
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Britain
Anch
Canada
Little Old Lady Refuses Shelter During Air Raid
An 86 year old South Coast resident Mrs. A. E. Rayner defied orders to shelter during a bombardment. She prodded a sentry with her parasol and refused to enter an enclosure now in military hands, declaring she has visited the grounds for years. A colonel urged her to take cover under a hotel verandah and offered coffee, which she declined, saying nerves.
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A. E. Rayner
London Daily Sketch
Bring Your Own Tea And Sugar Motto Advised
Canadians are urged to carry their own tea coffee and sugar for visits ration cards may be required for longer stays. Week end guests are asked to bring a small contribution from their rations to supplement hosts with about an ounce of tea per week or four ounces of coffee per person and about half a pound of sugar per person per week.
Wanted Macaroni Seed Reveals Where to Grow It
A father writes Ed. W. Mitchell, farm advisor at General Electric’s farm forum, asking how his son can grow macaroni after seeing five foot long specimens in stores. Mitchell replies that macaroni seed is sold as wheat, and on rich land wheat grows tall but must be processed to become macaroni.
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Albany
Ed. W. Mitchell
General Electric
Farm Forum
Rome's housing stock near two million in early era
Early era Rome reportedly housed about 1,950,000 homes highlighting vast urban scale and living density as the city expanded.
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Rome
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Ceres
Merchant Seamen’s Home
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Portage
Tom Fleming
Brandon
Winnipeg
Wheat City
George McDonald
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
McDonald
C.P.R
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