Geographer Predicts Dense Prairies With Forest Growth
Dr. Griffith Taylor of the University of Toronto forecasts future Canadian prairies becoming well treed in a few thousand years. He cites Indian Head reforestation, Siberian plantings, and Caragana hedges as models, and urges expanded geography teaching and government supports for settlers and town planning.
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Bere Prairie
Griffith Taylor
University of Toronto
Taylor
Canadas
Dominion
Asseciation of America Geographers
Antarctic
Scott
Indian Head
Siberia
Dr. Taylor
Australia
Nigeria
Prince Rupert
Toronto
Yokohama
Vancouver
Prince George
British Columbia
Ontario
Cariboo
Turner
Crow's Nest
Amwelling
Trail
Great Hills
Canada
London
Hamilton
Kingston
Montreal
Dominion Civil Service
England
United States
Weather Service
Department of Natural Resources
University of Sydney
Holiday Camp at Gibraltar for Troops in Fort Gibraltar
A novel rest camp in Gibraltar, originally for prisoners of war, allows hundred men at a time a three day respite. It features sleeping quarters, meals, indoor games, an outdoor cinema, a garden, two bathing beaches, and nightly band concerts. Food is said to be the best in Gibraltar with items like mixed grill and lemonade. Men must return by 11 pm, and visitors suggest extending stays beyond three days.
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Gibraltar
Lfe
Betty Learns Heaven After Empty Box Funeral
A father consoles daughter Betty after her canary dies by burying an empty cigar box in the garden. Betty asks if the bird goes to heaven and notes St. Peter will be cross when he opens the box and finds no cigars. The tale captures a child's innocent misunderstanding and parental humor.
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Betty
Birdie
Cross St. Peter
British Govt Sets Time Limit to Scrap Iron Railings Gates
The Ministry of Supply in Britain declared a deadline for calling in iron rails gates and posts to be recycled into war weapons. Railings essential for public safety and gates of historic or artistic value are exempt from the program.
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Ministry of Supply
Rainfall Difference Between Wooded and Open Areas Notes
A short study notes rainfall tends to exceed open spaces by about 23 percent in wooded land, highlighted by the figure 2435 as part of the data reference. This observation contrasts with drier open spaces and underscores the influence of vegetation on local precipitation.
Ready For Anything Threats Of Parachute Invasion Reach Britain
A neutral silk maker who recently left Germany claims parachutes are being produced in the millions and that Britain must prepare for a possible invasion using parachute troops. He notes German belief in rapid airborne landings and British readiness since Crete, with a fear of surprise. The piece adds Alaska’s fish diversity and notes fish are color blind and cold blooded.
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Germany
Britain
Crete
Norway
Winnipeg Free Press
Facing the Counter-Revolution Threat Across Nations
A broadcast from Herbert Agar in Louisville warns that the Nazi menace signals a civilizational crisis, framing today’s events as a counter-revolution eroding culture and order rather than a traditional war, with war seen as resistance to destruction.
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South America
Britain
Herbert Agar
Louisville
Overcoat or waste coat riddle at painter scene
Young Alec asks how many coats of paint a door gets and suggests three coats would be an overcoat. The painter answers it would be a waste coat not an overcoat. Burma exports rice kerosene paraffin wax teakwood and lead in that order.
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Alec
Burma
Rationing Of Food In Britain Taken Philosophically
Wartime Britain faces pre winter clean ups in farms and animal sheds with disinfectant washes and pest control. Farmers urged to reduce rats with red squill, manage bot flies in horses, and share info via Publicity and Extension Division. Citizens accept rationing with little complaint as officials tout adequate calories and rising protein from cheese and salmon.
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Britain
Dominion Department of Agricultture
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Lonely Patrols Airmen Lose Five Of Royal Canadian Force
Halifax Herald recalls the Lonely Patrols in the Atlantic where two crews are missing after sea duty. Five airmen are lost with Sable Island cited as their fate and the service sacrifice honored by Canada.
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Canada
Atlantic
Sable Island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax Herald
Embroidered Pattern Offer from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
An ad promotes a transfer embroidery pattern T7102 with motifs sized 6 by 20 inches and 54 by 15 inches, plus edging instructions and stitch illustrations. It requires 30 cents in coins and directs readers to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 Mc Dermot Avenue East. The note also states there is no Alice Broshimera book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Dermot Avenue
Alice Brosh
Alberta School Cadets to Expand Corps Size This Year
Lieut G H Ritaon Bennett of Military District 193 said Alberta has 42 cadet corps with over 3000 cadets and, with permission from national defence headquarters, the number will be increased during the current school year.
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Alberta
National Defence Headquarters
G. H. Ritaon-Bennett
Military District
University Heads Oppose Drill Requirement for Medical Classes
University leaders oppose mandating medical classes to drill while the dental clauses are expected to continue drilling.
Aviation Pioneer Claude White First to Receive Proficiency
Claude White, aged 62, is noted as a pioneer in British aviation. He became the first Briton granted a certificate of proficiency as an aviator in 1909, started the first British Flying school that year, and helped lay the groundwork for today’s Spitfire pilot training.
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Claude White
Britain
England
Hendon
Brief Criticism From Ambrose Bierce Spoils Young Novelist
A budding writer asked Ambrose Bierce for one sentence of critique. Bierce replied that the book’s covers are too far apart, delivering a sharp if curt verdict on the manuscript.
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Ambrose Bierce
Bierce
Highest Mountain Statements Compared In Oddway
The text claims Mount McKinley is the highest mountain above its own base and contrasts it with Mount Everest, noting Everest sits high above sea level. It also mentions a 1550 Portuguese navigator publishing a book on building a Panama canal.
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Mount McKinley
Everest
Panama Canal
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