Democracy Under Threat and Call for Press Freedom
An editorial outlines perils facing democracy from moral decay and free press suppression. It argues freedom of thought, speech, and especially the press are essential, warning that totalitarian powers first strike at media liberty. It cites C. O. Knowles of the Toronto Evening Telegram urging intelligent use of freedom amid modern comforts.
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Fta
C. O. Knowtles
Toronto Evening Telegram
Bey
Goalineceel
Knowles
Mr. Knowles
Job
Liberty-loving chimps escape Johns Hopkins medical school
Three large female chimpanzees escaped from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore during repairs. They roamed the anatomy building knocking over test tubes and windows, with one chimp attacking an instructor briefly before guards recaptured them in their cage.
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Baltimore Medical School
Johns Hopkins’ Medical School
Baltimore
Medical
Mae Weat
Anthropology
Local inventors claim engine breakthrough by 100 percent
The Winnnipeg Free Press reports two local inventors may have achieved a 100 percent engine efficiency improvement. If tests confirm the results, it would mark one of the most noteworthy inventions of the decade.
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Winnnipeg Free Press
Ghia
Trapper Outwits Wolves Near Anahim Lake
Clayton Mack hunts timber wolves 100 miles east of Bella Coola B C on a trek for eagle feathers. He shoots two wolves and outwits the pack by turning and staring. A horseman arrival ends the standoff and he brings back two fine wolf skins and the bounty.
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Clayton Mack
Anahim Lake
Bella Coola
B.C
Mack
Names for London streets renamed by council
London county council plans a five year program to rename 19 000 metropolitan streets. The piece notes many current names such as Victoria Queen Chapel and Union streets and suggests new names like Baldwin Eden and Sanctions.
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Dals
London County Council
London
Victoria Streets
Queen's Street
Borough of
Westminster
No. 1
Chapel Street
Baldwin Street
Eden Street
Sanctions Street
St. Thomas
Times-Journal
Puritans Banned Christmas as Pagan in 1659 Massachusetts
Prof William Warren Sweet notes that Christmas was outlawed by Massachusetts general court in 1659, with a law fining any observance of the day or similar festival. The era marked Yuletide celebrations as pagan, reflecting strict Puritan religion in New England.
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New England
William Warren Sweet
University of Chicago
Colony of
Massachusetts
Snapshots at Night Party Idea Proposed by John Van Guilder
A pamphlet describes a Snapshots at Night party plan with guests in costume and a staged lighting setup. It explains arranging two floor lamps, camera placement, and shutter settings for night portraits using panchromatic film, suggesting fun, memorable indoor snapshots for years.
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John van Guilder
Beavily Tweedsmuir recalls an amused school tale
Lord Tweedsmuir praised concise speech during a luncheon at Ottawa. A small girl wrote about Elisha the prophet being annoyed by rude children, prompting a story where he would unleash a bear if offended. The text contrasts with the Duce’s Rome display and Italy’s kingly birthday tribute.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Ottawa
Elisha
Mysterious Worldwide Short Wave Signal Disrupts Traffic
Radio technicians chase a constant loud hum heard across the globe from India to the North Atlantic. Officials say the source lies to the west of Ottawa in high northern latitudes, disrupting commercial traffic at times. The car to watch is the car behind the car in front of you.
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Marine Department
India
Louisburg
N.S
Herschel Island
Arctic
England
Labrador
North American Atlantic Seaboard
Ottawa
Knit and Past Your Way to Style Pattern 5502
Pattern 5502 offers a charming sweater blouse with a plain knitted skirt option. Includes sizes 16 28 and 38 40, illustrations, stitch details, and material lists. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Autographs and a northern highway dream unite in talk
The piece notes John Buchan’s Montreal visit and the autograph allure of Tweedsmuir, then outlines H L Layer’s plan for a northward Winnipeg to Churchill rail route. The 362 mile road aims to boost Manitoba farming trade, create jobs, unlock mining and timber areas, and spur Gillam into a northern industrial hub with abundant power and ore resources.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Europe
H.L. Layer
Manitoba
Mantoba
Hudson Bay Railway
Layer
Lake Winnipeg
Gillam
Pittsburg
Canada
Dominion
Ameliera
Belcher Islands
Wages War Against Insects A Ottawa Dominion Entomologist
Dr Arthur Gibson of Ottawa leads a five year campaign against insects, guiding about 65 officers in a costly battle to protect Canadian property from annual damages estimated at 150 million dollars. At 60, he cherishes his 30 000 insect specimens and insists on relentless action to prevent billions in possible losses.
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Arthur Gibson
Ll.d
Ottawa
Gibson
Dominion
Br. Gibson
Toronto Star Weekly
Pilot Seeks Fur Cap for Northward Trip
Atlin B C air express owner L F Barr stopped in Vancouver en route north and spent four hours trying to locate a suitable fur cap. A firm offered to make one for $30, but he found nothing satisfactory and mused that Vancouver has mild winters in comparison.
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L. F. Barr
Air Express
Atlin
B.C
Vancouver
North Country
London Sees Itself as World’s Friendliest City
G Noel Eade secretary of the International Friendship League declares London becoming the most hospitable city in the world to young people and asserts the metropolis offers rich opportunities for friendship and exchange.
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London
G. Noel Eade
International Friendship League
Metropolis
German Experts Use Coal as Orchid Fertilizer
German experts report coal acts as a fertilizer for plants and orchids show benefits. India's trade with the United States dwarfs last year's level, indicating strong growth in bilateral commerce.
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India
The
United States
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands A Frugal Sovereign
Netherland s Queen Wilhelmina, at 55, is described as the world s longest reigning sovereign and among the wealthiest women. A sober Calvinist mother of a heir presumptive daughter Princess Juliana, she reads state papers and important scientific works, enjoys country sketching, and bicycles with her daughter despite a frugal palace life. Prince Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin died last year.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Princess Juliana
Duke Henry
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Henry
Two Alaska sourdoughs thrill Seattle visit after 24 years
Frank Speiljack and Pete Mesick return to the Yukon longing for home while enjoying city sights in Seattle after a long absence. Speiljack frets over telephones and gadgets, and Mesick notes changes including a peroxide blonde he has never seen before.
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Northland
Seattle
Frank Speiljack
Pete Mesick
Yukon
Modern Poultry Farm Electrical Devices Shown
Electrical devices for modern poultry farms include electric egg candlers sprayers water systems burglar alarms and brooders. Tinplate mills of South Wales may be moved to England.
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South Wales
England
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Dominion Bureau of Statiatica
Trapper
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Robin Redbreast
Tweedsmuir
Easay
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Alice Brooks
Buck Sismule
Bay
Tweedameir
John Buchan
Lord
Lady Tweedsmuir
Sean Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver Province
Contiana
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