Prison Camp Experiment Proposed Near Wakefield
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Britain plans a summer prison camp near Wakefield York for short term inmates. Prisoners will work on land forestry and deforestation projects away from walls in army hut housing with lighter restrictions and in charge of officials and guards. The aim is to reform by humane work and prep for honest living after release.
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Wakefield
Yorkhire
Halifax Herald
Britain
Soviet Russia
Canada
Headingly
Stoney Mountain
Winnipeg Free Press
Unpaid medical debts: doctors’ generous sacrifice noted
A Minnesota doctor after twenty eight years of practice cancels fifty thousand dollars in unpaid bills. The Ottawa Journal notes physicians routinely perform free work in clinics and hospital settings and value patient well being over wealth, accepting debts as part of public service.
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Minnesota
Ottawa Journal
Cyanamide Plant in Canada Dominates North American Output
The Cyanamide Plant Canada operates the continent’s only cyanamide facility and is the world’s largest of its kind. Cyanamide aids amine fertilizer production and competes with nitrate of soda and sulfate of ammonia in the Dominion. A stray line about Eve and a joke about apples appears, followed by a note that nearly two billion telephone calls were made in England last year.
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Canada
Dominion
England
Canadian Opera Star Anton Young Credits Gas Boost
Canadian opera star Anton Young, also known as Signor Alfredo Tomasini, rose to fame after deep breathing therapy during recovery from gas exposure in Ypres. He toured Europe with the Italian State Opera Company in 1932 and later found success in radio and stage.
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Anton Young
England
CEF
Ypres
Engand
Signor
Alfredo Tomasini
Europe
State Opera Company
Handled Mysteries of Pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury
The News of the World says Sir Bernard Spilsbury, recovering from blood poisoning, has handled more mysteries than any detective in 20 years. As Home Office pathologist he has traveled 41,200 miles in eight days to testify in various cases. He is a barrister and doctor, tall and imperturbable, with a precise witness-box manner. He lives at Gray's Inn, dines in hall, drives his own car, and carries papers in a battered stone bag.
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Bernard Spilsbury
News of the World
Home Office
Gray's Inn
One Of The Wonders How Canadian Jay Hatches Exes In Freezing Weather
In freezing temperatures the Canadian jay lays eggs and the mother survives as four or five gray fledglings emerge. The birds manage to care for themselves before spring warms the icy rivers and the spruce pine woods where they live.
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Spruce
Pine
Calgary Herald
Slow Down and Read Before You Act
Advice urges patience and careful reading to avoid haste in daily life. It warns against rushing decisions or accepting rushed offers and promotes thinking over choices. The piece notes two Draegermen captains, Jack Simpson and George Morrell, will tour Ontario theatres to recount the Moose River rescue of Dr. D. E. Robertson and Alfred Scadding.
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Jack Simpson
George Morrell
Draegermen
D. E. Robertson
Alfred Scadding
Moose River
Ontario
Dehorning Cattle Urged To Reduce Injuries In Herds
An authority says dairy and beef cattle should be dehorned using caustic at a young stage to prevent injuries. Hornless herds suffer fewer bruises, especially cows heavy with calf, and during winter feeding. If horns remain, all cattle should be dehorned before pasture turnout to avoid harming other animals. Argentina cited for beef quality tied to breeding and horn management.
Legend of Saint George and the Dragon Tale
The article recounts the Saint George legend of slaying the dragon to save a princess and convert a country to Christianity. It notes Edward II naming St George patron of the Knights of the Garter and cites the dragon slaying as a battle emblem and rallying cry for English kings.
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Saint George
St. George
Aselon
Edward II
England
St George
Knights of the Garter
Bells for Cathedral Crown Victoria Bishop Names
Eight bells dedicated at a Whitechapel foundry in England by the Bishop of London. The tenor bell weighs 291cwt and is named King George V. The seventh bell is named Queen Mary. Ceremony precedes a Whitechapel church service with world carols broadcast every Christmas Eve.
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Victoria
Christ Church
Whitechapel
England
London
Vincent Massey
W. A. McAdam
British Columbia
Whitechapel Church
London insurers back Britain’s liner with £60,000 premium
The Queen Mary insurance cover is set at £60,000 annual premium with Lloyd's underwriters ready to accept large exposure. London market expected to absorb about £3,000,000 while government covers the balance. During construction, £2,700,000 was insured by London and £1,800,000 by the government. A Soviet boy, 12, designed several transport devices, with space for two models in Moscow museum. Global motorcycle share notes Europe leads with 80 percent. Germany 760,000. UK 640,000. France 469,000. Italy 90,000. Brazil aid figures cited.
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Britain
Lloyd's
London
Europe
Germany
United Kingdom
Brazil
France
Italy
First Steamship Beaver Pioneers British Columbia Trade
The Beaver, built in England and launched in 1836, became the Hudsons Bay Companys pioneer steamship on the North Pacific. It operated between Fort Vancouver and Alaska, carried five nine-pounder guns, and helped extend the fur trade while Indians watched in awe. This marked the start of British Columbias development ahead of confederation.
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North Pacific
Atlantic
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Vancouver
Columbia River
Alaska
England
Cape Horn
America
Beaver
United States
49Th Parallel
Vancouver
Victoria
Fraser River
Cariboo
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Coumbia
Winnipeg Free Press
Keeps His Promise Veteran Guide Returns Pipe to King
A 71 year old hunting guide J. B. Lavallee of St Marks Manitoba kept a vow made to King Edward VIII when the latter was Prince of Wales in 1919. Lavallee guided the king to marshes near Lake Manitoba and received a monogrammed pipe and case, which he has now returned upon the king’s later accession.
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Baward
J. B. Lavailee
St. Marks
Man
Faward
Prince of Wales
Manitoba
Lavallee
Lake Manitoba
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Sir John Simon
Anthony Eden
Court of St. James
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
Australia
Stalinarad
Moscow Polytechnical Museum
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