Britain Aims to Preserve Historic Buildings Damaged by Bombs
The Ministry of Works forms a panel of architects to advise local authorities on restoring or salvaging damaged historic buildings in Britain. A national Buildings Record will catalog surviving fragments and memorials, with rapid surveys before demolition.
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Britain
Minister of Works
National
Royal Institute of British Architects
England
Wales
Institute
Judd
Minister of Supply
Harold G. Judd
Manchester Guardian
Eskimos to receive metal discs for census identity
Canadian officials plan to issue metal discs bearing the coat of arms and an identification number to Eskimos and Indians as part of the 10 year census. The discs will be distributed during visits by the Nascopie or other vessels and via census agents traveling by boat, dog sled, and plane across the Arctic. Enumerators have six months to complete the count of an estimated 7000 Eskimos.
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Canada
Nascopie
Arctic
Pest Destroyer Gopher Snake Worth Forty Dollars
A full grown gopher snake on a Midwest farm is valued at $40 annually as a pest destroyer. Farmers prize it for controlling rodents. A separate note recalls a man walking two dogs during the Plymouth bombing.
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Midwest
England
Plymouth
Northernmost U S Point Identified as Lake of the Woods Minn
The article notes the northernmost point in the United States is Lake of the Woods located in Minnesota.
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United States
Lake of the Woods. Minn
Gasoline From Coal: U S Experiments Claim Vast Oil From Coal
Federal Bureau of Mines reports coal reserves could supply oil needs for about 3000 years at current consumption using hydrogenation. Estimates show coal could yield over 3.8 trillion barrels of oil, with gas yields from 78 to 168 gallons per ton of coal mined, though costs may be higher than crude petroleum.
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United States
America
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Europe
Germany
Pittsburgh
England
Black Creek
Alabama
Sunnyside
Utah
North Dakota
Easier To Spell The English Warden And The Bomb
The warden calls a policeman to view an unexploded bomb. The constable asks for the road name and is given Nebuchadnezzar Terrace. He pockets his notebook and lifts the bomb to move it toward the High Street.
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Nebuchadnezzar Terrace
Moscow letters and telegrams totals reveal postal activity
Moscow reports last year received 146 million letters and 17.4 million telegrams while sending 156 million missives and 15 million wire messages. The brief data highlights Russia's high volume of routine international and domestic communications.
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Moscow
When Law Proved Gentle Near Cochrane Ontario
An overseer from the provincial game and fisheries department sought to arrest Jimmy Rock for illegal fur trading near James Bay. He found Rock's family ill and starving and instead arranged medical care and dispatched food and medicine by dog sleigh and snowshoe. Rock claimed unfair treatment by fur dealers before charges of illegal sale were pursued.
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Cochrane
Ont
Jimmy Rock
L. A. Dent
Provincial Game and Fisheries Department
James Bay
Rock
Ontario
Battle of Cape Matapan Named For Ionian Sea Victory
After consulting Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham and the Greek Peloponnesus Fleet commander, the Admiralty declares the Ionian Sea victory over the Italian fleet will be officially known as the Battle of Cape Matapan. Cape Matapan lies at the southern tip of the Peloponnesus where several Italian ships were engaged and sunk.
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Andrew Cunningham
Admiralty
Ionian Sea
Cape Matapan
Peloponnesus
Blind doctor urges job chances for war effort
J. J. Macdonald, superintendent for Quebec in the National Institute for the Blind, argues the blind should serve in the war, claiming handicapped workers can free non-handicapped people for other tasks. He cites a Montreal assembly line worker and a hotel furniture repairer as proof of capability.
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J. J. Macdonald
Quebec
National Institute For the Blind
Doctor Macdonald
Montreal
Seabird Protection Plea Highlights Norwegian Food Strain
The Norwegian Society for Protection of Annuals appeals to Oslo to protect sea birds as hunger drives extensive hunting in Norway. Seagulls and other seabirds risk disappearing if food shortages persist.
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Norway
Norwegian Society For Protection of
Oslo
Patrons at Berlin Post Office Cause Typewriter Chaos
Patrons at the Berlin post office inserted coins into the typewriter slots causing 10 minutes of disruption and removal of post office pens. The incident disrupted service and drew attention to the handling of equipment at the facility.
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Berlin
Facts And Figures Of Canada's War Effort And Star Event
Astronomer Edwin Hubble notes the Crab nebula as the remnant of a 1054 supernova after sky observations and measurements. Canadian war plans detail a quarter million active troops plus 60 training camps, a navy expanding to 180 ships, and a total fiscal outlook costing about 1.45 billion dollars with Britain, plus billions in munitions and trade balances.
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Edwin Hubble
Rudolph L. Minkowski
Mount Wilson
Jupiter
Tycho
Tycho Brahe
Venus
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Canada
Canadian Army Corps
Britain
North Atlantic
Iceland
Newfoundland
West Indies
Gibraltar
Great Britain
United Kingdom
London
United States
London's Unsung Heroines Clip Seer Story
Elien Sayers recalls a London bus ride where a Clippie jokes about the battlefield tour. An old lady boards as anti air fire lights the sky and the clippie wittily notes the show is free as the bus heads to the end of the line.
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London
Elien Sayers
New Oxford Street
Miss Sayers
Ypres
Marne
Bronze portrait bust of John Buchan exhibited in New York
Suzanne Silvercrays sculpted a life bust of John Buchan, shown in Gordon Cole's Rockefeller Center office. The bronze bust, owned by Lady Tweedsmuir, depicting Buchan in scholastic robes, contrasts with Mise Silvercrays' governor-general portrait. It will stay in New York until safe to ship to England.
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John Buchan
Suzanne Silvercrays
New York
Gordon Cole
Rockefeller Centre
New
Streamlining Effective at 30 MPH Not at 69 MPH
A streamlined automobile optimized for a speed of 30 miles per hour lacks optimal efficiency at 69 mph. Design tradeoffs limit performance as speed increases, indicating specific aerodynamic tuning needed for higher velocity.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Dominion of Canada
London Buses
Canadian War Services IN
Camp Borden
Canadian War Services
Canadian Legion
1.C.C.E
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
York
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