Hybrid road and air vehicles push aviation design ahead
New York Times reports on Consolidated Vultee designs by William B Stout for roadable aircraft including the helicab serocar and roadable airplane. Concepts promise ground taxiing speed from 35 mph and air speeds to 120 mph with four wheels and folding wings, with a flying range around 400 miles.
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Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
William B Stout
Stout
Society of Automotive Engineers
New York Times
Destroying Ants in Homes Uses and Precautions
Ants invade dwellings seeking food, especially sweets and fats. Keep kitchens clean, seal openings, and store food in ant proof containers. Sodium fluoride powder is effective but poisonous. use with caution away from children and pets. Baits with sweetened water or meat bones can work, and hot water can kill large ant numbers. A syrup bait mixes sodium arsenate, sugar, and hot water, but handle carefully due to poison.
Unique Ducks Banded by Jack Miner Sighted in South America
Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario reports two teal ducks banded by him in 1938 were shot in Maracaibo Venezuela, proving the birds traveled thousands of miles while staying together for five years. Miner says he has released over 50 000 ducks and nearly 30 000 geese.
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Kingsville
South America
Jack Miner
Ont
J. D. Mitchell
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Hair Cushions Help War Effort Through Bound Hair Use
Firestone officials say bound hair sourced from hog and cattle tail fibers replaces scarce rubber in aviation cushions and parachute gear. The material lowers costs for the government by over 75 percent and may expand postwar use in furniture and auto seats as foamed latex shortages.
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Firestone
Navy
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Chinese War Relief Drive Across Canada Fronts Public Aid
Canadians from all walks join a coast to coast drive for Chinese War Relief with a target of 1.6 million dollars. Donations through chartered banks fund a relief plan led by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and Brigadier General Odum to aid Chinese civilians and medical needs amid six years of war against Japan.
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Canada
Chiang Kai-Shek
Odum
China
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Bank Startup Joke Sparks Cautious Confidence
A financier recalls starting a bank with an empty store, a sign, and three early deposits totaling 550 dollars. He then invested 50 dollars of his own money as confidence grew, illustrating a humorous origin of a banking venture.
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Atlanta
Burmese elephants aid Army Engineers with heavy labor
Elephant labor in Burma supports Army Engineers by dragging logs and hauling loads. Trained elephants perform in a single day the equivalent of 200 to 300 men, aiding bridge and construction work.
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Burma
Benes Says Czechoslovakia Won't Fear Soviet Interference
Dr Edward Benes, head of the Czechoslovak government, states in Liberty magazine that his country faces no postwar Soviet interference and that Russia will not pursue aggressive internal affairs, predicting it will develop as a socialist state within its borders. The Nazi party originated in November 1920.
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Russia
Eduard Benes
Benes
Liberty Magazine
Heritage Home Guard Joke Amid War Night Watch
An Wiltshire Home Guard shepherd recalls staying up all night during a feared invasion attempt. He quotes the milder exchange about not counting on the Germans, reflecting wartime humor. The piece closes with a note on peace and a dove motif.
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Home Guard
Wiltshire
They Pass By Once A British Canadian War Film
London dispatch reports a new British film They Pass By Once about Canadian troops billeted in an English village. The script by Elizabeth Baron centers on a Canadian padre and an English vicar’s daughter with a love story, inspired by a BBC broadcast.
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C. A. Lejeune
London
New York Times
NEW Picture
Elizabeth Baron
BBC
Canadian Rail Official Appointed Executive Assistant to President
C N R promotion lists M A Metcalf as executive assistant to the President with Montreal headquarters. Metcalf, 33 years in railroading, previously secretary to S J Hungerford, ex chairman and president, is a well known figure across Western Canada. A wartime digression recalls Canadian sapper efforts in England where rebuilt parish church with original materials. BBC recorded the rededication film They Pass By Once. Maurice Elvey to direct with Vincent Massey’s brother Raymond Massey slated to star.
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M. A. Metcalf
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Metcalf
S. J. Hungerford
Western
Canada
Canadian Public Relations Department
BBC
Padre
Wolfendale
Maurice Elvey
Leslie Howard
Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey
North America Moves Away From Europe Says German Report
A Chicago Sun report, via Madrid, cites Potsdam Geodetic Institute claims that North America is separating from Europe at 12 inches per year, with South America moving west at eight inches. The article suggests a geographic split may one day sever connections, and even hints at filling the canal with concrete.
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North America
Europe
Way of
Madrid
Potsdam Geodetic Institute
Potsdam
South America
Mape
Mexico
Panama
Americas
Chicago Sun
The British Way South Africa Political Outlook
The Detroit Free Press notes two key outcomes from South Africa's election. General Smuts, once an adversary to Britain, now holds a majority in the Union Legislature. The opposition's call to end the war was defeated. The piece argues British statesmen have won over many South Africans in one lifetime, contrasting Nazi and British methods.
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Smuts
Union
Detroit Free Press
Forests Endure War Time Timber Output Report
Since the outbreak of war 15,370,000 lineal feet of pitwood 766,000 cubic feet of conifers 246,000 cubic feet of hardwood and 6,000,000 lineal feet of timber have been produced from the forest commission’s forests in Norfolk and Suffolk England for army air force and agricultural needs.
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Forest Commission
Norfolk and
Suffolk
England
Baby Animals Your Kiddies Will Love
Pattern 7491 offers a 26 motif transfer for children clothing and nursery decor featuring outline stitches and bright lazy-daisy flowers. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. The note mentions mail delays. A separate anecdote recalls a Scottish druggist tapping on a window with a sponge after a customer left without change.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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