Placer Miners Still Pan Gold in Yukon Fields
The Mines and Resources Department reports 1940 placer gold production of 104,078 ounces, up 17,483 from the prior year. Dredges, electricity from local water power, and 11 dredges moved over 19 million cubic yards of gravel. 2,644 claims remain, mostly in Dawson, Mayo, and Whitehorse. Prospecting and stripping surged as dredging expansion nears.
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Klondike
Mines and Resources Department
Yukon
Dawson
Mayo
Whitehorse
It Is Everybody's War and Our Moral Duty
An editorial argues that World War II demands global sacrifice and swift victory. It lauds Canada’s national manpower registration as a vital first step and urges full public cooperation, discipline, and mobilization of both material and moral resources to defeat the enemy quickly and end the war.
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Europe
Africa
Asia
England
Cape Town
Honolulu
Brisbane
Winnipeg
Canada
Ministry of War Services
George
Great Britain
Five British airmen chase a hundred Germans away
A brief wartime annotation recalls Leviticus as five British airmen engage a flight of one hundred German aircraft and force them to retreat, illustrating overwhelming odds with a scripture reference.
Egypt Starts Testing U S Tobacco Seeds
Egypt will plant seeds of the best American tobaccos to test the possibility of raising more of the leaf. The move aims to assess suitability and potential crop yields for local production.
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Egypt
Denmark Faces Fodder Shortage and Export Cuts
A report from the agricultural council warns Denmark cannot import fodder for livestock as wartime stoppages bite. Butter exports may fall by 100 000 tons and live pig output could halve from 4 million to 2 million, with declines in cattle eggs and poultry as Denmark must rely on its own harvests.
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Denmark
The
Agricultural Council
Generous Gifts to War Funds From London Help
A poor unnamed London woman sent £159 in old treasury notes to the National Savings Committee with a plea to share for the Red Cross and war relief. A working class girl contributed her entire £100 savings, loaned to the Government free of interest for the war duration.
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London
National Savings Committee
Red Cross
Treasury
Radio Pathway Found North to South Across Americas
Argentine and U S scientists report a north south radio channel linking the Americas, stronger in winter and summer shifts, due to ionospheric disturbances from Earth's magnetic field and aurora. The finding suggests closer radio and telephone communication across the western hemisphere.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Americas
Argentina
United States
A. T. Cosentino
Ministry of the Interior
J. H. Dellinger
United States Bureau of Standards
Europe
Hemisphere
Cosentino
Dellinger
Earth
North Magnetic Pole
Selected Recipes for Date Cornflake Cookies
Shortening and sugar are creamed until light and fluffy then beaten with egg. Flour, baking powder, and salt are sifted and folded into the first mixture with chopped dates. Balls are rolled in Corn Flake crumbs, baked at 325 degrees F for about 20 minutes, yielding thirty six cookies.
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Kellogg's
Washable house exhibit in New York shows easy care design
An exhibit displays a fully washable home with soap and water friendly features. All five rooms use washable wallpaper furniture covers draperies and wall coverings including a knotty pine lookalike composition wall and flat wall paints that resist spoilage when laundered.
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New York
Christie's Premium Soda Crackers Pork Bake
A greased dish layered with Christies Premium Soda Crackers sliced cooking apples and onions. Six loin pork chops are seasoned and placed on top. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes covered then uncover to brown for six portions.
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Christie’s
Canada Provinces Set Own Speed Rules In 1950s
The report lists provincial variations on speed limits across Canada. Manitoba and Nova Scotia adopt prudent language or reasonable standards, while Ontario and Saskatchewan specify 50 and 30 miles per hour respectively. Prince Edward Island and others show regional phrases influencing limits.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Dominion Apiarist on Swarms and Honey Crop Loss
A Dominion Apiarist warns that natural bee swarms shed the working force of the colony, and if the swarm absconds, the colony loses its honey crop. The statement emphasizes the impact of swarms on honey production and colony health.
Danes boast no illiteracy in education system claim
Denmark and its officials assert the nation maintains universal literacy with a confident stance on schooling. The education sector promotes strong reading skills nationwide, emphasizing access, quality, and inclusive programs to prevent illiteracy.
Misjudged His Passenger Limo Scam Across London
A Scotsman reached Euston at noon and hired a taxi to reach Waterloo by four. The driver took him on a three hour and fifty minute circuitous ride around London. At Waterloo the man asked the fare, offered three shillings, and asked the driver to settle the bill while he bought his ticket.
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Euston
Waterloo
London
Early needle making spreads from Nuremberg 1370
The first needles were produced in Nuremberg in 1370 and later entered English use around 1543, marking early craftsmanship in textile tools.
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Nuremburg
England
Seaplanes Prove Efficient Royal Navy Asset
The Admiralty states Royal Navy seaplanes covered 8,000,000 square miles over 20 weeks without a single loss, indicating high efficiency and suggesting Britain could dominate Germany and Italy with aerial strength.
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Royal Navy
Britain
Germany
Italy
Greek Mosaic Art Evolved Locally by 5th Century B.C
Excavations at Olynthos show Greek mosaic work developed independently rather than borrowed from Egypt. The findings indicate a native evolution of mosaic techniques in the Greek world by the fifth century B.C.
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Olynthos
Egypt
Banting Sets Up Lab at Canadian Red Cross Hospital
Sir Frederick Banting, famed insulin discoverer, has established a specialized laboratory at the new Canadian Red Cross Hospital in England as his headquarters while pursuing work on the epidemic and identifying Fifth Columnists.
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Frederick Banting
Canadian Red Cross Hospital
England
Five War Themed Works Highlight Society of Women Artists Show
A London exhibit by the Society of Women Artists features 500 pictures, with only five addressing war. The note adds a fact about Buenos Aires being the largest city south of the equator.
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Society of Women Artists
London
Buenos Aires
Mil ton teacher reports life in England air raid shelters
Miss Ann Campbell of Milton Ontario describes life during her term as an exchange teacher in England. She recalls English men women and children playing games and holding spelling matches in air raid shelters during bombing attacks.
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Ann Campbell
Milton
Ont
England
Eggs with thin shells linked to low calcium diet in hens
The article notes that eggs with thin shells are produced by hens fed a diet deficient in calcium. This dietary issue affects shell strength and overall egg quality.
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New Zealand
Yy & Sx
Onetr
Treag
Firestone
Wien
Bach Province
Branch of
Nea AT
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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