Lease-Lend Aid Under War Time Mutual Aid Act
During World War II the Lease-Lend program united the United Nations in distributing food materials and war supplies. Canada enacted a Mutual Aid Act allocating up to one billion dollars of equipment, raw materials, and food to the UN for the current fiscal year based on strategic need.
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Roosevelt
United States
Great
Britain
Germany
Italy
United Nations
Canada
Materials Sent To War Fronts
The article describes reciprocal aid under the Lend-Lease program between Britain and the United States. It notes American troops in Britain and British efforts to supply comforts and rationed goods in repayment, alongside the transfer of military equipment and facilities.
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Britain
United States
Britain-America aid under rationing fuels shared supplies
Britain continues strict food rationing yet provides American troops with large quantities of bread vegetables potatoes sugar and enriched flour in 1943. Clothing has been largely supplied under reverse Lease-Lend with Britain offering replacements and public utilities manpower and recreation shared as part of UN cooperation.
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Britain
United Nations
Poultry Feeding Practices of a Successful Egg Producer
A leading egg producer details a year round method yielding about ninety percent Grade A eggs. They feed crushed oats wheat and barley in front of hens with a poultry concentrate, add cod liver oil at night, and supply skimmilk or semi solid buttermilk daily. Green forage and mangels keep birds active. Hay-straw litter aids barn cleanliness and health. Supplement use adjusts with milk supply.
Skin Troubles Relief With Moone's Emerald Oil
For eczema and itchy skin, Moone's Emerald Oil promises quick relief. The concentrated antiseptic oil supposedly stops itching, dries eruptions, and scales within days with no staining or greasy residue, offering satisfaction or money back.
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Moone
Naples Funiculars Return to Service After Wrecking
The unique Naples funicular system resumes operation with its own theme song playing as thousands of residents hear the familiar tunes of Funiculi Funicula. Six cog-wheel lines serve outlying areas on hills with a seventh climbing Vesuvius, after two months of idleness due to German wrecking.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Gems of Thought Quotes on History and Morality
A collection of historical and philosophical maxims from Goldsmith Bancroft Froude Eddy Emerson and Jefferson. The passages discuss history moral law the cross and the value of the past in shaping present duty and national character.
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Froude
Emerson
Savers Sugar Coffee Test By Dietitian
A dietitian from the agriculture department's consumer service testing kitchen notes testing sugar in coffee. She finds half the usual amount sweetens without overdoing it when tasted before sugaring. The method reportedly works.
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Agriculture Department
Consumer Service
Weed Control Through Commercial Fertilizers Finds Favor
Experiments over ten years show commercial fertilizers aid weed control by feeding crops and enabling rapid root growth. A. G. Kusch of the Dominion Experimental Station in Scott Sask notes drier climates require lighter applications. In prairie provinces triple superphosphate and ammonium phosphate drilled with seed prove effective, at 20 to 50 pounds per acre. Barnyard manure alone is ineffective but helps when combined with fertilizer.
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A. G. Kusch
Dominion Experimental Station
Scott
Sask
Mr. Kusch
Prairie
Benes Sees Hope for Europe in Soviet UK Accord
Dr. Edvard Benes president of Czechoslovakia expressed optimism for Europe if Soviet Union and Britain pursue international policy in agreement. He called for an inflexible will to solve questions through accord in a broadcast message.
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Europe
Soviet Union
Britain
Dr. Benes
Czechoslovakia
Canadian engineers leave wartime marks on English countryside
Brig James L Melville, former engineer commander and now chair of the Canadian Pension Commission, notes arterial highways by pass roads and airfields as lasting traces. Sappers aided Britain by mining tin in Cornwall and exploring minerals across the island. A Canadian road job impressed British contractors with rapid excavation using multi shift crews and heavy equipment. Tunnelling units under Lt Col C A Campbell earned a fine reputation for work in Gibraltar Scotland water power and mineral searches.
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James L. Melville
Canadian Pension Commission
Britain
Cornwall
C. A. Campbell
Ontario
Melville
Gibraltar
Scotland
Nazis Seek Indemnity Over Bombed Property in France
French delegation members in London said the Nazis, plundering France, are asking the Vichy government for indemnity for damage to German industrial property in France caused by Allied bombing.
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France
Vichy
London
Correct constipation with All-Bran and water
A Kellogg’s All-Bran ad urges regularity through bulk in the diet. It recommends daily consumption of All-Bran either as cereal or in muffins, plus ample water, to avoid harsh purgatives and restore natural bowel movement.
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Kellogg'’S
Kellogg's
London
Canada
Leftover Soup Recipes Highlight Frugal Meal Planning
The article urges Households to plan meals using all food scraps to avoid waste and create appealing soups. It outlines making meat based stock from cheap cuts with vegetables and spices, and a cream of vegetable soup from cooked leftovers, emphasizing frugality and flavor.
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Canada
V Bundles of Manitoba Rejuvenate War Garments
Winnipeg volunteers operate the V Bundles of Manitoba through the Women's Voluntary Service central bureau. In two years they have established 400 women’s groups and processed about 125000 reconditioned garments for distribution to bombed families overseas.
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Women’s Voluntary Service Centre
Winnipeg
Central Volunteer Bureau
Woundless
Manitoba
Legion
V-Bundles
Double Duty Coffee Grounds for Sweeping Dust Control
Coffee grounds can serve as a sweeping compound to prevent dust from rising. Save and spread the grounds on cellar floors during cleaning to improve dust control and cleanliness.
RAF Seeks to Cripple German War Machine
The Royal Air Force has carried out extensive raids on Germany from spring 1942 to spring 1943, aiming to cripple the German war machine. Estimates indicate a 15 to 20 percent drop in overall German industrial output, with further RAF RCAF and U S air attacks continuing to increase the impact.
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Great Britain
Germany
R.A.F
RAF
RCAF
U.S.A
Chinese Company in Indian Army Camp Flag Flies Above Desert Tents
A silk flag with 12 pointed stars on blue and green waves above Basrah desert tents. The flag marks the first Chinese company serving with the Indian Army. The unit comprises 350 technicians, fitters, carpenters, welders and sail makers aiding mutual support.
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Basrah
China
Powdered codfish of Faroe natives described
The article explains that powdered codfish, a Faroe Islands staple, is made by drying codfish until hard and then pounding it into a dusty powder with a hammer.
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Faroe Islands
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