Germany Built Up Metal Supplies Before War
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports Germany built metal stocks for eleven years ahead of war. It notes Germany used miner inventories effectively and relied on imports for copper, manganese, nickel, tungsten, chromium, molybdenum, titanium, vanadium, zinc, lead and aluminum. It cites sources on iron, bauxite, tin, mercury and antimony, with Germany leveraging controlled or occupied areas to meet steel and armament needs.
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the Engineering and Mining Journal
British
United States
Germany
Charles Will Wright
United States Bureau of Mines
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Spain
Norway
Sweden
France
Italy
Hungary
Canada
Great Britain
Mexico
Canada seeks new mineral sources for war needs
The government warns mineral shortages will grow as U S participation accelerates war industries. Canada remains a top four world producer but drives for manganese tungsten and other war minerals continue. New Brunswick prospects and Magdalen Islands exploration aim to boost supply while scheelite from Canadian gold mines remains unprofitable to mine.
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United States
Canada
Lead and Zinc
New Brunswick
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Mines and Geology
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Baird Demonstrates Color Picture For Television Advance
Television moves toward three dimensional color images as John L. Baird conducts a public demo showing a hand with bright flowers. The note adds etymology for cocktail from yochtil and xochtil, a Toltec tale. Canada library loans reach 20,700,000 in 1959 with women buying 65 percent of men’s neckwear.
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John L. Baird
Baird
Canada
Revels In Work Of Churchill In His Sixties
The London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal notes Prime Minister Churchill, nearly seventy, endures immense strain and long nighttime work. He reportedly naps in the afternoon, relies on good sleep, and remains highly concentrated despite aging. He smokes strong cigars and credits early military training and polo with fitness.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Churchill
Winston
Ger
L. G
Mr. Churchill
A Poor Substitute in Wartime Medical Ward
An officer in hospital asks for a goodnight kiss as the sister and orderly perform rounds. The article notes Germany testing rubber substitute tires from paper for bicycles, claiming about a month of use at a low cost.
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Germany
Tungsten Prospects Grow From Slave Lake Mining Push
The article reports on early Slave Lake tungsten developments with Hollinger and Consolidated Smelters expected to shape wartime supply. It notes a new federal process to extract more tungsten from Hollinger quartz and other Canadian tailings, a shipment to Wah Chang in New York, and growing Canadian prospecting as nations seek to bolster steel hardening for munitions amid South China supply disruption. It also mentions wartime anxieties and unrelated wartime commentary on the Eastern front and air raid noise broadcasts.
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Slave Lake
Canada
Hollinger and
Consolidated Smelters
Federal Mines Department
Hollinger
Phillips Property
B.C
Dominion
Wah Chang Trading Company
New York
South China
Burma Road
Britain
United States
Xmas origin debated in Ottawa library study
researchers trace Xmas through medieval and early modern texts noting Wy cliffe and 14th century references to Christ and Crists Maesse. modern scholars challenge usage arguing Xmas may insult religious tradition yet some authorities view the monogram of Christ as reverent.
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Wycliff
Christ
Cristes Maesse
Hat Causes Panic Under Viaduct in Saint Joseph
A Saint Joseph Mississippi scare erupts when a man’s hat is mistaken for a bomb. Police rush to a highway viaduct after a caller reports an explosive device. Officers locate a black derby hat shining in the sun.
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Saint Joseph
Miss
Seeds of BC forest aid Britain wartime planting praised
Seeds from British Columbia forests travel to Britain to aid wartime reforestation for pit props and timber. Charles McFayden ships seed from 30,000 pounds sent, 450,000 acres planted, amid wartime urgency. Canada approves two vitamin rich flour and bread standards effective February 1 1942 with Canada approved labels guaranteeing vitamin B content and conformance under the Food and Drugs Act.
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British Columbia
Britain
B.C
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
British Forestry Commission
Charlies McFarden
Dominion Forestry Branch
The
Forest Service
Europe
Germany
Charles McFayden
McFayden
Trench
Dominion
Mackenzie
Canada
Warn Against Partisanship On Emergency Powers
A warning against factions demanding internment of aliens then release, praising humane treatment for internees, condemning authorities after riots, and pushing the idea that emergency powers are unnecessary or should not be used despite enemy fifth column threats.
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Isle of Man
Weir Project Studied for Falls Beauty and Power Reliability
Canadian and United States officials discuss a submerged breakwater weir above Niagara Falls to protect scenery and prevent ice jam power shortages. Attendees include Major George R Goethals and C S Cline of Ontario Hydro, plus Colonel William Kelly of the Niagara Falls Power Company. Also noted is a Mackinac Island ban on automobiles.
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United States
George R Goethals
Buffalo
C. S. Cline
Ontario Hydro Power Commission
William Kelly
Niagara Falls Power Company
Handling Of Eggs In Transport Affects Quality For UK Supply
The War Time Production Series pamphlet Conservation of Egg Quality notes that rough roads and high speeds during transport can jar eggs, bursting the yolk membrane and mixing yolk with white, rendering the product unusable. Losses add to delivery costs. pamphlet available from Ottawa's Publicity and Extension Division, Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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United Kingdom
Publicity and Extension Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Panzer Term Debate Reflects Armor Meaning
The London Spectator weighs whether to keep panzer as armor term or switch to plain English. It notes panzer denotes German armor divisions and is used like Luftwaffe and U-boats in common speech. A medical officer asks a recruit about organic trouble, and the recruit jokes about not being musical.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
London Spectator
Russia
Luftwaffe
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Tin
Canadian Ministers Sons
Pacific
William Howe
C. D. Howe
Singapore
Hong Kong
Royal Navy
Lieut
Gavan Power
C. G “Chubby” Power
National Defence
Pandleton Power
R.C.A.F
William
Napoleon
A. E. Carver
Parliamentary
St. Joseph
Lacy Crochet
Reet
Herbert Morrison
Niagara Falls
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Panzer
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