Big Air Freighters Push Cargo and Troop Service Across Alaska
Northwest Airlines and others fly Curtis C 24 Commandos loaded with hospital gear mill saws and relief supplies to Alaska. Planes switch to troop ships in an hour with four tier bunks and metal loops for secure cargo. Route likened to Howard Hughes 1938 world flight across wild bush country.
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Sigrid Arneim
Northwest Airlines
Army Air Transport Command
Alaska United
American
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Sky Express
Nome
Alaska
Quick Northwest
Crosl Hunter
Howard Hughes
Battle of the seas and Atlantic bridge links in 1943
The piece argues the crucial 1943 struggle will largely be fought at sea. U boats are concentrated in new formations as Germany prepares a final throw. Allied success hinges on keeping sea bridges between America and Europe, America and Africa, and the British Isles and Africa.
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Mr. Alexander
America
Europe
Africa
British Isles
New York Sun
Atlantic
Royal Canadian Navy
Russia
Taking No Chances Aboard as Australians Advance
An Italian officer urges his troops to drink before facing the approaching Australians. Most comply, but Benito declines saying the drink would give him too much courage and make him wait behind while others run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito
Casablanca summit code words reveal naval nicknames
During the Casablanca meeting Prime Minister Churchill was nicknamed Commodore and President Roosevelt was called Admiral. The secret was kept from most attendees, underscoring the covert tone of the talks.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Smuts Urges World Federation Postwar Unity
In Britain Today, Gertude Malin highlights Field Marshal Smuts as urging a postwar federation uniting warring provinces of South Africa and incorporating Germany and Russia into a League of Nations. He argues Russia can reform internally and urges America to support the League to avoid dashed hopes for world peace.
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Britain
London
Gertrude Malin
Smuts
South Africa
League of Nations
Russia
Gaza
America
League
Laundry Hints for Canadian Homes
Most homes across Canada are ready for Monday morning laundering. Laboratory tests show linens fare best with home washing. however proper care is essential. Bleach misuse is the top cause of damage, and mildew from damp storage or unfinished drying threatens linen and cotton goods.
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Acrss Canada
Consumer Information Service
North Canada and U.S. study joint Alaska Yukon project
The external affairs department spokesman said a joint study on developing the northwest corner of the continent including Alaska, the Yukon, and part of British Columbia is in progress. Outcomes depend on the study results reviewed by the joint economic committee, with earlier announcements misinterpreted as definite decisions.
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Canada
U.S
External Affairs Department
Alaska
Yukon
B.C
Joint Economic Committee
Canadian dairy chief warns on tighter food restrictions
Farm Production Primary Producer W. R. Aird at the National Dairy Council of Canada 22nd annual Toronto meeting warns adults may face stricter diets to aid relief abroad. He calls for better returns to producers and a longer planning horizon while noting manpower confusion from wartime mobilization.
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W. R. Aird
National Dairy Council of Canada
Toronto
Ingenious air weapon uses pigeon released in flight
The article describes a bomb that detonates in mid air to release a pigeon. Pigeons, used for radio silence, cannot fly at high altitudes, so a signal corps designed a canvas covered wire tube with a tearing device. On explosion the pigeon spreads wings and heads home carrying a thousand words in film and lightweight carrying tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Signal Corps
New German U boats Much Stronger Than War Years
Ottawa Journal reports experts warn Germany has built a far more formidable U boat fleet than in the last war with 500 to 800 boats in active service. The submarines reportedly feature secret devices longer range greater speed improved hulls for depth charge resistance and new underwater communication and listening gear enabling coordinated wolf pack attacks across global shipping lanes.
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Germany
United Kingdom
Ottawa Journal
Governor Hoffman Tries Humor at Insane Asylum Visit
Col. Harold H. Hoffman former New Jersey governor recounts a noon visit to an asylum. He rode a truck with inmates to the administration building where a guard counted aloud and demanded the governor state his identity, prompting the governor to reveal his title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Hoffman
New Jersey
Hoffman
Radio Battery Care for Long life on Canadian Farms
Consumer Information Service offers simple rules to extend battery life for radio sets common on farms and in towns across Canada. Limit operation to times when programs are on, avoid long continuous use, keep batteries away from heat, check tubes regularly, and disconnect batteries when not in use to prevent waste and accidental operation.
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Canada
Consumer Information Service
Morgantown Brothers Claim Synthetic Rubber Tire Tread
Clarence and Inie Gapen of Morgantown West Virginia say their rubber substitute made from waste material can extend tire life by about five thousand miles. In three years of basement testing a one inch tread was applied cold and withstood an ice hill trial where the car climbed and stopped without wheel slip. The brothers, running a wallpaper shop, expect mass production feasibility.
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Morgantown
Clarence
Gaper Brothers
Two Men on Ladder Hear Silence at Top
Two workers on a tall building hear no sound when the top man asks to listen. The bottom man struggles up the ladder and declares it quiet, prompting the top man to note the irony.
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Jim
When Travelling Take Your Own Tea and Butter
Canadians facing travel limits are urged to pack their own tea coffee sugar and butter. With restricted transport and low rations a family used to baking finds four ounces of coffee or one ounce of tea insufficient per person per week. Butter sugar and coffee shortages mean everyone should contribute to travel provisions.
Banana lands front page in Halifax while banana supply blooms
A Halifax newspaper features a banana arriving with Miss Helen Cocen posing, noting the fruit originates from Toronto where bananas are still shown in store windows. The piece marks a rare banana sight in Halifax after nine months without one.
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Halifax
Helen Cocen
Toronto
Enemies Of Weeds Face Shifting Infestation Trends
The report notes weed populations such as sow thistle and caustic thistle fluctuating with dry seasons and pest pressure. Grass pets and wild oats have reduced vigor in some areas, but re infestation risk remains due to changing conditions and pest damage.
Before rationing, motorists burned vast gasoline daily
Before rationing, American motorists burned about 70 million gallons of gasoline each day. Before cars, gasoline was a waste product of kerosene refining and was often poured into rivers or burned.
Land Retirement in U S Farms Reaches 25 Million Acres
The figure 25,000,000 acres are retired from cultivation annually in the United States due to reduced productivity, highlighting ongoing shifts in agricultural practices and land use.
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United States
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