Livestock Marketing Urged On Scale To Meet 1943 Meat Needs
Dominion officials say Canada must market hogs at least 1.8 million head in 1943 to satisfy UK contracts and civilian pork demands. Beef tonnage should rise as cattle move to older, heavier ages, while veal may fall. mutton and lamb gains offset some shortages. Farm feed supplies are abundant and freight aid helps Eastern producers obtain grain at Fort William prices.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Canada
Fort William
Air freight costs show trains and ships retain value
President William Allan Patterson of United Air Lines argues that moving 1,560 tons between Chicago and San Francisco costs 50 000 by train but 1 750 000 by plane, and a San Francisco Brisbane round trip costs 120 000 by ship yet 29 000 000 by plane. He expects plane costs to fall, but trains and ships will remain essential for decades.
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William Allan Patterson
United Air Lines
Chicago
San Francisco
Patterson
Brisbane
NEA Service
Ragged Newsboys and a Warm Reply From a Cold Street
A lone newsboy shivers on a winter street as a kind buyer offers comfort. The boy answers he was cold before the woman smiled, revealing the hardship behind a simple exchange in a bygone day.
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Littl
Plastic innovations save thousands in aircraft aluminum
The perfection of plastic baffles and push rod housing for airplanes has effected a saving of thousands of pounds of sheet aluminum.
Britain Develops Versatile 25-Pounder Gun Supplanting French 75
The British 25-pounder gun proves superior to the French 75 with a saucer like platform and edge mounted wheels enabling 360 degree traverse. Allied forces deploy it in several theaters of war and praise its dual role as a howitzer with high angle fire and a 17 000 yard range. A six man crew operates the weapon designed for anti tank use and features a telescope sight for tank targeting.
Scrap Bag Applique Motifs Pattern 7458 Teaches Repairs
Cheer up your home with gay linens and appliqued curtains and aprons. Pattern 7458 includes six motifs about 4 by 5 inches with directions. To obtain, send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Tribune at 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. include name and address.
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Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Man
Shortage likely as sugar rationing hits canning season
Authorities warn there will be no extra sugar for any purpose before the official canning period from June 1 to October 31. Efforts aim to ensure sugar supply during the preserving season. distribution methods are under study. Citizens are urged to save every glass jar, clean and store them, and prepare for scarce glass, tin, wax, and rubber rings. Wax can be reused and offers strong air seals.
War Bond Drive Call to Buy Victory Savings Certificates
Citizens urged to contribute to the firing line effort by purchasing War Savings Certificates. The appeal emphasizes strong patriotic duty and supports national war financing targets through individual purchases.
Back In London The British Lawyer Recounting War Lost France
Arthur Vanson a 58 year old former British lawyer in Paris reached London after escaping France. He speaks from a temporary home in Queen's Road Ealing about wartime London praising comforts unseen in two years and criticizing food conditions in France. He notes fires milk tea and shops full of food as luxuries.
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Paris
Arthur Vanson
London
France
Evening News
Queen's Road
Ealing
London Evening News
Pocket guide for troops in China on enemy appearance
A World War II era guide describes how to distinguish Japanese from Chinese soldiers. It details visual traits such as height, build, eye shape, skin tone, toe spaces, and speech quirks to identify the enemy, ending with a sample phrase.
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China
Corvettes Write A Great Naval Tradition For Canada In War
Canada’s corvettes, dubbed stork ships, deliver the goods in Atlantic convoy duty. They bear more than a third of the burden, with 99 percent success in three war years, serving from the North Atlantic to the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
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Canada
Navy
Angus L. Macdonald
St. Lawrence
Atlantic Seaboard
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Oakville
Mediterranean
Aleutians
Sir Harry Lauder Sings For Soldiers In World War II
Sir Harry Lauder, now 72, remains a hearty minstrel who sings for British troops and allied forces. He notes songs of home fighting and love are favored, and he performs without a microphone in large venues.
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Tipperary
Harry Lauder
Sam L. McKinlay
New York Times
Harry
France
Gizagow
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Middle East
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Sir Harry Lauder
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