Canadian farmers urged to grow special crops for war effort
Canada plans to boost war production by urging farmers to grow flax, fibre seed, linseed oil seed, sugar beet seed, soybeans, and increase pork cheese and milk output. The Agricultural Supply Board, chaired by A. M. Shaw, coordinates seed quality and wartime farming needs while securing seed stocks and market aims at the Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Gardiner
Agricultural Supplies Committee
Dominion
Justice Department
Agricultural Supply Board
A. M. Shaw
Canada
Europe
Western
Winnipeg
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Bacon Control Board
Palace Fire Destroys Papal Cancelleria in Rome
A fierce blaze gutted the Papal Palace Cancelleria in Rome, once a papal chancery and key extraterritorial Vatican office. Built 1486 to 1495 and completed about 1520, it featured travertine facade blocks, 44 granite columns from the Theatre of Pompey, and frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Adrian de Sarto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raffaello Riario
Colosseum
Pompey
Giorgio Vasari
Michelangelo
Adrean de Sarto
Rome
Vatican
Snakes Deaf to Music Yet Sway to Performer Motion
Scientific tests indicate snakes are entirely deaf. The rat tler cannot hear his own rattle and the cobra cannot sync to the charmer’s music but responds to the dancer’s bodily sway.
Forgetful Londoners face nightly blackout and mask woes
Citations describe residents coping with gas masks and umbrellas amid frequent blackouts. A lost property office holds items from the era, while a plea urges drivers to proceed carefully to protect children.
Palmer's Stall Preventer Cuts Wing Spin Risk
Richard W. Palmer of Vultee Aircraft reveals a three cent metal cylinder device attached to the leading edge of a wing that controls stall spread and prevents accidental spins. He shows extensive tests indicating safer lateral control and notes stalls with spins have killed many pilots in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Palmer
Howard Hughes
Palmer
Vultee Aircraft, Inc
Downey, Calif
Aviation Manufacturign Corporation
Georgia Dugout Hostess House Opens for Armed Forces in Vancouver
Vancouver women open a hostess house named Georgia Dugout for sailors soldiers and air men on leave. Open daily 4 PM to 10 PM the venue offers games reading dancing music writing letters and light refreshments for a small cost. A group of volunteers formed a 300 member group to launch the facility.
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Vancouver
Canada
Georgia Dugout
Nightwatch at the camp hut ends with a cheeky reply
A sergeant switches on his torch in a camp hut and spots unmade kit and a uniform. A muffled voice from under the blankets groans the name Adam as the orderly quizzes who failed to fold clothes, a wry line noted by a contemporary.
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Adam
What every country needs is a process for essentials to rival luxuries
A succinct musing argues nations require mechanisms to price and deliver necessities as attractively as luxury goods. It contends that efficient systems can equalize access, spur investment, and improve living standards by reframing basic needs as desirable, viable options.
Women respond to Canada House call for hostess role
Dozens of did letters arrived in London to the Canada House post seeking the hostess role for Canadians on leave. The wave followed an unauthorized article tying Vincent Massey to a nightingale and Gracie Fields ideal. Officials say the report was not authorized and responses are sent individually.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Florence Nightingale
Gracie Fields
Beaver Club
Close Budgeting Rules Clamp German Wardrobe Use
More than 70,000,000 Germans hold clothes rationing cards each with 100 coupons. Each clothing item consumed costs coupons: a suit 60, shirts 20, collars 3, handkerchiefs 2. Buying one suit and two shirts exhausts this year’s budget. the challenge is to maximize existing wardrobe and plan future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Sun
Parachute Assaults in Finland Proved Futile and Lethal
A London correspondent notes the Soviet plan to drop troops by parachute in Finland has failed. Finnish marksmen shoot parachutists as easy targets, and the notion of airborne invasions behind enemy lines is dismissed as impractical and fantastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Turkey
A.A
Jules Verne
London
Ottawa Journal
Speed pilot H W G Skinner dies in bathtub incident
H W G Skinner, a commercial test pilot known for a 500 mph airplane power dive, died in a bathtub accident in Reading England. The report notes his recent headlines and suggests tragedy followed the earlier high speed feat.
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Reading
Eng
H. W. G. Skinner
Wrasse in British Waters Cracks Crab Shells with Teeth
A wrasse discovered in British seas wields exceptionally strong teeth capable of breaking crab shells. The finding highlights the species’ surprising adaptation and raises interest in local marine ecosystems.
Scraps Sparkle in Pinwheel Quilt Block Pattern
Pattern 6566 offers a four piece pinwheel quilt block with a Block Chart patterns for cutting sewing and finishing plus yardage and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Miss Anna Marshall Leads Advances in Rubber Latex Uses
British naval circles praise the dominions for wartime seafaring effort. Miss Anna K Marshall, a microscopist of twenty one years with a private company, contributes to metals analysis and tumor research with Dr. Mary B Stark. She magnifies specimens 6900 times and pursues cell architecture for medical science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna K. Marshall
Marshall
Mary B. Stark
New York Homeopathic Medical College
Miss Marshall
Finnish General Describes Mannerheim Line Slaughter Tactics
Belgian general Emile Badoux, employed by Finland, describes Finnish fortifications and weaponry as causing heavy Russian casualties. He notes pill-box defenses with machine gun observers protected by concrete and barbed-wire, and says Russian troops are poorly educated and misled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Badoux
Mannerheim
le Soir
Brussels
Mannerheim Line
Russia
How It Started Pin Money and Royal Grants in History
The reign of Charles I introduced the term pin money as 500 pounds a year granted by pin makers to the king. He diverted the funds to Queen Henrietta Maria for private use. French bookbinders enjoyed tax exemptions in the 17th century. British military mail in France rose from 40 bags on day one to 3000 bags per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premier Daladier
Senate
Great Britain
France
Britain
Europe
Belgium
Fritzie
van den Bergen
Charles I
England
Not A Necessity With Ship Is Foolish
Thomas R. Henry argues against the idea that a captain must die with his ship. He asserts a captain should stay to give orders and save others while any crew remains, but when sinking, he should save his life if possible.
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Thomas R. Henry
Toronto Telegram
Ministry of Food says no meat ration cards for dogs
The British Ministry of Food announced there will be no meat ration cards for dogs as meat for humans will be tight under rationing. A Canine Defence League official argued meat unfit for humans could still be used along with substitutes.
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Ministry of Food
Canine Defence League
Savings From Pale Western Cutworm Control in Alberta
Savings totaled 375000 dollars on about 150000 acres in Alberta where farmers followed the crusted summer talion recommendation. An additional control method yielded 235906 dollars saved on 30900 acres of wheat.
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Alberta
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Canada House
British Isles
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Red Army
Dominions
Kempenfelt
Assiniboine
Saguenay
Skeena
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South Africa
Australia
Admiralty
Canberra
New Zealand
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Montevideo
Wellington
India
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