Entomologists Turn Tide Against Grain Insect Infestation
Canadian entomologists H. E. Gray and Smallman led a campaign against stored grain pests. By 1945 infestations dropped 73 percent across elevators after training, fumigation, and strict cleaning drives, protecting wheat for producers and consumers.
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Dominion
Canada
Great Britain
H. E. Gray
Division of Entomology
Lumiuion Department of Agriculture Onc
BN. Smallman
Board of Grain Commissioners
Montreal
Toronto
Fort William
Vancouver
Tribute to Jean de Reske at Met Opera after illness
A parade of colleagues visited Jean de Reske at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York to congratulate him on his return after a year’s illness. An electrician saluted him with the remark Jean you done fine as a symbol of the warm reunion.
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Jean de Reske
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
de Reske
Jean
Scatter Seeds of Kindness and a Giant White Heron
A poem urging daily kindness and noting that a simple act can spread happiness. The text also describes a white heron with a wingspan of nearly seven feet, highlighting its size as the largest of its kind.
Flight Star Light Sets London to Rio Atlantic Speed Record
The Lancastrian Star Light, piloted by Air Vice Marshal Bennett, left Heathrow at noon January 1 and reached Rio de Janeiro at 5 18 p m the next day, covering about 5200 miles with stops in Lisbon Bathurst and Natal. The flight inaugurates broader British South American Airways trials ahead of a planned air service from England to South America. Heathrow will be London’s main trans Atlantic hub with three runways forming a triangle to accommodate large aircraft.
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Atlantic
England
Rio
Heathrow
London
Brazil
Lisbon
Bathurst
Natal
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Bennett
Bomber Command
Pathfinder Force
Star Light
Lord Winster
British South American Airways
British Air
South America
Selected Recipes for Chicken Sunday Dinner
A guide to cooking chicken at moderate heat with methods varying by age and fatness. Includes a tested casserole method for a 3 pound young chicken, with corn flakes crust, paprika finish, and a six serving yield.
Greenland population density in 1944 compared to US
Greenland remains the least densely populated country with 0.6 people per square mile in 1944, far below the United States which averaged 45.5 people per square mile. The data highlights vast regional population disparities during the period.
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Greenland
United States
Solar Energy Claim That The Sun Supplies Light And Heat
The Victoria Colonist editorial discusses atomic energy as seen in the sun, noting it powers light and heat through disintegration processes. It emphasizes the sun as a dwarf star among many, its mysteries, and the ongoing efforts of scientists to study its fiery behavior and the corona Bailey's Beads phenomena. War Savings Stamps urged.
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Victoria Colonist
Bailey
St. Catharines
Alberta minister crafts violins as hobby in spare time
Hon C E Gerhart, minister of trade and industry and municipal affairs, makes violins during limited hours in Coronation Alberta. He carved a first violin from European wood, praised at about 500 dollars by an American expert. He plans more for his children and admires Stradivarius as model. He notes few Canadian makers and believes few ministers have tried it.
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C. E. Gerhart
Alberta
Trade and Industry
Europe
Gerhart
Mr. Gerhart
Coronation
Alta
Canada
Shy Lover and Dora Test Love with String Joke
In a garden scene, a very shy man is offered chances to declare love by Dora. After long pauses, the moment of truth arrives, and Dora jokes about whether a string can prove the length of a man's arm equals a girl's waist circumference, prompting his mild curiosity.
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Dora
Report on Defensive Preparations for Biological Warfare
A War Department release notes that Canadian British and American scientists, alongside atomic researchers, prepared defenses against bacteriological warfare while studying possible offensive methods. The memo cites Japan and Nazi germ programs, asserts no large stocks were built, and warns that biological agents could be pursued in many countries under medical or research pretenses.
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Washington War Department
Mackenzie King
Attlee
Truman
United Nations
George W. Merck
Rahway
Japan
War Department
Merck
Baker’s horse causes comic halt in Home Guard review
During the war Sir Ian Hamilton reviewed a Home Guard cavalry troop in England. A wag singed out Baker, the horse froze, then resumed when the crowd cheered nothing today, thank you.
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Ian Hamilton
Home Guard
England
Frugal Advice Promises Wealth by Cash Purchases
The Kitchener Record advises that financial well being comes from saving to pay cash rather than buying on credit. It argues that delaying purchases reduces desire for items and builds true wealth.
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Kitchener
Health Program Schools For Food Handlers In Saskatchewan
J G Schaeffer director of the Division of Sanitation says two day courses launched by the Department of Public Health will help proprietors and employees improve cleanliness sanitation and service. He cites dirt vermin exposure poor washing methods and lack of hot water as chief sins and says triple sinks for washing rinsing and immersion at 170 degrees Fahrenheit offer inexpensive effective protection of the eating public.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Public Health
Division of Health Education
J. G. Schaeffer
Division of Sanitation
Schaeffer
A Matter Of Taste in World Best Dressed Debate
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues Mrs Stanley Mortimer remains the world’s best dressed while Wallis Duchess of Windsor climbs from tenth to fifth. It questions whether “best dressed” means expense or taste and asserts true chic comes from style not price, with many women achieving a million-dollar look on modest outfits.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Stanley Mortimer
Wallis
Duchess of Windsor
Flying inspectors threaten by bald eagles on high line route
Northern Minnesota power company inspectors flying to check a forest high line report repeated encounters with attacking bald eagles. They joined other animal incidents including dogs bees and goats as crews navigate the system across wide walnut forests.
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Minnesota
Sugar Is "Sweet Salt" in Navajo Language
A brief note explains that the Navajo term for sugar translates as sweet salt. The item highlights language translation without broader context or attribution.
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