Master-General Of The Ordnance Leads Canada’s Largest Merchandising Trade
Victor Sifton heads the Canadian army ordnance as master-general serving as store keeper-in-chief for clothing equipment arms ammunition tanks and vehicles. A veteran of both world wars he left the Winnipeg Free Press to oversee ordnance tasks including invention testing inspections and delivery to forces at home and overseas.
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The
Ordnance
Canada
Victor Sifton
Ordnance Branch
Sifton
France
4Th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Defence
Ralston
Ottawa
Winnipeg Free Press
Department of Munitions and Supply
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Mr Sifton
Messines
Folies
Amiens
Mississauga Horse
Wear On Tires Why Low Speeds Preserve Tire Life
A study from Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm shows driving at 25 mph instead of 70 mph can cut tire wear in half. At 40 mph wear is 25 to 35 percent higher than at 25 mph. Slower speeds reduce not only tread wear but also tire breakage, accidents, fuel use, and stress on other parts, with fewer side wall ruptures from debris and curbs.
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W. Kalffeisch
Field Husbandry Division
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Secret Bee Virus Baffles Scientists In 1920s Macleans
A fragment from Macleans Magazine notes a mysterious bee virus resisting formic acid and described as an albuminous alkaloid toxin. It mentions the bee sting’s effects on heart and circulation and claims honey bypasses digestion acting as a rapid antiseptic. It also oddly states sound travels 12 miles per minute at sea level.
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Maclean's Magazine
Crochet Indian Rug Pattern 7272
Instruction and charted guide to crocheting an Indian rug in four strands of string plus materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Win nipeg Newspaper Union to request Pattern 7272 with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Britain Converts Lace Machinery to Mosquito Netting for Libya
A South Wales artificial silk firm leads a wave of warp knitting plants adapting to produce mosquito netting for Allied troops in Libya. The government had requested 20 million yards, and Nottingham lace mills and others join in, shifting to urgent war work with skilled machinists and improvised solutions.
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Libya
Britain
Nottingham
South Wales
Fire hazard prompts patrols to guard BC forests
The BC forest branch weighs the risk of incendiary attack by Japan on provincial woods. Special patrols are set for dry summer months to protect forests. Retailers warn motorists that anti freeze solutions may cost 60 to 75 cents a quart next winter and be hard to obtain.
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British Columbia
B.C. Forest Branch
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Glacier
Mount Revelstoke
Selkirks
Rockies
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Stretching Sugar Ration with Rhubarb Canning Guidance
The Dominion Agriculture Consumer Section outlines a sugar free rhubarb canning method to extend sugar rations. Wash and cut rhubarb, cook until juice covers stalks, jar with lids, partially seal, then sterilize in a water bath or oven. Packed fruits like berries and plums can also be sterilized crushed for future pies and puddings.
Two views on gasoline quotas urged for war effort
The Lethbridge Herald weighs two approaches to quotas the highest possible rating or the lowest feasible allowance. It endorses the lower quota as the more practical stance for sustaining effort during wartime.
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The
Lethbridge Herald
Work Of British Commandos In Their Operations Requires Men Of Caring And Resourcefulness
In New York Major RV Boyle recalls Royal Navy Commando raids, citing tenacity as key. He details successful operations in France, Norway, and Libya, including a Rommel rear-headquarters raid led by Lieut. Colonel Keyes, where silent entry, swift eliminations, and a night-time retreat secured objectives with minimal casualties.
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RV. Boyle
Bitish
Washington
England
New York
Major Boyle
France
London
Berlin
Boyle
Rommel
Libya
Keyes
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Britain
Heaviest Man in World Dies in Johannesburg
Smith Poll a 42 year old native of Johannesburg well known across South Africa as the heaviest man in the world died of influenza in his home city. He weighed 756 pounds and stood five feet six inches tall with a waist of six feet eight inches. When ill it took twelve men to carry him to the ambulance truck.
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Africa
Smith Poll
Johannesburg
South Africa
Go Slowly As Possible Bombers Dive Caution Tactics
Bomber pilots do not dive earthward at full power but descend slowly to keep sight on target. They avoid high speeds which leave only a split second to correct course or sight accurately.
Paris residents reject aid funds linked to Nazi fines
Parisians learned that 50 000 francs given to aid RAF raid victims were drawn from Nazi levies on Occupied France. The populace fears the pool funds were tainted and many refuse the assistance as a result.
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Paris
Hitler
R.A. F
France
Guests Not Wanted at London Club Dinners Amid Rationing
Virtually all food is under ration control and London clubs limit the number of guests per member for dinner. Some clubs have asked members not to bring guests for meals. The policy reflects ongoing scarcity and postwar austerity.
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London
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