Shoes Turn Donation into Publicity at City Luncheon
In a charity drive at a downtown hotel, Benton fears weak support for the shoe fund until A. B. Chester surprises the crowd by donating his own manufactured shoes. The room erupts as others pledge pairs, and Willigger plans a stock turnover to help the needy. Chester cues a dramatic exit with a private plan to profit from the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Willgger
Benton's
Charities Group
Mr. Willigger
Benton
Penton
Mr. Williger
Willigger
A. B. Chester
Williger
North West A F Units Form Fishing Fleet To Diversify Menu
Fifteen Royal Australian Air Force units in North West Australia banded together to form a fishing fleet. Each unit fields its own anglers and the group is led by a keen amateur fisherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Australian Air Force
Australia
Kellogg's All-Bran Ad Promotes Regularity
An advertisement endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily cereal to ease constipation by increasing dietary bulk. It describes using the cereal with ample water, notes it is a cereal not a medicine, and lists two store sites and Kellogg's London Canada production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
London
Canada
Toronto Woman Enlists in CWAC From Salinas Texas
A 19 year old woman born in Salinas, Mexico, holds dual Mexican and British citizenship. Daughter of an English father and American mother, she studied at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and Texas Teacher College. Before enlisting in February, she worked as a private secretary for a British mining company in Salinas de Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potosi
Mexico
Pte. Barnett
Salinas
Bishop Strachan School
Toronto
Texas
Texas Teacher's College
The
Salinas of
British Scientists at War Pioneering Weapons and War Efforts
British scientists are credited with creating revolutionary war tech from radar to anti aircraft guns and the secret Z rocket. The piece highlights radar’s impact in Battle of Britain, degaussing girdles for ships, and ongoing air warfare advancements. It also notes handicrafts among Canadian soldiers and profiles CWAC members Betty Stevens and Rena Fraser at Kitchener training center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Backreen
Germany
Canadian Women's Army Corps
M. Rena Fraser
Edmonton
Alta Rena
CWAC
Kitchener
Ont
Rena
RSM
Who Is She A Pin Up Girl In The Tin Hat Revue
Pte. Bill Dunstan of Regina Saskatchewan recalls the Tin Hat revue as one of its original members now entertaining Canadian troops in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dunstan
Regina
Sask
Italy
Selected Recipes Cookie Dough with Vanilla and Corn Syrup
Recipe describes creaming shortening with brown sugar and corn syrup then beating eggs and flavoring. Fold in sifted flour, cornstarch, salt, cream of tartar, and soda, mix gradually, roll thin, cut shapes, bake at moderate oven about 357 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, cool and pair with jam or spread. Yield about four dozen cookies.
The Poultry Flock Health as a Core Asset
The article stresses daily bird handling to detect health issues early and maintain laying performance. It describes signs such as keel bone sharpness, abdomen thinness, dry skin, and dull eyes, plus warmth and firmness of the hen and soft fat in the abdomen. Time with birds yields reliable health awareness.
Farmers Urged to Repair Binders Before Harvest
The Dominion Department of Agriculture urges farmers to inspect and repair binders promptly. Check the binding attachment, knotter condition, and smooth twine guides, replace a worn bill-hook, and keep the twine knife sharp. Wartime 1944 binder twine is labeled high quality but requires proper maintenance and adjustment for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Novgorod Princes and Bishops Looted by Nazis
A U.S.S.R. bulletin reports that German troops dug up floor graves in the Novgorod Cathedral, seeking crosses and jewels of princes and bishops. The remains were reportedly removed along with robes and valuables, and are now missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.ss.r
Novgorod
Tobacco habits spark debates on fires and safety
The Ottawa Citizen weighs whether chewing tobacco or cigarettes pose real fire risks and questions the social acceptability of pipes in the same light, framing the issue as a fairness inquiry into everyday habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Citizen
Paw
Mobile Clothing Exchanges Aid Rural Britain
In Great Britain rural districts faced barriers to town clothing exchanges as village women could not easily bring children to towns. Static village exchanges proved impractical, but mobile exchanges offered a workable solution by delivering clothing within small communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Pattern 4731 Promotes Side-Swept Closing and Necklines
Pattern 4731 features a side swept closing and sweetheart neck for slimming silhouettes. Available misses sizes 1 to 12 with bust sizes 30 to 42 and size 16 in 3% yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Pattern orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Poinsett Named After First U.S. Garden Plant Explorer
Joel Poinsett, American minister to Mexico in 1825, introduced a plant to the United States that later bore his name the poinsettia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Poinsett
Mexico
United States
Buttons Snaps and Eyes Sewing Guide
Use a double thread to sew on buttons and secure snap fasteners with an over and over stitch. Sew each hole separately and carry thread to the next hole. Hide the knot under the button and wind thread between fabric and button for reinforcement. Attach one side of the fastener and draw thread through to place the second half.
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Royal
Bay Bax
By Joseph J. Sanda
Mr. Benton
Naga
ER Mr Wing
Ger
Bran
Burgess Ality Radio
Burgess Battery Company
San Luis
Miss Canada
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Army Girls Eye
Betty Stevens
Cw.a.c
Vancouver
B.C
Betty
Pacific Command
Fuehrer
Pacific
Great Britain
MacDonald
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