Combined Food Board Report On Wartime Diet In Three Nations
The Combined Food Board reports food consumption in Canada United States and Britain during wartime with rises in US supplies through 1940 to 1945 improvements in Canada and sharp declines in Britain notably meats sugar and fruit. It notes shifts in nutrient composition, with calories and protein patterns varying by country. A separate note honors John Fulton DSO DFC AFC with the dedication of Fulton Airport Kamloops by Governor General Athlone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combined Food Board
Canada
U.S
Britain
Id Yee
Cou Bared Food Board
United States
Canadian
Earl of Athlone
Fulton
Kamloops BC
John Fulton Dso
Moose
Mildenhall
Hamburg
Sak
Royal
the Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent
Fort of
Athione
Pulton Field
Kamloops
John Fulton
Substantial breakfasts and cultural reach across continents
The piece compares English and New England breakfast habits as indicators of vigor and influence. It traces the origin of a hearty morning meal from England to New England and the Midwest, tying cuisine to historical expansion. It ends with a misfit note on Brazil’s size, hinting at a scattered editorial flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
San Francisco
Sailor Malan Refutes RAF Knees-Weak Claims in Battle of Britain
Did Not Use Reserve Basil Cardew, London Daily Express air expert, cites Group Captain Sailor Malan saying the RAF was never beaten and his squadron was kept as a last-resort reserve that never needed to be thrown in. He argues daylight bombing limits and notes British bombers carry heavier loads but fly lower within anti-aircraft range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sailor Malan
RAF
South Africa
Malan
Curdew
Britain
Fateful Waters of the English Channel Through History
The English Channel is a small yet pivotal waterway with turbulent currents and treacherous sands that have influenced major events from Caesar to Napoleon. It notes storms, tides, and depth changes as factors shaping history along its shores.
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Cromwell
Ealry
Caesar
William Duke of Normandy
William of Orange
van Tromp
Napoleon
Boulogne
Nelton
Montreal Gazette
Sea Butterflies Ride Ocean Currents With Wing Like Lobes
Sea butterflies, small ocean-going mollusks, travel through water using wing lobes kept in motion like butterfly wings. The delicate flicking motion drives their movement and helps them navigate currents.
Inception Of The Canadian Seed Growers Association
A historical account traces the origins of the Canadian Seed Growers Association from Christmas 1898 when Dr. JW Robertson conceived a seed education and prize program for farm youth. It evolved through donations by Sir William Macdonald and formalized as a growing seed cooperative by 1904, now serving over 3,000 growers with extensive seed registrations and varieties.
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JW Robertson Lld Cmg
Canada
Ottawa
Dr. Robertson
Robertson
Sir William Macdonald
Montreal
Macdonald Robertson
Macdonald Robertson Seed Growers’ Association
Canadian Seed Growers Association
CSGA
W. T. Griener
Tempest Fighter Promises Phenomenal Speed for RAF
A new British fighter named the Tempest, built by Hawker and powered by an 18 cylinder Bristol Centaurus engine, is in action with the Royal Air Force. The air ministry cites inland fighting on the Normandy beachhead as a success linked in part to the war’s equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Hawker
Air Ministry
Normandy
France
Hamilcar
Peacock embroidery and crochet pattern offer from Winnipeg
This item advertises Pattern 760 percent a transfer peacock body crochet directions and stitches. To obtain send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba. Include name and address and pattern number. Patrons cautioned about possible longer delivery due to mail delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Unclear fragment on currency and substances in early Central American contexts
Fragmentary note suggests chocolate as currency in isolated Central American communities and mentions distilled water as the only pure liquid in America by 1540, with a stray reference to automobile battery basics.
Wing Commander Bill Chapman Heads Iceland Squadron
Fredericton born Wing Commander G. W. Bill Chapman, youthful OC of the first RCAF squadron sent to Iceland, was photographed at Camp Maple Leaf between visits. He previously served as a flying commander with his own crew and aircraft. The base admin now claims much of his time as he works at Station Headquarters and other sites. A protective parka shields him against Icelandic squalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bill” Chapman
Fredericton
Iceland
Camp Maple Leaf
Rome Fell Many Times Through History In Various Conflicts
The article traces Rome’s repeated collapses across eras from Gaul sacking in 390 BCE to modern upheavals, noting events such as Nero’s fire in 63 CE and later occupations by Atar, the Vandal king, the Goth Totila, Arnulf, and Napoleons, culminating in the 1822 episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bac
Nero
Atar
Cengeric
Vandal
Tota the Goth
Arnulf
Bourbon
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Little
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fulton Airport
Kurniers
Great Brittain
the Island of
Tin
England
Europe
Brazil
Basil Cardew
London Daily
Burma
Phil Cochran
The
Can. Seed Growers Association
Saskatoon
Les Ijioners Association
R.C.A.F
Wag
R.c.af
Mike Gislason
RCAF
Arctic Island
Hafnarfarthur
Mike
Mathilde
Gudmuntar
Rajna
Valdis
Viddis
Garthur
United Kingdom
By Allee Brooks
Central
America
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