Egg Contract Highlights Canada Wartime Egg Drive
Dr G H Barton outlines 1943 British egg contract in wartime Canada. Hens increased output from 221 million dozen in 1938 to 280 million in 1942 and slated for 345 million in 1943. Farm flocks supply 80 percent, commercial 20 percent. Protein feed shortage cited. farms urged to use simple diets and maximize local production to curb costs. Britain seeks 9,000 long tons of egg powder from Canada, about 63 million dozen eggs. Price floor set by Special Products Board, with fluctuations around a price ceiling.
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Canada
G . H. Barton
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dr. Barton
Britain
Special Products Board
Lady Lister-Kaye Dies at New York Hotel Home
Lady Lister-Kaye widow of Sir John Lister-Kaye died in New York at a hotel where she had lived for years. She was American born.
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New York
Lister-Kaye
John Lister-Kaye
Air Cadet movement eyed to bolster air crew pool
Air Commodore Lawrence notes Air Cadets as a key training source under RCAF supervision. Canada aims for 30000 cadets before next summer, with Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan and Winnipeg regions already hosting hundreds. Recruiting to intensify in larger centers, camps field visits and local squadrons supported by RC A F. youths 15 to 18 urged to inquire at Manitoba Division offices in Winnipeg or Saskatchewan Division offices in Regina.
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TA Lawrence
No 2
RCAF
C G. Power
Air Cadet Movement
Air
Air Force
Canada
R.C.A.F
No. 2 Command
Lawrence
Ontario
Manitoba
Greater
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Rc.a.f
R.c.af
Air Cadet League
R CA
Air Cadet League of Canada
H.L. Robson
Lombard Building
E. E. Drope
Canada Life Building
Regina
Fighting Line honors to the hidden Allied force in Africa
The Fighting Line praises a secret allied manpower in North Africa that landed about 150000 troops alongside the United States. These Britons fought Axis forces, humbling Rommel before Russia and Japan entered the war. The piece laments belittlement and praise for their victory, stressing their aim to win the war.
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United Nations
North Africa
Axis
Hitler
Russia
Japan
Felows
Rommel
Darlan
New Devices Target Funnel Smoke on British Merchant Ships
Fuel Research Centre introduces new techniques for coal burning ships to minimize funnel smoke. The reduction aims to lessen exposure of individual vessels and entire convoys to submarine attack during wartime operation.
Rubber from African Forest Aids Allied War Effort
In Ashanti region of the Gold Coast African forests provide wild rubber to replace lost supplies. Trappers operate in 12 000 square miles gathering rubber. they cut through undergrowth and press sheets with a hand machine in village factories. E C Hawkesworth MC chief commissioner of Ashanti inspects the ribbed rubber sheets.
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Ashanti
Gold Coast
Africa
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
E. C. Hawkesworth
M.C
Bennett Urges Britons to Learn About the British Empire
Viscount Bennett, former Canadian prime minister, told Royal Empire Society listeners to focus on the British Empire. He warned that internationalism cannot replace imperial power and urged Britain to study and strengthen its empire.
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Viscount Bennett
Canada
United States
Royal Empire Society
Convicts study Bible at San Quentin in 1942
More than 1,200 inmates enrolled in Bible study programs at San Quentin during 1942. The facility houses just over 3,000 prisoners.
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San Quentin
California
Five Thousand Pitchers Collector Seeks Museum Home
Mrs Anna Houston of Chattanooga Tenn has built a world class collection of about 5000 pitchers over 40 years. The home is filled from attic to basement with varieties of pitchers on shelves walls and tables leaving a narrow passage. She formerly ran an antique shop and now devotes all time to her collection hoping for a dedicated museum someday.
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Anna Houston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Houston
Oldest North American printer William R. Squarey dies at 95
Toronto reports the death of William R. Squarey on his 95th birthday. He was believed to be the continent’s oldest living printer.
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Toronto
William R. Squarey
Scientists end Japan agar monopoly off California coast
Scripps Institute of Oceanography researchers say they found four seaweed varieties along the California coast that can produce sufficient agar for American needs, eliminating Japan's global control once held during wartime. The discovery ends a secret network of Japanese beds off Southern California and shifts supply to domestic sources for water and milk testing and vaccine culture work.
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Anard
Japan
Agar
United States
California
Californian
Scripps Institute
Watering Livestock Boosts Wartime Food Production
A veterinary observation notes balanced rations plus ample water raise yields. Dairy cows watered twice daily produce more milk, hogs gain weight faster with plenty to drink, and poultry egg production falls without adequate water. Water costs little, but shortages threaten output.
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Great Britain
Were Very Obliging: A Naval Officer’s Arctic Escort Tale
A London story recalls a naval convoy bound for Russia under enemy scrutiny for most of ten Arctic days. Focke-Wulfs circled 100 feet up, U-boats below, but all efforts to shoot them down failed. Frustrated, the convoy commander signaled to the German planes to change course, and the Focke-Wulfs complied, turning away.
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London
Russia
Focke-Wulfs
Government plans workers meals under wartime rationing
Despite strict rationing in Great Britain, the government ensures nearly all workers receive one planned meal daily without coupons. The message urges buying more War Savings certificates, noting that “Some day” is not soon enough.
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Great Britain
Launching lore and mishaps from shipyard tales
A whimsical overview of ship launchings from the Yorktown to the Belleau Wood, noting rituals, misfires, and tragedies. The piece recalls famous launches, wine christenings, and a fogbound Clyde mishap where a ship drifted into a rival yard, prompting a sardonic quip about locating ships at Blank's.
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York Times
Yorktown
Belleau Wood
Clyde
Lexington
Quincy
Mass
Weymouth
Fore River
Blank's
Britain to mail private messages on bombs this summer
Airmail service for private messages from Britons to Germans will be established this summer but messages will not be readable on arrival. Messages will be pasted on 2000 heavy bombs and war stamp buyers can cancel stamps with their names or short messages. Bombs to be unloaded on Germany after the drive ends in June.
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London
Wings For Victory
Germany
Secretary Falls as Bus Passes Near Chicago Center
Loretta Stocker, secretary at the Chicago servicemen's centre, slipped and fell while running to catch a bus. A man rushed by, shouting I will hold the bus for you and urging her to get up quickly.
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Loretta Stocker
Chicago Servicemen's Centre
Mutual Aid Plan Introduced by Ministry of Supply
A mutual aid plan transfers surplus materials such as bolts nuts rivets and pulleys from manufacturers with excess to others in need. The Ministry of Supply introduces the scheme to balance scarce resources and boost efficiency across industries.
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Ministry of Supply
Sugar for Canada plans Jamaica sugar shipments this year
Herbert J. Hobbins, deputy sugar administrator for Canada, arrives to arrange loading and shipping Jamaica sugar to Canada this year. The Hotel Dieu of Quebec, oldest hospital in America, was founded in 1639.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Herbert J. Hobbins
Canada
America
Hotel Dieu
Quebec
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