Government buys goods to stabilize prices during wartime
Dominion government steps in to purchase wheat, apples, lobster, bacon, ham, flax seed, foundation potato seed and other commodities to maintain price stability and ensure adequate domestic supplies. Central markets allocate Ontario Quebec apples. Canada aids lobster and bacon sectors as Britain buys large quantities.
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Dominion
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Great Britain
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Central Canada
Quebec
Canadian Bacon Board
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
Agriculture Supply Board
A. M. Shaw
Agriculture Department
Northern Ireland
Isolated U-235 hailed as power breakthrough in atom research
The New York Times reports the isolation of U-235, a uranium isotope with vast energy potential. Five to ten pounds could power a battleship indefinitely. one pound equates to 15 000 tons of TNT, with water triggering continuous energy release until depletion.
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New York Times
the Times
Physical Review
The
Times
United States
University of Minnesota
Alfred O. Nier
Columbia University
John R. Dunning
American girl asks about Lincoln Cathedral in England
A jesting exchange recalls a girl about to visit England who learns of Lincoln Cathedral. She asks if Lincoln Cathedral exists in England and is told it is a beautiful building, then wonders aloud if it was named after Abe Lincoln.
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England
Lincoln Cathedral
Abe
British Food Ministry Bans Flour Use in Nonfood Goods
The British ministry of food prohibits milling wheat products for nonfood use without a special license. The order covers dog, livestock and poultry foods. An X ray can now determine heart size and weight accurately.
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Ministry of Food
Industrial Survey Aids Canadian War Effort Planning
The plant survey division has conducted about 2,300 visits to Canadian firms to assess capacity for materials from ship propellers to tin cans. Each plant is evaluated for current facilities and potential production with available equipment. Lt.-Col. G. Ogilvie leads the division.
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Dominion
G. Ogilvie
Statement on Hitler statue shown to child during Berlin passage
The Liberator A Pple notes a German father explaining to his son that Hitler freed them from chains as they pass a statue in Berlin. The piece contrasts this claim with the boy tying it to his mother’s and father’s chains. Russia projects over 500,000 tractors and 165,000 combines in use this year 2359.
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Pple
Berlin
Hitler
Russia
Canada’s Ace V C Warns Enemies Won’t Break Britain
Honorary Air Marshal W. A. Bishop V C told Toronto’s St George Society that Britain and Empire will remain unbeatable as in 1918. He praised Canada's new air force and vowed the fliers will be unbeatable again. Montreal Star notes his calm, confident reply to Goering.
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Canada
W. A. Bishop
V.C
St. George's Society
Toronto
St. George and
Merrie England
Goering
Germany
Britain
Dominion experimental farms service links farm to land
The Division of Illustrated Stations aims to connect the experimental farm with the man on the land. It notes Europe as the lowest mean altitude among continents at 980 feet while Antarctica records the highest at 6,000 feet.
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Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Continents
Europe
Antarctica
Toys the Way Children Want Them by Anne Farrell
Anne Farrell designs durable, serviceable toys at Milton Bradley in Springfield Massachusetts. The 28 year old department head emphasizes education through play and maintains high standards after studying at Columbia and in Sweden.
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Miss Farrell
Anne Farrell
Milton Bradley Laboratories
Springfield
Mass
Gracie Fields to Entice Empire Troops in Palestine
Gracie Fields will fly to the Near East to entertain Empire troops in Egypt and Palestine. The announcement came at an all star Anglo French concert at Drury Lane Theatre where Fields and Maurice Chevalier headlined. The Duke and Duchess of Kent thanked them for their work for the troops.
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Gracie Fields
Near East
Empire
Egypt
Palestine
Drury Lane Theatre
Miss Fields
Maurice Chevalier
Chevalier
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Cross Stitch Pattern 6687 Offered by Winnipeg Paper Union
The notice promotes a cross stitch pattern number 6687 selling for 20 cents. It features six motifs about five by eight inches with transfer patterns and stitch illustrations. Materials list included and requests payment by coins to the Household Arts Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Shipping Difficulties Barriers To Canadian Immigration
Ottawa Journal reports that wartime shipping and money controls reduce European arrivals to Canada. Despite open entry for good characters, refugees face high passage costs and capital transfers, delaying a postwar influx of New Canadians as officials expect a surge once peace returns.
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Canada
Western Hemisphere
New World
Frederick C. Biair
Department of Mines and Resources
Blair
Europe
Americas
United States
Hepburn
Ontario
Finland
Ottawa Journal
Origins Of Measurement Units And A Nazi Embassy Joke
A compact survey traces historical bases of units like foot cubit inch and acre with regional variations and two weight systems then notes nautical measures and language that a billion differs by country. It closes with a tongue in cheek line about two Nazi ministers on Rome embassy staff observing each other.
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England
Avoirdupois
Troy
Technology Review
Compressed Air Magazine
Rome
Traditions And Laws Block Women's Progress Says Rodgers
Buffalo attorney Mrs Helen Z M Rodgers told Elmira NY delegates that traditions and laws share blame for limited female progress in politics and business. She warned that wage battles and scarce jobs trigger a movement starting with married women and expanding to all workers. She argued many industries would suffer if women left work, and urged cooperation to solve world problems. The talk closed with a remark on Siberian rivers and a note that the wheelbarrow was invented by Thomas Jefferson.
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Helen Z. M. Rodgers
Buffalo
American Association of University Women
Elmira
N.Y
Rodgers
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Thomas Jefferson
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