Synthetic Power From Carbohydrates Aimed At Industry
In a Carnegie Institute lab Dr. Ernest Berl a naturalized citizen born in Germany outlines a process to convert common carbohydrates into coal and oil. He claims to reproduce fuel from cellulose sugars and sea products and says higher temperatures and pressure can produce synthetic fuel in hours. He notes cost compared with natural oil and shale, and envisions use where oil is scarce.
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Carnegie Institute
Ernest Bern
Germany
Berl
Beri
Dr. Bert
Bert
Poland
Nazi group protests English teaching in German schools
The Schwarze Korps denounces English instruction for German pupils as a waste of time on the pseudo Germanic dialect. Britain still leads Canadian fisheries but Nova Scotia follows. Barnet Fair in England canceled due to wartime disruption.
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Schwarze Korps
Black Guard
British Columbia
Canadian
Nova Scotia
Great Britain
San Francisco
Color Blindness in War and Work
The article outlines color blindness as a disqualifying defect for many jobs yet potentially useful in warfare. It notes that color blind airmen can detect camouflaged guns, and discusses possible camouflage adaptations. It cites prevalence rates and mentions Dalton’s 1794 study with John Dalton and his red gown anecdote.
Cameroon region described as former German possession and French rule
The Cameroons lie on Africa's west coast near the Equator between Nigeria and French Equatorial Africa. Duala port is noted with heat and humidity inland, a rising interior, pygmies, gorillas and elephants, plus roads and railways. Population figures from 1938 show about 2.5 million natives and over 3,000 Europeans, mostly French.
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Cameroons
Duala
General de Gaulle
Africa
Equator
Gulf of Guinea
Nigeria
French Equatorial Africa
National Geographic Society
French West Africa
Dakar
Hand Laundered Swans Cleansed By Royal Society Crew
Thirty swans in the Thames were washed of Nazi oil bomb residue by men of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The keeper of the King's swans said they were in terrible shape and relocated to cleaner waters upstream after cleaning.
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Thames
Royal Society For Prevention of
Pets in London shelters adapt to air raids during blitz
Dogs and cats join shelter routines as sirens sound, with meals scarcer due to rationing. Pets stay calm, some owners move animals to kennels in safer areas while authorities overlook sharing rations with pets. A stray cat and her kittens were found alive after a bomb hit the AP Building debris.
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Limehouse
Buckingham Palace
Associated Press
London
First deep air raid shelter to be dug at Seaham colliery
The north of England will see its first deep air raid shelter dug in limestone at a Seaham colliery. The colliery company supplies labor and the shelter is expected to house about 4,000 people.
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England
Seaham
Mars Near Earth Sparks The Evening’s Thematic Reflections
A reflective note links a miserly father and spendthrift son as a metaphor. It also reports that Mars approaches within 35 million miles of Earth at times, highlighting celestial proximity as a context for philosophical musings.
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Mars
Earth
Public Health Spending in Canada Surfaces in Wartime Record
The National Mental Hygiene Committee reports maintenance of public health in Canada costs 193 million dollars yearly, about 190 per person. It notes 72 percent is private pay, 21 percent government, and 7 percent philanthropy. The study highlights bed shortages for tuberculosis and mental illness and details regional program growth including municipal physician systems in western Canada.
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Canada
Pensions and Health Department
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Quebec
Maritimes
Dominion
Western
Saskatchewan
Bicycle For Two Army secret weapon uses two rider machine gun bike
The Italian infantry deploys a two rider bicycle weapon for Greece with a front driver saddled with a rifle and a rear light machine gunner. It features two wheel brakes three speed gears and folds like an accordion for steep paths. Also notes archeozoic rocks yield no fossils and Romford's single MP among 230802 residents.
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Greece
The Flippant Answer in Greeting Etiquette
The piece critiques the crotchety ogre who replies to greetings with sour phrases and favors minimal responses over verbose replies. It argues modern times demand standardized polite exchanges and mocks roguish smart alec replies while endorsing a simple grin or grunt as a social lubricant in brief exchanges.
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Minneapolis Star Journal
Warden Turns Parachute Into Pajama Suit After Find
An air raid warden tripped over a thick blue green parachute while searching for a large unexploded German bomb. He was allowed to keep the parachute and gave it to his tailor who fashioned a pajama suit with a cord and matching details.
King Leopold Wanders in Secluded Belguim Gardens
A somber portrait emerges of King Leopold walking behind garden walls. The narration notes the burden of monarchy and a lonely, dejected royal figure amid cautious public perception.
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Leopold
Belgium
Backers Recover 28 Cents on Dollar as Fair Ends
The New York World’s Fair project faces financial loss with backers receiving 28 percent of their investment. Experts blame mismanagement and waning interest while promoters defend funding decisions.
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Barnet Fair
Tea Goths
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
French Cameroons
Holland
Juliana
Netherlands
Nazi Germany
Italy
Romford
Mussolini
R.A.F
Royal Air Force
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