Wheat to plastics could ease Western Canada wheat problem
The article argues for converting wheat into plastics and other industrial products to relieve a growing Western Canadian wheat surplus. It cites A O Store’s work in Regina on wheat derived plastics, urges a Western Canada research lab, and promotes farmer led co operation to test full kernel use and allied by products like power alcohol, sugars and films.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. O
Regina
Saskatchewan
Store
Gift From Iran by Young Shah Aims to End Monarchy Privilege
Iran's 21 year old Shah de cided to cede all the possessions of his fabulously rich father to the nation. He prepared a general amnesty decree for political prisoners of his regime. The former Shah, reputedly the richest man in Asia, held Mazanderan province holdings and monopolies, hotels, motor transport and various factories feeding royal wealth with banked sums abroad.
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Iran
Shah
Asia
Mazanderan
United States
Britain
Tongues Evolved Early in Amphibians
The first tongue development occurred in amphibians, arising when food was seized underwater. This adaptation was unnecessary while feeding solely in water, highlighting the shift as life moved onto land.
India ink origin traced to ancient China says technologist
A technologist states that what we call India ink originated in China, challenging common assumptions about its invention. The claim highlights historical trade routes and cultural exchange influencing pigment use.
New Milling Process Preserves Vitamin in White Flour
The Kingston Whig Standard reports a new milling method that retains B1 in white flour, easing supply for white bread lovers. Regular use may boost health in those with suboptimal B1 levels and counteract effects of overwork and nerve strain, with wartime importance noted.
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Kingston
Whig-Standard
Letter to St Boniface Clerk Sparks Manitoba Claim
City clerk E. A. Poulain of St Boniface Manitoba says he received a letter from a New York lawyer addressed to the St Boniface City Clerk. The note mentions “Providence of Manitoba, Saskatchewan.”
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E. A. Poulain
St. Boniface
Man
New York
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Sunray lamp treatment extended to submarine crews
Night fighter pilots who sleep in the daytime have used sunray lamp therapies for alertness. The program is now extended to submarine crews, aiming to reduce fatigue and maintain vigilance during submerged missions.
Canada Civil Service Reform and War Effort Emphasis
The piece highlights Canada’s Civil Service Act as a cornerstone of democratic governance and wartime efficiency. It credits the Department of Finance and Bank of Canada with adept war finance leadership and notes broader departmental strengths in external affairs transport and revenue. It also profiles Miss Lee Ya Ching, a pioneering Chinese aviator and hospital administrator in Toronto, detailing her career from Boeing training to wartime Shanghai duties and refugee relief.
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Canada
Department of Finance
Bank of Canada
Transport
China
Lee Ya Ching
Toronto
United China Relief
Miss Lee Ya Ching
Ya Ching
Lee
Miss Lee
Switzerland
France
England
United States
California
Boeing Flying School
San Francisco Bay
Shanghai
International Settlement
Tasmanian wing commander flies captured Junkers to base
In the western desert RAF ground staff rushed a fixed bayonet surround as a German dive bomber landed. A Tasmanian wing commander emerged from the Junkers cockpit with a German dictionary to study controls. He made three forced landings, survived an oil gauge burst, and, with fuel and meat, salvaged parts before flying to base with a Tobruk sailor delivering gasoline.
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Royal Air Force
Egypt
Desert
Junkers
Tobruk
Westinghouse plant tests workers for vitamin A before production
Candidates for a Mansfield Ohio Westinghouse plant awarded a $3,000,000 binoculars contract for the U S Army must pass tests to show they are not deficient in vitamin A. The vitamin aids vision and replenishes visual purple, essential for high precision work like binocular manufacture. The plant previously fed vitamin A capsules to inspectors to prevent eye fatigue.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Mansfield
Ohio
United States Army
New York Herald Tribune
Westinghouse
Quotation Echoes From British Port Address to Canadian Tank Brigade
Geoffrey Shakespeare the under secretary for the dominions quoted a namesake in addressing the newly landed Canadian tank brigade at a British port this summer. He recalled a line about being armed with a just quarrel and added a sharper twist about four times armed with tanks.
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Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions
Civil Service Opens Exams for Married Women
The civil service commission announces that married women up to 60 years may take examinations for temporary grade one clerk positions to offset a shortage of stenographers and typists.
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Civil Service Commission
Flea Debate Blurs Lines of Worth and Decay
A wry quip links a flea to a modern fool who sees only mischief in small leaps. The line implies disdain for minor, futile acts while hinting at decay tied to reckless trends and degraded status.
Camouflage Tactics in British Home Guard Training
The Home Guard studies camouflage as a key defense in case of invasion. Lessons emphasize movement without detection, with soldiers resembling tree stumps or heather to blend into moorland or hedged areas. Feathers and veils aid disguise, while observers sometimes mistake natural objects for concealed men.
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Home Guard
Great Britain
War Office
Stone Wall Country
Nine Hydroelectric Stations Planned on Zan ga River
Nine hydroelectric stations are planned along 60 miles of the Zan ga River in Armenia where water flows from Lake Sevan high in the mountains.
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Zanga
Armenia
Sevan
Weaving Terms: Warp Runs Lengthwise Across Loom
The warp is the lengthwise yarn in weaving and is crossed by the woof which interlaces perpendicularly. The description explains how the warp lengthwise structure supports the fabric while the woof or weft passes through it. This basic loom action creates the woven material.
Power For Victory A Fully Armored Canadian Force
Camp Borden trains the Fifth Canadian Division into a fully armored striking force requiring about 3500 vehicles from motorcycles to tanks. The Financial Post estimates 387 500 h p total, surpassing Toronto city peak power of 380 000 h p cited by Ontario Hydro in its annual report.
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Camp Borden
Financial Post
Toronto
Ontario Hydro
Turkey loses fence metaphor as Europe wakes to limits of neutrality
The passage notes Turkey’s fence sitting as others abandon neutrality, recalls influenza in ancient Greece, and mentions hay fever first described in 1819 as summer catarrh. It also defines aubergine as another name for eggplant.
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Turkey
Europe
London
Canadian Wool Grading Elevates Military Clothing Quality
The article notes that twenty five years of wool grading in Canada enhances the national war effort by selecting fleece for specific grades. Graded wool supports government contracts and civilian trade, ensuring mills obtain suitable qualities. It also mentions high demand forcing some grades to be imported. A brief historical aside recalls Amundsen's 1906 North West Passage voyage aboard the Gjoa.
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Canada
Thailand's Name Change and Trivia on Birds and Stalin
Thailand formerly Siam means land of free people. Terns are said to have a stronger homing sense than pigeons. Josef Stalin was born to Georgian heritage, not Rus sian.
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Thailand
Siam
Land
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