Research Work In Canada Aids War Effort On Sicily Front
Canada’s Directorate of Engineer Development has led 58 projects in 10 months, with 18 completed and 13 rejected, advancing camouflage, bridging, tunnelling, and diamond drilling. Led by Colonel E C Thorne, the unit liaises with UN engineers and supports Royal Canadian Engineers at home and abroad.
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YTS
National Defence Headquarters
Sicily
Directorate of Engineer Development
Directorate of
En+ Development
United Nations
Canada
Directorate of Engineer Services
D. of ES
RCE
D. of E.D
E. C. Thorne
R.C.E
H. Kennedy
M.C
N. O. Lambert
Thorne
Mg.qo
R. C. Manning
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Institute
Berlin
Britain
Royal Canadian Air Force
Steve Boczar
Saskatoon
R. K. Burgar
Traynor
Sask
Easy Crochet Hat and Purse Pattern 7588
Crochet pattern for a hat and purse with morning glory decorative flowers behind a pompadour. Uses straw yarn or cotton. includes materials, stitches, and directions. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, for Pattern 7588.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Salt Measure of Great Salt Lake Reveals 6.5 Billion Tons
A historic assessment indicates the Great Salt Lake holds about 6.5 billion tons of salt. The figure underscores the lake's vast mineral capacity and long standing economic value for regional industries.
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Utah
Great Salt Lake
Earth’s Land Area Measured at Fifty-seven Million Miles
The article notes a figure of 57,510,000 square miles as the total land area on Earth. It discusses measurement context and compares with prior estimates, highlighting the vastness of terrestrial expanse and its distribution among continents and regions.
Polio outbreak warning in Ontario and Canada
Public health officials in Ontario warn that poliomyelitis or infantile paralysis may appear in epidemic proportion in Canada this fall. The Liberty magazine article notes a six to seven year cycle since the last Ontario outbreak, with risk to both urban and rural communities and to all social classes.
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Ontario
Canada
Larry Gough
Liberty Magazine
North America
Liberty
B. T. McGhie
Ontario Department of Health
McGhie
J. T. Phair
Wavell Refuses Photo, Says He Must Be Invisible
On a secret London visit Sir Archibald Wavell was recognized by a press photographer who asked to take his photo. His reply was that he must be invisible on the plate because he is not here, making the request impossible.
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London
Archibald Wavell
Sir Archibald
Compact jeep crating cuts ship load from nineteen to eleven
The new compact crating method allows ships to carry 11 jeeps in the same space once needed for 19. In Salt Lake City Utah the Mormon Temple required forty years to complete.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Got It Wrong on Alberta Drought Crop Outlook
The Lethbridge Herald reports misconception about drought fears in Southern Alberta and Southwestern Saskatchewan. It states expected wheat yields at about two thirds of average, roughly 11 to 12 bushels per acre, with 50 million bushels of old wheat on farms and in elevators. locals resist sympathy as crop prospects are better than feared.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Lethbridge Herald
Women in Adversity laud British Land Army
Lord Woolton praised the Women’s Land Army after a Ipswich march past, noting American observers’ praise of British women’s endurance and patience under rationing. He said Land Army girls joined a key defence service, not merely agricultural work, to stave off starvation.
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Lord Woolton
East Suffolk
Women's Land Army
Ipswich
Defence Services
London Times
Estimated costs for Flying Fortress and fighter craft
The United States estimates the Flying Fortress heavy bomber at 350000 dollars and an army fighter craft at 100000 dollars.
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United States
Children Light the Path to a Better World War II Essay
A Liberty Magazine excerpt urges protecting all children during war to ensure a just future. It recalls Britain during the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic, highlighting wartime hunger and the milk-for-Britain effort led by Kinsmen Clubs of Canada. It argues global child welfare as the world’s hope, transcending national borders.
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Britain
Canada
United States
Lord Woolton
Ministry of Food
Hitler
Australia
The
Liberty Magazine
Miner Aids Wood Ducks In Ontario Sanctuary
Canadian naturalist Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario has boosted wood duck numbers by placing eggs under mallards and buff bantams at his sanctuary. He reports 500 young wood ducks this year and views the effort as assisting nature to save a nearly extinct species.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Three Elderly Clarke Sisters Work War Jobs in England
Three sisters Agnes Clarke 74 Ellen Clarke 70 and Mrs Force 65 applied for war work last June at Birmingham Employment Exchange. They now work five afternoons weekly viewing tank parts in a Midlands factory and manage housework. BBC listeners heard their story from the Clarke family home in Devonshire.
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Birmingham Employment Exchange
Midland
Agnes Clarke
Ellen Clarke
Force
BBC
Clarke
Devonshire
BBC News
New vegetable wobbie unveiled in Holland
The Netherlands Press Agency reports a novel root vegetable called the wobbie, a cross between a carrot and a beet, said to contain three to four times as much vitamin C as either parent. Large areas have been planted, marking the first major agricultural novelty in a generation.
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Holland
Netherlands
Volunteer British housewives make 4500 tons of jam in three years
Volunteer British housewives contributed during wartime and produced more than 4500 tons of jam over three years. The effort helped sustain households and support the war economy.
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Uealth
Ena Ada
Tiny Pup
Giant Bomber
R.C.A.F
Bambi
Johnny Carrere
Cochrane
Ont
Malton
R.C.A.F. Crew
England
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