The Hudson Bay Route A Wartime Asset Worth Remembering
H S Potter of the On to the Bay Association argues the Hudson Bay Railway and Churchill port remain a valuable 50 year investment. He notes good roadbeds and preserved wheat stores, urges use to relieve war port congestion and supports year round timber shipments via the Bay route despite climate myths. He cites potential breakwaters and ice deflection to keep ships and timber moving through Churchill most of the year.
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Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
H. S Potter
Western
Canada
H. Potter
Canadian National Railway
West
Potter
States of
The
Union
Dominion
Great Britain
Mr. Potter
Churchill River
Europe
Dominion of Canada
Photography guides fruit picking and shipping in California
Photographs record ripeness stages of plums or pears. Crates are photographed before shipment, loaded into refrigerator cars at varying temperatures, then photographed again upon arrival in New York. The method aims to show color changes and help growers decide optimal picking time and shipping temperature.
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California
New York
Material upgrades urged for faster aircraft
Dr. John E. Younger, winner of this year’s Spirit of St. Louis gold medal, argues aluminum alloy will not suffice for all-metal planes. He says a stronger material, possibly steel, must be found to withstand the higher stresses of faster flight.
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John E. Younger
Spirit of
Queen Victoria Boycotted Portmouth Over Carpet Bill
The tale recalls how Queen Victoria reportedly avoided entering Portsmouth after a royal reception when her household was billed for the carpet laid for her entry into the city building. This anecdote highlights royal costs and historic city ties.
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Victoria
Portsmouth
The Greatest Peril of Forest Fires
The article identifies human activity as the principal cause of forest fires. It notes lightning accounts for about three percent, smokers for 26 percent, debris burning 15 percent, incendiaries 25 percent, lumbering two percent, and unknown causes 15 percent.
Canadian wartime science ties Britain and Canada in joint research
Sir Lawrence Bragg notes a vast allied scientific network linking Britain and Canada with the United States. Canadian and British experts visit each other to test designs under field conditions. The movements have built a unified army of scientists ensuring production meets real needs and dates.
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Atlantic
Britain
Sir Lawrence Bragg
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Sir Lawrence
Dominion
Overseas Tobacco Fund supports troops with cigarettes
Donations to the Overseas Tobacco Fund at 255 Bay Street Toronto buy 100 cigarettes for soldiers sailors airmen and merchant seamen overseas. Each 4 packs include a postcard so recipients can say thanks. The fund, patroned by HM the King, notes Canada has sent over ten million cigarettes to date.
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Overseas Tobacco Fund
Bay Street
Toronto
Iceland
Newfoundland
Overseas League
H.M
King
H.E
Earl of Athlone
K.G
Canada
British Coastal Command Shoots Photos At High Rate
Britain's Royal Air Force coastal command operates the war’s largest photographic system. In April it took 506 400 photographs, used 104 000 square feet of film and 813 000 bromide sheets, supplying material for export as well. The cameras track enemy movements across the seas and scrutinize suspicious surface craft for quick naval verification and contraband control.
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Britain
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Propaganda Suggests Restoring Schickelgruber Name
The Overseas Daily Mail quotes “Phychologist” Crankbrook Kent proposing using Hitler’s birth name Schickelgruber in propaganda. He notes Hitler adopted the name at age 40 and claims Schickelgruber could lessen the power of the name Hitler in German audiences through foreign broadcasts.
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Hitler
Daily Mail
Crankbrook
Kent
Schickelgruber
Pep Talks Drive British War Production Boost
The British government uses pep methods to speed war production. Production managers give talks to workers while posters urge higher output. A bomb-filling station placard states You make the best bombs. Our airmen drop them.
Canadian Territory Extends Over 84 Degrees of Longitude
A historical report notes Canada’s territory spanning 84 degrees of longitude and 48 degrees of latitude, outlining the geographic scope of the nation’s land area.
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Canadian
Noise Cure for Neurotic Reactions to War Noises
RAMC specialists in psychological medicine report that exposure to war noises can aid recovery from neurotic breakdown. Using portable sirens, tin boxes, sticks, and BBC gramophone records of warfare, patients regain composure and people in bombed cities show improved mental resilience.
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RAMC
BBC
Manchester Guardian
Chewing Gum Aids Worker Refreshment On The Job
Workers in offices stores factories and plants seek to do more work and stay refreshed. Tests in munition plants show chewing gum relieves fatigue and nervous tension leading plants to provide gum facilities. Wrigley Company tests with plant management confirm workers gain refreshment from gum during work.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Limited
Zulu Missionary Dr James B B McCord Returns Home
Dr James B B McCord a medical missionary ends 41 years in South Africa converting Zulu belief practices and building a $50 000 hospital. Retiring in 1940 at Durban he had streets named after him and trained native nurses and medical aides. He and his wife will live in Oakham Massachusetts.
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James BB. McCord
United States
Durban
South Africa
McCord
Illinois
Oakham, Mass
Postmen Energy Use in Stair Climb Tests
In a British Post Office medical report cited by the Daily Mail four male postmen aged 25 to 56 tested stair climbing in large flats. They carried up to 35 pounds and used 1.5 times more energy per minute on stairs. An average postman climbed 80 stairs per minute with a 40 up 40 down pattern and walked three miles per hour.
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Medical Branch
British Post Office
London
Deaily Mail
Eiffel Tower
Wool consumption in Canada reaches thirty-two million pounds in 1939
The 1939 Canadian wool data shows a total of 32,301,000 pounds consumed domestically. This figure reflects national textile demand and agricultural trade activity during the year.
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Canada
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Lydia E Pinkham
Canadian Research
CWNA
Walter R. Legge
Granby Printing and Publishing Co
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
R.A
Coastal Command
U.S
Dwight Davis
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Davis
St. John War Organization
Moi
Sture
PHYS
HAM
Ilton
Montreal
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