Victory Loan Campaign Opens to Aid War Effort
Canada’s fourth Victory Loan launches April 26 with an aim of 1.1 billion dollars. Citizens are urged to contribute 500 million, urging small investors to buy 33 percent more than last time. The campaign anticipates continued critical war events and heavy sacrifice by service members as Canadians support the war effort at home.
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Unusual wartime foods boost nutrients in Canada
The Western Division Health League of Canada argues for using overlooked foods high in vitamins and minerals. Skim milk powder and buttermilk can enrich bread and desserts, while organ meats and blood in processed meats could lift nutritive value. The appeal cites Navajo practices and urges readers to request a vitamin chart.
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Canada
United States
Western Division Health League of Canada
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Swaduras Banana Land Exports 112 Million Stems Annually
Swaduras is described as the greatest banana land in the world with annual exports totaling 112 million stems. The claim highlights vast production and international reach, though no independent verification is provided in the text.
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Swaduras
Must Be Right vanape Parts for Fighting Aircraft
The Windsor Star reports that vanape parts for aircraft must be exact with temperature control in plants to ensure identical parts. W. L Clark notes day night shifts cause variation, so air conditioning and modern controls were installed to standardize temperature and humidity. Pluto’s 249 year orbit is mentioned in a separate note.
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W. L Clark
Windsor Star
Stimson estimates Axis strength to sober optimistic views
War secretary Stimson warns that Axis power remains formidable with about 17 million armed forces including Germany and satellites at 14 million and Japan around 3 million. He argues Russia and Britain together are smaller, and an American army of 8.2 million would be needed for decisive balance.
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Stimson
Germany
Russia
Britain
United States
Fats Urgently Needed to Salvage Kitchen Waste
Fat waste in homes is a concern as experts note significant fat loss from veal beef lamb pork and poultry. Cooks should save fats from boiled liquids and soups, skimmed residues, and scraps, then deliver to local meat markets or salvage agencies. Even tiny amounts matter for national salvage efforts.
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Carrier pigeons join West Coast patrol planes
Carrier pigeons are to be used with Western Air Command patrol planes from Victoria to Alaska. A west coast air base houses hundreds of homing birds as RCAF recruits train. Moore, head of the loft, began pigeon training in England over 30 years ago, stressing reliability over speed.
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British Columbia
Canada
Western Air Command
Victoria
Alaska
West Coast
RCAF
Set
Moore
England
Australia supplies vast WW II food aid to U S forces
Australia has furnished American forces in the South Pacific area with more than 26,000,000 pounds of fresh meats 20,000,000 pounds of potatoes 25,000,000 pounds of fruit and 5,500,000 quarts of mill
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Australia
South Pacific
Maisky the Grinning Soviet Ambassador in British Memory
A London correspon dent recalls Ivan Maisky famed for a constant grin that masked emotion. From a 1935 Lord Mayor dinner to tense 1939 events and 1990s British reappraisal, his smile endured as others judged Russia differently.
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L. SB. Shapiro
London
Ivan Maisky
Ambassador Maisky
Maisky
Britain
Mr. Maisky
Lady Astor
Russia
Gift for the Duke at Coventry factory visit
Two year old Jennifer Sugden delighted the Duke of Gloucester during a Coventry munitions factory inspection. After presenting the Duchess of Gloucester with a bouquet she stepped forward to offer her toy engine to the Duke.
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Duke of Gloucester
Coventry
Duchess of Gloucester
Old Custom of Rationing by Indians Four Centuries Ago
Robert A. Wauchope of Tulane University states that North American Indians rationed supplies four centuries ago during large-scale movements. He notes tribes carried gourds with hominy and water as fighting rations and expected tribute from lands they invaded. Picture records show each town’s contributing amount before conquest.
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Robert A. Wauchope
Tulane University
Wauchope
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