Guide for the Selection of Agricultural Soils
The Farmers Bulletin No. 117 by P C Stobbe and A Leahey outlines soil factors for successful farming. It covers soil zones, depth, colour, texture, structure, and a diagram key with maps of Eastern Canada and the Prairie Provinces. Copies available from Dominion Agriculture Ottawa.
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P. C. Stobbe
Dominion
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canadians Hold Own in Battle of the Atlantic War
The article describes steady progress against German U-boats in the Atlantic. It notes lower shipping losses in May and June, Allied countermeasures including air and naval cooperation, base raids on Lorient and St Nazaire, and the Canadian navy’s role guarding the western North Atlantic convoy route alongside British and U.S. forces.
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North Atlantic
Atlantic
Germany
Goebbels
Das Reich
Britain
Baltic Sea
Royal Air Force
Lorient
St. Nazaire
French Atlantic
Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
Canada
United States
North ‘Atlantic
Dominion
Tribute to Ruby Loftus in War Factory by Dame Laura Knight
A new painting at the Royal Academy in London by Dame Laura Knight depicts Ruby Loftus a 21 year old munitions worker at a war factory. The scene shows Loftus in blue overalls with a green hair net at her bench while sparks fly from the lathe. The background features other women workers at their benches illustrating women’s pivotal role in the war effort.
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Herm
Royal Academy
London
Laura Knight
Ruby Loftus
Roby la
Humorous New Assistant Baffles Shopkeeper In Comic Vignette
A collection of quick sketches and quips portrays a shopkeeper scolding a careless assistant over unsold shoes while a sentry, a cook, and a husband figure in absurd exchanges share misheard lines. Jokes range from poetry misfires to polar bear fashion and odd job interviews, all delivered in a light, punchy newspaper style.
Health Department experiment uses coal miners in study
A pool of coal miners will be selected at random for a British Health Department study aimed at improving the health of coal workers. They will undergo examinations to assess current health conditions and risks.
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British Health Department
Clothing Repair Depots Help Soldiers Amid Shortages
Hard on civilians to repair clothing as labor shortages slow civilian services. Military depots process vast quantities of damaged items to extend use. Northwest depot annually handles 182000 battledress blouses 104000 trousers 50000 suits and 100000 greatcoats plus undergarments respirators and anti gas gear. Civilian cleaners struggle to keep up as staff depletion causes long waits.
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Northwest
Bee travels 43776 miles for pound of honey, shopper travels
A scientist estimates bees travel 43776 miles to gather a pound of honey while consumers journey the same distance shopping for it. The ancient Greeks and Romans painted signs in public places to spread news.
Canada must solve the oriental problem, not B C
The Vancouver Province argues that British Columbia should not bear the burden of solving the oriental problem. Canada must take responsibility for developing a solution and bearing any consequences, as Ottawa should have learned that past practice of delegating to British Columbia will no longer work.
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B.C
British Columbia
Canada
Ottawa
Vancouver Province
Drug Addicts Show Recurrence After Treatment, JAMA Note
In a Lexington Kentucky follow up study of 4766 patients discharged from a U S Public Health Service Hospital 147 percent relapsed and 25 3 percent remained abstinent after treatment for drug addiction Excluded were those who died or could not be traced The Journal of the American Medical Association comments that the belief a drug habit can never be cured is not supported by this study.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Lexington
Journal of the American Medical Association
Cotton piece goods rise 10 percent in India output
At a meeting of the Standard Job Panel in Bombay plans were laid to boost India's cotton piece goods production by 10 percent to 4.7 billion yards annually.
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Bombay
India
Inia
Translucent screens used for outdoor film in Free China
Outdoor motion picture showings in Free China use translucent screens so audiences on both sides can view the film. The setup enables shared viewing across opposing sides, reflecting wartime information and morale activities.
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Free
China
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the Pony Express
United Nations
Health League of Canada
Avenue
Toronto
Mything
Freddy
Tommy
Clent
Oxford
Manchester Guardian
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