Wheat to Power Alcohol Feasibility Urged in Canada
Ottawa weighs converting surplus wheat into power alcohol to substitute for gasoline. Experts warn high processing costs may limit viability without subsidies, while pilot plants and further research could unlock a practical outlet for millions of bushels amid wartime fuel limits.
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Ottawa
W. D. McFarlane
Macdonald College
Winnipeg
Rotstein
Europe
Canada
Australian inventor aids degaussing of magnetic mines
The Patents Office Journal says Australian mining engineer Franklin G. Barnes developed a degaussing device that neutralized magnetic mines threatening British shipping. He was in England in November 1939 when the first mine was recovered, and six days later the Journal published specifications for a method using cables around ships.
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Patenta Office Journal
Franklin G. Barnes
Barnes
England
Bares
Donkey Buckaroo Bites Ears in Bucking Donkey Game
Fred C. Tatton of Marysville Calif tried a trick from rumor to quiet a Ducking bronc by biting its ears. In a donkey softball game his mount bucked once more, Tatton was knocked down and bitten on the forehead.
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Fred C. Tatton
Marysville
Calif
Tatton
Ring with built in lighter patent announced
A finger ring featuring a built in cigarette lighter has been patented. The note mentions the halibut as the largest of the Ast fish.
Quality Shopping In London Under Rationing
London fashion adapts to rationing with 66 coupons per year for clothing. A coat costs 14 coupons, woollen dress 11, silk 7, blouse 5, skirt 4, shoes 5, stockings 2, and fabric yardage 3 per yard. Designers favor plain textiles and simpler patterns to conserve material and sustain quality.
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London
England
London Couture
Leas Yard
Women to Fill Air Craft Factories in California
California will deploy women workers to aircraft factories munition plants and tool making to free men for cheaper work. State employment head R G Wagener says demand for defense labor is rising and women could replace 25 to 40 percent of workers in certain industries.
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California
R. G. Wagener
Wagenert
Selected Recipes Muffins From Early Rustic Kitchen
Shortening and sugar are beaten, bran and milk soak briefly, then dry ingredients are folded in. Batter fills muffin cups two thirds full and bakes in a 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes yielding eight large muffins or twelve smaller ones. When sour milk is used adjust soda and baking powder.
Worthington Leads Canada's First Tank Brigade in England
Brigadier F. F. Worthington commands Canada’s historic tank brigade in England as troopers train in the world’s finest tanks. The Scottish born officer, a veteran of the Mexican campaigns and the First World War, built the unit from prairie recruits and northern frontiersmen into a skilled force destined to reshape Canadian armored warfare.
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Canadian Army Tank Brigade
England
F. F. Worthington
Canada
Worthington
Mexico
Northland
Prairies
Brig
Scotland
California
Devoted Heroism Amid Libyan Campaign Letter
An Australian officer's letter from the Libyan campaign details devoted heroism after being fatally wounded. He crawled to a Bren gun under heavy fire and told the gunner to use him as a shield. The gunner fired 30 rounds and escaped injury, illustrating how fighting forces act as a shield against enemy bombs and shells.
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Sydney
Australia
Halifax Herald
Covenanter Tank Entered Mass Production In Britain
The Covenanter, a 15 to 16 ton sister to the Crusader, has been named by Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook and entered mass production. It offers about 30 mph speed, strong armor, high maneuverability and potent firepower.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Russian Resilience and Slavic Traits in Wartime Speech
A foreign minister cites Russian resistance as influenced by Slavic racial qualities, highlighting physical strength and endurance. He recalls Allied shelling at St Mihiel in World War I, noting high production and morale.
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Count Cheny
Tian Foreign
St. Mihiel
A New Order War Destroys Social Barriers in Britain
Sir Gerald Campbell speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco saying Britain’s war effort is erasing class and caste barriers. He predicts the postwar order will belong to the common man and cites air raid shelters and RAF squadrons as unifying forces.
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Britain
Adolf Hitler
R.A.F
Plastics From Coffee Hit Brazil Surfacing Industry
The Kitchener Record notes Food Industries aims to convert Brazil's surplus coffee into plastics materials. A pilot plant will output 18,000 pounds daily from 215 bags of coffee, with a future $5,000 plant to yield 500,000,000 pounds annually, potentially making Brazil a leading plastics powder producer and offering a partial solution to Canada's surplus wheat problem.
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Han
Food Industries
Brazil
Canada
Kitchener
Victory buns greet South Bend diners in wartime bake
A Greek‑run South Bend restaurant joins Britain’s V for Victory campaign by baking V shaped buns for customers. The campaign promotes unity among occupied peoples and supports morale during the war.
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Britain
Germany
South Bend
Indiana
Brazil Plane Nicknamed Tecotee For Noise In Flight
Authorities report no deaths from tarantula bites. The Brazil aircraft earned the nickname tecotee due to the disturbance it caused during its flight.
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Brazil
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