British wage policy and war workforce notes
The report notes limits on after tax income in Britain, mentions FO Christopher G Ford as the tallest RAF pilot at six feet seven and a half, and covers training camps for Allied forces in England and Equatorial Africa. It also reports wage policy changes in Britain and Eire, labor service registrations in France, and wage increases for Canadian farm labor. Production data show Saskatchewan coal output in December 1942 at 186 145 tons, down from 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Royal Air Force
Christopher G. Ford
Saskatenewan Lignite
Doing Good Work in War Industries Turns Blind Labor Into Value
More than 600 blind prisoners have been employed in war industry posts in recent weeks. An aero engine firm notes blind workers show strong concentration and a refined sense of touch, turning disability into productive skill.
Glycerine Substitute Aids War Effort From Apple Syrup
Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture regional experiment station in Philadelphia aimed to replace common sugar but created a plain syrup made from apples. The solution will free millions of pounds of glycerine annually for bombs and other explosives, and will be used in tobacco processing as a humidifying substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Concrete roads cut fuel use and tire wear among surfaces
Figures show cme macadam tar and gravel roads in the order named cause the greatest wear and tear on automobile tires. Concrete roads cause the least wear and cut down on fuel consumption at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cme
Sunday School Lesson on Lazarus and Faith
A Sunday school lesson discusses John 11 with the story of Lazarus. It covers Jesus delays, Martha's faith, and the belief that God will be glorified through Lazarus's rise, contrasting belief with faith and noting Bethany near Jerusalem and mourners gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Lazarus
Bethany
Martha
John
Istern
God
Thomas
Palestine
Jerusalem
Mary
Esus
Mickie Urges Readers to Pay Subscriptions
A column from Mickie warns readers to settle subscriptions, urging timely payment and calling out delays. The note emphasizes collective duty and humor to push readers toward due balances.
Anne Adams Pattern 4221 for Junior Miss Outfit
Anne Adams Pattern 4221 creates a front line novelty dress with side front buttoning and skirt panel, bright pocket hankie, and back draped calot. Available in junior miss sizes 11 to 17. size 13 uses 3 yards of 89 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Tests under way to grow Russian dandelion for rubber
Canada is believed best of the British dominions for cultivating the Russian dandelion a source of rubber but tests are being carried on across Great Britain Australia India New Zealand and the United States to find where the plant can be grown successfully.
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Canada
Dominions
Great Britain
Australia
India
New Zealand
United States
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England
Equatorial Africa
Eire
Paris
Levi Gethin Hughes
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
C.P. Air Lines
W. E. Gilbort
Mackenzie
Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
Arctic Coast
Grant McConachie
Western
Rorthlan W.J.W Um
Walter E. Tert
FRGS
Bill
Yelwknife
Fort Smith
Fort Rawknife
Radiata
Coppermine
Walter Gilbert
Fort Norman
Aklavik
Rock Coast
Western Territory
E. E.R
Ted” Field
Whitehorse
Vancouver
U. S. Wagner
Central District
Ted Field
W. E. Catton
Lac Duc Bonnet
U.S. Wo
Agner
By William Ferguson
Anic
Nou
U.S
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
I Peter
Mickie
AYK
By Fred Neher
Een
Sue Les Stee
Reg'lar
Isfea D Ptwe
Sie
Gene Byrnes
Boy
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