Agriculture And The War In Canada 1942 43 Exports
Canada expects to supply Britain under 1942 43 contracts with 125 000 000 pounds of cheese 32 064 000 one pint evaporated milk tins 675 000 000 pounds of bacon and 9 000 long tons of dried eggs. In 1942 cheese 65 percent and eggs 15 percent were shipped to Britain while 75 percent of inspected hogs were sent overseas. Salmon and herring catches also went to Britain.
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Great Britain
Canada
United Kingdom
British Isles
Britain
Canadian agriculture aids United Nations war effort
Canada ships meat eggs fish dairy fruits vegetables cereals and honey to Britain and Greece. The 1942 wheat crop of 608 million bushels enabled monthly wheat shipments to famine sufferers and supported fighting men and munitions workers, highlighting sustained postwar agricultural contributions.
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Western
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Greece
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Wartime Canning Advice Urges Safe Preservation Practices
Government guidance for fruit canning stresses proper sterilization and avoiding wastage. It warns against open kettle methods, recommends rubber ring seals and boiling, advises limited testing of seals, notes sugar use implications, and mentions sugar free canning with longer sterilization. It directs readers to contact the Western Division Health League of Canada for pamphlets.
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Pure Food Act
Canada
Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
California tops national toothpaste tube turnin campaign
Californians lead the nation by turning in 39,882 pounds of toothpaste tubes, about 10 percent of the 395,832 pounds collected nationwide. The report highlights California as the No 1 state in the campaign and reflects strong citizen participation.
Humorous Fragments From A Busy Social Scene
A collection of light jokes and exchanges from a social gathering. The hostess coaxes a guest to sing despite bathhouse-style vocal limits. A centenarian recalls a long life without cars and a lifetime indoors. Jokes cover oaths, road manners, and mock courtroom lines.
Heat Resisting Glass In Wartime Uses Across Industries
Heat resisting glass, invented to endure high temperatures, found wartime applications in kitchens, ovens, and aircraft engines. Its expansion behavior, safety in hot settings, and uses in heating, cooking, and military equipment sped production and reduced costs across many sectors.
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Ava
Sige Anders Ooguna
Fly Control Methods and Precautions for Homes
Guidance on keeping flies out of the home. Use screened doors and windows, bury waste water in a ground box, keep food and milk protected, and consider fly pads placed in water to attract and kill flies. Recommends burning or burying refuse in civilian life as in the army.
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Fies
Wilson
Queen Elizabeth Gifts Jade Carving at London Exhibition
The queen purchased a white jade carving of a boy with a water buffalo at Buckingham Palace during the artiste aid China exhibition in London and left it as a gift in the Chinese gallery.
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Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Artiste’ Aid
London
England adopts first countrywide laundry zoning plan
A pioneering laundry zoning scheme starts in England. Laundries in rural areas will be assigned customers near their own homes, creating a locality based service in the countryside.
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England
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