American aid and wartime events in brief
Forty eight Americans including 39 Red Cross nurses left for Britain to staff the American Red Cross Harvard hospital under construction. A light bomber from Norman Rogers airfield at Kingston glided into a Seeley’s Bay boathouse, killing the pilot and two people in the boathouse. An amendment to the National…
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Red Cross
Britain
Harvard Hospital
Ministry of Labor, Tapping
Norman Rogers Airdrome
Kingston
Seeley’s Bay
Air Arm
Manitoba beekeeper seeds flowers to save clover crop
Manitoba beekeeper N Pankia of Dufrost experiments with annual flowers to compensate for reduced clover nectar. He reports success with crops of Mignonette Larkspur Borage and Cleome and notes Cleome’s tall variety can be grown with ordinary grain drill.
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Manitoba
N. Pankia
Dufrost
Panki
Water-white plate glass promises greater light transmission
A Pittsburgh firm unveils water-white plate glass with 91 percent light transmission, enabling clearer views through 24 inch panels. The material suits multiple glazing, refrigeration cases, and air conditioning insulation, offering safer auto and building glass with near maximum clarity.
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Pittsburgh Company
Scientific American
Australian Week Board plans two year wool program
The Australian Week Board announced a two year plan to launch wool products including fine stockings and upholstery moquettes. Britain sent samples of stockings and fabrics while a firm eyed limited production. New woolen furnishings like tweeds and moquettes shown in London will be sampled, with wool used for pajamas to formal gowns at the Sydney Royal Show exhibit.
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Australian Week Board
Brvetogs Palaire
Australan Week Board
Great Britain
England
America
London
Sydney
Public Speaking Self Taught offered by Winnipeg Union
An enthanasie member seeks club influence but risks poor parliamentary practice. A 32 page booklet from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union teaches recognition, motion procedure, speech delivery and voice training, with sample talks and tips for toastmasters and radio speakers. Copies available for 15 cents plus other pamphlets on parties dances etiquette and games.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Weather chat with Lawrence at Continental Cairo
Morning scene in Cairo at the Continental Hotel as Colonel Lawrence, in the heat, meets a tourist eager to claim contact with the uncrowned King of Arabia. She fans herself with a newspaper and proclaims his age, and he offers a courteous birthday greeting.
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T. E. Lawrence
Cairo
Colonel Lawrence
Experiment Tests Boned Meat Shipment From Australia
An extensive test is under way to ship boned meat from Australia and New Zealand to save shipping space. Argentine meat interests already plan to export about half of annual shipments to the United Kingdom in boneless form.
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Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
inventor predicts anti-sub device will drive subs from seas
Charles F Kettering, GM research head, says anti-submarine devices will soon be in operation and subs will be driven from the oceans. He notes night bomber interception is being advanced in Britain and cites U S subs’ surface speeds of 17 to 20 knots due to new engines, faster than rival nations’ subs.
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Sammy U
Charles F Kettering
Americas
Aubomobile
Navy
General Motors Research Division
Kettering
Britain
United States Navy
Camouflage Efforts in Hamburg Hanover and Bremen Described
A traveller told the Daily Telegraph of elaborate German camouflage for rail stations and landmarks at Hanover Hamburg and Bremen to hinder RAF raids. He reported artificial mounds of timber grass and shrubs over stations tanks and lakes and described widespread devastation in Hamburg Bremen and Kiel areas with thousands displaced and cargo warehousing damaged.
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Hamburg
Hanover
Bremen
London Daily Telegraph
Alster
Hannover
Continental
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Emden
Harz Mountains
Turingia
Pheaty Praises Player After Line Tough Run
The coach commends the player for hitting the line, dodging, and worming through defenders. The player replies that the skill comes easy, recalling days spent at bargain sales with his mother.
New Sleeveless Dress By Anne Adams
Fashion editor promotes summer sleevelessness with Anne Adams Pattern 4601 and 4651. The square neck dainty dress uses easy princess back and a tied belt, with lace edging options. Sizes 14 through 42 available. pattern requires 3.14 yards of fabric plus edging. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union, 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Jhas
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Winnipeg
Man
Acts 15 Conference on World Missions Debates Gentile Inclusion
Devotional study notes recount the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15 where Paul and Barnabas were sent to resolve whether Gentile converts must be circumcised or keep Mosaic law. Peter defends God’s impartial acceptance of all nations, and the council settles the issue with free, respectful discussion.
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Paul
Barnabas
Jerusalem
Spesties
Peter Rose
Joppa
Cornelius
Peter
Hanelynd
Not Too Old at 40 to Fly RAF’s Fastest Planes
Capt. H. H. Balfour, under-secretary of state for air, argues that age 40 is not a limit for flying modern RAF fighters. At 43 he piloted the Whirlwind, one of the world’s fastest twin-engine fighters, during a country tour, after earlier flying Spitfire and Hurricane models. He shot down 11 enemy planes in World War I.
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Air Force
H.H. Balfour
Air
Bieves
Royal Air Force
Balfour
RAF
Army to Cut Gas Use with Horses in South Wales
Army Minister Percy Spender announced in Sydney, N S W that shifting to more horse-drawn haulage would save 250000 gallons of gasoline annually. He noted 1200 draught horses pulling 600 transports cover about 2628000 miles yearly for 600 vehicles and 1800 cavalry horses remain in service amid shoe purchases totaling 98 tons.
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South Wales
Percy Spender
Sydney
N.S.W
Health editorial urges public health action in Canada
Dr. Gordon Bates writes in Health calling for end to apathy toward public health. He cites Ontario’s pasteurization and toxoid use as life-saving but underutilized measures, urging interprovincial cooperation and preventive health legislation to shape Canada's future.
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Gordon Bates
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Dominion
Bates
Australian firm shifts to tripods for recoilless rifles
In a wartime note, the text explains Australian production of tripods for recon cannons, while clarifying U S Army slang. The term shavetail refers to a second lieutenant and bobtail to a dishonorable discharge, illustrating military jargon used during the period.
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United States Army
Crises Prompt Action Over Words In Umes Or Woria
In the face of crises, emphasis falls on decisive actions rather than rhetoric. Observers note that timely responses tend to win broader support and demonstrate capability under pressure.
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