Agriculture And The War In Canada And Britain
Canada and Britain mobilized agriculture for the war effort. Wheat per capita figures show Canada leading with 28 bushels, Britain expanding home production to 70 percent of food supply, aided by machinery, the Women's Land Army, Land Clubs, and wartime labor shifts. Reclamation and fertilizer use boosted output, though arable land rose 42 percent while cultivated area fell 2 percent due to war factories and military needs.
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Salt Filter Demonstration Cleans Seawater in Massachusetts
A salt filtering chemical in briquets the size of candy bars was shown in Worcester Massachusetts. A briquet treated seawater in a bag in 20 minutes, precipitating salt so it could be filtered out. The publicized device promises 14 days of drinkable water per filer and mentions use as plaster for small wall holes.
Oil seed cultivation surges in wartime Europe
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada notes a major rise in oil plant farming across Europe during World War II. France, Germany, and Roumania expanded oilseed acreage dramatically, with yields and oil production increasing severalfold, aiding fat supplies but potentially reducing postwar butter and lard imports.
Surplus War Supplies Sold To Advertisers And Farmers
William G. Leaman of the United States Office of Surplus War Property reported large sales of surplus items. Officers' spurs and cartridge clips were sold to radio advertisers for souvenir distribution, smudge pots to citrus growers, Klaxon horns to boat builders, and many bean pot style spiders with lids removed repurposed as stew pots.
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Wiliam G. Leaman
United States Office of Surplus War Property
Price Control And Rationing Information
Public guidance on wartime price limits and rationing covers canning sugar coupons for discharged servicemen, retailer value limitations, bicycle tire purchases via used tire exchanges, and eviction notice forms. It directs readers to apply by October 31, retain replicated forms, and contact Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices for Consumers' News pamphlets and the Blue Book.
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Remarkable War Knitter Emma Shapton Keeps Quiet Pace
Emma Shapton 84 from Drummon Road Niagara Falls totals over 600 pull over sweaters for the Canadian Red Cross since the war began, averaging 10 monthly. She is blind, knits by touch, aided only by daughter for casting on, and marks Sundays as a rest from knitting. Her late son and grandson, a prisoner of war, frame a lifelong service record.
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Underground factory found in German tunnel hub
An infantry unit near the Siegfried line discovered a 1000 foot railroad tunnel crammed with machinery in what is described as Germany’s first underground factory. The plant was inactive but stirred speculation on how much war industry operates underground amid intense Allied air raids.
Old fashioned farmer resists new contraption in cottage tale
A village scene unfolds with jokes about a stubborn farmer who rejects a modern device while his daughter insists it is an upright piano. Clues to language lessons mix with humorous exchanges about grammar, clothes, and wisdom from elders across playful dialogue.
Uganda Named Cruiser for Uganda Protectorate in Navy Plan
The Royal Navy will commission the Uganda as a medium cruiser, a gift from the Africa Protectorate peoples, with Canada and Uganda forming an empire link. Future ships may bear provincial names, while other hulls retain traditional tribal and river naming schemes for destroyers and frigates.
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