Promotions and wartime plans across allied nations
World events note Group Captain C. E Brookes in Toronto rising to air commodore. The American Chemical Society aims to train 40,000 chemists for war. The U S Navy awards a 3 861 053 512 dollar contract for 20 ships. De Gaulle’s government says the British blockade is eased for free France colonies. Malcolm MacDonald appeals to host families for bomb victims. US moves to cut oil and metal shipments to Japan sparks concern. Canadian air training to continue through winter. James S Duncan says days shorten but conditions stabilize.
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United States Navy
de Gaulle
France
Japan
United States
Canada
James 8. Duncan
Neat Button Front Waist Pattern 4489 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4489 for misses and women offers a neat button front frock with a slenderizing line and panel shaping. Features include front and back panels, wide cuffs, an attractively shaped collar, and optional triangular pockets. Available in sizes 16 through 46 with yardage listed. send 20 cents for pattern plus instructions.
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Anne Adams
Flac
Name
Andrea
Sigle
Hsaedermet
Ave
Winnipeg
Invisible paint and camouflage in air war debates
The New York Times discusses the infeasibility of invisible paints for aircraft, arguing mirrored or rough surfaces fail to hide planes in the sky. It notes camouflage ideas from past wars, including flat black undersides and ground-colored tops, while highlighting practical limits and shared military skepticism.
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Germany
Barry Lyndon
Thackeray
New York Times
Sleeping answers of motor vehicles feared in accidents
A report states that driver drowsiness causes about one hundred thousand crashes each year, highlighting fatigue as a major transport risk.
Empire stands alone yet grows in power across centuries
Brantford Expositor recalls a Punch cartoon showing two soldiers on a cliff, noting that Britain’s empire remains dominant. The piece argues the empire’s unity and strength persist through wars and peace, with a forecast of Pax Britannica when peace returns.
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Empire Hiss
Fougasse
Punch
Channel
Monitors Sunken World War One Ironclad Returns to Memory
A National Geographic project photographed the sunken Monitor and other ships beneath Lake Michigan, revealing how photography from 50 to 27,000 feet shows a hazy underwater scene and hints at future discoveries. The piece shifts to a Milwaukee kidnapping extortion plot where three men propose a fake submarine and a dropped ransom parcel, tailed by police who replace the payoff with a dummy. The article then covers a mid-August Forest Hill Field Club hole in one tournament where 4,360 golfers competed, totaling 21,800 shots with only three perfect drives, led by Jack Hagen. It also cites Dr. Paul Michael on how sugar affects golfers midcourse and ponders candy ads to come.
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Monitor
National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine
Sears, Roebuck
Milwaukee
Davis
Lake Michigan
Forest Hill Field Club
Bloomfield
N.J
Jack Hagen
Walter
Wisdom and Paths of Righteousness in Proverbs
A devotional analysis reflects on Proverbs 4 1-9 and 4 10-19, stressing parental transmission of wisdom and the contrast between wise guidance and a doomed, stumbling life. It contrasts learning from elders with experiential folly, noting wisdom as discernment between good and evil and urging parents to shepherd children toward upright paths.
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Alexander Maclaren
R. F. Horton
Selected Recipes for Rice Krispies and Nutmeg Custard Bars
A vintage recipe page outlines two desserts: a Rice Krispies treat method with sugar, honey, salt, vinegar, Rice Krispies, and a syrup formed while hot, then pressed into cups or bars yielding about 20 pieces. and a custard style filling baked in pastry with eggs, corn starch, milk, syrup, spices, and a whipped cream topping.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Marriage Gift To Esteemed Friend At Church Meeting
A church meeting decided to present Mr. L with 25 pounds and a nurse from a local hospital. The curate announced the token of esteem, noting the occasion was his marriage. The report also mentions US agriculture planes recording crop pests midair.
Appeal Urges Women to Donate Aluminum for War Effort
The Minister for aircraft production calls on women to surrender all aluminum household items including pots pans kettles and fittings to local Women’s Voluntary Services outlets. The Times notes a strong Canadian response and urges Britain to issue a similar appeal to boost supplies for Spitfires Hurricanes and Wellingtons.
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Women's Voluntary Services
London ‘Times
Britain
Canada
Great Britain
Cancer articles offer by Health League of Canada request
Readers are invited to obtain a valuable set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include the simple request and print name and address plainly.
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the Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Victoria Cross holder joins Thames river patrol as able seaman
Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Drummond VC, famed for rescuing survivors of HM Vindictive in 1918, rejoined service as an able seaman after being initially refused as an officer. He serves on the river patrol, performing routine deck work and maintenance duties despite wartime stature.
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Geoffrey Drummond
England
Thames River
Drummond
Ostend
Whittington
Defence measures on Shetland Islands reported by BBC
The BBC notes the Shetland Islands, like the mainland, now in a state of defence as Germans may invade. Islanders themselves carry out the work from dawn to dark to fortify the isles against attack.
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Shetland Islands
British Broadcasting Corporation
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C. E Brookes
Toronto Air Training Centre
The
American Chemical Society
Malcolm MacDonald
London
Macy
Cennes Rycus Oe
Brantford
Expositor
Blow
Tanny
Paul Michael
Amer Jedical Association
Enday School
Lesin
Canapal
J.W. S. Mecullough
Presen
United States Department of Agriculture
Aircra
Aircraft Prod Co
Lord
Irtish
Guard Shetland Islands
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