Insect Damage to Stored Grain A Topic At Montreal Meeting
Department of Agriculture notes at the Pest Centro Operators Association gathering in Montreal. U S losses from stored grain insect damage exceed 2 percent of value, with Canada facing similar risks. Regular inspections and contracted pest control can prevent contamination, damage, and higher product costs.
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Minion Department of Agriculture
Pest Centro Operators’ Association
Montreal
United States
Canada
Gray
Sawmill Exemption Claim Revealed as Bluff
Tennessee mill operator sought exemption for a Black worker Willie Hawkins claiming indispensability to wartime output. Investigation showed Hawkins did not work there. the man admitted the truth saying Hawkins stabilizes his crew by attracting wages and causing them to gamble, keeping the mill running for army camps.
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Tennessee
Willie Hawkins
Willie
Stanley E. Horn
Hunger rules in restaurants as potato rations tighten
A German report quotes Gauamtsleiter Hergenroeder on Jan 14 stating potato allotments in restaurants are reduced to stretch reserves. Patrons should not seek seconds. if hungry they may eat an extra slice of black bread instead, noted for its high quality in the fifth year of the war.
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Gauamtsleiter
Hergenroeder
Dutch and Allied Airmen Drop anti Dutch Paper Over Netherlands
British and American airmen have been dropping copies of a Dutch language weekly and a monthly magazine over the Netherlands since last May, a disclosure reported. In the Atacama region of northern Chile some areas have never seen rain.
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Netherlands
Don
Atacama
Chile
Goebbels' Propaganda Fails as Allies Unite
The passage reviews Goebbels' attempts to sow distrust among Britain, Russia, and the United States as the Allied powers consolidate. It notes Hitler’s propaganda predicted separate peace deals, but Soviet and Allied resistance kept coordination intact despite Nazi hopes. Churchill is cited about Stalin’s liberation and the slide toward a united front.
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Dr. Goebbels
Albion
Russia
United Nations
Britain
United States
America
Europe
Pacific
Germany
Stalingrad
Hitler
Churchill
Goebbels
Derstand
Montreal
UK sets up emergency medical organ for western front
In Britain a large emergency medical organization has been created to treat casualties if the western front opens. Mansions and new buildings are taken over in towns, staff drawn from the United States and Canada, and English WAAF and ATS trained as nursing orderlies.
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United Kingdom
London
Britain
United States
Canada
WAAF
ATS
No Worry for Him In Dundalk Ration Book Issued
Among 3 100 ration books issued at Dundalk Ontario was one to an Artemesia township bachelor applying for the first time. He said he had got along without rationed foods since rationing began almost two years ago.
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Dundalk
Ont
Artemesia
Doll Creator Rose O Neill Dies At 69
Rose O Neill famed designer of the Kewpie doll and former wife of Harry Leon Wilson has died at age 69. The artist born in 19 hundred is credited with creating the Kewpie figure in 1899 which brought her wealth surpassing one million dollars.
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Rose O'Neill
Miss O'Neill
Harry Leon Wilson
Alpacas and Related South American Camelids At High Andes
Alpacas llamas vicunas and guanacos inhabit the Andes from 6 500 to 17 000 feet above sea level where their grazing areas begin where sheep ranges end.
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Andes
Reminder on five buttons guiding Confucian virtues
The article notes that Chinese coats typically display five front buttons to symbolize the five Confucian ideals of humanity, justice, order, prudence, and rectitude.
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Confucius
Britons to gain four million prefab homes postwar plan
A British postwar program foresees four million prefabricated houses built by 120 firms across five industries to boost peacetime production. The plan uses wartime aircraft techniques to reduce building hours and integrate features like central heating and insulation from fighting planes, while limiting designs to five or six basic models.
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Britain
Legal Phraseology Begging Simpler Language Appeals
A Ottawa Journal reader laments modern legal drafting complexity. An eminent lawyer is cited arguing that wordy phraseology traces to pay by words. The writer urges simpler statements, comparing verbose clauses to a cumbersome convoluted list of conveyances to Montreal.
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G. Stuart
Ottawa Journal
Montreal
James Simpson
Bank deposit earns six thousand in a modern tale
A Bath Maine bank closed after years, paying Samuel Francis heirs $150 plus $6 095 interest on a 1857 deposit. Nearby a Jerusalem cache of pre Christian era coins prompts thoughts on wondering compound interest through 1944 AD.
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Samuel Francis
Bath
Jerusalem
Chicago Daily News
Wall Blasting Fails To Bring Down 50-Year-Old Barrier
Kansas City park officials said a 50-year-old retaining wall along a street was unsafe and needed blasting. A crowd gathered as 160 sticks of dynamite were exploded, but the wall remained unmoved, ending the dramatic attempt.
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Kansas City Park
Canadian Women’s Army Corps in Washington
In Washington D C Canadian Women’s Army Corps members carry out Good Neighbor Policy. Duty finds them in Canadian and British Army Staff buildings, off duty they tour monuments in khaki. Pte Robert Boas shows Pte Jean Mackie scenic highlights. other corps members include Pte Alice Mason and Pte Agnes Bernar mapping. Lincoln Memorial stairs host Pte Rebecca Linton Pte Ruby Sargeon and Pte Jean Morris in group shots.
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Army Corps
Washington, D.C
U.S Capital
Robert Boas
U.S
Jean Mackie
Toronto
Alice Mason
Niagara Falls
Ont
Agnes Bernar
Regina
Sask
Lincoln Memorial
Rebecca Linton
Westbranch
Ruby Sargeon
Morse, Sask
Jean Morris
Ottawa
Waskesin Frigate Sinks U-Boat in Atlantic Escort
The Royal Canadian Navy reports the Canadian frigate Waskesin destroyed a German submarine after depths and gunfire disabled the raider. Nineteen German survivors were rescued. the fate of the submarine is confirmed to the Red Cross. The action showcases the crews’ seamanship and gunnery on convoy duty.
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Waskesia
Canada
Waskesin
International Red Cross
Atlantic
Ottawa Journal
Railways to Keep Supreme Place in Transportation
Ottawa Journal envisions railways maintaining a supreme role in transport with future highways expanding and air travel growing. It asserts people will live on earth's surface and railways will remain key despite faster roads and airliners.
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Ottawa Journal
Fragmented wartime alert dialogue about unexploded ordnance
An A R P. chief urges vigilance as he posts a warden and warns about a buried unexploded bomb. The warden asks if he should blow a whistle during detonation, indicating confusion over safety procedure.
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A.R.P
Big Job From 400 Year Tree Cracking At Ditchingham
A trunk from a four century old tree that toppled at Ditchingham in Suffolk supplied a local sawmill with its largest single task. A section measured six feet across, prompting specialized cutting and processing work.
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Ditchingham
England
Suffolk
Spanish Explorers Introduce Timber From Americas in 1508
Spanish explorers in 1508 brought American timber to Europe amid claims it could cure many diseases. The terse note highlights early exchange of natural resources and speculative health benefits across continents.
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Europe
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