Hybrid road and air vehicles envisioned by Stout
The New York Times discusses Consolidated Vultee designs by William P. Stout for roadable aircraft including the aerocar roadable airplane and a four wheel folding wing vehicle. It notes potential speeds from 25 mph on land to 120 mph aloft and a 400 mile flying range, with cautious yet serious industry interest and practical engineering credentials.
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Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
William P. Stout
Mr. Stout
Stout
Society of Automotive Engineers
New York Times
Destroying Ants in Dwellings Steps and Hazards
Ants invade homes seeking food, especially sweets and fats. Prevention includes cleaning crumbs, storing food in ant proof containers, and sealing floor and wall openings. Sodium fluoride powder is effective but toxic. keep away from children and pets. Baits using meat bones or sponges in sweetened water, or a syrup sponge with sodium arsenate, may be used with caution.
Unique Happening Ducks Banded By Jack Miner At Kingsville
Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario reports two teal ducks banded by him in 1938 were shot in Maracaibo Venezuela in South America. The birds traveled thousands of miles together for five years before being killed. Miner has banded over 50 000 ducks and nearly 30 000 Canada geese.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
South America
Ont
J. D. Mitchell
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Hair Cushions Parm Producs Are More Than Ever Being Used To Aid War Effort
Firestone officials report animal hair cushions are expanding for aviation use substituting scarce rubber. Hog hair with cattle tail and reclaimed rubber form bound hair for parachute seats pilot seats and bomber pads. The material reduces government costs and may later cut prices for civilian furniture and car seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Army
Navy
Bombardier
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Bank Origin Tale Sparks Laughs in Atlanta
A comedian financier recalls starting a bank with an empty storefront and a sign. The first deposits came from strangers, totaling $550 over three days, followed by the founder risking $50 of his own money as confidence grew.
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Atlanta
Elephants Aid Burma Army Engineers with Heavy Labor
Elephants in Burma are trained to drag logs carry heavy loads and help build bridges and can accomplish in a single day the work of 200 to 300 men making them invaluable to the Army Engineers.
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Burma
Chinese War Relief Drive Aids China Coast to Coast
Canadians from all walks of life rally for the Chinese War Relief Fund with a Canada wide goal of one million dollars. Donations via chartered banks assist the joint committee led by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and Brigadier General Odlum to provide medical aid and relief as China fights Japanese aggression.
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Canada
Chiang Kai-Shek
Odlum
China
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Benes defies fear of Soviet interference postwar
Dr. Eduard Benes, head of the Czechoslovak government, tells Liberty magazine Russia will not pursue aggression and will become a socialist state within its borders after the war. He asserts no intention to meddle in others affairs. A Wiltshire Home Guard anecdote recalls vigilance during a feared invasion.
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Russia
Eduard Benes
Benes
Liberty Magazine
Home Guard
Wiltshire
The Dove and Its Factions Spark Minor Feathered Discord
A short note on how doves, symbols of peace, occasionally clash with each other. The piece explores pecking order and territorial behavior among birds in a quiet setting.
They Pass By Once film about Canadian troops in England
Cable from Losson to the New York Times reports a new British film titled They Pass By Once. The script page describes a fictitious story of Canadian troops billeted in an English village with a love interest between a Canadian padre and an English vicar's daughter.
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C. A. Lejeune
Losson
New York Times
Elisabeth Baron
BBC
Metcalf Named CN Rail Executive Assistant President
C N R Promotion M A Metcalf appointed executive assistant to the President of Canadian National Railways with Montreal headquarters. A 38 year veteran, he previously served as secretary to S J Hungerford, former chairman and president. he is well known across Western Canada. Sometime last year a Canadian sapper unit rebuilt a church in a English village after an air raid. The BBC recorded the rededication ceremony, producing the hit film They Pass By Once directed by Maurice Elvey. Vincent Massey backs the project, inviting Raymond Massey to star.
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M. A. Metcalf
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Metcalf
S. J. Hungerford
Canada
England
Southwark
Canadian Public Relations Department
BBC
Padre) Wolfendale
Maurice Elvey
Leslie Howard
Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey
German Scientists Claim North America Receding From Europe
A Chicago Sun report, via Madrid, cites Potsdam Geodetic Institute findings that North America is moving away from Europe at 12 inches per year while South America moves eight inches. The piece suggests time favors the Axis and imagines a split of the Americas if trends continue, even proposing filling the canal.
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North America
Europe
Way of
Madrid
Potsdam Geodetic Institute
Potsdam
South America
Mexico
Panama
Americas
Chicago
Smuts Wins Majority as South Africa Votes in War Era
The Detroit Free Press notes two key points from the South African election. General Smuts, once an adversary of Britain, now leads the Union Legislature with broad support. The opposition’s call for ending involvement in the war was defeated, illustrating how British statesmen have won over many South Africans in a lifetime of policy.
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South Africa
Smuts
Union
Detroit Free Press
British Forests Output From Norfolk and Suffolk Forests
Since the outbreak of war 15,370,000 lineal feet of pitwood 766,000 cubic feet of conifers 246,000 cubic feet of hardwood and 6,000,000 lineal feet of timber for army air force and agricultural needs have been produced from the forest commission forests in Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Forest Commission
Norfolk and
Suffolk
England
Baby Clothes Embroidered Animal Patterns Pattern 7491
Patterns for 10 outline stitch with lazy daisy flowers in bright colors. Transfer pattern includes 26 motifs sized from 4% x Sty to 1% x 2 inches. Materials needed and stitches listed. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Write name address and pattern number clearly. Mail delays may occur due to slow post.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Scottish druggist taps window with sponge for unpaid change
A Scottish pharmacist used a sponge tap on his shop window to alert a customer who left without taking his change, drawing attention to the missing money and returning the owed amount.
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