Synthetic beefsteak offered as high protein army food
Anheuser Busch Inc announces a synthetic beefsteak made from high-protein yeast delivered to the army and lend-lease, costing one-fifth the price of natural beef. The product, described as a nutritious substitute, is created by converting yeast with ammonia and molasses, with production planned beyond the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Anheuser Busch Inc
Army
Lend-Lease Administration
Arthur Weber
Carl C. Lindegren
Washington University
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch
New Self Sealing Cloth Could End Waterproofing Tech
Manchester news reports a method to waterproof cloth without rubber. Dr. F. T. Price of the Shirley Institute developed self sealing fabric that seals with moisture to block interstices. The fabric is already shipped to the government for war uses and may have a large civilian market later.
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Manchester
Eng
F. T. Price
British Cotton Industry Research Association
Shirley Institute
Will Train 200000 Men For Postwar Building Labor
The British government proposes special training for 200000 men in the first three years after the war to meet labor shortages in the building industry. The plan was announced at a conference organized by the Building Industries National Council.
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Building Industries National Council
Comradeship and young love amid wartime mischief
In a rain washed street Bess and Mary are flattered by three soldiers who invite them to the Kinema. The girls accept and share warmth with the men, while Homer and Ulysses cope with fear and pride as Marcus heads to the army. Tobey vows to return to Ithaca with Marcus and meet his sister Bess.
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Bess
Marcus
Mary Arena
Mary
Texas
New Jersey
Horse
Heeger
Fat
Churchill
Roosevelt
Homer
Ulysses
Tobey
Ithaca
Tobey and Marcos Seek Postwar Peace Beyond Battle
Tobey and Marcos talk of an after the war future as they prepare to write home. The mood shifts to longing for Ithaca and loved ones while they brace for more fighting and wonder if peace will arrive.
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Tobey
Marcos
Ithaca
Omes
Eisenhower praises Malta role in Sicily invasion
General Eisenhower credits Malta as the brain behind the Allied Sicily assault and hails its endurance under siege. He notes Malta’s caves as command posts, likens Malta to Gibraltar tunnels, and commends Lord Gort and the Maltese for the “epic” effort and sacrifice.
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Malta
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
North Africa
Gibraltar
Africa
United Nations
Lord Gort
Malta Air Force
Iron Coast
Morocco
RAF and Canadian Air Attack Destroys About 100 Locomotives
The air ministry reported that RAF and Canadian fighters and fighter bombers destroyed or damaged about 100 moving locomotives in raids on Axis railway communications in occupied countries during July. It noted trains in terminals were not included and pilots were ordered not to attack civilian passenger trains.
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R.A.F
Air Ministry
Mammoth Chicago Plant to Mass Produce C 54 Sky Masters
The Douglas Aircraft plant in Chicago, dedicated ten months after ground breaking, will mass produce the four engined C 54 Sky Masters cargo planes. The wooden fabrications save steel, enabling production of arms and equipment while the facility uses 25 miles of runways for delivering 15 ton payloads or 50 armed soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft
Chicago
Army Air Forces
Skymasters
New York Times
Air Travel Looms With Transcontinental Flight Breakthrough
The Lethbridge Herald notes a CBC TC A plane flew Montreal to London in 12 hours 26 minutes. A passenger could leave Lethbridge Friday evening and reach London Saturday night, stay over, and return Tuesday. Postwar civil airlines and regulation emerge as a major topic.
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Lethbridge
Montreal
T.C.A
London
Lethbridge Herald
Protective Overalls Issued To Canadian A R P
Brig. Alexander Ross said A R P personnel will receive protective coveralls as finances and material permit. He noted that the issue has started but current supply is insufficient to meet the demand and that material shortages exceed funding constraints.
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Canada
A.R.P
Brig
Alexander Ross
A.R P
Vancouver
Gen. Ross
Gammans Proposes Travel for Teachers to Empire
Capt. L. D. Gammans M P urged that every British school teacher take at least one trip to an empire country after the war. He also proposed free travelling passes for MPs to visit any part of the empire to inform colleagues.
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Empire
L. D. Gammans
M-P
M.P
British Air Transport Committee Proposes Unified Empire Policy
The British joint air transport committee warns Britain may lag behind the United States in postwar air transport. It urges a联合 empire policy for discussion with the United Nations and favors regulated competition until parity is achieved with a mutually accepted yardstick.
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Britain
United States
Joint Air Transport Committee
United Nations
Washington
Selected Recipes All Bran Molasses Cookies
Cream shortening and sugar then blend in molasses and All Bran. Alternate adding sifted flour mixture with water to form a soft dough. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased sheets, flatten if desired, and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes yield about 36 cookies.
Marmalade Recipe and Sotheby Auction Record
Wash fruits and slice thinly, soak peel overnight, then boil with sugar and Crown Brand Syrup. Add fruit pulp and cook rapidly until jelly test. Yield about five pints. Also notes Christies sale records Edward IV spoon, 1481, at $5,850 in London auction.
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Christie's
London
Oxygen The Earth's Most Abundant Element
Oxygen remains the most plentiful element on Earth by mass. Its abundance supports life processes and drives atmospheric and geological systems across oceans and land.
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Matthew Macauley
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Boss
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