A Thin Chemical Film Aids Postwar Optics Advancements
A microscopic film applied to lenses and prisms promises major gains in optics for military and peacetime use. Dr Sydney Bateson of Thiplate Canada Ltd explains clearer images, reduced glare, and improved light transmission from 55 percent to around 78 percent, with production ramping under Allied contracts in Canada.
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Sydney Bateson
Thiplate Canada Limited
Oshawa
Ont
Casera
Bateson
Bateron
Batesen
Durlate Laboratory
Canada
Duplate
Research Enterprises Limited
Leaside
Ontario
Ottawa
New British Hydrokinetic Transmitter Drives Car Like One Gear
A British invention replaces clutch and gearbox with a hydrokinetic transmitter. An oil-immersed flywheel with turbine vanes powers a two-stage turbine motor connected to the rear wheels. As engine speed rises, energy and torque adjust automatically for climbing hills and increasing speed. Reversing uses a simple lever. claimed benefits include smooth operation and fuel economy.
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Britain
Radar pioneer Watson-Watt secret spy trip to Germany in 1937
Sir Robert Watson-Watt and his wife traveled to Germany posing as tourists to verify whether Germany possessed radar. They reportedly saw only ordinary radio towers and high tension wires, not any radar equipment. The trip's details were revealed after censorship was lifted. The article also notes that Earth's underground water volume is about one third of the sea's.
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Britain
Germany
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Lady Watson-Watt
Sir Robert
Lack of sulphur in the system noted to affect spirits
A medical note states that sulphur deficiency in the body can lead to low spirits and a depressed state of mind, suggesting dietary or supplement adjustments to improve mood.
Bears Skin Trade Supplying Dur Goods Across Provinces
More than 1000 bear skins of black brown and white colors enter the dur trade yearly. In 1044 1442 black and brown and 80 white skins were sold from Ontario Quebec British Columbia and other provinces. White skins mostly from the North West Territories and Quebec. Average prices ranged from 5 to 25, with all skins used for mugs.
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Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
North West Territories
North West
Home Made Penicillin Cures Mental Patients in England
At Rubery Hill Mental Hospital Birmingham homemade penicillin saved many patients says Superintendent C T Graves. All cases there are treated with home made penicillin and monthly cures are reported, he told the Mental Hospitals Association annual meeting in London.
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Rubery Hill
Birmingham
C. T. Graves
Dr. Graves
Mental Hospitals’ Association
London
Sight Returns to Pembroke Postman Veteran Recovers Vision
David Dorward, a Malta veteran blinded in service, regains enough sight to recognize the postman at his Pembroke novelty shop. His wife, an English wife married after overseas service, and local residents share in the hopeful milestone as Dorward continues training. Separately, Vincent Sardi of Sardi's pledges and returns war bond interest totaling 6 287.50 to war funds.
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Jack Sarsfield
Pembroke
David Deerward
Malta
David
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
R.C.A.S.C
Canada
Dorward
Treasury
Sardi
U.S
Local War Work Ends After 6 841 Free Uniforms Cleaned
Mrs. H. L. Michael of Pittsburgh completed a long service effort since December 7 1941 cleaning mending and altering uniforms at no charge for 6 841 service members marking the war’s end and her sense of duty fulfilled.
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H. L. Michael
Pittsburgh
Farm Problems Community Action In Canada Leader Says
Dr. E S Archibald of the Dominion Experimental Farms Service says community action is the solution to major farming problems in Canada. He cites soil drift control under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act and warble fly control in Western Canada, and urges expansion to weed control, shared service machinery, land clearing and drainage gear, and broader organizational leadership. Farmers are capable of following a strong lead.
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Canada
E. S Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Archibald
Glorious Record of Alexander Named Governor General
An editorial lauds Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander for being appointed governor general of Canada. It praises his wartime leadership from Dunkirk to Italy, his role in the North Africa and Burma theaters, and his surrender victory on May 3. The piece likens him to Wellington and depicts him as a modern Happy Warrior embodiment inspiring national unity.
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Alexander
Harold Alexander
Dunkirk
Burma
North
Africa
Rommel
Egypt
Kesselring
Italy
Duke of Wellington
Wellington
Waterloo
Sir Harold Alexander
Postwar Japan outlines reconversion and national history project
Domei reports Prince Higashi Kuni pledges to endure hardship and safeguard national polity while rebuilding Japan under occupation. A national history project led by Education Ministry is planned, to run 15 years as the first of its kind in 1,050 years. Higashi Kuni visits Meiji and Yasukuni shrines. Tamon Maeda named Education Minister.
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Japan
Higashi-Kuni
Domei Agency
Asia
Domei
Home Ministry
Home Affairs
East Asia
Education Ministry
Meiji Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine
Higashi - Kuni
Tamon Maeda
Japanese Cultural Institute
New York City
Maeda
International Labor Office
Geneva
Motifs In Pairs For Coordinated Linens Pattern 7452
Transfer of two motifs per design 4 by 12 inches with crochet directions. Finish with a 2 inch crocheted edge and pair motifs for towels pillow cases and scarfs. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Uon
McDermot Avenue
Man
Fight Against Cancer Gains Through Early Diagnosis
The text notes encouraging trends in cancer mortality and asserts that progress will come from advances in medical and surgical care and scientific research. It emphasizes that earlier diagnosis and treatment could save thousands of lives even now and calls cancer control a major societal challenge. Metropolitan Life Building.
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