Here's Howe How a Texas town became a model of civic beauty
Condensed from Rotarian the article highlights Howe Texas transforming from a down at the heels village to a celebrated beauty spot. A schoolmarm spurs cleanup flowers and parks with community labor and small funds, attracting visitors and commerce. The piece argues similar efforts can revitalize other prairie towns, boosting morale and local economy.
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Howe
Reader's Digest
Rotary International
Texas
Ma'am
Hove
Prairies
Urgent October Call For Air Force Applicants Abroad
The Royal Canadian Air Force reported 15,296 applicants ready for call at end of October. Provinces totals include Ontario 8,475 and Alberta 1,403 among others. A London letter from Palestine circulated worldwide, urging Britain to replace losses with expanded war material production rather than limited aid.
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Canada
Britain
Royal Canadian Air Force
Power
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Carrot Seeds Tiny Size Yields One Ounce From 257000
A note on seed weight shows carrot seeds are remarkably small as 257000 seeds combine to just one ounce. The fact highlights seed density and agricultural scale.
Rowell Sirois Report Raises War Time Constitutional Question
The Vancouver Province notes the Rowell Sirois report generally favorable but asks if Canada should implement its recommendations while at war. Professor Angus compares adjusting the government load to carrying rifles, arguing adjustments now aid defense and future governance.
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Dominion
Canada
Angus
University of British Columbia
Commission
Vancouver
Rich Chocolate Pudding From Colonial Recipe
A double boiler method combines two cups milk with melted unsweetened chocolate, sugar, corn starch, and salt then thickens into a smooth vanilla flavored pudding. After cooling it is unmoulded and served with whipped cream nuts fruits or pouring cream. Makes about four servings.
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Durham
Salmon and Rice Krispies Bake with Egg Sauce
Remove bones and skin from salmon and flake. Beat eggs and mix with salmon and remaining ingredients. Pour into a greased pan and bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes. Serve hot with egg sauce. Yield six servings.
Gift packages barred from including apples for war mail
Canadians preparing gift parcels for troops abroad or civilians in the British Isles are reminded under the British MoA regulations and the Destructive Insect and Pest Act that apples should not be included in mixed packages. Perishables risk damage to mail and non edible delivery due to longer wartime transit.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
British Isles
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Dominion Fruit
Ramsay Company Patent Offer for Inventors Ottawa
The Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street Ottawa, offers a free list of inventions and full information to every inventor.
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Fate Of Italy Failures Foresee German Ties
In The London Listener Colin R. Coole argues Mussolini’s Fascist Italy risks becoming German dependent. He notes the Brenner Pass as a German road and rail corridor, warning that Italian ambitions to dominate the Mediterranean backfire. He labels Italy’s fate tragic if it trusts Hitler over allied cooperation.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Brenner
Austria
Mussolini
Germany
Vichy France
Hitler
Why They Fight
The piece argues that Britain and its Commonwealth will fight not to restore life as it was before Hitler but to forge a new world order. It contends the struggle aims to abolish nationalism prejudice exploitation of war goods and economic oppression and to end poverty and injustice worldwide.
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Hitler
London Daily Herald
Britain Expands Rayon Industry In Lancashire Textile Hub
From Lancashire printers to Manchester color and design center the British rayon sector grows. Output reaches 55 million square yards of rayon and 710 million total textile yards, with 10 000 in finishing trades. August export value of silk and artificial silk products rises notably.
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Lancashire
Manchester
Hungary
Italy
South Africa
South America
Great Britain
St. Thomas
Churchill Wife Opens Weekly Indian Broadcast Series
Mrs Winston Churchill inaugurates a weekly broadcast to Indian women asking for understanding and sympathy. It marks her first radio appearance as the prime minister's wife. The BBC says South African plans to set up hospitals near Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth for British forces in the Middle East.
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Winston Churchill
India
British Broadcasting Corporation
Johannesburg
Port Elizabeth
Middle East
Heatproof glass covers invented for saucepans
Heatproof glass covers have been developed to allow observers to watch the contents of saucepans without removing the lid. The invention aims to prevent spills and maintain cooking visibility.
Britain builds 84 merchant ships despite air raids in 1940
An unofficial survey shows Britain completed at least 84 new merchant ships in the first nine months of 1940, mostly fast freighters, totaling at least 426,500 tons. The United States launched about 33 vessels in the same period.
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Britain
United States
William Isherwood
New York
Man Marries Fearless Wife and Takes Big Chances
A quip notes a man who marries a woman unafraid of a mouse is risking much, implying bold union and uncertain outcomes. The line centers on implied temperament and risk in marriage.
Language skills mark British cabinet ministers
The Ottawa Journal’s London correspondent notes most British ministers know French or German. Eden stands out with knowledge of Arabic aiding his Middle East visit. He reportedly impressed Egyptian and Transjordanian dignitaries by speaking to them in their own language, leaving a favorable impression.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Eden
Middle East
Egypt
Transjordan
Advertising Pays In A Widow’s Tale From Missouri
A Missouri woman advertised for a husband and paid two dollars. She married, he enlisted, was killed, and she collected $3,000 life insurance and a lifelong widow’s pension. The Calgary Albertan notes the story as proof advertising pays.
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Missouri
Shops Taken Over for Dominion Arsenal System
The Canadian National Railways St Malo shops are taken over by the government and remodelled to join the Dominion government's arsenal system at Quebec City.
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Canadian National Railways
St. Malo
Quebec City
Grassland Regions by World Area
Grasslands described include the steps of Russia the steppes the yeldt of South Africa the Sudan of North Africa the great plains of North America and the pampas of Argentina detailing regional names for vast grassy expanses.
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Russia
South Africa
Sudan
North Africa
Great Plains
North America
Pampas
Argentina
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