Western Problems The Time Has Come To Tie Agriculture And Industry
Western Canada faces a vast agricultural surplus with Saskatchewan leading in crops and acreage. Subsidies rise and government holdings total hundreds of millions while a plan for synthetic rubber and industrial alcohol from farm products gains momentum. The piece urges immediate local action to convert surplus into integrated industry.
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Ture
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
The
Financial Post
Ottawa
Gillette Senate
Washington
Doane Agricultural Service of
St. Louis
Europe
Western Canada
Simplastic Razor Promises Major Material Savings
Would Save Metal W. E. Bronback assisted by Captain E L Hobson and Lieutenant Charles M Thayer has designed a plastic razor for army use. The device weighs three quarters of an ounce versus two ounces for metal and requires five pounds of materials to make a thousand plastics compared with twelve hundred fifty pounds for metal.
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W. E. Bronback
E. L. Hobson
Charles M. Thayer
New York Times
World's Largest Coffee Urn At Chrysler War Plant
The 125 gallon urn stands seven feet tall at the Chrysler war plant in Chicago. It requires a block and tackle to move and a pump to fill it with water.
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Chicago
First Airmail Letter Carried to France in 1785 Balloon
A historical note recalls the first air mail letter sent to Benjamin Franklin while he was in France in 1785. The record credits a balloon flight crossing the English Channel as the method of transport.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
English Channel
Norway Coastline Measured At Twelve Thousand Miles
The survey places Norway's coastline at about 12 000 miles nearly half the equator in length. Geographers note the figure reflects the rugged fjorded shoreline and includes coastal inlets. The measurement underscores Norway's extensive marine boundary and maritime region.
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Norway
Maharajah Ranjitsinghi builds camps for Polish children in India
The Maharajah of Nawanagar funds and plans camps in India for 6000 Polish children evacuated from Russia. A camp near Jamnagar will include a hospital block, schooling, dental and medical care, and wholesome meals. The roads are named by refugees, with Ranjitsinghi Avenue at the center.
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Rewha
Maharajah
India
Russia
Maharajah of
Nawanagar
Irwin Hospitel
Jamnagar
Ranjitsinghi
Warsaw
First RAF convoy completes Alaska highway run to Whitehorse
Wing Cmdr C M G Farrell announced the arrival of a 100 truck RAF convoy loaded with supplies for air bases along the Alaska highway. The first trip over the Edmonton to Whitehorse route saw no losses or damage, with trucks crossing ice-affected trestles by ferry and materials moved into northern stations.
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C. M. G. Farrell
R.C.A.F
Edmonton
Yukon
Alaska Highway
Whitehorse
V.T
Calgary
Cmdr
Farrell
The V C Investiture In Formal Ceremony
The Peterborough Examiner argues that even without the red carpet and music a Victoria Cross investiture gains special value when used to honor brave deeds and the King who embodies them. It asserts the right of a VC recipient to receive the award in gracious formal surroundings.
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V.C
Peterborough Examiner
England’s World Debt and Durable War Effort
A Watertown Times editorial urges recognizing England’s pivotal role in World War II victories. It argues others should thank England for shouldering dangers in 1940 and enabling current Allied success rather than focus on England’s debts or internal troubles.
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England
Watertown
N Y
Times
Why get panicky about butter and Pluto distances
The Toronto Globe and Mail argues against panic over butter and rationing, suggesting brief abstinence would not hurt. It notes Pluto, discovered in 1930, lies about 4.4 billion miles from Earth, roughly thirty times farther than Mercury.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Earth
Mercury
Plastics Help Drive War Effort Across Nations
W H Milton manager of General Electric plastics dept says during the war plastics have advanced greatly under military secrecy. He notes battleships carry over 1000 plastic parts and plastics appear in ammunition and aircraft in campaigns from Tokyo to Berlin.
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W. H. Milton
General Electric Co
United Nations
Tokyo
Berlin
Milton
Widow's Scrap Drive Donation From Memphis Widow
A 79-year-old Memphis widow at the Home for the Aged contributed 13 ounces of scrap items including a picture frame belt buckle pin tray old brooch and knitting needles she had kept 50 years. She said it isn't much but hopes it will help.
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Memphis
Tenn
Restraint: Boy Quiet After Snow Clearing Tip
Tommy shovels snow for a neighbor and receives a nickel. He stays silent and cites his father’s rule about using that kind of language as a reason for his silence.
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Tommy
Exiled Spanish Prince Urges Neutral Spain From Geneva
Don Juan, claimant to the Spanish throne, issued a Geneva statement urging Spain to stay neutral and keep friendly ties with the Americas. He called for defending neutrality if needed, a stance viewed as pro Allies while German troops sit along the Franco-Spanish border.
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Don Juan
Geneva
Switzerland
Spain
The Queen and Her Airplane Names
The Queen recalled christening a Lancaster plane Elizabeth and asked to see her aircraft. The King warned against discussing it while the designer explained the Queen's plane had been lost in action, noting other planes named George and Elizabeth remain in service.
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Elizabeth
George
Light Travels From Sun to Earth in About Eight Minutes
The passage of sunlight covers roughly 92,900,000 miles to reach Earth, taking about eight minutes and 20 seconds to arrive. This measurement reflects the average distance between the sun and our planet.
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Earth
Winnipeg Rifle Expert Mrs McCutcheon Leads Domain Shield Winners
Shooting expert Mrs M L McCutcheon tops the field of Winnipeg women in the Winnipeg Rifle and Revolver Association as the first Dominion Marksmen Expert Shield recipient and sixth woman in the province. She scored 5917 of 6000 to win the highest Dominion rifle honor, needing 20 targets in each standing kneeling sitting and prone positions with stringent 98s and 95s requirements.
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M. L. McCutcheon
Winnipeg Rifle and Revolver Association
Winnipeg
Dominion
Silage in Britain Uses Beet Tops and Straw for Ensilage
British farmers produced silage this autumn from green sugar beet tops and wheat straw to absorb juice and reduce waste. Beets with strong tops are favored and straw is scarce, prompting hopes of high quality ensilage. The shift shows British agriculture moving toward self sufficiency and less reliance on imported feeds.
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Britain
Miner’s nose blast loses eye in bath mishap
Ronald Cutter, a Blackwood miner, blew coal dust from his nose in the mine baths and his left eye fell out onto his cheek. Baths superintendent C Bennett replaced the eye and he was taken to hospital, then returned home with no apparent injuries.
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Ronald Cutter
Blackwood
South Wales
C. Bennett
Cutter
Glue From Fish Skin
The skin of cod and other ground fish caught in Canadian waters yields glue used for small household repairs and in the manufacture of court plaster and gummed labels.
Algiers Shaped by Old Kasbah and Modern Streets
Corteus Curtiss contrasts Algiers two towns the narrow Arabo Jewish Moors Kasbah with a bright modern quarter resembling Paris. He describes crowded homes dirt ground into skin Muslim Grand Mosque and Holy Trinity Cathedral a Moorish style resort hotel near terraces and sea.
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Algiers
Paris
Postwar Britain Urged to Build Worker Manager Co operation
Sir George Schuster told London’s Industrial Co partnership Association that postwar Britain must adopt worker and management partnership, preserve individual enterprise liberty with some government direction, and have government guide the economy. He warned that employment security will be irresistible in the public interest.
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George Schuster
London
Britain
Industrial Co-partnership Association
BC government to loan 85000 to flax co op for spinning mill
Agriculture Minister Macdonald announced an interest free loan of 85000 to the Fraser Valley Fibre Flax Co operative Association to enable a spinning mill and related flax narratives. The aim is to make flax production a major agricultural industry in British Columbia.
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Macdonald
B.C
Fraser Valley Fibre Flax Co-operative Association
British Columbia
Hair tonic scare at Chicago plant stirs guard test
A war worker claimed a suspicious package contained hair tonic and asked to leave the plant. The guard mocked the claim and pretended to sample the contents, only to confirm the liquid was just hair tonic.
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Chicago
New Zealand Hosts About One Thousand Flowering Species
A study notes that New Zealand contains roughly one thousand flowering plant species. Researchers highlight endemic varieties and the region's diverse habitats supporting this richness.
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New Zealand
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