Dominion wide fats and bones salvage drive launched
A national campaign by the Nations Salvage Division and Oils and Fats Administration urges Canada to collect fats and bones for war needs. Housewives are the key collectors, delivering fats and bones to meat dealers and renderers for glycerine used in explosives, with dealers paying 4 to 4 1/2 cents per pound for dripping fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nations Salvage Division
Department of National War Services
Oils and Fats Administration
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Charles LaFerre
National
Phyllis Turner
Canada
War news brief highlights from across the world
Short items report five Scottish widows and pensioners giving up pensions to aid wartime effort. McNutt predicts one third of US war industry jobs filled by women by end of 1943. Dutch exempt from bicycle requisitions after German language lessons. Canada’s Catalina “Princess Alice” launched in Montreal. Hitler approves deportation of about 1000 Jews from Norway per Quisling. pianos salvaged for metal, Alberta eggs output up in 1942, Rockefeller funds Manitoba drama extension, Ireland’s foundries lose skilled workers to Britain due to scrap metal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. McNutt
United States
Anne Adams Pattern 4000 Shirtfrock for Women
Anne Adams introduces Pattern 4000 a smart shirtwaister with notch collar dart controlled bodice and panelled pleated front skirt. Available in sizes 34 through 48 with size 36 needing 3 5 8 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Private Smith Seeks Friendship Amidst Repeated Canteen Disputes
Private Smith faced his commanding officer for the tenth time on a disorderly conduct charge in the canteen. He replied, hoping the acquaintance would ripen into friendship, suggesting a cordial outcome despite ongoing issues.
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Smith
Spider silk reels sell for nine dollars per spool
An American professor develops a system to harvest silk from 200 spiders. The silk is collected, wound onto 100 foot reels, and marketed for nine dollars each. The project aims to supply thread for expert optical and measurement instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gifts From Red Cross Aid Morale Of Prisoners In War
Exclaimed Nor man Halliday a young Englishman as Allied forces reach Algiers and release him and other captives. The Canadian Red Cross parcels arriving every two to three weeks boosted prisoner welfare and morale during wartime captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Halliday
Algiers
Red Cross
Proper food as key to Canada’s general well being
Nutrition Services notes food requirements vary by age and activity. From infancy to old age, protective foods such as milk and fresh fruits and vegetables are essential. Active work increases energy and protein needs, while aging reduces overall intake requirements.
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Canada
Shakespear
Nutrition Services
Sunday School Lesson on the Nativity and Shepherds
The lesson centers on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the shepherds' angelic visitation. It highlights humility over wealth, the sign of the manger, and the Shepherds’ awe as they hear the heavenly proclamation of Christ the Savior born for all people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Bethlehem
Christ the Lord
Martin Luther
Christ
Luke
Matthew
Palestine
William P. Merrill
Westerner’s $3 Carlton Dinner in Washington
Leonard Lyons reports price hikes in hotel rooms and restaurant meals in Washington. A Westerner braved the Carlton's portals and ordered the $3 dinner, asking for rye bread or white as the waiter questioned the choice. The piece comments on postwar spending and wartime price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Carlton
The Country Editor Carl Broome of Brantley Enterprise
The piece profiles Carl Broome editor of Brantley Enterprise in Georgia. It lists his duties from writing editorials to soliciting ads collecting subscriptions setting type printing and distributing the paper. It notes his hobby of hunting and fishing and concludes with a wry NYT quote on his work ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Broome
Brantley Enterprise
Georgia
Mr. Broome
Coffee’s Prohibition in Cairo After 1500 Introduction
A note recalls that coffee was banned in Cairo soon after its arrival around 1500 due to concerns it was intoxicating, reflecting early religious and social resistance to the beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Women Eligible for Airport Control Tower Posts in Canada
The civil service commission invites applications from women aged 18 to 30 for 32 control tower jobs across Canada. Positions in Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal and Moncton pay 1200 dollars yearly with cost of living bonus and include training as traffic control assistants under the aviation branch of the Department of Transport. Experience in aviation or aircraft movements is favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Canada
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Moncton
N.B
Aviation
Department of Transport
Alcan highway name drawn into criticism
The Hamilton Spectator argues the name Alcan for the Alaska highway is ill chosen and soon may degrade to ailcan. It suggests a more suitable title like The Northland Road.
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Northland Road
The
Hamilton Spectator
Mickie Says We’re Getting Up A Lil Shower On The Boss
The note invites readers to renew for the grand old family newspaper. It appeals to subscribers to pay for a new year of local coverage and community notices.
Wives Build Ships in Nova Scotia Shipyard Launch
In Pictou Nova Scotia during peacetime women of farmers and fishermen and their husbands turned to shipbuilding for Canada’s merchant navy. A ship launched at the new Pictou shipyard was christened S S Victoria Park by Mrs. Robert Fraser a Sylvester farm woman who helped on the vessel from keel laying.
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Nova Scotia
Canada
Pictou, N.S
S.S. Victoria Park
Robert Fraser
Sylvester
Heart Beats About 2.26 Million Times by Age Fifty Nine
Researchers estimate a person around sixty years old has experienced about 2,259,000 heartbeats. The figure reflects average heart rate over decades and highlights the organ's endurance.
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Dominion Wide
Scotland
Stockholm
Hitler
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Supply Ministry
Alberta
C. W. Traves
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Manitoba
Eire
Britain
Dublin
Spider Ranch
Canadian Red Cross
Shakespeare
Jesus
Westerner
By Fred Neher
Him
Mickie
BY William Ferguson
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
DAI Sword
DE Florist
Missus Dugan
MR. Seedpod
Sgaor
Mister
Duff YT
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