Predictions of High Speed Flight Transforming Travel
Ottawa Journal discusses future jet and rocket propulsion predicting speeds over 1000 miles per hour within a decade. It imagines travel from Ottawa to London or Australia in hours, compares comfort versus speed, and questions humanity's adaptation to faster life and the role of war and progress.
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Atlantic
Bispop
Bishop
Ottawa
London
Australia
South Africa
Toronto
Ottawa Journal
Marvelous Farmers in Russia Grow Sunflower Acres
Russia has expanded to 1 850 000 acres of sunflowers this year as climate aids drying in heads. Plants mature and stalks yield fuel while seeds provide vegetable oil and the residue becomes cattle cake. Cellulose is another byproduct of the crop. Russia plans rapid farming return. The note recalls how cattle were evacuated before the German Army, then returned to homes after victory.
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Russia
Perfect Gunsight Cuts Engaging Speed for RAF Pilots
The new British gyro gun sight lets pilots engage enemy planes above 400 mph. It requires only two adjustments range and plane type with the sight handling the rest.
Foamglas Glass Floats Like Cork for Insulation
A new foamglas material blends nine parts air with one part glass to create ultra light, buoyant insulation that floats in water and can be used in walls floors and roofs.
Anoa: Smallest of Celebes Wild Buffaloes
The Anoa, a wild buffalo native to the Celebes Islands, is described as the smallest wild cattle of its kind. The note cites its compact size and distinctive habitat, highlighting its status among wild bovines.
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Anoa
Celebes Islands
Eli
Cows Learn Road Etiquette as Automobiles Rise
A historical note from the Sault Ste. Marie Star recalls cows once feared to block railways and roads. French statesman Thiers opposed rail in early days, fearing milk loss, but cows adapted to trains and later cars. The piece concludes cows now yield to vehicles more readily than pedestrians.
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Thiers
France
Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie Star
Gems of Thought Quotes About Time and Duty
A collection of brief reflections from Eliot Emerson Eddy Longfellow Carlyle on living in the present, doing small tasks with care, and building a strong daily foundation for a blessed tomorrow. The verses urge action, patience, faith, and progress through time.
Indian Division Deployed Across Europe and Asia
It was disclosed that an Indian Division is operating in Greece. Indian troops are on active duty in France and Italy with the British Sixth Army and American Fifth Army, and are deployed widely in the Middle East and Burma in large numbers.
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Greece
France
Italy
Middle East
Burma
Had Wide Choice Over Tea Options in English House
A weekend guest at a large English estate experiences a comical sequence of polite questions from a maid. She asks tea type, milk option, and finally farm animal breeds, leaving the guest puzzled by unfamiliar terms. The scene highlights class and hospitality customs in a grand country setting.
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England
Ceylon
China
Assam
Submarines Able To Sink Safely To 300 Feet Depth
The article notes submarines can descend to a depth of about 300 feet with stability and safety. It emphasizes operational limits and the engineering considerations that prevent excessive pressure and hull failure during dives.
Four Chaplains Named Heroes After Dorchester Sinking
The 1943 Dorchester disaster is recalled as four chaplains Clark Poling John Washington Alexander Goode and George Fox died while giving life belts and praying together. They linked arms as the ship sank and received posthumous Distinguished Service Cross awards.
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Associated Press
Dorchester
Greenland
Army
Clark V. Poling
John P. Washington
Alexander D. Goode
George L. Fox
Poling
Fox
Lieut
Washington
Lieu
CWACs Pursue Homemaking Courses in London Postwar Plan
Canadian Women’s Army Corps members overseas take a 13 week Homemaking course at the University of London. Lectures after duty hours cover interior decoration budget management meal planning and appliance care taught by Red Cross instructors as they prepare for postwar home life and await reunion with Canadian families.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Directorate of Army Education
University of London
Canadian Red Cross
Johnny Canuck
CWAC
Canada
Merlin Engine Adapted for Cromwell Tank
The Rolls Royce Merlin aeroplane engine is adapted for the new British Cromwell tank to cut production time by about two years. This land version of the Merlin is described as the most powerful engine fitted to any British or American tank in production.
Bible presented to Toronto Library for preservation
William H Clarke of Oxford University Press presented a black leather bound first Canadian printing of the Bible to the Toronto Public Library for permanent preservation. The 1000 page Bible was printed there last spring.
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Canada
Toronto Public Library
William H. Clarke
Oxford University Press
Wheat Board pays farmers on 1940 41 42 crop certificates
Western farmers received 196 561 cheques totaling 20 591 047 from the Canadian Wheat Board for the 1940 crop participation certificates. Nearly 79 percent of the estimated 26 081 068 has been distributed, with future 1941 42 crops earmarked for about 35 000 143. By Nov 24, 18 083 457 in cheques had been issued for 1941 42 crops, with provincial totals listed.
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MacKinnon
Canadian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Hopeful Outlook for Postwar Farming in Canada
Dr G H Barton told visiting teams from the Canadian Boys and Girls Farm Clubs that Canada offers bright opportunities for youths entering farming. He urged club members to apply their judging skills to their communities and to promote better feeding and housing after the war.
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Canada
G. SH. Barton
Dominion
Ottawa
Barton
German Officers Face Personal Crisis Epidemic In Wartime Army
The Reichsführer Himmler linked a rise in personal crisis reports among German officers and SS Black Guards to national failure. An SS article titled A Bourgeois Tragedy cites 1918 suicides and urges leaders to resist such acts, urging duty and continuation of fighting.
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Germany
Himmiler
Adolf Hitler
Imperial
Free Corps
Thanks From The Queen Thanking Britain Women Workers
The Queen thanked Britain's women for their war effort at a large gathering of defence workers police fire service wardens control staff ambulances first aid services fire guards rest centre members and Women’s Voluntary Services praising their gallant service and difficult work.
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Britain
Women's
Farmers Lose Soil to Erosion and Weather Exposure
A regional note highlights farmers losing soil to rain and wind as fields remain open to the elements, increasing erosion risk and long-term land degradation.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Hitler
Strasbourg
Alsace-Lorraine
Himmler
Metz
Patton
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