Invasion Preparations Poster Reproduced in Belgian Paper
The Belgian clandestine newspaper La Litre Belgique reproduced a German invasion poster and published a Londonist photo of three German mgnposts bearing Paris-London over Calais. The text mandates requisition of goods from agricultural to textiles, with household stock exceptions and penalties for contravention.
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Britain
la Litre Belgique
London
Geman Mgnpost
Paris
London Daily Telegraph
Prairie Wheat Yields Estimated From Weather Data
Dominion bureau officials report a full scale test of using precipitation and temperature data to estimate prairie wheat production gave encouraging results for 1941. Previously estimates relied on hundreds of local reports with high error potential. Research began in 1937, and 1941 estimates used weather conditions to project returns.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Bureau
New Regulations Set Seed Potato Certification Rules
The agriculture department announces 1942 regulations to safeguard certified seed potatoes. If bacterial ring rot is found in one field, all fields on the same farm will be rejected. Growers must implement department recommended controls or lose certification next season. Inspection for certification will be refused if any field on the same farm uses non-certified seed.
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Agriculture Department
High Quality Eggs From Balanced Feed and Clean Housing
The article stresses that high quality eggs come from a balanced ration and careful feeding. Clean nests pens and yards aid cleanliness and frequent collection protects interior egg quality. It notes 1600 types of alloy steel developed by steel researchers. The cherry tree is native to Asia.
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Asia
Hungarian Gardener Creates Edible Plants at Tarnok Nurseries New Orleans
Sigmund Tarnok, a fifth generation nurseryman born in Hungary, runs a sprawling Tarnok nursery near New Orleans where he develops edible and ornamental plants. He showcases a grapefruit sized orange juicy fruit that survives freezing, a peanut tasting edible root, a nectarines grafted on native peach stock, and many exotic lilies across 12 acres with 100000 plants. He patents creations and licenses them to large nursery operators for royalties while pursuing a hardy orange with a two to three year timeline to reduce acrid flavor.
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New Orleans
Hungary
United States
Baltimore
Macon
Georgia
California
Oregon
U.S
Three Russian Cultural Shrines Destroyed by Nazi Retreat
Pravda reports in retreat from Yasnaya Polyana the Nazis razed Tolstoy estate and grave at Yasnaya Polyana, Chekhov birthplace cottage near Tstra, and the Tschaikovsky Museum at Klin north of Moscow, impacting cultural heritage.
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Russia
Leo Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov
Peter Tschaikovsky
Pravda
Yasnaya Polyana
Tula
Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Chekhov
Vanya
Three Sisters
Taganrog
Sea of Axov
Tstra
Moscow
Tschaikovsky
Klin
Scientists link flies to infantile paralysis epidemics
Science reports evidence that flies are a probable cause of infantile paralysis outbreaks in warm weather. The finding is attributed to Doctors Albert B. Sabin and Robert Ward of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Also noted is that over 1,042 cargoes of grain have moved down Lake Superior since 1941, carrying more than 215 million bushels.
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Science
Journal of American Scientists
Albert B. Sabin
Robert Ward
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
National Foundation For
Lake Superior
Color blindness prevalence in men and women
A report notes color blindness affects about three to four percent of men and 0.3 percent of women. The figures summarize a gender difference in color vision deficiency.
No Fish in Utah's Great Salt Lake Seen This Season
A local update notes the absence of fish in Utah's Great Salt Lake this season due to higher salinity and changing conditions. Environmental observers warn of ecosystem stress and ongoing research efforts by state agencies and researchers.
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Utah
Great Salt Lake
German retreat mocked by theft of crank handles
An Izvestia reporter Evgenii Petrov describes German troops in a village beyond Klin as mocked by Russian boys who stole crank handles to start their motors. The boys, sensing an imminent flee, took the handles and later returned them to advancing troops.
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Izvestia
Klin
Evgenii Petrov
Huskies to Haul Paris Taxis After Fuel Shortage
Paris embraces dog drawn taxis as a 1925 law banning dog traction is cancelled and a police ordinance allows commobile cabs drawn by huskies with painless harnesses. Terriers and smaller dogs remain barred.
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Paris
China Gold Production Surges Past Prewar Levels
Gold valued at 30000000 dollars was mined in China this year quadrupling prewar output. The report notes production from Chinese mines as seven times higher than prewar annual figures, while Japan uses numbered months rather than names in its records.
Bully Beef and Canned Food Pioneers Across Centuries
A historical note on canning long before modern methods. Early suppliers like Donkin and Hall fed the Navy as early as 1814 with embalmed provisions and soup bouilli. Tales report tinned meat on HMS Blonde and HMS Fury expeditions, tins opened decades later, and old labels advising hammer and chisel to open.
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Donkin and Hall
Joseph Hall
Royal Society
H.M.S. Blonde
South Sea
Guy's Hospital
HMS. Fury
Arctis
Fury
Good memory praised by Wartime Prices chief
Donald Gordon told Ottawa press that Canadian housewives show a sharp memory for prices. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board relies on women to report when retail prices exceed the basic period maximum from September 15 to October 11. He noted many women can estimate past prices accurately.
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Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
Mr. Gordon
Normandie Ready To Sail Again After Long Rest
The Normandie, moored in a Midtown Manhattan dock since August 1988, begins a revival as workers prepare her for refit. The ship once set speed records across the Atlantic and, renewed, aims to sail for freedom at over 30 knots, challenging rivals like the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary.
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Midtown
Manhattan
Atlantic
France
Normandie
America
New York Times
Question of Current Interest permanent license plates proposal
The Financial Post discusses Canada’s auto license plates and a metal shortage. Ontario uses about 350 tons annually and Canada roughly 750 tons, with old plates being salvaged. It weighs permanent plate ideas already used in Connecticut and soon to be adopted in California Delaware and Wisconsin.
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Ontario
Canada
United States
Connecticut
California
Delaware
Wisconsin
Financial Post
Belmont Man Trains Car To Tow Two Wheeled Trailer
L Bartlett of Belmont Ontario uses a front mounted trailer on his automobile. He says the setup saves time and gasoline on short trips and allows easy steering. He cautions it may not work well for long journeys.
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Dobbin
L. Bartlett
Belmont
Ontario
Mr. Bartlett
Last Royal Crear Horses Move to Whipsnade Zoo
The final surviving Royal Crear horses migrate from Maidstone to Whipsnade in England. Once used in Spanish royal ceremonies in the 17th century, they were later taken to England by George I for state occasions until 1921. The pure cream horses have blue eyes.
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Whipsnade Zoo
England
Maidstone Zoo
Spain
George I
Singapore Weather Always Hums Hot Year Round
Residents of Singapore endure constant heat with minimal seasonal change. Located about 90 miles above the equator, the city state experiences only small temperature fluctuations throughout the year, avoiding distinct spring or autumn periods.
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Singapore
Equator
Parchment Sheet Required for Duke of Kent Royal Wedding Certificate
A parchment sheet nearly three feet square was required for the royal wedding certificate of the Duke of Kent, indicating the ceremonial scale and official record maintaining royal traditions.
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Duke of Kent
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