Ford builds robot bomb engines in mass production line
The Ford Motor Company operates twin assembly lines to manufacture jet propulsion engines for robot bombs. Rough tubes become pulse jet engines with automatic carburetor testing, then are paired with a streamlined fuselage housing a warhead and fuel system. The bombs, about 17 feet by 27 feet, are powered by auto ignition and rapid pulsations driving the unit forward.
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Ford Motor Company
Anther
Britain
Britain Endures War Time Hardship Across The Nation
As six years of war proceed Britons face widespread destruction with about one fifth of houses and thousands of churches schools and hospitals damaged or destroyed. Families conserve fuel by heating one room and meals in the kitchen while new furniture goes to priority groups.
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Britain
Hindenburg Heir Oscar von Hindenburg Indicted by Russians
The Russian Extraordinary Soviet Commission charged Maj Gen Oscar von Hindenburg, head of POW camps in his province and son of the late field marshal, with war crimes. Documents found in a Kiev Gestapo safe allegedly prove his involvement in organizing Soviet prisoner abuse. Neudeck estate in East Prussia is noted as his residence.
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Neudeck
Hitler
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Freystdal
East Prussia
Tannenburg
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Kiev
Hindenburg
Kurt von Schleicher
Owl Sees Poorly in Total Darkness, Scientist Confirms
Scientists explain that owls cannot rely on vision alone in total darkness. They use a combination of movement, hearing, and special feather structures to detect prey. The finding highlights adaptations rather than a magical night sight.
Puzzle hobbyist keeps anxious Canadians awake on night shift
F. H. Robinson of Fort William Ontario, night general yardmaster for the Canadian Pacific, crafts intricate wooden puzzles as a hobby. His most popular challenge, a four-car yard puzzle, tests players who must move engines and colored cars around a board from East to West without leaving a car on the cross over. The puzzle intrigues veteran yardmen and even stumps a blind institute official, who finally cracks it on a train after a long pursuit.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Fort William
Ont
F. H. Robinson
Robinson
A. F. Hawkins
Cific
Lake Superior
Capt. M. C. Robinson
Vancouver
National Institute of the Blind
Canada
Capt. Robinson
Harris Turner
Lakehead
Patricia
Saskatchewan
Ireland to donate £100000 to Italy in war relief
The article notes Ireland’s decision to give £100,000 to Italy as a gesture to aid war distressed nations. It argues the funds belong to the people of Eire and recalls neutral Dublin’s wartime role while criticizing British actions in ports. It urges support for relief for merchant seamen and bombing victims.
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Italy
Dublin
Briain
Liverpool
Bristol
Belfast
London Sunday Express
Saskatchewan Prospectors to Get Free Air Travel
Saskatchewan’s Resources Minister Phelps announced a pilot program to fly qualified prospectors to mineral areas in northern Saskatchewan. Up to 20 men with bush experience will receive transport and in-summer support by a government plane, with a geologist aboard. prospectors must provide gear and food, and a university led course will run April 24 to May 8 to train participants.
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Phelps
Regina
Sas
Saskatchewan
Resources Department
J. B. Mawdsley
R. Evers
University of Saskatchewan
Mr. Phelps
British V C winner George H. Bardsley greeted home
Sergeant George H. Bardsley of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry returns on furlough to his town after earning the Victoria Cross for wiping out three German machine gun posts under heavy fire. Bands play and crowds cheer as he asks townsfolk not to create a fuss.
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Britain
George H. Bardsley
King’s
Shropshire Light Infantry
V.C
Malta
God
Gen
Dobbie
St. Paul
Position Of France Joins Advisory Commission As Full Member
France joins the European advisory commission as a full member due to de Gaulle's leadership. The move signals confidence from Britain, Russia and America and aims for a long-term settlement with Germany through disarmament, occupation, Ruhr and Rhineland controls.
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France
Britain
Russia
America
European Advisory Commission
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
United Nations
Belfast Telegraph
Canadians send record wartime mail to overseas troops
Postmaster General Mulock announced that in 1944 Canadians mailed 24,000,000 blue air letters and 3,153,000 air graphs abroad. About 23,221,000 blue air letters went to armed forces, up from 9,109,000 in 1943, a near 15.5 percent rise. Airgraphs surpassed 3,000,000, matching 1943, with 850,000 mailed in 1942.
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Mulock
Gems of Thought Moral maxims and proverbs compiled
A collection of quotes from Matthew Stretch Chinese Proverb Mary Baker Eddy Lincoln Shakespeare and an anecdote about early nesting birds. The pieces urge kindness justice honesty and self restraint with brief reflections on duty and humility.
Malta’s Governor Sir William Dobbie Reflects on Faith and War
Gen Sir William Dobbie recalls Malta’s 1941 42 defense under siege with four planes and four battalions and credits divine aid. He cites Maltese devotion and miraculous survival, recounting the spring 1942 convoy losses and his role amid continual air raids. He later taught Bible classes and told a Palestine riot quip about four day wars.
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Malta
England
Germany
Debbie
Wave powered pump hailed as unusual invention
A Norwegian invention of a pump operated by waves beating the vessel side is praised as unusual. A wave half a meter high allegedly causes the pump to eject one ton of water per minute. The patented pump suits ships under 3,000 deadweight tons and is touted for fishing boats.
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Ships Magazine
Gas WeapOns Drive War Power Across Nations
The article states that gas fuels the current war by supplying explosive power for artillery, aircraft, ships and shells, with nations relying on it for destructive capability.
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