New Milling Process Aims to Fortify Flour with Vitamin B1
Proposals to fortify white flour by adding thiamin faced opposition from Canada's nutrition council and health advisory committees. They argued a new milling method could retain all essential B vitamins in white flour without synthetic additives, enabling a long shelf life while preserving germ and outer bran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Council On Nutrition
Dominion Council of Health
The
Nutrition Council
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ministry of Health
Corvette comeback in wartime naval strategy noted
The New York Times says corvettes, once a sailing ship type, have rejoined naval fleets to patrol coasts and counter submarines. Canada pioneered rapid corvette production to fill cruiser shortages, with Britain following as convoys rely on protection against subs, air raids, and surface raiders.
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New York Times
Canada
Dominion
Great Britain
von Spee
Buchan family ties mark RAF officer’s ascent to pilot
Hon. William Buchan, son of the late Lord Tweedsmuir, joined the RAF last summer as an aircraftsman second grade and has become a pilot officer in a fighter squadron. He was selected for officer material, earned a commission after training, and recently had a baby girl. Lord Tweedsmuir attended the christening as Hon. Alastair Buchan serves with the Canadian army in London.
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William Buchan
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Royal Air Force
P.O. Buchan
Alastair Buchan
London
Rural Telephones Saskatchewan Leads World in Per Capita Access
Rural Telephones Saskatchewan claims more rural phones per capita than any province or country, possibly second only to Sweden. Estimates show 4 phones for every 100 people in the province, while both daylight ultraviolet rays and fresh rain water are deadly to earthworms.
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Saskatchewan
Sweden
One of Hundreds at May Fair A Flight Officer Shows Tears
A London mother recalls a Norwegian flying officer who approached her 18 month old son at the May Fair. The officer, in his early twenties, confessed a missing child at home and said he will soon go to Canada to train Norwegians joining the Royal Air Force.
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London
Canada
R.A.F
London Daily Sketch
Danish Ships to Be Released for Britain
The New York World Telegram reports 38 Danish ships totalling 250000 tons idle in U S ports will be released to carry cargoes for Great Britain with U S government approval. About 20 more vessels of 200000 tons in South American ports may also be released. A temporary Danish government named the National Danish Council would handle the releases, the paper says.
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New York World-Telegram
United States
Great Britain
South American
Churchill
New Zealand Moves Toward Direct Diplomatic Ties
Washington and Wellington plan direct relations with talks led by Viscount Halifax to establish legations and exchange ministers. New Zealand, for long represented by Britain, would gain its own minister in Washington, amid its strategic role in the south Pacific and mandate administration of former German colonies.
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United States
New Zealand
Washington
South Pacific
Viscount Halifax
State Department
Hawaii
Antarctic
Germany
League of Nations
Japan
Bear with Passes at Government House Astonishes Bengal
The News of the World reports Sir John Anderson Lord President of the Council is known as the most shot at man in the world for his attempts on life while Governor of Bengal. During that period he kept a young Himalayan bear as a pet, living in Government House stables with horses and wearing 40 special passes around its neck.
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News of the World
John Anderson
Council
Bengal
John
Government House
London Bookshops Burn as Bomb Fires Wreck Reads
London book dealers suffer heavy losses from blitz fires with about 25 publishers' premises ruined or damaged. An estimated 6,000,000 books destroyed amid ongoing air raids and fires.
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London
Women of England honoured as George Cross spotlight shines
The report highlights women workers in Leicester and nationwide as potential transfer to war industries. Gillian Tanner of Gloucester, 21, AFS member, wins the George Medal for driving a petrol lorry through fires while aiding pumps and knitting socks. The ATS seeks 20,000 recruits for quiet and active duties including teleprinters lorries and cooking for troops.
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England
Leicester
Gillian Tanner
Gloucester
Auxiliary Fire Service
George
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Admiralty Approves Mass Production of Sectional Ships
The Admiralty has approved building standard ships in steel sections assembled in shipyards on a large scale. Old yards will reopen and many steel firms will work on these fabricated vessels. The method aims for mass production speed similar to car manufacturing.
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Admiralty
Overseas Daily Mail
Libyan Campaign Reclaims Gardens Of The Hesperides
British advances from Tobruk into Derna reveal Cyrenaica as a fertile region once famed as the Gardens of the Hesperides. Derna now sits irrigated, Bengazi grows to 65,000, and Cyrene's ancient glory as Athens of Africa is revived by Italian excavations. The Lotus and silphium legends endure amid modern war notes.
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Mediterranean
Derna
Bengazi
Gulf of Sidia
Italy
Cyrenaica
William Eaton
Syrenaica
Cyrene
Athens
Africa
Erastothenes
Callimachus
Mersa Susa
Ital
Ians
Ulysses
Herodotus
British Ambassador’s Welcome Feasts for 1500 Sailors at Annapolis
The 1,500 sailors and 80 officers aboard the King George V were treated to a $5,000 food bounty before departing Chesapeake Bay on January 25. Baltimore and Annapolis markets supplied lavish supplies, including eggs onions and many fruits vegetables and canned goods, as naval supply officers reported.
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Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Pattern 6876 Easy stitchery for His and Hers monograms
Crochet pattern pattern 6876 offers a transfer design of 12 motifs with towel and pillow case monograms. Includes stitch illustrations materials and how to obtain by sending 20 cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 Mc Dermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Medal for British Farmers
Farmers R H Blunt and William Harris receive the George Medal for threshing corn under direct shellfire from the French coast, while machine gun fire and anti aircraft shrapnel rain around them.
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R. H. Blunt
Wiliam Harris
One Tree One Match Metaphor Urges Caution
A compact proverb warns that a single spark can devastate vast forests, illustrating how small actions can cause large environmental harm. It stresses responsibility in fire prevention and forest protection.
Hidden Wood Roles Shape Many Modern Products
Wood's versatility extends beyond lumber and pulp. The Forest Products Laboratories note seven grades of wood pulp in cigarette packaging and other uses. Derivatives include rayon, film, adhesives, batteries, floor coverings, explosives, plastics, medicines, flavoring, and potential food ingredients.
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Canada
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Original ideas from war effort target enemy bombers
Since the outbreak of war over 6000 inventions and ideas have been sent to Australian army headquarters for counter checking the enemy. A notable proposal is to solidify clouds to intercept bombers, described as highly original and practical.
Greeks Capture 600 Italians and 300 Mules
A dispatch reports Greek forces capturing 600 Italians and 300 mules. The mules resisted gallantly, according to the account.
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U.S
Adolf Water
Elderman
Washington Post
A.F.S
Wavell
Tobruk
Hercules
Hera
U.S. Harbor
Lord Halifax
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