Entomologists Save Field Crops Worth Millions in Canada
An appraisal notes the hard to measure value of entomological work in Canada. Alberta reports a grasshopper control campaign saving about 50 million dollars in 1966, with additional savings from Saskatchewan and other provinces. Other measures include protecting wheat from pests and reducing insect damage in hops.
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Ducainiwn Department of Agriculture
Canada
Offemis
Department of Agriculture of
Alberta
Dominion Entomeological Division
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Drumheller
Nobleford
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Hitler's Eagle Nest Haunts Stir Creepy Memories
Andre Francois-Poncet, France's ambassador to Rome, described visiting Adolf Hitler's Bavarian retreat as extremely unsettling. In a report from October 20, 1938, he recalled suspended gravity and a grandiose savage feel, noting machine gun nests and a sense of thieves counting treasures in a Victor Hugo fantasy.
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Adolf Hitler
Andre Francois-Poencet
Rome
Francois-Poncet
Germany
Caught In Own Trap In European Politics
A Kingston Whig standard column argues Stalin and Molotov trap themselves as Russia aids Finland through a puppet government. It cites a civil war precedent and Russia Italy and Germany intervention parallels with Spain. The piece also notes a Boston poodle with a cryptic name and Los Angeles car ownership stats.
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Stalin
Molotoff
Finland
Spain
Rosia
Kingston Whig-Standard
Propaganda From All Nations Makes Babel Of Tongues
The article discusses the global radio war of words as nations broadcast propaganda. It notes BBC broadcasts in 12 European and Near Eastern languages and adds Czech Serbo Croat Romanian Magyar Polish Greek and Afrikaans with reach rising from 150 million to 400 million listeners since the war began.
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Mexico
Arctic
Canada
London
Berlin
Paris
Warsaw
New York
Stefan
British Broadcasting Corporation
Europe
Near East
BBC
Germany's fragile loyalty tests Nazi regime amid growing discontent
London Truth surveys German soldiers wary of Nazi leadership amid Gestapo spying and fear of a sudden fate for Von Blomberg. It notes mass discontent among the people and army's uncertain loyalty to Hitler, Goebbels, and Ribbentrop, warning of a possible turn against the regime.
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Germany
Schleicher
von Fritsch
Goebbels
Ribbentrop
Hitler
Himmiler
Gestapo
von Blomberg
Talleyrand
London
Cradle Of Humankind Evidence Found In Uganda
Prof Van Riet Lowe states Africa hosts the oldest human remains, with Uganda's sites dating back over a million years. He cites discoveries by E J Wayland and notes the Uganda story extends from the end of the Pliocene, older than elsewhere in Africa.
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Uganda
Central and
East Africa
van Riet Lowe
Bureau of Archaeology
Prof. Lowe
E. J. Wayland
Africa
Moon's Orbit Around Jupiter Spans Two Years
One of Jupiter's nine moons orbits the planet in roughly two years and remains about 20 million miles from Jupiter, highlighting the slow, distant motion of outer satellites.
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Jupiter
Demand for Flax to Destroy Insects War Market Potential
Manitoba authority L A Key states demand for fibre flax rises as Britain drops Baltic and Soviet supplies. He notes a 45 000 ton annual British flax import and urges Western Canadian farmers to grow fibre flax and seed. He also describes a cold weather insect-killing method using outdoor freezing for upholstery and interior fabrics, emphasizing precautions to avoid damage and suggesting 12 to 24 hours exposure.
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L. .A. Key
Manitoba
Western Canada
Europe
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Estonia
Latvia
Soviet Russia
Key
Russia
Erie
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Elephant in Amherst Canada Breaks Snow Trails
An elephant named Lindy owned by Captain J. Schultz the circus man aids winter travel in Amherst Nova Scotia. Lindy forages through snow drifts as if at home in Africa and breaks trails on snow covered roads. The article notes the pure snow contains chlorine compounds sulphates ammonia phosphorus and nitrates.
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Nova Scotia
Amherst
N.S
Lindy
Captain J. Schultz
Africa
Captain Schultz
Modern sound detectors as British defence against raids
A. M. Low argues in a new book that modern sound detectors can stop silent air raids by detecting planes before engines cut, and that high altitude tricks used by German bombers in Spain would fail against organized anti air defences. He calls sound detectors Britain’s first line of defence. The piece notes Mexico City and Africa gorilla facts as unrelated background.
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Germany
England
Spain
A. M. Low
Britain
Begin Now On Matched Crochet Pattern 6540
Instructions and charts for a filet crochet swan pattern set including chair and buffet cushions with matching pillows. Pattern 6540 lists stitches materials and illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for this pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Dermatome advances skin grafting and India’s wartime stance
Los Angeles surgeons hear Dr Earl C Padgett describe a dermatome drum and knife system to cut skin grafts to uniform thickness. Sir Zafrullah Khan says 400 million Indians support Britain in World War II and India will supply 2 million troops and massive steel and sandbags.
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Los Angeles
Earl C. Padgett
Kansas City
Los Angeles Surgical Society
Padgett
Zafrullah Khan
India
Britain
M. H. Halton
Toronto Daily Star
Canada
Australia
Europe
Congress
Baba Camberlain
Hitler
Zafrullah
Ministry of Supply
Parachute Care at Trenton Air Station
Air station workers at Trenton Ontario maintain the lifelines of flyers by monthly testing airing and folding of silk parachutes. The hanging room holds hundreds of parachutes in air conditioned rows with fabric rated at 500 pounds per square foot and lines to bear 600 pounds.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Trenton
Norway Gulf Stream Lifts Limahamari Port In Petsamo
The Gulf Stream warms the northern coast of Norway and Arctic Finland, making the Petsamo region strategically valuable. Limahamari at the Petsamo River mouth thrives as a busy, ice free port with growing timber trade and fisheries. Janiskoski harnesses rapids for hydro power while 11,000 people live there year round as roads enable all year bus traffic.
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Norway
Finland
Petsamo
Limahamari
Gulf Stream
Janiskoski
Stratosphere Start Varies by Latitude and City Park Claim
An old clipping states the stratosphere begins around 10 miles above the equator and six miles at the poles. It also claims Philadelphia hosts the largest single unit natural park in the world. 2340.
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Equator
Philadelphia
Fertilizer Mixes Reduced Under War Measures Rules
The War Measures regulations cut Canada’s fertilizer offerings from sixty to twenty for 1940. This change aims to reduce manufacturing costs and lessen confusion for growers.
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Canada
Prehistoric dental trouble reflected in ancient remains
Early archaeologists selected the most perfect specimens, creating the impression that prehistoric people had perfect teeth. The record shows that ancient dental issues were common, matching modern concerns.
Mt Wilson Mirrors Recoated For Caltech 200 Inch
The Mt Wilson Observatory is recoating its 10 inch telescope mirror with aluminum as the world's largest instrument at Caltech nears completion. The project aims to prepare the historic facility for the final assembly of the new 200 inch apparatus and its anticipated research milestones.
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Mt. Wilson Observatory
Caltech
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