Progress Report on Indian Education in Canada 1941
The Indian Affairs Branch reports enrolments in Indian schools for the year ending March 31 1941 totalled 17 425 in Indian residential and day schools with 82 37 percent attendance. Vocational courses in British Columbia and other regions include wool processing knitting dressmaking and home management for girls and boat building auto mechanics and arts and crafts for boys. The Koksilah Inkameep and Ste Catherine schools excel in these programs tailored to nearby reserves.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Caughnawaga
Quebec
Dominion
Pacific Coast
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Koksilah Inkameep
Ste. Catherine
Women Ferry Pilots of Britain’s ATA Leadin Wings of Courage
In Britain the Air Transport Auxiliary employs women as ferry pilots known as atta girls. Starting with a handful, the group has grown to about 50 with two Polish pilots, delivering thousands of aircraft with high reliability. They endure harsh weather, work seven days a week, and earn top pay around 1 480 a year as they ferry planes to RAF stations.
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Britain
Air Transport Auxiliary
Atta
A.T.A
England
R.A.F
S A.m
Luftwaffe
Plenty Of Mestals
A New Zealand officer recalls meeting an Italian colonel in Libya. The colonel shows three medal rows on his tunic. The officer jokes about wars earning the medals. The colonel explains the lower rows are for earthquakes.
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Libya
Balloon Tires Inspired by Camel and Elephant Treads
Balloon tires are described as being fashioned after the padded treads of camels and elephants, suggesting a design aimed at improved cushioning and stability for early bicycle or vehicle use.
Glacier Advances Rapidly In Season
In season a glacier moves forward 38 to 24 inches a day. The notable flux in glacial advance marks a rapid pace for the region. Scientists monitor the shift to understand its impact on surrounding terrain and potential changes to local waterways. The daily movement quantifies the glacier’s fluctuations during warmer periods.
War era records moved underground for protection
Security measures place the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution alongside the Magna Carta in a bomb proof Washington repository. The shift protects cultural treasures as Roosevelt forms a conservation committee to plan safeguarding of national assets including $50 million in Gallery of Art items and $70 million in Library of Congress holdings.
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Washington
Library of Congress
New York
London
Roosevelt
Committee of Conservation of
National Gallery of Art
National Archives
Churchill's 1931 New York crash almost halted his career
New York Herald Tribune notes Winston Churchill survived a Fifth Avenue traffic accident on December 13, 1931. He and his wife Diana were with him when knocked down, suffering severe injuries that kept him in hospital until late December and marked his 1931 32 United States visit. He returned to lecture January 28, 1932 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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John E Pierk
New York Herald
Winston Churchill
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Diana
Churchill
New York
Fifth Avenue
Seventy-Sixth
Seventy-seventh
Nassau
Bahamas
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Miner uses glass eye to lord over Africans on gold coast
A Canadian shift boss who lost an eye as a child claims the ability to force native workers to labor. He places his glass eye on a rock and returns to find the pile moved and the men working eagerly. The report also mentions Henry VIII’s court feeding hundreds and Germany’s bats being called fledermause.
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Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Gold Coast
Africa
Canada
Woman Nurse Receives George Medal at Buckingham Palace
Miss Ruby Megan Rosser of Wales, a Grove Park hospital nurse, earned the George Medal for civilian bravery at a recent investiture at Buckingham Palace and shows the award to her father.
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Britain
Ruby Megan Rosser
Wales
Grove Park Hospital
George
Buckingham Palace
Silver could replace tin cans in Canada war effort
Canadian officials say silver may be used to substitute tin in canned fruits and vegetables due to a tin shortage. Experiments on silver bases for solder and can coatings are under way in both Canada and the United States. If successful, silver tins may appear in 1942, as Canada faces canning shortages and considers alternative packaging like bottles.
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Canada
United States
Warning
Geo. Bateman
British Columbia
Ontario
India
China
Britains Home Guard Armament Upgraded
The Home Guard receives new weapons including flame throwers for units in invasion risk areas and the Northover projector anti-tank device. The projector fires four glass shells that break on impact as the key anti-tank measure.
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Britain
Chinese Labor Corps Formed in Singapore for Australian Force
An Australian radio broadcast reported four Chinese labor corps formed in Singapore attached to the Australian Imperial Force to free troops for front line duties. The Chinese workers are said to follow a three eight hour shift system.
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Singapore
London Times First Steam Printed Newspaper
The London Times achieved a landmark by using steam-powered presses for its first edition, marking a shift from manual labor to mechanized printing in the newspaper industry.
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The
London Times
Sawdust Becomes Practical Home Fuel in Canada
Forest Labs promote sawdust as a wartime heating fuel. Canada’s mills emit about 200 million cubic feet annually, leaving around 100 million cubic feet usable. Fuel feeds from a hopper onto grates. no machinery needed. Dryness boosts heat. dry or green dust works. British Columbia and Maritime Provinces already use it, easing coal demand and foreign exchange pressures.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
First steps toward anti toxin for influenza described
Dr Rene J Dubos reported a dry soluble powder derived from influenza bacteria toxins that immunizes rabbits against live influenza. The toxin is tiny 1 mg per rabbit dose and has not yet been tested in humans or swine but represents progress toward an anti toxin for humans. A theory suggests both virus and bacteria contributed to the 1918 deadly epidemic.
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American Society of Bacteriologists
Baltimore
Rene J. Dubos
Rockfeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Dubos
Notable figures in ministry imagery and star light factlines
The collection features 350000 photographs with King George as the most photographed figure, followed by Prime Minister Churchill, then Hitler and the Duke of Kent. Separately, light from the star Arcturus takes 40 years to reach Earth at 186000 miles per second.
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Red Cross
Churchill
Marguerite Davis
Syracuse
N.Y
London
King George
Ministry of Information
Hitler
Duke of Kent
Arcturus
Earth
Illinois Sheep Study Links Mineral Fertilizer to Meat Yield
Experiments at the University of Illinois show sheep can ingest mineral fertilizer and convert it into meat. The research highlights a potential method to boost livestock productivity through mineral supplementation.
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University of Illinois
Chinese Population in United States Reaches 100000 Mark
A historical snapshot notes that about 100,000 Chinese residents are counted in the United States. The figure reflects early 20th century migration and settlement patterns among Chinese communities.
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Vladivostok
United States
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Atlantic
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New Zealand
Pacific
Japan
U.S. Secret Service
North
Germany
Albert W. C. T. Herre
Stanford University Authority On
Pacific Ocean
East Indies
Burma
Henry VIII
Omar
France
French North Africa
Chinese Labor Corps
Dom
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