Canadian Farmers Urged To Grow Special War Crops
Reports to Minister Gardiner show plans to direct provincial farm work to aid the war. Western farmers to boost flax for linseed oil and livestock feed. seed supplies to be secured. pork and bacon production to meet UK pledge while maintaining domestic markets.
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J. G. Gardiner
Agricultural Supplies Committee
Dominion
Justice Department
Agricultural Supply Board
A M. Shaw
Canada
Europe
Western Canada
Winnipeg
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Bacon Control Board
Famed Palace Destroyed in Rome Fire
A blaze destroyed the Papal Palace Cancelleria in Rome, a premier Renaissance monument. Built 1486 to 1496 for Raffaello Riario and completed about 1520, it featured travertine facade blocks, 44 granite columns, frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Andreas del Sarto, and served as the papal chancery and extraterritorial Vatican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raffaello Riario
Colosseum
Michelangelo
Adreas del Sarto
Snakes Deaf to Sound Says Scientific Tests
Scientific tests show snakes are entirely deaf. The rat tler cannot hear his own rattle and the cobra cannot sync to the charmer’s music but reacts to the performer's swaying body.
Forgetful Londoners Stock Gas Masks in Lost Office
The nightly blackout and nuisance of carrying gas masks have made Londoners forgetful. Four thousand masks and forests of umbrellas sit as permanent stock in a lost property office. A plea to all drivers to drive carefully as we love our children.
French Press Lines Up Federation Plan After War
French circles advocate a federation of European states emerging from the conflict. The plan mirrors wartime Britain France cooperation with six month postwar British role, free exchange of goods and currency, tariff adjustments, joint wartime command, and openness to other nations as signals of evolving European integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premier Daladier
Senate
Great Britain
France
Britain
Europe
Prevents Accidental Spins by Simple Wing Gadget
Richard W. Palmer of Vultee Aircraft and Howard Hughes designer tests a three cent metal cylinder device mounted on a wing leading edge. The gadget slows stall spread and prevents spins, addressing a cause of hundreds of pilot deaths in recent years. Palmer says it maintains lateral control during stalls.
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Richard W. Palmer
Howard Hughes
Palmer
Vultee Aircraft, Inc
Downey, Calif
Aviation Manufacturign Corporation
Vancouver Hostess House Opens for Armed Forces
In western Canada the first hostess house named Georgia Dugout opens in Vancouver for sailors soldiers and airmen on leave. Open daily 4 PM to 10 PM it offers games reading dancing music letter writing and light refreshments at a small cost. A local group of women organized 300 volunteers to start it.
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Vancouver
Canada
Lights Out At Camp Hut Reveals Slacker in Bed
A sergeant on night rounds in a camp hut finds kit and a uniform left unfolded. A muffled voice from under the blankets answers with a name. A contemporary quips that people waste spare time with someone idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Women Offer Help to Canadian Troops in London
Responsive letters from women across the British Isles flood a London post for a Beaver club hostess in support of Canadian soldiers on leave. The surge followed an unauthorized story naming Vincent Massey as seeking a Florence Nightingale Gracie Fields type. Replies clarify the report and the intent.
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Canada House
British Isles
London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Florence Nightingale
Gracie Fields
Beaver Club
Germany Expands Clothing Ration Cards Over 70 Million People
The Brandon Sun reports Germans have received clothing ration cards totaling 100 coupons each. Each clothing item consumes coupons, with a suit at 60, a shirt at 20, collars at 3, and handkerchiefs at 2. Buyers must plan purchases to stretch this year’s budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Sun
Parachute Invasion Idea Ruled Out By Finland Fire
In Finland the Soviet plan to drop troops by parachute proved fatal and impractical. Finn sharpshooters hit parachuting infantry like targets, while air defenses and chaos on landing left units isolated and out of touch with their rear. The Ottawa Journal notes air landings belong to Jules Verne fantasies.
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Finland
Turkey
A.A
Jules Verne
London
Ottawa Journal
Pilot H W G Skinner Dies in Bath Tub Tragic Event
H W G Skinner, once noted for a 506 mph airplane power dive, died in a bathtub in Reading England. The commercial test pilot had been in the headlines months earlier for his extreme speed record attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Eng
H. W. G. Skinner
Wrasse in British Waters Cracks Crab Shells with Teeth
A wrasse found in British waters has exceptionally strong teeth capable of cracking crab shells. The discovery highlights odd feeding adaptations in marine fish.
Scraps Sparkle in Pinwheel Quilt Pattern 6566
Scraps sparkle in a four-piece pinwheel quilt block pattern 6566 with block chart pattern pieces cutting sewing finishing yardage and illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermott Ave E Winnipeg to obtain pattern. no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
British Dominions Shine In Naval War Efforts And Science
The article honors Miss Anna K. Marshall a microscopist whose work with latex and cells aids medical and industrial advance. It also reviews empire naval circles praise for Canada Australia New Zealand India and South Africa contributions to wartime patrol minesweeping and coastal defense with ships and crews deployed.
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Anna K. Marshall
Marshall
Mary B. Stark
New York Homeopathic Medical College
Britain
Canada
Dominions
Kempenfelt
Assiniboine
Saguenay
Skeena
Dominion
Pacific
Atlanti
Atlantic
South Africa
Australia
Admiralty
Canberra
New Zealand
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Wellington
India
Empire Naval Forces
Finnish War Tactics Described by Belgian General
Belgian General Emile Badoux, aiding the Finnish line, described Finnish pill boxes with machine gun observers harvesting Russian casualties. He praised thick barbed wire, coordinated fire, and prone attackers, calling Russians “human cattle” and noting illiterate officers and poorly motivated troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Badoux
Mannerheim
le Soir
Brusse
Mannerheim Line
Russia
How It Started The Reign of Charles I
The article notes that Charles I’s reign popularized the term pin money with 506 pounds a year given by pin makers, later diverted to his queen for private use. It also mentions 17th century French bookbinders enjoying tax exemption and that British military mail in France rose from 40 bags to 3000 bags daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I
England
France
Not A Necessity Idea That Captain Should Perish With Ship
Toronto Telegram columnist Thomas R. Henry argues against the ship sinking code. He says a captain should lead and save others first but may save himself if no one remains to give orders. He rejects the notion that a captain must die with the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Henry
Toronto Telegram
Ministry of Food Says No Dog Meat Ration Cards
The British Ministry of Food announced there will be no meat ration cards for dogs as meat for humans is scarce under rationing. A Canine Defence League official said meat unfit for humans would still be available along with substitutes.
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Ministry of Food
Canine Defence League
Saving in Alberta cutworm control yields large acreage relief
The article notes a saving of 375000 dollars on about 150000 acres in Alberta after farmers adopted crusted summer fallow. An additional control method saved 225000 dollars on 30000 acres of wheat.
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Alberta
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Papal
Vatican
European Federation
Belgium
Fritzie
van den Bergen
Germany
Red Army
Pinwhee
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