Prairie Farm Shelterbelt Planning For Best Results
The Prairie Farm Shelterbelt requires careful planning tailored to each farm’s topography and buildings. A year by year approach is advised with winter planning and summer fallowing, spacing from structures, multi acre inner belt for gardens, snow runoff use, phased planting, stock protection, and regular cultivation. contact the Dominion Forest Nursery Station at Indian Head for bulletins.
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Prairie Farm
J. Wilner
Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Sask
Saskatchewan
Navy crews gift Red Cross £100 aboard large British ship
Men of the British Navy docking in Canada collected £100 for the Canadian Red Cross. The captain received a donation aboard after the ship berthed at an Eastern port, with Dr. Fred W. Routley noting it as strong evidence of naval support.
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United Kingdom
Empire
Canadian Red Cross
Britain
Red Cross
Fred W. Routley
Barrage Balloons Detail Costs and Lifespan
Kenneth Davies the Welsh airman and balloon maker told the Cardiff Rotary Club that barrage balloons have over a thousand parts including two percent tape miles and cost £500 each with a life of three to four months.
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Kenneth Davies
Cardiff
Origins of malaria name traced to bad air belief
The word malaria derives from mal aria meaning bad air. Early writers blamed marshes and foul air for the fever before the role of mosquitoes was identified.
Press Censorship Criticized as War Information Policy
A U S official pleads for restraint in reporting British censorship during bombing raids. He argues the press should avoid confirming German targets and suggests withholding such details preserves strategic surprise. The official notes weather aided raids on Birmingham Southampton and Bristol and explains why identifying targets could aid the enemy.
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United States
Hammer and Tongs
Birmingham
Southampton
Bristol
Coventry
Britain
Munich
Southhampton
Jerry
Watchmen Guard St Pauls Cathedral Nightly During War
The St Pauls Watch, a night congregation of 45 professional men including artists and architects, will guard the cathedral until the war ends. They enter at 9 30 each night, don boiler suits and torches, and memorize the building while a 10 minute service is held in the crypt before duty begins.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London Daily Express
St. Paul's
Crypt
Old London wooden water pipes found by workmen
Workmen digging in a London crater near the city unearthed several ancient wooden pipes. They likely formed part of an early London water supply system, crafted from hollowed elm trunks with tapered ends to join each section.
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London
Edinburgh Scotsman
Tunnels Under London A refuge system changes city transport
London’s underground tunnels, used as bomb shelters during raids, shift from wartime shelter to comfort and health focus. The Jubilee marks fifty years since the first three miles under the Thames opened by Prince of Wales, with James Henry Greathead’s shield method still influential. The network now spans about 200 miles at five million dollars per mile, including a 25 mile longest section, while a North Carolina town named Whynot arose from a town meeting’s naming debates.
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London
Rads
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Thames
James Henry Greathead
Greathead
Earth curvature correction notes inches per mile
The line states that Earth's curvature is about eight inches per mile, reflecting an old practical rule of thumb. This figure implies gradually rising terrain would hide distant objects beyond a mile. The claim aligns with historical survey lore rather than modern geodetic measurement.
Churchill The Genius Walter Lippmann Says
A viewpoint on Churchill and Hitler praises a commander of genius in democracies who reads the unique facts of war. The description credits Marlborough and a deep grasp of actual events as the essence of military genius. The piece argues the war is shaped by this rare understanding and signals discernible effects.
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Walter Lippmann
Churchill
Hitler
Duke of Marlborough
Experts Assess Readability From Printed Typeforms
After testing over 66000 individual readings experts conclude the upper half of a line provides more word form cues than the lower half Old English and typewriter faces slow reading and long italics cause eye strain
A Trip to the Moon Beset by Immense Space Dangers
The passage notes the vast challenges of space travel including leaving Earth at 70,000 miles per hour and reaching a moon that moves around us at about 2,300 miles per hour, highlighting the formidable speeds involved.
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Earth
Longest Seaweed Reaches Immense Lengths
Kelp, a seaweed, holds the record for being the longest weed and can reach lengths up to 1,500 feet.
The Fleet Air Arm Proves Worth In War Effort
A province wide scrap drive in Saskatchewan supports the Fleet Air Arm and wartime effort. W F Marshall notes branches printed rules for collecting mixed scrap iron and steel, with profits remitted to local branches. The article recounts the Fleet Air Arm’s rise from obscurity to a key force in protecting troops, sinking ships, and shaping naval aviation.
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Red Cross
W. F. Marshall
Regina
Saskatchewan Red Cross
Norway
Fleet Air Arm
Admiralty
Royal Naval Air Service
R.N.A.S
R.A.F
Navy
Dartmouth Announces Canada History Course For Next Semester
Prof Wayne E Stevens will teach a new course on the history and development of Canada at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He will emphasize aspects of Canada's growth that interest American students and illuminate the push toward closer U S Canadian relations.
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American College
the Dominion
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Canada
Wayne E. Stevens
Stevens
Figure it Out The Chinese li Length Measure
A historical note explains the Chinese li as one one hundredth of a day's walk. On level ground it slightly exceeds a third of an English mile, but in hilly terrain it can be as little as an eighth of a mile.
Gersoppa Falls to be Harnessed for Hydro Power
The Gersoppa Falls in India, famed for beauty with an 829 foot drop into a 132 foot deep pool, are planned for hydroelectric development.
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Gersoppa
India
Roosevelt’s stark take on appeasement compared to tiger
The statement assigns the most vivid critique to President Roosevelt remarking that no man can turn a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. It frames appeasement as dangerous and futile thus underscoring a tough stance on foreign policy.
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Roosevelt
Pigs Replace Sheep In Hyde Park Visitor Area
In Hyde Park London the longtime sheep flock has been temporarily replaced by pigs watched by police. The pigs are kept in the park center within a tree belt and fed daily from refuse supplied by police canteens. A pig club exists with a subdivisional inspector on the committee to keep arrangements orderly.
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Hyde Park
London
Royal Parks
Canada Milk Concentrates Output 1940 vs 1929
For the first eleven months of 1940 Canada produced 183,097,654 pounds of concentrated milk, up from 155,289,525 pounds in the same period of 1929. The figures reflect a substantial year on year increase in output.
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Canada
Empty Feeling When a Missing Running Board Slips Under Foot
A reader recalls the moment of stepping on an absent running board and the hollow, unsettling sensation that follows, comparing it to the moment a doorknob comes off in a hand.
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Men of Navy
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
North Carolina
Whynot
British Fleet Air Arm
Naval Air Arm
North Sea
Atlantic
Ark Royal
H.M.S. Daedalus
H.M.S. Kestrel
H.M.S. Peregrine
Taranto
Liverpool
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