Wide-Spread Air Lines To Extend To Every Part Of The World After The War
Aviation experts in Washington foresee a postwar world with global commercial air travel under international control. The U S Army Air Forces transport system currently operates routes ten times larger than peacetime networks, with bases abroad and cargo planes expanding rapidly. Canada’s position as a major junction and possible future route hub is noted alongside anticipated postwar airline agreements and routes.
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Washington
Africa
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
New Guinea
Java
Nhe
Air Transport Command
United States Army Air Forces
United States
Canada
Britain
United States Army
Britain Sends War Aid To Russia With Large Convoy Deliveries
The British information service says Britain delivered 3,000 aircraft and 4,000 tanks to Russia by sea by November 1, enabling convoy passage to northern ports. It credits the Royal Navy with a vital role in land victories and notes 30,000 motor vehicles and 800,000 tons of ammunition food and heavy machinery plus 3,000 tons of medical supplies among other aid delivered.
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Britain
Russia
Royal Navy
British Information Service
Forms and Blanks in Timber Poem about Paperwork
A December Timber poem mocks red tape with lines about endless forms and blanks. It lists forms asking for last names, birth data, defense priorities, and even spaces large enough to fly a kite, ending with a shouted BLANKS.
Contract Director Canadian Army Photo
D. C. Mackenzie of Toronto serves as Acting Director of Contracts overseeing payments surpassing 150000 yearly for Army and Navy goods supplied. He leads the department that passes invoices for those services.
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D. C. Mackenzie
Toronto
Vitamin C from Alberta wild roses could supply nation
Wild roses and evergreen leaves are cited as rich vitamin C sources by researchers from the University of Alberta. They report that extracting vitamin C from the hips of Alberta roses could yield more than ten times the yearly per person requirement for Canada.
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G. Hunter
J. Tuba
Department of Biochemistry
University of Alberta
Alberta
Quickly Crocheted For Mother And Baby
Crochet pattern brief invites readers to make a lacy bedjacket and matching baby sacque in fluffy stitches. It notes Pattern 7454 with bed jacket and sacque directions and asks for twenty cents sent to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg, with name, address, and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Britons Told Toast Won’t Save Fuel This Winter
The Ministry of Food consulted hotels and restaurants about banning toast to conserve fuel. Most responses said toasting does not save enough, so Britons can expect toast through the winter.
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Ministry of Food
Bomb blast at 25 feet from wall creates 80x hurricane pressure
A 606 pound bomb detonated just 25 feet from a wall produces blast pressure 80 times higher per square foot than a hurricane, illustrating extreme destructive power of near blast events.
Indispensable Dairy Icons Rise With War Impact
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes how Elsie the cow led a decade long campaign to elevate bovine esteem. War years revealed cows as key sources of staple foods, transforming public view of dairy animals from rural oddities to vital providers at breakfast lunch and dinner.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elsie
Waldorf Astoria
Sitka Founded After 1504 massacre in Alaska
Alexander Barancf established Sitka in Alaska in 1504 following a massacre of the earlier settlement’s inhabitants by native tribes, shaping the locale’s early colonial history.
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Alexander Barancf
Sitka
Alaska
Looting In Holland Property And Other Wealth
The Netherlands government in exile details German looting of Holland during occupation. Confiscation followed by forced sales and pretense of legality, with targets including public bodies royal family Allies and Jews. Purchases financed via occupation charges or German-mark credits. Some cases aimed at control others at investment or currency moves through neutral markets.
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Netherlands
Holland
Stock Exchange
Mystery of the Missing Two Car Garage
Chicago police seek a two car garage that vanished between December 29 and December 30. The structure stood in its proper place at daybreak on December 29 but was gone when a carpenter checked the site the next day. No witness reported seeing the disappearance.
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Chicago
Bronze Age Log Stable Unearths Ten Horses in Russia
In Russia archaeologists uncovered a log stable dating to the Bronze Age. Inside were the well preserved bodies of ten horses, saddled and bridled, suggesting ritual or ceremonial use.
British observers forecast peak of Battle of the Atlantic this spring
British observers warn the Atlantic battle could surge to its highest point in spring as Germany gears up mass production of about 700 U boats. They say 100 to 120 subs could menace Allied convoys across seas, with 20 knotners and escort ships and aircraft seen as essential to counter the threat.
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Bitish
Germany
United Nations
Atlantic
Mediterranean
NASA
R.A.F
Britain
First synthetic rubber plant to go into operation in Kentucky
The western farming audience is told that the continent's first grain alcohol synthetic rubber plant will start in Kentucky producing 20 000 tons annually as the initial unit of an 80 000 ton plant. Canada debates using grain alcohol versus imported crude oil for rubber. The American rubber controller promises rubber for essential needs within a year.
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Kentucky
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
R C 4 F Women Get New Uniform
The Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division unveils a streamlined blue uniform replacing worn outfits. Designers emphasize practicality and fabric savings with notable changes including a curved visor cap, slimmer tunic, detachable belt, six gores on skirts, and a warm inverted pleat greatcoat. a blue leatherette shoulder bag replaces pockets.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Air Force
Old-Fashioned Winter in the Old Days
The New York Times recalls a harsher era when homes lacked modern comforts. Coal ranges and pot belly stoves produced wide temperature swings from 75 to 80 in the kitchen to 50 by windows. Snow arrived mid December and winters were tougher with limited fuel and food.
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Northwest Passage
New York Times
Canadian soldiers in Africa and Sudan under Wolseley
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes Canadian troops have long played a key role in African warfare. It recalls Boer War strength, 1884 boatmen with Lord Wolseley in the Nile expedition for relief of General Gordon at Khartoum, and enduring Canadian courage in Africa.
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North Africa
South Africa
Lord Wolseley
Gordon
Khartoum
Toronto Globe and Mail
Illiteracy Falls Sharply in Soviet Union in Two Years
A Soviet pledge to eradicate illiteracy shows dramatic progress as schools expand nationwide. Officials report near total elimination within a two year span, highlighting massive literacy initiatives and nationwide adult education programs.
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Wren
Diana Spencer
Vancouver
B.C
Wrens
Royal Canadian Navy
Guild of All Arts
Scarborough
Ont
C. G. Barrie
Ottawa
R.c.4.f
Soviet Union
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