Canning Classes Seek Volunteers To Lead Short Course
Wartime canning classes in Toronto public schools under the Health League of Canada sparked many requests across Canada. An appeal seeks domestic science teachers to train as volunteer instructors, with two intensive sessions on best canning methods and low-cost diets, plus menus, shopping lists, and vitamin charts.
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Toronto
The
Health League of Canada
Canada
111 Avenue Road
Ontario
Kathleen Coggs
W. McHenry
Nutrition Committee
Health League
Canada Approved Flour Used Exclusively for Army Bread
Canada Approved flour will replace white flour in bread for the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force and in other foods for which white flour was used. Six daily slices of the bread provide about one sixth of the daily vitamin B requirement, with tests showing flavor remains unchanged and liquid adjustments needed in thick dough.
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Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Col
R. H. Webb
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Canada
Nutrition Services
Department of Pensions and National Health
Katharine Middleton
Winnipeg
Home Economics’ Association
Consumer Section
Department of Agriculture
Boy’s bike tricks raise wartime family spirits
A father who hid his car in the garage and bought a bicycle for a wartime safety measure also buys one for his 11 year old son. The boy pedals around the block proudly shouting Look Mom no hands then Hey Pop no feet and finally Look Mom no teeth as he completes the third circuit.
Map Guided 17 Airmen Escape From Philippines
A small pictorial map on a souvenir cigarette case aided 17 American airmen in fleeing from the Philippines to the Netherlands Indies, guiding their wartime escape route across perilous routes.
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Philippines
Netherlands Indies
Soldier of Fortune Aids Norwegians To Arm Ships
Bryan Reynolds a 32 year old soldier of fortune and former racing stable manager secretly armed 11 Norwegian ships attempting to run the Skagerrak last spring to reach Britain. Two ships were sunk and others forced to port while captains later testified Reynolds supplied arms. Reynolds crossed snowbound borders from Sweden into Norway and faced German sentries in his ten month covert effort to gather guns looted from invaders or discarded during British withdrawals.
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Bryan Reynolds
Solidier of Fortune
Skaggerack
Britain
Sweden
Reynolds
Norway
Finland
Dutch Royal Birthday Protest Cats In Warehoused Demonstration
Dutch students at Delft University celebrated Princess Beatrix's birthday by gathering every town cat and tying orange bows. The cats were placed in a warehouse and reported to Nazi authorities, who arrived to confront the improvised protest amid snarling and scratching.
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Voice of
Netherlands
Holland
Beatrix
Delft University
Glasgow Herald
Glass cook stoves eyed as wartime home innovation
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association says glass cook stoves may become a wartime household essential as iron and steel are diverted to arms. Factories experiment with non metallic materials. glass terra cotta and cement are tested substitutes for the 4,000,000 stoves produced annually.
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Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Association
Revenue rise cited for taxes in wartime House debate
Minister Lisley told the House that total revenue increased due to national defence tax personal and corporation income tax and excess profits tax. He cited an increase of 105 100 060 dollars for the year ending May 31 1941 compared with the previous period.
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Lisley
House of Commons
Ink spill on mahogany table cleaning tip
A practical guide explains how to remove ink stains from a fine mahogany table. It notes that the finish protects the surface so the stain stays on top and provides step by step cleaning using a damp cloth with mild soap, then drying along the grain.
Sun Loses Mass At 250 Million Tons Per Minute
Astronomers report the Sun sheds about 250 million tons of mass each minute due to radiative energy emission. This tiny loss translates into a slight gradual decrease in solar mass over eons, with negligible impact on short term orbital dynamics.
Winnipeg journalist wins 1942 Canadian Women’s Press Club award
Lillian Gibbons of the Winnipeg Tribune editorial staff is named winner of the 1942 CWPC memorial award for journalism in the Dominion. Her winning entry is an interview with Paul Robeson, Robeson Sure Soviet Will Fight to Last, published Nov 3 1941.
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Lillian Gibbons
Winnipeg Tribune
Women's Press Club
Dominion
Miriam Green Ellis
Winnipeg
Miss Gibbons
Paul Robeson
Robeson
the Tribune
Beakerless Cups Catch Demand Amid Shortage
British housewives adapt to scarce cups by buying handle less beakers. The shift comes as traditional cups vanish from shops, prompting households to seek practical replacements.
Synthetic Rubber Growth Of British Navy In Wartime Update
The office of Elliott M. Little announces synthetic rubber production is not a restricted occupation and labor in rubber goods is vital to the war effort. National Selective Service will issue permits to fill rubber industry jobs. Jane’s Fighting Ships 1941 reveals new vessels and silhouettes of Nelson and Prinz Eugene, with class details and tonnages.
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Elliott M. Little
National Selective Service
Selective Service
Wavell Receives Ethiopian Honor for Service in India
General Sir Archibald Wavell, commander-in-chief in India, is decorated with the Commander of the Order of the Seal of Solomon by the Emperor of Ethiopia for his service.
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Sir Archibald Wavell
India
Ethiopia
British steel wartime pin savings noted in braces order
Britain used 1.5 billion fewer pins last year than 1940 to save steel. An American order restricting steel use for hair pins and bobby pins is expected to save 16 million pounds of steel, equating to 160 thousand .50 caliber machine guns.
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Britain
United States
Canada to boost wool supply by increasing sheep herd
Wartime shortages push compulsory civilian wool cuts and a target of 44 million sheep by 1948. To reach one million more sheep by 1943, farmers urged to preserve good ewes and ewe lambs for breeding and to contact provincial or dominion agricultural reps before selling potential breeding stock.
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Canada
Provincial
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Churchill cites German losses on Russian front in war context
The Ottawa Journal reports Churchill stating that German casualties on the Russian front exceed those of the entire 1914 18 war, with German dead over two million and total eastern theater losses above six million. He notes reduced German fighting power and eroded invincibility amid Soviet resistance.
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Mr. Churchill
Churchill
Hitler
Russia
France
Ottawa Journal
Test Of Ability Bevin Though War Mobilization Rises
Labour Minister Ernest Bevin told Parliament that Britain's manpower mobilization is a test of British managerial ability versus Germany. He noted Britain has 22,009,000 people aged 14 to 65 employed in armed forces and civil defense out of a possible 33,300,000 as the war drives manpower effort.
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Britain
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Commons
Bevin
United Kingdom
Tough Job for Public Tax Officer Griffith
Llewellyn Griffith, a British government public relations officer on taxation, faces the challenging task of answering in simplest terms the questions that burden income taxpayers.
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Llewellyn Griffith
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Toronto Star
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Ont
Vancouver
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Montreal
Paysana Magazine
C.W.P.C
Niagara Falls
Jane's Fighting Ships
Photo- Chemical Industries
Mauritius
Hunt
Nelson
Prinz Eugene
Admiral Hipper
Tirpitz
Wavell
South Staffordshires
South Staffordshire Regiment
Northern Ireland
Stalin
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