Master-General Of The Ordnance Leads Canada’s Largest Trade
Victor Sifton runs the biggest single merchandising operation in Canada as master-general of the ordnance. He oversees army supply from clothing to tanks, chairs staff of uniformed officers, and works on inventions in weapons while reporting wartime duties and prior service in France and Amiens.
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The
Ordnance
Canada
Victor Sifton
Ordnance Branch
Sifton
France
4Th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Chester
the Ordnance
Department of Munitions and Supply
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Messines
Folies
Amiens
Mr. Sifton
Mississauga Horse
Wear On Tires When A Car Is Operated At Low Speed
A study from the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa shows driving at 25 mph halves tire wear versus 70 mph. At 40 mph wear rises 25 to 35 percent above 25 mph. Lower speeds also cut tire breakage and fuel use while reducing brake wear and curb or stone damage.
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W. Kalfleisch
Field Husbandry
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Secrets of the bee and sound speeds reported
The text discusses bee venom, formic acid, and an albuminous alkaloid toxin affecting heart circulation. It notes a wasp sting causes local pain and swelling, and claims honey passes directly into the blood, acts as an antiseptic, and can heal cuts quickly. It also mentions sound traveling 12 miles per minute at sea level.
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Maclean's Magazine
Indian Motifs Inspire Easily Crocheted Rug
Crochet pattern 7272 provides instructions and charts for a rug with Indian motifs. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern, and include your name address and pattern number clearly.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Mosquito Netting Push Converts British Lace Mills
Wartime effort turns Nottingham lace machines and warp knits to produce millions of yards of mosquito netting for Libyan troops. British warp-knitting firms, including a famous South Wales company, adapt delicate silk machinery to meet the 20 million yard goal amid malaria and sandfly threats.
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Libya
Britain
Nottingham
South Wales
Forest Fire Risk In British Columbia Amid War Threats
The British Columbia forest branch faces vulnerability to incendiary attack by Japan with protection as a special care. Dry summer months bring high fire hazard and patrols are organized to guard against such contingency. Retailers warn motorists antifreeze could cost 60 to 75 cents a quart next winter and may be hard to obtain.
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British Columbia
B.C
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Glacier
Mount Revelstoke
Selkirks
Rockies
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Stretching Sugar Ration with Rhubarb Caning Method
The Dominion Agriculture Consumer Section outlines a sugar free rhubarb canning method to stretch wartime rations. Wash and cut stalks, pack in jars, partially seal, and sterilize in water bath or oven. fruit can also be crushed and packed with juice for later pies and puddings.
Two views on gasoline quota spark wartime stance
The Lethbridge Herald contrasts two approaches to fuel quotas. It recommends seeking the lowest possible quota and managing with less as the wartime spirit, rather than pushing for the highest rating.
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The
Lethbridge Herald
Commandos raid raids show grit tenacity in warfare
Major Boyle describes British Commandos in New York giving vivid tales of raids on the French coast, Norway and Libya. He highlights stubborn endurance, silent assaults, and swift withdrawals, citing a missing rifle retrieved underwater and Rommel’s rear headquarters overrun with disciplined surprise tactics.
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R. V. Boyle
Washington
England
New York
Rommel
Libya
Boyle
Heaviest Man in Africa Dies in Johannesburg
Smith Potl a 42 year old native of Johannesburg once billed as the heaviest man in the world died of influenza in Johannesburg. He weighed 756 pounds and stood five feet six inches tall with a waist of six feet eight inches. It took 12 men to carry him to an improvised ambulance truck at his home.
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Africa
Smith Potl
Johannesburg
South Africa
Bomber Pilots Slow Descent For Accurate Targeting
In dive bombers the pilots do not plunge at full power. They descend as slowly as possible to gain time to sight the target and adjust course, since at the high speeds available in dives they have only a split second or two to correct the aim.
Parisians Rebuff Aid After Nazi Finances Exposed
Paris residents discover 50 000 francs given at Hitler s request to aid RAF raid victims come from a pool of fines imposed by Nazis on Occupied France. Many Parisians refuse the aid as a result of the revelation.
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Paris
Hitler
R.A.F
France
Guests Not Wanted at London Club Dinners
Virtually all food is under ration control and most London clubs are limiting the number of guests members may bring for dinner. Some have asked members not to bring guests for meals at all.
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London
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Defence
Ralston
Philip Chester
Hudson's Bay Company
Winnipeg Free Press
Alice Brooks
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Major Boyle
Berlin
Keyes
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Caribou
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