Scientific Progress Supports Allied Victory
The article notes that scientific work behind the war remains highly secret but has yielded crucial Allied advantages. It highlights British support for research funding, with Sir John Anderson backing a central tax for science and industry, and Oliver Lyttleton stating that 35 percent of British production at the time produced weapons previously unimaginable before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
John Anderson
Oliver Lyttleton
Britain’s War Tech Pioneers Transform Defense and Flight
British scientists perfected new weapons for defense and offense. Radar and radio detection aided Allied victory. the 7 rocket gun improved night bombing. Group Captain Whittle developed the jet propelled plane, promising future uses in war and peace.
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Germany
Britain
Royal Air Force
Whittle
Canada War Science Boost Expands National Research Council
Hon. James A. MacKinnon outlines wartime science efforts in Canada. The National Research Council has a staff four times larger than in peacetime with nine additional stations and a large central lab. Research covers night vision fatigue diet medical studies and secret devices for armed services.
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Canada
James A. MacKinnon
Trade and Commerce
House of Commons
National Research Council
Armed Services
Ottawa
English Law Upheld as Doctor Survives Provocation Case
English law preserved its integrity as Dr Theodore Goldschmidt, who immigrated from Frankfurt in 1933 and practiced in Clapton, faced three men posing as patients to obtain medical certificates for incapacity. The magistrate found the doctor acted in good faith and ruled against the agents provocateurs, dismissing the case and awarding him costs.
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Theodore Goldschmidt
England
Frankfurt
Britain
Clap
Goldschmidt
London Express
ALL BRAN Helps With Constipation Diet Advice
An old advice snippet promotes ALL-BRAN as a solution for constipation caused by lack of bulk in the diet. It urges regular bowel movements, drinking plenty of water, and using ALL-BRAN cereal to improve smoothness and regularity.
Transatlantic speed feats outpace early airliners
The Montreal Star notes Alcock and Brown crossed the Atlantic in 16 hours 12 minutes, while a recent medium bomber completed the hop in under seven hours. The paper suggests improving times could let travelers leave Britain after breakfast and reach Montreal for lunch or even a second breakfast, given time zone differences.
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Alcock
Brown
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
Britain
Montreal
Montreal Star
Gems of Thought on Pride and Humility
A collection of aphorisms and lines from Ruskin Pope Halifax Colton Mary Baker Eddy and Micah 6 8 urging humility and the perils of pride. It contrasts vanity and affectation with the spiritual source of happiness and calls for just conduct mercy and humble walking with God.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Red Cross Flag Described as Swiss Confederation Inversion
The flag of the Red Cross is explained as the Swiss Confederation flag reversed, featuring a white cross on a red field turned to a reverse orientation. The description notes the design inheritance and the symbolism of the cross.
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Red Cross
Swiss Confederation
Price Control And Rationing Information Summary
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board explains rules on price tags for clothing showing license or trademark and stock details. It also notes No 4 ration book rules on coupon timing, dress length restrictions, rent notice for shared accommodations, and how to request Consumers News or the Blue Book pamphlet from local board offices.
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Prices and Trade Board
Consumers News
British Scientists Reshape War with Radar and Other Advances
British scientists are credited with pivotal wartime innovations from radar to anti aircraft systems and the Z rocket gun. The text notes radar’s decisive role in the Battle of Britain and highlights advances like the 12,000 pound bomb and degaussing girdle that neutralized magnetic mines.
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Britain
Germany
Peachy Lemon: Medford Frint Dealer Noted
Medford residents report Peachy Lemon operating as a frint dealer in the city. Local authorities and neighbors acknowledge the ongoing activity with limited public detail.
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Peachy Lemon
Medford
Oregon
Veteran Airman Describes Far East Fight and Jap Maladies
Lt Tom Watson RCAF, veteran of Singapore, told reporters in Ottawa that Allied airmen held off Japanese thrusts through Malay jungles while ground forces withdrew. He warned medical shortages would aid Allied victory as Japanese crews showed widespread illness in isolated posts.
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Tom Watson
RCAF
Singapore
Ottawa
Vernon
B.C
Rcsing
Watson
Pacific
Valuable Geese and the Golden Goose in War Time China
A Canadian veteran reports that Chinese goose feather trade flourished before the war but declined after Japanese invasion. A peasant woman in Chengtu reportedly refused 300000 for a goose that lays an egg daily, while Mrs Wong sells hatching eggs at ten dollars each. Goose eggs are warmed by bodies and hatched by older women, fueling rural households with income and feather wealth.
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China
Chengtu
West China
Cure For Insomnia Report On Salt Reduction Sleep Aid
The New York Times reports eleven of twelve patients slept after salt reduction. Dr Michael M Miller of the United States Marine Hospital Ellis Island told the American Psychiatric Association. Six were marines with sleep issues and six were morphine addicts. all benefited. A pendulum’s one-second beat varies with latitude, being longer at Spitzbergen than the equator by about one-fifth inch.
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The
New York Times
Michael M. Miller
United States Marine Hospital
Ellis Island
American Psychiatric Association
Miller
Spitzbergen
Equator
Overseas CWAC weddings rise amid war service
Since November 1942, when CWACs marched in London, over thirty CWAC weddings have been reported. One recent ceremony united Pte Eileen Uren and Tpr Ronnie Mace of Hamilton Ontario with Capt Cynthia Gough of Montreal giving the bride away. The CWAC social role grows but the war comes first.
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Cupid
London
Picadilly
Eileen Uren
Tpr
Ronnie Mace
Hamilton
Cynthia Gough
Montreal
Cwacs
Gough
Mother's Day Card From CWAC Sparks Laugh At Edmonton Dance
R S M Fred Purkis of Edmonton head of CWAC precision squad received a large florist’s box at a dance. Inside was tulips and a card from 26 squad members praising his motherly nickname Ma Purkis with a quip about sergeant majors not dressing in lavender and lace.
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C.W.A.C
R.S.M
Fred Parkis
Edmonton
Alta
Vermilion
Ma Purkis
CWAC
R.S.M. Purkis
Smile Awhile Jokes and Gags From Daily Life
A collection of quips and comic exchanges including a shy saxophonist, a neighbor with a gun, a cranky magistrate, and playful banter about husbands and wives. The jokes touch on callers, nudist jokes, price tags, farm and fruit mixups, cinema chatter, and seasonal growth notes.
Beauty and etiquette lessons charm CWAC recruits
Canadian Women's Army Corps members flock to beauty culture classes teaching facial care, graceful walking, and polished conversation. Miss Canada in khaki embodies the look, while mascots stir chat about Mahitabel the goldfish and the occasional mishap in Ottawa barracks with a cracked bowl.
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Keats
Women's Army Corps
CWAC
Mahitabel
Ottawa
Cpl
Margaret Leslie
Montreal
Memorial Window in Cransiey Church Honors Churchill Roosevelt Talks
In North Ampshire area residents fund a memorial window for a 13th century Cransiey church. The glass depicts President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seated on a warship deck to commemorate their meetings.
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Northampshire
Cransiey
Eng
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