Powerful insecticide DDT hailed as pest control revolution
A New York briefing details DDT, a chlorine based insecticide, touted to defeat typhus carrying lice and a wide range of pests. Reported production by Geigy and partners grows to meet military and civilian needs with uses from bed bugs to fleas and crop protection.
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D.D.T
Geigy Company
Geigy
Cincinnati Chemical Works
America
Merck & Co
Due Pont
Hercules Powder Co
Department of Agriculture
Surgeon General's Office
War Production Board
Navy
Bureau of Medicine
Switzerland
J. R. Geigy & Co
Basle
United States
Geneva
Harvard Observatory staffer discovers new naked eye comet
A Cambridge announcement by Harlow Shapley says a Harvard Observatory staff member in Bloemfontein South Africa found a new comet. A cablegram reports the comet, named by D Du Toit, at magnitude about 10 and visible without aid.
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Harvard Observatory
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Cambridge
Harlow Shapley
Harvard College Observatory
D. du Toit
R C A F Officials Plan Leave After Three Years Overseas
Wing Commander Donald Patterson of Montreal said R C A F officials are arranging leave in Canada for airmen who complete three years abroad. Patterson, former commander in Cairo, spoke at a press conference that talks with Britain’s air ministry are ongoing to finalize the plan.
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R.C.A.F
Canada
Donald Patterson
Montreal
Patterson
Cairo
Air Ministry
Britain
Retired Brantford Smith Returns to Massey Harris Shop
Charlie Summerhayes 82, who believes 82 isn't old, left retirement to rejoin Massey Harris in Brantford Ontario. He forfeited Old Age Pension, saying he returned to work because he is needed.
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Charlie Summerhayes
Massey-Harris
Brantford
Ont
Charlie
British naval output surpasses wartime losses by 1943
Britain reports its naval construction program has more than offset wartime losses with overall strength in most vessel classes exceeding prewar levels by the end of 1943.
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Britain
Not Turned In War Savings Stamps Not Converted Into Certificates
Canadians hold about 6.5 million dollars in war savings stamps not yet converted to certificates. Officials say unturned stamps may not be lost and could still be exchanged in the future.
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Ings
Speed limit during war seeks cautious postwar change
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport signals reconsideration of removing the 20 mph speed limit in built up areas. He notes many children have never known fast traffic and urges care so they may adapt to faster speeds after the war.
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Britain
Ministry of War Transport
Handicapped Canadian Workers Reinvent Roles in War Industry
In a major Canadian munitions plant deaf workers test firing mechanisms while others who are blind or crippled take on essential war jobs. Officials say industry benefits from handicapped workers who develop new skills and confidence, with vocational placement coordinated by national services.
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Dominion
National Selective Service
Workmen's Compensation Boards
Armed Forces
Institute For the Blind
United States
Canada
War ideas sought by National Inventors Council
The National Inventors Council in the Commerce Department invites fresh ideas to aid the war effort. Since 1940 the council has collected 200000 submissions and seeks durable glare reducing coatings, green color discrimination, voice transparent gas masks, flame thrower protection, automatic life vests, and tank firefighting gadgets.
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National Inventors’ Council
Commerce Department
Washington
United States
New Kind Of Bomb With Ultra Fast Detonation Used
Allied Air Service Command reports a new bomb that explodes nine ten thousandths of a second after impact. Fliers can time the blast to target factory machinery by penetrating the roof then detonating inside the center of the plant.
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Allied Air Service Command
Knees Saver from Oilcloth Sofa Cushions
An oilcloth covered sofa cushion serves as a kneeling pad for gardeners. Dirt wipes off easily and dampness does not hurt the oilcloth, allowing longer gardening sessions and more vegetable planting than traditional knee boards.
Invasion Helmet Described for Canadian Army Overseas
The new issue steel helmet worn by Canadian invasion units is large with a bulging shape and narrow brim. It differs from the American helmet by not fitting closely to the neck, and British signal earphones could not fit over it, leading to the change in headgear plans.
A Great Contrast in War Roles Across Fronts
An Edinburgh lawyer in a Spitfire chases a German raider over Old Roekie roofs. Ordinary workers become front line fighters. Lieut Colonel Chatterton, a London stock exchange member, led first Sicilian glider assaults and earned a DSO as airborne command. He seeks total soldier discipline for his men.
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Edinburgh
Roekie
Chatterton
Sicily
London Stock Exchange
C.O
Dress Up Crochet Pattern 7069 Hat and Purse
Instructions for a jaunty pillbox hat and matching bag using single crochet and pattern stitch. Pattern 7069 provides hat and purse stitches. send twenty cents in coins to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg for the pattern. Mail delay noted due to slow delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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National Inventors Council
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