British Ordnance Depots Ready to Supply U S Forces Worldwide
A British mission in Washington reports that British base ordnance depots can now supply American expeditionary forces with spare equipment from tanks to ammunition. The program, started a year ago, aligns depot catalogs with American parts, enabling U S troops in Europe Burma Libya to access ready spares and maintenance from Britain.
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U.S. Expeditionary Force
Bexuty
Europe
United States
Burma
Libya
Washington
Britain
United States Army
New York Herald Tribune
K Street
Canada
Moisture Weakens Rayon Stockings Need Extra Drying
Experts warn rayon stockings lose strength when damp and should not be worn the day after washing. Dry thoroughly away from direct heat or sunlight, and avoid rubbing or stretching. Give an extra day for complete drying to prevent damage.
Courageous escort earns grateful bomber pilot thanks
In Southern England a fighter wing celebrates seven enemy aircraft downed when a Canadian intelligence officer relays a message from a bomber pilot whose craft was hit over Le Havre. The Spitfire escort, led by a New Zealander commander, stood by under low ammo risk to ensure safe landing.
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England
le Havre
London
Bacon Hogs and Wiltshire Sides in Canada
Dr. G S H Barton notes Canada built an industry around bacon hogs and Wiltshire bacon sides, shifting from pork dominance to bacon dominance. Export to the United Kingdom began with frozen pork shipments in winter. A mountain range once stood where the English Channel now lies.
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Canada
United Kingdom
G. S. H. Barton
English Channel
Lost Opportunity Advertisement Proves Futile
A terse classroom line notes the futility of advertising for a buried chance, suggesting renewed effort is required to seize any chance that remains. The remark implies disappointment with squandered chances and calls for practical action rather than hopeful appeals.
Patchwork Bomber Flight From Bandung to Australia
Two American airmen Captain Gerald Cherymisin of Alta Loma California and Sgt Harry Hayes of San Antonio Texas built a Flying Fortress from parts of three damaged planes. They flew the patched bomber to Australia despite bullets through its carburetor and magneto. They saved Netherland officials and civilians, aiding 44 days of repair in Bandung before Japanese attacks.
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Bandung
Java
Australia
Gerald Cherymisin
Altaloma
Calif
Netherland Air Force
Netherlands
United States Air Force
Netherland
Air letter forms for overseas troops issued at post offices
New air letter forms for letters to Canadian fighting forces abroad are now available at post offices nationwide. The 10 cent combined sheet and envelope must be used for air mail and no enclosures are allowed or the letter will be sent by ordinary mail. Officials noted many forms turned in had contained enclosures.
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Dominion
A Wise Old Bird at Sanger's Circus Auction
Amusing tale from the Sanger's Circus sale describes a man aiming to buy a parrot. Bidding climaxes with the parrot selling for more than the buyer has, who then offers a cheque. Auctioneer says cheque is accepted and reveals the parrot has been bidding against the man for twenty minutes.
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Sanger
Endurance stretched as Europe near breaking point
A Swiss business figure, in London, warns Europe cannot endure another winter of war. He cites growing suffering in occupied countries, rising acts of desperation, and mounting strain on Nazi troops, including personal crises and looming epidemics that threaten both enslaved peoples and their masters.
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Europe
London
Lightning Strike Hits Snow Hill Jail Doors Fails to Free Inmates
A bolt of lightning struck the Worcester county jail in Snow Hill Maryland blowing open the main gate but all 14 prisoners inside remained, yelling blue murder in fright. Deputy Sheriff Gordon Bowen described the scene noting the inmates did not attempt an escape.
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Worcester County
Snow Hill
Gordon Bowen
Decorative Pansies Embroidery Pattern from Winnipeg Union
Colorful pansies on tea cloths inspire linens and a four motif transfer pattern. Pattern 7313 lists stitch illustrations and materials, with four 9 by 4 inch and four 2 by 24 inch motifs, available for 20 cents via the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Italy Faces Food Crisis in Third War Year
Private advices from New York report Italy entering its third year of war as food shortages worsen and riots spread. Mussolini’s regime suppresses news while markets empty, prices surge, and a purge targets hoarding. Public unrest grows as vendors resist fixed prices and hundreds are arrested.
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Italy
New York
Benito Mussolini
Axis
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Special Tribunal For the Defense of
Reindeer Decline Reported In Alaska Herds
Testimony from Office of Indian Affairs representatives before a house committee indicates northern Alaska reindeer herds are shrinking. From 641000, Alaska totals drop to 205000 with 84000 purchased two years earlier now only about 50000 remaining due to wolves, coyotes, and starvation.
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Alaska
Office of Indian Affairs
House
Ketchikan
Special Lard Types For U S Armed Forces Described
The Bran don Sun reports two lard varieties produced to meet military needs. One, defense style, is hydrogenated lard flakes to raise melting point and plasticity for hot, unrefrigerated conditions. The other overseas version adds an antioxidant to keep the lard sweet during long transport. All are hermetically sealed.
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United States
Brandon Sun
Cologne Casualties Acknowledged in Frontline Dispatch
Reuters dispatch dated At the French Frontier reports German ambassador Otto Abetz in Paris acknowledged that 11 000 to 12 000 people were killed in the RAF RC AF bombing of Cologne and that 180 000 were ordered evacuated.
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Reuters
Otto Abetz
Paris
RAF R.C.A.F
Cologne
Inner Liners Extend Casing Life by Fifteen Percent
Companies produce millions of inner liners to cement inside casings preventing cuts or ruptures from pinching the tube. Estimated to extend the life of existing casings by 10 to 15 percent.
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John Orr
Queen's University
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Orr
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Wiltshire
Alice Brooks
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Department of Pensions and National Health
Kootenay National Park
Palis
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B.C
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