Synthetic Rubber Plant Powers War Effort At Polymer Corp
The Polymer Corporation near Sarnia Ontario is producing synthetic rubber to aid wartime needs. White clad female technicians check Buna S and butyl rubber ingredients while large labs test gases and measure tensile strength. The sprawling plant hosts its own hospital, store, post office, and theatre, operating as a self contained village with multiple factories and extensive infrastructure.
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Polymer Corporation
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
University of Western Ontario
Buna S
A Billion Minutes Measured Against Time Since Christ
The piece explains how a billion compares to minutes and years. It notes 1,449 minutes per day and calculates roughly 1,902 years for a billion minutes, stating that since the birth of Christ only about 1,021,100,000 minutes have passed Liberty.
Canadian $4 Bill From 1857 Found in Toronto Home
Pte C. R. Woods, stationed at No. 2 CA BTC, discovered an 1857 Bank of Brantford four dollar bill while repairing a sewing machine in Toronto. The yellowed note bore signatures S. P. Stokes and Peter Tarrole and reflected a historical currency once in circulation 69 years 350 ago.
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Toronto
C. R. Woods
CA Btc
Bank of
Brantford
S. P. Stokes
Peter Tarrole
Four Nazi U boats hunted by Liberator crews over four days
In the Bay of Biscay four U boats bound for Allied lanes were stalked by four Royal Air Force Liberators in four-day engagements. Canadian crew members from the big bomber participated, with FO Fred H Hackmann and FO Hal Facey credited for early spotting and decisive attacks that left a submarine vanish after a fiery blaze near its stern.
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Atlantic
Coastal Command
Liberators
Bay of Biscay
R.A.F
Fred H. Hackmann
Rocanville
Sask
Lib
Hal Facey
Edmonton
Australian Ant Defies Gravity With Incredible Load
An Australian ant can hang by its feet and grip with its jaws a weight 1,100 times its own. By comparison a 150 pound man would need to bite and hang to support an 821 ton load.
The gemsbok’s water from succulent plants
The gemsbok, a large South African antelope, never drinks water. Its moisture comes from the succulent, bulbous plants it feeds on.
Fainting Advice Parade At First Aid Class
In a first aid class the instructor explains fainting stems from circulation and suggests lowering the head to prevent it. A woman asks about knot types, and the joke ends with tying shoelaces repeatedly as a distraction.
World’s Biggest Tree Described as Sequoia of California
The Sequoia or Big Tree of California is the world’s largest tree. It grows in mountain valleys above 4500 feet, often surpassing 300 feet in height, with a base circumference around 100 feet. It lives for centuries.
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California
First Coke Fueled Iron Blast Furnace in 1735
The first successful use of coke as a blast furnace fuel occurred in 1735 at a site in Shropshire England led by Abraham Barley. This marked a shift from charcoal to coke in iron production.
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Abraham Barley
Shropshire
England
Amazing escape for Parliament as bombs hit Westminster Hall
German firebombs rained on the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall during a raid. A fire started in the grand committee room but was extinguished. several incendiaries burned nearby and two cars were set ablaze in New Palace Yard. Firefighters guarded the ruins through the night while the Cromwell statue survived intact. Westminster Hall’s great roof and historic role are highlighted.
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Erman
Houses of Parliament
Westminster Hall
Thames
Parliament Square
House of Commons
Grand Committee
Cromwell Green
New Palace Yard
Oliver Cromwell
the Hall
St. Margaret's Street
Bridge Street
Westminster Bridge
New Palace
Palace Yard
William II
Richard II
Charles I
Warren Hastings
Parachute Misadventures of U S Airmen Over England
Ten airmen bailed from a burning heavy bomber over England. One hit a railroad track before a speeding train, another landed near a harbor and drank sherry with an R A F admiral, while a gunner woke in an English girl’s arms. A navigator hung from a chimney as two Englishmen freed him.
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United States
England
R.A F
Oxford declines gift from Madrid council tied to Franco regime
Oxford University refused a valuable books gift offered by Spain’s Higher Council for Scientific Research in Madrid. The university said the gesture was a willful attempt by the Franco government to ingratiate itself with the British public.
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Oxford University
Higher Council For Scientific Research
Madrid
Island Named For Railway Detective Devine Island
Devine Island in the New Georgia group is named for Lt Col James W Devine of Portland Maine a former police officer and CN railways Investigation Department member. He led tank attacks to crack the Munda base and was promoted to lieutenant colonel, with a long career in Maine National Guard and the Canadian National Railways.
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South Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Devine
New Georgia
James W Devine
Portland
Maine
Investigation Department
National System
Maine National Guard
U.S. Army
108Rd Infantry
Munda
Pacific Island
Abbeville
South Carolina
Three Rivers
Quebec
Deering
Canadian National Railways Investigation Department
Geo. A. Shea
Canada
United States
Needlework Pattern 7670 Peacock Chair Set
This item promotes a crochet pattern number 7670 titled Peacock Chair Set with four transfer patterns for peacock bodies and stitch directions. It asks for twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg Man, with name address and pattern number clearly written. Delays possible due to mail service.
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Pineapp
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspape Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Our Ladies of the
Laurentian
Ste. Adele
Navy
Army
RCAF
Montreal
Marydel Robertson
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Barbara Brophy
RCAS
Wren Helen Brophey
Royal Canadian Naval Service
London
U.S
Franco
Alice Brooks
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