Hog production shifts mark westward move in Canada
Ottawa Journal notes wartime hog production data showing western provinces supplying about 1.01 million of 1.64 million hogs in early 1942, overtaking Ontario. The shift is driven by feed economics and may affect postwar patterns, with dairying rising in Ontario and Quebec as cheese output climbs sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Wiltshire
Canada
Britain
British Food Ministry
Ontario
Western
Quebec
Ottawa Journal
Drottningholm Voyage Evokes Political Immunity Debate
In a Washington report the Swedish liner Drottningholm sails from New York with Axis diplomats aboard and a safe conduct from belligerents. The piece notes the era of discreet shipping news and questions why civilians harmed at sea lack similar immunity in wartime.
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Washington
New York
Drottningholm
Sweden
New York Times
Admiral Evans and the Cabin Boy Spy Tale
A Life Magazine letter from Walter R. Carter recalls Admiral Robley D. Evans and a Japanese cabin boy who rose to become a coveted naval ally. The story in Yokohama harbor ends with the quip that the former servant was now a captain of the Japanese Navy, challenging the notion of a covert spy scheme.
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Cabin Boy
Walter R. Carter
Bakersfield, Cal
Life Magazine
U.S
Robley D. Evans
Crichton
Evans
Japan
Paragon
Yokohama
Production Of Food By Canadian Farmers During War
The article lauds Canadian farmers for producing more crops livestock and dairy since the war began. It emphasizes planning discipline skill and courage as essential and notes this spring offers hope with enough seed and a commitment to contribute to wartime success.
Memphis anti horn honking law cuts traffic deaths
The Brantford Expositor notes that Memphis enforced a 1940 ordinance banning unnecessary horn noise. Deaths from traffic accidents fell from 37 in 1940 to 16 in 1941, attributed mainly to the anti horn honking regulation.
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Brantford
Memphis
Tennessee
Giant Merchant Navy Locomotive Named Canadian Pacific
Britain unveils the fifth Merchant Navy class locomotive built by Southern Railway at Victoria Station. Mr F W Mottley, acting European manager of Canadian Pacific, names the engine Canadian Pacific. The nameplate shows the Canadian Pacific flag and the class designation as the guard presents arms.
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Southern Railway
Canadian Pacific
Victoria Station
F. W. Mottley
London
Canada
Foreigners in London Population by Nationality
London hosts 38 000 Russians 31 000 Poles 14 000 French 11 000 Italians 9 000 Americans in normal times. About one third reside in Bethnal Green Hackney Stepney and Stoke Newington suburbs.
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London
Bethnal Green
Hackney
Stepney
Stoke Newington
Timekeeping and Chance Encounters At The Bus Stop
An attractive girl in a W.AT.S. uniform and a plain middle aged spinster wait for a bus. The girl offers a cigarette, the woman protests smoking in public, then jokes about kissing the first man who comes along. The piece adds a curious note about the condor of Peru weighing up to 26 pounds.
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W.at.s
Liverpool Echo
Swiss decree bans political insignia to protect neutrality
By decree of the federal authorities in Switzerland bearers and distributors of political insignia of belligerent countries will be prosecuted. Seven emblems might be considered contrary to Swiss neutrality and could compromise relations with foreign countries. The decree makes no distinction between Swiss or foreigners but excludes diplomats.
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Switzerland
Vast Milky Way Galaxy Size and Light Speed Fact
The Milky Way is enormous with Earth and the Sun in its vast spiral. Light takes about 30,000 years to cross from the galaxy edge to our planet, traveling at 180,000 miles per second.
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Milky Way Galaxy
Earth
Gold Ore Donations Aid Red Cross Fund Plan
Ontario prospectors and developers association reports strong support for the Red Cross Gold Fund. Ore samples are processed free at Haileybury's sampling mill and sold to the Federal government, with receipts to the Red Cross. Anson Cartwright led the plan. the Ontario mines department handles shipments. Dr. Fred Routley of the Red Cross expresses gratitude. Funds aid navy, forces, air force and civilian UN relief.
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Red Cross Gold Fund
Ontario Prospectors’ and Developers’ Association
Haileybury
Ontario
Canadian Red Cross Organization
Anson Cartwright
Toronto
Red Cross
Ontario Department of Mines
Fred Routley
Canadian Red Cross
Merchant Marine
Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Active Service Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force
United Nations
There's a Reason Oysters Thrive With Rain
The New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station explains that rain brings minerals into soils and bays, feeding microscopic plants that oysters consume. The cycle explains plump oysters in rainy seasons and leaner stocks during droughts.
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New Jersey
Sounds
Mustard Powder Origin Traced to Mrs Clements of Durham
The article credits Mrs Clements of Durham England with in 1720 perfecting a method to make powder from mustard seed. It notes mustard has long been used by women for medicine flavoring cooking and wine making as a helper in foot baths poultices dressings pickling and clarifying wine.
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Eve
Mrs. Clements
Durham
England
Maintaining Discipline in Education
The piece argues punishment is often deserved and useful for establishing discipline in schools. It compares teachers handling many challenging pupils to a mother managing many children, asserting discipline aids long term education and is essential.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Swiss report audits child labor in German wartime industry
Swiss dispatch notes nearly 300000 children work in German war production factories, with authorities citing severe conditions and the need for international concern. The report highlights international pressures on Germany amid total war mobilization.
Keeping Bees and Boosting Honey Supply in Spring
Beekeepers should strengthen colonies in early spring with a prolific queen ample food and space while protecting them from cold winds. Expect good honey prices and rising beeswax demand for war industries. a pamphlet Bees Spring Management No. 21 is available from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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C B Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Call for a new world rules code after the war
The 25 year experience shows British rules alone no longer guarantee security. Nazism and Japanese militarism seek to replace British imperialism with slave based imperialism. A world code of rules is needed to keep earth safe for free nations including the United States and Britain.
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United States
Minneapolis Star Journal
Carotene Cure Claimed For Common Cold
After seven years of work a West Los Angeles institute announces a topical remedy for colds using a pre Vitamin A extract from carotene. Developed by Llewellyn Biological Institute under Dr R L Cunningham, the treatment has been tested on 150 patients with reported effectiveness.
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Llewellyn Biological Institute of
West Los Angeles
R. L. Cunningham
Parachute Corps of Soviet Red Cross Nurses Reported
The Der Bund photo shows nine Soviet Red Cross nurses with parachutes and first aid cases. Trained to reach wounded in rough terrain where conventional evacuation is slow, a significant number of nurses have been prepared for this mission.
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Red Cross
Berne
der Bund
New England Captain Invented the Hole in Doughnuts
A boyhood observation by Hanson Gregory, a New England sea captain, about doughy centers led him to cut out the center before cooking, creating the hole in doughnuts. The anecdote ties to early pastry innovation and maritime lore.
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Hanson Gregory
New England
Telegraph Origin Traced to Ancient Greek Roots
The term telegraph comes from two Greek elements, tele meaning afar off and graph meaning to write, capturing the device’s essence as writing at a distance. It notes a historical linguistic origin dating back to antiquity.
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