Wartime strain on farm machinery prompts repairs in Prairie Region
H A Lewis of Gray Saskatchewan, a University of Saskatchewan engineer, warns that wartime production reduces new farm equipment and makes rebuilding or repairing worn machines essential. He urges thorough inspection, alignment, tightening, sharpening, and occasional rebuilding in farm shops or blacksmiths to sustain spring seeding and tillage work.
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H. A. Lewis
Gray, Sask
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Saskatchewan
CBC
Regina
Broadcastia
H. H Hannam
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Lewis
Prairie Provinces
Ponies Going To Work End Of Nomad Existence On Sable Island
Five years after Fred S Huntley of Kentville Nova Scotia bought the Sable Island ponies the plan to transfer them to the mainland to aid town deliveries arises amid fuel shortages. The ponies four feet six inches tall and about 700 pounds descend from French horses wrecked there centuries ago per the agricultural department of the Canadian National Railway.
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Sable Island
Fred S. Huntley
Kentville
N.S
Agricultural Department of the
C.N.R
The Real Test of Fuel Rationing Policy
The Windsor Star argues the owner must have actual need to use a car to be entitled to buy fuel. The piece contends rationing law rests on this principle and stricter coupon enforcement will reinforce public understanding.
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The
Windsor Star
The Theatre Royal Bristol Sold at Auction for 10500 Pounds
The Theatre Royal Bristol opened in 1776 and known as the Old Gaff, was sold for £10500 to an anonymous bidder. The British Drama League seeks funds to prevent commercial use of the historic venue. Java’s population represents a cross section of the Orient and the Indies.
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Theatre Royal
Bristol
Britain
British Drama League
Private Battle Behind British Lines in France
During the Battle of France a British serjeant major found a lone Irish soldier Pat O Brien of the Oxs and Bucks firing at enemy rifles he could not see. They netted fifty Germans surrendering or dead after a joint improvised duel. The private boasted a tall tally while a later D C M recognized his role in the notable private battle.
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France
Pat O'Brien
D.C.M
Britain
Handel's mastery silences a crowded church
The famed composer George Frederick Handel impressed a packed congregation by playing the postlude on a fine organ. When the church's organist tried to take over, he boasted he could disperse the crowd quickly, but Handel's playing left worshippers unmoved.
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Handel
George Frederick Handel
Britain's lomeliest hamlet finds handy handyman
The London Sunday Express profiles Mr Fred Jones of a Welsh border hamlet as Britain’s handiest handyman. He holds multiple roles including insurance agent carrier barber carpenter and Home Guard member. He notes Home Guard duties are light and mainly involve watching five cottage lights and occasional hilltop checks.
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London Sunday Express
Britain
Fred Jones
Thatcher
Mr Jones
Pineapple Design Edgings For Various Uses
Crochet friendly pineapple edgings offered in straight round and corner styles. Pattern 7263 provides instructions illustrations and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man for pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Adjustments Needed In Canadian Living To Meet Shortage Of Materials
The St Thomas Times Journal notes Britain faces strict soap rations and poor substitutes in occupied Europe as shortages bite. Wartime official R C Berkinshaw warns Canadians of evolving civilian life limits and the need to divert materials to war production, citing steel, aluminum, and fuel constraints.
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Europe
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Marshal Goering
Britain
Yugoslavia
R. C. Berkinshaw
Wartime Industries Control Board
Toronto Canadian Club
Berkinshaw
United Nations
Japan
United States
London
Berlin
Halifax
Vancouver
Rubber Secrets and Suez Canal Factoids
A brief tips piece notes rubber care for gaskets and washing-machine wringers including washing with lukewarm grease dissolving suds and keeping cords away from heat. It also mentions the Suez Canal opening in 1869 after 13 years of construction.
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Suez Canal
Canada makes optical glass for first time at ROM exhibit
Samples arriving at the Royal Ontario Museum from Research Enterprises Limited showcase Canada’s new industry. Col W. E. Phillips, president, notes Canada is no longer dependent on foreign suppliers for optical glass used in scientific, engineering and military instruments. The exhibit includes raw glass, cutting, grinding and polishing stages, with photos of prisms and lenses.
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Canada
Royal Ontario Museum
Research Enterprises Limited
W. E. Phillips
St. Thomas
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