Flying the Atlantic by modern airliners seen as more pleasant than rail travel
Correspondents describe postwar flying boats crossing the Atlantic with comfort and speed rivaling rail journeys from New York to Chicago. The piece notes a shift to land based planes, decked seating, night views from windows, and discusses in flight service and meals aboard an eastward crossing toward Botswood Newfoundland.
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Robert Stern
New York Herald Tribune
Ee Ee
Atlantic
New York
Ireland
Chicago
Europe
E Burghardt DuBois
Cape Cod
Mediterranean
Botswood
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Botwood
Young flyer builds regional airport on Ozarks pasture
Charles Harris, 25, operates a 76 acre landing field near Mis souris Ozarks, leasing land from his parents. Since July 1 nearly 250 planes have visited. Runways total 2,500 feet with two others 2100 feet, 300 feet wide. He has one hangar and plans two more, offers no charges yet while securing insurance and damages, and earns mainly servicing visiting aircraft.
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Versailles
Missouris Ozarks
Charles Harris
Harris
Chuck
Ozarks
Wool and cloth towns traced in BBC play voyage
The piece surveys northern English towns linked to wool and cloth and follows Wilfred Pickles as he explores their histories. It cites Bradford Leeds Halifax Kendal Yorks and Lincoln with guilds abbeys pack roads and Sir Titus Salt, covering 867 to 1936.
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Bradford
Yorks
Halifax
Kendal
Leeds
Wilfred Pickles
Lincoln
England
Byland Abbey
West Riding
Staithes
Skipton
Colne
Titus Salt
Bertha Lonsdale
Stamp Mystery Greenland Stamps Spark Danish Inquiries
Danish papers question sponsorship and creators of a Greenland stamp issue released earlier this year. Critics note the 30 Ore dog team drawing resembles Canadian Eskimo art, not Greenland scenes, prompting scrutiny of who backed and designed the stamps.
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Greenland
Scandinavian News
Germans Develop Mine Trigger Too Late For Use
The British ministry of supply disclosed that Germany had developed a device to explode land mines when detected by Allied mine detectors. The mechanism was completed too late to aid Germany before the war ended.
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London
British Ministry of Supply
Ancient Greeks and Romans enjoyed perfumed food
Ancient Greeks and Romans favored aromatic dishes and scented ingredients, integrating perfumes and strong fragrances into their meals to enhance flavor and dining rituals.
World Food Shortage Wartime Changes Shown In Food Production
Wartime shifts increased total world food output though livestock was sometimes sacrificed. As invasions disrupted Europe near war end, a temporary meat and dairy shortage emerged. The Combined Food Board forecast deficits in 1945 and a three year transition with strong markets for farm commodities.
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Europe
Combined
Food Board
Washington
War debts and duties to veterans in Canada
Maclean's Magazine argues that while moral debts to fallen soldiers and the maimed cannot be paid, material obligations must be measured in dollars. Funds are needed to care for the wounded, repatriate thousands of servicemen, pay gratuities, re‑establishment credits, and train them for civilian life, plus reconversion and aid to other nations to restore stability and prosperity.
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Canada
Maclean's Magazine
British panel finds Malaya rubber ok after occupation
A British rubber inspection committee sent to Malaya plantations reports conditions are not too bad. The panel says production could reach 10,000 tons monthly within the next few months.
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Malaya
Canadian Wheat Output Falls in 1945 Official Estimate
The first 1945 Canadian grain forecast puts wheat at 321.4 million bushels, down from 435.5 million in 1944, with total available supply about 580 million bushels and year-end 1946 stocks near 70 million if exports stay at 350 million. North American supply totals around 2.013 billion bushels, roughly 165 million less than a year earlier.
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Canada
United States
Seed Production Programme Converts Canada Into Seed Exporter
After World War II disruptions, Canada halted European seed imports and coordinated with provincial committees to boost domestic seed harvests. The program produced record totals across field root and vegetable seeds, with substantial exports planned to Britain, European nations, and UNRRA.
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Canada
The
Agricultural Supplies Board
Europe
United States
Britain
Plant Products Division
Experimental Farms Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Provincial Departments of Agriculture
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
UNRRA
Dominion
Poultry Improvement Emphasized by Dominion Agriculture Group
The Poultry Division of Canada’s Dominion Department of Agriculture at Ottawa and branch farms advances flock quality through trap nesting pedigree breeding progeny testing and selective methods. Breeding stock is distributed yearly to farmers at fair prices to steadily raise Canadian poultry standards. Thousands of years ago Egyptians mastered yarn manipulation with needles.
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Poultry Division
Experimental Farms Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Forecasting Weather Radar Gains in Canadian Army Research
The Dominion Meteorological Service reports radar's future role unclear yet potentially vital for locating disturbances. The Forecaster notes radar will warn farmers of imminent rain danger rather than dictate haying. Thunderstorms near 160 miles from the Malton station can be tracked, though rain drop size and distance affect readings. Army findings promise broader meteorological value and urge further study.
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Canadian Army
Dominion Meteorological Service
Toronto
Department of Transport (Meteorological Division
Malton
Ingenious Radio Teeth Hidden In False Dentures
An English officer recounts a Norwegian POW who used a forged set of upper teeth as a concealed radio receiver. The plate housed a complete wireless apparatus with earth and aerial terminals and a single earphone, enabling BBC news to be heard from inside the camp.
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BBC News
St. Thomas
Heirloom Stitchery Pattern 7278 Sends Craft Dots
Advertisement for cutwork and embroidery pattern 7278 offering transfers for 14 motifs from 2x2 to 4x15 inches. Includes instructions to mail twenty cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E. in Winnipeg Manitoba with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
London Bridge’s Historic Span and Crossing Fate
London bridge has stood near its original Roman site and served as the city’s sole Thames crossing until 1750, reflecting its long tenure and repeated reconstructions.
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London Bridge
London
Thames
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