Familiar Red Barn Indications Point to Modern Farm Buildings
The New York Times notes that traditional red barns are fading from usefulness as new materials and designs emerge. Aluminum steel and fireproof plywood will replace wood in many structures with silos and insulation improving dairy and poultry storage and silage is favored over hay curing. Experts foresee farm construction reaching two billion dollars annually for a decade as farmers seek space efficient fireproof one story barns and rapid production growth.
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New York Times
Radar Eyes Cut Arctic Patrol Time for Hudsons Bay Vessel
New radar equipment allowed the Hudsons Bay Company ship to reduce her Arctic patrol by five days and save ten thousand dollars last summer. The radar eye enabled continuous steaming without fear of collisions with icebergs in Arctic fogs.
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Hudson's Bay Company
U.S. Nascopie
Arctic
Grim wreck tale of Nova crew drift and deaths
James Cush, sole survivor of the Nova wreck, recounts the fatal voyage starting June 10. Skipper Grant West and crewman Frank Anderson died of thirst and hunger after 1,000 miles of drifting, then Frank Pulling perished soon after landing the raft at New Caledonia. Cush, once 270 pounds, survived to tell the tale from a U S Army hospital in New Caledonia.
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Australia
James Cush
Cush
New Caledonia
United States Army
Grant West
Frank Anderson
Frank Pulling
West
Anderson
Pulling
Isle of Pines
Noumea
Nava
Haunted Cottage Draws Couple To Borley Essex Neighborhood
In Borley Essex the new residents J Russell and his wife buy a nearby cottage with a 42 acre garden and plan to stay despite the area’s haunted reputation. The rectory was gutted by fire in 1939 and demolished. a skull was found in its cellars in 1943 and bricks are reused for a pigsty. Locals say a nun who murdered in the 16th century haunts the grounds and a phantom coach appears and vanishes.
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Borley
Essex
Eng
Borley Rectory
J. Russell
Britain
Russel
Postwar Jersey cattle shipment to Canada underway
The first postwar consignment of pedigree Jersey cattle is departing the Channel Islands for stock farms in Canada. Authorities are taking elaborate precautions to safeguard what is probably the largest and most valuable cattle shipment ever to leave Jersey.
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Jersey
Channel Islands
Canada
Mint in Ancient Medicine Noted by Hippocrates
The text states that mint was known and used by Hippocrates, hailed as the father of medicine, in the fifth century B C. It identifies mint as an ancient medicinal herb with early usage cited to Hippocrates.
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Hippocrates
Shadowed Reunion At Harry Shore Office
Linda Vale confronts Harry Shore after a Chicago visit leads to doubt. In Shore’s private office Peggy, his assistant, presses for lunch and reassures Linda as she battles jealousy and fear of exposure. Linda plans to leave town as suspense builds over a missed call.
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Mrs. Vale
Chicago
Harry
Mr. Shore
Ritz
Ramsay Company Patent Offer to Inventors Ottawa Ad
The Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street Ottawa offers free full information and a list of inventions to every inventor.
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Note Left by Visitor Reveals Big Moment at Ritz
In a reception room a woman notices a slip in a typewriter reading Daddy the big moment you've been waiting for is here. Mrs Vale is at the Ritz. Be sure to call her immediately. She is as beautiful as you say. The scene hints at secrets and propriety as she battles impulse.
Sew This Quickly Pattern 4911 for Winnipeg pattern dept
New Anne Adams Pattern 4911 features a diagonal button sweep modified dolman sleeve longer flare peplum and slim straight skirt. Includes illustrated instructions and sizes 12 to 20 with fabric yardage for size 16 of 3 yards 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union for orders.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
First London Ont. newspaper on school blackboards themed by Western students
A new London Ontario newspaper appeared on school blackboards created by University of Western Ontario journalism students. Professor G. W. Mc Cracken led the project with John K. Elliott of the London Free Press as editorial adviser guiding the students in editing copy drawn from Canadian Press reports.
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London
Ont
University of Western Ontario School of Journalism
G. W. McCracken
John K. Elliott
London Free Press
Sunflower Seeds Used as Iron Ration by Russian Soldiers
Historical note describes Russian soldiers receiving a two and a half pound bag of sunflower seeds daily as an iron ration. This practice supplied fats and calories, reflecting military provisioning in the czarist era.
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Russia
Alaska Purchase as a Turning Point in History
The piece argues Alaska entered the United States by chance rather than design. It notes Russian discovery and fur trade, 1856 negotiations, and 1867 treaty under Secretary Steward for 7.2 million dollars. It reflects on Alaska’s remote value at the time versus now, and contemplates strategic stakes if Russia or the Soviet Union had kept Alaska.
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Cleopatra
Marshal Blucher
Waterloo
Alaska
Western Hemisphere
Russia
Alaskan
United States
One Sure Way to Test a Used Car Scam
Two men in a club discuss how a garage owner deceived a novice buyer. The first man details taking a used car on a test drive and then offering it to another dealer to reveal defects. Dry mustard is noted as a water softener.
Dollar value compared Canada and U S in 1941 analysis
The St Catharines Standard notes Washington reports 1941 as a yardstick, placing the dollar at 69 cents, with living costs, shortages, and high rentals driving inflation. It cites Canada’s relatively favorable consumer position due to controls and subsidies on items like household coal.
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St. Catharines
Washington
United States
Four-Year Aftermath of Kra Katoa Eruption
Volcanic dust lingered for four years after Kra katoa's eruption between Java and Sumatra. The blast hurled more than a cubic mile of ash into the atmosphere.
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Krakatoa
Java
Sumatra
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