Substitutes for fats and oils face wartime shortages
Royal Bank of Canada letter outlines how fats and oils are used in foods, industry and soaps, and explains the wartime challenge of sourcing and distributing oils from global producers. It details unified purchasing by Great Britain and the United States, assigning regions to each, to maximize available supplies and curb shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Malaya
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
China
India
West Africa
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Indian Board of Scientific and Industrial Research
Combined Food Board
United Nations
Argentina
Uruguay
British Empire
North
South America
Caribbean Islands
French Africa
Belgian Congo
Tahiti
French Pacific Islands
Portuguese Africa
Spanish Africa
Liberia
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Canadian Engineers
E. G. Weeks
General Staff
E. C. Thorne
Ottawa
A Stupid Idea Of German Character In War
A New York Herald Tribune excerpt condemns German character during the war, labeling it gangsterlike and brutally stupid. It cites hostages executions, the Lidice tragedy, family separations, Goering’s speech, and the notion of sowing dragon’s teeth as signs of a mindless, self-destructive path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Lidice
Goering
New York Herald Tribune
Tot's Menagerie Fun To Make Pattern 7424
A brief notice for a low cost pattern 7424 to sew three toys for tots. Includes transfer pattern, stitch illustrations, and materials list. Send twenty cents by coin to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
British Losses by January 1942 On Land Casualties %
The Pathfinder notes that up to January 1942 sixty one percent? Wait. The text says 71 percent of British Empire war casualties suffered on land where men from the United Kingdom served. This details imperial troops and dominion forces. The assertion highlights land battles with UK personnel contributing the majority of casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Mothers And Daughters Enlist In War Effort CWA Additions
Two mother and daughter pairs join the CWA at Welland and Lakeview Ontario. Mrs L Haines with Virginia enlist as cook and storewoman. Mrs H Cumming with Emily enlist after a Toronto visit. Cumming will be a driver and motor mechanic while Emily becomes a telephone operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W.A.C
L. Haines
Virginia
Welland
H. Cumming
Emily
Lakeview
Ont
CWA
Red Cross
Toronto
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
H. Cummings
The Bishop's Choice and Winter in Algiers
The late Bishop of London refused to spend winter in Algeria saying he had many engagements. The physician insisted Algiers or heaven, and the bishop replied if in that cage he would go to Algiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Algiers
Heaven
Protect Your Home From Tuberculosis Buy Christmas Seals
Public health notice urges homeowners to purchase Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis prevention efforts. The campaign highlights safer housing and community health initiatives tied to the festive season.
Prince Albert de Ligne Returns to London After Escape
Prince Albert de Ligne, 30, the late King Albert's godson, arrives in London after fleeing Nazis. He says German troops in Belgium are sickly looking, badly equipped and poorly disciplined compared with forces that entered Belgium in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert de Ligne
King Albert
London
Belgium
Bay of Fundy Records World’s Highest Tide
The Bay of Fundy in Canada experiences a tidal rise of 53 feet, the highest in the world, creating extreme water level changes that attract observers and researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Fundy
Canada
Aircraft Detection Corps Watchers Guard Canadian Coasts
The Aircraft Detection Corps of the RCAF, 10 000 volunteers from Aklavik to Halifax and Labrador, monitor skies and seas for enemy aircraft. They work without pay or uniforms and report sightings by phone or wireless, guiding RCAF fighters if invasion threats arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Seeves
Aklavik
Halifax
Newfoundland
Labrador
R.C.A.F
RCAF
Cape Negro
N.S
E. M. Nickerson
North West Harbor
R.c.af
Cmdr
E. B. Goodspeed
Christmas Seals Predict Sealed Car Radiators
Scientists predict future automobiles will feature sealed radiators that never require refilling. This futuristic claim suggests maintenance free cooling systems and highlights early 20th century optimism about automotive innovation.
Travel Tuberculosis Clinic Advances in Manitoba War Effort
Wartime Manitoba urges public support for Christmas Seals to fund travelling tuberculosis clinics. 161 new cases found last year across Brandon Dauphin Selkirk Portage la Prairie with 7 545 examinations. 4 000 workers at Cordite Plant and 1 000 at Canada Packers x-rayed. program aims to x-ray all in contact with cases and assist cured patients with employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Manitoba
Brandon
Dauphin
Selkirk
Portage la Prairie
Transcona
Canada Packers Limited
Sanatorium Board of
Ninette
Our Enemy Cannot Win in Any Theatre of War
Walter Lippman asserts the enemy cannot win a final decision in any theatre of war. He must stay on guard everywhere and can never demobilize or rest. The text argues that occupations provoke resistance and that nothing the enemy holds is secure while nothing we lose is final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lippman
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Tot
Alice Brooks
Cumming
Coventry
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sealg. Greetings
E L. Ross
M.D
Sanatorium Board of Manitoba
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