European Inland Transport Organization Aids European Recovery
The European Central Inland Transport Organization ECITA will help alleviate European distress this winter by coordinating rail road and water transport. Russia joins the Allies in the plan which extends to all of Europe from September 27. The organisation aims to allocate transport, unify tariffs, and advise on restituing equipment while prioritising the worst distress areas.
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European Central Inland Transport Organization
London
Phillip Noel Baker
ECITA
Europe
Ecst.a
United States
ECLTA
E.c.lt.a
Russia
Central
Gov- Lt.a
E.c.lta
Ecit.a
London “Times
United Nations
Yorkshire Post
E.C.I.T.A
Germany develops synthetic blood substitute peristony in wartime report
A wartime chemical developments report from the Reich states Germany produced a satisfactory synthetic blood substitute named peristony to aid wounded troops when natural plasma is scarce. The material, described as gelatinous and gum acacia like, played an important role in German field hospitals.
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Germany
Reich
Can
Fire paint role highlighted by Dominion Fire Commissioner
Ottawa official W L Clairmont notes paint aids fire prevention by sealing wood and protecting metal, pipes, and exits. He cites Fire Prevention Week and NBFU input, stressing good housekeeping and painted surfaces reduce fire risk while not claiming paint as a cure-all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Clairmont
Ottawa
Dominion Fire
Department of National Defence
Dominion Fire Commissioner
Mr. Clairmont
N.bf.u
Clairmont
Polio Risk Tied to Tonsil Operations Cited
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis notes tonsil and adenoid surgeries can raise poliomyelitis risk during epidemics. U S polio cases in the first five months rose 50 percent versus 1944, prompting parents to consult physicians about local polio incidence before tonsil procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
United States
Foundation
Kitchener
Man Ignores Wife on Street Outside Home
A man walks past his wife on a public street treating her as a stranger. Neighbors report tension as the couple's separation rumors intensify amid ongoing domestic disputes.
Kremlin restoration aims to return structures to original state
Foreign visitors watch Soviet artisans renew the Kremlin’s cathedrals and murals. Work includes removing camouflage from gold domes and whitewashing walls as restorations proceed to reverse later alterations.
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Kremlin
Soviet Union
Blagoveshchensk
Moscow
M. N. Matyushkin
Ivan the Great
Hospital On Wheels Tours Canada Exhibit Across Cities
More than 325000 people visited the Hospital On Wheels exhibit showcasing a full scale Canadian National Railways hospital car on tour from Montreal to Vancouver. About 150000 literature pieces were distributed as officials from Military authorities and Red Cross presided in Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver. The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta led ceremonies in Edmonton. The text notes Tin as an early metal mentioned in Bible books.
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Nationa T~ Railways
Montreal
Vancouer
Forerto
Red Cross Society
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Lfleutenant-Convernor
Alberta
Edmonton
Big Paint Job On CN Rail Cars And Fencing
The Canadian National Railways used 348000 gallons of paint in 1944 to coat a five foot fence along the Vancouver to Montreal route. CN paints 120 locomotives, 816 freight cars, and 70 passenger cars each month. Passenger cars get refreshed every three to four years, locomotives every two years, and freight cars during general overhaul.
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Canadian National Railways
Vancouver
Montreal
C.N.R
Tires Run More Efficiently When Properly Inflated
The article notes that vehicles use less fuel when tires are inflated to the recommended pressure. It emphasizes maintaining correct tire pressure to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions.
Documents Reveal German Plan to Invade Britain in 1940
Newly uncovered papers show Germany outlined an autumn invasion of southern and southeastern England with 22 divisions and 17 in reserve. Army Group A was to land between Margate and Hastings and near Brighton, with Airborne drops and a follow on from Cherbourg toward Weymouth Bay. The operation, code named Sealion, sought to smash British and Canadian forces in Kent and drive toward the Severn, with London to be isolated.
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England
Britain
Ostend
Dunkirk
Calais
Boulogne
Somme
Kentish
Margate
Hastings
Dieppe
le Havre
Caen
Brighton
Portsmouth
Romney Marshes
Folkestone
South Downs
Beachy Head
6Th Army
Cherbourg
Bournemouth
Weymouth Bay
S.S
Army Group Reserve
General Headquarters Reserve
Army Group A
Aldershot
Guilford
Leatherhead
Caterham
Gilbury
Thames Estuary
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Colchester
The
Severn
Bristol
London
Midlands
16Th Army
A. G. L. McNaughton
7Th Corps
Caterham- Reigate
Canada
Arctic Weather Station Wife Adopts Eskimo Delicacy
Mrs. Allan Miller, returning to Pickering Ontario from the Arctic, embraced seal liver as a regular dish. Her husband led a Port Harrison weather station with balloon transmitters reaching 15 miles, a wartime development announced by the Dominion Meteorological Bureau. She described Arctic life as busy and varied, with a small snowbound settlement of Eskimos nearby.
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Allan Miller
Pickering
Ontario
Arctic
Miller
Port Harrison
Hudson's Bay
Toronto
Canadian geologist Gesner and coal oil discovery in 1852
A Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner born 1797 in Cornwallis Nova Scotia invented and developed the process for making kerosene coal oil in 1852 at age 55. The 1941 Canadian census shows 69.1 percent of dwellings lit by electricity 30.5 by kerosene or gasoline and 64 percent by gas.
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Abraham Gesner
Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
Canada
Dominion
Brandon Sun
Legend says magnets used as compasses since 2600 B C
The article notes legends citing 2600 B C as the start of magnetic compass use. It claims the average depth of am is about 13 000 feet, though context is unclear.
Quick Color Effect Cross Stitch Pattern 7181
Learn a fast simple cross stitch method for table linens with pattern 7181. Transfers cover eight motifs from 9 by 11% inches to 1% by 2 inches. send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Ucn
McDermot Avenue
Man
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Alice Brooks
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