Improved Highways and Postwar Public Works Policy
The Good Roads Association urges a trans-Canada paved highway to boost tourism and unity among the prairie provinces and British Columbia. It calls for a peacetime public works program to employ ex-service members and support regional development, with federal aid to secure postwar growth.
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People Roads Association
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Saskatchewan
Three
British Columbia
Rockies
Tattooed Eskimo Women Vanish From North S Traditions
Canada’s north hosts a museum appeal urging visitors to photograph tattooed Eskimo women as relics of a vanished custom. Dr. Diamond Jenness recalls 1916 Eskimo women nearly all bore facial marks for marriage, a practice halted when white contact showed no interest in the art. older women retain faint traces while the younger generation knows nothing of it.
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Canada
Northland
National Museum
Diamond Jenness
Jenness
Tea Time Echoes From Royal Air Force Hero
Very Important Pilot Officer Albert Strauer of Colorado recalls tea with the King and Queen during a Royal Air Force visit. He notes British fliers time their sweeps for tea and jokes that if Hitler invades England it may happen at tea time after 37 months in service.
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Albert Strauer
Colorado
Hitler
England
Strauer
Royal Air Force
United States
R.A.F
Remembered For Last Act of Marshal Petain
The New York Post notes Petain will be buried at Fort Douaumont Verdun as he wished, but history will remember him for Vichy rather than Verdun, with 1941 eclipsing 1916 in memory.
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Marshal Petain
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Vichy
New York Post
London Suffers 25 Air Raids During World War I
In The Last War During the World War London endured 25 air raids. A total of 922 bombs were dropped with 524 killed and 1 264 injured across the attacks.
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London
Shah of Persia Visits Recalled in City Tales
The Birmingham Mail recalls a 50 year old visit by a Persian ruler to our city. He ignored the lunch program and slept in the council chamber. The Shah objected to a salmon sculpture in ice, thinking it bewitched him.
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Council House
Loth
Persia
Birmingham Mail
Mails Carried by Varied Transport on York Peninsula
Mail delivery on the York peninsula uses camel, horse, buggy and motor car to move letters and parcels. The mixed convoy reflects terrain and distance challenges faced by Her Majesty's postal service in Queens.
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His Majesty
Tne
York Peninsula
Queens
Names in the Mobilization Survey Spark Smith Lead
A military census of two hundred fifty thousand troops in the Corona States reveals 2203 Smiths 1240 Johnsons and 1059 Joneses among respondents. Browns and Robinsons have not yet appeared in the records.
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Corona States
Smith
Johnson
Jones
One-Legged Australian Pilot Cleared for Flying Duties
Fit Lt B F Rose 23 has been passed for flying duties in Australia’s air force after losing a leg in an operations flight. He now uses a metal prosthetic similar to Wing Commander Douglas Bader and continues his aviation career.
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Australia
Fit
B. F. Rose
Rose
Britain
Douglas Bader
Cold water tip speeds up ice making
A tip explains that hot water freezes faster and advises using not water in the ice tray to shorten the time, noting latent heat loss influences freezing speed.
Life Likely Greater on Galilean Moons and Titan
Many astronomers agree that life possibilities are higher on Jupiter's Galilean moons and Saturn's Titan than on any of the planets, based on observations and theories about subsurface oceans and chemical conditions.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Pinches of war restrictions hit Egyptian food supply
In Cairo a food shortage is sensed though not seen as serious. Exports to Europe are halted, the wheat crop is below normal, and bread includes 15 percent rice flour by decree. Potatoes are scarce and others vegetables limited. A meatless two days weekly plan is proposed by the minister of supplies.
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Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Europe
Norwegian Pilots Escape To Britain Highlight War Effort
Norwegian Prime Minister Prince Olav and government guests attended a luncheon at The Dorchester in London while a Norwegian guard stood watch. The report notes that over 90 percent of Norwegian pilots have escaped to Britain since the occupation, many braving seas and mountains to join Allied forces and press for Germany’s defeat.
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Prince Olav
Dorchester
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Park Lane
Norway
Britain
Lord Nathan
England
North Sea
Sweden
Siberia
St. Thomas
Jellied Tomato Salad Mold From Selected Recipes
A tomato based jellied salad uses canned or fresh tomatoes with bay leaf salt celery and cayenne boiled then gelatin softened in water added with vinegar and grated onion juice. Strain mold chill unmold on lettuce and garnish. yield six servings with substitutions for tomato juice or tomato soup.
A Word For The Doctor
A reflection on a doctor whose daily work serves a community with mutual recognition and unselfish intent. The piece compares service by physicians favorably to clerical life, suggesting lasting happiness comes from long local devotion in one place.
Chemical kitchen parallels in war plant production
A reporter tours several Canadian war plants and notes striking similarities between chemical war materials and common pantry items. Hexachloroethane resembles salt, TNT mimics yellow sugar, smokeless powder resembles pastry dough, fuse powder resembles coffee grounds, gunpowder looks like soot, and cordite resembles macaroni.
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Canada
Canadians Delay Nazi Plan For Spitsbergen Coal
Report says Canadian expedition to Spitsbergen disrupted Nazi efforts to secure coal for synthetic fuel. German experiments in the area had shown their intent, and Canadians are portrayed as hindering the program when possible.
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Spitsbergen
Great Plague of London Deaths Surpass Ten Thousand
During the week of September 19 1665 London faced a catastrophic plague with over ten thousand fatalities. The outbreak devastated neighborhoods across the city as authorities struggled to contain the spread and protect plenum population.
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London
Khaki Fabric Woven from Five Colored Threads
Five differently colored threads form khaki cloth used in soldiers uniforms. The process blends fibers to create the characteristic hue and durability sought for military apparel.
Crater Lake Stays Unfrozen Despite High Elevation
Crater Lake Oregon sits above 6000 feet and remains unfrozen year round. Despite extreme altitude the deep blue lake maintains liquid water due to geothermal heat and climate factors.
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Crater Lake
Oregon
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C. Hamilton
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