Royal Investiture Through King’s Hands and Hallmark Banner
A Wide World Correspondent recalls a Royal Investiture in Buckingham Palace. King George presided as medals were pinned on a long line of honorees from generals to seamen, nurses to civil servants, in a disciplined production line. The scene merged democracy and duty with a sense of unity across Britain’s varied people.
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George
Britain
King George
Buckingham Palace
Luftwaffe
Black Watch
Judy O'Grady
Limehouse
Park Lane
West End
Whitehall
Wales
Scotland
Wild Rose Hips Join Vitamin C Society
A new member admitted to the vitamin C society is the wild rose hip a small red fruit. In England rose hips are processed into syrup with high vitamin C content supported by scouts guides and schoolchildren. Canada offers instructions from its health department. The article notes light penetration range in the ocean from 3600 to 5400 feet.
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Vitamin C Society
England
Boy Scouts
Girl Guides
Britain
Department of Health
Canada to publish 1942 Year Book on Dominion's progress
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces the 1942 Canada Year Book authorized by Minister James A. MacKinnon. The revised edition exceeds 1000 pages covering natural resources, production, trade, education and demography with latest data to press time. Copies from King's Printer Ottawa at $1.50, with limited 50-cent paper-bound copies for ministers, students, and teachers via the Dominion Statistician.
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James A. MacKinnon
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Bona Fide
Dominion Statistician
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Theatrical Armor Scrapped For War Material In New York
Two tons of armor and theatrical costumes from New York City stage productions were melted down or repurposed for wartime use as part of a national scrap drive. The Brooks Costume Company contributed helmets, chain mail, cuirasses, swords and muskets as part of the late 1920s to 1930s era hardware circuses used in stage shows. Names like John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore are noted for wearing chain mail in The Jest, while a Richard II armor piece dated seven years prior was slated for melting into bullets.
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New York
Brooks Costume Company
John Barrymore
Lionel
Richard II
Bombay's rise from a factory town to a million-strong city
From a single British factory in the 17th century Bombay developed into a vast metropolis with a population surpassing 1,000,000 residents.
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Bombay
Pine Trees Shaped North American Lumber Industry
Pine trees are identified as the most important lumber species in North America, underscoring their dominant role in timber production and regional forestry practices.
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North America
Must Work Harder Nearly One Million Canadians Fo gaged In Wet Work
Hon. D Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, urges industry to expand war production. He notes nearly one million Canadians are engaged in items connected to the war and calls for greater cooperation, stricter safety to prevent accidents, and continued effort to save time and materials. He highlights 150,000 women already in industry and stresses staying on the job, staying fit, and producing more munitions to win the war.
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D. Howe
Canada
Howe
Duck population soars in prairie waters by 25 percent
The census by Ducks Unlimited reports about 977,000,000 fresh water ducks in the Prairie Provinces and northern territories, a 25 percent rise. Rainfall and new artificial ponds expanded feeding and breeding grounds, aiding the comeback noted by the Edmonton Journal.
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Ducks Unlimited
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton Journal
Perfume Dangers Uncovered For Dressed Fabrics
Officials from the Laundry and Dry Cleaning Laboratory of the National Research Council in Ottawa warn that applying perfume to costumes can ruin dresses. Alcohol in perfume can alter dye, with stains often not visible until after dry cleaning and pressing when heat and solvents affect the sensitized fabric.
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Laundry and
National Research Council
Ottawa
Longest Canadian National tangents span continents
The Canadian National Railways lists its straightest track segments. The longest tangent runs 57.6 miles from near Camrose to Alliance in Alberta. Other long tangents include 55.45 miles between Komoka and Chatham in Ontario and 46.9 miles along the Continental Limited route from Cutarm to west of Melville in Saskatchewan. A 30.29 mile tangent east of Kent Junction to west of Catamount in Nebraska marks the Atlantic Region, and 28.03 miles on the Durand to Grand Rapids line in the United States is the CN’s longest U S tangent.
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Canadian National Railways
Western
Canada
Camrose
Alliance
Alta
Komoka
Chatham
Ont
Continental Limited
Cutarm
Melville, Sask
Kent Junction
Catamount
Canadian National
Atlantic Region
Durand
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Canadian National Railways Bulletin
Spotted Fever Risk Across Three Alberta Districts
J H Brown of the University of Alberta notes possible Rocky Mountain spotted fever sources in southern Alberta. Infected ticks found south of Lethbridge south of Medicine Hat and in the Manyberries area pose a risk. Vaccine is offered free by the provincial health department. A separate British Isles peat bed study links climate shifts to 11 000 BC.
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Alberta
J. H. Brown
Department of Entomology
University of Alberta
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Manyberries
Provincial
Department of Health
Farm Machinery Care Urged To Preserve Power Units
The Dominion Experimental Farms issue practical guidance to farmers on maintaining tractors and electric motors. Tips include keeping motors clean, using clean fuels, servicing air cleaners daily, warming engines before load, avoiding overloads, maintaining ignition, checking spark plugs and carburetors, flushing cooling systems twice yearly, and protecting tires amid rubber shortages. Emphasis ties machine upkeep to sustaining food production during wartime.
Wisconsin man trains duck to dive and retrieve golf balls
A Wisconsin man has trained a duck to swim underwater and fetch balls that fall into a pond on a golf course. The bird repeatedly dives, retrieves each ball, and returns it to the handler.
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Wisconsin
Frills Cut as Wartime Board Moves Quick
Wartime Prices and Trade Board reports rapid progress in eliminating nonessential activities. Since February nearly 200 orders aim to conserve supplies by simplifying production in foods, packaging, electrical goods, machinery, furniture, sports items, paper, metals, and clothing.
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board
National Selective Service Branch
Record Wheat Harvests in Canada and U S Reach New Highs
The Monthly Review of the Wheat Situation notes 1942 yields in Canada and the United States surpass the 1915 peak. Combined output reaches 1.597 billion bushels with the U S producing 982 million and Canada 615 million. Canada sets new per acre records.
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Canada
United States
North America
Prairie Provinces
Tasmanian pariah towns bear stark biblical names
Place names listed in a Tasmanian pariah include Paradise Beulah Promised Land Hell's Gates and Nowhere Else reflecting stark biblical labeling of locations within the district.
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Paradise
Beulah
Promised Land
Hell's Gates
Nowhere
Pigeons Return Home After 2000 Mile Flights
Homing pigeons are reported returning to their lofts from distances up to 2000 miles. The surprising journeys highlight the birds' navigation abilities and endurance as observers note multiple birds completing the long trips.
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Fields
L. R. LaFleche
King
National War Services
Belus
West
British Isles
Agricultural Engineers
Dominion Experimental Farms
Middle East
Royal Canadian Air Force
R. Deburke
Newton
Mass
L. Barlow
Burke
South Dakota
L. H Curphy
Ontario
R. C. Smith
Detroit
J. G. Wright
A. Shaw
Riverside
J. MacAulay
Scotstown
Que
J. M.S. Crichton
Chapleau
H. L. Phillips
San Antonio
Tex
G. W. Wiley
Windsor
London
Wendell L. Wilkie
Josef V. Stalin
Stalin
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party
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