Air Cadets and RCAF Seek Old Records for Shellac
The Air Cadet League and the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a major manufacturer, plan to gather old phonograph records across Canada to recover shellac for new recordings. Collection runs Sept 13 to Oct 16, with 20 000 records targeted, mobilizing 300 squadrons and about 20 000 cadets to aid flying schools.
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Canada
Air Cadet League
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
RCAF
Air Cadets of Canada
Orient
Dominion
Air Force
Linguists in Commons Flaunt Foreign Broadcasts
In Parliament Sir Stafford Cripps surprised supporters by delivering a foreign broadcast in fluent German. Col. L. C. M. S. Amery has spoken German French Greek Turkish and Slavonic tongues in broadcasts. Sir John Anderson, educated in Germany, likely speaks German fluently, and Dr. Leslie Burgin knows many European languages.
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Stafford Cripps
Britain
Col. L. C. M. S. Amery
India
John Anderson
Germany
Leslie Burgin
Gems of Thought on Freedom and Liberty
A collection of quotations on freedom and liberty from Hartley Coleridge Thomas Jefferson Mary Baker Eddy James 1:25 Daniel Webster and Bowles. The quotes connect moral goodness universal liberty divine government truth and human agency to the ongoing cause of freedom.
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Hartley Coleridge
Mary Baker Eddy
Daniel Webster
British Army Engineer Seeks U S Mining Gear for Coal Route
Gen. K. C. Appleyard, chief engineer to the British army in France, visits the United States to negotiate strip mining machinery. Britain aims to haul 20,000,000 tons of coal from open pits next year, up from the current 5,200,000 tons annual output.
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K. C. Appleyard
France
United States
Britain
Superb Eighth Army Leads Allied Invasion Effort
The Buffal Courier Express praises Montgomerys superb Eighth Army as the spearhead of the Allied invasion of Europe. It notes the force includes British and Canadian troops and ranks it among the finest in hitting power discipline and morale while acknowledging healthy rivalries within Eisenhowers command.
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Buffal
Courier Express
Hoyle Anat Gee
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Eighth Army
Monty
Aerated soda water origin story traced to Priestley and successors
The piece notes Priestley's 1772 experiments creating aerated water and follows the lineage to Paul in Geneva 1790, Schweppe in London, and 1807 Philadelphia physician Physick inspiring Speakman to mass produce and flavor soda water, fueling the American fountain industry.
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Philadelphia
Physick
Speakman
America
Manchester Guardian
Britain Aids U S Troops In U K With Supplies And Cash
Between June 1942 and April 1943 Britain provided 1 360 000 ship tons of supplies and equipment and 2 170 000 tons of construction materials for American forces in the United Kingdom. Before Lend Lease Britain spent about £375 million to bolster the American aircraft industry and £43 250 000 in direct capital aid to American firms making aircraft tanks and guns.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Quite A Vegetable The Bean
The passage extols beans as versatile vegetables rich in nutrients and protein. It praises fresh green beans, dried beans as ironclad meat substitutes, and even their blossoms, noting their year round usefulness from salads to soups and preserving methods, while humorously acknowledging a bean beetle’s awareness.
Smart paper crafts for home decoration and gifts
A Winnipeg Winnipeg Newspaper Union Home Service promotion offers a 32 page booklet titled Decorative and Useful Things to Make With Paper. Easy step by step directions cover lamp shades silhouettes and chic accessories. Send 15c in coins to Home Service Dept. 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man with name and address.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Franklin idea on sea water bathing for thirst relief
Dr. Henry B. Allen cites a 1761 Franklin letter suggesting sailors could sit in tubs of sea water or wear wet clothes to absorb salt and reduce thirst. Franklin claimed immersion prevents thirst and that wet clothing does not cause cold. The note proposes daily immersion as a safe thirst remedy at sea.
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Henry B. Allen
Franklin Institute
Franklin
Mary Stevenson
Rescue tale underscores artificial respiration in wartime ordeal
George H. Parker, a Toronto transit worker and 48th Highlanders veteran, recalls being struck by lightning in 1916 during a Niagara camp route march. A medical officer and a sergeant used the Schaefer method to revive him after an hour, supporting Health League of Canada director Dr. Gordon Bates in advocating continuous artificial respiration until rigor mortis. Parker, now 52, notes his recovery and the lingering mark on his forehead.
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Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
Toronto
Bates
George H. Parker
Toronto Trasportation Commission
C.B.C
Health League
Parker
48Th Canadian Highlanders
Niagara
Schaefer
128Rd
Brock
Dr. Bates
Winnipeg Lad in North Africa Sends Long War Letter
ARC.A.F. airman Fred Billows writes home from the North Africa front. His letter to Winnipeg parents stretches five feet long and is written on both sides. It includes 43 self developed photographs and many vivid experiences.
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Lac
Fred Billows
Winnipeg
R.C.A.F
North Africa
Bouquet for Canada by New York Journal American
The New York Journal American salutes Canada as an ally that has shouldered its share without receiving lend lease aid from the United States.
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The
New York Journal-American
Canada
Where Men Excel Broadcasters and War Savings Stamps
Stephen Potter, who selects BBC broadcasters, argues there are six effective men for every effective woman due to voice composition and radio qualities. The notice urges buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Stephen Potter
BBC
Education for Citizenship Course Launched in Britain
More than 10,000 Civil Defence workers in Great Britain will take the Education for Citizenship course. The Workers' Educational Association launches the program with tutors including university professors teachers and eminent politicians.
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Great Britain
Workers’ Educational Association
Corn Fiber Glass Cloth Used In Bomber Brakes
Corn is now employed to produce a fibrous glass cloth that serves as brake lining material for bomber aircraft. The development highlights material innovation using agricultural products for military applications.
The Wrong Color
The London Sunday Express reports Eire and Sweden as the only neutrals operating a line to Britain, but Ireland protests. Neutrals must paint civil planes the same color and orange is the chosen shade.
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London Sunday Express
Eire
Sweden
Britain
Material under extreme pressure becomes steel hard
The text notes that at high pressures lubricating oil hardens to resemble steel while water compresses to half its normal volume, illustrating extreme material behavior under compression.
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Pelece
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Staines
J. J. Gray
Joseph S. Klasnick
Pittsburgh
Alfred J. Vickers
Chicago
Ill
C. R. Kirker
Toppenish
Washington
Home Service
Benjamin Franklin
Ay Jr
Africa
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