Sea-Going Market Follows the Fleet
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Reliant, an 8000-ton ship, carries 15000 naval stores items and serves as fleet grocer and shop. It can freeze meat for 25000 men a month and produce 150 tons of drinking water daily. Crew includes British officers and diverse civilian staff under Capt. C. H. Noel with Lascars Ceylonese Swahilis Maltese and Palestinians on board.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Resource
Admiralty
Navy
Army
Air Force
C. H. Noel
Prevent Winter Damage to Trees
Winter damage to trees from rabbits and mice can be reduced with simple precautions. Use mica axle grease on trunks and keep weapons handy for rabbit control. install a five to six foot rabbit proof fence. place poisoned baits in mouse access containers. use grain treated with Gophercide in a shallow tray. erect fences around shelter belts to protect dormant trees. drain excess water to prevent waterlogged soil. note that the White House was the first public building in Washington.
Tragedy Touches Ithaca Family in War Tale
In Ithaca California the Macauley family absorbs two big blows as letters warn Marcus Macauley dies in the war while Homer confronts despair from the news and the loss of a mentor figure in Mr. Grogan. Diana Spangler shows courage as Tom Spangler faces his Navy posting.
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Macauley
Ithaca
California
Matthew
Ulysses
Marcus
Bess
Katey
Homer
Helen Elliot
Hubert Ackley
Diana Steed
Tom Spangler
Spangler
Tobey
Willie Grogan
Diana
Mr. Grogan
Felix
Lhiule
Mr. Spangler
Grogan
Kate Macauley
Santa Clara Avenue
Department of War
All Bran for Constipation Prevention in Wartime Diet
A wartime health tip urges Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily bulking solution rather than purgatives. It advises drinking water and including All-Bran in meals or muffins, and notes Kellogg's makes it in London Canada in two sizes.
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Kellogg’s
London
Canada
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Italy
Jenner Pass
Saskatchewan
White House
Washington
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Corbetts
Mii
MacDonald
the Quaker Oats Company of Canada Limited
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Kempville
W. H. Sproule
Dairy Department
A. L. Gibson
Ontario Department OF Agriculture
Dominion Provincial
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